In the media-driven world we live in, both China and the U.S. have to take the truth as being what is reported to them, by their respective governments, albeit through the media. I wonder if in a Chinese equivalent to the Ka Leo O Hawai'i, is there similar article lambasting how the U.S. government manipulates its media to hide the truth from its people. This wording gives the impression that the tank did indeed run the man over, which is of course the opposite of what happened.
Faculty members deserve to be paid for weekend classes that are being held to save the semester.
The strike has caused the entire UH community much hardship and suffering. However, the strike is over and it is time to get back to business of education without recrimination. I acknowledge and sympathize with Ms. Scowcroft's concerns regarding the hooligans on the picket lines. Like all non-UHPA employees, I was legally obligated to report to work. I know all too well the heckling directed against students and non-union employees of the university.