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April 21, 2008 In Wednesday?s sports news briefs, we said that Retief Goosen was the first South African to win golf?s Masters Tournament, but he never did win the Masters. Gary Player was the first South African to do so in 1961, ?74 and ?78.
March 10, 2008 In Wednesday's article "Rainbow Wahine fall short of first place," the Louisiana Tech women's indoor track and field team was referred to by a name not their own. The team calls themselves the Lady Techsters, not the Bulldogs.
March 5, 2008 Monday's article
?Chinese suppression dims Olympic torch? implied that the Chinese government routinely condemns journalists to death. While journalists have occassionally been subjected to the death penalty, they?re more frequently imprisoned for the results of their reporting. According to the Committee for the Protection of Journalists, China leads the world in the number of journalists detained. Ka Leo regrets the error.
February 25, 2008 Thursday's edition of the comic strip
"Higher Education" was unclear and created without its audience in mind. The intended joke had been to satirize the Western media?s frequent portrayal of Muslim people as terrorists. By humanizing these individuals, the cartoonist intended to break that stereotype. Ka Leo does not believe that all Muslim people are terrorists and would like to recognize this mistake and apologize for any hurt we may have caused.
February 25, 2008 On Thursday, Ka Leo reported in
"Kenyan election bloodied by genocide" that the genocide, which should have been referred to as ethnic violence, occurring in Kenya is between the Kikuyu and Kisumu tribes. Kisumu is in fact a city in western Kenya. The article also misrepresented the situation by implying that the violence is primarily between two tribes, when actually it involves violence targeted toward the Kikuyu tribe by other smaller tribes in a political conflict that reaches beyond ethnic lines.
January 17, 2008 The edited version of Wednesday's
"On the Skids" column may have led readers to make unfounded assumptions about author Chelsea Skidmore?s character and her views on mainland residents. We would like to make clear that the writer is not, and never has been, interested in using illegal substances. The editors sincerely apologize for any disturbing implications and would like to thank Chelsea Skidmore for her submission. The original, unedited version of her column can be viewed online.
December 5, 2007 In Monday's commentary,
"Sept. 11, careers inspired local soldiers who died this year," the section of the article listing the soldiers who died, photos and memories of family members was accidentally omitted. Ka Leo apologizes to anyone offended by this unintentional mistake.
November 21, 2007 On Nov. 15, 2007, Ka Leo mistakenly stated in
"In Remembrance: Locals killed in Iraq and Afghanistan during 2005" the year 1st Lt. Nainoa K. Hoe graduated from UH Manoa. He was awarded his MBA in 2003. Also, Ka Leo did not properly emphasize that Hoe was ranked fourth among 4,500 ROTC cadets nationwide; there are not 4,500 ROTC cadets at UH Manoa or even the entire state of Hawai'i. Ka Leo thanks the Hoe family and the UH Manoa military science department for pointing out this error and omission.
November 9, 2007 In Monday's issue (Nov. 5),
"Rainbow Wahine pick up 12th WAC title" mistakenly said that the women's volleyball team's senior night will be set for this coming Sunday. Senior night is scheduled for their final home game at the Stan Sheriff Center when they host Loyola Marymount on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
October 25, 2007 In Wednesday's article
"Edmondson fire a result of deferred maintenance," the name of Edmondson Hall was misspelled throughout. Ka Leo regrets the error.
