Windward CC offers
food for thought

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Did you do your summer homework? Windward Community College invited community members to read Eric Schlosser's New York Times best-seller, "Fast Food Nation," and start fall prepared to participate in events and lectures surrounding the food industry and supply issues raised in the book.

Now the fall schedule is finalized for those who did their reading. Even if you didn't, or prefer learning through talks instead of readings, sessions should prove informative and enlightening.

Here is the schedule of events taking place at the school, at 45-720 Keaahala Road in Kaneohe. All events take place in Hale Akoakoa Room 105, except where noted. For a past story on the project, see starbulletin.com/2004/06/28/features/story3.html.

Tomorrow -- "Working at a Fast Food Restaurant." A panel of employees and Bill Puette, director of the Center for Labor Education and Research, will speak about the work experience at 7 p.m.

Thursday -- "Don't be Fooled: Food Myths." Dick Allgire, health and medical reporter for KITV4 News, is the guest for the "Lunch Alive! Brown Bag Learning Series," 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 22 -- "Fast Food Advertising." Brook Gramann and Gloria Garvey of the Brand Strategy Group speak at 7 p.m.

Sept. 23 -- "Guilt-Free Fast Food." Alan Titchenal of the University of Hawaii-Manoa Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, and a "Health Options" columnist for the Star-Bulletin, guests during the "Lunch Alive! Brown Bag Learning Series," 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 29 -- "Running a Good Farm and Ranch" features Ryan Lum of the North Shore Beef Co., Gary Maunakea-Forth of the Waianae Organic Agriculture Center (Ma'o Farms) and Chuck Garman, 7 p.m.

Sept. 30 -- "Six Keys to Permanent Weight Loss and Well-Being" is the topic of Linda Giles, life coach and trainer during the "Lunch Alive! Brown Bag Learning Series," 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 6 -- Cheryl Ka'uhane, CEO of YWCA of Oahu, talks about "Why It's Hard to Run a Good Restaurant," 7 p.m.

Oct. 13 -- John Westerdahl of Castle Medical Center talks about "Nutrition," 7 p.m.

Oct. 20 -- "Hawaiian Diet" is the topic of Dr. Terry Shintani, 7 p.m.

Oct. 27 -- "Engineered Foods" is discussed by Hector Valenzuela of the UH College of Tropical Agriculture, 7 p.m.

Nov. 3 -- A panel of social scientists discusses "The Social Science of Food," 7 p.m.

Nov. 17 -- A panel of humanities scholars discusses "The Humanities of Food," 7 p.m.

Dec. 1 -- Gene Kaneshiro, director of the Hawaii State Department of Education's School Food Services, speaks about "Food and the DOE." at 7 p.m.

Dec. 8 -- The concluding program will sum up the discussions, 7 p.m. at Paliku Theatre.

Those interested in learning more about or helping with some aspect of the program may contact Brian Richardson at the WCC Library. Call 235-7338.