Looking For Ideas

Posted on March 27, 2009 by David Onoue

I’ve been thinking about it for a while and I think I’ll take on the responsibility of creating a network for all Hawaii Athletic fans that want to figure out ways to create better experiences at games, but I need your help.
I’m looking for an identifiable name for all us fans.  The students are the [...]

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What Being a Director of Community Would Be Like

Posted on March 26, 2009 by David Onoue

In my last post I proposed having someone run and manage a social network for the Manoa Maniacs’ to help boost the student engagement and bring the school spirit back to life.
I came across a great post by Amber Naslund, Being a Director of Community, where she outlines her day-to-day duties managing the Radian6 community.  [...]

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Manoa Maniacs: Taking Responsibility

Posted on March 25, 2009 by David Onoue

The University of Hawaii at Manoa’s official student spirit group for athletics is called the Manoa Maniacs’.

I had a conversation on Twitter about having the Athletics Department take full control of the Manoa Maniacs’ and apparently they do.  Dave Reardon of the Star Bulletin, confirmed it for me, and the Associate Athletics Director of External [...]

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Lack Of Experience To Blame For Poor Fan Base

Posted on March 24, 2009 by David Onoue

On Monday, March 2, 2009, Michael Tsai of the Honolulu Advertiser wrote an article, University of Hawaii sports losing their fan base as recession bites, about the current lack of a fan base at University of Hawaii athletic events.

Tsai interviewed UH sociology professor David Johnson, who bashed the Athletics Department for “poor leadership and a [...]

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