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MEDIA ADVISORY	March 27, 1998
Contact: Margit Watts, 956-4040 Cheryl Ernst, 956-8856

University of Hawai'i at Manoa Rainbow Advantage Program freshmen will display projects created out of partnerships with third-grade students at the fourth annual RAP exhibit at the Bishop Museum from April 16 to early June. RAP students and their younger partners are currently constructing the displays, then will begin setting up the exhibit at the museum at least a week before opening night. As the theme of this year's exhibit is "Timepieces," projects include illustrations on the history of watches, biological time, scientific theory of relativity, cultural and artistic literacy, dreams and time travel.   RAP is a one-year program which offers 75 freshmen a shared, partial curriculum replete with academic and community pursuits designed to round students out as individuals with fulfilling personal lives and future careers. Every year, participants collaborate with students from a different school and particular grade level, ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade, to work on projects which are then showcased toward the end of the academic year at the Bishop Museum. This year's RAP members linked with third-grade students from Le Jardin Academy in Kailua.   The 2,500 square-foot exhibit, situated in the museum's Hall of Discovery, will open to the public on Thursday, April 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. and will run through early June. Food and refreshments and entertainment by current and former RAP members will be offered at the museum's Atherton Halau. No fee will be charged on opening night. For more information on the exhibit and opening night reservations, please call Margit Watts at 956-4040.

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