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Volume 106: Issue 4
THE LEADER
February 6, 2014
Ke Alaka i
C E L E B R A T I N G5 9 Y E A R S
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University students representing their countries will raise their flags in the Flag Circle as a symbol of their cultural pride and international coop-eration, promoting school unity and peace internationally. All are invited to the event that begins at 8:30 a.m. and goes until 10 a.m. From 8:30-9 coco rice and Polynesian bread will be served before the actual program begins at 9 a.m.
The Seasider sponsored Ice Cream Happy Hour will take place from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 and 7. Feb. 6 snow ice will be sold for $1 and Feb. 7 will feature $1 soft serve ice cream. Both nights will offer gourmet hot dogs.
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Come show your spirit on WHITE OUT Night as the women and men’s basketball teams take on Hawaii Pacific at 5 p.m. and 7:30 respectively. Wear white and a limit-ed amount of white T-shirts will be given away before the game.
The ‘McDeath’ of McDonald’s to come Feb. 10
“We’ve been relentless all season. Hav-ing that mentality of having a champi-onship day every day. At the end of the day you want to play your best football and that is what we did today.”-Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback, said
after beating the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super
Bowl XLVIII.
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ON THE COVER
Past presidents of BYU-Hawaii and the current president, Steven C. Wheel-wright, are on the cover. Next week the university will celebrate Spirit Week and also it’s 58th anniversary. Ke Alaka’i file photos and BYUH Archives photos.
Big Macs, McNuggets and McFlurrys will soon be a rare commodity after long-time Laie establishment McDonald’s announced its closing on Feb. 10. There has been specula-tion on when the finals days of the restaurant would be, but the time has come, and the date has been finalized. A new McDonald’s will be built on the empty lot to the north of where the restaurant now resides. The general manag-er of Laie’s McDonald’s and Laie resident, Faafetai Akoi, said on the Envision Laie website, “We enjoy having been a part of this community for nearly three decades and look forward to continuing to serve our customers at the new location.” The property the fast food chain is currently residing on is plotted to become the resting place of a new hotel. According to the Envision Laie
website, McDonald’s intends to help its employees find jobs. “Our first priority is to assure our employees, many of whom are from this community and have been with us for years, that they can continue their careers with McDonald’s,” said Susan Smith, the Laie McDonald’s owner and operator. She also said, “All current McDonald’s of Laie employees are being offered positions at other restaurants.” Students attending BYU-Hawaii are sad to see the fast food chain go. Megan Thomas, a freshman studying graphic design from Illinois, said, “I didn’t know McDonalds was closing. I’m a little disappointed because that’s where I go when I don’t like the Caf.” Thomas said she will soon have to choose from the other limited options in town. The Laie McDonald’s is unique due to its distinctive structure and décor. Tally Kalen, a sophomore studying exercise science from Colorado, said, “I think this McDon-ald’s is cool because it doesn’t look like any other one that I’ve been to. I wish they could just pick it up and move it.” Paige Brady, a junior studying art from Virginia, shared her thoughts on the news, and said, “I’m not too happy about the McDonald’s in Laie closing. I love McDon-ald’s.”
“Addicts with financial means will actu-ally stockpile their drug. Someone who has developed tolerance, who is seeking to develop a high, may need to inject every two hours or so.”-Dr. Louis Baxter, former president of the American
Society of Addiction Medicine, said following actor
Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s heroin overdose.
“Amidst the confusion of the times, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives.”-Thomas S. Monson, president of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
BYUH students with current ID receive free admission. All others are $5 per person.
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Photo of the week : Kalani David gets some air at the Turtle Bay hosted half pipe free skate. Photo by Monica Rubalcava.
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FEBRUARY 6, 2014
CONTENTS
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February 6, 2014 • Volume 106: Issue 4
Jef f McLeod
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ADVISOR
Leeann Lambert
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Students look to adapt to Obamacare The Laie that didn’t last
BYUH Then & NowSpencer Hayter’s cl imb for cancer[10 & 11] [14 & 15]
[8 & 9][7]
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Leave your pajamas at the doorDining Hall, Office of Honor reinforces acceptable attire for eating at the ‘Caf’
With a sign posted on its front door on Jan. 29, the Dining Facility announced it would no longer allow students wearing
sweats, gym, and yoga pants into the dining hall. The announcement created some contention from students, especially athletes, who usually wear sweatpants and gym attire
because of their busy, daily schedule during their seasons. Taylor Alvarez, a junior on the softball team and an exercise sports science major from California, explained because of her tight schedule it is inconvenient for her to change clothes between classes, eating, and going to practice. Alvarez has classes all morning up until practice. Before every practice she must get her belongings from the training room, change, get treatment and eat lunch, all within 50 minutes. “It’s either I have to be late to practice by having to go change for the Caf, or not eat lunch at all and wait until 7 p.m. to eat dinner when I haven’t eaten since breakfast.” This is not a new rule as sweats and gym attire have al-ways been against the Honor Code standards. Sweatpants, gym, and yoga pants fall under the leisure wear concept in the Honor Code and is clearly stated to be worn for residence halls and informal out-door activities only— not in classrooms, campus buildings or dining areas. Elder and Sister Fuller, full-time missionaries from Califor-nia serving in the Office of Honor, said, “Our expectation as a uni-versity is that this will help students in their transition and learning process for grooming and getting ready to pursue future careers.”In regards to the reinforcement at the dining facility, Sister Fuller said, “It’s helping us to become more professional by realizing how we look. We here at BYU-Hawaii are here to present our very best.” The Caf staff explained that in the past, some students have been getting away with sweatpants, while some have not. They said this is because the cashiers are not consistent. Mary Lou Lee, the Dining Facility manager, said, “This is not new. We’re just fol-lowing the guidelines that the Honor Code says. I hope our students can understand that it is not our policy, but rather the university’s.” With so many different types of fashion, it is hard for the dining facility cashiers to judge accordingly. After a staff meeting, the Caf employees decided to make it consistent and are now com-pletely prohibiting all sweatpants, gym, and yoga pants along with the other guidelines of the Honor Code. Rebecca Mawson, a freshman in business finance from Arizona, said, “I understand that it is an obedience thing, but after a long day of classes and sports practice, I just want to be comfortable when I eat.” Lee further explained the environment of the campus should follow into the Caf. “We are set to higher standards and everywhere on campus should uphold that standard. As a campus, we can achieve that by abiding to the Honor Code.”
- LESL I E OWUSU
5FEBRUARY 6, 2014
ANYBODY CAN SERVE
Service Winter 2014
Schedulecenter
Febuary MArch April
Service at the Zoo
beach cleanup with Sustainable Coastlines
Feed the homeless
Clean the temple grounds
Hide easter eggsat Gunstock Ranch
All dates will be posred on the student bulletin and at the Service Center office in the Aloha Center room 152
Service Winter 2014
Schedulecenter
Febuary MArch April
Service at the Zoo
beach cleanup with Sustainable Coastlines
Feed the homeless
Clean the temple grounds
Hide easter eggsat Gunstock Ranch
All dates will be posred on the student bulletin and at the Service Center office in the Aloha Center room 152
The motto at BYU-Hawaii, as displayed on the entrance gates, says, “Enter to
learn, go forth to serve.” Students attending BYUH have opportunities to practice serving the Lord and their community with help from the BYUH Service Center. In the upcoming semester, the Ser-vice Center staff has planned some exciting projects such as service at the Zoo, temple clean ups, beach clean ups, and hiding Easter eggs at Gunstock Ranch. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. is seen as a great inspiration in regards to service, said students. King stated in a speech given in February 1968 that everyone and anyone
can serve. “Everybody can be great… because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” Brittany McFarland, a senior major-ing in business from Moreno Valley, Calif., agrees with King’s statement that anyone can serve. “I love the way the King says, ‘A soul generated by love.’ It just reminds me that everyone no matter what your background is, you should come out to serve.” President of the Service Center, Josh Riboldi, a finance major from Provo, Utah, would like to have two service projects a
Service Center plans upcoming projects for students to serve community
-SAM SPR ING
month. The goal for the center is to have at least 20 people at each event. Riboldi would like to invite clubs to use the Service Center to help plan their mandatory projects. Kasha Coombs, a sophomore ma-joring in international cultural studies from Monterey, Calif., said, “Serving others teaches you how to interact and work with new or different people, which will help you in the future.” It also looks good on a résumé, said Coombs, “If I was an employer, I would think the person that worked hard through volunteering had a lot of ambition and char-acter.”
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Birthdays around THE WORLDBYUH students celebrate birthdays with food, family, friends and special events
-HA I LEY GARD INER
Celebrating the day you were born holds great cultural signifi-cance throughout the diverse BYU-Hawaii student body.
Appreciation for individuals and their lives is expressed cross-culturally through celebrations and the giving of gifts, and often includes specific foods to commemorate the day. For Tony Park, a senior studying business marketing from South Korea, birthdays are celebrated with a birthday cake, lots of food, and playful punches from friends as a gesture of love. “Your close friends, especially guys, will hit you as a joke,” explained Park. “We also have special traditional seaweed soup that we eat to symbolize your birthday, and noodles, that represent long life.” Kit Nadado, a Senior majoring in TESOL from the Philip-pines, spends his birthdays singing his heart out with his close friends and family.“We rent a karaoke machine and karaoke the entire day,” said Nadado. “We also have birthday cake and eat a special roasted pig.” For girls like Dunamisse Ghosh, a senior studying political science from Mexico, one birthday in particular warrants an elaborate celebration. Young girls are honored in Latin America with a great fiesta called a Quinceañera, explained Ghosh. “It’s the biggest party ever,” said Ghosh. “You get to wear a beautiful dress and rent a big place as well. You eat a lot of food and have a huge cake, and you get to have guys dance with you the entire night.” All of the guests in attendance are required to bring gifts for the birthday girl, as well as provide the Mariachi band or a live musicians. The Quinceañera is a way to symbolize a young woman’s entrance into adulthood, according to Ghosh. “Your parents introduce you as a young lady who will go into society and accomplish good things,” she said.
While some birthday traditions center around family, for Nowah Afangbedji, a senior studying biology from Tongo, birthdays are all about having a party with friends, without the interference of family members. “My birthday back home is more about celebrating with friends than it is with family, but of course family is there to sup-port,” said Afangbedji. Birthday celebrations are usually centered around a good meal funded by friends. “After eating, everybody dances until the end of the party,” he said. Kahiau Tchan, a freshman majoring in elementary education from Tahiti, said Tahitian birthdays are all about family and feasting. She spent her 18th birthday surrounded by all of her immediate and extended family. “We had big decorations, Tahitian local music with an orchestra for the party. I had over 100 guests for my birthday, and we had a barbecue for food,” said Tchan. Tchan’s close friends arranged a special surprise for her since her birthday occurred right before she was set to move away from Tahiti. “A friend got 18 of my favorite boys to give me one rose,” explained Tchan. “Each of them gave me a rose and I cried I was so happy.”
7FEBRUARY 6, 2014
Obamacare, also known as the Afford-able Care Act, will be initiated into full
force starting Feb. 1, 2014. The new health care program will generally affect every citi-zen in the United States one way or another, even the students at BYU Hawaii. With Obamacare all students under the age of 26, single or married, can stay on their parents’ health care insurance policy. Obamacare also opens up more options for domestic students in regards to their choices of a health care. Previously, students at BYUH had to use the university’s health in-surance plan and policy whether or not they wanted to. However, with Obamacare, domes-tic students, “can choose for themselves to use the university’s health care program or use their own,” said Tai Vuniwai, manager of Hawaii Operations. Foreign students on the other hand cannot choose their own health care plan but will remain with the universi-ties health plan as a federal law. Although Obamacare has been a prominent topic of discussion among citizens of the United States over the past several months, the logistics are still unclear to some, explained Vuniwai. To help explain, Vuniwai stated that Obamacare is, “a 70/30 plan,” meaning that a patient who visits the hos-pital will still need to pay 30 percent of the total bill if the bill reaches a predetermined amount. But before the 70/30 is paid, a patient must pay the average deductible
among all health insurance coverages. For those who use Obamacare, the deductible is generally $3,500. This means that, “you first have to come out of pocket [$3,500] before the insurance kicks in,” said Vuniwai, and “that’s the trouble with the Affordable Care Act because… people are basically paying for their own coverage.” The new insurance plan has affected many companies’ and universities’ health care plans in America. BYUH was not affected because of the private policy BYUH wrote previous to Obamacare. “The students [on BYUH health plan] are not affected” by Obamacare at all, said Vuniwai. Unlike the Affordable Care Act that has its recipients pay a $3,500 deductible as well as a 70/30 plan, BYUH makes no stu-dent pay any deductible, and it offers a 80/20
plan. The 80/20 plan means that after the bill is made, a student will only pay 20 percent of the total cost versus 30 percent of the cost from Obamacare. In reaction to the Affordable Care Act, Sadie Kreutzer, a junior studying accounting from California, said the people who made Obamacare made it sound too good to be true, “like a lot of fluff.” Kreutzer went on to comment that, “People don’t like reading into it, so they really don’t know what is going on.” Lindi Bradford, a sophomore study-ing EXS from Oregon said, “I think the only good thing about Obamacare is that you get to stay on your parents insurance until your 26, other than that its not really good.”
Obama DramaObamacare to affect BYUH students
- JEFF FACER
President Barack Obama speaks about issues of the day. Photo by AP
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R e m e m b e R i n g H i s t o R i c L a i e
A place of refuge for the pas t , present and fu ture
-REBECCA SABALONES
B esides being a fishing reef and kalo (taro) patch, Laie was a place of refuge for
Hawaiians in ancient times. It was not until the 1900’s, when BYU-Hawaii, the Polynesian Cul-tural Center and the Laie Temple became the focal points of Laie. Laie used to be a pu’uhonua, a place where the accused could come for sanc-tion and purification. When the people left Laie, they didn’t have to worry about being harmed because of their past actions due to time spent in refuge. “Sometimes the land itself provided sanctuary for the Hawaiian people. Laie was such a place. Within this city of refuge there were located at least two heiau or traditional Hawaiian temples,” said William Kauai-
wiulaokalani Wallace III, in the book, “Laie Land and People in Transition”. Riley Moffat, BYUH reference librarian and co-author of “Gathering to Laie,” said, “It’s kind of appropriate that what had once been a sanctuary, and a healing place anciently--spiritual-ly and physically, would become for The Church a sanctuary or a gathering place where you could continue to have your spiritual life improved.” By 1850, LDS mission-aries had already visited Laie and by 1865, the church had bought thousand of acres of the Laie ahupua’a, according to “Gath-ering to Laie” and “A Chosen People and a Promised Land” by Hokulani K. Aikau. After the purchase of land, the building of the Church College of Hawaii,
the Laie Temple and the Polyne-sian Cultural Center commenced, and the current landscape of Laie came to be. In the dedicatory prayer of the Church College of Hawai’i (before BYUH), David O. McKay spoke about the impact of Laie on the world. He said, “This college, and this temple and the town of Laie may become a missionary factor, influencing not thousands, not tens of thousands, but millions of people who will come seeking to know what this town and its significance are.” In 1915, Mission President Samuel E. Woolley said “They had cities of refuge and Laie was one of those, and it will be an eternal city of refuge to the remnant of that portion of the house of Israel.”
An aerial shot of Laie in its early stages of development in the mid-1900’s. Photo courtesy of BYUH archives.
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hale a
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-m
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here
are
two
and
a ha
lf ha
les
rese
rved
for
men
, and
sev
en a
nd a
half f
or
wom
en. “
It ha
s alway
s se
emed
like
ther
e ar
e m
ore
girls
than
boy
s at
BYU
-Haw
aii,”
sa
id L
inda
The
urer
, a B
YUH
alu
mna
. “As
long
as
ther
e ar
e m
ore
girls
than
boy
s, an
oc
ean
down
the
stree
t, an
d liz
ards
in th
e ro
oms,
then
the
scho
ol h
asn’
t cha
nged
a
who
le lo
t,” s
he s
aid.
W
hile th
ere
are
man
y bu
ildin
gs
still
in u
se fr
om th
e tim
e of
the
dedi
-ca
tion,
suc
h as
the
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eral C
lass
room
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ildin
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CB)
, whi
ch u
sed
to b
e th
e Te
chno
logy
Bui
ldin
g. M
ost b
uild
ings
wer
en’t
open
for
class
unt
il af
ter
the
ded-
icatio
n. In
fact
, the
mur
al o
n th
e en
tranc
e
to th
e M
cKay
foye
r was
onl
y co
mpl
eted
a
half
hour
bef
ore
Pres
iden
t McK
ay a
rriv
ed
for
the
dedi
cato
ry c
erem
ony.
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t of t
he o
ther
bui
ldin
gs w
ere
built
ear
ly o
n by
miss
iona
ries,
and
are
still
bein
g us
ed to
day.
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stead
of b
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torn
do
wn,
the
hales
will
be
reno
vate
d fro
m
the
insid
e ou
t, an
d th
en p
ut b
ack
to u
se
to h
ouse
stu
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s fo
r m
any
year
s to
com
e.
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ordi
ng to
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ewis,
vi
ce p
resid
ent f
or c
onstr
uctio
n, fa
ciliti
es,
and
maint
enan
ce, B
YU-H
awaii p
lans
on
expa
ndin
g in
the
near
futu
re, a
s is
evid
ent
with
the
Heb
er J.
Gra
nt B
uild
ing.
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y ha
ve a
lso a
war
ded
new c
ontra
cts
for
build
-in
gs b
eing
con
struc
ted
on c
ampu
s.
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n as
ked
how s
he th
ough
t
the
scho
ol w
ill c
hang
e in
the
near
futu
re,
Sara
h Pr
ecou
rt, a
sop
hom
ore
study
ing
psy-
chol
ogy
from
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sach
uset
ts, s
aid,
“I th
ink
[BYU
H] will
gro
w a
nd b
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ore
dive
rse.
I th
ink
mor
e pe
ople w
ill h
ear
abou
t it a
nd th
at th
e sc
hool
will
gro
w a
nd
beco
me
mor
e up
scale.”
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ordi
ng to
the
hous
ing
offic
e, th
ere
are
arou
nd 2
,700
stu
dent
s th
is ye
ar.
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mea
ns th
ere
are
200
mor
e stu
dent
s th
an u
sual, w
ith th
e av
erag
e be
ing
arou
nd
2,50
0. 1
,200
are
male,
and
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0 ar
e fe
male.
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it’s
hum
ble
begi
nnin
gs to
th
e sc
hool
it is
now
, one
can
’t he
lp b
ut
won
der
wha
t the
nex
t 50
year
s ar
e go
ing
to b
ring
for
this
scho
ol.
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& N
OW
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chur
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ased
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ahup
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ts m
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iden
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ith, w
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vera
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sion
s in
Haw
aii,
dedi
cate
d th
e H
awai
i Tem
ple
site
in L
aie.
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avid
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visi
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urch
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iritu
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avid
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cKay
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pres
iden
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he L
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and
alm
ost i
mm
edia
tely
star
ted
prel
imin
ary
wor
k to
es
tabl
ish
the
univ
ersi
ty.
1951
Apr
il 9
The
Firs
t Pre
side
ncy
anno
unce
d th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent
of a
col
lege
in H
awai
i.
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side
nt H
ugh
B. B
row
n of
the
LD
S Ch
urch
's Fi
rst P
resi
denc
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dica
ted
the
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nesi
an C
ultu
ral C
ente
r.
July
21
Pres
iden
t Dav
id O
. McK
ay b
reak
s gr
ound
fo
r the
uni
vers
ity.
1955
Feb.
12
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two-
year
Chu
rch
Colle
geof
Haw
aii c
lass
es b
egan
in w
ar s
urpl
us b
uild
ings
.
1955
Sept
. 26
Haw
aii b
ecom
es th
e 50
th U
.S. s
tate
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g. 2
1Th
e W
este
rn A
ssoc
iatio
n of
Sch
ools
and
Col
lege
s gr
ants
full
four
-yea
r ac
cred
itatio
n to
CCH
.1961
Feb.
23
1963
Oct
ober
12
1954
The
Los
Ang
eles
Rug
by
Uni
on d
ecla
red
the
CCH
Ru
gby
Team
as
the
No.
1 ra
nked
team
in th
e na
tion.
1968
Janu
ary
Elde
r Mar
ion
G.
Rom
ney
dedi
cate
dth
e A
loha
Cen
ter.
1973
Jan.
26
BYU
–Haw
aii m
arke
d its
25
th a
nniv
ersa
ry. 19
80M
arch
19
BYU
–Haw
aii l
aunc
hed
the
Cent
er
for H
awai
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uage
and
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ltura
l Stu
dies
pro
gram
, with
W
illia
m K
. Wal
lace
III a
s di
rect
or.
Feb.
12
1998
Pres
iden
t Gor
don
B. H
inck
ley
join
ed H
RI P
resi
dent
& C
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. Eric
Bea
ver i
n th
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ound
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king
for t
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utify
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vard
. Th
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o in
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fron
t ent
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e fo
r BYU
-Haw
aii,
whi
ch w
as fu
nded
by
a pr
ivat
e do
nor.
2003
Oct
. 25
BYU
–Haw
aii b
egan
a
year
-long
Gol
den
Jubi
lee
cele
brat
ion
of it
s 50
th a
nniv
ersa
ry.
2005
Janu
ary
The
2006
U.S
. New
s' "A
mer
ica'
s Be
stCo
llege
s” l
iste
d BY
UH
as
the
four
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est
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preh
ensi
ve c
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ache
lor's
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the
Wes
tern
Uni
ted
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es.
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st 1
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en C
. Whe
elw
right
be
cam
e th
e 9t
h pr
esid
ent
of B
YU–H
awai
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5
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–Haw
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new
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tern
atio
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nt
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laun
ched
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e BY
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pro
gram
is la
unch
ed.
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. 17
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Eco
Frie
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aw
ard
was
gi
ven
to B
YU–H
awai
i bec
ause
of i
ts e
�ort
s to
bec
ome
mor
e su
stai
nabl
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27
2010
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Haw
aii T
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as
rede
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ted
by P
resi
dent
Th
omas
S. M
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n. 20
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r bes
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The world will once again gather to watch one of the most storied sporting events in history, the Winter Olympics. The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Rus-sia and begin with the opening ceremony on Friday, Feb. 7. For two weeks, some of the world’s best athletes will compete for their place in Olympic history. This year’s Olympics will feature 12 new events, including the introduction of various team competitions such as; Biath-lon mixed relay, women’s ski jump, figure skating team event, luge team relay, and several events for both Men and women; ski halfpipe, ski slopestyle, snowboard slope-style and snowboard parallel slalom. With the
addition of so many new events, this year’s Winter Olympics promises to be one of the most interesting yet. “I always love watching the Olym-pics. It is amazing to see some of the best athletes put all their dedication and hard work to the test,” said Abraham Garcia, a ju-nior studying psychology from Santa Barbara, Calif.
Some of the events and athletes to watch:
Shani Davis:American Shani Davis has been a dominant force in speed skating for the past two Olym-pics, winning back-to-back golds in the 1,000 meter. The 31-year old speed skater will be looking to make Olympic history, in what will most likely be his last Olympic games, by being the first man to win three-straight Olympic golds in any winter event.
Shaun White:With a new look, snowboarding star Shaun White will look to get his third-straight
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Olympic gold. White is hoping to duplicate his success on the half-pipe as he will take on one of the new events for these winter Olym-pic games— snowboard slopestyle. Though the prospect of competing in two events will be difficult, White is excited for the opportu-nity to compete for two golds. “This will be my third Olympics so I know the drill about what goes on,” said White in an interview with The National newspaper. “But every single time around it’s different. That’s what’s so exciting,” he said.
Steven Holcomb:Bobsledder Steven Holcomb will be looking to make American Olympic history by being the first American since 1932 to win back-to-back gold medals in four-man bobsled, and the first American to win the two-man bobsled event in 78 years.
Hockey:Team Canada will be looking to win back-to-back gold medals this year. This year’s team looks to be one of the best in history as they will take a stacked roster to Sochi. Led by
WINTEROLYMPICS
Who to look for on the winner’s podium
SAINTSSTORMSOCHI
13FEBRUARY 6, 2014
Athletes in the 2014 Olympics, prep for the games. Photos by AP.
-MATT ROBERTS
More than 2,500 athletes are signed up to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia. Of the 2500 athletes, 10 are of the LDS faith. Several of these LDS ath-letes are expected to take home a medal. The 27-year-old Australian, Torah Bright, was a crowd favorite in the past Win-ter Olympics held in Vancouver when she won the gold medal for the women’s snow-boarding half-pipe competition. Bright will be returning this year and competing in not only the halfpipe, but in all three snowboard-ing events, including, slope-style, snowboard cross, and halfpipe. Expectations are high this year for Bright. 21-year-old Kate Hansen from California is competing in the Olympics for the first time. Although it is Hansen’s first Olympics, she is not coming ill prepared. On Jan. 25, Hansen won the World Cup for luge. This was the first victory in the World Cup for the United States since 1997. Hansen is another top competitor driving to make the podium for this Winter Olympics. David Bissett, a 34-year-old from
Canada, is returning to the Olympics for his third time. In the previous Olympics of 2010, Bissett took the bronze medal in the four-man sled. In 2007, Bissett won silver in 2007 during the World Championship. A skeleton world cup champion, Noelle Pikus-Pace, from Utah, is another LDS athlete that is expected to take a medal in the Olympics. Pikus-Pace missed the bronze medal in skeleton at the 2010 Olym-pics by a mere one-tenth of a second.
Bobsledder, Chris Fogt, from Utah is also a contender for the podium. Unlike many athletes that are able to train year round for their individual events, Fogt is unable to accomplish this goal. Despite Fogt’s natural ability as a sportsman, he has also en-listed in the U.S. Army where he is a captain. Shortly after the 2010 Olympics, Fogt was deployed to Iraq to serve his country. Having recently returned, Fogt hopes to make his country proud again by bringing home a medal. The Olympics will take place Feb. 7- 23 2014.
- JEFF FACER
“I like the snowboarding events,” said Jonas Han, a sophomore majoring in marketing from China. “I snowboard too, and I really like the crazy spins they do,” Han said.
Hannah Doty, a freshman majoring in ele-mentary education from California, said, “I’ll watch what I can [of the Olympics] online because it’s hard without a TV.”
“I like to watch the random stuff… like curling,” said Nelson Aneivas, a sophomore majoring in political science from Nevada. “I also like watching the luge events too,” said Aneivas.
team captain Sidney Crosby, the Canadian roster includes seven of the top 20 scor-ers in the NHL. The United States and Sweden will look to spoil Canada’s dream of Olympic gold. “Hockey is Canada’s game. We have all the best players from the NHL and have the support of the entire country,” said Jaden Epplette, a sophomore studying psychology from British Columbia, Canada.
LDS athletes expected to take home the gold
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Climbing for CancerSpencer Hayter is fundraising money for a cancer center in
Tanzania. Photos by Eric Wehner
15FEBRUARY 6, 2014
Spencer Hayter lost his mother and sister to cancer. Now, the senior finance major from Washington is joining the fight against the disease by climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro with the nonprofit group, Radiating Hope. Radiating Hope is dedicated to advancing cancer care in developing countries, and is addressing the lack of cancer care in Africa. Spencer’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and passed away when Spencer was 13-years-old. “That came as a huge shock to our family,” said Hayter. His oldest sister, Lisa, then moved home to take on the responsibility their mother had previ-ously borne. “Lisa was like a second mother to me,” he said. In 2012, Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer as well, and a year of battle ensued. The Hayter family was hopeful, as the cancer had been caught early, and the treatments went well. “Things were good to go, and things were looking up,” said Hayter. “But our hopes were dashed,” he said. They discovered another tumor in Lisa’s spine, and it was operated on successfully, however, other complications continued to surface. “I worked with her in physical therapy, spend-ing quality time together. It was a special time. But, we couldn’t quite get ahead of the race,” he said, “Then in July of 2013, we lost Lisa. She fought hard.” During Lisa’s treatments, Hayter met Brandon Fisher, the oncologist who founded Radiating Hope. They talked about the work the organization had already done, and was planning to do. When Hayter returned to class at BYU-Hawaii, he couldn’t stop thinking about the climb Fisher had told him about, and decided to join. “I wanted to do something to make a difference, not only in my life and the life of my family but
hopefully for someone else,” he said. On March 16, Hayter will begin his trip to the top of the tallest mountain in Africa. “I am paying for my own ticket and supplies out of pocket, but Radiating Hope asked me to raise $8,000 for the cancer center,” said Hayter. His fundraiser is called Help Kili Cancer, and has a Facebook page, and crowdrise.com site. He plans to have a benefit concert, and is selling T-shirts. The fundraiser will go to pay for a cancer center in Moshi, Tanzania, where Mt. Kilimanjaro lies. No cancer center currently exists in that area of Tanzania. Today, cancer is the leading cause of death in Africa, killing more people than HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. Hayter and other amateur moun-taineers will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, carrying prayer flags in honor of those who have faced the struggle of cancer. “The reason we are climbing mountains is because it really represents the struggle people go through when they are going through chemotherapy,” he said. At the summit they will fly the flags which are inscribed with names of individuals who have been affected by cancer. Thinking forward to the comple-tion of the climb, Hayter said, “When I get to the top, I’m going to be thinking of Lisa and how much she had to go through. I’ll be thinking about how I’m putting myself through something so hard to remind me of how great life is. It’s going to be awesome.” Visit Spencer Hayter’s Help Kili Cancer facebook page, or donate directly to http://www.crowdrise.com/helpkilicancer/fundraiser/spencerhayter.
Climbing for Cancer
Spencer Hayter prepares to climb all 19,341 feet of Mt. Kilimanjaro to remember his mother & sister
-SAMONE ISOM
Spencer Hayter is fundraising money for a cancer center in Tanzania. Photos by Eric Wehner
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K ristin Bryant signed a publishing contract for her first book days before she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
As an LDS wife and mother, the news of her cancer hit her hard, but the experience of writing and publishing her fiction novel, “The Others,” along with defeating cancer, has been a rewarding one. “I don’t regret it. I have some mental toughness because I weathered the storm,” said Bryant. “I love that I went through cancer. Best experience of my life,” Bryant said to a small group of BYU-Hawaii students that went to her event hosted by the English Circle. Bryant spoke to the students about lessons she learned about publishing and life. According to Bryant, pain and discomfort are crucial to becoming excellent at something. “Discomfort is where greatness lives. People are that really, really great at something get there because they were uncomfortable with how things were.” She distilled her wisdom concerning motivation to develop talents into the three topics of discipline, discomfort and endurance. Bryant said her success at writing came with hard work and with God’s help. “Once you show Heavenly Father that you are willing to work hard at something, suddenly he can use you.” Seven Zhang Baysa, a recent graduate of psychology from China, enjoyed Bryant’s presentation. “It touched me to hear about discipline and motivation from some-one with that experience. I knew it wasn’t
just theory because she had actually gone through something,” she said. Zhang Baysa said her favorite phrase Bryant said was, “There is no growth in the comfort zone, and no comfort in the growth zone.” Bryant learned this when she began writing. The thought “what if people from other worlds came to this one looking for evidence of their savior?” became the inspiration for her book, “The Others.” After a three year process of writing, sending the manuscript to publishers, receiving 20 rejection letters, and re-writing the book, she finally was accepted by Sourced Media Books.” I kept writing and looking for pub-lishers because I felt that this idea came from somewhere other than me, so it clearly needs to be out there,” said Bryant. Writing “was something to look forward to during chemo too,” she said smiling. During those three years of writing and rewriting Bryant went through cancer treatment. “I did not know how to write a book when I started. I’m a lot more confident now,” said Bryant. She was eager
-SAMONE ISOM
Cancer survivor Kristin Bryant unveiled her novel, “The Others” at an event at BYUH. Photo by Hailey Gardiner
I love that I went through cancer. Best experience of my life.
-Kristin Bryant
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to share her newfound knowledge of the publishing world, and stripped many aspiring authors in the audience of their rose-colored glasses. “When you go with a publisher, you have to make sacrifices for the business side of it, and it crushes the artist in you,” she said after explaining how a publisher has near total control over the book once the author signs the contract. Ben Halverson, a junior in English from Arizona, said “I loved her experi-ence she shared with us about writing and developing a story, as well as the things that are often overlooked, like the difficulty of actually getting your book on the shelves and into the hands of readers.” “You don’t go into writing to make money. You do it because you love it, which is why you do anything that’s painful,” she stressed.
KristinBryantVisiting author teaches students lessonsof publishing and following their dreams
17FEBRUARY 6, 2014
O p e n i n g D o o r sArt Department grows as professors talk about more job opportunities
-MAKA I LA BERGESON
The art department at BYU-Hawaii is thriving, now more than ever, as various job opportunities arise for those interested in the
arts. Faculty members of the art department share how they plan to accommodate the growing number of art students in the near future. “The Visual Arts department is actually growing higher, and faster, than any other department on campus,” said Department Head Brandon Truscott. “I’m totally optimistic about the future and growth of our department, and the chances for our graduates in their field. There’s a growing field now where you can do something with art, and because of this, the art major has quadrupled in the last three years.” Painting Professor Jeffrey Merrill backed up Truscott’s claim, “We have so many students that a lot of our foundation class-es are overflowing.” Merrill predicted that the art department might end up “capping” the program because of the increasing amount of art students. This means that students who wish to enroll as an art major, must apply to be in the program. Based on the quality of their portfolio, students will be admitted to the art program. Merrill emphasized that there are a variety of opportunities to make money as an artist. “I just wish that people realize that if you go into art, it’s not a dead end. It’s not just this scenario of a Van Gogh, this lone artist who’s cutting off his ear, he’s crazy, and no one wants to buy his artwork. That’s the stigma, and what we’re trying to do is break the stigma.” Truscott said that younger generations are becoming more concerned about their visual identity and the brands they associate themselves with, and that if people don’t have a solid visual brand to represent themselves with, they won’t be taken seriously. “The level of quality of branding is improving exponentially,” said Truscott, “That is requiring all of these brands, businesses, and individuals, to want their own business cards, logos, and websites. Everyone wants a cool, hip looking design to represent themselves and the identity of others. It’s a priority so that increases the demand.” Aside from providing job opportunities for graduating stu-dents, the art department is currently providing a chance for students to work with real clients, such as a longboarding companies, and more recently, wetsuit designer Jamie DeFay Collins. Collins designs handmade wetsuits for her company called Siren Song, located on the North Shore.
Graphic Design Professor Jay Merryweather said, “This semester is pretty exciting. The wetsuits are awesome. They’re really cool. We’re just helping her [Collins] work on the design collateral to make them look sexier, and to make them look better.” Merryweather said that the art department hopes to continue working with Collins, and others, in the years to come.
BYUH Faculty showcased their wide variety of artistic ability and experience in the Faculty Art Show during the Winter
2013 semester. Photos by Matt McDonald
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WHAT’S IN YOUR BACKPACK?
Red Folder labeled “school.” “I shove all my papers for my classes into this folder. It helps keep me somewhat organized during the semester.”
Operations Management Textbook “Basically, the only reason I’m carrying this book around is because I have a test later today and this is crucial for my study session before the test.”
Backpacks don’t say a lot about a per-son, but the things inside a backpack can describe someone to a tee. We’ve decided to take a look inside the back-pack of Lewis Wearne, a junior from Arizona majoring in business man-agement finance. Lewis enlightened us on the school essentials inside his backpack and the reasons for carrying around each one.
Backpack“My backpack is two years old and it has seen four different countries on my back. It’s made its way through the United States, Mexico, Chile, and South Africa.”
HP 12C Calculator“This is my financial calculator that I used to do all my calcu-lations. This is a must have for a finance major. I always have it with me.”
Student life revealed through backpack contents
Photo by Monica Rubalcava
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Laptop“I use this for all my classes, Facebook, emails, and obviously Canvas. I pretty much use this all day every day.” iPhone 5
“Not only do I get numbers with this phone, but it also doubles as my wallet where I keep all of my cards and cash.”
Ideas Book“Any good ideas or thoughts that come to my mind during the day will get jot-ted down in this book.”
Headphones “These things allow me to lis-ten to some good music while I ride my bike to and from school everyday.”
Planner“This is an absolute neces-sity for me to have in my backpack. My planner helps me remember my assign-ments and when everything is due.”
Watch “I was spray painting something and the paint got all over my watch, so now it’s one of a kind. I never leave home without my watch on. I rely on my watch to be able to countdown to when class is over.”
-RE ID CR ICKMORE
KE ALAKA‘I20
After having a record setting lights-out night against Azusa Pa-cific, the BYU-Hawaii men’s basketball team fell in a nail-biter
against #14 California Baptist on Feb. 1. With the win and loss, the Seasiders fell to 8-5 in conference and 10-9 overall. BYUH currently stands at 5th place in the conference. The Seasiders had a great opportunity to move up the conference standings against conference leader California Baptist. Though the Seasiders were led by an impressive 29-point performance from senior Center DeAndre Medlock, the Seasiders weren’t able to overcome a 16-point second half deficit to win. Earlier in the week, the BYU-Hawaii Seasiders had a record-setting night against visiting Azusa Pacific, hitting a school re-cord 17 three-pointers on their way to a 105-82 rout. Pablo Coro led the Seasiders with 23 points including a career-high seven three-point-ers. With the win, the Seasiders improved to 10-8 overall, and 8-4 in conference play. “I was really pleased we played harder and better defense this game,” said Coach Wagner, “I was happy with all of their perfor-mances tonight.” Jerome Harris set the pace for Seasiders as he hit a pair of three-pointers to give the Seasiders an early 10-4 lead. Robbie Mitchell quickly added another three as the Seasiders continued to build their lead to 15-4. Medlock was dominant in the paint early, scoring two straight buckets to extend the Seasiders lead 22-9. The Seasiders continued to have the hot hand from beyond the arc through the first half, making 5 of 9 from three-point range. With eight minutes remaining in the half, Pablo Coro hit his third three-pointer of the half to give the Seasiders a 32-18 lead. Coro would finish off the half with four three-pointers. “I am just happy when the ball goes in and if it can help the team, all the better,” said junior guard Pablo Coro, an exercise and sports science major from Osorno, Chile. Azusa brought the game to within four after a pair of three-pointers, but that would be the closest they would get the entire game. The Seasiders jumped out to a 16-point lead, 61-45, early in the second half behind another Harris’ three-pointer. Coro continued his streak through the second half hitting his seventh three-pointer, giving the Seasiders 19-point lead. The Seasiders continued to roll through the second half, extending their lead to as much as 27. Inside of one minute, Luke Ashton hit the Seasiders 17th three-pointer to set the school record. “That was big time setting that
record. A lot of people have set records here, we didn’t even know about it until after the game, but we just stick to what we do best,” said junior guard Jerome Harris, an exercise and sports science major from Chicago, Illinois.
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Forward Jordan Ngatai battles for a shot against two Azusa Pacific players. Photo by Kelsie Carlson
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