December 1, 2011
Ke Alaka i Volume 98: Issue 10
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Christmas on Campus Christmas Lighting ceremony brings holiday spirit to Laie 8
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December 1, 2011 • Volume 98: Issue 10 Kent carollo
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The McKay mural and front of the university were lit during the annual Christmas tree lighting program on Nov. 30. It’s one of the local symbols of the beginning of the Christmas season along with decorated trees at the Temple Visitor Center. For the story on the Christmas lighting program, turn to page 8. Photo by Bart Jolley
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H un ge r banqu et enl i ght ens st u dent s abou t wo rld h u nger
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Fal l Bal l at Tu r t l e Bay prov i d e s a n i g h t o f f u n and danci ng f or st u den ts
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B Y UH s tu dent Rebekah Brambi l a hel ps yo uth w i t h t hei r body i mage
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BYUH students Travis Seumanutafa, Cilati Lisati, Ryan White, Krystal Apelu, Mathew Lotomau, Nina Fiaui, and Pauline Uele celebrate Kahuku winning the state championship. Photo courtesy of Mathew Lotomau
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NOTE WORTHY news headlines
Under the direction of Darren Duerden, Shaka steel will perform in the McKay Auditorium from 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. with the Polynesian Drum Ensemble directed by Lloyd Chandler.
plays the University of Hawaii 3 BYU in the Aloha Stadium at 2:30 p.m.
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BYUHSA is providing a shuttle for $5.00, for students who already have tickets to the football game.
The week in
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“I j u st f eel relieved r ig h t n ow. Fo r the b rothers I had last yea r, t his is f or them.” - Mekeli Fiso, Kahuku R e d R a id er, on hi s team winning th e s t a t e cha mpi o nship against Pu na h o u on Nov. 2 5 . T he c ompany has made a “bu n ch of mi stakes.” Ma rk Z uckerberg, Faceboo k f ou nder, on how Faceb oo k h a s ma de m istakes but als o d o n e a lot of good that has been overs ha d owed. Facebook is sett ling wit h the Fed eral Trade Com m is s ion over c harges it deceived con s u m er s w i th its pr ivacy se t t ing s t o get peopl e to share more p ers on a l i nf or mation than they or ig in a lly a greed to.
“I hope to help each o f u s f ind way s to recognize sho r t com in g s or st rengths and use s im p le s t e p s to c or rect those that n e e d cor rect i ng a nd strengthen the o n e s we a re proud we are doin g. I n o t h e r words t o measure our live s a s a chi l d of God.” -G a r y C. Cor nia, D ean o f t he M a rr i ott S chool of Busines s a t B YU,
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An aerial view of the oil spill in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Photo by AP
Oil spill in Brazil stops Chevron drilling
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n oil spill by Chevron off the southeast coast of Brazil has resulted in an oil leak of more than 110 gallons into the Atlantic Ocean. Since the spill that happened in early November, Chevron has been banned from drilling for oil in Brazil until an investigation into the site of the leak is completed. One of the largest deepwater heavy oil projects in the world was recently discovered in the Frade Field off the Brazilian coast. The well that was the site of the leak is one of Chevron’s “biggest capital investments,” according to the company’s website. The Frade Field is estimated to have a minimum reserve worth of 50 billion barrels of oil. George Buck, the chief operating officer for Chevron’s Brazilian division, told Associated Press the spill occurred because Chevron underestimated the pressure in an underwater reservoir. This underestimation caused crude oil to rush up a bore-hole and escape into the surrounding seabed. Oil has leaked through at least seven narrow fissures on the ocean floor, within 160 meters of the
wellhead. Brazil’s Environment Ministry (IBAMA) has fined Chevron nearly $28 million, and the company could face five or six times that amount in fines based on the findings of IBAMA. Andre Obata, a sophomore from Brazil majoring in ICS-Communications, explained, “IBAMA is in charge of protecting the environment in Brazil, and they already charged the company a lot of money and made them cease drilling. If they look into it and find that a lack of responsibility caused the leak, then I think they should shut down Chevron’s drilling. I don’t think that oil extraction is a bad thing because we need it, but if they aren’t doing all their safety checks then they shouldn’t be drilling.” Fabio Marques, a sophomore from Brazil majoring in supply chain management and information systems, said ,“If Chevron cannot drill safely, then the government should reevaluate Chevron’s eligibility to drill.”
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Hunger Banquet helps enlighten BYUH students on world poverty The Hunger Banquet, held in the Aloha Center Ballroom on Nov. 16, was organized in hopes of motivating students to do what they can to help alleviate suffering amongst the 1.2 billion people who live on less than $1 a day. By working together, the McKay Center for Intercultural Understanding and BYUHSA was able to share with students some insight into the world’s poverty and hunger problems. Upon arriving at the banquet, guests were given a slip of paper, which assigned them to one of three income levels: High, middle or low. Those assigned to high, about 15 percent of guests, were seated at nicely decorated tables, immediately served drinks and were serenaded by a violin as they ate their three-course spaghetti meal. Middle income guests, about 30 percent of attendees, were seated in rows of chairs and served a plain hot dog and rice. Low-income guests, the remaining 55 percent, were seated on the
Students dubbed “low income” eat only rice for their Hunger Banquet meal. Photo by Bart Jolley.
floor amongst piles of trash and were provided only with a scoop of rice on a napkin. These proportions were meant to represent the population of the planet and their respective economic situations. As those in attendance ate, presenters shared statistics provided by UNICEF about poverty, disease and death rates that exist in the world due to disproportionate access to the necessities of life. Towards the end of the evening, Dr. Chad Ford, director of the center, spoke to guests. He pointed out that 14 percent of people in the world live in extreme poverty. Ford said, “14 percent doesn’t tell me a lot about them, but it does tell me a lot about us. It’s on us. We are so blessed. Heavenly Father has given us the resources to get rid of poverty. It’s not a question of can we, but will we.”
Campus ONE team wins national challenge
Mandy Leuluai, a sophomore in accounting from Utah, helped organize the event as her “Be the Change” project for an Intercultural Peace building class. At the end of the event, she encouraged students to do what they could to help. “It may seem like a daunting task, but a lot of these people live two beaches down from us. They are neighbors. We go to school with them. “There’s so much good that is happening at this school to help those in need, and so we wanted to expose that while still bringing awareness to what is happening in the world,” Leulaui said. “We hope that the 110-plus students who participated were brought to awareness and empowered to help be the change here at our university and community in preparation for our future serving.” -Ambre e Kle mm
like this. I feel like we are representing the school well and I know that we are making a real difference,” said ONE BYUH President Kyle Poulter. “Throughout the semester, we have written over 50 The ONE campaign continues to have a presence on BYUH campus, letters, made over 20 calls, sent almost 150 photo petitions, signed up but has also made an impact on the national level. The BYUH ONE over 100 new ONE members, held multiple events, and been invited chapter has spent its semester competing in the “One Campus Chal- to others. It’s been a good semester.” lenge” described by the campaign as, “an intercollegiate competition Gabby Sabalones serves in the presidency for ONE on designed to mobilize students in the fight against extreme poverty and campus. “It’s quite an honor for such a small school to do so well, espreventable disease.” The competition is divided into four separate pecially on our first time around the merry-go-round,” said the junior challenges. BYUH was the winner of the third challenge. ICS major from Indiana. The three-week-long challenge asked students to be involved Eliza Hokanson, senior in ICS from Maryland, had her in protecting international development by urging members of photo taken for the ONE event. ”I think it’s important that we do Congress not to cut funding to humanitarian programs that ONE whatever small thing we can to help others, and having my picture supports when they vote on the “State and Foreign Operations” aptaken to support the One campaign achieves both of those.” propriations bill. BYUH’s ONE chapter got busy raising awareness for The final challenge is now in full swing and the ONE chapstudents to advocate on behalf of those who benefit from humanitar- ter on campus has already hosted a World AIDS Day event as part of ian programs funded by less than 1 percent of the U.S. budget. the competition. For more ONE information, visit www.ONE.org or “It is pretty cool to get the name of the university out there check out the BYUH chapter’s facebook page. -AMBREE KLEMM 4
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Local photographer, BYU Provo alumnus Adam Palmer has show
simply photographs what compels him.” His 5-year-old daughter, Amaya C Jackson is also a fan. She said, “I like the rainbow because it’s beautiful.” Palmer loves his job. “It’s been a pretty cool career,” Palmer said. “I work half as much as my friends and it gives me an excuse to The week prior to Thanksgiving, local photographer Adam Palmer buy all the cool equipment and stuff,” Palmer acknowledged with a showed his work on the BYU-Hawaii campus. The formal opening chuckle, “and I get to work outside and I work for myself.” was held on Nov. 23, in the lobby of the McKay Auditorium where Nathan Beaehr, visitor from Wyoming came to event and the work was displayed. A steady flow of visitors came to opening from the 6-9 p.m. and enjoyed the homemade brownies and lemonade was complimentary of the display. He said, “He has an obvious eye for capturing beauty. The photography is excellent.” that had been prepared for the event. To learn more about Palmer and his work, visit his website Palmer grew up on the island and graduated from Kahuku at: www.adamapalmer.com High School (Class of 1993). He received a bachelor’s of Fine Arts -AMBREE KLEMM in photography from BYU in 2000 and now makes his living as a photographer on the island, working mostly as a wedding and family portrait photographer. His favorite way to work, however, is outside capturing the beauty of the island. “Landscape photography is my favorite for sure. I love doing weddings, but landscapes are by far my favorite.” Amongst the guests at the opening was BYUH ceramics instructor and Palmer’s good friend Jake Jackson. Of Palmer’s work, Jackson said, “I know Adam only photographs things that he cares about. His work is a sincere expression of his love for this place.” Of his style he added, “He doesn’t set out to try to be artsy, he just Adam Palmer (in black) shows his photographs in the McKay Auditorium. Photo by Bart Jolley
Rebekah Brambila
Modeling to promote positive body image
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ven though Rebekah Brambila began modeling by chance, she has been able to use her knowledge of modeling to help youth see their own unique beauty. Rebekah Brambila, a senior in EXS from California was encouraged to try modeling by her cousin. At first, Brambila said, “she kind of strong armed me and I ended up sending some information and they got back to me and asked me to come in and I went on a ‘go-see’ which is like an interview for a model and I booked the job and from there I was signed to Natural Model Management in L.A.” Brambila has had a lot of success as a model and most recently did a photo shoot for Target. However, her favorite part of modeling has been helping others to see themselves as beautiful. Part of Natural Model Management is a campaign called Healthy is the New Skinny. This past summer, Brambila was able be an intern for them. “This summer I went back to L.A. and I interned for Healthy is the New Skinny and
“Hopefully I can bring everything I learned into my future career...and teach girls how to be more comfortable with who they are.” -Rebekah Brambila
it was a blast and the people I work with are great. One of the things we do is we have school programs; one of the programs is called perfectly unperfected. We went with a bunch of models and speakers and went to a school and did our first school program and it turned out great.” She also said she enjoyed working with “... people who are really passionate about helping women and girls feel that they’re more beautiful and that they’re perfect the way they are.” When Brambila went to schools she was able 6
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to talk to kids and teenagers about having a positive body image. Brambila continued, “It is really great because the kids really connect with what we’re saying, especially the girls. It was amazing to see the high school students really have a change of heart about their bodies. Even if we can only be there for one day and help them for that oneday it did make a lasting effect for these girls. Part of the program is really reaching out to these girls and boys and women and we leave them with tools so they can continue this way of thinking after we leave the school.” Brambila also said she is grateful for her experience at BYUHawaii because her major, EXS, has allowed her to study more about the importance of being healthy. She said, “One of the reasons I wanted to be an EXS major is because I wanted to go into a field that would help promote health and help give people a better idea about what health is, especially with teenage girls.” Brambila thinks that low self-esteem is an important issue among young men and women, saying that she has considered being a clinical psychologist and working at an eating disorder clinic. She related that when she was younger she and her friends would look at the media and would only see one body type represented. “I struggled a lot in high school thinking I had to be a size 2 to be beautiful, when in reality that’s just not the way my body is. That’s not the way I am made. So part of the reason why I love being an EXS major is that it focuses so much on health and just doing the best you can for your body. Hopefully I can bring everything I learned into my future career and continue to work with Healthy is the new Skinny to teach girls how to be more comfortable with who they are.”
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Pictured: Rebekah Brambila for Natural Model Management. Photo courtesy of Brambila
‘The Three Gifts’ LDS author speaks at BYUH Women’s Organization
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atricia Cook Orr revealed at the BYUH Women’s Organization luncheon that her book was chosen by Sherry Dew to be published as part of Deseret Book’s Christmas line. LDS author, Patricia Cook Orr, introduced her book “The Three Gifts” to BYUH women on Thursday, Nov. 17. She spoke on the emotional and spiritual experiences she had while writing and publishing this unique story. “The Three Gifts” offers a unique focus on the gifts given to the baby Jesus by the three kings: Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. “Gold is praise for the king, Frankincense is praise for the temple, and Myrrh is praise for the sacrifice,” Orr said. The speech given by Sister Orr touched the hearts of all who listened as she explained the story. “I caught Mary in my head. What does a young, poor mother
‘17 Miracles’
Handcart Pioneer movie fills Little Theater
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he Little Theater was jam-packed with students and a few faculty members as BYUHSA presented the opportunity for students to view the new movie, “17 Miracles.” The production is about the LDS 1856 Willie Handcart Pioneers who crossed the plains of the United States. The T.C. Christensen film brought many laughs, tears, and a renewed appreciation for the hardships the pioneers endured at its Nov. 19 airing. Natalie Nazer, an EXS student from California, commented on the film after the showing. “I thought it was so
do with these gifts? When three strangers enter into your living room and hand you Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh; how do you respond to generosity that you can never repay? That is what the book studies.” “The Three Gifts,” initially written as a Christmas present for Orr’s mother, was sent in to Deseret Book by Orr’s family and was eventually selected by Sherry Dew and other Deseret Book executives to be published as a part of their 2011 Christmas line. “When my sister told me, all that my mind heard was ‘Sherry Dew liked it.’ It finally dawned on me that my little story was being gifted to me as a published book. It came together little bit by little bit and then we had the final copy. As I looked through it I felt the spirit deep inside me, heaven spoke to me and said ‘good girl, this is what I needed from you’.” In closing, the BYUH Women’s organization presidency said this in reflection of the gifts mentioned by Sister Orr and Christmas season, which draws us close to the savior: “May our hearts and minds always be filled with treasures ‘laid up unto the good. It changed my perspective a lot on the Lord’s hand in the pioneer’s lives. I always wondered how He could allow them to go through so many trials and deaths, but after watching the movie I realized how much He did bless their lives every day through miracles and everything that happened on the trail was for a reason. The Saints were able to grow and become strengthened because of them.” “17 Miracles” depicted many hardships of the pioneers, but focused on and emphasized the unbelievable actual events of miracles the pioneers experienced. Through the faith of the pioneers, perilous and seemingly impossible tasks and situations were made possible. Many students reflected upon the movie and expressed deeper gratitude and
Patricia Cook Orr talks about her book “ The Three Gifts.” Photo by Dewey Keithly
Lord’ as we express and exchange tokens of our love for each other during this Christmas Season and always.” Sister Orr was introduced by her husband; Eric Orr, who said, “That book has been a beautiful experience for her and for our family. I came to present my best friend, she is my team mate, she is my love, and she is one of the most beautiful people in the world.”
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appreciation for the pioneers. “The movie definitely gave me a new appreciation for what was sacrificed to make the gospel available to us today and made me wonder what we are doing to further the work now,” communications major from England, Ben Howell expressed. Oi Wa Joyce Cheng, a hospitality and tourism student from Hong Kong agreed. “The movie reminded me how grateful I am for the pioneers. It was a very touching movie.” To add to the movie’s significance, many extras who were casted in “17 Miracles” were actual descendants of the Willie Handcart Pioneers. There are now copies of the film for purchase in the BYU Hawaii Bookstore. For more information about “17 Miracles,” visit www.17miracles.com - NATALIE DREWERY december 1. 2011
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FALL BALL Sold- o u t s o c i al pr ovide s ‘ clas sy ’ eve nin g f or c ampu s c ommu n ity
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riday, Nov. 18’s sold-out Fall Ball rocked the Turtle Bay Resort ballroom into Saturday morning as nearly 800 attendees danced the night away. “Words can’t describe the time I had at the Fall Ball. I literally almost lost my mind when ‘We Like To Party’ came on,” said Walker Bickmore from West Jordan, Utah. Chase Carlston, president of BYUHSA and Michael Jackson performer, shared his thoughts on the evening. “It was so classy. I definitely felt like a special person while I was there. It was the nicest event I’ve attended in many years.” Ladies and gentlemen lucky enough to have scored dinner tickets early filed 8
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through the doors in their party best to enjoy a banquet catered by Turtle Bay. Others followed later in the evening when the dance floor opened with live band Nueva Vida. DJ Peni raised the roof with a mix of oldies but goodies and a well-received double play of “Party Rock.” Surprises occurred throughout the night, beginning with BYUHSA representatives taking the dance floor with a sassy Michael Jackson routine. Afterwards, the Dance Club took dance attendees by surprise with a flash mob performance. “I loved when the Dance Club came out for the flash mob thing. I thought it was great,” said Sophomore Alaire Moore, an elementary education major from Sugarland, Texas. “I also liked how it wasn’t such a couple thing too. People had dates and stuff but it wasn’t awkward. It made it more fun.” Naomi Yanga works as a Webmaster and graphic designer for BYUHSA, publicizing events and activities to the community and student body. “It was totally sold out,”
Clockwise from left: Jessica Enos, Alex Denney, Isaac Hadley, Novelle Wong, Seth Jones, Breanna Thueson, and Wynona Lin. Photo courtesy of Wynona Lin.
said Yanga, a senior studying graphic design from the Philippines. “People were swarming for tickets—it was definitely a memorable and successful dance.” Megan Wright, another organizer of the event, said the sell out was likely due to the close location and reasonable ticket prices. “We haven’t held an event at Turtle Bay for a long time, and this was a good chance for people to get off campus without having to go too far,” Wright added. -TA YLOR RIP P Y
“I definitely felt like a special person while I was there. It was the nicest event I’ve attended in many years.” -Chase Carlston
Top four, clockwise from left: The dessert bar catered by Turtle Bay. Tanner Neisly and Cathy Leung. Place settings for dinner guests. Cherisse Lemmon, Marcus Christensen, Megan Wright, and Catherine Gore. Photos courtesy of Wynona Lin and Marcus Christensen.
Bottom three, clockwise from left: Lyzz Johnston and Alexander Posey. Haley Mahler and Atsuko Haraguchi. Bryce Wong, Marisa Khong, Caylynn Chen, Nick Kieren, Kyle Wong, and Josephine Chiu. Photos courtesy of Wynona Lin
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Christmas Spirit is brought to campus with lighting ceremony
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he Cannon Activities Center was filled with Christmas spirit and people as the Laie elementary school children danced and sang for the annual Christmas tree lighting on November 30. Santa was there taking pictures with kids and raising money for the school. He also led the countdown to the lighting of the little circle on campus. Members of the community and the school poured into the CAC to watch the program which consisted of each grade preKe Alaka‘i
senting a dance and a combined finale. Even high school seniors who had graduated from Laie Elementary jumped back in to support their alma mater. “It was really nice to come back,” said Sione Fuluvaka, a senior at Kahuku High School and alumni of Laie Elementary. “It was funny being so much bigger than the kids now, but fun to flip them around.” The elementary students were full of energy from the beginning to the end of the program, even though it may have lasted
Laie Elementary School students and instructors perform to a full house at the annual Christmas tree lighting held on Nov. 30 in the CAC. Photos by Bart Jolley.
past some of their bed times. It was clear that they had been practicing and putting in a great deal of effort to make it a great show. When asked what the most difficult part of the performance was, Laie Elementary fourth grader, Colby Ahupuk said, “It was learning how to use the candy canes.” The candy canes were props used during the show. The lighting of the Little Circle and the trees in the Aloha Center will remain up during the Christmas season.
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Traveling during Thanksgiving week. Photo by AP
E u r opean Com. ban s s c an n i n g x - r a y in a ir por t s be c au s e of r adi ati o n
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he European Commission announced on Nov. 14 it would be banning “back scatter” X-ray scanners in all 27 countries of the European Union. It will replace X-ray scanners, which emit potentially dangerous ionized radiation, with less harsh millimeter-wave scanners which emit less energized radio waves. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) currently has about 250 X-ray scanners in airports across the country and 260 millimeter-wave scanners. Both machines scan the human body equally accurately and cost about the same; the main difference is the level of energy the traveler’s body is exposed to during scanning. Whether or not the United States should follow Europe’s lead and replace all X-ray scanners for millimeter-wave scanners that pose less of a risk for cancer is debatable. “I think the TSA is a joke,” said Matt Bledsoe, a junior in accounting from California. “I think it’s ridiculous that 84-year-old women in wheelchairs are being scanned for bombs. So if there’s any evidence that these machines are causing a threat through radiation exposure, these machines should not be allowed.” “It depends on the cost,” said Jacob Hansen, a senior in business from Nevada. “Right now [the U.S.] is broke so I don’t care how good an idea is. Until we have a balanced budget, we should not be spending money on anything.” The TSA and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have evidence that support that “back scatter” X-ray scanners emit such low levels of radiation that they pose a minimal threat in terms of health and safety. A traveler can tell which machine is scanning them at airport security by checking the color and manner of the scanning. When an X-ray scanner is used, the passenger stands between two large blue boxes in “back scatter” machines and is scanned by a rapid narrow beam. In millimeter wave machines, the passenger stands in a circular chamber resembling a phone booth, and is scanned with radio waves. -ELLEN W YNN
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50’s night comes to the Cafe
Students learn how to dance for the 1950s night at the Cafe. Photo by Mei Yin
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tudents at BYU-Hawaii entered the Caf and couldn’t help but ditch their “cans” (headphones) as they found themselves ‘boogieing” (dancing) right into the 1950s. With decorations that were “out of this world” (amazing), “groovy” (cool) games, and a live rock-and-roll band, the “scene” (environment) was really “hopping” (exciting). Tuesday night, Nov. 29, from 4 to 8 p.m., was a throwback 1950s night for all BYUH “kids”
Black Friday
BYU-H students flock to Best Buy and Walmart, finishing homework in line
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ales opened and the purchases began late at night on Thanksgiving, and continued to do so throughout one of America’s biggest shopping days—Black Friday. BYU-Hawaii students were not excluded from this nationwide event. The campus buzzed with talk of late night plans before and after the event. Students participated in “Black Friday” at varying levels and with varying strategies, some were prepared with a goal in 12
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(students) here on campus that wanted to “chill” (hang out) at the Caf and have a “rocking awesome” (really good) time during dinner. Student employees at the Caf put in a lot of effort to make the night a success. “I joined in and helped decorate in the second week, but some of the other workers have been preparing for this for three weeks now,” said Andreas Nelbur II, a junior in biology from Micronesia, who works at the Caf. Decorations had to be bought, prepared, and put up, a band had to be found, music chosen, and games had to be planned. “I think it turned out really well. I enjoyed seeing the games and watching the other students have fun,” said Nelbur. The games played during the night were repeated cupcake eating and bubble-gum blowing contests and toy car races. The cupcake eating contest required participants to race each other in finishing two cupcakes without using their hands. Glenn Elisan, a freshman in biochemistry from the Philippines, won one of the cupcake contests. “I just came in and my friend asked me to come up and I was kind of hungry too so I sat down,” he said. “It was fun. I got a free Seasider ice cream.” Nelbur and Elisan both commented on how much they enjoyed the ‘50s music played by the live band during the activity. The band called “PB Squared” looked familiar since all of its members work for the university; Education Professor Barry Mitchell, EIL Professor Perry Christiansen, and BYUH Locksmith Joe Cazimero, revealed their musical talents as they played. Mitchell has been playing guitar for 30 years, Christiansen has been playing base since the age of 8, and Cazimero played as a professional drummer for 30 years. “We’ve been playing together as a band for about five and a half years” said Mitchell. “We do it because you’ve got to have a hobby or you’ll go crazy. We all love music and we all play so it works out well.”
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mind and others merely went to watch and experience the event that is Black Friday. Drawing from previous experience, Adrienne Cardoza, a sophomore from Ohio in TESOL said; “When I was younger, probably 12, my family didn’t have cell phones so we used walkie-talkies to communicate while in Walmart and we would be like ‘go to aisle 4 quick fast!’ I think we wanted scooters and we got one so it was a success. It’s a lot more fun when things aren’t as organized if you ask me. My friends and I went to Walmart this year and it got a little crazy. We had fun.” Some students who were not familiar with the annual tradition of Black Friday attended just to experience something new. “I didn’t know about Black Friday, this was my first time and it sounded
Raiders had indeed won the state championship game. The honking of car horns coupled with cheering and loud music continued into late hours of the night. Kahuku High School’s boundaries stretch out over 26 miles along the North Shore, and bears the nickname “Pride of the North Shore”. Friday night proved Kahuku worthy of the nickname. The community lined miles of Kamehameha Highway to show their pride, support and congratulations to the state championship players. Many students, faculty, and community attended the game and celebrated the win. Kuulei Akina, a BYU Hawaii student and Kahuku alumni said, “I couldn’t be more proud to be a Kahuku graduate and Red Raider.” “Being a red raider is something I take pride in and am Losa Mapu, Mathew Lotomau, Pauline Uele and Ryan White in at- tendance at victorious Kahuku football game. thankful to be a part of,” Christian Feagai, a junior business managePhoto courtesy of Matthew Lotomau. ment student who also graduated from Kahuku said. “There is no other community in the world that has the same spirit that Kahuku has.” Feagai was elated after Kahuku recovered the on side kick with seconds left in the game. “Recovering the on side kick sealed the deal and I knew it was over once we had it.” Dez Enesa, a junior EXS major from Laie and former red he Kahuku Red Raiders clinched the First Hawaiian Bank/ raider player, told how important the fans are. “Win or lose, our fans HHSAA Division 1 State Football Championship by beating Punahou High School 30 to 24 on Friday Nov. 25. Over 20,000 fans supported us. When I think of being a red raider, I think of a big were in attendance at the Aloha Stadium to watch the match up. The family that supports through the tough times,” Enesa said. Enesa’s highlight of the game was when number 9, Aofaga Wily dedicated the title is Kahuku’s first championship since 2006 and fans and players victory to the players, the fans, and those that lost their lives last year. went wild after the win. Running back, Aofaga Wily, recorded 180 yards, 27 rushes, Kawelina Gilman, a freshman EXS student from Laie, agreed. “Being a red raider is about tradition. It is a title we hold and carry and one touchdown to help with the Red Raiders win. Kahuku’s throughout our community and families. It means representing not defense held the Buffanblu to trail the Raiders throughout the entire game and forced five turnovers. Punahou fought a tough battle until only the school, but the community, family, friends, yourself and representing the past and future red raiders.” Gilman expresses that the very end and managed to score a touchdown with only 24 secit is a ‘way of life’ out here on the North Shore. onds in the game to narrow the score 30-24. - NATALIE DREWERY Soon after the game, the entire North Shore knew the Red
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fun and crazy, it kind of reminded me of war. There was this woman who was angry because she didn’t get what she wanted. It was scary but it was epic.” Said Tomonori Watanabe, a freshman from Japan. While some students were celebrating Thanksgiving there were others who were already waiting in line at stores for the special slashed prices. Ben Nelson, a sophomore in English from Oregon, waited in line at Best Buy for 32 hours “On Wednesday evening around 3:30 I caught a bus to Honolulu where I stayed at Best Buy. I did my homework in line; I didn’t have any family to spend Thanksgiving with so this was a productive alternative I guess. Thursday night the general manager brought out pizza and crazy sticks for everyone in line it was really cool. They even had outhouses for people to use the rest room. Best Buy was super organized about it all. They
actually took a video of everyone who was in line so no one could cut. I was the last one in line to get a ticket for the TV that I wanted. I also got a Play-station 2.”
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Shoppers line up in preparation for Black Friday sales. Photo by AP. december 1. 2011
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Zach Ngawaka, a junior from Australia, helps the Seasiders win in the game against Alaska-Fairbanks. Photo by Mei Yin
Provo Cougars maul Lady Seasiders The BYU Hawaii Lady Seasiders fell to the Division one BYU Cougars 88-27 in the opening game of the Hukilau Invitational. The Lady Seasiders struggled to convert their shots and ended the game with 27.3 percent from the field. Despite the loss, fans have faith in the women’s Seasiders team and look forward to their season. Kammi Hunt, an exercise science senior from Utah, said, “The season has started off challenging, but it is a completely new team and has a lot of potential.” She continued by saying, “Provo is a Division I team. After working on a few things, they will be able to perform well in conference.” Hunt participated and won the half-time free throw show.
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Junior guard Junior Ale drained a three-pointer from well behind the line as the buzzer sounded to give the BYU-Hawaii men’s basketball team its first win of the season, 66-65, over Alaska-Fairbanks Nov. 25. Ale, who was 0-3 from behind the arc prior to the final shot, took an inside-out pass from Brady Hurst on the right wing and cooly dropped it in from NBA range for the win as the Seasiders improved to 1-4 for the season. BYU-Hawaii started the game as if it was going to be a rout. The Seasiders shot out to a 24-9 lead less than nine minutes into the game. However, the Nanooks battled back to cut the deficit to ten at the half, 40-30, on a buzzer-beating three pointer by Stefan Tica. Alaska-Fairbanks continued the comeback after intermission and finally caught the Seasiders at 52-52 with 9:40 to play in the game. The Nanooks took the lead a minute later at 54-53 and held the lead until Ale’s shot. The Seasiders trailed 64-62 when Jet Chang had a chance to tie the game with 30 seconds left but he missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw opportunity. Chang had another chance to tie it with seven seconds left but made just the second of two free throws. Chang scored 24 points to lead the Seasiders. Hurst dropped in 16 and pulled down eight rebounds to go with three assists. Bracken Funk chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds and Zach Ngawaka came off the bench to grab six rebounds and had out three assists. Ale finished with five assists and six rebounds to go with his five points. BYU-Hawaii will play Long Beach State on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. PST in Long Beach.
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Micaela Jaramillo, a senior exercise science major from Colorado, agreed. “The game was a little rough and challenging, but as they play and practice they will come together and it’ll be exciting to see where we can go from here,” Jaramillo said. Despite the loss, she also mentioned it is always exciting to be able to play high caliber teams like BYU Provo. Danyele Hoffman, an undeclared Seasider freshmen from Utah commented upon the loss. She said, “We all just need to learn a few things and we will start winning games.” The Seasiders have another tough game against Arizona on Saturday, Dec 3. In regards to tough games, Hoffman said she prepares herself by “eating healthy, getting enough sleep, and focusing only on the game.” The Seasiders will play Arizona on Dec. 3 to wrap up the Hukilau Invitational in Laie.
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Britt Edman helps the Seasiders have a successful season. Photo by Bart Jolley
Women’s Soccer
Wrap-up Ending the season with a 7-1 win over Chaminade and finishing with an overall record of 12-3-1 marked another solid year for the Women’s Soccer team. As good as it was, unfortunately it wasn’t enough to make it into the Regional Tournament this year.
Challenges beyond the team’s competition factored in; sweeper Kami Strait was lost early this season to an ACL tear, and there were many new additions to the starting roster after losing key players last year. Despite these factors, their record speaks for itself as a testament to their resilience. “We lost over six starters so it was definitely a rebuilding year,” said Kami. “We had some solid seniors, but we really relied
Laie 10th Ward wins Intramural volleyball The Laie 10th Ward trumped the competition of the other eight wards that competed in the intramural volleyball tournament last week. The tournament went on for three weeks in the small gym, starting with round-robin play and evolving into a bracketed singleelimination tournament that finished Wednesday. The BYUH 4th Ward fought their way into the finals and didn’t go down without a fight, but in the end they couldn’t match up against the well-rounded Laie 10th. “Our defense and our passing was our team’s strength. The one thing we made sure was that our passes were good,” said Shairome Thompson, a freshmen from Hauula majoring in EXS. Thompson became the official spokesperson for the Laie 10th Ward. “We have in-actives and non-members on our team, so we gathered up whoever wanted to play.” The 10th Ward seemed to have the best unity and composure of all of the teams.
on the younger players coming in and filling spots; they did a great job, but it’s just getting in sync with all those new players coming in and finding your rhythm together. The new girls were great. They stepped up into spots that are hard to fill. Scoring-wise they filled the spot of one of our top scorers last year, and just all over the field they did well.” “It was overall a successful season,” said Megan McCain. “We had a lot of girls that stepped up into important roles that we needed. I’m proud of the team for giving it their all up to the final whistle.” As Coach Ruegner said, “We’ve had some tough breaks but that’s soccer, its not always the best team that wins. The girls have shown that they’re a really talented team, and this is always going to be a good program. With hard work the sky’s the limit with this us.” Nine of the twenty-four team members are freshmen this year, so the team is relatively young. On this note, Coach Ruegner said, “All the freshmen are super athletic, I think next year they’ll be really good.”
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“We had a good team and put up a good fight, but in the end we just kept it together and got bested by a better team,” said Steve Huseman, a junior from California majoring in EXS, and the official spokesperson of the BYUH 4th Ward. “We came, we played, and we had fun.”
”It was hard to tell who would win it near the beginning, but towards the end the 10th Ward picked it up and really dominated all their games.” “There were some really, really good teams, and it was really close at the end,” said Lily Durose, a junior from California majoring in biology. ”It was hard to tell who would win it near the beginning, but towards the end the 10th Ward picked it up and really dominated all their games.” - Nathan P acke r
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tudents saw no shortage of toe tapping and hip swaying Nov. 23 while BYUHawaii’s very own Salsa Orchestra graced the campus with the slick sounds of Latin America. Led by Dr. Darren Duerden, the BYUH Salsa Orchestra, practice every week for about 4-7 hours to achieve the clean performance students were given. The songs led to plenty of Latin dancing during the concert. One of the first students to do so was English and Anthropology major, Diana Ruiz from Cuernavaca, Mexico, who said of braving the floor, “At first I was really nervous to start dancing while nobody else was. But this guy Zoram took me out y me quito la pena” (and I wasn’t nervous anymore). She was not the only one to enjoy the evening as shortly many other couples would join them.
One standout number entitled “Liber Tango,” provided an interesting look at the music of Argentina. This number featured music major Dan Edwards from Logan, Utah on accordion. Edwards spoke afterwards about the Salsa Orchestra saying, “It helps me understand and appreciate music from a culture that’s not mine.” He added, “It brings me a lot of satisfaction.” He later revealed while he was given a prominent role during the song, he has only actually been playing the accordion for a little over three weeks.
This type of musicianship was found throughout the group. Lead singer Felix Callejas, a Marketing Major from Merliot, El Salvador, mentioned that many of the musicians were new to salsa. He also said, “What I enjoy the most is singing and choreographing,” and that performing in the Orchestra, “reminds me of home because the bands are similar.” The group will perfom on Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the McKay Auditorium.
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Salsa Orchestra vocalists Kent Carollo, Keola Kinghorn, Denise Ontiveros, and Felix Callejas perform outside the CAC. Photo by Bart Jolley.
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