October 24, 2013 Ke Alaka'i

October 24, 2013

Volume 105: Issue 7

page X&XI:

The Neuroscience of horror

page XII:

What is your Biggest Fear?

page XIII:

Oahu’s Scariest Attractions

Halloween

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Photo of the week: Graphic design students edit photo as part of digital tools class.

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T he best haunted houses on the island

[page 10 & 11] T he Neuroscience of a scar y movie

Share with us your photo of the week and we may feature it in our next issue.

e-mail us at kealakai@byuh. edu

[page 9] What’s your greatest f ear? Campus Comment

[page 15] Cross Countr y Season Update

CALENDAR

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Come to the McKay Auditorium to watch “Emma Smith: Silhouette of an Elect Lady,” written and directed

by Heather Clark and Tahna Whitaker. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. All are invited over the age of 8 years old.

Free admission. Plenty of free parking. A question and answer session will be held afterwards with Religion Professor Dr. Sharp.

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The Seasider Jester Comedy Troupe Improv Show will be held from 8:30-11:30 p.m. Come enjoy free entertainment in GCB room 185.

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Support the BYUH Women’s volleyball team at the Cannon Activities Center at 4 p.m. as they take on Dixie State. Free for BYUH students with current ID. $5 per person for everyone else. The snackbar will be open.

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the week in

QUOTES

“I urge the president and my colleagues across the aisle to recognize the harm being done and set aside their pride to stop the most damaging provisions of the law, or better yet, to repeal and replace it.”

-Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., said in criticism of the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare.”

“We fully agree that we cooperate to fight terrorism. It is indispensable. But this not justify that personal data of millions of our compatriots are snooped on.”

-French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said con-

cerning recent report that the U.S. National Security Agency secured 70.3 million French telephone records in a 30-day period.

“Doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith.”

-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf said in the 183rd

semi-annual LDS General Conference.

news headlines

People take pictures of jellyfish in Toronto. An invasion of jellyfish in the Pacific have led to the development of technology to control the jellyfish population size. Photo by AP

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Robots developed to control jellyfish populations Scientists from the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea) have developed and begun testing marine robots that search for, detect, and destroy jellyfish swarms. The Jellyfish Elimination Robotic Swarm (JEROS) was created as a result of large scale jellyfish invasions in the Pacific that have lead to multiple incidents and deaths along the South Korean coast.

Hyun Myung of KAIST, and his research team developed JEROS due to magnifying sizes of jellyfish populations in the Pacific causing multiple injuries, deaths and additionally interfering in local fish catches.

The Associated Press reports massive swarms have been reported near Australia, Antarctica, the Gulf of Mexico, and off multiple coasts in Hawaii. Box jellyfish specifically have begun multiplying off the coasts of Oahu since first appearing in the late 1800s.

KAIST press releases described the team of robotic “Jellyfish Terminators” wirelessly uploads data to researchers using an impressive combination of internal and global

positional systems, detailing the locations of jellyfish swarms and hotspots.

In the Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing journal, researchers report that the on-board cameras, in conjunction with an impressive array of computers and microprocessors, allow JEROS to identify jellyfish by their shape and movement.

Each robot is composed of a complex system of parts that allow it to operate at maximum efficiency, says KAIST. A net captures the located jellyfish, and pulls them into one of the propellers to be shredded and dispersed. KAIST details that three JEROS robots were able to detect, pursue, and destroy about a metric ton of jellyfish (about 6000 individuals) per hour.

Tests are still being conducted and various portions of the complex systems that make up JEROS are still being improved, so it will be a good amount of time before the robots are dispersed globally. KAIST researchers additionally point out that JEROS is speculated to be able to aid in oceanic cleanups and military surveillance, in addition to worldwide jellyfish population control.

- D ev augh n hu ntoon-j one s october 24, 2013

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Footprint Africa: Raising Literacy in Africa Student starts organization to raise literacy and give aid to the deaf in Africa

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ugustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, a freshman in psychology from Ghana, is the leader of a growing foundation that aims to increase literacy in Africa. Through volunteer work and donation coordination, Boateng has already paved the way to improved education in Ghana and garnered attention from high-level charitable organizations.

With little aid from larger scale NGOs or the UN, the student led organization, Footprint Africa Foundation (FAN), has garnered an impressive resume of accomplishments involving improving Ghana literacy.

In Takoradi, a city in western Ghana, FAN has championed an ongoing project to raise a public school, said Boateng. Working with a retired teacher, the volunteers plan to expand the school once the project is complete to allow more room for students.

Boateng additionally aims to give aid to the deaf, expanding his already impressive vision. He described, “Society has neglected the physically challenged. We’ve taken it up to fix that.”

Footprint has worked with Dr. Bill Vickers, a worldwide leader in deaf studies, to bring a dictionary for deaf individuals to Ghana. The arrival of the dictionary will aid the deaf in not only Ghana, but in all of Africa. FAN has also established large contacts, notably the nonprofit foundation, Books

for Africa, said Boateng. With donations from charitable donors, the foundations are working together to develop and ship over 22,000 books to Ghana. When asked about expanding his aid efforts, Boateng responded, “We are looking at exploring global avenues.

Ghana is not our limit.” The foundation has many more projects on the horizon.

Footprint was brought about by Boateng’s early realization of the importance of education. “My mom is a teacher,” he described, “[She] taught me that the only way I could elevate myself from poverty was through education.” He went on to detail his brief schooling in Ghana before moving to America to attend BYU-Hawaii, consequentially getting his first exposure to common charitable organizations that forward food and clothing to third world countries. “It’s a good thing,” he described, “but it doesn’t help the people become self reliant. The best way is through education.”

His sad tale included stories of school buildings collapsing on children due to poor construction, a shortage of textbooks, and desks that are too small to suit the number of students. He detailed, “Sometimes as many as 15 children would share a textbook.”

The lack of progression drove him to take action. “I know what education can do for the people,” he said, “It’s something I can help these people achieve.”

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My mom is a teacher. She taught me that the only way I could elevate myself from poverty was through education.” -Boateng

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Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng looks to improve education in Ghana through his foundation.

Photo by Kelsie Carlson

When asked about where he sees the status of his organization a year from now, he responded confidently, “We want to have built 200 schools by then. We also want an increased Ghana literacy rate.”

“We want a broader impact” in five years said Boateng, and, “We want more girls in schools, more high school students, and more students enrolling in technical and vocational schools.” His foundation is only 9 months old and has already had a massive impact on African education, an accolade he attributes to his connection to the people.

“We have love for these people,” he said, “We’re doing something that will change their lives forever, that’s not something we can gain in a classroom”.

- D eVaughn Hu ntoon-Jone s

Halloween Treats Students bake and buy their favorite Halloween goodies

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urn on the ovens and call the dentists. It’s time for Halloween treats. From store bought goodies to freshly baked family treats, it’s that time of the year again. Students around campus share their favorite holiday treats and what they are looking forward to most.

Now that the time has come for college students to retire their door-to-door trick or treating days, they turn to their own means for their sweet fixes. Students are content with limited edition holiday release candies while other students carry on some of their family traditions while they are out here attending school.

Sasha Ulbrichtova, a senior from Slovakia majoring in business, said she is excited for the Halloween edition Reese’s candy. She said they don’t celebrate Halloween where she is from but she is fond of Reese’s candy here in America. “I’m excited to purchase some of the Halloween Reese’s candy this holiday season,” said Sasha.

Reece’s candy seems to be a popular Halloween favorite this year. Lindsey Newton, a senior from Las Vegas majoring in elementary education, has always been a diehard Reese’s fan. “I am especially happy to get some of the pumpkin Reese’s candy this year. Who doesn’t love Reese’s shaped like pumpkins,” stated Newton.

Alyssa Moncur, a senior in exercise sports science from Idaho, said she is a little less interested in the taste of the various holiday candies on the market and a little more interested in the entertaining factor of some of the more famously known holiday candy. “I like the Candy Corn. I don’t really like to eat it but I love to make vampire teeth with them,” stated Moncur.

Another fan of the candy corn is Chantel Wright, a junior from Utah majoring in biochemistry. Wright said, “Nothing tastes sweeter than the classic, candy corn. I love the Halloween colors and it always just reminds me off fall.”

Seini Cassandra Ita, a junior in psychology from Utah, said she is excited to make freshly baked goods for Halloween. “My favorite Halloween treat is homemade sugar cookies. My mom would make the cookie dough then let us cut out the shapes.

Then we would get to decorate them Halloween style afterwards. It’s always fun even as I get older. The smell of cookies always reminds me of home and of the holidays,” she said.

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The Fright Behind a Haunted House Students share what scares them the most

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hile the attractions of a haunted house may differ from person to person, students discussed what components of Halloween horror traditions make them the most scared as they prepare to test their bravery this upcoming Halloween. Depending on students’ biggest fears, Oahu offers a wide selection of Haunted houses that are sure to give students the scare they are looking for.

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Rachel Pugina, a senior in business management from Utah, explained what scares her, “I went to a haunted corn maze in Utah and I think that the chainsaws really scare me, the loud noise. It’s quiet and then there is this really loud noise and they chase you. Just the unexpected, the suspense, is what kills me the most.” BYU-Hawaii students agree that unpredictability is a key element in making their blood rush during the traditional Halloween event.

Yujao Wang, a junior majoring in information technology from Taiwan, said, “Well it has to be dark and you wouldn’t see them at first but then it pops out, surprise.

You have to build up the atmosphere.”

A key necessity for successfully scaring people when creating a haunted house is by making the feel as realistic as

possible, causing that thrilling adrenaline rush. Trent Hansen, a freshman biology major from Wyoming, explained what makes a successful haunted house to him, “I don’t really get scared that easily but it depends on the setting. You have to think that something’s actually going to happen, like that it is actually real so you can get scared.”

A haunted house will not be successful if the atmosphere doesn’t have a spooky feel and cause a sort of panic. Hansen then said what he found to be frightening, “I’ve been to one [haunted house] in a old hospital that got run-down, so just the fact of going somewhere that, quote unquote, could be haunted, I guess that’s what scares me.”

However, the idea of the unreal may cause students to

e panic too, leaving them with jittery feelings after encountering things such as clowns.

Leena Kilpelainen, a junior from in secondary education from California, said, “Clowns are terrifying because they are not real and creep up out of no where. And they don’t leave you alone after they freaked you out, you’re forever scared.”

Kyle Nielsen, a senior in biology from California, explained an aspect of haunted houses that freaks him out, “I know that some haunted houses won’t do it, but being touched. That throws me for a loop.

Because you can like scream in front of my face but when you touch my shoulder and I think you’re my friend and you’re not, then I’m tripping.” Selected haunted houses around the country even offer experiences where liability waivers must first be signed, allowing actors to touch you as you are forced to walk through alone.

- Lauren St eimle

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Students recount horror films that frighten them the most

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reeping goblins and ghoulish creatures capture the silver screen as students watch their favorite scary movies this month. Students discussed the scariest movies they can imagine. The tantalizing excitement of being helplessly scared draws the attention of students before Halloween night.

Students were asked what they thought the best thriller was and why. The results showed students loved the movies that were considered more twisted, suspenseful, creepy, and had extraterrestrial life.

What follows are the movies they feel are the overall best choices to get anyone to feel that incredible high that comes from watching horror films.

Jessica Smith, a junior in psychology from Washington, narrowed her favorites down to What Lies Beneath, “because it’s suspenseful

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and keeps you guessing the whole time;” The Grudge, “It’s just creepy;” and The Ring, “because its twisted and interesting.”

Conrad Carr, a sophomore studying finance. from California, considered Signs and I Am Legend to be his favorite scary movies “because they’re deep.”

“I would say a really good one is called Brigham City,” said Trent Hardy, a junior in business supply chain management from Utah. “It was in a town next to mine so it freaked us all out,” he said. Hardy continued on to say that another movie entitled “Mama was not scary but it was definitely freaking weird.”

Hailey Page, a sophomore studying secondary education, from California, said the Sixth Sense was her favorite scary movie. “It’s a suspense-

ful movie about a young kid who can see dead people,” Page said to prove her point.

“Signs because aliens freak me out man,” said Will Fowler, a sophomore studying business from Arizona.

“My favorite is Disturbia because it’s cute and not that scary and has Shia Lebeouf,” said Summer Ragle, a junior in EXS from California.

Jen Rathgeber, an undeclared sophomore from Washington, said The Grudge was her favorite movie “just because it’s scary.”

According to movie critic website rottentomatoes.com Repulsion (1965), a film that follows a schizophrenic woman’s descent into madness, is the scariest movie of all time.

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Cures for Costume Conundrums Last-minute ideas for Hallow’s Eve attire

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n a recent survey, several BYU-Hawaii students shared ideas for last minute Halloween costumes. Whether you aren’t the creative type or you forgot to stock up on morph suits and Power Ranger masks, their ideas are great examples of quick fixes to your problem and proof that you never really grow out of going door to door for free candy.

Top 3 Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas:

Brooke Moss, an undeclared freshman from Washington, said to dress up as Gross-eries. For this costume, take a large shop-

ping bag or a cardboard box and cut leg holes in it so you can wear it like pants. Fill it with crumpled paper, old bottles, or anything as gross as you can tolerate. Just don’t overdo it or nobody will want to trick or treat with you.

Emily Irwin, an undeclared freshman from Washington, said to dress up as a Chick Magnet. You don’t even have to change your clothes for this one. Find a box of marshmallow peeps and tape/glue them to yourself. Easy. (alternate: use barbie dolls, if you’re into that kind of thing)

Kylie Peterson, an undeclared freshman from Utah, contributed the costume, Charlie Brown Ghost. This is the fastest costume on this list. Take an old white sheet and scissors, then go crazy. For added effect tape felt under the holes so that they are black.

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The Science of

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What makes your heart race?

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nowing how the components of a scary movie affect the brain can help students to think about what it is that really petrifies them while they’re watching. The science behind what makes us scared is a complex question.

For some sudden appearances and loud noises is enough to make them jump. Allie Wixom, a junior in psychology from Colorado, said, “In the movie ‘The Conjuring’ they use a lot of dissonant piano chords and loud music—it’s when something loud happens that I jump.”

The site known as horrorfilmaesthetics.blogspot.com explains this technique of succinct alarm in the term “audio shock.” As it states, an audio shock is a “brief increase in volume that startles an audience . . . they unnerve viewers, making them emotionally receptive to tension and fear.”

In more scientific words, different sounds are processed through the cochlea (a part of the ear), which allows the brain to tell the body to respond accordingly. Cochlea.com explains that auditory perception is completely dependent upon a person’s level of alertness. Because of the engaging and suspenseful nature of scary movies, viewers are extremely alert, and therefore likely to react severely to the sudden forceful cry of a monster or the ear-splitting shriek of a victim.

Preston Squire, a senior in peace building from Utah, commented, “If I watch a scary movie by myself, the fear stays inside.

But when there’s an outward element, like when the girl sitting next to me jumps and screams, that’s what really scares me, and I scream like a little girl.”

Those who are not necessarily scared by deafening theatrics during a movie can be haunted instead by the images on the screen, even after they are shown.

The hippocampus, which can be described as the gateway to memory, is also a part of the limbic system, which is associated with both long-term memories and emotions. Memory retrieval that goes on in this portion of the brain can be affected by the echo of emotion felt during the construction of the memory.

Katie Naea, a junior in social work from American Samoa, explained her reaction to memories of scary movies. She said, “If I’m in the dark afterward, I’m afraid that the same kinds of things in the movie are going to pop out at me.”

More about image memory is explained on psychology. about.com, which states, “There are four basic ways in which information can be pulled from long-term memory. Recollection . . . involves reconstructing memory, often utilizing logical structures, partial memories, narratives or clues.”

As Naea and many others recall the scary movie that has been viewed, images are recollected by reconstruction in the brain.

If this reconstruction also brings up memories of fear felt during the movie, the images may become more frightening in the mind than they were when initially stored there.

Imperative to the generality of terror felt while viewing a hair-raising movie is the body’s fight-or-flight response. This is triggered by the amygdala (yet another part of the brain).

An article published by the Journal of Neuroscience states, “The amygdala plays a role in modulating memory storage and translating fear memories into behavioral responses, such as freezing.”

Responses also include fighting and fleeing from perceived danger.

This explains why muscles become tense in accordance with the tension depicted on a movie screen. Although danger can only be detrimental for the characters in the film, the brain often won’t initially distinguish between the movie danger and real-life danger.

Wikipedia adds that threats and danger sensed by the amygdala can result in involuntarily rash actions. As it explains, “If the hippocampus tells the amygdala that it is a fight, flight or freeze situation, then the amygdala triggers the HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis and hijacks the rational brain.”

If your senses get the best of you take a deep breath and remember that after lights go back on, it was just a scary movie.

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Campus Comment

What is your Greatest Fear?

Cynthia Leal, a sophomore in business marketing from Texas.

“My biggest fear is getting shots because I am scared of needles and blood and I just can’t do it.”

Ryan McClain, a political science junior from New Jersey.

“My biggest fear is probably living in a place where I can’t do the things I love to do, like a place that’s not near the ocean or something like that.

Mikeila Aquino, a freshman in elementary education from California.

“My biggest fear is the dark, or being alone in the dark because I don’t know, things could happen. I make up weird things in my head.”

Bonnie Berry, a hospitality and tourism management senior from California.

“My biggest fear is sharks, specifically the megalodon. Last shark week or maybe two shark weeks ago they found evidence that the megalodon could still exist because they found a whale that was bitten in half that was in Hawaii. I surf a lot so that’s kind of scary.”

Alexia Delbosque, a freshman in elementary education from Washington.

“My greatest fear is dropping something really, really important or expensive off a ski lift. One time I dropped one gold earring off a ski lift and it was terrible. Now it’s a really big fear of mine.”

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Oahu’s Haunted Happenings Zombie House, Haunted Plantation among students’ favorite Halloween activities

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s America’s spookiest day of the year quickly approaches, students find themselves wondering what to do on “All Hallow’s Eve.” Some students prefer haunted houses while others prefer to do the dressing-up themselves. Two popular haunted attractions on the island are the Haunted Plantation and Zombie house, which several BYU-Hawaii students have attended.

Koal Apuna, a sophomore majoring in exercise science from Molokai, said, “I went to the haunted Plantation in town. I had to pretend I wasn’t scared because there were ladies present, but it was cherry.”

Chandler Howell, an alumnus of BYUH from Texas, enjoyed the ferocious and hungry zombies at the Zombie House in Waikiki. “It has really good acting, [my friend] Daniel Lawler freaked out when some guys came after him with chainsaws,” Howell said recalling the fond memory of his friend’s terror in the face of the scary creatures featured at the haunted house.

Justin Abregano, a senior majoring in exercise sports science from Laie, admitted that he and his friends were pretty terrified at the Zombie house. Abregano said, “Yeah, I don’t know, that place is so scary my friend almost peed his pants.” During this ‘spooktacular’ time of year, witnessing the scared reactions of both friends and strangers may be the most memorable part of Halloween.

Tawney Gorbutt, a senior in anthropology from Fairfax, Virginia, said that part of her Halloween tradition is going to Waikiki and scaring strangers on the strip. Gorbutt said, “Last year, around twelve of us went to the strip dressed up as Zombies.” She explained how they stayed in character the entire night scaring everyone that walked by. Gorbutt’s favorite part of dressing up was the responses from the by-passers. “They’ll scream or try to talk to you, but we never break character. It’s just funny hearing people’s reactions.”

Gunstock Ranch becomes zombie infested as the masterminds responsible for the Haunted Plantation have brought horror to North Shore with the new Gunstock Zombie Hayride. The ranch-style adrenaline rush happens Oct. 25, 26 and 28 from 7 to 11 p.m. when participants are loaded into trailers and are driven through the moonlit ranch. Tickets are $20.

-saman t h a sprin g & h an n ah pac kard

The undead plague Gunstock Ranch’s Zombie-infested Haunted Hayride attraction. Photo courtesy of Gunstock Ranch OcTober 24, 2013

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BYU-Hawaii Targets Unapproved Housing

Off-campus student housing inspected

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n the beginning of this Fall Semester, students living in unapproved, off-campus housing at BYU-Hawaii received emails from the Housing Office in regards to their housing status. Kiley Murray, a sophomore in business from Provo, Utah, said, “I received an email from the school saying that I needed to be in BYUH approved housing because my house wasn’t approved. I signed a BYUH contract for the house I live in now and wanted to find out what was going on, so I went to the Housing Office to find out.”

Murray was told by Housing Office employees that her house, like many other student’s houses, had not been inspected and that the houses need to be inspected annually.

Grace Alspaugh, one of Murray’s roommates, said when BYUH Housing came to inspect her house, they were very helpful.

“They seemed to only be trying to make the house better for the students to live in,” Alspaugh said.

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Students living in houses like this one on Naniloa loop had to have their housing approved by BYU-Hawaii Housing. Photo by Pichaya Saisopa

concerns. “We make sure that each student has a bed, a place to put their clothes, has a restroom, and only has five unrelated people living in the house,” she said.

Lopez-Camit continued by explaining the Hawaii state law only allows five unrelated people to live in the same house, and then supported the Housing Department’s recent actions by referencing the Twelfth Article of Faith, which states, “We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers and magistrates, in obeying, honoring and sustaining the law.” Lopez-Camit said, “As a church institution, it is important to follow the laws of the land, which is why we can’t approve [some of the] houses.”

BYUH has been given a special exception from the government to separate men and women living together, according to Lopez-Camit. Landlords who segregate sexes in their homes that are not BYUH approved housing are actually breaking a federal discriminatory law. BYUH is trying to help protect landlords and students, she said. Although following these rule may be difficult,

Lopez-Camit said, “We want to work with landlords to make it work for everyone as a community.”

The Housing Office staff wished for the students to understand their concern for the safety of all students—that the President’s Council needs to have a record of where all BYUH students are living in the event of a natural disaster. “Also we understand there is not enough approved housing right now but knowing exactly how many students live off campus will help fix the problem,” said Lopez-Camit.

If you are a student living off campus and received an email stating that your account will be put on hold because you do not live in approved housing, Lopez-Camit, and the entire housing office staff, encourage students to pay them a visit to answer any questions and resolve any concerns. “Please come in [the office] for help if you are not able to find contract housing. We are willing to work with everyone,” said Lopez-Camit.

- Samantha Sp ring

Men’s Cross Country Season Update BYU-Hawaii builds momentum as the Pacific West Conference championships approach

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he Seasiders hosted the BYU-Hawaii Invitational in Laie on Oct. 19 where junior standout Kevin Miller led the way, finishing second overall and helping his squad finish second as a team behind Hawaii Pacific University. Miller finished the 8K in 26:05.

Prior to that, the Seasiders flew to Hilo to compete in the UH-Hilo Invitational on Oct. 12. Miller again led the men’s cross country team to a first-place finish. Miller won the men’s 5K in 16:03. BYUH also took the third, fourth, and fifth overall positions as Matthew Belliston finished third with a time of 16:24, Hesselgesser at 16:26 for fourth, and Kearl in fifth place at 16:33.

On Sept. 28, the men’s cross country team took first overall at the Hawaii Pacific Invitational. Once again, Miller led the Seasiders, finishing second place overall, finishing the 8K with a time of 26:31. Clayton Kearl, Tanner Smith, and T.J. Hesselgesser were also big contributors as Kearl crossed the finish line at 27:37, Smith at 27:38, and Hesselgesser at 27:42. “Our strength as a team is our team unity and training,” commented Kearl, a junior from Utah, “I had a great summer training and I was able to hit 80-90 miles a week,” continued Kearl. “All the guys were working hard as well and it built a good base for the season.”

The BYUH men’s cross country team took first overall at the Big Wave Invitational held in Kaneohe on Sept. 14 as Kevin Miller nabbed a second-place overall finish in the men’s 5K with a time of 16:14, leading to the first team win of the season.

After two consecutive first-place finishes, the cross-country team will race in the Pacific West Conference Championships will be held in San Rafael, Calif. on Nov. 2.

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Clockwise from left to right: Fans cheer on the cross country Seasiders; Kevin Miller and other Seasiders run alongside Chaminade and HPU. Invitational; Carston Feigleson and Clayton Kearl smile for the camera at the completion of the invitational. Photos by Sumika Yoza

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Ho’onani Apo makes dig in victory. Photo by Pichaya Saisopa

Lady Seasiders Continue to Roll No. 5 Seasiders on hot streak, improve to impressive 15-1 record. he Women’s Volleyball team has continued on their streak of momentum as they swept Cal Baptist 3-0 and beat the No. 25 Point Loma Sea Lions 3-1 (25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 25-19) in consecutive games on Oct. 18 and 19 respectively. Stella Chen led the team with 17 kills and 14 digs while Erica Willes added 13 kills. Ying Chun Chen added an impressive 41 assists and 11 digs in the victory as BYU-Hawaii (14-1, 9-1) handed Point Loma (17-4, 11-1) its first PacWest conference defeat.

The day after their big win at home against Point Loma, BYUH swept Cal Baptist 3-0. Chen once again led the way recording 22 kills. With the win over Cal Baptist (14-7, 11-2), the Seasiders (15-1, 10-1) knocked off the Pacific West Conference’s No. 1 and 2 teams in back-to-back nights.

After a thrilling match against Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) on Oct. 12, the Seasiders wasted no time to once again find their winning ways. Since that defeat, the team has won its last eight matches while only dropping three sets along the way.

Now, at No. 5 in the nation, BYUH looks to continue in its winning ways. Three-time Pac West player of the week, Stella Chen, a junior outside hitter from Taiwan, said, “Competition of course is going to have someone win and someone lose, but the important thing is how you learn from the mistakes in the match and move on.” Chen leads the Seasiders with nearly 200 kills on the season.

Redshirt Freshman Janelle Fink reflected on the only loss of the season, “Honestly [the loss] brought us together…we needed it. We played with emotion and our team bonded and pulled together right after the game.”

Erica Willes, a junior from Oregon, added, “We always try to focus on the here and now. If we have a night where things don’t go our way, we shake it off and tomorrow is a new day.”

BYUH hopes to continue its winning streak as they welcome Fresno Pacific to Laie on Wednesday Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cannon Activities Center. The match will be televised live on BYU TV. -g r e g or y eric kso n

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