March 28, 2013 Ke Alaka'i

March 28, 2013

Volume 102: Issue 11

Ke Alaka i THE LEADER

Empowering dreams Teams win money for business plans 6

Cultural extravaganza Culture Night split into two nights 10

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March 28, 2013 • Volume 102: Issue 11 Editor-in-chief

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Photos from the two-night BYUHSA Culture Night for 2013, where members from more than 20 cultural chapters performed sharing their unique cultures. Photos by Ke Alaka’i photographers.

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Tongan Chapter men dance at the 2013 Culture Night. Performances were held over two nights in the Cannon Activities Center on March 22 and 23. Photo by Emily Waddell

[page 6] Empower Your Dreams and New Venture Plan competitions reward students

[page 8] Student research conf erence held on campus

[page 10] Culture Night wrap ups and f eatures

Share with us your photo of the week and we may feature it in our next issue. e-mail us at kealakai@byuh.edu

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The Polynesian Cultural center is holding an open house to explore the new Hawaiian Village and the new 12-minute movie “Hawaiian Journey” from 2 to 8 p.m. Food at 5:30 p.m.

A free concert with Mana’o Company will be from 7 to 8 p.m.

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Both the North Shore Winds and the BYUH Symphonic Winds will perform a free concert in the McKay Auditorium from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Children under age 8 are discouraged from attending. Please no food or drink allowed in the auditorium.

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There will be a special Easter fireside with music and the spoken word to honor the resurrected Christ at the BYUH Stake Center from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

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QUOTES

“With all my heart and the fervency of my soul, I lift up my voice in testimony as a special witness and declare that God does live. Jesus is His Son, the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh.

He is our Redeemer; He is our Mediator with the Father. He it was who died on the cross to atone for our sins. He became the firstfruits of the Resurrection.

Because He died, all shall live again.”

-President Thomas S. Monson

“There is nothing more universal than death, and nothing brighter with hope and faith than the assurance of immortality. The abject sorrow that comes with death, the bereavement that follows the passing of a loved one are mitigated only by the certainty of the Resurrection of the Son of God that first Easter morning.”

-President Gordon B. Hinckley

NOTE WORTHY news headlines

Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana‘ole Pi‘ikoi, shown here in his official picture as a delegate to the U.S. Congress from Hawaii, is remembered each year by a state holiday in March.

Photo courtesy the U.S. Library of Congress

Prince Kuhio’s contributions to Hawaii remembered

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uhio Day is a Hawaii state holiday held every year around March 26, honoring the memory of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana‘ole Pi‘ikoi, one of Hawaii’s most well-known leaders.

The state holiday features week-long festivals and activities that showcase Hawaii’s traditions.

“Festivals may feature statewide canoe races, cultural demonstrations, and luaus. A luau is a way to celebrate a variety of occasions and includes music, dance, games, and food,” says timeanddate.com, a website that highlights special dates and times in past, present and future calendars.

Prince Kuhio was one of the first delegates from Hawaii to the U.S. Congress. The holiday recognizes his efforts to improve the lives of the people of Hawaii. Kuhio noticed the decline of the Hawaiian people and spearheaded the project of authoring the 1920 Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, which now provides homesteads of approximately 200,000 acres of land to roughly 10,000 native Hawaiian families.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ website says, “[Kuhio was] a pureblooded Hawaiian, a member of a diminishing race. It was natural and greatly to his credit that he devoted much serious thought and energy to

their rehabilitation – it was a work of love on his part.”

Hi‘ilani Shibata, a specialist in Hawaiian culture who has served as Education Operations Manager for the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum said because of Kuhio’s legacy, his impact is still felt by Hawaiians today.

“Prince Kuhio left a legacy that still benefits our Kanaka maoli today. He, like his kupuna (ancestors), tried to make sure our ‘aina, (our land) stayed in malama ‘aina (proper care) under what is now known as Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. He also knew our people would die not being connected to the ‘aina,” Shibata said.

“Prince Kuhio means a significant amount because being part Hawaiian, I see that the actions of a single individual has helped contribute to many other types of advocacy that other Hawaiians have done to help restore and preserve Hawaiian culture and Hawaiian community,” said Eddie Thompson, a senior majoring in Hawaiian Studies from Kapalama, Oahu.

“Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana‘ole is memorialized for his leadership, his tenacity, and his commitment to elevate his people,” says information from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

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‘Matariki Festival of Aotearoa’ An evening of Maori culture in the Cafeteria

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ith food, laughter, and performances, BYU-Hawaii students and faculty members gathered to celebrate the Maori New Year Harvest in the Cafeteria on March 20. BYUH Food Services served guests with a New Zealand menu including carved leg of lamb, Maori Boil Up, and steamed bread pudding.

“We want to give students a different experience. We did a lot of Asian culture in the past and it is time to do Polynesian culture,” said Marilou Lee, BYUH club dining and vending manager.

“The event was a result of a lot of communication and collaboration.

The Caf cooperated with the Kiwi Chapter and the community members for the menu. They showed us the recipe, and we tried to be as close as possible,” described Lee.

Agreeing with Lee, Katai Mariteragi, the Club dining supervisor, offered gratitude to all those who helped make the event possible. “Food Services can’t do it alone. We always invite students to be involved in any event. Like this one, the Kiwi Chapter helped to provide decorations and entertainment. . . We have scheduled other Polynesian cultures in the future too,” said Mariteragi.

For chapters seeking to showcase their cultures, Lee extended the invitation and said, “Contact us for an event. BYUH is so diverse.

We should use the chance well to learn from different cultures.”

Spencer Tan, the executive chef, said, “If you try the salad, you would see a strange curly plant. It is the fiddlehead fern. We ordered it from New Zealand. We did the research a few months ahead for the special order.”

Serving the guests food with a big smile, Paul Mooso, a biochemistry sophomore from Indiana, who called himself a “dishwashing captain in the Caf,” said he was proud because “the students kept coming back for second plates. They looked really excited about the food.”

Teremoana Tokaduadua, an exercise sports science freshman from New Zealand, who had six empty plates and two baskets in front of him, said, “I was very skeptical about the food, but the Caf brought me home today. I always tell my friends about the food in New Zealand. Today the Caf backed my word. I feel proud my culture is on the plate. Now students can experience my culture, food, and performance.”

Shaquille Byrnes, a sophomore and history major from New Zealand, also complimented the decoration. She said, “Everything looks amazing and everyone looks happy. Tonight is a good first step for students to know our culture. It is a good and close representation.”

Without a meal plan, Mathias Tov Lubega, a sophomore and IT major from Uganda, said he paid to come and it was all worth it. “The food is very cultural. I like the soup. It is delicious and reminds me of home. We use pumpkin, potato, and sweet potato in soup too. I wish the Caf can have an event like this every week,” said Lubega.

“I came for an adventure,” said Janell England, a psychology sophomore from California. She said she knew nothing about New Zealand culture. “I do like it and surely I will go back for more food,” added England.

The next coming event for Food Services is called “Earth Week,” which aims to bring awareness about food waste to BYUH on April 23 to 25.

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The Kiwi Chapter partnered with the Cafeteria to showcase traditional Maori entertainment and food. Students enjoyed eating lamb, getting skin stamps, and watching traditional dances. Photos by Emily Waddell.

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Empower Your Dreams

New Venture Competition funds young entreprenuers

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hree teams of BYU-Hawaii students took first place in three divisions at the annual Empower Your Dreams and New Venture Competition organized by the Willes Center. Tension was felt in the air as Mark H. Willes made remarks to the competitors at the final award ceremony. Willes, sensing this, said a good businessman “understands his consumers” so he would not make his final remarks long as participants were gathered in the Aloha Center Ballroom on March 21 waiting to hear who won.

Students participated in one of three categories for the New Venture Competition: Domestic, Social Entrepreneurship, and International. Three categories of awards were given away. First-place teams received $5,000, second-place teams $3,500 and honorable mention teams $1,500.

Those who received first place include: “Golden Baby Enlightenment Education” in the International category; “Pillowface” in the domestic category; and “Well Africa” in the social entrepreneurship category.

Second place winners were “Domestic Worker Project,” “JT Rentals,” and “Ola Sante.” Those who received honorable mention included “Ruah,” “ICD Outsourcing,” and “Smartour GPS”

Tim Zemp, a junior studying business finance from Canada and co-chairman-project manager for Empower Your Dreams, said the competition “went flawlessly, and could not have been better.”

Sery Kone, a sophomore studying business finance and a team member of “WELL Africa,” said, it “is a nonprofit organization that was created to provide a solution to the child labor issue in the chocolate industry. We’ll start in the Ivory Coast and then move forward to other countries in Africa.” He said the “Ivory Coast is the world’s largest cocoa bean producer with 40 percent of the worldwide production.”

“Well Africa” has team members working in Laie, France, and the Ivory Coast. They do not have one specific leader but rather work together as a team, he said.

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Social Entrepreneurship Other team members are Nelson Thunot, Matteo Giordano, Ammon Phipps, Kwadwo Kumah, Melissa Macy Arias, Rahei Thunot, Katherine Christensen, Betsy Tenango, Laura Catalina Moreno, Ianitza B. Torres, Adhna Martin, Necolina Hubner, Dario Arias, Jarek Buss, Iris Lin, Danny Ploeger, Tanner Farley, Anh Mai, Kerry Yu, Ace Vuikadavu, Chris Nartker, Martin Milius, Elliot Mauai, Andrea Bolles, Kiana Bourne, Janet Macy, Victor Macy, Adrianna Lamb, Kelsi Cooper, and Reif Tauati.

The team’s “plan is very simple. We read many reports by international organizations. We found out that the reason why this problem still exists is there is a connection between the way farmers are making money, the chocolate companies are running their businesses, and the fact that the children and their families are looking for money,” said Kone. “Everything is connected. So you have got to come up with a plan where everyone benefits. We call it a ‘win-win plan agreement’,” stated Kone. The team looks forward to building a school for the kids and teaching farmers needed skills for better farms. These things are needed for a “win-win agreement,” he said.

For more information, visit “Well Africa” on Facebook.

Domestic

International

Ryan Oldroyd, a freshman studying political science from Texas and leader of the “Pillowface” team, said it “is an antibacterial pillowcase that you put on at night and throw away in the morning. This way, we prevent foreign pathogens from entering your pores.

It’s the epitome of natural acne fighting medicine.”

“It’s based on research done in 2011 and 12,” he said. “Choose ‘Pillowface’.

It’s a breakthrough in breakouts. That’s our motto. Find us on facebook or at www. thepillowface.com.”

“Me and my team worked really hard,” Oldroyd said. “We may have even put school on the back burner to focus on this, but it was a lot of fun. We’re really surprised. We didn’t actually think we were going to get first place,” he said.

With the money, they are going to look at patenting the idea. “We’re talking with a patent attorney right now,” he said.

“It’s going to go to legal fees to protect our idea.”

The “Pillowface” team consists of Ryan Oldroyd, Ryan McClain, Michael Nitingale, and Casey Nixon.

“Golden Baby” is an organization that has developed a plan for helping the education of Chinese children. The organization consists of Lee Meng Kang, Li Amo, and Liu Xianzhe. Lee Meng Kang, a senior studying business from Taiwan, explained the purpose of “Golden Baby.” He said, “It provides a standard Western, pure English-based service preschool for both wealthy, local and foreign families in Qing Dao,” which is a city in China.

The team’s mantra is: “Born to be winners, learn to be leaders.” The preschool will help children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. It would focus on three different classes: gym, art, and science. Through these classes, they look to develop communication skills, critical thinking, and creativity. Children will “learn how to cooperate as a team,” stated Kang.

“Golden Baby” team members have talked to the TESOL Department staff on campus.

Kang stated their communication with TESOlLfaculty has been “positive” and that they want to support the program in the future with interns.

The prize money will help them finish the remainder of their schooling, Kang said, which in turn will help their project progress.

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Above: Judges listen to decide the winners. Photo by Matt MacDonald. Top Left: Some members from WELL Africa pose for a photo. They took first place in the Social Entrepreneurship section. Photo by Emily Waddell. Middle Left: The Pillowface team pose with signature bowties. Photo by Mei Yin. Bottom Left: The Golden Baby organization looks to help teach English in China. Photo by Matt MacDonald March 28, 2013

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Recognizing student excellence Research conference shows academic diversity at BYU-Hawaii

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he Undergraduate Research Conference put on display the work and study of students at BYU-Hawaii. Students gave presentations on research, observations, studies and findings at the event sponsored by the College of Mathematics and Sciences, and the College of Language, Culture and Arts.

“I thought the conference was great and that it was a good opportunity to talk about my project in front of a critical audience and prepare for other presentations I have to give on this project,” said Crystal Bates, a senior in ICS from Utah.

The conference took place in various rooms around the McKay Building on Thursday, March 21, giving students nearly 20 different sessions they could attend. At each of these sessions, students were chosen to give presentations research or projects.

There were three different sessions on “Interpreting Literature.” Students in these lectures gave their presentations on papers they had completed in studying and analyzing different pieces of literature, such as the presentations by Amanda Vela and Wyeth Thomas on “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” and Kylie Moe’s analysis of Victorian society and “Sherlock Holmes.”

The culture area was covered in part by two sessions of “Government & Pacific.” These presentations chose to address various issues or events in the different Pacific Islands and report their findings from their studies. Notable presentations from these sessions would include Sara Siddoway and Tevita Latu’s study of “The Effects of Internet on the Political Activity of Tongans within and Outside Tonga,” and Sereana Botebote’s study of rubbish disposal in Fiji.

was pleased with the professionalism and the preparedness of the students presenting in his sessions.

“Biology” had two sessions on organic life around Hawaii, as well as studies on skeletal measurement and sex determination. Dr. David Bybee, was moderator over the first session and referred to the conference as the “capstone of the whole experience.” He found the question and answer portion to be one of the greatest parts of the session. “[That] is when they get to become the expert,” said Bybee.

“When they start responding to those questions, you can see the lights go on.” He continued, “They’ve taken ownership and now it’s theirs, and they are the ones who can answer the questions.”

The “Psychology” session took on a wide range of topics.

Among the presentations were: Jessica L. Enos’ lecture on religious factors and life satisfaction, Megan Constanito’s “Stopping Cheating Behaviors” talk, Adam Scalese and Amy Junghyun Lee’s presentation on detecting malingering, and Bonnie Allred’s study on “The Effect of Lip Color and Lipstick on the Perceptions of Attractiveness in Women.”

Later sessions included “Graphic Design/Photography,” which allowed students to give some talks on art. Sirichai Khamrod spoke about “The Epic of Ramayana” and Nguyen Seymour presented on “USA Landscapes.”

“Physiology” was also included in the later block, and focused on subjects from tears to aromatherapy. “It was interesting to see them present,” said Dr. Dan Gubler, moderator for the session.

“You could see their confidence rise as they started to present. You could tell they were a little nervous at the beginning, but it was neat to see each student get in their groove.”

It was a good opportunity to

With two separate sessions, “Biochemistry” gave a demontalk about my project in front stration of the advancements students are capable of making with time and study. “All of these students have been involved in this of a critical audience and research for at least six or more months,” said Dr. Georgi Lukov, who prepare for other was mediator for the first “Biochemistry” session. “Some of them have presentations been involved in this research for a year or two. They’re working on a daily basis on these projects.”

-Crystal Bates

The session of “Identity, Power & Disturbance” was also

Along similar lines, “Building Peace” had three separate at the conference to provide something for those in attendance. The sessions to discuss topics such as discipline and the atonement, aware- influence of women was a popular topic with presentations entitled, ness, Hong Kong, and the LDS Church in China. “We actually had “Sisters in Zion” by Taylor Rippy, “Power, Performance, and Womfour papers that all came from one class,” said Dr. Jim Tueller, who en” by Crystal Bates, and “Poetry is for Girls” by Weston Connally. was moderator for two of the sessions. “And then a fifth paper that

The “Colonialism” session brought attendees back a ways was a little bit different, but still fit into the group.” Tueller said he to analyze some parts of history. Hannah Abigail Brammer gave her

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presentation on an analysis of “Memoirs of the Twentieth Century,”

by Samuel Madden, while Kailana Runnels took a focus on the opium smuggling performed by the “Provisional Government”.

The “Composition, Dance & Musical Performance” allowed students a chance to see musical presentations. These performances were given in artistic and varied ways, ranging from Suzanne Kinghorn’s presentation of Hadyn’s Trumpent Concerto in E flat minor to Kim Soo Kyung showing of a traditional Korean dance called Salpuri.

The conference finished with the poster session in the Aloha Center. Students showcased their research of a wide variety of topics which mostly all came back to focus on the “self”. The yearly event left students and faculty appreciative of the conference and the chances it brings. “It’s a yearly opportunity,” said Dr. Jim Tueller, “The university highlights it by cancelling classes, so we’d like to see more students attend rather than go to the beach.”

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Culture Night starts with an aloha

tudents practiced long hours to represent their cultures with pride, joy and enthusiasm on Friday night, March 22, in the Cannon Activities Center. The 2013 Culture Night extravaganza was hosted by Rosalie Mapa, a junior in accounting and a BYUHSA junior vice president of Service and Learning from Togatapu, Tonga, and Raife Campbell, newly elected BYUHSA vice president and a junior in business from Sydney, Australia.

“Aloha” yelled the Hawaiian Chapter, as it was the first performers of the night, surprising everyone with cowboy hats and string lays to assimilate carnation leis. Kaytie Swain, a junior in hospitality and tourism management from Kauai, said, “Last year we didn’t have a Hawaiian Club, so this year we wanted to incorporate Awana, a more modern hula, for a fresh start to bring back the Hawaiian Club.” The cowboy men and women wore blue jeans, belts, and white collared shirts. “We performed dances that are part of our culture such as paniolo [cowboy] that is something the Hawaiians developed and learned and enjoyed so much that they created dances about it,” said Swain.

The Dance Club and the modern dance class teamed up incorporating a mixture of dance styles, according to Hyrum Linkist, a junior in marketing and business supply chain from Indiana. He said, “For our performance, we split up with both the Dance Club, and Sister Foster’s modern dance class, where we focused more on hip hop, and Sister Foster’s class was more of mixture of hip hop and contemporary.”

The Brazilian Chapter captured the attention of the crowd as it performed a fight dance and the women wore black dresses with different colors. Ana Carone, a junior in mathematics from Brazil, said, “We tried to mix it up this year because we didn’t have

Photos by Mei Yin, Kyoko Hasegawa and Matt MacDonald

a lot of Brazilian natives. So we incorporated the dances with Zumba, and the men performed capoeira, which is very traditional . . . a fighting dance. The guys were wearing capoeira uniforms and we tried to use very colorful clothes for the women.”

The Cook Islands Chapter welcomed everyone with the Pe’e and told a story with its dance about the land and their love for it. Lindsey Gray, a freshman in hospitality tourism and management from the Cook Islands, said, “We started off with the Pe’e, a chant for the boys to welcome, not to be confused with the Haka. We then moved on to the Kapa Rima, which is an action song, and we ended with the Ura Pa’u, a traditional drum dance,” she said, wearing lavalavas and Titi (headbands).

The Fiji Chapter told a story of a tribe protecting itself and five young children, who participated during the performance capturing the hearts of the crowd, said Vika Rambuka, an alumnus and volunteer for the Fiji Chapter. “We built a human canoe through dance to portray a story.” The Fiji Chapter performed wearing traditional brown and white patterned lavalavas and grass ankle bracelets. “We had girls dressed with white dresses to portray a princess look and the guys outfits represented warriors,” added Rambuka.

The Hong Kong Chapter started off with a comical lion dance leaving the crowd cheering for more. Paula Po Ling Tsang, a senior and TESOL major from Hong Kong, said, “We performed the kung fu and lion dance. . . songs that show our love for Hong Kong. We wanted to represent more of a modern Hong Kong so we skipped the traditional wear and dressed casual. . . We showed in our performance two separate groups. One with a busy office lifestyle with a crazy boss and the other group was representing regular

school life. We wanted to do more of an act rather than a dance,” said Tsang.

The Indian Chapter left the crowd rowdy and cheering in excitement for an amazing choreographed routine and very upbeat music telling a story of a wedding ceremony. Sonali Fonseka, a senior majoring in business management from Sri Lanka, said, “We performed bangara and bharta, a southern Indian dancing style. The whole dance is celebrating the wedding. We wear traditional Indian outfits salwar and kurta. . . We tried to make it different this year by having a skit and a dance during the performance,” added Fonseka.

The Kiwi Chapter represented its culture using black dresses and grass made tops, moko (Maori tattooing) design on their chins, and unique facial expressions. Stacey Hettig, a senior and HTM major from New Zealand, said, “We performed ahimene, which is a hymn-like song, action song and poi twirling [string attached to a ball] along with the Haka.” Some of the outfits worn were more modern. “The outfits are more of what is worn today along the lines of ‘old school’ and ‘new school,’ but modernized.

This year, we incorporated the long poi. . . which is from your foot to your hip, and past years we’ve only done short poi,” she added.

Yellow head bands, red dresses, and white fabric were worn by the women during the Mongolian Chapter’s performance and the crowd was in awe as they throat sang.

Bolortamir Luvsantseren, a junior in ICS communications from Mongolia, said, “The name of the dance is ‘Girl’s Melody’ so the first part we did throat singing and that is more traditional. . . It is very hard to sing from the throat. It takes years of experience. . . We incorporated rope jumping, which is a more modern dance style.” cont. on pg. 12 March 28, 2013

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The Papua New Guinea Chapter had the opportunity to perform for the first time ever for Culture Night, according to the event’s host. It grabbed the attention of the crowd as members drummed away and white powder went into the air by the beat of the drums.

Sebastian Alewa, a sophomore in hospitality and tourism management from Papua New Guinea, said, “We performed three traditional cultural dances. Ako Lai central dance and an islands dance were all put together as one.” The men and women wore red lava-lava’s, colored their faces and used grass necklaces and grass skirts. They finalized their performance leaving the crowd singing along with the performers “a song that represents the independence of Papua New Guinea,” said Alewa.

The ASL Club had amazing visuals and costumes that represented its dance. Cory Park, a junior in university studies from Hauula, said, “The American Sign Language Club... We are one of the largest growing programs on campus right now. A lot of students have a high interest in sign language. . . ASL deaf culture is a national culture. People don’t think of it that way but it is its own culture. It has its own language sharing ideas between deaf people and an important part of that is visual communication and that is what our performance is visually appealing.”

The group performed using white gloves, black light and stick figure costumes, causing the audience to cheer as they threw glow sticks to the crowd.

The Thailand Chapter got the audience laughing as they showed their fighting skills and fought with their swords in a comical performance.

Bell Rongthong, a sophomore in TESOL from Thailand, said, “The first part was performed by the girls. It was the Thai traditional dance. We chose a northeast Thai dance that is really fun, not slow, and we used swords, and boys performed Thai boxing. We decided to wear traditional Thai wear. This year we incorporated more dances than last year.”

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beautiful and colorful costumes. Brigham Yang, a senior in biology from Taiwan, said, “Some of Chinese traditional dances are meant to communicate with god. Traditional Chinese cultures believe in different gods so these costumes basically represent the different gods. . . This year we performed a new dance that has never been danced in past performances.”

The Tahitian Chapter kept its traditional outfits wearing grass laces on their arms and legs and colored skirts for the women.

Vaianui Iro, a junior in political science from Tahiti, said, “There are two cultures we tried to implement. Something that we haven’t done for a long time is the Marquesas dance and the girls performed a faster aparima. We call it a Tahiti dance. . . . a little different from what we have done in past Culture Nights. These songs are a lot faster and more modern. The girls wore outfits that were more modern with bright colors.”

The final performance of the night was given by the Samoan Chapter. The chapter kept its traditions alive as the crowd participated by throwing money in the air above the dancers or giving money to the dancers personally while they danced. The group opened up its performance by blowing a shell horn. Moe Taula, a junior in TESOL from Samoa, said, “Maulu’uu is a dance that tells how graceful and pretty the girls are and sasa is a fun dance fun for everybody. . . It has changed over time, so we put a little bit of modern remix in it. We wore puletasi, a traditional two-piece {outfit] and a lavalava for the boys . . This year the leader throughout the performance was a woman and in the past it has always been a man..”

The audience was amazed at each chapter’s performance. “BYUH is the best university because of its diversity. I got to see a lot of my favorite performances on YouTube.

Students were uploading them all… It was awesome,” said alumni Steven Langfeng Yang.

“I think a lot of the clubs performed so differently this year versus last year’s Culture Night. A lot of them were so funny and creative. I was so impressed with them,” said Kaman Pang, a senior in marketing from Hong Kong.

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Culture Night ROUND TWO

Photos by Emily Waddell and Matt MacDonald

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Culture Night TWOThe final nine finish strong

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he crowd gathered for round two of Culture Night and enjoyed the sights and sounds from such places as the Philippines, Africa, and Latin America.

The Filipino Chapter opened the night with dancers in elaborate costumes.

Nyla Person, an HTM major from the Philippines, said, “I believe that there is always something beautiful from each culture that we can take into our lives. Cultural dances say a lot about who we are and it depicts our way of life. The Philippines have hundreds of festivals. This event helped us appreciate our own culture as we share it to others. It strengthened our own Filipino ohana. We will surely miss our late night practices.”

The Japanese Chapter illustrated a samurai by fighting video game characters including Mario, Pikachu, and other anime characters in a 10-level game. The dance after the game segment contained vibrant colors.

Ellen Loi Oi Lun, a sophomore from Hong Kong and an accounting major who performed, said, “The whole dance requires lots of energy because we formed different shapes like making a square or diamond. We also have different parts for males and females.

However, the key point to make it happen is time. We spent lots of time practicing and everyone participated and helped each other.”

Kiribati Chapter dancers told a story with graceful hip and hand motions.

Tee Kaintoka, a freshman and IPB major from Kiribati, said, “I like performing with the Kiribati Chapter because it unites us all together. We may have come from different backgrounds, from different families, but it’s our dance that has brought us together as a family here in BYU-Hawaii. Not only that, the chapter itself really enjoyed performing to show that we may come from a collection of small islands, but with lots of different dances. During Culture Night, we were only able to perform three of them, and I hope

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that we get the chance again to perform the other kinds.”

The China Chapter’s dance contained bright colors and impressive choreography, including some acrobatic stunts and beat boxer Keanu Lee Chip Sao, a sophomore and business major from Tahiti. Since China has 56 ethnic groups each having their own dances, Venus Chang, a freshman and HTM major from Taiwan, said, “What we performed is just one kind of dance, the Xin Jiang dance. Most of us do not have any dancing experience. However, our teacher Xueying Huang, is a professional dance teacher.”

The Africa Chapter started off with the “Circle of Life” from the “Lion King.”

Anna Robbins, a dancer in the Africa chapter, said, “The first was a traditional dance in which only a few of the members participated. It was a fast-paced drum dance and they wore traditional dresses and suits. For the modern dance we danced to “Toofan” and the crowd loved it. It was upbeat and happy. We wore vibrant fabric colors (pink, yellow, blue, and creambrown) and braided grass headpieces.”

The Korean Chapter began with a rendition of drums then performed the famous “Gangnam Style” dance, which received loud cheers from the crowd. Soo Stephanie Kim, a political science major from Korea, said, “As I play the drum, I tried to express the beginning of Korean history. Through the Samulnori performance and the Gangnam Style dance, we tried to show the dynamics of Korea’s continual growth and the development.”

The Latin American Club had segments where couples danced

the salsa and bachata. In another segment, a group of girls danced the flamenco. Tanner Hatch, a junior and business major from Arizona, said, “It was great to enjoy the Latino spirit, and it was really great to create all the new friends and dance with my amazing partner Andie Martin.”

The Sumatra and Indonesian chapters featured singing and dancing. The beautiful sound filled the arena with glimpses of their island culture. Rocky Setiawan, a senior and business marketing major from Indonesia, said he enjoyed waving his country’s flag and participating with his club. He said the lyric in their song meant, “We can live together in harmony, regardless of our different backgrounds.”

In the Tongan Chapter’s performance, the women flowed gracefully with smiles and the men were aggressive and powerful. At the last segment of the dance, members of the audience ran onto the floor to flourish the dancers with cash.

Dance participant Moana Mau, a junior and HTM major from California ,explained, “Giving money to the dancers is tradition in Tonga and Samoa when a performance, wedding, or other celebration occurs. It’s really fun.”

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A Chinese student, performer shows an artistic dance style while posing and holding a rose up in her hand. Photo by Matt MacDonald

Adding some ‘azúcar’

Latino Chapter performs with

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he Latino Club showcased its culture with some traditional dances including the flamenco, salsa and bachata at BYU-Hawaii’s culture night on Saturday, March 23.

Maciel Romero, a senior and ICS major from Mexico, helped choreograph part of the dance. She said, “Our main goal was to represent; to showcase dances that some students from other parts of the world have never gotten to see.”

The members spent many nights preparing for the performance. Gee Glory, a junior and secondary education major from Germany, said, “It was a lot of practice, we practiced outside with uploaded videos online. We put that dance together less than a week ago. It was so much fun being a part of this club and being able to perform.”

Latino Club ladies dance the flamenco, Photo by Matt MacDonald

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Joshua Graham a junior studying Social work from Honolulu, said, “Their dancing was as bright as the colors of their clothes. It made me want to get out of my seat and join them. I love seeing people embrace their culture, and dancing is a great way to do that. ”

“Our dances are very passionate in nature,” said Romero. “Our culture is very sultry and colorful and we do love to party.

The more the merrier.”

The performance consisted of a couple numbers, one with all girls performing the flamenco, and the other dance was with couples dancing bachata and salsa.

Andi Martin, a senior studying EXS from Corona, Calif., danced with the club.

She said, “Me and my dance partner put together our routine on pretty short notice. We had only run through it all the way through four times. Because we practiced barely and were both white, we decided to spice ours up to make up for being ‘white.’ We added lots of spinning,”

The audience really enjoyed their high-energy and entertaining performance.

The crowd that filled the CAC responded with an enthusiast round of applause at the end of the performance.

Romero said, “In the words of Celia Cruz, a Cuban salsa singer, we love to give it our all or some azucar, which literally means sugar.”

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time. The second one is ‘Ulupalukua,’ which is another ranch on Maui. The last one is ‘KilaKila ‘o na Rough Riders.’ Now that one is talking about the actually cowboy, the things that he did,” said Swain.

Eddie Ku’ulei Thompson, a senior in Hawaiian studies from Hawaii and co-director for the second dance, stated, “Paniolo came Hawaiian Chapter pays tribute to paniolo during the time the Hawaiians were going through a lot, after the or Culture Night this year, the Hawaiian Chapter did someoverthrow of the kingdom. The paniolo started to arrive at the time thing a little different. They dressed in blue jeans, white when they needed to revive culture. The paniolo really played a sigbutton-down shirts, and cowboy hats. This is the first time nificant part as being land stewards because ancient Hawaiians were people can remember the club performing like this at Culture Night. very connected to the land spiritually and they always maintained a

Students practiced twice a week for about two months. Ipo balance between the land, making sure they always took care of it.”

Enos, the teacher of two of the dances and an LDS Philanthropy em- Thompson continued in describing the paniolo saying, ployee, stated, “It gives honor to our cowboys.” Enos helped students “Paniolo are the more modern type of land stewards. They showed understand the significance of the paniolo. The dances are “something the Westerner’s during this time, that Hawaiians were still capable of that I learned 53 years ago,” added Enos. doing a lot of things that most Westerners didn’t think they could. I

Kaytie Ku’ulei alohamaikalani Swain, a junior studying understand a lot about hula and have been dancing for seven years.

HTM from Kauai, explained what a paniolo is: “Paniolo is the Hawai- It is really important for me to share my mana’o, or knowledge and ian cowboy. The cowboys came about when the Spanish came. The understanding of hula, with everyone else, so they can get a better Spanish taught them to rope cattle. They loved being in the moununderstanding of Hawaiian culture in that way.” tains, so that is something they did often. There are so many songs

Kathryn Guiness, a freshman from California, studying about it.” business marketing, said, “It is really fun to do. It’s interesting. It’s

Swain said the chapter decided to honor paniolos, “because different than what we see every day. It’s fun.” it is a different part of our culture. When they were up in the moun- “I felt that Culture Night was a big success,” said Hulalani tains, they loved what they saw, so they translated what they saw into Kalua-Santiago, a freshman studying social work from Hawaii, and song.” co-director of the second dance. “It really was about honoring our

“We are doing a medley of three songs. The first one is Hawaiian paniolo and we definitely accomplished that thanks to the ‘Kilakila ‘o Haleakala,’ and that one is talking about Haleakala. It’s help from Aunty Ipo and dedication from our Hawaiian Chapter a mountain on Maui. That is where they would spend a lot of their members. Overall I was proud of our performance and felt like we did our Hawaiian paniolo justice.”

The Hawaiian Chapter will be hosting a luau on April 5 for $12 from about 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Aloha Center Ballroom.

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Members of the Hawaiian Chapter dance dressed as Hawaiian cowboys or paniolo for Culture Night 2013. Photo by Mei Yin

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President Barack Obama meets with religious leaders to discuss immigration reform in the United States including President Dieter Uchtdorf, who is pictured on the left. Photo by AP.

President Uchtdorf meets President Obama Religious leaders weigh in on immigration

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resident Dieter F. Uchtdorf and other leaders of various faiths across the nation met with President Barack Obama to discuss immigration on March 8.

“Obama spoke during a meeting with faith leaders, an increasingly powerful part of the coalition seeking to overhaul the nation’s patchwork immigration laws. The private meeting occurred as the White House tries to show it is focused on more than just fiscal issues following Washington’s inability to avert billions in budget cuts and a looming deadline for keeping the government running,” the Associated Press reports.

Among the 14 participants of the meeting were leaders who represented Christian, Catholic, Jewish and Muslim faiths. President Uchtdorf represented The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Matt Rodrigues, a junior in biology from Hawaii Kai said, “What better man to meet with the president than President Uchtdorf! He is charismatic and personable.”

“It was very interesting to see how faith leaders support efforts to find a responsible solution in comprehensive immigration reform,” President Uchtdorf told the Church News. “It has to be an enforceable law, but it has to have a lot of compassion, love for neighbor, family unification, and common sense,” he added.

Immigration is one of Washington’s top priorities right now.

Upon Obama’s reelection, he made his goal of immigration reform

clear in his State of the Union address and other comments.

“The president understood our sense of urgency,” Rev. Gabriel Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition told AP. “He understands there’s a very narrow window.”

“Faith leaders, particularly evangelical Christians, have become an important voice in pressing Republicans to back new immigration laws,” AP reports.

As an immigrant himself, President Uchtdorf felt strongly that immigration reform must be considered and acted upon.

“The strength of the United States for all the nations around the world was always to be a melting pot where everyone can come together and then be an American,” President Uchtdorf said.

- D ylan-Sage Wilcox

http://www.lds.org/church/ news/president-uchtdorf-represents-the-church-in-whitehouse-meeting?lang=eng

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Men’s tennis win again

Back to back games against UH-Hilo

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Two members of the men’s Seasider tennis team, playing UH-Hilo. Photos by Emily Waddell

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he 44th ranked BYU-Hawaii men’s tennis team beat UH-Hilo in their second match in two days (7-2, 5-0), improving their current win streak to four consecutive victories, and their overall record to 7-3 for the season.

The men won their first match against the Vulcans on March 21 by winning two of the three doubles matches and five of the six singles matches.

Andy Xing and Isaac Hadley teamed up for an 8-0 win at the third doubles slot while Dai Peng and Wei-Feng Lee were winning 8-5 at the second doubles position. Hadley and Lee also picked up wins in singles play, with Hadley winning 6-2, 6-2 at number five and Lee claiming a 6-0, 6-4 win at number three singles.

“We knew we were a better team than [UH-Hilo], so it wasn’t much of a match. We just had to come out and play

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our game,” said senior Isaac Hadley. His confidence was contagious as the rest of the team followed suit with excellent performances across the board. Hadley continued, “We just continue to encourage each other and cheer on our teammates. That is how we can push each other and become a better team.”

The following day, the Seasiders defeated UH-Hilo 5-0 in a rain-shortened match by sweeping the three doubles matches and winning both of the completed singles matches.

Yevhen Zakharov and Martin Chojnacki claimed an 8-2 win at number one doubles while Dai Peng and Wei-Feng Lee were winning 8-1 at the second doubles position. Andy Xing and Jordan Barlow teamed up for an 8-2 win at the third doubles slot to give the Seasiders a 3-0 lead heading into singles play.

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encourage each other and cheer on our teammates.

That is how we can push each other and become a better team.

-Isaac Hadley

Chojnacki earned a 6-0, 6-2 win at number two singles and Isaac Hadley won 6-2, 6-0 at number six singles before the match was stopped due to the poor weather.

When asked about the team’s potential, Hadley said, “We don’t really have many weaknesses. We are a very talented and balanced team. I hope and expect us to make it to nationals.”

Riding a wave of momentum, the Seasiders head into a long road trip to California and will play six matches in eight days.

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Women’s Softball

Players on the women’s Seasider softball team play against Chaminade.

Photos by Emily Waddell

Double-header against Chaminade Close game, just not close enough

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he BYU-Hawaii softball team dropped a pair of Pacific West Conference games against Chaminade, losing the first game 6-2 and the second 7-6. Despite tallying 15 hits, BYUH fell to 5-25 for the season and 2-12 in the PacWest.

The Seasiders scored early in game one, scoring a run in the top of the first inning. Chandra Tewari led off with a walk followed by back-to-back-to-back singles from Brandy Karl, Tiffany Smith, and Tiffanee Frampton to take a 1-0 lead with no outs. However, the Seasiders failed to score with the bases loaded allowing Chaminade to take the lead as they scored twice in each of the second, third, and fifth innings, taking a 6-1 lead into the last inning.

In game two, Chaminade started off hot with an early 2-0 lead, but the Seasiders came fighting back behind a pair of home runs from senior Frampton and a three-run homer from freshman Sara Brown later in the game, but it wasn’t enough as the Seasiders fell short to the Silverswords, 7-6.

Despite recent struggles, the Seasiders remain optimistic on the remainder of the season. Freshman Krystal Weier said, “As the season is coming to a close, I think our love for the game and our teammates will motivate us to finish strong.”

With just nine regular season games remaining, the women hope to make a strong run to close out the year. “We want nothing but positive to come from the rest of the season,” Weier continued.

Sophomore Whitley Haimin agreed with Weier, “My hopes for the ending of this season are that we will finish to the full potential that we started with.”

The Seasiders know that unity is key if they plan to put the past behind them and finish out the season on a high note. “Our team has been through alot this season, and all we need to do now is to keep pushing and stay as one.”

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The BYUH softball team takes on Azusa Pacific at home on March 28. Support the lady Seasiders in their double header, starting at 1 p.m.

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Vegetarian Pizza with Whole Wheat Crust

Take a trip to Italy with a flavorful and healthy homemade pizza.

Whole Wheat Crust:

Toppings:

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Assorted Vegetables: zucchini, green peppers, red onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes Fresh basil Tomato Sauce Mozzarella Cheese Italian seasoning to taste

tsp. white sugar ½ cups warm water Tbsp active dry yeast Tbsp olive oil tsp salt cups whole wheat flour ½ cups all-purpose flour

Directions: 1. In a large bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water. Sprinkle the yeast over the top and let it stand for about 10 minutes, or until foamy.

2. Stir in the olive oil and salt. Then mix in whole wheat and 1 cup of the all-purpose four. Tip dough onto a surface covered with the remaining flour and knead until all the flour has been absorbed.

3. Place dough in the bowl and cover loosely for about one hour, or until it doubles in size.

4. Heat oven to 425 degrees. When dough has risen, spread it onto a cookie sheet or round pizza pan.

5. Cover dough in pizza sauce, chosen veggies, fresh basil leaves, and top with cheese and Italian seasoning.

6. Bake for 16-20 minutes until the crust is crisp and cheese is melted and browned.

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