November 13, 2014 Ke Alaka'i Issue

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Volume 106: Issue 10

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calendar chicks p. 8 Laie chickens strut their stuff each month

a taste of hunger p. 4 Hunger Banquet raises poverty awarenessNovember

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KE ALAKA I November 13, 2014 • Volume 109: Issue 10 Editor-in-chief T u c ke r G r i m s h aw

Advisor Le e an n Lambe r t

COPY EDITORs H o m e r Wo lm a n A ly s s a Wa l h o o d R eb e cc a S a ba lo n e s

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ON THE COVER: Madeline Emery and Kendrick Soledad prepare for a cheap date at the beach with the help of the BYUH Bookstore. Photo by Kelsie Carlson

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Pictured is the Mediterranean gardens at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Photo by Lauren Steimle

November 14

F R IDA Y Come out and enjoy great comedy with the Seaside Jesters in the Aloha Center Ballroom. The doors open at 6 p.m. with a pre-show and the main show begins at 7 p.m. Food will be provided.

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SA T U R DA Y There will be a swim party as part of the Honor Code Week themed, “Defend the Code.” All BYUH students with current ID are invited to the BYUH Pool to participate at 5 p.m.

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W ED N ESDA Y The Great Ideas Conference begins as part of the “Empower Your Dreams” competition. The event will be held all day Wednesday and Thursday. For more information, visit willescenter.byuh.edu.

T H E W EE K I N Q U O T ES

“I don’t want her within three feet of anyone.”

— Maine Gov. Paul LePage, about nurse Kaci Hickox, who returned from West Africa and resisted a quarantine order.

“Never in my wildest dreams as a kid growing up did I think I would be running from lava.”

— Denise Lagrimas, leaving her home on Hawaii’s Big Island because of an encroaching lava flow. ”The New York City skyline is whole again.”

—Patrick Foye, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, on the opening of 1 World Trade Center. ”There is no doubt that Republicans had a good night.”—President Barack Obama, assessing the November 2014 election results.

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First tenants move into new World Trade Center in New York Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack the resurrected World Trade Center has opened its doors again, marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation. The 104-story, $3.9 billion skyscraper dominates the Manhattan skyline.

The fact Americans can move past the attacks and rebuild what was lost has given America a sense of pride and nationalism, said Christina Akanoa, professor of political science at BYU-Hawaii. “Rebuilding the Towers shows any other extreme group that we can prevail. We picked ourselves up and are moving on.”

The publishing giant, Conde Nast, became the first commercial tenant in America’s tallest building, the new 1 World Trade Center. Staff began working in the tower on Nov. 3.

The building is the centerpiece of the 16-acre site where the decimated Twin Towers once stood and where more than 2,700 people died on Sept. 11, 2001, buried under smoking mounds of fiery debris, said Associated Press.

“The New York City skyline is whole again, as 1 World Trade Center takes its place in Lower Manhattan,” said Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Patrick Foye, whose company owns both the building and the World Trade Center site.

Jaden McCarrey, a senior in peacebuilding from Alaska, said, “It’s not that we can forget the past, but healing cannot take place if we don’t move on.”

Foye’s agency began moving into neighboring 4 World Trade Center two weeks ago. He said 1 World Trade Center “sets new standards of design, construction, prestige and sustainability; the opening of

1 World Trade Center opens 13 years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Photo by AP

this iconic building is a major milestone in the transformation of Lower Manhattan into a thriving 24/7 neighborhood,” according to an article by the Associated Press.

“The Trade Towers are the place for international trade and business,” said Professor Akanoa. “We rely on each other to foster relations. All the people there speak a universal language, regardless of nationality, the language of economics.” There is no country that does not want economic development, said Professor Akanoa.

Still, it’s a bittersweet victory, one achieved with the past in mind as the architects created 1 World Trade Center. T.J. Gottesdiener, of the architectural company Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, told the Associated Press the high-rise was built with steel-reinforced concrete making it as terror attack-proof as possible. He said the firm went beyond the city’s existing building codes to achieve that. “We did it. We finally did it,” Gottesdiener said.

“I think the 1 World Trade Center now being the tallest building in America is symbolic. American is…able to rise above the tragedy and atrocities that occurred,” said Davis Kane, a BYUH alumnus from Hawaii.

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desire to do good. You don’t know what you have done to me today,” he said. Kone is the president of Enactus and has created an NGO called Well Africa. “I don’t want people to come to Africa to fix Africa. Come to help them fix themselves.”

You Sophorn (Rany), a senior in university studies from Cambodia, shared her experience as a child gathering with her extended family for dinner in their home without light. The food was heaped on only two plates. “There wasn’t enough, so we all ate really fast. It was fun, but also sad.” She said now that her family is better off, they help the poor by giving them food or water, but not money. “That’s one of the greatest things I think my family does.”

Rand Blimes, a professor of political science, relayed a story of Dr. AmpBYU-Hawaii student Katelyn McBeth takes part in the Hunger Banquet sponsored by the orn Wuthanavongs, who went from a McKay Center on Nov. 4. Photo by Vlad Tropnikov street orphan in Bangkok to a diplomat for Thailand. Dr. Wuthanavongs started a daycare for Bangkok’s street children, and his purpose, according to Blimes, was simply to feed them one healthy meal a day.

Blimes explained how LDS Church were split into these classes based on real Hunger Banquet gives members giving a generous fast offering is world numbers. Because 10 percent of the real-world perspective a regular way people can help. “You should world is upper class, for the simulation at to BYUH students feel a little pinch when you give a fast offerthe banquet only six participants ate unliming. If you do that, you’ll fend off this proited amounts of meat, vegetables and rice A half-cup of rice or a plateful of meat off of real dishes with tall glasses of juice to cess of convincing yourself that you can’t do anything because you are doing something. It and vegetables. Participants didn’t know drink. doesn’t matter what you do, but for Pete’s which they would call their dinner as they

Thirty percent of the world is sake do something! Because if you don’t, the entered the Hunger Banquet, but as they ate middle class. Accordingly, a larger group their allotted portion, they were urged to take was given a generous helping of rice and veg- information you get tonight will turn you action against hunger. etables and large plastic cups of water. Sixty into a cold, uncaring person, and you don’t

Brandon Bodkin, a senior in politi- percent of the world is lower class, so the rest want to be that way,” Blimes said.

Kasha Coombs, a senior in peacecal science from California, organized the of the people participating in the banquet sat event. He said, “The point is to raise aware- on the ground with a cup half-filled with rice building from California, was one of the few at the “upper class” table. Coombs said, “I ness for world hunger and let people experi- and just one drink of water. ence how people in other parts of the world Sery Kone, a junior in finance from realized how much I really have and how eat. How much, or rather, how little they eat. the Ivory Coast, shared his childhood experi- much we can do. I was saying ‘amen’ to We are also doing a food drive in November, ence with hunger. “I know what it is to have everything Rand was saying.” so hopefully this will kick it off.” this [one cup of rice]. Sometimes I would

Put on by the McKay Center on eat this once a day, or once every two days.

Nov. 4, the Hunger Banquet simulates three I’m so grateful for the person who came up Samone Isom different economic classes from the world’s with this. It reminded me of where I was population. During the event, participants 15 years ago. It has helped me reinforce my

Fighting Hunger

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Students working towards the new Legal Studies Certificate take a photo with Jennifer Kajiyama, center, the faculty member over the program. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Kajiyama

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rospective attorneys have BYU-Hawaii’s new Legal Studies Certificate to gain practical experience in law and legal writing. The Legal Studies Certificate is available for students from all majors and is applicable to students from all regions of the world, said Michael Murdock, Political Science Department chair at BYUH.

“I think it is a very promising opportunity and will help in my journey to go to law school and to provide better services in society. As Pres. David O. McKay said as the purpose of this school, ‘From this school will go forth men and women who will establish peace internationally.’ I believe this certificate is inspired and it is a contribution to the fulfillment of ... McKay’s words,” said Kilapoe Sheppard, a senior in political science from Samoa.

While BYUH has a mandate to address concerns in Asia, which has a focus in business and the Pacific, Murdock said that puts more emphasis on government. “The Legal Studies Certificate equips students with the skills to break into right after graduation entry level government jobs or any organization that has a legal department,” said Murdock. BYUH is the only university in the Pacific that offers this certificate, said Murdock.

The need for this certificate was assessed last year when a school survey of 106 Pacific Island students revealed 97 percent wanted the program and found it beneficial.

Jennifer Kajiyama, professor of Political Science and advisor to the Pre-Law Society, said, “This certificate will teach students to think and research like an attorney.”

With this certificate BYUH students will have a competitive edge in the field of law, not just as attorneys, but as legal assistants and paralegals, said Kajiyama.

Historical trends provided by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. in its 2006 Compensation & Benefits Study Report show that over a 13-year period through 2006, gross salaries for paralegals climbed 61 percent.

Not only does the certificate give BYUH students training for legal work, but

also according to Murdock, “This certificate opens doors for internships.” He continued, “The Legal Studies Certificate is the crown jewel of our department and pushes to equip students with something more practical.”

The Legal Studies Certificate has already helped some students get job interviews and internships. Jerica Naeole, a senior in Political Science from Hawaii, said, “The Legal Studies Certificate prepared me for my internship with Judge Bode Uale at the Family Court in Kapolei. Although still an undergraduate, I was able to do an internship with a judge competing with other law students for that position.”

The certificate requires 15-credit hours and one of the required classes for the certificate is offered Winter 2015. Contact Murdock or Kajiyama for more information.

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PAINT, PASSION, SUCCESS

Professor Jeff Merrill helps students see the bigger picture

I think trusting in yourself is true with whatever you do, even if it's not the arts... You're here to help your development and growth.

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Through his love of art, Jeff Merrill is helping his students reach their greatest artistic potential.

As a teacher of painting and drawing at BYU-Hawaii, Merrill’ said his love for visual art has blossomed throughout his life.

“When I was little, I would get bored,and I would always gravitate towards art,” he said. “I would make little drawings or grab some watercolors and paint something. It’s always been part of my life.”

Although art would have seemed like an obvious career choice, Merrill said he planned on going to school to become an orthodontist. However, after his mission, Merrill said he knew he wanted to strictly do art. Merrill went to BYU in Provo and graduated with a bachelor’s of fine arts in illustration.

Shortly after graduating, Merrill started at a software company that produced educational software. “I started illustrating children’s books and interactive graphics for the games that are now on iPads,” Merrill explained.

He then began to make the visual arts his career. “I was working as an illustrator at a place called the Waterford Institute in Provo, and I got into all sorts of things. I took a pottery class, so I learned all about making pots. I took an upholstery class, so I learned how to upholster furniture, and I also started building some furniture that we now have in our house,” Merrill said.

As Merrill’s personal artistic style has developed throughout his career, he has tried not to put labels on his work. “I think my art is realistic,” he said. “I’m definitely a representational artist. I draw things. I draw people. I draw artists. It’s mainly still lifes, landscapes, traditional subject matter, but I try to do it in a way that has a little bit of an expressive quality to it so that it’s not super highly rendered.”

He continued, “I like just enough visual interference in the painting strokes and things. It allows the viewer to bring something to it. I think I’m an expressive realist.”

Merrill said he takes his passionate attitude and tries to instill it in his students. He teaches painting and drawing but desires for his students to learn more than just that.

“I want them to see,” he explained. “That may sound really simple on the surface, but what it means is to learn to see through the eyes of an artist. It means an understanding of abstract principles of shapes and colors and lines and to see them for what they really are.”

“If they can see, then they’re gonna be successful in whatever they do--whether it be graphic design, photography, sculpting, or whatever visual art thing they pursue--and that will be one of the most important things for them.”

Merrill said he believes trusting in your own creativity and ideas will greatly benefit a student’s academic and social growth.

“They need to let the understanding of how they see themselves as an artist influence their development so that they can grow and prosper on their own instead of having somebody feed them and tell them,

Artist and professor, Jeff Merrill is pictured with some of his work.

Photos by Kelsie Carlson

‘Oh, you should do this,’ or ‘Have you thought about this?’ Ultimately those ideas have to come from themselves,” he explained.

“I think trusting in yourself is true with whatever you do, even if it’s not the arts. You’re in college to learn how to think and to analyze information and to use it to your advantage. You’re here to help your development and growth.”

As an artist, Merrill said he draws his inspiration from other artistic fields. “The simplicity and the elegance of those who have mastered a skill come from a lot of hard work and toil and mistakes,” he explained. He was particularly inspired by one of his mission companions who was a concert pianist. “It was amazing to see that it wasn’t just flowing out of his fingers, but it was a culmination of the rhythm and all the things that I don’t understand about music, and it still looks amazing.”

Merrill added, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. When I see a painting that has a limited number of brush strokes, that means much more than a greater number of brush strokes. The whole painting is greater than all of those things individually.” Simplicity and ease are Merrill’s greatest motivators.

Since he began teaching at BYUH three years ago, Merrill has won awards. As a consistent accepted applicant of the Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Merrill won first place in the Oil Painters of America Fall Online Showcase 2011 and 2013, and a Gold Medal Award in the Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition in 2014.

“I think if I weren’t painting, I’d have to do something with my hands. I’ve always done things that have related to the arts,” Merrill said.

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Chicken Calendar

Entrepreneur markets comedic calendar featuring Laie’s feathered friends

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hickens rock the shoot with Ray Banks, a senior in business management from Colorado, whose Kickstarter project to fund a “Chickens of Laie” calendar has earned almost twice its original funding goal.

The idea originally started as a Christmas present for his sister. “My sister went to school here before. We thought it was so funny how there are so many random chickens all around town. One time I was talking on the phone with her and saw a chicken - like

Ray Banks’ calendar markets itself by showing chickens in silly situations. Photo by Milani Ho

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always if you go anywhere - and thought, ‘Oh, it’d be so funny to make a ‘Chickens of Laie’ calendar’.”

Banks said he initially put the project on Kickstarter.com to become familiar with the website for future projects. “Honestly I was just bored in the library and thought, ‘I should put it on Kickstarter!’

I grabbed one of the photos that I had from my project for my sister and put it on there. It was successfully funded. I was only going for $150 - each calendar is $15 so I needed 10 backers - but it ended up getting funded $236!”

Paul Wilson, a BYU-Hawaii teacher of digital entrepreneurship, said the success of the calendar was Banks’ ability to transform his idea into reality. “I think the power of his idea is the fact that you can take something that small and have success with it. He needed $150 to throw out his idea - that’s not massive funding. Through crowd funding techniques he almost doubled what he needed,” Wilson said. “I love the story because it’s not outrageous. It’s just showing someone trying something entrepreneurial and going somewhere.

I’m curious to know how it turns out.”

Banks said he has been thrilled with the publicity his calendar has gotten. “I had an article run in the ‘Honolulu Star Advertiser’ and I’ve had people come up to me and say, ‘Hey, are you the guy with the chicken calendar?’”

Brandon Johnson, a senior in marketing from New Jersey, is a longtime friend of Banks and said the project’s popularity has grown without any marketing or advertising on Banks’ part. “It’s marketed itself because of the humor in it and the geographical location in which he’s doing it. It gets a lot of recognition.”

Banks said he believes the calendar will please his customers. “I think it’s going to turn out really nice. All the chickens will have little hats and some costumes that depend on the season or culture of the month they’re featured on.”

Banks said the project has already seen a lot of humorous moments. He laughed, and said, “I used my friends DSLR and he had some stale tortilla chips so I just threw those and watched as chickens flocked over to me. One of my roommates was coming back home and saw me there on the ground surrounded by chickens.”

Banks said, “To be honest, I don’t really have much planned for selling the calendar because it was just for fun. I might ask the bookstore if they want to sell some.”

“At this point there is no way to buy it, but I’m going to put it on baselinebicycles.com which is my own business I started last year to sell my own brand of bikes,” said Banks. “Even though the chicken calendar is totally unrelated, I’m going to put it as a product on there as a preorder for the Christmas season.”

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BYUH students cash in on the blessings of marriage Top left, Luke and Kari Facer take advantage of inexpensive outdoor activities like tennis, while top right, Joe and Amanda de Avila enjoy cheap, home-cooked meals while. Photos by Trent McCullogh

While the initial cost of a wedding can be intimidating, though it doesn’t have to be, being married definitely has its advantages – a few of which are financial. The Family Research Council, an educational non-profit organization, reports married individuals earn higher incomes and spend less money on healthcare nationwide. At BYUHawaii, married students make up a large percentage of the student population and couple thrive despite the economic difficulties of being in college and living in Hawaii.

Home is where the food is

When asked about the financial advantages of marriage, most students’ first response was regarding the cost of food and eating out. Mindy Mitchell, a TVA resident from Washington and wife of Seasider basketball player, Robbie Mitchell, observed, “While my husband and I were dating, we ate at restaurants all the time. Eating out was an excuse to spend time together, away from roommates and shared kitchen supplies. Now that we’re married, we cook at home much more often saving money on food as well as gas, gratuity, etc.” Home-cooked meals also mean a refrigerator full of left-overs unpoached by hungry house mates, saving married couples from expensive on-the-go snacks.

What’s yours is mine

Marriage can bring the added blessing of shared material resources, ranging from snorkel gear to Kama’aina discounts. These perks of commitment can save you hundreds of dollars, said senior in psychology from Massachusetts, Catherine Zant. “Marriage was the best thing that happened to me for more reasons than just getting to marry my best friend. I got hooked up with a car, a camera, a surfboard, a gopro and a ukulele. Not to mention I had barely any money and my husband actually had savings. For me it was all take, no give. I had nothing cool to offer. At least he thinks I’m a cool person.”

Uncle Sam

For American students, getting married can mean a change in dependency status – something that can have a significant impact on eligibility for federal grants and loans. In a country where education fees and student debt can be crippling, opportunities for aid are critical.

Stephen Adams, a senior in social work from Alaska, said, “I never qualified for any government assistance until we got married. Now my wife and I do not have to pay for tuition. All the money that we make now from working on campus goes to our groceries and other T re nt mccu llogh expenses, not tuition.”

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dates for$10 or under

Dating doesn't have to be expensive with these tips for how to mingle when you are single

Watching the sunset at Temple Beach is fun, but after the fifth time of being asked, it is time for some innovation in the dating realm.

The benefit to being creative in your dates? It doesn’t cost as much as you think it will, and your date will thank you.

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Hukilau Café - less than $10

The Hukilau Café is located at 55-662 Wahinepee St. in Laie, and about a 10-minute walk from BYU-Hawaii campus. Prices stay under $10, and reviews say it is a “casual spot for Hawaiian comfort food.”

The Hukilau Café is a cash-only establishment. It is open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays, and closed on Sundays.

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Service - free

Here is a different date idea. Choose a member of your community and make a meal or do something to serve that person or their family. Some examples of a service date include making a meal for an ailing individual or expecting mother, baby-sit a family’s children while the parents go on a date, or even just walking the beach and collecting rubbish.

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Bowling at The Hub - $5/person

Monday nights at The Hub is $5 bowling for up to six people, before shoe rental. Make this a triple date and strike out at The Hub!

Madeleine Emery and Kendrick Soledad grab a surfboard, fins and goggles from the BYUH Bookstore and The Hub for a day of fun. Photos by Kelsie Carlson

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Fruit Hike - free

Take a hike around on the trails on the North Shore, collect fruits along the way and end with a smoothie or fruit salad. Make sure the fruit you are picking is in season and doesn’t alter the health of the plant life. To find the national park or hike that best suits you and your date, explore: www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm.

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Rent sports gear on campus - $5 to $10

The Hub or the BYUH Bookstore provides scuba diving, boogie board, and even paddleboard rentals, for both students and the general community.

Paddle boards: $25/hour Tandem bike: $5/hour Football, Frisbee, snorkel gear, bodyboard: $5 To ensure the rental, call the Hub at: (808) 675-3549 Hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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TAYLOR SWIFT

TAKES ALL HER SONGS OFF SPOTIFY

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I'm not willing to contribute my life's work to an experiment.

aylor Swift decided to break up with Spotify, reports E news online, “and it doesn’t look like the two will get back together. Like, ever.”

After recently dropping her new album “1989,” BYUHawaii Taylor Swift fans said they are disappointed they cannot listen to her album via Spotify. “I’m a T-Swift fan, and it is annoying...I can’t enjoy her music for free,” said Michelle Chandler, a freshman elementary education major from Utah.

Swift said in a Yahoo! Music article that with the quickly changing music industry, Spotify promotes the perception music has no value, should be free and is hurting the number of paid album sales to justify yanking all her songs from Spotify.

BYUH user of Spotify, Mason Bell, a junior in exercise science from Utah, said he understands it’s about business, but “fans can’t enjoy the artist’s music if they can’t afford it.”

Swift told Yahoo! Music, “Spotify all feels to me a bit like a grand experiment. And I’m not willing to contribute my life’s work to an experiment that I don’t feel fairly compensates the writers, producers, artists, and creators of this music.”

Melanie Pearson, a freshman in biological sciences from Utah, said she thinks on one side Swift’s decision is about getting paid for the work she does, but “on the other side, I hope other artists don’t follow. I can’t afford to buy every song that I like.”

“A lot of people were suggesting to me that I try putting new music on Spotify with ‘Shake It Off,’ and so I was open-minded about it,” Swift told Yahoo! Music. “I thought, ‘I will try this; I’ll see how it feels.’ It didn’t feel right to me. I felt like I was saying to my fans, ‘If you create music someday, if you create a painting someday, someone can just walk into a museum, take it off the wall,

Taylor Swift’s newest album, “1989”, has sold nearly 1.3 million copies. Photo By AP

rip off a corner off it, and it’s theirs now and they don’t have to pay for it.’ I didn’t like the perception that it was putting forth. And so I decided to change the way I was doing things.”

The Wall Street Journal reported Swift asked Spotify several months ago to make her new album “1989” available on the streaming service only outside the United States as she is still trying to expand her fan base abroad. Spotify reportedly denied her request because the streaming service requires all participating artists to make their music available to all 58 countries where it operates.

Spotify offers both paid subscriptions and free, adincorporated services, and has been criticized over how much it compensates artists and others involved in the music creation process.

According to Spotify News blog, “We believe fans should be able to listen to music wherever and whenever they want, and that artists have an absolute right to be paid for their work and protected from piracy.

That’s why we pay nearly 70 percent of our revenue back to the music community.”

While Swift will keep her music off of Spotify, on Spotify’s blog the company responded to her saying, “We were both young when we first saw you, but now there’s more than 40 million of us who want you to stay, stay, stay.”

AP reported, “More than 700,000 people bought ‘1989’ in the first two days it went on sale last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That already exceeds the year’s biggest one-week seller, Coldplay’s ‘Ghost Stories,’ which sold 383,000 in May. Nielsen music analyst, David Bakula, said that Swift, who announced she would launch a world tour next year, is on pace to challenge the 1.2 million copies she sold the first week her last album, ‘Red,’ went on sale.”

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‘One Tattered Angel’

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Spiritual message shines in original play

udiences cheered, laughed and cried at the BYUH original play, “One Tattered Angel.” Adapted from Blaine Yorgason’s book of the same title, the play portrays the life of Blaine and his wife, Cathy, after adopting a baby girl, Charity, with no brain in the late 1980s.

The climax of the play was a scene showing an intimate conversation between Blaine and Fred, a handicapped man. In their conversation, they reveal the greater meaning behind trials, limitations, and Charity’s suffering.

Blaine: “Fred, do you ever wish you didn’t have…limitations? I mean, do you ever think you got handed a raw deal to life? Don’t you ever get tired of things being so hard all the time?”

Fred: “When I hurt my head, I told my friend that hurting was very hard. He told me that when things got hard for me, it just meant that Jesus loved me lots.”

Blaine: “Wouldn’t Jesus want to help you - to stop your pain?”

Fred: “Hurting does help me. It helps me to feel like Jesus felt when He hurt. My friend said that all Jesus’ life he had hard things happen to him, just like me. He told me to remember that Jesus wasn’t born in a hospital like this but in a barn. He was wrapped in ragged old clothes, and they made his bed out of a smelly place where animals are.”

Fred, played by LeGrand Lawrence, a resident of Laie, helped Blaine to understand why Charity’s limitations were a blessing. Out of character Lawrence said, “A lot of people said they enjoyed the one scene.

One person said it tied everything together. Another told me they cried during that scene. Saturday night they clapped after the scene.”

Top: Cameron Abaroa and Kimberly Kitto starred in the play.

Middle: Dr. Craig Ferre and Ingrid Veliz prepare before the performance.

Below: Aliya Qureshi was also in the cast. Photos by Milani Ho.

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Russel Carlson, assistant professor of Math, said, “Brother [Craig] Ferre did a great job adapting the book. I haven’t read the book, but I was worried because you never know how local adaptations are going to turn out since they’re not usually too good, but I was really impressed. The way he put it together really helped bring the feeling of the Spirit and the message the author was trying to get through and it really did come through powerfully.”

According to Ferre, Yorgason was going to attend the play but was asked to perform the endowment session for his granddaughter who is leaving on a mission.

Elizabeth Saylor, a sophomore in education from China, who played Yorgason’s friend Brenda in the play, said Yorgason gave the cast comforting words in his absence. “One of the things Blaine said is he knows Charity will be watching as an un-tattered angel, and I felt like every time we were doing it, we were doing it with Charity,” Saylor said. “The Spirit was evident in the reactions of the audience despite the fact that we messed up since we’re an imperfect cast. The Spirit is what reached people, not necessarily our performance.”

Performing “One Tattered Angel” at a church university like BYUH brought something special to the play, said Erik Adams, a senior from Oregon studying biology. “The play was different than a normal experience you might get at the theatre because of its LDS themes. You could feel the Spirit if you were trying to and invested in it.”

Saylor said not all people were fans of the play.

“We’ve had people critique it. The people who had negative critique were usually the kind who watch movies, for example, to critique them and not enjoy it,” she said. “But even then they couldn’t deny how good the Fred scene was.”

Kimberly Kitto, a junior from Utah studying psychology, played Cathy, Blaine’s wife. Kitto said she felt like the cast conveyed the message of the play more effectively than they thought. “The crowd responded very positively. We had more laughs than I was expecting,” Kitto said. “I think they just picked up on the human side because there were a lot of situations people can relate to. There was a lot of crying but also a lot of laughter. We did better when the audience worked with us.”

Kitto said, “I think [the play] was a sweet reminder. This brought a different experience and message to the theatre program because it wasn’t a comedy and was a real story.”

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Creating Book Worms Keiki Books encourages learning for children beyond the classroom

Aaron Ng’ambi heads a non-profit focused on bringing learning to kids outside of school. Kelsie Carlson Photo by Kelsie Carlson

Aaron Ng’ambi, along with seven other students, created a non-profit organization called Keiki Books to promote learning outside the classroom. The organization held it first event at the beginning of the month and intends to continue the work.

Ng’ambi said, “Keiki Books is about training a kid up in the way that he should grow.” It provides an opportunity for the children to be excited about learning in school, as well as outside the classroom. Keiki Books accomplishes this by helping kids read and encourages parents to read to their children.

At its last event, about 13 children came from around the community and TVA to read, draw and write. The BYUH Jesters came and performed some of the books for the children who do not know how to read yet. Ng’ambi said this exposes the keiki to literature in a way that they may or may not have had before they came to a Keiki Books event.

Keiki Books recognizes that there are resources out there that are not being utilized. With book donations from the Give and Take combined with community donations, the organization came up with 300-plus books at its last event; way more than was projected, said Ng’ambi.

Michaela Tate, a freshman from Mililani, said, “Books have increased my understanding of the world and how to overcome the dark parts of the human mind, using the light that is within all of us.

Books are magic.”

Keiki Books strives to encompass this very principle in interaction with children, especially those who only know learning to be inside of a classroom.

“The young mind is so malleable. It is so very important that we as students, educators, community members, what have you, aid in shaping these young minds by making literature, in all forms, accessible,” said Lanae Pitts, a freshman studying ICS.

For more information on assisting Keiki Books in making literature and education outside of the classroom accessible, visit its Facebook page or email Aaron Ng’ambi at angambi@go.byuh.edu.

The non-profit organization plans on hosting another event like its first event. Ng’ambi, chuckled and said, “We had no idea what we were doing, but the community came through and affirmed that what we are doing is important.”

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November 8 Final 3 BYUH 1 Cal. Baptist Univ.

NEXT MATCH November 15 vs. HPU November 17 vs. Chaminade

November 7 Final 2 BYUH 3 Azusa Pacific

November 5 Final 3 BYUH

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November 7 PacWest Championship The men and women’s cross country teams finished fifth and sixth respectively at the PacWest cross country championship.

Kevin Miller was the first runner across the finish line for the men with a time of 25:47.92. The men finished with a total of 127 points. T.J. Hesselgesser and Jon Hooke finished 21st and 24th with times of 26:16.79 and 26:28.06.

Cal Baptist finished first with 30 points.

The BYU-Hawaii women’s cross country finished in sixth place with 160 points. Haley Olcott finished 20th with a time of 23:15.48 and Jessica Horrocks finished 24th with 23:36.38. Cal Baptist captured their second consecutive championship with 56 points.

CROSS COUNTRY

The BYU-Hawaii Men’s Basketball team will start off its 2014-2015 on Saturday, Nov. 15 campaign against visiting Saint Katherine College. The Seasiders are coming off a 15-12 record last year and a 13-7 conference record. This year’s team will return a number of players from last year’s squad including senior guard Luke Aston, senior point guard Robbie Mitchell, junior guard Scott Friel, junior guard Pablo Coro, and sophomore guard Cory Lange. Both Friel and Coro were named to the 2013 All-PacWest Team.

Along with a number of valuable returning starters, the

Seasiders poised for success with key transfer players

Ready to Hoop it up

November 8 Final 0 BYUH 8 UH-Hilo

November 8 Final 0 BYUH 12 Hawaii

November 7 Final 1 BYUH 4 Chaminade

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Pictured Pablo Coro Photo by Hector Periquin

Seasiders have a number of impressive summer signings. The Seasiders will feature three Division I transfers including Ian Harward from BYU, and Daniel Berger and Jordan Stone from Utah State.

Stone is a 6’10” senior from Smithfield, Utah. As an Aggie, Stone played in 93 games and averaged 2.4 points and 2.7 rebounds. Stone will provide the Seasiders with physicality and defensive presence in the post.

Berger is a 6’6” senior from Medford, Ore. While attending Utah State, Berger played in 64 games over three seasons, including 30 starts. Berger will provide the Seasiders with a substantial offensive threat, particularly from the three-point line.

Harward is a 7-foot sophomore center from Orem, Utah.

In one season playing for BYU, Harward had 22 appearances for the Cougars, in which he scored 22 points and grabbed 21 rebounds. “Ian adds a lot of size and can run the floor extremely well,” said Coach Ken Wagner in an interview on the BYU-Hawaii athletics website. “We are really excited knowing he can shoot, can rebound, and will give us another big man that can play great defense.”

The team will have an extremely competitive schedule as it will face Central Washington, Seattle Pacific, and Oakland City. “We have a lot of really good athletes who have special talents and will play key roles on the team,” said Lange, an pre-biology major from Tehachapi, Calif.

The Seasiders are picked to finish fourth in the PacWest Conference in the pre-season polls behind California Baptist, Dixie State, and Chaminade. “We feel like we can be very good this year,” said BJ Ford, a junior guard studying exercise science from Payson, Utah. “We expect to win our conference and go on to regionals and nationals.”

Textbooks • When shopping for textbooks, look for international editions. According to Abebooks.com, international editions are usually soft cover and printed on softer paper. The front cover may be different but the content is the same.

• Compare the edition required for class with previous editions and talk to your professor to find out if they are acceptable.

• Check on the Facebook group “Buy/Sell Your Textbooks BYUH”. Students tend to sell books cheaper than online prices.

• Compare prices: Copy and paste the ISBN number into a search engine and compare prices. Pay attention to shipping costs.

• Share the price of the book with someone else that’s in the same class and share the book.

• The library has most all textbooks on reserve. You can avoid buying textbooks by checking out books at the circulation desk. However, you run the risk of other students using it when you need. You can also only check out one book only for a few hours.

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Saving Tips Funny but True • “Trick Change” -Think of • If you live off campus, inpurchases in whole values. stead of buying toilet paper If you make a purchase that just try to time your bathcosts $6.49, think of it as $7. room trips so you always go When purchasing with cash, while on campus. put the leftover change in • Change your clothes a safe place in your room. throughout the day. This Over time you will be more prevents them from getting cautious of your spending dirty and so you can posthabits and collect change pone doing your laundry. that will add up to extra • Hand-wash your clothes. money you ‘tricked’ yourself This takes a lot more time into not having. but saves money over time.

• Set aside 10 percent of your You can also dry your income each pay period into clothes by hanging them on a savings fund. This will be a clothes rack. Just be aware your backup reserve in case of weather conditions for of emergencies. that day.

• Make friends with someone Dating who knows how to give • Take advantage of the free haircuts. and cheap opportunities in the community or onHealth/Living campus for dates and when • Establish a normal eathanging out with friends. ing schedule so you don’t Every week, during the randomly get hungry during weekend and sometimes on the day so you don’t purWednesday nights, BYUHSA chase fast foods or snacks. sponsors a free movie show• Avoid buying soft drinks ing in the Little Theater. and junk food.

Volleyball and basketball games are also free with a student ID. • Setting a goal for the amount of money you spend on a date will help you be more creative. Set up scavenger hunts, go hiking and enjoy all of the natural beauty Hawaii has to offer.

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