March 27, 2014 Ke Alaka'i Issue

MARCH 27, 2014

Volume 106: Issue 11

‘ KE ALAKA I THE LEADER

3D food

fine arts fashion BYUH shows its international style

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The man with endless ideas 10 Talking with graphic designer, entrepreneur Ryan Weed

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Fashion around the world 5

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3D chalk festivals 13 Age-old tradition brightens up the street PSST... THE RED SIDE GOES OVER YOUR RIGHT EYE

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AD MANAGER Sh aro n Wo n g

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CONTENTS [6-7] [9] [10-11] [14]

S heya nne R oot : As p i r i ng Fa shion D esi g ner N ew op p or t u nit i es f or s t u d ent s a r t i s t s R ya n Weed : B ra nd i ng d one r i g ht

Ti m e in S t y l e: T he wa t c hes we wea r

ON THE COVER

BYU-Hawaii student Sheyanne Root holds her fashion sketches.

Photo by Kelsie Carlson

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Share with us your photo of the week and we may feature it in our next issue. e-mail us at kealakai@byuh.edu Photo of the week: EXS students came together to participate in the Live to Dance performance.

Photo by Kelsie Carlson

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FRIDAY The first of two nights of Culture Night performances in the CAC will start at 10:30 p.m. and end at 11:59 p.m. More than 13 clubs will perform the first night. The second night of performances will go from 8:30-11:30 p.m. More than 13 clubs will perform this night. Free admission and the snackbar will be open.

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NEWS HEADLINES

ASP Tour begins with changes

The Association of Surfing Professionals world tour was kicked off in Australia at 29 S A T U R D A Y Snapper Rocks at the beginning of March.

Come support the softball team as Gabriel Medina won the competition by it takes on Hawaii Pacific University a mere 0.06 points difference against Joel Parat 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. in a double header. Admission and parking are kinson in the finals (16.33, 16.27). free. The game will be played on the

“It’s an honor to win this event,” softball field behind Hales 3 and 5. said Medina, as he talked about the difficulty of the competition. Medina is the first Brazil29 S A T U R D A Y ian to ever win the event, and second goofy The University Chorale and the footer to win.

Brass Band will perform a concert

Medina’s victory was not the only from 7-8 p.m. in the McKay Auditolandmark in the ASP world tour this year. rium. The concert theme is “CelNow, the ASP is taking on a new style of ebrate the Music.” Come enjoy the music from Europe, the Caribbean, funding by being fully backed by Samsung Pacific Islands and the Americas.

Mobile, which is not a surfing brand.

Free admission and free parking.

The new CEO of the ASP tour, Paul Speaker, said on the organization’s website, “We are sad. We are managing “Our goal has well because of our faith. We are been to elevate the prepared for the worst and are platform of this hoping for a miracle.” tremendous sport -A relative of one of the missing people THEWEEK through top-of-class on the Malaysian Airline flight MH 370 IN QUOTES said after receiving news from the airline media and sponsor that they must assume the plane crashed partners.” Speaker and there are no survivors said since Samsung is a global leader “From the outside I think it looks like in technology, we are a struggle and maybe that’s surfing’s reputation will be enhanced. Even what we are. I just want to love and be though the sponsors are new to the tour, loved. Be happy and make someone SO 11-time world champion Kelly Slater said, “I happy. Maybe we can’t do that for each think [the sponsors] are doing okay so far.” other. Cos right now I know u aren’t

The ASP tour is gaining momenhappy and I am certainly very unhappy tum as a more professional and competitive and sad, [sic]” sports organization with new sponsors and -Reeva Steenkamp wrote in a text message to Oscar Pistorius in the months leading up to her death new regulations.

Personal bodyguards kept surfers safe from the booth to the water and back at the competition at Snappers, a new rule in the ASP. The changes in competition also include intertwining the women’s and men’s heats at Snapper and a new website for fans to access all events.

The ASP also updated the rules and regulations book. It has also been edited and formatted to present-day standards for a professional sport organization. All athletes will be randomly drug tested throughout the tour, and any found to abuse drugs will face serious consequences, Speaker said.

Atalie Isaacson, a junior studying exercise sports science, from Arizona, said, “I’m all for it. It’s good to see surfing become as official and regulated as other professional sports.”

The next competition will be held in Western Australia at wave break Margaret River on April 2 to 13.

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Above: Gabriel Medina wins the Snapper Rocks event in Australia.

Photo by aspworldtour.com

A Timely accessory Finding stylish watches

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Watches, like these pictured, are perfect for any trend setter, said BYU-Hawaii students. Photo by Monica Rubalcava

Watches can be a great accessory that supply variety and put the cherry on top of a unique style. Not only are they useful, but also they add flair. BYU-Hawaii connoisseurs explained their preferences.

Those interviewed were CJ Dadivas, junior in pre-med biology from Japan; Craig Campbell, junior in peace-building from Utah; and Sam Kwon, freshman in biology from Korea.

What do you look for?

“I look for a clean design that shows subtle details. I especially like -Davidas watches with a watch face depression.”

“I always try and find something unique and creative. I love watches that are different and stand out from everyday watches everyone wea -Campbell rs.”

“Right now the trend is black and white and for accessories, gold.

I’ll look for a black watch with a hint of color such as gold. I’m a student, so nothing too fancy or too pricey.”

-Kwon

“Nixon, Steinhausen, Grandeur, NEFF and PNDLM.”

-Davidas

“My favorite watch brands, which often include a mix of classy and creativity, are Nixon, WeWood, Diesel, Neff and Flud. If I'm looking for straight up simplicity and class I wear a Skagen straight out of -Campbell Denmark!”

-Kwon

“G-shock or Cassio”

What’s the make and model of your favorite watches?

“Steinhausen Marquise Automatic watch, Neff Daily Metal Watch Black, and PNDLM Draft Watch.”

-Davidas

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“Because I have a thing for wood watches and gold watches some of my favorite watches include, Nixon's Rotolog Teak wood watch, WeWood's Jupiter, Panerai Officen, my Diesel DZ 7195, Neff's tricolor Daily Sucker and lastly my throwback collectors Jurassic Park metal mesh watch!”

-Campbell

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“The one I have on is a G-shock GB100, and I used to have a Cassio watch with a calculator on it.”

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Precious Preparation Club & chapters make costumes for Culture Night

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ulture Night performances require specific costumes, and the Hawaiian, Samoan and Latino clubs are making theirs from scratch.

In the Hawaiian Chapter, every girl is making her own skirt. Melanie Manutai, a senior in exercise and sports science from Honolulu and the Hawaii Chapter president, said her intention was to "have each of the women sew their own skirts so that they learn different skills when they leave this Culture Night experience, but I've never sewn anything in my life. However, Sister Harper volunteered to help us sew these skirts. She was an answer to my prayers."

Manutai said this process has become a reflection of Hawaiian culture. "In the Hawaiian culture, we are taught to always look to the next person, or look after one another, this is why the word, 'ohana' is always brought up when teaching Hawaiian words. In one of our previous sewing days, I counted 15 skirts were not finished, meaning 15 women weren't able to finish their skirts. Not long after that, I saw women volunteering to cut their skirts for their fellow sisters in the chapter. This sewing experience has not only taught us new skills, it has helped our chapter to bond a little more with each other, to gain a sense of 'ohana,’ helping the next person out."

Manutai considers the Culture Night preparation more precious than the performance. "This, to me, is much more rewarding than just a simple 8-minute number at Culture Night. When they go on stage, in the skirts which they made, there is going to be a greater power to their outfits than they'll realize. It will be a symbol of unity and love. This is the cultural portion in which I would rather them learn, more than just learning the hula."

Like the Hawaiian Chapter, the Latino Chapters' women dancers will be wearing skirts constructed mostly in Laie and the sewing lab. "We are making seven skirts. Others already have them," said Beatrice Gonzalez, a junior in TESOL from Utah, who is helping make the Jalisco skirts for the performance. "It's going to look how it’s supposed to look. Girls are going to have real Mexican skirts and the guys have sombreros. This Culture Night is going to be more legit than the last one," said Gonzalez. It takes roughly four hours to make one skirt, she said, but as time progresses, she and the other women sewing "get the hang of it, so it should go faster."

The Samoan Chapter began working on costumes nearly a month before the performance. They ordered fabric paint and more than five bolts of fabric to make more than 80 costumes, according to Karen Logoitino, a senior in Pacific Island studies from Samoa. "This is our first time to use the machine, so only a few girls with whom it's easy to learn how to use the machine have been helping me make the lavalavas," said Logoitino, who was involved in the costume construction. The womens’ tops were commissioned by Tua Senrivi, a skilled community member. The tops and the lavalavas together create a traditional Samoan puletasi, the outfit the 75 women dancing at Culture Night will wear. Each blue lavalava has white print on it, which was designed by Avii Faalupega, a sophomore in art education from Samoa.

-SAMONE ISOM

Workers at the Polynesian Cultural Center display some of costumes created for their respective villages. Similar costumes will be seen at Culture Night. Photos by Kelsie Carlson MARCH 27, 2014

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Sheyanne Root was accepted to Teen Vogue’s Fashion University in New York City for her fashion designs in 2011. Photo by Kelsie Carlson.

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Why is designing your passion?

“Well there are two reasons. Mainly because whenever I went shopping, I would see cute dresses but I could never get any of them because my mom would criticize that they weren’t modest enough. I would get so frustrated because I wanted to be fashionable, and so that’s when I started saying, ‘I’m gonna alter this, I’m gonna make that so that I could actually wear them.’

That’s where the passion started, but it really blossomed when I went to New York. I discovered the high-end designers when I saw their gowns at award shows. I thought, ‘Someday I’m going to make those gowns.

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What are some challenges and struggles you face with designing?

“I come from a very small town and during all of high school I was made fun of. Everyone would say, ‘Why are you dressed so weird? You’re never going to make it’ and ‘No, what’s your real job going to be?’ This was my biggest struggle at first because I wasn’t really confident. I thought, ‘What if they’re right? What if I don’t have what it

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don’t really realize what goes into your designs.

But whenever I sketch, I always make sure that I’m in a different place.”

Between balancing her school work, blogging, and preparations to serve a mission in Argentina this upcoming May, Sheyanne Root, a freshman in graphic design from Burns, Ore., is pursuing her dream of becoming a fashion designer.

As an 11-year-old girl, Root’s dream of being a fashion designer was born when she first watched Lauren Conrad pursue her dream of attending fashion school and interning for Teen Vogue on MTV’s “The Hills.” “I thought that what Lauren was doing was so fun and cool so I started reading fashion magazines against my mom’s will, and fell in love with designing.”

Since her mother did not know how to sew, Root had to teach herself the trade. “I would hand sew wash cloths together to practice,” Root said. As she got older, Root watched YouTube videos to learn sketch designs and started sewing on her mother’s old sewing machine. She even started a fashion blog to network throughout the fashion community.

In 2011, Root was accepted into Teen Vogue’s Fashion University in New York City, a prestigious and competitive program in the fashion industry. The program only accepts five hundred students from all over the world.

During her senior year of high school, Root individually made 60 dresses for little girls in Africa. The project was titled “Dress for Change” and was extremely successful, said Root. “It took me so long to make all the dresses, but it was worth it. It was fun and I became better at designing and sewing.” She continues to hone her craft by attending sewing classes here at BYU-Hawaii.

Sheyanne Root &

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How do you find inspiration?

“From all around me. You never really know where it will come from. When I went to Italy last year, I went to all these museums and saw all these paintings, and I really like to put things I see in art into my designs. I have a sketch incorporating the flowers I saw along this cobblestone street in Rome. I was just inspired by that.

Recently, I’ve noticed that ever since I’ve been here, my designs are more loose and it’s because of the ocean. You

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Who do you see wearing your designs?

“Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl for sure. I just love her style. She is my girl. They always say have a girl who you can see wearing all of your designs and she is mine. I always ask myself ‘Would Blair wear this?’ Also, I try to make my designs modest. I never have anything that’s super risqué. Women who wear my designs will be lady-like and classy. I’m going for the higher end looks.

I want to allow girls to be both modest and fashionable.

When you see a girl in a beautiful dress, she feels different, she feels confident and I want to be able to do that and have someone feel that when they wear mine.”

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Who are some of your influences?

“I have so many, but I ultimately want to be the same kind of designer as Oscar de la Renta. He is my muse. When I first started getting good at designing, after watching his shows, I would instantly sketch and take things that he did and put them into my designs. I also love Zac Posen and Kate Spade.

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Do you have a theme to your designs?

“I am really inspired by the 1920’s. I like to take 20’s fashion and make them more modern. My designs are very old school elegant, chic, European, and sophisticated. They are not abstract, I want to be a designer whose line gets worn at galas. Most of my designs have a part that relate to the 20’s.”

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Someday I’m gonna do this too.’”

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How do you plan to achieve that?

“From here, I will go on my mission and when I return, I will transfer to Parsons [an art and design college in New York]. While studying, I will intern with different designers and publications during my summers. The better people you intern for, the higher opportunity you have.

After I get my bachelor’s in fashion design, I will move on to get my master’s degree and work under someone’s label. After that, I will start my own label and get down to the specifics; creating evening wear couture and whatever else I decide to get into.”

Root is a contributing fashion blogger for Lucky Magazine and her blog has been posted on their homepage multiple times. View Sheyanne’s blog at theretrorenegade.blogspot.com.

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Where do you hope to go with fashion in your future?

“I see myself hopefully going to New York, starting my own label, and having a runway show at fashion week. I have considered going abroad to Europe because my design style fits better in Europe, but I don’t know if I’m ready to be that far away. My biggest goal is to have a celebrity wear my dress at an awards show or big gala and people talk and say, ‘Oh, she’s wearing Sheyanne.’ It’ll be a long time until I get there, but I’ll figure it out.”

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takes?’ But when I took a step back, I realized that I love to do this, why would I not try? Another challenge is that there are a lot of aspiring designers who had technical training since they were young, and I never had that. I’ve taught myself, so I’ve had to catch up to where everyone else is.

Luckily, I catch on really fast so I’ve managed, but it is still difficult because the industry is so fast paced and competitive.”

Costume Designers

“We made 54 of those costume pieces from scratch, and 20 of those were Perfecting wardrobe dresses,“ said Dooley. “We had to enlist the details of BYUH’s help of community members to get it all Theatre Department done and were so grateful for them volunand her students came up with a general con- teering their time.”

Dani Dooley, BYU-Hawaii’s teacher of

The musical required the costume cept for the look of the costumes. costume design, and Jessica Black, a senior designers to work around choreography and

“We start pinning things on Pinterstudying elementary education from Washington, are two of the designers who created est and trying to come up with an inspiration quick costume changes. “We really wanted to give it a Broadway feel,” said Dooley, “We the costumes for the school’s Winter produc- board,” explained Black.

The team then pulls items from the used lots of color and fabrics that would actions.

“[We are] always trying to improve school’s costume room upstairs in the audito- centuate the movement of the actors and still rium, which holds “thousands of pieces,” said look very 1920’s.” the show and make it perfect,” said Dooley.

Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” Dooley. “Everything from ‘Alice in Wonder-

A BYU Provo graduate in fashperformed March 12 to 15, gave Dooley and land’ to aloha wear.” All the costumes have ion design and construction, Dooley acts as Black the opportunity to update the style of been collected over the years from thrift the head costume designer and teaches the each character as the play was set in modern Theater 141 class. Black’s job as the assistant shops, costume stores, and former students.

For the recently performed musical, times. “We wanted the characters in the costume designer gives her the opportunity to “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” Dooley and her woods to have a northwestern, hipster kind work alongside Dooley from pre-production team had to put together about 110 costumes of vibe,” said Black. “It was kind of fun to up until the costumes are under the lights. with a total of 350 costume pieces, including put that in.”

After analyzing the script for the - H AILE Y GARDINE R semester’s chosen theater production, Dooley wigs, shoes, and hats, with a 1920’s theme.

Dani Dooley Jessica Black

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Wanted: Caricature Sketch Artists Sheets says new opportunity offers meaningful work experience for artists With an ever competitive work field awaiting them, BYU-Hawaii students interested in art said they are constantly seeking work experience to help them stand out. While campus jobs related to art are limited, students often work on individual projects to build their portfolio. Recognizing the struggle for students to build their resumes, Spencer Sheets, a senior from Colorado studying business, came up with a business plan and started Clever Creations Hawaii LLC.

In 2013, Sheets held free caricature workshops and noticed a real interest from students. “About 25 art students showed up and I was blown away by their raw talent,” said Sheets. “So I came up with the idea to bring caricatures to the Polynesian Culture Center.”

When Sheets began to write his business plan, he worked with people on the idea and learned about Dean Howell, a wellknown painter who did caricatures at the PCC for 20 years. When Howell retired, the PCC didn’t bring in a new caricature artist.

“When I approached the center, I came with a plan to train students and hire them to do it there,” said Sheets. The PCC accepted his proposal and the business is set to open in May.

“Working for this company is a great opportunity because we can bridge the gap for art students looking to get real life experience that will diversify and strengthen their resumes,” said Sheets.

He continued, “Having work experience related to your major is so important. All the other majors on campus have been able to get experience outside the classroom and now art students will have that same opportunity.”

The academic advisor over Fine Arts, Betty Nikora, said, “As an art major, employers are going to look most at your portfolio. It is what will sell your abilities the most.”

La Rue Pulido, a senior majoring in graphic design from the Philippines, said, “I think finding a job relevant to my major is really important because it is a way of practicing the skills you learn from school in the real world.” Pulido said she has struggled to find work experiences as an international student and hopes to one day work with a company like Clever Creations. “In my opinion, it is hard for international students to find art-related work experiences because

A new business at the Polynesian Cultural Center will allow students the chance to learn and draw caricatures like this one drawn by caricature artist Bill McQ,

we cannot work outside BYUH or PCC and there are only a few jobs available that provide good work experience for art majors at those two places.”

Tay Steele, a junior majoring in interdisciplinary studies from Utah, said he enjoys creating art and is excited about the new opportunity. “There is a lot of talent on campus and when opportunities to grow come along, you just got to go for it,” said Steele.

Sheets is confident the venture will be a success. “We have a lot of great people involved. A seasoned caricature artist in Waikiki who goes by Bill McQ has trained caricature artists at Universal Studios for 15 years and has offered to help train the student workers.”

Students interested in working as caricature sketch artists can email Sheets at Clevercreations.hi@gmail.com or call 808-295-4802 for more information.

-GRE G E RICKSON MARCH 27, 2014

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Bringing Ideas to Life Ryan Weed Student.

Entrepreneur.

Graphic Designer.

Business owner and BYUH senior in graphic design, Ryan Weed, plans to pursue his dreams after graduation in California. Photo by Monica Rubalcava

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enior Ryan Weed isn’t shy about working hard and getting himself involved in the business world, even while still in school. After switching his major from history to graphic design, he said he now has the ability to have creative control over his current business and future enterprises he plans to open.

Weed, the owner of Beach Time, a beach equipment rental business, said he likes to be able to make his ideas come to life. “I’m not good at sitting down and drawing the things that come into my

head, but I can make them in Photoshop. I have ideas for days so it just gives me a way to execute them,” said the artist.

Weed said one of the hardest parts about getting a business started is having a designer make a website, logo and making the changes. He decided instead of waiting on someone else he would do it himself.

After he graduates in April, Weed plans to move to Santa Monica, Calif., while returning to the island occasionally for work.

“There’s only a few places for a single LDS kid like me so I think Santa Monica will be a good fit,” he said. While in the Golden State, the designer is planning on opening his own branding agency.

His favorite thing about graphic design is branding so it makes sense he is ready to get his hands dirty doing that. Weed said, “I like brand campaigns. I don’t want to just do a logo or just do a poster. I want to plan a whole series. I want to design a business.” He will name the agency Cense, which he said is a combination of the word “sense” and “cent” or money.

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I'm not good at sitting down and drawing the things that come into my head, but I can make them in Photoshop. I have ideas for days so it just gives me a way to execute them.

While still in school, Weed said he is studying hard to learn everything he needs to know to open his new business. He reads a handful of books about typography, branding and graphic design.

He said reading additional material is important. “I just think your bachelor’s degree only gets you so far so I read a lot of graphic design books,” said Weed. “There’s so much more you need to know if you want to be good at something so I try to read as much as I can.”

Weed also works at developing a talent for typography.

After advice from graphic design professor, Dr. Jay Merryweather, Weed is studying typefaces and how they influence people’s buying decisions. “I buy drinks at 7-11 based on the label. Like ‘that label is sick. I’m buying it.’ So typography makes such a difference.” With a non-stop worth ethic and motivation to learn all he can, Weed said he doesn’t plan on stopping after his stay at BYU-Hawaii.

-LAU RE N STE IMLE MARCH 27, 2014

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Live to S tudents team up with Abuliz International Dance Company

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fter a semester of countless hours practicing, the exercise and sport science classes 186 and 289 joined forces with the Abuliz Dance Company to perform “Live to Dance,” a dance showcase choreographed by Nina Abuliz Foster.

The performance, held on March 19, showcased various types of dances including ballet, modern, belly dancing, jazz, and Bollywood dances. Some of the students had never danced before enrolling in the class and were required to spend a lot of time and effort learning the genres of dance.

Sarah Hardman, a freshman from Colorado in the arts department, is enrolled in both EXS 186 and 289. “For me, dance is my way of expressing who I am,” said Hardman.

“All that time may have been stressful and even unwanted, but being able to work with some of the most talented and amazing people every night made it worth it.”

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Students of all skill levels came together under the direction of Nina Foster to perform with the Abuliz International Dance Company. Photos by Kelsie Carlson

Hardman continued by saying that everyone worked hard to make the show a success.

“The outcome made every late night practice worth it.”

One of the highlights of the show was the children’s performance from the Abuliz International Dance Company. The talented little dancers brightened the stage with their enthusiasm. As a mother of three, Foster expressed that she adores the spirit and joy that the children brought.

Foster is from China and has been a dance instructor at BYUH for 14 years. “Not once did the students complain during the practices. It is very hard work and I am so proud of my students, proud of their faith and their commitment. I am especially grateful for Heavenly Father.”

The performers started training on the first day of Winter Semester. Within that first day, they had already learned half of two of the

dances. Every week they had a minimum of three practices that ranged anywhere from three to eight hours, including every Saturday.

Cygni Maynez, a freshman in education with a minor in psychology from Utah, went to the performance to support her friends who were dancing. “I thought they did amazing,” Maynez said. “I know they all worked so hard and dedicated so much of their time to put this performance together. It made me really want to take a dance class or something. I want to learn how to dance now.”

Foster said, “The core of the school’s strength is the miracle of our diverse student body. All the different types of dances were choreographed to celebrate hopes, dreams, love, and the previousness of life. It’s been my great pleasure and privilege to watch their love for life, their love for dance, and their desire to bring joy to others through dance. In other words, they live to dance.”

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Chalk festivals BYUHSA hosted Colorfest during Winter Semester.

Chalk festivals include drawing on the streets and has also evolved into Color runs. Photo by Kelsie Carlson

A celebration of color through history

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halk festivals liven up city streets all over the world, and even locally. What “all started with Madonna—the original Madonna—and the 16th-Century Italian artists who paid tribute to her with chalk and pastel artwork,” has now become a global sensation, said CNN. The artists who first drew chalk masterpieces “drew directly on the street. Madonnari, as the artists came to be called, made a living from traveling from town to town and collecting coins from people who admired their work.”

The report continues on to say that the tradition almost died during World War II, but was revived again in the early 70’s and has been flourishing ever since.

The artwork has also expanded from depictions of Madonna to an endless variety of displays—some are even 3D.

Skylar Sitton, junior in ICS from Arizona, stated her thoughts on 3D chalk art as she scrolled through a few examples online. “I think it’s just incredible—these are clearly really good artists, and their work is kind of mind blowing.”

At the forefront of all chalk festivals is the Sarasota Chalk Festival, held annually in Sarasota, Florida. While this year’s dates and theme have not been announced yet, last year’s festival was held from Nov. 13-18 and boasted the theme, “Legacy of Valor: Honoring veterans, inspiring patriotism, and embracing freedom.”

The event attracted hundreds of artists who effectively turned the Historic Burns Square into what the Sarasota city website calls a “museum in motion.”

Sarasota isn’t the only town with annual splashes of color.

Hundreds of cities and schools host their own community chalk festivals across the nation. Katie Naea, a senior in social work from American Samoa, at first thought she had never seen a chalk festival.

She then recalled, “I used to see festivals going on during my mission in Anaheim, but I never stuck around to see the whole thing. We were working, so we just passed through.”

Another chalk festival was a local celebration held last year at La Pietra, the Hawaii School for Girls, located in Honolulu.

Under their news segment, lapietra.edu states, “Blacktop was the canvas for dozens of burgeoning chalk artists as La Pietra and guest artist Harinani Orme hosted its first annual Chalk Festival. Crouching over the asphalt, students created an environmentally-themed work that will be on display in the art courtyard as long as Mother Nature allows it.” Themes for the La Pietra activity were earth, wind, water, and fire.

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he picturesque landscape of the Hawaiian islands is considered some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, and BYUHawaii students are taking advantage of such surroundings through developing a hobby of photography. “I love shooting in Hawaii because the scenery is so bright,” said Elizabeth Steininger, a senior graphic design major from Seattle, Wash. “I love the vibrant colors. It brings so much more life to my photographs.”

Students have found inspiration from the natural beauty of the islands, but have also looked to other prominent names in photography such as Clark Little. His followers on Instagram are continually amazed by his breath-taking shots of waves, sunsets, and other scenic island landscapes. But Little is best known for braving the pounding ocean waves to capture amazing shorebreak images.

Little’s successful career in photography has earned him a number of photography awards, and he published a photography book in 2009 titled, “The Shorebreak Art of Clark Little.”

Little’s photos have directly inspired BYUH students to delve into photography and start their own Instagram accounts just

for posting pictures of waves and other scenic experiences here on the island.

Junior Chad Nahoolewa, a business major from McKinney, Texas, said he decided to start braving the elements and take pictures of shorebreaks with his GoPro camera. “It really started with surfing.

It’s hard to explain the exhilarating feeling of being inside of a wave and I wished that I could somehow capture that moment and share it,” said Nahoolewa. “One of my favorite parts is the moment right before you snap the picture. Time seems to stand still and all trouble and worry leaves.” Nahoolewa’s photos can be seen on Instagram, @ olewakai.

However, GoPros and other cameras can be expensive for college students, but phone cameras are usually high-quality enough to capture the already photogenic images and scenery of the North Shore. “The atmosphere here and lighting makes it a prime place for taking pictures,” said Megan Ziolkowski, a sophomore studying TESOL from West Jordan, Utah.

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Capture Natural beauty inspires BYUH

Oahu

The Crouching Lion hike offers a unique view of Oahu’s jungles.

Photo by Monica Rubalcava

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hile layers of wood, rocks, leaves, and dirt don’t sound appetizing, using these supplies “tastes really good,” said Aporosa Baba, a freshman in political science from Fiji. All of the layers work to create a lovo, an oven in Fijian. Inside the oven, food is cooked, feasts are prepared, and culture and families are knit together.

“Every family has its own lovo pit. You can make them anywhere,” said Baba. He explained how making the lovo starts by digging a pit in a place with level ground. “We start up a fire with anything dry to heat up the stones. Only the stones are gonna heat up all the food,” said Baba. The stones are heated until they are white, by which time the wood has burned away. The stones are brushed off with coconut branches, and a layer of coconut leaf-stems is put on the rocks “so the food doesn’t stick or get roasted.” Then the food, (taro, fish, chicken etc.) wrapped in coconut leaves or modern aluminum foil, is put on the rocks. The food is covered with banana or breadfruit leaves, mats and finally dirt to keep in the heat.

“Then we wait for an hour or an hour and a half, then unwrap it and it’s good to go. It tastes really good. Honestly, cooking something with a lovo, like chicken, tastes a lot different than when you roast or boil it,” said Baba.

Samoan oven cooking doesn’t involve digging a pit, but rather, a fire and stones are laid directly on the ground. “That’s the only difference,” said Avii Faalupega, a sophomore in art education from Samoa. Choosing the right stones is very important, though, because the wrong kinds can be dangerous when heated up. “Lava rocks are the best. If they are from the sea, it’s not really good. It might explode.” In Samoa, the underground oven is called umu. “That’s the most popular way of cooking back in the islands because they have big families, and that’s the only way to make enough,” she said.

“Cooking in Samoa is a lot of work: you prepare for 3 hours and eat in ten minutes!” Faalupega said they often cook enough at one time for two days of meals.

Even in the city, people sometimes cook this way. In Tonga, the oven is called ‘umu. Manase Taumoepeau, a freshman in biochemistry from Tonga described his family’s use of the ‘umu. “I lived in the capital. We don’t do the outdoor cooking very much. Usually Sundays, when we have a lot of time, we cook outside and do the ‘umu. We start it in the morning when we go to church, and when we come back, it’s all cooked,” said Taumoepeau. He said his family has a pit in their backyard for the ‘umu, and they do it especially for big feasts, but not for everyday cooking.

“I think the way to do it is different for each island,” said Eera Teakai, a senior in political science from a southern isle of Kirabati’s 16 islands. She said, “We do it for weddings and birthdays.

It has to be something important, so maybe once or twice a year.”

The Kiribati word for oven is ‘umum. The trend across the Polynesian islands seems to be that making the umum— or lovo, or umu, or ‘umu—is the responsibility of the men. Teakai said, “The boys have to dig the ground. They go collect stones and ironwood. They mostly cook pig in a coconut leaf basket on top of the stones. Then they cover with leaves. On my island we use mao leaves, but I think the northern part uses banana leaves because they have them in their area. Then we put a mat made of pandanas leaves on top, and then sand. It cooks about 3 or 4 hours, but it depends.”

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Polynesian ovens add island flavor

A traditional Polynesian underground oven cooks a feast at the PCC. Photo by MARCH 27,Hailey 2014 Gardiner 15

Butternut Squash Dumplings

Butternut squash dumplings, as shown above, will impress friends and family alike. Photo by Monica Rubalcava

A delicious vegetarian friendly dish Wow your friends with this delicious out-of-the-ordinary dish. These vegetarian-friendly dumplings can be a great side dish, tasty hors d’oeuvres, or a main course themselves.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH DUMPLINGS

Makes about 60 dumplings Time: 1 ½ hour

1 cup roasted butternut squash 1/3 cup cream cheese 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese ½ tablespoon garlic powder 1/2 cup olive oil (or as needed) 1 pkg. wonton wrappers (about 60) Salt and pepper to taste

1. Cut the butternut squash in half and scrape out the seeds.

2. Place halves on the pan or cookie sheet with the skin side down.

Drizzle olive oil over squash and sprinkle salt and pepper on it.

3. Roast in oven for 30 minutes or until tender. Take out and let rest for 15 minutes.

4. Scoop out about 1 cup of the squash and mash with cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Add some olive oil to loosen the mixture.

5. Spoon about ½-¾ tablespoons of mixture into the middle of the wonton wrapper.

6. Fold wrapper in half, making sure no air is in the wrapper, and fold the edges of the wrapper. Continue until all the dumplings are made.

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7. Boil dumplings for approximately 2 minutes, or until wrapper turns slightly translucent.

8. Sprinkle shredded Parmesan cheese and serve.

(Optional) On medium high heat, cook butter until it turns brown, tossing in some sage. Once the butter turns brown toss in the dumplings for 30 seconds. Sprinkle shredded Parmesan cheese and serve.

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