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A culinary carnivalFoodfest pleases an

international palate

Celebrate! Students leap into the

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Michael Lee advertises a plate of Korean food at Saturday’s Foodfest. Photo by Ryan Bagley

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Walter Fredrick Morrison, inventer of Frisbee disc, dies:

53 years after his inven-tion, originally called

the Pluto Platter, 90-year-old Morrison passed away at his home in Monroe, Utah, when old age “caught up to him.” –AP

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LDS Church to provide temporary housing in Haiti before rainy

season: Before April, they hope to distribute at

least 600 housing kits, each of which will include lumber, corrugated tin and

hurricane straps for roofs, and ce-

ment.–LDS

News-room

Avatar rocks the boat and sinks James Cameron’s previous record holding film “Titanic” in box office sales...

49 of 50 states

have snow; holdout is Hawaii:

More than two-thirds of the nation’s land mass had snow on the ground when the day dawned Feb. 12, and then it snowed ever so slightly in Florida to make it 49 states out of 50. –AP and Christian Science Monitor

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Ceremony preceded by death of Georgian luger: The “fastest sliding track on earth” claimed a life as Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed instantly Friday after he lost control of his sled on the luge track in Vancouver. He was ejected from his practice run and slammed against an un-padded steel pole at the side of the track’s final corner. His death cast a shadow on all events. –AP

Photo by Ryan Bagley

NOTEWORTHY NAME: LUKE GRAESSER WHY HE’S NOTEWORTHY: Luke finished ninth in the men’s elite division at the 2010 Great Aloha Run on President’s Day. This was no small feat considering he was up against over 20,000 other participants. HIS TAKE: “It was a [cross country] team goal to do the run this year; to run it and do our best.” Long before the run, Luke and his teammates determined that they wanted to finish somewhere in the top ten. “I decided to finish ninth,” Graesser confessed. “It was a joke at first, so I was surprised when I crossed the finish line and they announced my ninth place ranking.”

–KENT CAROLLO

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“As a photographer, you have a chance to make a moment stand still in time and create something beautiful or intriguing for viewers to talk about,” says Kuulei Akina, a senior IDD/Art major from Kahuku. “One image can be interpreted in so many different ways, so it’s amazing how much emotion and passion can come from that one image,” she said. Professor Dwight Miller’s ART 312 Intermediate Photography class, of which Kuulei is one of under a dozen students, is wrapping up a two-week display of students’ photographs in the David O. McKay Audito-rium. ART 312 is described as “a class in visual expression where students learn to apply conceptual thinking to communicate

through reportage, illustration, portraiture, symbolism, SPFX, and conceptualism.” Photographs on display range in subject, from landscapes of North Shore waves and the Byodo-in Buddhist temple to portraits and studies of darks and lights. Maggie Harris, freshman English major from Missouri, thoroughly enjoyed browsing through the student’s artwork. Interested in photography herself, she com-mented, “The photos were super engaging; a lot of contrast and interesting subjects. I’m really impressed by their work.” Aissa Mitton, BYUH Alumnus from New Zealand, first took an interest in pho-tography as a senior in high school. She uses photography as a means to express herself. She explained, “Most of the photos that I

take are abstract, although, since I just had a baby, I really like taking photos of babies lately.” For students with less photography experience, Professor Miller also teaches ART 212, Beginning Photography, of which ART 220 is a prerequisite. ART 212 focuses on camera technique, and introduces both digital and dark room processes. Students must also be able to provide their own 35mm equip-ment. The photo exhibit, which began Jan. 28, will continue through Friday, Feb. 12. Admission is free, and everyone is wel-come.

–AMY HANSON

Students display their digital points of view

Seasider plans hot dog eatingcontest and more

The Seasider is revising its schedule and its menu. Some of the revisions include late-night Wednesday (open until 10:30 p.m.), hot dog eating contests and a Seasider focus group. The Seasider’s ice cream and grab-and-go stores will be open every Wednesday until 10:30 p.m. Ivona Mills, manager of the

Seasider, said, “We wanted to offer a student hangout and monotony breaker during the week when not many other activities are of-fered around campus.” Explaining the extended Wednes-day hours, Mills said, “We did this based on student request. It is not a profit center, but we are trying to control other costs in order to keep new food items and fun activities.” On Feb. 24, the Seasider will host a hot dog eating contest from 9:30-10:30 p.m. Students can enter the Seasider during business hours for a $1 fee. Prizes will be rewarded to the best hot dog eaters and to many other participants.

“This is just the beginning of many activities to come. We are hoping to partner with BYUHSA for a possible open mic night and study sessions,” said Mills. The Seasider focus group will give students a chance to voice their opinions and suggestions to better the future of the snack bar and also to voice any complaints. The first session will be on Feb. 25, and lunch will be served. Alicia Lamoreaux, a sophomore in elementary education from Utah, said, “Not only does this offer students a chance to voice their opinions, it’s another option for lunch and a free one at that.”

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55 yearsWheelwright saysgrander future stillin store for BYUH

President David O. McKay presided at a groundbreaking ceremony on Feb. 12, 1955, that marked the beginning of what is today BYU–Hawaii. Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, marked the 55th anniversary of that epic beginning. President Steven C. Wheelwright, now the ninth president of BYUH, reflected on the great history that led to the building of this institution. “We are ‘standing on the shoulders of giants,’” he said. “There is an incredible history of building the kingdom from here.” Speaking about such “giants,” President Gordon B. Hinckley said in the 1997 Pioneers in the Pacific Sesquicentennial Celebration held in the Cannon Activities Center, “We’ve never had greater heroes in this church, in my judgment, than those who laid the foundations of the work among Polynesia … and many of you who sit in this congregation today, who have been gathered from those islands, are here because of their efforts. I hope you never, never, never forget that.” President Wheelwright said of the progress of the school from those long-ago beginnings, “Naturally, what I worry about most is, ‘are we doing enough?’” Referring to a conversation he had with President Eyring, he said, “The ques-tion for the university is very simple: what is the university doing to accelerate the growth of the kingdom in the Pacific?” President Wheelwright said one way the university is trying to fulfill this charge is “by having [the university] accelerate the growth of the

individuals who make up the university.” During the Golden Jubilee celebra-tion Oct. 21, 2005, President Thomas S. Monson spoke positively of the outcome of the school. “You represent over 70 countries, and are fulfilling the dream which President David O. McKay had for you and the thou-sands of others who [have] passed and will yet pass through these hallowed halls.” In a comment for the production of the 2009 film, “Prophesy and Fulfillment,” Von D. Orgill, president of the Polynesian Cultural Center, spoke about the school and its relation to the church and community. “I

don’t think that the Lord is through with this place yet. I think He has other miracles in store, and all that has happened up until now is in preparation for the things which are yet to come.” President Wheelwright, too, sees a bright future in store. “Most people think of [the university’s] potential from what they’ve seen in the past. The Lord, however, has a grander perspective of what it could do, and the effect it can have on the world,” he said. “We haven’t even scratched the surface.”

–KAT I E DEARDEN

ABOVE; President McKay prays at the groundbreaking of BYU–Hawaii 55 years ago. TOP: Five years ago, the groundbreaking was reenacted during the Jubilee. File photos

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“If I’m forgetting someone, sue me.”These were some of the opening words at this year’s David O. McKay lecture, spoken by Religion Department faculty member Mar-cus Martins as he opened the lecture series. In 2009, Ned B. Williams was cho-sen to be the David O. McKay Lecturer for 2010. After the absence of the annual lecture in 2009, students, faculty, staff and commu-nity members looked forward to Williams’ lecture, ‘The Glory of God is Intelligence Ig-nited in the Beauteous Majesty of Language.” Williams has lived in the commu-nity and worked on the BYU–Hawaii campus since 1977 and was the chair of the English Department. Williams opened his lecture on Thursday, Feb. 11, by speaking of the empha-sis placed on intelligence by the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, saying it is ultimately important and

that our education is the only thing we will take with us to the next life. Further pursuits of knowledge are nowhere more evident than on this very campus, he said. Williams stated that our trust and learning must be placed in scripture passages such as Doctrine & Covenants 88:78-79, which commands that we gain knowledge of all things everywhere, and D&C section 136, which speaks of learning through humility, opening our hearts and ears, and receiving the Spirit that is there to enlighten. When speaking of language, Wil-liams asked two of his students to join him at the pulpit. The students were asked to share with the audience the points to which their minds had wandered during the last 20 minutes of the lecture. One student was thinking of courses he would like to take if he had the time, and the other was thinking of her senior paper. Williams then shared his under-standing of the relationship between language and intelligence—his students were listening to him at first, but as their minds wandered, they no longer listened. Or were they actu-ally listening to him, but just listening in a different way? Perhaps they were listen-

ing faster than he was speaking, and they were filling in the extra time with their own thoughts and inspirations. Hide Sakai, freshman in HTM and IBM from Hokkaido, Japan, said what stuck out most to him was that “language is not the only way to communicate. We have the gospel, and we are taught how to speak with Heavenly Father using more than just words. We can use our feelings and, if we have the Spirit with us, we can understand the feelings we receive in return.”

–LANEA M I L LER

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English Professor Ned Williams speaks about intellect and language at the David O. McKay Lecture held on Feb. 11. Photo by Ryan Bagley

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–AMY HANSON

“Feeding my child ... matters because food matters (his physical health matters, the pleasure of eating matters), and because the stories that are served with food mat-ter. These stories bind our family together, and bind our family to others. Stories about food are stories about us—our history and our values.” Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book, “Eating Animals,” is a thought-pro-voking chronicle of how the meat, poultry and seafood that we consume makes its way to our plates. It teems with num-bers, first-hand accounts, and representations of multiple per-spectives concerning factory farming, where 99% of the United States’ meat originates. Author of the highly acclaimed “Everything is Illuminated” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” Foer commenced

writing his first non-fiction book with the birth of his first child. He and his wife mar-ried with the ambition to adopt vegetarian-ism, but remained relatively lax about it until

the arrival of their son, when Foer’s quest to determine the morality of eating animals took on a sudden urgency. “Eating Animals” is noticeably different than most books on the subject: Foer allows factory farmers and animal rights activists to speak for themselves, as well as many oscillating in-between those advocat-ing more restrictions on farming and more humane

slaughterhouses. He empathizes completely with omnivores and examines the cultural importance of the foods we eat. Foer associates food with storytell-ing. He relates how, growing up, his favorite food was his grandmother’s chicken with car-

rots. She was a World War II concentration camp survivor who survived greatly in part because she would eat the things that others refused like rotting potatoes and discarded meat scraps. He considers the significance of choosing to raise his son as a vegetarian, for he would never experience his grandmother’s signature dish, grilled hot dogs in the sum-mer, or eat turkey at Thanksgiving. “Eating Animals” contains records of the tremendous suffering incurred by the pigs, cows, chickens, and marine life from an unpartisan point of view. It presents statistics illustrating the effects that the hormones and antibiotics fed to our meat have on our health, contributing to—among other things—flu epidemics and cancer, and de-scribes the toll that factory farming is proven to take on the environment. Foer does not argue that not eating animals is the most important cause we can be involved in. He simply asks if the impact that our food choices have on deforestation, global warming, pollution, oil reserves, hu-mans rights, public health, and animal abuse, are more important than the fleeting taste of a cheeseburger for lunch.

The famed China Central Television Galaxy Children’s Choir will bring their high-spirited music performance to Oahu along with dancers and musicians from the China Secondary Art School associ-ated with the Art College of the University of Inner Mongolia. The young performers will be featured at the PCC, BYU–Hawaii and the Leeward Community College Theatre. The Young Artist of China group arrived in Hawaii during this year’s Chinese New Year celebration. The Chinese performers will have a chance to share their art with elementary school children, university students, the general public and a large broadcast audience. “I’ve watched them perform before on CCTV, the biggest TV station in China,” says Ming Lau, a senior in music education

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from Hong Kong. “I am looking forward to their performance and hear some familiar Chinese tunes in the Auditorium!” For most of the 66 Chinese youth on the tour, this will be their first time on American soil. The specially-selected Galaxy Children’s Choir members will consist of 31 singers, ages 8-14, and directors. The majority of the Inner Mongolian dancers and musicians are youth ages 16-20, though university professors also contribute to the musical ensembles with the Chinese flute, Horse Head fiddle, and Mongolian “throat singing.” Horses and grassland life are common themes of the dance and instrumental selections. While most of the performers live in Inner Mongolia’s capital city of Hohhot or board at the university, many have grown up on the grasslands in yurts. The group will perform Feb. 19 at BYUH Cannon Activities Center. The preshow starts at 7:30 p.m. with the group’s performance at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students with I.D.

Chinese performers to share a piece of home with Hawaii

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Winter 2010’s Foodfest has come and gone, satisfying many hungry bellies. Students, faculty and community members gathered last Saturday night around the Little Circle to feast on food from cultures all over the world. Every BYU–Hawaii club was required to participate in Foodfest, either by having a booth of their own, helping out another club, or aiding in clean up. Chris Wood, sophomore from California major-ing in EXS and president of the ASL Club,

worked at the Republican Club’s stand for the night. “I love to grill,” Wood said simply. The Little Circle was jammed with dozens of picnic tables, moon bounces, a rock climbing wall, and even a makeshift stage on which students played live music for those dining. Haley Pratt, sophomore from Washington majoring in EXS, indulged in an acai bowl from the Triathalon Club. She gushed, “I love how there’s food from so many different cultures! I was

having a hard time deciding what to get.” Paul Clonts, sophomore from California majoring in zoology, also ate an acai bowl—his first since being in Hawaii. He joked afterwards, “It was like a triathalon in my mouth . . . I feel a strong yearning to gain a closer relationship with [the acai bowls]. It put my taste buds into a state of nirvana.” Eden Lake, freshman from Wash-ington majoring in education, walked around

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Winter 2010’s Foodfest has come and gone, and satisfied many hungry bellies. Students, faculty, and community members gathered last Saturday night around the Little Circle to feast on food from cultures all over the world. Every BYU-Hawaii club was required to participate in Foodfest, either by having a booth of their own, helping out another club, or aiding in clean up. Chris Wood, sophomore from California major-ing in EXS, and president of the ASL Club,

worked at the Republican Club’s stand for the night. Chris simply said, “I love to grill.” The Little Circle was jammed full with dozens of picnic tables, moon bounces, a rock climbing wall, and even a makeshift stage where students played live music for those dining. Haley Pratt, sophomore from Washington majoring in EXS, indulged in an acai bowl from the Triathalon Club. She gushed, “I love how there’s food from

so many different cultures! I was having a hard time deciding what to get.” Paul Clonts, sophomore from California majoring in zoology, also ate an acai bowl—his first since being in Hawaii. He joked afterwards, “It was like a triathalon in my mouth . . . I feel a strong yearning to gain a closer relationship with [the acai bowls]. It put my taste buds into a state of nirvana.” Eden Lake, freshman from Wash-ington majoring in education, walked around

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BOTTOM: FROM LEFT TO RIGHT President and Sister Wheelwright enjoy the festivities and their snacks from campus clubs; Mat-thew and Jessica Hyde delight in their acai bowls from the Triathalon Club; members of the Tongan Club hoist a rack of meat onto the grill in preparation for the nights events. TOP: FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Supanasa Wong of the Thai Club holds a chicken green curry plate; Japanese Club’s Naomi Nakatani holds their teriyaki steak, white rice, and salad dinner plate; malasadas, as held by Lucy Walter from the Hawaiian Club, provide a sweet contrast to the other flavors of the evening. Photos by Ryan Bagley

the Little Circle wearing a bright pink sign that read, “Brownies, Lemon Delights, and Root Beer,” for the Swing Dance Club, trying to pull in hungry customers. Other food sold included crepes from the Tahitian Club, Korean BBQ, spring rolls from the Hong Kong Club, and chicken, ribs and hot dogs from the Tongan Club. Chris Graham, senior from Utah majoring in IBM, said his favorite part about Foodfest was the variety. He was particularly interested in the malasadas from the Hawai-

ian Club, admitting, “They smell heav-enly!” Johnny Watkins, freshman from California majoring in biochemistry, chose to eat lumpia from the Filipino Club. “It was brilliant,” he said. “I love the food here, and the camaraderie between the dif-ferent cultures.” Rich Farnes, junior from Mary-land majoring in ICS, said his favorite part of Foodfest was “all of the authentic food, like the root beer floats.”

Matt Hyatt, senior from Virginia majoring in accounting, said he loves the people at the event. “Everyone from the community to the students come out for it,” Hyatt said. Hyatt worked with the Invest-ment Banking Club to sell New York style hotdogs, because the club was hoping to raise money for a trip to New York to learn and look for jobs.

–AMY HANSON

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Chinese New Year in the Cafe

–BLAKE BAXTER

Chinese New Year’s celebrations took place around Oahu, including in Chinatown and right here on cam-pus. RIGHT: BYUH Chef Spencer Tan dresses for the event. Photos by Ryan Bagley and Trijsten Leach

There was a lion sighting at The Club dining facility Feb. 11. At approximately 5:34 p.m., witnesses dining there said they began to hear the loud beating of drums and cymbals. Then, out of nowhere, an enormous red lion barged in through the front door, right past the cash register and into the cafeteria. Turns out it was Dr. Ban Phung, professor of business communication, and his family performing the traditional Lion Dance as part of the Chinese New Year celebration at the Cafe. Diners set down their forks and stopped to watch the creature with its snap-ping jaws and flashy eyes. The immense lion danced up and down each row of tables, pi-loted by Kai Phung and Brigham Martin, and accompanied by Jay Phung on the cymbals

and Ammon Phung on the gong. The cafe celebration included tra-ditional Chinese games hosted by the China and Taiwan clubs, a quick lesson in proper Chinese greetings, decorations and music. The menu included Chow Ho Fun with Char Siu, Peking Steamed Buns, Egg Rolls, Shrimp Crackers, Canton Duck Soup with Glass Noodles, and two flavors of Bubble Drink. Head Chef Spencer Tan said they planned the menu two months ago and started preparing some of the dishes a week in advance. “It was very time consuming,” said Tan. Overall, diners enjoyed them-selves, especially students from Asian countries where the new year is sometimes

celebrated for an entire month. Sotharak Chea, a senior in accounting from Kampong Cham, Cambodia, said, “I feel like I’m at home because we celebrate Chinese New Year in Cambodia too. Half the population in the city is Chinese.” “I’m so excited that [BYUH] is celebrating Chinese New Year,” said Jessica Crandall, junior in EXS from Provo, Utah. “I thought that New Year came only once a year, but at BYU-Hawaii it comes twice!” By the end of their meals, some students were feeling a little less homesick. One thing that everybody learned was how to say “Happy New Year” in Chinese: “Guo Nian Hao!”

feet off the ground. There will also be a res-taurant opening in a few months,” she said. Students have inquired about jobs in the surf shop, but, according to Smith, the business is not ready to take on new hires just yet. Smith also said in the past the surf shop has offered a 15 percent discount for students. But Smith could not confirm the discount will be offered since the reopening. Trent McCullough, an undeclared freshman from Washington who loves to surf, said, “I think the shop reopening is great because it’s so close. It’ll get a lot more students involved in surfing.” The shop is by Hukilau Beach. It is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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The BYU–Hawaii Alumni “Meet and Greet” took place in the McKay Auditorium of the BYUH campus Feb. 11 from noon to 1 p.m. Corbin Thomander, BYUH alumni manager originally from California, said, “This is homecoming week to welcome alumni home. It’s a reception, something to say thank you.” Now living in Hauula with his wife and daughter, Thomander graduated from BYUH in 2002 with a major in business. “The pur-pose is to show school spirit and come back to the university,” he said. Richard Christensen graduated from BYUH in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in business management and attended the school for five years. “I tried to make it six years but the whole don’t-get-an-education-don’t-get-a-job thing motivated me to make it five. It’s a good way to kick a bird out of the nest,” he said. Now Christensen is a director in videography, making specials on great white sharks for National Geographic. Christensen and his wife happened upon the alumni event. They were here for a shark symposium and decided to eat at the BYUH Seasider when the saw an alumni sign. Brent Chowen, who works with BYUH School of Education, said, “My wife –CARR I E COLL INGR IDGE

BYUH alums meet for homecoming[Jodi Chowen] works for Career Services and she attended here when she was a student.” Chowen continued, “We are from Austin, Texas. We came over here to work and it is just a great place to be. We have been adopted into the BYUH family. That is how we look at it.” Tuione Pulotu, originally from Tonga, has been in Hawaii for 50 years. “I came over here in 1960 as a labor mission-ary to build the Polynesian Cultural Center. The Church sent me from Tonga,” he said. “When we got through in 1963, I went to Tonga and came back to go to school in 1964.” Pulotu spent three years studying art education, and then had to drop out to care for his family. BYUH, then known as Church College of Hawaii, was much simpler than it is now. “We didn’t have much—the activity center or the bowling alley. Our activities were going to the beach for a bonfire or going to the Hukilau,” Pulotu said. The Hukilau was a Laie tourist attraction started even before the PCC opened. It was held at Hukilau Beach and included food and cul-tural performances. “The difference was that

Su r f s hop r eopensAfter a year and half of renovation, the Hukilau Surf and Gift Shop is open for busi-ness again. The Hukilau Surf Shop, which has been through many different owners in the course of its 18 years of existence, is again under new ownership. Ed Searfoss, owner of Country Surfboards, and Frank Lorusso, current owner of the Haircut Store and former owner of the Spaghetti Shack, are partners in the newly opened shop. Searfoss makes the boards the shops sell. Holly Smith, one of the previous owners of the shop, has been working in the shop since it reopened. “The shop is just starting out, and I’m helping them get their

we were really close because the student body had 1,000 or less students.” Pulotu played rugby for the school, in a football field that sat where the administration building is now. Vernice Wineera came to BYUH in 1960 and graduated in 1977 with a major in English. Her education was spread out over several years because she put raising a family first. “It took me a while because I have seven children,” she said. Wineera has also worked as a vice president at PCC and a director of the Pacific Institute at BYUH. “President Shumway, who preceded President Wheelwright, suggested that I go to BYU–Provo to get my master’s and doctorate. When I went to grad school, I did American Studies.” Wineera did her disserta-tion with a focus on the coming together of culture, church, and commerce at PCC. These days, Wineera lives in Laie, focusing on being a grandma and painting.

One of the clubs on campus during the early years. J.S. Library Archive photo

Hukilau Surf Shop is newly reopened and is located across from Hukilau Beach off of

Kamehameha Hwy. Photo by Ryan Bagley

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Y ou might see her if you stop to get a bite to eat in the Seasider, or during

the half-time show at a basketball game. Maybe you’ve had a class with her, or maybe you’ve just seen her around cam-pus. You might not have known, however, that she is from Diego Martin, Trinidad, and that she is the only student attending BYU–Hawaii from Trinidad and Tabago, a set of small islands in the Caribbean off of the northeast shore of South America. Trinidad is known for its world-famous Carnival and national instrument, the steel pan.

Donika Byng is a sophomore study-ing psychology and working towards earning an international peace building certificate. She is a woman with an ambition and a plan. With her psychology degree and peace building certificate, she wants to return to Trinidad and there pursue a Master’s degree in social psychology and work with the local gangs. “Crime is getting pretty bad there,” she said.

Talking about why she chose to study psychology and peace building, she said, “I love social issues and I love psychol-ogy.” She says that she got a lot of practice listening and helping people when she was growing up, and knew that it was something that she wanted to continue doing.

When asked about the events that led her to BYUH campus, she recalled, “I always wanted to go to BYU, to just be with people of my own standards.” She explained

that she was the only member of the church in her school. The church in Trinidad and Tabago is small, but growing; the first stake was organized in Trinidad last year.

Donika grew up the middle child of five. She attended an all-girl Catholic school for seven years. Her main afterschool activ-ity, she recalled, was participating in dance classes.

“I’ve danced since I was 4,” she said. Trained in ballet and modern dance, she

was eager to continue dancing at the univer-sity. “The first semester I came,” she said, “I looked for some sort of dance team.” After a year on the BYUH Dance Team, she was asked to be co-captain, which is her current position.

Since her time here, she has worked at the PCC and is currently employed at the Seasider. “I love bacon!” she said with a smile. “My coach always brings me bacon because she knows I love it so much.”

“I’ve danced since I was 4,”

–Donika Byng

She is a woman with an ambition and a plan.

Donika ByngDonika Byng

–KAT I E DEARDEN

Donika Byng is a sophomore and the only student from Trinidad and Tabago at BYU-Hawaii. She is the co-captain of the Dance Team. Photo by Ryan Bagley

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“I’ve danced since I was 4,”

–Donika Byng

Donika Byng

The BYU–Hawaii women’s basketball team made it three in a row Friday, Feb. 12 defeat-ing Chaminade 90-68 in PacWest Conference play. The Seasiders overwhelmed Chami-nade from the get-go, scoring the first seven points of the game and eventually taking an 18-5 lead within just 10 minutes. BYUH never looked back after that leading for the remainder of the game. This

win improves the Seasider’s conference record to 4-5 in the PacWest and 8-11 overall. Mahina Gago, senior, lead the Seasiders attack scoring 23 points. In addi-tion, Gago fueled the team by hitting three three-pointers, pulling down 7 rebounds, and coming up with 4 steals. Three additional three pointers were pinned down by junior guard, Richelle Fenenbock, to aid her in scoring a total of 17 points. Felisita Ika also helped gain the win scoring 14 points and grasping 9 rebounds. Dara Tompkison lead the Seasid-ers in assists with 7, while adding another 8 points to the scoreboard. Losaline Faka’osi

came in off the bench to add 9 points, while Lindsay Sundin scored an additional 6 points and had 5 rebounds for the Seasiders in contribution to the win. Freshman Mina Romito commented on some key factors that lead to highest scoring win of the season: “We chose to play lanes and put more pressure on the defense. We also pushed out fast break play, which led to points being put up quickly.” A total of 28 points came from turnovers. The Silverswords are without a con-ference win this season falling 0-9 and 1-16 for the season.

–JESSE MANSC I LL

The BYU–Hawaii men’s basketball team defeated Chaminade 80-59. The team found a way to win despite the pressure Chaminade put on them in the first half. Coach Ken Wagner was happy to see Jet Chang back in the lineup. Chang broke his arm in Decem-ber and wasn’t expected to be back so soon. The first half of the game was ex-tremely intense. Chaminade came out strong and got a substantial lead in the beginning of the half. Following Wagner’s instructions, the

Seasiders balanced the game. The halftime ended 31-29 for the Seasiders. The second half was a pure domi-nation from the home team. BYUH played superbly on both ends of the floor. “Our team found its pace on the second half and then never looked back,” said Aaron Drewery, a sophomore major-ing in general business from England. The Seasiders elevated their game on the second half. Chang and Lucas Alves took their team in the backs and gave BYUH the win. The best present for the 55th birth-day of the school was this big win. At half-time, plenty of prizes were given away and President Wheelwright gave a short speech.

The leading scorer for the Seasiders and the game was Jet Chang with 20 points. Chang grabbed five rebounds and dished three assists. Lucas Alves and Rory Patterson scored 14 apiece. Marques Whippy finished the game with another double-double. The junior from Fiji scored 12 and picked 11 rebounds. On the other side, Wily Coulibaly led Chaminade with 12 points. Shane Han-son and Dominique Cooks score 10 points each. With this win, BYUH earned their seventh PacWest conference win. The team also has two losses.

Chang returns andleads Seasiders to a second half win

–V IKTOR BEZHAN I

L ady Seas i de r s make i t t h r ee w i n s i n a r ow ; Je t Chang dom i na t e s

i n f i r s t game a f t e r i n j u r y

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Team effort is behindLady Seasider winagainst Chaminade

Left: Richelle Fenenbock makes a break with the ball during Friday’s game against Chaminade. Right: Jet Chang goes for a

shot in an intense moment during last week’s game. Both men’s and women’s basketball

teams walked away with victories.Photos by Ryan Bagley

Sports

“There are going to be a bunch of returners this year,” said freshman runner Kelsey Elder ICS major from California. “We all know each other well enough that I think we will be able to work together well as a team, and hopefully go undefeated in conference again this year!” The BYUH men’s and women’s cross country teams are already beginning to prepare for their 2010 season, which will begin during First Term. Led by coach Norman Kaluhioka-lani, both teams did extraordinarily well last season; the women’s team took first place in the PacWest Conference, the men’s took

second, and both teams placed ninth in regionals. “Right now is the off-season, so we’re doing streaming and core training,” explained Spencer Deavila, junior majoring in IBM from Arizona. “That includes long runs, hills, and some weight room routines. We have four of our top five runners coming back next year, and we’re all in better shape than ever!” “Once it starts getting closer to race time,” he continued, “we’ll start to work specifically on speed drills and our ability to kick it in at the end of the race. “We have a really strong team; our

coach says it’s the best BYUH has ever had.” Devin Neff, freshman EXS major from Utah, added, “We’re doing a lot of strength training with [new trainer] Coach Clah, and next season we’re hoping to run stronger and faster!” Of Coach Clah, Lacey Krout, sophomore from Idaho, majoring in IBM, said, “I really like him; he is really efficient and effective, and has workouts that are sport specific, so we are getting a cross country workout.” She went on to say, “We’re looking forward to another Conference Champion-ship ... and our goal is always to qualify for Nationals.”

The BYU–Hawaii softball team lost both games in a non-conference double header against California’s Vanguard on Saturday,

Feb. 13, falling 4-3 in the first game and 10-2 in the second. The pair of losses put the Seasiders’ overall record at 0-4. The Lions were the first to jump on the scoreboard in the first inning of Satur-day’s game. However, the Seasiders respond-ed with a run of their own to even the score in the same inning, making it 1-1. The tying run came in from shortstop Hayleigh Maher off a leftfield single from Jerrell Veazie. Vanguard continued to put the pressure on scoring in both the second and third innings to make the score 3-1. The Seasiders matched those runs with two in the bottom of the fifth inning. The rally began with a double to left centerfield from Maher, followed by a throwing error off a Brook Perriton hit that allowed Maher to score and Perriton to reach second. Perriton continued to round the bases, reaching third off a ground out from Morgan Necaise. Ashley Parry, a pinch

runner for Veazie who was walked on the succeeding play, stole second which allowed Perriton to steal home and even the score at 3-3. Vanguard came back scoring in the top of the sixth, which proved to be the run that would hand the visitors the win. The second game found the Seasid-ers overwhelmed early, falling behind by three runs in the first inning followed by an additional run in the second, making the score 0-4 for Lions. BYUH scored its only two runs of the game in the third inning off a Morgan Necaise single to center field, allowing Haleigh Maher and Kadi Findling to tag homeplate bringing the score 2-4. The Seasiders held the visitors scoreless for the next two innings before Vanguard broke out, scoring six runs in the top of the sixth to end the game with a final score of 2-10. BYUH will face Simon Fraser Uni-versity Friday, Feb, 19 in Laie at 1 p.m. in a non-conference double header.

Cross country team has high hopes for 2010

–JESSE MANSC I LL

–AMY HANSON

Seasiders lose in non-conferencedouble header

Cami Nuffer takes a swing during Saturday’s game against California’s Vanguard.

Photo by Ryan Bagley.

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For students living off campus, packing a lunch can save time, money, and calories. It’s perfect for a busy schedule. You do not have to wait in line for food and can eat it anywhere. Because you made the food, you know exactly what you are putting into your body. Here are a few tips on packing a good lunch:

Make extra food on the weekendsIt’s easy to heat up food on campus. There are microwaves in the Seasider and the General Classroom Building. Make extra portions of your favorite food on the weekend and freeze it. Then during the week, place some in a Tupperware and slip it into your backpack before you leave. It will save you cooking time during the week and will be a lunch you are sure to enjoy.

Pack proteinProtein makes you feel fuller for longer, which is good for long school days. Try to pack foods with protein like a peanut butter, tuna, or a turkey sandwich, cheese sticks, nuts, soybeans, yogurt or oatmeal. Protein and energy bars are also great for on the go.

Mix it UpTry and mix it up each day. Brown bag lunches can get boring and old after a while so bring something different. Bring a sandwich one day and a salad with the dressing on the side the next. Buy individual snack portions at Foodland, and bring those as sides with any lunch.

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Looking for fun around campus and beyond? Look no further! Here’s a list of ten nearby things to do. Borrow a movie from the library. The library has a small collection of movies that you can rent for free. Plan ahead and watch movies for free! Check out a recipe book from the library. The library has many different types of recipe books including Indian, Asian, and American. Plan a cooking night with friends and try something new! Occasionally, Dr. Weber will set up a telescope near the science classrooms when the planets are out. Talk to him for more information about specific dates and times. Spend an evening at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Get dinner at the luau or watch the night show. Go to a museum. There are many around the island. Check out the North Shore Cultural Museum in Haleiwa for the history of the North Shore, a collection of old Hawaiian surf apparel, and surf movies played all day. We even have our very own museum on campus—check it out! Get a group together and have a game night compe-tition at the game center. Compete in pool, ping pong, bowl-ing, Dance Dance Revolution, and other Nintendo Wii games to see who can get the most wins. Go to Glow Putt Productions in the Kaneohe Mall and miniature golf in black lights with neon golf balls. Show your BYUH ID and get a discount! Rent a volleyball net from the cage and start a game with your friends. Go on a bike ride. Take your bikes and go as far as you want. It’s a great way to see the island and get a work-out! Go to Foodland and buy and make your favorite des-sert and combine it with any of the activities above!

fun things to do on Oahu10

–N ICOLE HAM I LTON

–N ICOLE HAM I LTON

Pack i ng a mea l on a s t uden t schedu l e

Photo by Ryan Bagley