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Seasider sports updates

BYUH students lunch with the Prime minister of Malaysia during his visit to Oahu for the APEC conference. Photo courtesy of Emily Wong.

Brenon Dropp and his 1974 Volkswagon bus. For more photos and stories about interesting cars on campus, go to page 8. Photo by Dewey Keithly.

Recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers

A look at the unique student cars on cam-pus

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Meet at the Little Circle between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. for a service proj-ect. From there you be shuttled to beach sites along the North Shore between Haleiwa and Kahuku to pick up rubbish.

There will be two free showings of the movie ‘17 Miracles’ at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. This new movie (2011) is about the LDS 1856 Wil-lie Handcart Pioneers.

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The event “tur ned out to be one of the most moving evenings I ’ve ever had.”- Justin Timberlake on attending the Mar ine Corps Bir thday Ball with Cpl. Kelsey De Santis. De Santis asked Timberlake in a you-tube video to the Mar ine Corps Bir thday Ball .

“I wasn’t actually putt ing an exact deadline on my expiration date, but I see i t coming, I just have other interests and I do quite en-joy the production side.” -Brad Pit t explains that he wil l only act for a few more years. When Pit t is 50, he plans to be more involved in movie produc-t ion.

“Oops”-Gov. Rick Perry’s response in a G.O.P debate

“Having a giving heart is not just a good thing to do to get along with others, i t is a doctr inal im-perative, and i t is the core of our very religion.”-Kent P. Jackson, Professor of An-cient Scr ipture at Br igham Young University-Provo, spoke about the importance of gett ing along with other in the Nov. 15 Devotional ad-dress, “A Giving Heart.”

“We Shall Remember” (In me-moriam of the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11). BYU-Hawaii North Shore Symphonic Wind Orchestra Concert lead by Dr. David Kam-merer and Ernest Taniguchi, music director. Guest artists are Craig Ferre, narrator, and Elizabeth Kammerer, director of University Chorale. Free 7:30 p.m. AUD.

The David O’ McKay Center for Intercultural Understanding hosted a group of Aborigine dancers from Australia who performed cultur-al dances and played instruments on Nov. 11. Major Sumner or “Uncle Moogi”, the leader of the group, demonstrated circular breath-ing in playing the didgeridoo. He explained his body painting, his clothing, explained their dances, and afterwards demonstrated how boomerangs work in the little circle. This perfor-mance consisted of Sumner, his wife, and five youth dancers, all from Southern Australia where their tribe, the Ngarrindjeri originate. Along with the didgeridoos, boomerangs were used for musical purposes along with the Hawaiian nose flute, another sacred instru-ment. Their purpose in performing is to help preserve their sacred culture and to pass it on to the next generation. “It was awesome. He threw those things with precision,” said Ryan Hitz, a senior in ICS from Hau’ula, talking about Uncle Moogi and his boomerangs. “He only threw the smaller ones and they still went

around the whole rim of the Little Circle. He threw spears also. The dancing was cool be-cause he started it out by invoking the spirits of our ancestors, which kind of had some ties with things we believe. So they brought in a spiritual element and then they started danc-ing. I liked just hanging out with him outside after he threw the boomerangs, asking ques-tions. It was cool to see Brother Ka’ili there as an anthropologist, because he was in his element.” Hitz was one of the one hundred students who attended the performance. Kaili said, “One of the big things that’s going on now in anthropology is ab-original or indigenous cultures are trying to protect their cultural practices because people around the world are using them without permission. They want to use their instru-ments and their dances, but some of these things are sacred to the aboriginal culture. One the purpose of their performances he said they want to pass it to the next genera-tion because a lot of their culture is dying out.”

Students learn an Aborigine dance and about Aborigine culture. Photo by Mei Yin‘

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Cultural influences on international business explored by BYU lecturer

Spirit of Aloha service project uplifts community

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Students, staff, and community members joined forces the morning of Nov. 12 for the David O. McKay Center and BYUHSA’s Spirit of Aloha Service Project. The semi-annual event combines the efforts of BYU-Hawaii students and residents of the local area in accomplishing mass amounts of service through community-wide projects that oper-ate simultaneously.

“It’s cool to see real-life collaboration between the McKay Center and BYUHSA Service Council. We have the same goal to be-come better stewards of the community,” shared Julie Hawke, a senior in anthropology from Idaho. Projects this semester included working with the Ula Niu Women’s Canoe Club, tending to the Laie Elementary gardens, and cleaning up local beaches. Lauren Aguilar, a junior studying communications from Utah, worked with the Ula Niu Women’s Canoe Club. “They told us a lot about the history of the club—it’s been around for 100 years. They really believe in the Hawaiian way of living and it was fascinat-ing to hear more about it. We wish we could have stayed there for more hours but it had to end.” The groups of over 100 students gathered at the Little Circle and were randomly assigned service groups, which helped people to get to know one another while they served. “It was great. I love the student-to-student relationships that are built with Spirit of Aloha; also, the student-community relation-ships,” said sophomore Mandy Leuluai, Vice President of BYUHSA and an accounting major.

Dr. Lee Radebaugh, renowned ethics and leadership expert, spent time instructing students on behaving ethically in a global

economy and how cultures can influence behaviors. A mixture of ap-proximately 40 students and faculty were in attendance to hear Rade-baugh’s insights on Nov. 11. The audience listened intently to his expert knowledge. People with various disciplines and backgrounds attended the forum, which was arranged by the BYU Management Society.

Champ Vinitnantharat, a senior business major, really enjoyed the forum. “I believe ethics is very important in every aspect of life. It is being able to do the right thing for the right reason,” Vi-nitnantharat explains. Important aspects such as “always observe and never make value judgments” and “ask yourself why people do what they do” were key points learned from Radebaugh’s lecture. Alex Dixon, head of the marketing for BYU Management Society (Hawaii Chapter), also expressed the importance of ethics in leadership. “It represents you as an individual,” Dixon, senior Business student from Missouri said. “My personal ethics have been shaped by my family and religious cultures.” The vision of the BYU Management Society is to increase moral and ethical leadership around the world. Dr. Radebaugh’s lecture described the effects culture can have on making ethical deci-sions. He defined culture as being, “composed of attitudes, behaviors, expectations, and values that are learned, shared, and transmitted by a group of people.” The importance of evaluating cultural influences on personal beliefs was stressed throughout the lecture. Dr. Radebaugh is the Whitmore Professor of International Business and Director of the Kay and Yvonne Whitmore Global Man-agement Center for International Business Education and Research at BYU in Provo, Utah.

Above: Provo’s Dr. Lee Radebaugh speaks about ethics in a global economy. Photo by Bart Jolley

Above: Students work alongside community members to perform service and share aloha. Photo courtesy of Lauren Aguilar

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Nina Foster leads her dance students at BYU-Hawaii during a class this semester. Originally from China, Foster was selected as a child to train to become a professional dancer. Her travels eventually lead her to Laie and the LDS Church. Photo by Bart Jolley

Students of Nina Foster know her as a talent-ed dancer and teacher, but those privileged to know her on a more personal level know she is a remarkable person with a fascinating story. Though she now lives on the island with her family, her story starts in a small country-town in Western China. “From a young age, I wanted to be a dancer like my mother,” Foster said. “Our house was always filled with company, music, and dancing. I think it’s just in my blood.” Her big chance came when the People’s Liberation Army came to her school to recruit dancers when she was just 10 years old. Only 10 people in the entire country would be chosen, but Nina was determined to be one of them. “My mother didn’t want me to au-dition because she knew the life of a dancer would be hard. For a week I cried and didn’t eat. I wanted to audition so bad.” While her mother was gone on a business trip, her father took her to the audi-tion and she was invited back for a second audition. Her mother found out and wouldn’t let her go back. The Beijing school still of-fered her a spot, which would include seven years of intense dance training and a promise of a wonderful career and that she would be taken care of for life. “Although my parents were not members, I was blessed with parents that let me choose to follow my dream,” Foster said. So at 10 years old, she left her family and be-gan training to become a professional dancer. “Now that I have children, I un-derstand how hard it was for my parent’s to

let me go when I was so young. But I know they wanted what was best for me and let me use my free agency to choose what I wanted to do.” Years of hard work led Nina to become a famous dancer throughout China and she performed all over the country and was consistently featured on television. When she was 18. she was invited to move to the United States and feature as a solo dancer at “Splendid China,” a theme park like attrac-tion near Walt Disney World in Florida. This opportunity inspired her to learn English and to desire a higher educa-tion. It also introduced her to BYU-Hawaii when she came through a cultural exchange to perform for a time at the PCC. “When you have everything you want, start to ask yourself, ‘What is the meaning of life?’ You feel like something is missing. I had dreams of finding someone to love and be with my family and true love forever, but people just laughed at me.” Her friends in Hawaii had the same goals and dreams of eternal family and she bonded with them because of it. “When I left Hawaii the first time, I left my heart here,” Foster said.

Dancing around the worldBorn in China, Foster found her way to Laie

After continuing her work as a dancer back in China, Foster was given the opportunity to come back to BYUH to be a student and dancer. The Shumway’s became like surrogate family to her and she devel-oped personal relationships with members of the Twelve Apostles and other prominent church leaders. Although she claimed she would never join the church because she did not want to betray her family’s Muslim roots, she said she never felt pressured and was unconditionally loved by church members. Nina then met and fell love with her now husband while she was here in Ha-waii and they were married in the Shumway’s backyard in 2004 and one year later they were baptized and were eventually sealed in the temple. They now have children together. “The last 10 years dancing with my students have been the best of my life,” Foster said. “I have loved this life 10 times more. I have true joy and happiness.” For a more detailed look at Nina Foster’s amazing story, check out the video “Butterfly Voyage” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC8CHMHk84Q.

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You can enjoy the comforting flavor of pumpkin pie without an oven using this twist on a favorite holiday dessert. Make the three components of the recipe below and assemble accordingly. Pumpkin Pudding 1/3 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon cloves Pinch of salt 3 cups cold whole milk 3/4 cups pumpkin pie filling 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Instructions: Combine cornstarch, sugar, cin-namon, nutmeg, cloves, salt and milk in a

PUMPKIN TRIFLE

Campus wards provide a sizeable spread for students on Thanksgiving, which often leaves them plenty of leftovers. Here are a few student-friendly ways to twist your Thanksgiving extras into second meals or put a

new spin on an old favorite.

OPEN FACED TURKEY SANDWICH

MASHED POTATO PANCAKES

Ingredients: 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes, at room temperature 1 large egg 1/4 cup milk 1/3 cup all-purpose flour Salt and pepper, to taste

Ingredients: Rolls or a sliced bread Turkey meat Cranberry sauce Stuffing Turkey gravy (available in a mix) Directions: Cut roll into two halves, (or use two slices of bread), and toast until golden brown. Prepare gravy mix according to packet directions. Layer the stuffing, cranberry sauce, and turkey meat on each half of the roll and drizzle with gravy. *For a more portable version of the open faced sandwich, stack the stuffing, cranberry sauce, and turkey between two thick slices of break or a roll and top with a slice of cheese. Press the sandwich panini style with a George Foreman grill, or toast it like a grilled cheese sandwich in an oiled pan. Pack the sandwich as a post-Thanksgiving lunch between classes.

Directions:Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. In a bowl, mix the potatoes, egg, and milk together until combined. Add the flour, season with salt and pepper, and mix until smooth. Heat 2 teaspoons oil on a non-stick griddle over medium heat; pour about 1/3 cup of the batter onto the warm griddle, gently spread it to a circle about 4” wide, and cook, flipping once, until golden brown, 3-4 minutes per side. Transfer to the oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve for breakfast with a fried egg on top and grilled onions and peppers, or garnish with apple sauce.

bowl and whisk vigorously. Transfer mixture to a heat proof bowl and place over (not on) simmering water for approximately 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pudding is ready when mixture coats the back of the spoon. Add pumpkin pie filling and stir to combine. Add vanilla and stir.* As an alternative, you can use store bought stir and serve vanilla pudding mixture then add ¾ cups of pumpkin pie filling to the pudding. Vanilla Pudding 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch ½ cup granulated sugar Pinch of salt 3 cups cold whole milk 2 tablespoon vanilla extract Instructions: Follow the same instructions for the pumpkin pudding (above) to make the vanilla pudding or use a stir and serve mix. Praline Crumble 1/2 cups toffee bits 1/2 cups granola Instructions: Place toffee bits and granola in a bowl and mix to combine. Assembly: Fill pastry bags with each flavor of pudding. Pipe a pumpkin layer onto bottom of glass. Sprinkle praline mixture on top pumpkin layer. Pipe vanilla pudding on top of granola and praline layer. Continue layer-ing by repeating steps 2-4.

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The Occupy Wall Street movement that has brought protesters to Washington D.C. has led to demonstrations on Oahu. Protesters began setting up camp in Honolulu on Nov. 8, but were dispersed by police activity. Police arrested a few protesters who refused to leave. President Obama’s visit and the APEC conference have increased the support of the occupy Honolulu movement. While the exact direction of the movement is somewhat unclear, some of the more vocal organizers are calling for protectionist policies to help domestic markets. This lack of direction and organization is not very different from the movement on Wall Street. Brooke Elsmore, a political sci-ence senior from Arizona, commented on the footage and statements from the D.C. protests. “It seemed like most people demonstrating did not know why they were there or what they wanted to accom-plish.” The movements in general agree on one thing: the govern-ment, specifically leadership, needs to change. Tyson Guthrie, while he disagreed with the protesting of Wall Street, did agree with the need for change. “I feel that there is hope for the future, but that the

Italian Prime Minister to ResignThe Euro Zone economic crisis has led to a great deal of political unrest throughout Europe. The Prime Minister of Greece has been challenged with a vote of no confidence,

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and now the Prime Minister of Italy has said he will resign after the next national budget is passed. “The decisions being made in the Euro Zone right now will have implications for a year to come in Europe,” said politi-cal science professor Dr. Brian Houghton. “The current situation is causing countries in

current leadership is at fault for the current economic crisis that we are experiencing.” Guthrie is a marketing major from Idaho. Regardless of their effectiveness or organization of the move-ment, the protesters are generating attention. Some believe that this attention will be short lived. “I feel it is a lot like the Tea Party move-ment,” said political science senior Brad Gilger from Florida. Gilger continued, “The movement wont get enough media attention to cause any great national change.”

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Occupy Wall Street ignites in Honolulu

Anti-APEC protesters demonstrate near Waikiki, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 in Honolulu. Photo by AP

Above left: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will resign after the next national

budget is passed. Photo by AP

Europe to question if they are still unified.” The unification of currency across several European nations created an interna-tional economy that was capable of compet-ing with the larger international players—like America and China. As political unrest expands to states like Italy, the validity of the Euro Zone tee-ters towards the edge. However, Mika Bailey, a senior in political science from New Zea-land and Hawaii, said, “I do not think that the Euro Zone will collapse anytime soon. New leadership within these countries will help to prevent further economic turmoil.” This is a crucial point in the his-tory of Europe’s economy. The new leaders around the world must all deal with the uncertain financial future of the world.

Social work students decided it was time to tackle a tough issue: domestic violence. They used the clothesline project to bring aware-ness to students on campus. From Nov. 8 through the 10, students from the social work program ran a booth in the Aloha Center that allowed stu-dents to decorate T-shirts that expressed their feelings and thoughts on domestic violence. “The clothesline project is the con-cept of ‘airing out your dirty laundry, letting everyone know what’s going on while staying

anonymous’,” said Carla Paul, a senior from Maryland and president of the student social work association. She continued, saying, “I’m very surprised on how our first day went. I honestly didn’t expect students to write on the shirts since it’s such a sensitive issue.” Crystal Porter, a senior social work student from Enterprise, Utah, agreed with Paul and said, “It’s actually been really good. We’ve given fifty shirts; they do a lot of work with drug abuse. We also gave 25 shirts to Queen Liliuokalani’s Children’s Center.” One of the objectives of the project was to illustrate how close to home domes-tic violence occurs. The Pacific Behavioral Health Services Corporation reports, “It has been estimated that between 3.3 million and 10 million children in the United States live in households in which domestic violence is perpetrated.” In Hawaii, perhaps as many as

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Students take part in clothesline project to help tackle domestic violence

44,000 children witness domestic violence each year. Porter commented, “The reason why we wanted to do this is because we wanted to spread awareness and show that this does happen on this campus to women and they’re not alone. We wanted to provide opportunities to begin or continue with the healing process. Students participated in the activity whole-heartily and some who did not know what they would write on a T-shirt. Nickie Gilbert, a sophomore marine biology major from Parker, Colo., said, “Love equals happiness. Abuse does NOT equal love. No one deserves to be abused, you deserve happiness. That’s what I would write on a shirt.”

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Coolest Cars

We have all seen certain cars driving around Laie and wished we knew more about these choice rides. Your prayers have been an-swered: here is a brief showcase of four of the sweetest and most unique four-wheeled friends in town. They’re not the most expensive cars on campus (most of them don’t even have A/C or a CD player), but what they lack in creature comforts, they more than make up for with character.

“I was putting up posters for a dance, and so I was buying tape, and right next to it were $1 cans of yellow spray paint. My roommate was like, “You’re not gonna paint it are you?” So I said, “Watch this!” and to be bold I spray painted on a really big lightning bolt. When I bought it my sister Mary said, “Ohhh can I paint it?!” so I said sure, and she started painting it the other day when I was in the library. Then the other night there were about four of us just going at it, filling in the stuff she told us to fill in. I was painting a banana; Jordan was painting a panda; somebody else was taking orders from Mary. Its still not done, we’ve got a long ways to go. I want a bunch of people to put their two cents on it, till it gets full.” Another benefit from the art on Isaac’s truck is he has received notes from girls with their phone numbers on them because they liked it so much.

“When we bought it, it had a rebuilt engine but was completely beat up. We did a lot of bodywork on it with fiber-glass and Bondo. Then we painted it and put in new windows and a new front windshield, so we’ve done a lot of work. The back hatch and sliding door used to not open, so we fixed those. The windshield wipers didn’t used to work, so we tied strings to them and would take turns reaching out the window and pull-ing up and down on them. She’s a magic carpet, she runs. You can fit a bunch of boards in there and haul a bunch of kids. The only issue is, if you pull the sliding door back too far it’ll fall off . . .and if you don’t hold the back hatch up it’ll fall off too. They’re good cars.”

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Brenon dopp: ‘74 VW Bus

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Freshman, undeclared, from Kailua, Hawaii

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“I was putting up posters for a dance, and so I was buy-ing tape, and right next to it were $1 cans of yellow spray paint. My roommate was like, “You’re not gonna paint it are you?” So I said, “Watch this!” and to be bold I spray painted on a really big lightning bolt. When I bought it my sister Mary said, “Ohhh can I paint it?!” so I said sure, and she started painting it the other day when I was in the library. Then the other night there were about four of us just going at it, filling in the stuff she told us to fill in. I was painting a banana; Jordan was painting a panda; somebody else was taking orders from Mary. Its still not done, we’ve got a long ways to go. I want a bunch of people to put their two cents on it, till it gets full.” Another benefit from the art on Isaac’s truck is he has received notes from girls with their phone numbers on them because they liked it so much.

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“I was in first grade and my mom came to pick me up at school in this and I was like “What?!” and she’s all, “Yeah, we got a new car!” This was in 1992, and it’s an ’85, so it was still kinda new. So that was the first time riding in Benny. We actually have a home video of my mom when we first got it and she’s in her cub scout uniform and she’s showing how great Benny is, its hilarious. We used him for like 5 years as the family car, and then he was our hunting vehicle for about 5-8 years. When I got here I needed a car, and so we had it shipped out, and that’s how Benny came to be in retirement out here. He was “the Burb,” because he’s a suburban, then it was “Benny the Burb” and then it just got shortened down to Benny. The old name we had for him was “Old Faithful,” because it would just always get there. It can do anything off-road you could ever imagine. No joke, there was like a four foot drop and then another four foot bank where it had just all washed out. And my dads all, ‘Well…I think we can make it!’ so he just guns it, and we’re all

bouncing around. I don’t even know how we made it out, but somehow Benny just powered his way outta this thing. It was insane; I’ve had a lot of adventures in that car. I love how it’s a got a big bench seat because my wife can sit next to me when we drive. I remember just piling as many people as we could into Benny, I think it was 19 or 20. I’ve carried everything in it;

a sailboat in it, kayaks. One time I couldn’t get my housing in time, so I just slept in here for maybe a week and a half. So yeah, we figured we’d take him on retirement here, he’s getting a little rusty, but these are his glory days. Local law enforcement knows Benny, they’ve told me “Yeah, we know this car, we always see it out late picking up girls.” This was obviously before Jake married his wife, Erica.

Senior in supply chain management from NevadaJake Hansen: ‘85 sIerra ClassIC

“I bought it in Oxnard, California, while visiting a friend. It was just an old work truck on a farm. Shipped it over to Hawaii and I use it as a second-vehicle. It is perfect for farm projects and service--like helping people move. Lots of bed space. But the best thing is the drive. There’s something nice about the way old motors run--especially when driving a little faster.” He hasn’t named it, but it’s a C10 Fleetside with a 350 and a 4-speed manual transmission. “It’s reliable, but always needs attention. The carburetor is sensitive to condensation (Ha-waii) and as a result doesn’t start well if it hasn’t been driven in a few weeks. Once started, however, it runs real nice. I haven’t done anything to restore it. Parts are widely available, easy to replace and fix, and inexpensive. But there’s lots of rust and it isn’t a fancy truck. The truck runs on utility, pleasure, and lots of petrol.” He added “If somebody wants it, I’ll sell it for cheap because I’m shipping over another truck in December.”

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Four BYU-Hawaii students were chosen from hundreds to volunteer as VIP ambassadors at the APEC conference, including U.S. President Barak Obama and other heads of state and companies. Volunteers for the conference, held from Nov. 10 through Nov. 12, were trained in hospitality and the Hawaiian language during a three-day process. After the training, 45 of hundreds of ap-plicants were chosen to represent the State of Hawaii. All four of the BYUH students were chosen due in part to their linguistic skills. On average, the BYUH volunteers speak three languages apiece, something that impressed volunteer managers. Stu-dents benefitted from the help of Tammie Fonoimoana, of the Busi-ness Department, who made arrangements for the students to arrive to their duties on-time, even booking hotel rooms for the students. Kelsey Rowe, an ICS major from Washington, contacted Fonoimoa-na after hearing about the program. At the conference, Rowe seated CEO’s and worked as a guard at the door, as well as assisting the ballroom coordinator and as a hostess for a reception. Commenting on what she learned from her experience, Rowe said, “One of the most valuable experiences to me was realizing that although I was in a room full of CEOs and dignitaries, they all looked like normal people. Without asking them where they worked and what position they held, I had no idea who they were and what they had accomplished.” She realized while they had wealth and were to be respected, “they are simply normal people with great ideas.”

Rowe also said she was excited to meet the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera. “I lived as a foreign exchange student in Chile ... and my fiancé is Chilean, and so I was very excited. I was able to direct all the Chilean government officials to their seats.... I was able to meet Piñera briefly and take a photo with him.” Rowe offered advice to BYUH students based on her experi-ences: “Of everything I learned from the conference, the most impor-tant thing would be the usefulness to speak foreign languages—the most useful at this conference definitely being Chinese.” Nguyen Pham, a junior from Vietnam majoring in business management with an emphasis in marketing and psychology, was nominated to be a volunteer at APEC by BYUH Business Professor Beth Haynes. According to Pham, her job was to “organize and assist the flow of program delegates, sponsors, speakers and attendees at the conference in order to retain safety measures.” During the conference, Pham learned about “the importance of attaining human capital and protecting intellectual properties, as well the need to promote equality of women in economy in order to promote further economic growth. APEC policymakers also stressed on the need to promote free trade.” She added that “as a 21st-Century citizens, we are all inter-connected in one way or another.” It is important students attain “as much education and training as possible to help us promote economic growth and sustain that growth. There are plenty of opportunities for those who are intellectual and creative.” Supply chain management major, Vulcain Minerve Yengo, from the Congo, applied to be an APEC volunteer after receiving an e-mail from the Business Department. He served as a VIP ambassa-dor in the ballroom and as a host for the Boeing reception, directing people to their seats and making sure they did so in order. Yengo shared an eye-opening experience he had during the conference: “As I was standing there watching Hillary Clinton talking,

a woman came up to me and said, ‘Young man, where are you from?’ I replied that I was from Congo, and then she told me ‘Open your eyes be-cause you will meet someone that will transform your life.’ After having said that, she walked away. At that time, I remembered everything I learned dur-

ing the IIPP training on campus. I decided to start networking with all of them.” Working as volunteers, he said, they listened to talks by Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, the presidents of Russia, Chile, and Singapore and many CEOs. “What an amazing school BYUH is. I would ask all students to attend the IIPP conference next time.“ Speaking about fellow BYUH student and volunteer, Thie-faine Magré, Yengo said, “He learned Chinese on his mission, and

APEC EFFECT WHAT STUDENTS TOOK AWAY FROM SERVING WORLD LEADERS

“I noticed that many of the suggestions given were very much the same as those given by the professors here at this university and those of our

religious leaders.” -Thiefane Magre

Above left to right: BYU-Hawaii students Vulcain Yengo, Theifaine Magre, Nguyen Pham and Kelsey Rowe were volunteers at the APEC conference in Honolulu. Photo courtesy of Vulcain Yengo

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during the conference, he was amazing networking and interacting with CEOs from China.” Magré is a hospitality and tourism manage-ment major with a Chinese minor from France. His responsibilities at APEC included being a liaison for Freeport, a major mining company, an usher in the ballroom where most presentation were done, and also translating at registration. “I translated Chinese and English for over 200 guests in a period of four to five hours,” he said. Commenting on how working at APEC correlated with studying at BYUH, Magré said, “This experience was great because I

saw and heard great things, but not many ideas were new. I noticed that many of the suggestions given were very much the same as those given by the professors here at this university and those of our reli-gious leaders.” His advice for students is “our teachers are right. They are telling the truth and are credible in their advice.”

Ma lays i a ’ s PM add ressesMa l ays i an s t uden t s on oahuLi Hwa (Emily) Wong, a business management

marketing major from Malaysia, attended a din-

ner in Waikiki on Sunday, Nov 13. Political lead-

ers from Malaysia attended including The Most

Honourable Najib Razak, Prime Minister, and

other distinguished guests like a former governor

of Hawaii.

About 20 students from BYU-Hawaii

in the Malaysian Club attended the conference,

which was held in the Halekulani Hotel in

Waikiki, with student representatives from college

campuses around Hawaii.

After getting an e=mail from Nor

Hayati Binti Daud, Malaysia’s Vice Consul of Ed-

ucation, the Malaysian Club president forwarded

it to the club members. BYUH had the biggest

turnout of any of the Hawaii college campuses.

The Prime Minister of Malaysia chal-

lenged attendees in his address to recruit more

Malaysians to come to Hawaii for work and edu-

cation. The major purpose behind this admoni-

tion is to improve relations between Malaysia and

Hawaii, not to mention the mainland.

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Above from left to right: President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam at APEC, Cook Islanders meet with their Prime Minister,Malaysian Club members meet the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Photos courtesy of AP and Lihwa Wong

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BYuh s t uden t Bu i s e r ves homena t i o n o f V i e t nam a t aPecVietnamese BYUH student Xuan Hau Bui, a

sophomore in marketing and finance, served

as the translator for Vietnamese delegates at the

APEC conference. “I got to serve my country

and my president at the conference,” said Bui. “It

was an amazing experience.”

Bui gave a tour to a Vietnamese busi-

ness group at the Polynesian Cultural Center,

and the company representatives were impressed

with Bui’s personality and command of the

language. Those representatives recommended

Bui as a translator to AllBrand Company in

California, to serve as a translator at the APEC

conference.

During the conference, Bui “translated

and summarized the meetings and agendas for

the diplomats.” Bui added, “It allowed me to be-

come acquainted with the leaders of my country.”

Bui acknowledged this opportunity

as a chance to achieve his goals of improving

Vietnam. “These are the people that shape and

change my country,” Bui said.

cook I s l a nds PM Puna hos t s d i n ne r w i t h BYuh s t uden t sAt a local Cook Islander’s house in Waimanalo,

around 40 Cook Islanders and guests from the

BYU-Hawaii were hosted for dinner by Henry

Puna, the Prime Minister of Cook Islands,

Hironui Johnston, a business finance

major from Tahiti, attended the dinner because

of a relationship formed over the past summer

during his internship with the Cook Islands

government. “It was really nice the Prime Min-

ister remembered us. We must have left a good

impression on his government,” said Johnston.

Speaking with the students, Puna said

he was pleased to see how the Cook Islands was

being represented in Hawaii. He encouraged

students to go back to the Cook Islands because

it needs them. “Your time is coming to lead the

country. Go and study, then come back and

serve your community, your country.”

Johnston said, “He talked about

the fact that it’s okay to travel because we are

Polynesian. Like our ancestors, we always come

back to our home country. He took the time for

everybody to talk with him one-on-one.”

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The BYU-Hawaii Theatre Department presented Neil Simon’s beloved comedic play “Rumors” in the McKay Auditorium, for students, faculty, and community alike. The play, which ran from Nov. 10 to 12, follows four couples that all show up for an upscale dinner party only to discover that the host has been shot and the hostess is miss-ing. Hilarity and confusion ensue as the guests try to figure out what really happened, all while juggling their own relationships and reputa-tions that could be in jeopardy if things go awry. Audiences roared with laughter at Friday night’s perfor-mance as they watched the characters situations become more and more desperate as they dealt with everything from magic crystals to rumors of infidelity. Rachel Thompson, a sophomore studying biol-ogy from Washington, attended Friday’s performance and said, “The script is so funny. It was a great pick for this semester’s play.” McKenzie Head, a freshman from Utah majoring in English, played Cassie Cooper in the production and thoroughly enjoyed her experience working on the show. After the show closed, Head said, “It was really cool because we all got to come together and do something that makes people laugh, especially stressed out students.” Her onstage husband, Alex Denney a junior IDS major from Virginia, echoed her words, “I’m glad the audience loved it. I love doing com-edy and making people laugh.” Tessa Antivilo, a senior music major from Oregon, played

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the role of Cookie Cusack and said, “It was seriously just a thrill. The audience was terrific.We couldn’t have asked for a better experi-ence.” Craig Ferre, theater professor and the show’s director, said, “If the audience liked it, and they seemed to, then I consider the show a success.”

Pictured are Liana Tan, JB Malthus and Bailey Sue Loveless from the cast of “Rumors.” Photos by Dr. Dwight Miller

Pictured from left: Bailey Sue Loveless, JB Malthus and Tessa Antivilo from the cast of “Rumors.”

Photos by Dr. Dwight Miller.

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Thursday December 1st, 2011 7-8pm Ballroom with Lee A. Daniels

Lee A. Daniels is a professor of International Business and Marketing at the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. Lee spent

25 years in international business where he worked in over 30 countries. His career covered functional responsibilities in private equity investment, strategy, sales, marketing, product management, and accounting.

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2011

Interested in going to Law School? Meet law school representatives in Hawaii. Ask questions about Admissions & Financial Aid. Admission is free.

HAWAII CARAVAN Brigham Young University - Hawaii Monday, November 28, 2011 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Aloha Center (ACR), Room 155/165

MEET REPRESENTATIVES FROM:

University of Hawaii - Hilo Friday, December 2, 2011 11:00 am to 2:00 pm University of Hawaii Hilo Mo’okini Library Lanai Admissions Information Panel 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm UCB-111

Hawai‘i Pacific University Thursday, December 1, 2011 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Fort Street Mall (In front of the Office of Student Life)

Admissions Information Panel 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm FS 202, 1166 Fort Street Mall

University of Hawaii West O’ahu & Leeward Community College Wednesday, November 30, 2011 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Outdoor Library Concourse at Leeward Community College

University of Hawaii - Manoa Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:00 am to 1:30 pm Legacy Path (across from William S. Richardson School of Law) Admissions Information Panel 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Campus Center 308

California Western School of Law Chapman University School of Law Charlotte School of Law Florida Coastal School of Law Golden Gate University School of Law Gonzaga University School of Law Lewis & Clark Law School Loyola Law School Los Angeles Phoenix School of Law Santa Clara University School of Law Seattle University School of Law

Southwestern Law School Thomas Jefferson School of Law University of California Hastings College of Law University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law University of Idaho College of Law University of Oregon School of Law University of San Francisco School of Law University of Texas Austin School of Law University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law Western State University College of Law Whittier Law School Widener University School of Law Willamette University College of Law

Stargazers know that the islands are a prime location for watching the night skies, and BYU-Hawaii students are able to take advantage of the views. The Hawaiian Astronomical Society hosts “star parties” every lunar month, an opportunity for the public to gather and enjoy the night skies with access to telescopes and knowledgeable astrono-mers. “We provide the telescopes and you get to look at really cool stuff,” says the Hawaiian Astronomical Society. During certain dates, “the moon will be prominent in the sky, and we’ll find other neat stuff to show you, too. Depending on atmospheric conditions and the time of year, you might see globular clusters, double stars and nebulae. Don’t know what these are? You’ll find out if you come and join us under the stars.” Upcoming star parties will take place on Nov. 26 at Dilling-ham Airfield in Mokuleia and Dec. 3 at Geiger Community Park. Have an iPhone or iPad? GoSkyWatch Planetarium is an app offered by GoSoftWorks and is sold on iTunes. The star guide helps users to “easily and quickly identify and locate stars, planets, constellations and more with a touch or by simply pointing to the sky. Have fun with family and friends discovering the images in the night sky.” The Bishop Museum Jhamandas Watumull Planetarium is currently offering an exhibit that explores the possibility of human travelling to Mars. The exhibit, which runs until January 2, is titled “Facing Mars.” Other programs with a connection to the Hawaiian night sky include “Mars and the Sky Tonight” (a live tour of the current evening sky), and “Explorers of Polynesia” (a virtual journey across the Pacific as the ancient Polynesians did thousands of years ago—learn some of the techniques of way finding used by modern day Polynesian navigators). For more information about Bishop Museum exhibits, visit http://www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium/planetarium.html For more information about upcoming star parties, visit http://www.hawastsoc.org/

Above: A galaxy in space. Photos courtesy of NASA

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Fans cheer on team in Asia-Pacific match up

BYU-Hawaii fans enjoyed watching the women’s basketball team, despite their loss to Beijing. The Lady Seasiders lost to Beijing University 97-84 on Friday Nov. 11, 2011. The game was played as part of the American Money Group Asia-Pacific Tournament. Despite the loss, junior bio-chem major from Laie Mike Kinghorn said, “This is one of the best ways to spend a Friday night. It’s good to see the athletic ability of the student body here at BYUH.” Kyle Swallow, a junior Business Management major from Texas also agreed. “It was neat to have China here. It was fun to watch. I think the crowd was fun to be around and the spirit team and band had us pumped up all night even though we were down the whole time.” Junior forward, Shayla Washington, had 17 points in the game to lead the Seasid-ers, followed by freshman Stacey Hettig who added 14 points and a pair of three-pointers. On the Beijing side, Jiarong Wang scored 20 points and had nine rebounds. According to BYUH athletics, “Tay-lor Mann chipped in 10 points [and] Brianna Jessop went 4-4 from the field and scored ten points for BYU-Hawaii. Mann led the way on the boards with six rebounds and Danna Lynn Hooper handed out five assists.” Fan and senior music major from Laie, Shaun Lageretabua commented on the game afterwards. He said, “The girls are doing well, but there are some areas they could improve on. They could’ve been more aggressive tonight.” The Seasiders will resume play on Thursday Nov. 24, against Lewis (IL) in Ho-nolulu. The non-conference match-up will be held at 1 p.m.

Seasiders lose to CougarsThe men’s basketball team lost to BYU in Provo on Nov. 15 on the road 73-52 against the sister school that is also a NCAA Divi-sion 1 team. The Seasiders continue their road trip and will travel to Seattle, Wash., to face Central Washington on Friday, Nov. 18. In the game against the Cougars in Provo, the Seasiders trailed 40-17 at halftime but did outscore the Cougars 35-33 in the second half. Seasiders Jet Chang and Jake Das-trup each scored 12 points. Dastrup hit four three-pointers in the game to account for all of his points. Bracken Funk led the way on the boards with eight rebounds. Junior Ale grabbed six rebounds and matched Gary Satterwhite with three assists for the Seasid-ers. BYU-Hawaii suffered through a rough shooting night, going 21-68 (.309) from the field, 7-28 (.250) from three-point range, and 3-9 (.333) from the free throw line. BYU Provo was led by Brandon Davies’ career-high 25 points. Davies also led all rebounders with nine as the Cougars out-rebounded the Seasiders 51-31. BYU shot 49.1 percent from the field for the game.

Team goes to national tourneyAfter winning 15 games in a row, the 18-3 Lady Seasider volleyball team has been ranked fourth in the upcoming NCAA II National Tournament and will meet fifth-seed Seattle Pacific on Nov. 17 in San Bernardino, Calif. The Lady Seasiders won the Pacific West Conference championship and were ranked second in the region just two weeks ago, third last week, and somehow dropped to fourth despite not losing a match since Sept. 14. The winner of the BYUH-Seattle Pacific match will face the winner of a match between eighth-seeded Alaska-Anchorage (18-8) and top-seeded Cal State-San Bernardino (27-0) on Nov. 18 in the semifinals. BYUH has played three of the teams in this year’s tournament earlier in the season. The Seasiders swept Alaska-Anchor-age early in the season, swept UH-Hilo twice during the year, and defeated Grand Canyon twice on the road in four sets.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL

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SPORTS UPDATE

Seasider Christian Covey tries to defend Damarcus Harrison from Provo. Photo

courtesy of BYU Provo.