Ke Alaka'i - Oct. 8, 2015 Issue

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Concert Choir completes semi-annual game of assassins PAGE 12 - 13

BYUH students react to Oregon shooting

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NEW APOSTLES

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ON THE COVER: President Thomas S. Monson speaks during the 185th Semi-annual LDS General Conference on Oct. 3 and 4 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo courtesy of Mormon Newsroom.

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ABOUT US The Ke Alaka‘i began publishing the first year the university was started and has continued printing for 60 years. The name in Hawaiian means “the leader.” It began as a monthly newsletter, evolved into a weekly newspaper and is now a weekly news magazine along with a website,Youtube channel, Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram.

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ONE “Light the Way” event promotes United Nations poverty goals

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Marcus Martins to become head of Religion Department

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New apostles called and General Conference recap How to prepare for a mission

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Michael Potter wins Concert Choir assassins game

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Students from Oregon react to Roseburg college shooting

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90-year-old temple worker inspires student

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Onilne businessman Bo Porter is BYUH Entrepreneur in Residence

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Students perform in “March Tale”

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Women’s volleyball wins one and loses one on the road

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Women’s soccer begins conference play

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Food Services programs eliminate food waste

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ONE ‘Light the Way’ event

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olunteers joined together from BYU-Hawaii’s ONE chapter to present the United Nations’ goals of eradicating world poverty by the year 2030.

Students representing several countries from across the world participated in a ceremony to voice their opinions about various issues concerning the world on Sept. 29.

Selected students were assigned to hold signs addressing each of the 17 sustainable development goals the United Nations has established to combat world poverty. After each reading of the goals, candles were lit to resemble their desires to “light the way” towards progress of carrying out these goals.

The president of BYUH’s chapter of ONE, Rebecca Vigoren, a junior from Washington studying peacebuilding, gave opening remarks. “These goals aren’t impossible to reach.

We have the means to do it. We are just working on the will to do it now.”

Vigoren recently stepped in as presiding officer of the organization earlier this semester, a responsibility she said she hopes will influence her and others to turn outward and help those in need. “You hear stories all around campus and meet people who have had their lives changed by coming here to study. And many of our students here at BYUH have experienced poverty. If you get to know them, you will be more inspired to share their stories and to make sure that no one else has to go through it,” she said.

ONE is a campaign advocacy group that petitions for support and awareness of policies from elected officials, an organization that Lillian Martino Bradley, a junior from Utah studying peacebuilding, believes can make a profound difference. She said these types of organizations provide voices for those who have no means of giving their own.

Bradley also addressed the group of students, saying, “through the action of every single one of us, we can make a big difference.

We just want your time and your energy, not your money.”

Bradley also runs a non-profit organization, Fahodie for Friends, which rallies against

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human trafficking in Africa and helps victims of trafficking cope with the effects.

Chad Ford, director of the McKay Center, also made an address and linked obligations of helping the needy with examples from the scriptures. “When we see the connections from the scriptures, it is evident that our role in helping the less-privileged becomes one of our sacred duties,” said Ford.

The event inspired students like Rose Tarakabu, a junior from the islands of Kiribati studying political science, to join in the fight against global warming, one of the United Nation’s 17 goals. “This means so much to me, because the rising ocean levels are a threat to my country of Kiribati. There are parts of the islands that are already underwater, and scientists predict that by the year 2050, if we continue on the same path, my home will be underwater.”

Tarakabu said her island home of Kiribati has been trying to get global attention for years. “The rising ocean levels have never been on anyone’s priority list. I want to change that, and I feel like NGO’s like ONE can be our voice. This is a fight that I am engaging in for me, my people, and my nation.”

After the event, attendees were encouraged to send messages via Twitter to the United Nations as a way of advocating its support for the 17 goals. Attendees also took time to write hand-written letters to their elected congressman or congresswoman, signifying their support and ability to verify whether or not these goals are being put into action.

“These goals are their dreams, and the only way to accomplish them is through action,” said Caleb Bow, a sophomore from California studying peacebuilding.

According to ONE’s website and database, accomplishing all 17 goals by the year 2030 will only use less than 1 percent of the United States’ budget. It is a blueprint of 17 targets to end poverty globally and tackle other problems that each of the U.N.’s 193 members have agreed to work towards, voluntarily until Top to bottom: At the ONE Light the 2030. The 17 goals include: no poverty, zero Way event, Carianne Hirano, Heidi hunger, gender equality, quality education, Poppleton, Rose Tarakabu, and Lillian Martino Bradley all hold different goals clean water and sanitation, and climate action. set by the United Nations. Photos by Hector Periquin

Dr. Marcus Martins is pictured with Elder Richard G. Scott, of the Quorum of the Twelve who recently passed away. Martins will be taking Dr. Keith Lane’s place as associate dean of Religious Education at BYUH. Photo courtesy of Martins

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Effective Nov. 3, Dr. Marcus H. Martins will become BYUHawaii’s new associate dean of Religious Education in the College of Human Development. Martins will assume responsibilities of representation to the University Academic Counsel and provide insights and leadership to the various professors of the Department of Religious Education.

Martins served as a mission president of the São Paulo North Mission from 2011 to 2014,

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with his wife, Mirian Abelin Barbosa. Martins had served in that mission previously when he was younger, and according to him some missionaries had to travel up to three days to reach their new areas.

From experiences of teaching on his mission and courses he has offered at various church institutions, Martins has been involved with several gospelrelated projects. He is the author of “Setting the Record Straight:

Blacks and the Mormon Priesthood.” On his YouTube channel, he produces educational videos both in English and Portuguese on church doctrines and teachings.

In 2008, Martins appeared in five episodes of the “Messiah.”

He has spoken to audiences throughout the United States, Brazil, and Japan, and participated in conferences in China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Qatar.

“One day I decided to put my name in Google, and I found out that someone had written a Wikipedia article about me,” said Martins. After having read the article, he revised the incorrect portions and added more information.

Dr. Keith Lane has served as chair of the Department of Religious Education for over three years. According to Dr. Martins and faculty of the department, Lane has done tremendous work in the transition of the new Church Educational System religion curriculum, and has helped shape the Religion Department to what it is today.

Martins is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where his family joined the church in 1972, and his family became prominent among the early church members. “The church was small enough that you could talk amongst your own stake, and before you knew it you had ties to most of the members in Brazil,” Martins said.

With massive expansion of the church in Brazil, Martin’s father, Helvécio Martins, became the church’s first black General Authority. Martins was the church’s first black full-time missionary and one of the first black members to be ordained to the priesthood.

When talking about his coming responsibilities, Martins said he will “create the organizational and physical climate condu-

cive to research and development.”

He said professors are required to have a doctorate or be working towards one to be qualified to teach here. “By extensive research, our professors will then have a greater desire to educate their students.”

“The point of BYUH’s religion classes are not for our students to have conversional experiences, but rather we want them to understand what our church’s teachings are and why we practice them. We want them to see all of the dispensations as part of an entire plan that God has created. Having their testimonies strengthened is a by product, but it’s not what we are aiming for. Religious education is our main priority.”

Dr. Daniel Sharp, BYUH Religion professor, said, “You will know everything you need to know in order to make your own religious conclusions through your study of the scriptures, and insights from these classes.”

Junine Wang, a freshman from Hong Kong studying business, said her experience from taking religion classes here on campus has been profound in her life. “Since most of us live in places where the church isn’t predominately present, we can all come here and be unified through common scripture study.

And then we can take that knowledge with us and share it with the world.”

Martins hopes to include the church more in community outreach programs and events, and project a positive image for the church. “In the past, our department brought the Dead Sea Scrolls in and they were featured in the [temple] visitor’s center. We had media from all over the islands here to cover that story. I want to bring these community events back.”

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Apostles Called

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Elders Rasband, Stevenson, and Renlund talk about joining the Quorum of the Twelve

Elder Dale G. Renlund (left), Elder Gary E. Stevenson (center) and Elder Ronald A. Rasband (right) were named as the three newest apostles to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles during the Saturday, Oct. 3 Afternoon Session of General Conference. Photo courtesy of Mormon Newsroom

Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Elder Gary E. Stevenson, and Elder Dale G. Renlund met with the First Presidency in Salt Lake City on Sept. 28, not knowing they were to be called as apostles to the Quorum of the Twelve by the First Presidency. Accepting the calls, these three were then sustained as apostles, seers and revelators on Oct. 3 by the members of the LDS Church.

For the first time in over a century, three spots were filled in the quorum at the same time. Placed by seniority by the time they were called instead of age, Elder Rasband became the 98th apostle, Stevenson the 99th, and Renlund the 100th apostle of the church.

Elder Rasband said the night following his calling to the quorum a scripture came to mind, John 15:16, “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you.”

Rasband continued, “I had a spiritual impression that there’s nothing about this that was politically motivated, nothing about it that was an election, nothing about it that was a vote, nothing about it was my desire. It was the

Lord’s decision and...I needed to understand that and have it confirmed to me just like President Monson told me.”

Born in Salt Lake City in 1951, 64-year-old Rasband is married and has five children and 24 grandchildren. He served as a missionary in the Eastern States Mission, a bishop, mission president, executive director in the Temple Department, and joined the Quorum of the Seventy in 2000.

“Elder Rasband served in the same mission as me,” said Jolin Chen, a senior from Taiwan studying English. “He taught that after a mission [it is important] to still serve the Lord and follow his example.”

Born in 1955 in Ogden, Utah, 60-year-old Elder Stevenson calls Asia a second home. Serving a mission in the Japan Nagoya Mission, he has returned multiple times to Asia to serve as a mission president and then area president for the Asia North Area. He was also a bishop and counselor in a stake presidency.

Elder Stevenson said he kept a simple philosophy to life and church service, “Keeping the

commandments brings blessings, and blessings bring happiness.”

Elder Renlund, who is 62 years old, grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and spent part of youth living in Sweden. He became a cardiologist, specializing in heart failure and heart transplantation. He married Ruth Lybbert and has one daughter. He served a mission in Sweden and became a bishop, stake president, and joined the First Quorum of the Seventy in 2009 where he and his wife served in the Africa Southwest Area presidency.

Talking about his call to be an apostle, Renlund said, “Wherever the sweet spot is between apoplectic and catatonic, that’s where I was.” He humbly accepted the assignment and, after a few minutes, found himself back in his office, where “I closed the door and fell to my knees.”

Tia Movai, a junior studying English from Laie said, “[Elder] Bednar summed it up in his last talk, showing how valued the apostles are. They are bringing in new knowledge,insight, and a testimony.”

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Highlights of October General Conference

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LDS Church members attend General Conference to witness the sustaining of three new apostles. Photo by AP

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esides three new apostles, Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Elder Gary E. Stevenson, and Elder Dale G. Renlund, being sustained during 185th Semi-annual General Conference, speakers also talked about the influence of women in the church, “ponderizing” upon the scriptures, keeping the Sabbath Day holy, the commandments, Christ’s Atonement and advice about finding a marriage partner.

After watching President Thomas S. Monson get noticeably weaker as he spoke during the Sunday Morning Session, people expressed concerns about his health. When asked about President Monson’s health, Tony Matthews, a junior majoring in history from Idaho, urged people to pray for him.

Each newly-called apostle spoke the next day during the Sunday Morning Session. Michal Eastman, a sophomore studying international business from Utah, said, “I don’t know these men who have been called as prophets personally, but I know how they were called.”

Speaking for the first time as apostles, Elder Rasband quoted Christ’s words from the New Testament: “Love one another as I have loved you.” Elder Stevenson’s key message was “the Lord will qualify those who he calls.” He said this advice given to him by President Monson when he was first called as an apostle. Elder Renlund spoke about how the Lord has called people to do what he needs them to do, but it needs to be done in the Lord’s way.

Devin G. Durrant, 1st counselor in the General Sunday School Presidency, took the place of BYU-Hawaii President John S. Tanner who was released at the conference. The majority of Durrant’s talk revolved around his invitation to “ponderize” a new scripture every week. Ponderizing is choosing a scripture to read and reflect on throughout the day.

He promised if people fill their minds with scriptures and good thoughts, there won’t be room for bad thoughts.

The Saturday Morning Session had an overlying theme of keeping the Sabbath Day holy. Elder M. Russell Ballard said observing

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the Sabbath Day is “a doctrine that we should cling to,” and “the recent emphasis of keeping the Sabbath a delight is a direct result of inspiration from the Lord through the leaders of the church.”

Elder Dallin H. Oaks spoke in the Saturday Afternoon Session about Christ’s Atonement saying the Savior “experienced and suffered the fullness of all mortal challenges.” Elder Oaks explained, “He therefore knows our struggles, our heartaches, our temptations, and our suffering, for He willingly experienced them all as an essential part of His Atonement. And because of this, His Atonement empowers Him to succor us — to give us the strength to bear it all.”

Sunday had a recurring topic of keeping the commandments.

Talks were given back-to-back by Elder Von G. Keetch and Sister Carole M. Stephens about the subject. Elder Keetch related a story about a group of surfers and a school of sharks while Sister Stephens told about her rebellious granddaughter not wearing a seatbelt. President Monson also talked about keeping the commandments during his Priesthood Session address and how repentance helps people to better keep the commandments.

Among other key conference topics were marriage and parenting. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland spoke about the divine nature of a mother’s love, and President Russell M. Nelson said faithful, loving and courageous women make a difference in their families and the church.

President Nelson said, “The kingdom of God is not and cannot be complete without women who make sacred covenants, and then keep them, women who can speak with the power and authority of God.”

Elder Robert D. Hales talked about how people need to be the kind of person they want to marry. “I loved when Elder Hales said that we don’t marry perfection, but potential,” said Adrian Hernandez, a freshman studying business from Texas.

For a full recap of all the General Conference sessions, refer to lds.org.

Missionary Preparation

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Frogley: Serving God helps you come to know him The scriptures are full of experiences that people can use for personal growth.

Photo by Kelsie Carlson

“There is no quality time without quantity. God seems to change us better by working through us than by working on us. When we let him work through us, he changes us grace for grace. As we give grace, it flows through us and it changes us.”

-Elder Craig Frogley CES Missionary

It would take 70 years of normal church service to equal the number of hours rendered in a two-year mission, said Elder Craig Frogley from Utah, who is currently serving as a CES missionary.

He was in charge of the missionary preparation program of BYUH for several years, preparing a curriculum and teaching classes.

He continued, “There is no quality time without quantity.

God seems to change us better by working through us than by working on us. When we let him work through us, he changes us grace for grace. As we give grace, it flows through us and it changes us.”

Making the final step toward deciding to serve or not a mission still remains a major challenge in the lives of most young LDS members, as shown in the example of Immanuel Susi, a freshmen from Oregon and recent convert to the church who will leave on his mission in January to the Philippines Cebu East Mission.

He said, “After my baptism, my life started to change a lot. Once I felt this kind of joy, I wanted to share it with everybody else.” Although originally hesitant about serving, he said, “What really helped me going on my mission was listening to the experiences of others on their missions.

Every single one of them always had a positive outcome. Going on a mission is a decision you will

never regret in life. Pray about it.

Fast about it.”

Frogley said, “Some decisions shouldn’t even be made.

They need to be premade. If I want to follow the master, I know I need to serve Him in order to know Him. So the question of going on a mission or not going, from my angle is: Do I want to know Him now, or do I want to know when I am 70? If I want to know Him now, then serving a mission will be the most concentrated, powerful, nutritious, spiritual thing there can be.”

He continued, “Elder Bednar said that you can only learn to be a missionary by being a missionary.You can experience this change grace by grace better under His hands than by trying to get yourself ready. That comes by serving Him.”

Karli Newey, a senior majoring in graphic design from Utah, said, “For women, it is a lot harder to make the decision because it is not a commandment for us. I have never really thought about a mission until the age change happened, but I thought it to be best to graduate first.”

Newey turned 19 when the age changed was announced, and said she felt peer pressured because all her friends went on missions.

“A mission would be great because I would be done with school, I could focus com-

pletely on the Lord, and I‘d love to get to know the people from all the different backgrounds and to learn to love them and bring them unto Christ.” Focusing on and strengthening her relationship with the Lord are also factors that make serving a mission appealing, said Newey.

Upon reflecting on the challenge for women, Frogley said, “My personal observations have been, speaking of young women, that... the benefit for a young women is that she moves her focus from whatever incomplete experience she has to the scriptures, where we can, as Elder Neal A. Maxwell said, window shop other people’s experiences.”

Confronting doubts about missions, Susi said, “Even when you are not the best before you go, everyone will be able to change. Everyone wants to progress in life. On your mission you will be surrounded by people who help you progress and challenge you [to do so]. It will all be for the better.”

Susi said he is very aware of the demands of a mission.

“Those two years are very crucial years of my life, where everything I do will be towards the Lord.

Every single thing I do will be significant and should build up the house of the Lord.”

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Michael Potter was crowned as the winner of the Concert Choir’s 6th semi-annual assassins game after multiple standoffs with other members. Photo

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he BYU-Hawaii Concert Choir wrapped up its 6th semi-annual assassins game after three weeks of sneaking and plotting. The victor, Michael Potter, was crowned in what has been described as one of the most epic conclusions to date.

Chris Cornelison, a senior studying English education from Punaluu, with the help of William Arnett III organized this semesters’ game.

According to Cornelison, “Assassins essentially is a fight to the death. Imagine if ‘The Hunger Games’ or ‘Battle Royale’ were fought with 50-cent water pistols... that's the general idea of assassins. The difference is that it's not just a free-for-all.” Choir members were assigned a target and given their picture and name.

Choir members followed strict rules. They couldn’t take down their targets inside buildings and 30 minutes before and after choir practice. The only way to take out a target was to shoot them in the head.

Cornelison continued, “People take it very seriously. Everyone who participated demonstrated courage and valor. William and I were very impressed by the tenacity of all the assassins. The final three contestants, MJ Baird, Mathew Harvey, and Mike Potter were all very skilled killers. It was an epic finale.”

Michael Potter, a senior from Laie studying music, has participated in assassins in previous years but victory has always alluded him. He said doing well in the game takes a lot of study of your target, including their whereabouts at all times. Potter said, “I want to start off by saying I've always enjoyed the game. It's a great way to have fun and get to know people. Like really getting to know them… their majors, their class schedules, their shoe size, where they eat and sleep and such.”

The third runner up, MJ Baird, a freshman studying music education, was the choir’s surprise fighter. She said she was able to take down one of her targets and eliminate the other in a close firefight—or, waterfight—that she narrowly escaped.

Baird said, “I actually got lucky with this. The person who had me didn't know who I was for a while and only tried following me once or twice. Basically, I walked around free for two weeks.

Other than that, I took different routes and watched around me all the time. I wouldn't even let my group of friends and I hang outside until I was dead. I also think a lot of it was beginner’s luck. I can't really take too much credit.”

Baird’s downfall came the last week before the finale, she said. Potter launched a surprise attack, jumping over a bike rack to shoot her in the back of the head.

According to multiple participants, Potter is known for being an aggressive assassin.

This time around, he said he set strict rules for himself, such as only head-shots, clean kills, no gunfights, and as he said it, “NO ALLIES.” His rules paid off as he was able to take down 11 targets.

He said, “I set strategy goals, like never take the same route twice, always have a backup gun in my backpack and other places, always check corners...

My main mantra about the game has always been the best defense is a good offense, or as Brad Pitt puts it in ‘World War Z,’ ‘movement is life.’” He added, “In order to win you have to not care what ‘the civilians’ think when they see you creeping around the bushes.”

Harvey had a different strategy than Potter. Harvey’s approach was just staying alive. Harvey said, “I tried to just be vigilant, invisible, and take advantage of all the opportunities I had.”

Potter said he tips his hat to Harvey. “By far my favorite

target was the next runner-up to me. He was crafty. He eluded death by fractions at least six times. He wasn't idle himself. He set ambushes for me as well.”

Harvey said, “To be up against someone like Mike you have to be super vigilant. He is going to come at you at a time when you are completely not expecting it.”

There were a handful of battles and confrontations between the two. Harvey described his first encounter with Potter. “I was walking with my wife from

‘To be up against someone like Mike you have to be super vigilant.

He is going to come at you at a time when you are completely not expecting it.’

MATHEW HARVEY RUNNER UP the CAC. We were by the tennis courts and I see through the trees and bushy area a crouching figure.

I could see his eye peeking from the side of a tree. I was waving at him but he didn’t move. I pulled out my gun and approached him.

He stood up and walked out with his gun and pulled out the cowboy references, ‘That’s far enough.’”

He repeated that line three times and added, “You just keep on walkin’.” Harvey then asked Potter, “How far can that gun shoot?” and again Potter replied in cowboy fashion, “Far enough.”

After the games, Harvey asked Potter how he was able to come up with so many American West references on the spot. On the subject, Potter said, “I was reading a Louis Lamour book about a modern American Indian

up behind his family’s Sequoia and shot down behind enemy lines the waiting Harvey. Potter said, who has to tap into his Indian “He looked back just in time. I instincts in order to escape his fired and he pulled a matrix move enemies. I guess the game brings on me.” The two commenced yet out the Clint Eastwood in me.” another water fight. Potter, un Harvey then tried to comfortable with the duel, yelled take matters into his own hands. to his mom to drive away. As she He said he got Potter’s address pulled away, Potter jumped on through a mutual friend. He the side of the car firing as they went to his house late at night. drove away. “It was a total 007 On his way, he ran into Potter’s moment,” said Potter. younger brother who showed him

The end came as Harvey the good spots to hide out, said was walking to his Japanese class.

Harvey. However, Harvey said Potter said, “I finally got him as he felt uneasy about the situation he went to a class in the McKay and thought Potter’s younger hallway....I quickly ran up behind brother would give him away. him and got him in the back of Harvey left early and took a back route to his car parked a couple of the head.”

According to Harvey, blocks away. As he was walking the shot hit the upper part of his back, he saw a blurry figure from a neighbor’s driveway sprint away. shoulders and neck. The two started dueling it out and soaking The two soon found themselves each other. It was unclear who got again in a standoff. This time, who first. It was later confirmed Potter had the advantage as he by an eye-witness at the scene that jumped up onto a retaining wall Potter hit Harvey’s head on the about 3 feet above the ground. first initial shot.

Standing on the wall, Potter said, Potter, Harvey, and “You made a mistake coming here.”

Guns raised, the two de- organizers Arnett and Cornelison cided they both didn’t want to end decided, due to the amount of close calls and built up paranoia, the game with a shoot out so they to end the games announcing Potparted ways for the night. Potter, ter as the 6th winner of the choir’s living up to the cowboy image, said, “You live to die another day.” assassins game. Cornelison said,

Other standoffs between “Mike Potter came out on top earning himself a well-deserved the two took place by the CAC and long-awaited victory.” quartet rooms, Aloha Center entrance, the library doors, and Potter’s personal favorite, a James ‘My main mantra Bond-esque fight from the side of about the game a midsize SUV. Potter said, “My family drives a Sequoia and was has always been outside to pick me up outside of the best defense the Aloha Center. My opponent and I had several run-ins that day is a good offense, already and he found out that I or as Brad Pitt was being picked up.” Harvey approached the car and tried to ask puts it in ‘World Potter’s mother if he could hide in War Z,’ movement the back seat. When she declined, Harvey hid behind the car. is life.’

Meanwhile, Potter took the back entrance of the Aloha MICHAEL POTTER Center and sprinted around the CHAMPION Lorenzo Snow building. He came OCTOBER 8, 2015

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Students from Oregon say shooting shocked them, but town pulls together

BY CAMRON STOCKFORD AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Christopher Harper-Mercer, a 26-year-old student at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, went on a shooting rampage that lasted 10 minutes and left nine dead and nine more injured on Oct. 1, before shooting himself during a standoff with the local police.

Kortney Moore, a UCC student, told the Roseburg News-Review newspaper that she was in a writing class when a shot came through a window. The gunman then entered the classroom and ordered everyone to get on the ground. He then asked students to state their religion before shooting them.

Lacey Scroggins, another UCC student, survived unharmed by pretending to be dead while lying next to another student who was already injured and bleeding on the floor.

While Lacey was not available for comment, her father, Randy, said, “She hears the shooter in front say, ‘You, in that orange shirt, stand up!

Community members reflect on the lives of nine students and faculty lost at Umpqua Community College.

Photo by AP

Other residents of Roseburg are also unhappy with the President’s remarks, according to both Welker and Adams. Welker said, “My whole town is up in arms about also attended Thurston HIgh School in Springit. They’re mad. So many people have been field, where a shooting in 1998 left four dead injured, died, and so many families have been and 25 injured.

Mercer left behind a manifesto, most affected, and what he’s doing is he’s trying to push his issue [with gun control]... He barely of which has not yet been released. However even gave any condolences to the families, he investigators have said his mother mentioned went straight for the gun control.” he was suffering from mental illness, and in

Jacob Moss, a senior studying music the manifesto he complained of not having a from Bend, Oregon, about 175 northwest of girlfriend, and claimed everybody but him Roseburg, said President Obama is “totally was insane. using this as a platform, but is he wrong for

This is not the first school shooting doing so? It’s one thing to be like, ‘Oh no, to hit Roseburg. In 2006 a freshman student at somebody fell in a ditch and broke his legs,’ Roseburg High School shot an older student and to sit there and cry about the broken legs. who had been bullying him. Erik Adams, a recent BYU-Hawaii graduate from Roseburg, was Or someone could say, ‘Why don’t we fill in the dang ditch?’ We can have constructive present during that high school shooting. Responding to the latest shooting at UCC, he said, mourning. If anything, I feel like standing up and doing something about it is a better me“I remember thinking, ‘Wait, again?’ because there was a shooting at my school when I was a morial than just feeling sad about it.” Obama is high school student. I got this really bad feeling planning to visit with the families of victims in in my stomach, like I had an open pit, like your Roseburg on Oct. 9 Moss pointed out the importance spirit felt kind of heavy.” The high school shoot- of distinguishing between gun violence and ing happened right in front of Adams, and he mental illness. Gun laws, he said, would more said he does not remember seeing the victim affect gang violence while mental illness is fall down. harder to regulate. Welker agreed, saying that

Adams also said many of his friends, acquaintances and fellow ward members either people are often really good at hiding their issues. “A lot of times we might see someone attend or teach at UCC. Fortunately none of who has a mental issue, or is unstable, and them were killed or injured. we pass them by.” Adams and Welker agreed

The community of Roseburg pulled together immediately after the UCC shooting to this issue is more about mental health than gun control. help the victims. Adams reported going to doBoth Welker and Adams said What religion are you? Are you a Christian?’ He nate blood and being turned away because they Roseburg is a very religious and conservative says ‘Yes.’ She hears another pop, and she hears a were filled to capacity already. They also held a community, in the otherwise liberal state of thud as he drops to the ground.” All but one ac- candlelight vigil the night of the shooting.

Oregon. Adams said it is interesting that the Shortly after the shooting, Presicount claim Mercer shot Christians in the head, local sheriff is very much for gun rights, yet dent Obama held a press conference where he leaving other students injured. the local community college bans the presence spoke out about what happened. In his nearly

Lisa Welker, a junior studying social of guns, or even armed security guards. UCC 13-minute long speech, he offered condolences work from Roseburg, Oregon, had a friend does not have a security staff but instead has and spoke about his positions on gun control. whose older sister was one of the injured surone police officer who patrols the campus.

However, his condolences seemed insincere to vivors. “When I first found out, I was kind of a

Miranda Lee, a junior studying wreck,” said Welker. “It was really hard to focus the citizens of Roseburg, and Welker pointed English from Salem, Oregon, about 135 miles out his condolences amounted to less than two during classes, I was just constantly worried North of Roseburg, said if there had been about my friends. I had just gotten a new phone, minutes of his speech. more than just the one police officer, “I think

Adams also said, “Me, personally, and so I didn’t have anyone’s contact informathere would have been a faster response, maybe when President Obama started speaking, it tion.” Luckily she had the number of her best less people would have been injured... because didn’t seem like condolences and seemed more friend, who kept her updated. there is no way they would send in just one

Lindi Bradford, a junior studying EXS like his political agenda. It seemed very inapofficer to take out a shooter by himself. At least from Springfield, Oregon, about 70 miles north propriate to me. He should have focused more if there are three or four other people around, of Roseburg, said, “I know one family who lives his condolences towards the families that were they would have been able to react faster involved, the community that was involved.”

He there, but the two who would have been on instead of having to wait for backup.” campus that day were not on campus.” Bradford said he could not finish watching the speech.

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90-year-old temple worker’s service to God inspires student B Y HA ILEY R AS MU S S E N

Aaron Raj’s desire to serve the Lord lead him to become a temple worker in the Laie Hawaii Temple. Photo by Kelsie Carlson

BYU-Hawaii students said they feel privileged to have a temple so close by, and several even have the chance to serve as temple workers.

“Back home in Michigan, the closest temple was three hours away in Detroit so working at the temple wasn’t really an option for our family,” explained Samuel Brieden, a junior from Michigan studying biochemistry.

Brieden said he started working in the Laie Hawaii Temple last year.

Aaron Raj, a senior from Fiji studying business management and peacebuilding, is a temple ordinance worker as well. Raj was inspired by Sister Kim, a fellow temple worker who was 90 years old. “Despite her age and her health challenges, she never missed a single day and she never complained.” He described how she always used a cane and “would stand for hours and hours without sitting, even when the temple president asked her to sit.” She would reply, “I am here for my Lord Jesus Christ, not for myself.”

Raj described how she collapsed while at the temple and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. On her way, she found out the ambulance driver was an inactive member of the LDS Church. She begged

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him to go back to church and take his family to the temple. Raj explained how she died later in the hospital; but later on, that same ambulance driver came back to the church and eventually back to the temple.

Brieden said his decision to work in the temple was influenced by a friend he met at Southern Virginia University. The friend told him to serve in the temple after his mission.

Upon his return from serving in the Samara Russia Mission, he decided to dedicate three hours a week to serving at the Laie Temple, which, he said, has been “one of the coolest experiences ever.”

To become a temple worker, Raj explained, you have to: 1. Have a desire to serve God. 2. Interview with your bishop. He will fill out an application that is available online or you can get a hard copy from the temple.

3. Interview with the stake president. He will submit your application form to the temple presidency if you are worthy.

4. Interview with the temple president.

5. Be set apart and choose a shift.

6. Show up to the temple on your day and the temple missionaries will guide you from there.

From working in the Laie Hawaii Temple, Raj has learned that sacred things need to be treated sacredly, and it’s vital to understand the covenants people make in the temple.

He also learned how to appreciate the role sisters play in his life and that the only things that matter in this life happens inside the temple.

At a temple worker fireside he attended on Sept. 27, Raj said he learned it is important to go early so when you are attending the temple so you can feel the love of the Lord without feeling rushed. He also learned “we are working for the Lord and it is important to keep the ordinances pure. Doing this will bless the lives of those who visit the temple.”

As a freshman in school, he didn’t have enough money to buy a temple suit. For the first two weeks, he borrowed clothes from the temple. The following week, President Workman called me into his office and presented me with a suit from Sister Kim. He said, “My eyes filled with tears,” as he wondered, “Who would do this nice thing for a stranger?”

Raj said he learned several valuable lessons from her example. First he learned people are saved by the grace of the Lord after all the can do.

Second, he said, “it is the service that counts.”

Online entrepreneur shows the ropes of the web to students B Y L E I AN I BRO W N

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or the 13 years following his mission, BYU-Hawaii's new Entrepreneur in Residence and Idaho native, Bo Porter, has been in the business of buying and selling products online, and now seeks to impart his knowledge and experience to students, particularly international students.

This being his first semester at BYUH, Porter teaches Internet Business Fundamentals (390R), a product-centered class available to any student. However, starting next semester, Porter will begin a class called “International Online Biz Startup.”

“The goal with this class,” said Porter, “is to help international students be able to increase their earning potential inside their countries.”

“A lot of international students,” he continued, “go back home and get a good job with a salary that’s good for their country. But this class is meant to help them realize they don’t have to accept that. This class is going to teach them that they can use the skills they learned here, whatever they may be, and teach them how to market those skills on an international level, and not be limited by their country’s typical pay.”

Porter’s current class, Internet Business Fundamentals, features guest speakers and focuses on teaching students how much opportunity is online and how to start online businesses.

“Bo’s class is very hands-on and teaches real world experiences,” said senior business management major Michael Nightingale from Minnesota. “Every week we have someone visit our class who makes money from online business and teaches us how to do it ourselves. Also, it teaches modern skills such as SEO [search engine optimization], digital marketing, and building websites that aren’t taught in most traditional classroom courses.”

Porter said “Each online success is different. I succeeded with products, but [people] have all succeeded in completely different ways.”

Academic Director and Associate Professor of the Willes Center for Entrepreneurship Jason Earl said, “The future of business, especially international business, is online. Brother Porter has all of the critical skills when it comes to identifying an opportunity and launching a product or service online with minimal risk and minimal investment.”

Earl taught Porter seven years ago at BYU-Idaho and was able to watch as his career developed into what it is today.

“I actually started in college,” said Porter. “I just started by buying and selling things in eBay, and it just kept snowballing from there.”

Students don’t realize how much opportunity there is for business and making money online, said Porter. “Because I live in a small town where typically you can’t make a lot of money, I love how the Internet lets you open up to where you can excel higher, more than local business typically allows,” he said. “I like that I can live where I want and make what I want.”

With his new class beginning next semester, Porter hopes to work with the school to get the approval for students to start their own online businesses while they are here. “I think there’s some really promising possibilities out there,” said Porter.

Bo Porter, pictured with his wife, Celeste, left his home in Idaho to teach in the entrepreneurship program.

Photo by Bo Porter

Both classes, International Online Biz Startup and Internet Business Fundamentals are offered to any degree-seeking students and are repeatable.

“Our very best entrepreneurs are not business students but those who have a real skill, passion for solving a real problem in the world, and the ability to create an economic engine that allows the new venture to grow and prosper,” said Earl. “It does not matter whether the new venture is a for-profit, non-profit, NGO or school. The important thing is that students bring their ideas and then take action to make them a reality. Brother Porter is a master of doing just that and he is here to help students at BYUH learn how to do it for themselves.”

Although this is Porter's first time teaching, he said he is learning as he teaches and has enjoyed and appreciated his students. “I’d never taught before, so for me it’s been a huge adjustment to learn how to fill an hour and half time slot,” said Porter. “But I’ve been really impressed with the students. I’ve studied at both BYU in Provo and BYU-Idaho, and it’s really different here, the most diverse college by far.”

Nightingale, who is taking Porter's Internet Startups class, has said he has enjoyed learning and interacting with him. “Bo Porter is a very down to earth and agreeable guy. I love having him as a professor because he really cares about his students being able to be successful like he is in his own life,” said Nightingale. “I’m able to go by his office and just talk to him about how my business is doing, and he is always happy to give advice on what to do next.”

Porter, his wife and five children are here on a one-year service mission and are still adjusting to the change. “It’s a beautiful island, crazy hot, but we really enjoy the small town life,” he said.

Although Porter has been a helpful addition to the Willes Center and was happy to find Laie small like his hometown, he wasn’t convinced right away he should come.

“I called Brother Porter this last year and invited him to join the Willes Center as an Entrepreneur in Residence. He immediately turned me down and said that it was a crazy idea and he could never leave his business and move to Hawaii,” said Earl. “The very next day he called me back, said he and his wife prayed about it and felt good about the decision to come to BYUH and teach for us.”

Because their Idaho hobbies such as ATV riding, fishing, and dirt biking, are not as present here, Porter said he and his family needs to “pick up some new Hawaiian hobbies.”

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Intrigue, love and revenge are themes of Elizabethan-style play

he play “March Tale,” written in Elizabethan style by University of Utah Professor Tim Slover, was performed on campus Oct. 1 through 3. The play follows three main storylines that are tightly intertwined.

Dr. Craig Ferre, director of the play and the BYUH theatre professor, said he was very pleased with the final product and that this particular cast was “a real joy to work with.”

Students who went to see the play, such as Noelle Oldham, a freshman from Florida studying art, said, “The actors were very devoted to their characters and really dragged me into their story.” Alex Meyers, a freshman from Utah studying English said “I hadn’t ever seen a BYUH play before, but after this I don’t think it will be the last time I go.”

The curtain opens on Queen Elizabeth I, played by Ingrid Veliz, who is stricken with illness and in the final days of her life. To take her mind off of her worsening condition, she takes her court to Richmond to see a play being performed by William Shakespeare’s theatre company.

Upon arriving in Richmond, the audience is introduced to William Shakespeare, played by Justin Putnam. He is talking with his wife, Anne Hathaway Shakespeare, played by Brittany Wilcox, who urged him to leave the theatre behind and come home with her. A passionate playwright, William decides to pursue his career instead.

During the performance by Shakespeare’s troupe, the focus shifts to backstage, where Shakespeare’s cast going over their lines. Here the audience is introduced to Richard Burbage, played by Fred Baehr, who is one of Shakespeare’s chief players, and Tom, played by Chris Cornelison, a young thespian who has never known love.

As the show continues, the audience meets Emilia, played by Samantha Daynes, a woman who is betrothed to a man she does not love.

She pleads with the queen to free her from the arrangement. After her request is denied, she seeks comfort from her friend Celia, played by Alison Taylor. Tom spots Emilia in passing and falls in love. Before he has a chance to say anything, she and Celia make themselves scarce, leaving only a hairpin for Tom to remember Emilia by.

After Tom talks to Shakespeare about his new love interest, the two go and begin practice for the Queen’s play.

In this scene, the rest of the actors are introduced: John Heminge, played by Erich Baehr; Robert Armin, played by Tyce Olaveson; and the main antagonist, William Kemp, played by LeGrand Lawrence. Kemp was kicked out of the troupe and is seeking revenge on Shakespeare.

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After Emilia infiltrates Shakespeare’s troupe disguised as a young boy, she learns of Tom’s burning love for her and acts as a motivator for him to build up the courage to write Emilia a love letter. While this is happening, Shakespeare is writing a play for his neglected wife, and Kemp is plotting the perfect revenge. After Emilia, still in disguise, and Tom plot to deliver the love letter, Emilia realizes she can’t easily deliver the letter to herself without blowing her cover. She asks Celia to stand in dressed as Emilia in an effort to keep the wool over Tom’s eyes. When the day of letter delivery comes, Tom builds up the courage to deliver the love letter himself and Emilia ends up having to come out of disguise to explain what happened and professes her love for Tom. Emilia again asks the Queen let her out of her betrothal so she can marry Tom. The Queen again denies her request.

While love was in full bloom between Tom and Emilia, Kemp was gearing up to exact his revenge. Kemp and his semi-willing sidekick Armin sneak into Shakespeare’s office and trash the place, burning the play Shakespeare had been writing for his wife. Armin collects the pieces of the play and gave it to Shakespeare as an apology just before the big performance for the Queen. Shakespeare gets upset and confronts Kemp about his actions. During their discussion, Kemp makes a comment similar to something Anne had told William earlier that helps him realize he should be spending more time with his family. He thanks Kemp for helping him come to this conclusion and getting the company ready to start the play.

The show begins with Tom’s feelings for Emilia heavy on his mind. In one scene of the production, Tom delivers a line that reflects his feelings toward his unfair situation with Emilia and the Queen not permitting their marriage. With passion in his voice, Tom delivers the dialogue and shakes the Queen to her core. She is moved, realizes she was wrong about Emilia and Tom, and grants them permission to wed.

The final scene of the play shows William and Anne reflecting on life and their future. William tells her he plans to still write plays from time to time, but his family would now be his top priority.

Ferre said the next theatre production will be a musical, though the specific one has not been chosen yet.

From top left: Tom (Cornelison), Shakespeare (Putnam), Queen Elizabeth I (Veliz), Kemp (Lawrence), Armin (Olaveson), Hathaway (Wilcox) and Emelia (Daynes) each showed off their talents as actors in the premiere of the original play.

Photos by Hector Periquin

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On a road trip to the mainland, Malary Reid provided a spark of momentum to help BYU-Hawaii women’s volleyball win the final three sets of a thrilling five-set victory over Cal Baptist on Oct. 6, says BYUH Sports Information.

“I am proud of the girls for fighting back from a rough start,” said Head Coach Mona Ah-Hoy. “We played fantastic over the final three sets. I was impressed with the way Saku [Bayarsaikhan Amarjargal] and Malary played to get us back into the match with great offensive and defensive play. We will hope to build on this and have a better start against Point Loma on Thursday.”

The win follows a loss to Concordia Irvine in four set on Oct. 5 in a another on-the-road game.

Before going to the mainland, the women’s volleyball team won against interstate rival Chaminade on Saturday, Sept. 30. The Lady Seasiders swept the Silverswords in three straight sets, winning 25-18, 25-18, and 25-21.

Sophomores Sinamoni Tonga, from Kahuku and Reid, from Utah, both had outstanding games to lead the Lady Seasiders to the victory.

“Our practices have been harder lately and it has caused the team to come together and really unite,” said Reid.

It was the Silverswords who had the hot hand early as they came out firing and took advantage of some errors on the part of the Lady Seasiders to take a 7-2 lead early in the set. “We started slow in the first set, but were able to respond,” said Ah-Hoy.

After cleaning up the initial errors, the Lady Seasiders jumped out to a 11-10 lead as Tonga sparked a 4-0 run with a kill. From that point, the teams continued to trade points until the Lady Seasiders took a 20-15 lead. After a pair of back-to-back kills by Kathleen Collette Kalougata, a senior from Idaho, and a service ace by Reid, the Lady Seasiders extended their lead 24-17. Kalougata would put the finishing touch on the set with another kill to give the Lady Seasiders the set, 25-18.

Now with the momentum, the Seasiders jumped out to a 9-3 lead. Despite a surge by the Silverswords that would bring the game to within two points, the Lady Seasiders maintained their lead. The Lady Seasiders went on to take the set 25-18.

Reid had a hot hand leading into the third set as she got three early kills to give the Lady Seasiders a 6-3 lead. Leilani Adolpho, a sophomore form Laie, added three more kills during a 5-point run to put the Lady Seasiders ahead 12-5. BYUH continued to roll, maintaining their 7-point lead through most of the set. The Lady Seasiders would close out the game winning the last set 25-21.

To finish out their road trip, the Lady Seasiders will play Point Loma and Azusa Pacific.

BY MAT THE W ROBERTS

Volleyball road trip brings a win and loss

Natalie Reynolds provided all the offense BYU-Hawaii women’s soccer needed to defeat Cal State University Dominguez Hills 2-1 on Oct. 6 in California, reports BYUH Sports Information.

In its fourth overtime match of the year, Reynolds took a free kick from just above the box that went off the left post and into the back of the net 19 seconds into the period, says BYUH Sports Info.

BYUH will next play Dixie State on the road Oct. 8

The team started conference play last week on Sept. 28 to Oct. 3, with a 1-1-1 record. The Lady Seasiders were able to recover from a disappointing loss against Academy of Art at the start of the week by beating Notre Dame de Namur and tying Fresno Pacific.

“The loss against Academy of Art was a bad way to start off the week, but I am proud of how the girls responded and were able to come back and get four points off of the next two games,” said Head Coach Mark Davis.

Saturday, Oct. 3 the Lady Seasiders faced off against Fresno Pacific who came into the game with the identical 1-1-0 record as BYUH. It was a physical match that saw a combined 38 fouls and six yellow cards from the two teams.

Both teams played exceptional defense limiting the other to scarce scoring chances as the game ended in a 0-0 draw.

Jessica Smith, a freshman from Utah, had the best chance to break the

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Rebekah McCarthy, a sophomore from California, scored her first goal in the win against Norte Dame de Namur on Oct. 1.

Photo by Monique Saenz

deadlock during overtime but saw her shot went just over the crossbar. Kate Orchard, Kate Gurney, and Rebekah McCarthy also had chances to score but were unable to convert.

The Lady Seasider’s defense, led by keeper Kelsey East, a junior from Utah studying exercise and sport science, maintained the shut-out while also limiting Fresno Pacific to three shots on goal for the entire game. “Our defense played great today and did a great job at really limiting the space for Fresno’s offense,” said East.

Oct. 1, the Lady Seasiders got their first win of the year against visiting Notre Dame de Namur, 2-0. Smith and McCarthy each scored giving the Lady Seasiders the win.

Gurney found Smith off of a free kick in the 29th minute that Smith was able to finish to give the Lady Seasiders the 1-0 lead.

It was not until the second half that the Lady Seasiders were able to get the insurance goal. In the 74th minute Kristine Reynolds, a junior from Utah, aided McCarthy with a great pass, putting McCarthy 1-on-1 with the keeper. McCarthy put the ball past the keeper giving BYUH the 2-0 win.

“It was great to get a win and get back on track. I was happy that I was able to help my team by scoring my first goal,” said McCarthy, a sophomore exercise and sports science major from Brentwood, Calif.

Women’s soccer has mixed results in conference play

Avoiding food waste B Y R A CHE L R E E D

The BYUH Cafeteria has implemented different programs to eliminate food waste. In its garden it grows herbs, fruits and vegetables plus uses worm composting to make fertilizer.

Photos by Lexie Arancibia

BYUH Food Services uses sustainability program to benefit school, teach others

sustainability. He teaches employees and students to take care of the garden outside of Food Services so the cafeteria can use the herbs, fruits and vegetables grown there.

Tan said Food Services utilizes the BYU-Hawaii does its best to avoid food waste, food waste produced by the Cafeteria with especially when it is a large problem in the vermicomposting. Staff members compost food world. According to the Deseret News, 40 waste and feed it to worms, which eat it and percent of edible food is discarded, which can produce fertilizer. The fertilizer is then used cost up to $165 billion a year. in the garden. This makes the soil five to 11

Managers at the Cafeteria minimized times more rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, and food waste by eliminating trays. According to potassium, according to a paper done by New Mari Lou Lee, the Club Dining and vending Mexico State University. manager, the food waste produced after going

The garden produces healthy plants trayless was less than half than before. Lee said eliminating tray use has not only decreased food and a good yield of fruits, according to Tan. “It's waste, but also “electricity, water, detergent we a perfect organic fertilizer for the human being,” said Tan. The plants in his garden grow a lot of work in the dish machine, and I would suppose fruits, he said, and one of the tree grows more the labor too. It's a win-win for everybody.” fruit than leaves.

The Cafeteria has become more and The Cafeteria staff teaches people more sustainable, reusing foods to create others. about sustainability through its garden, accordPeels are saved from oranges to become dehydrated, so they can be used later for the natural ing to Tan. Field trips from Kahuku tea that is featured every Friday, said Lee. Bread high School, elementary schools, and even a group from Tahiti have come to see the gardens, ends are also used to create croutons for salads he said. or bread pudding.

One of the key reasons for global

The produce sold in the Farmer’s food waste is that imperfect produce cannot be Market is 60-65 percent locally produced, sold, either being too small or ugly, according while the rest is mainland grown, said Lee. to the Deseret News. Farmer Jack Wilbur told Leftovers not sold at the market are reused in the Deseret News it is tough to get customers the Cafeteria. Executive Chef Spencer Tan said to look past imperfections. he strives to prevent food waste and promote

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At Foodland in Laie, it has a commitment to customers to sell them the best quality of food, said Mark Natan, first assistant and star director at Foodland. Despite this, Foodland does its best to avoid food waste. If food is not sold, it is sold to local farmers for their use to minimize shrink excess, or given back to the company that sold it to the grocery store for credit, according to Natan. “What I know is that local farmers reuse it,” he said. “I feel like it’s going to a good cause.”

Another contributor to food waste is larger portions of food, reported the Deseret News. In comparing food portions from 1982 to 2002, pepperoni pizza grew 70 percent larger; a large serving of popcorn increased by 133 percent; soda by 205 percent and chocolate chip cookies by 400 percent, said the National Resources Defense Council information.

Food is also wasted in the home, thrown away for various reasons, including avoiding leftovers, ill-planned meals, improper storage, and food spoiling, according to the Deseret News. This waste can be avoided by improving meal plans, using and labeling leftovers and learning how a refrigerator works, says NRDC information.

“Don’t take our environment for granted,” said Tan, encouraging people to gain more understanding of the world and to plan lifestyle changes.