February 19, 2015 Ke Alaka'i Issue

February 19, 2015

Volume 110: Issue 5

‘ KE ALAKA I THE LEADER

introducing SLAS See how BYUHSA has become SLAS. p. 2-4

Engaged on the first The Millers decided to get married after 10 hours. p.10-11

10 years of Jon mozo captured

Mozo family share stories of famous photographer in new documentary. p.19

KE ALAKA I February 19, 2015 • Volume 110: Issue 5 EDITORS-IN-CHIEF H o m e r Wo lm a n R eb e c c a S a b a lo n e s

ADVISOR Le e an n Lambe r t He cto r Pe r iqu in

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISTS

ART & GRAPHICS Lau re n Ste imle Jo h n D iaz E th an T sai Mo n ica R u balcava Je f f McLe o d

AD MANAGER Jo s h u a M a s o n

INTERNS Samo n e I so m He cto r Pe r iqu in

PHOTOGRAPHERS Ke lsie C arlso n Mo n ica R u balcava Milan i Ho VIDEOGRAPHERS Je f f C o llin s Vlad T ro p n ikov Jo sh u a Maso n Yan -Fu C h e n

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ON THE COVER: BYUHSA leaders Sery Kone, Marc Gardner, Justin Evans, and Blake Va‘aulu meet up after devotional. Photo by Hector Periquin.

Share with us your photo of the week and we may feature it in our next issue. e-mail us at kealakai@byuh.edu

Photo of the Week: Byodo-In Buddhist Temple is nestled in Oahu’s windward mountains. By Lauren Steimle.

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COPY EDITORS E m i ly H a l l s C a m ro n S t o c k f o rd H a n n a h Pa c k a rd

Alyssa Walhood Jared Roberts Jessica Tautfest Matthew Roberts Trenton McCullough Morgynne Tora Kaitlin Broyles Rachel Reed Mackenzie McLeod Siyang Chen Alyssa Troyanek Alizabeth Apgood

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No te d sur f e r - ph o to graph e r Jon Mozo re me mbe re d o n th e te n th year of his deat h

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Thurs.-Sat.

The “Mary Poppins” theater production will show in McKay auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

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Thurs.-Sat. The Symposium on Learning and Teaching, “Fostering Deep Learning,” will be held in HGB starting at 8 a.m.

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MONDAY Men and Women’s basketball teams will play Holy Names teams. The Women’s teams will face off at 5 p.m. and the Men’s will at 7 p.m.

THE WEEK IN QUOTES

“A hundred years from now, someone’s going to look back on us and say, ‘Can you believe they waited until you got a disease and then did something?’” — Dr. William Hait, head of Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical research, on projects to predict who’ll get diseases and then treat them beforehand. -The Associated Press.

“This guy is straight-up nuts” — Text message that ex-Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle sent to friend Chad Littlefield about Eddie Ray Routh, a former Marine on trial for killing both men. - The Dallas Morning News “Store managers are requested to monitor stock levels of rope, cable ties, masking tape and [duct] tape to ensure that supplies do not run low.” — Memo to staff from British hardware company B&Q, anticipating demand for certain items after release of the bondage movie “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

Getting to know your student leadership B Y B Y U H SA BYUHSA student leaders wear red ties.

Photo by Hector Periquin

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YUHSA is an acronym for Brigham Young University-Hawaii Service Association. The organization’s specific role is to serve the students and student organizations. BYUHSA has gone through a major reorganization in the past year to help us condense and focus on developing a closer ear to the students and the presidencies of Student Associations (formerly called clubs or chapters) on campus. Previous BYUHSA Presidencies have been organized with one President and two Executive Vice Presidents who oversaw 12 additional Area Vice Presidents. These representatives oversaw most student activities and community service projects, as well as student Associations and Student Advisory Council (SAC).

BYUHSA is now organized into three areas and has a President and two Vice Presidents. The idea is to move all of student activities and community service projects to more specialized teams within our department, and focus the Presidency on student leadership, students concerns and the Associations that have been developed on campus. Here are the three areas that are under BYUHSA:

The first area is leadership development, which is handled by the President, Marc Gardner. The role of the President is to provide leadership for BYUHSA teams, and leadership development opportunities for the student body, especially through engagement with SAC and Associations. The President facilitates meetings and presents to students, departments and BYUH Administration.

The second area of focus is Student Advisory Council, which is managed by the Vice President, Sery Kuma Kone, and the Student Advisory Council Team. They are the research, recommendation, and education arm of BYUHSA, and they will look into unresolved concerns of any student and student-related issues on campus. The feedback form is accessible at: http://student. byuh.edu/byuhsa/ under the SAC button.

The third area of focus is the Student Association Presidencies, who work with the Vice President, Blake Va’aulu, on creating positive activities within Associations. These student Associations were once called clubs on campus; there are 41 Associations, with 2,450 members signed up this semester.

During the 2014 Fall Semester, there were 117 funded activities and many more weekly activities held by the Associations. This is a place for all students to connect with other students in meaningful ways.

What happened to the other areas before the reorganization? Within our department of Student Leadership, Activities, and Service (SLAS) is BYUHSA, the Student Events Team, the HUB, the Service Center, the iLead group, the Aloha Center Front Desk, New Student Orientation and our wonderful Media Team (see infographic on next page), which focus on providing excellent and focused service in these areas.

With all of the changes that have happened at BYUHSA, we would love for you to visit us in the SLAS office in the Aloha Center (Room 131) and get involved!

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G R A P H I C S B Y L I N D S A Y H I N MA N S L A S ME D I A T E A M

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Service Center

The Service Center connects individuals, large and small groups, and classes to meaningful service opportunities on campus and in local communities. Service is a powerful leadership development experience and our staff works hard to make significant connec-tions for students.

Get in touch through Facebook: BYU-Hawaii Service Center, stop by our office - Aloha Center room 171, or call 675-4951.

Brigham Young University-Hawaii Service Association (BYUHSA) serves you in two ways. Through Student Advisory Council (SAC), all students have an open invitation to submit questions, concerns and give feedback through a form found at: http://stu dent.byuh.edu/byuhsa (under SAC). You can also serve, lead and participate in a Student Association (formerly Chapters and Clubs).

There are opportunities to serve in leadership, attend events, make friends, give service and participate in making your college exper ience what you want it to be.

BYUHSA BYU-Hawaii Service Association

Find us on Facebook:BYUHSA, or stop by - Aloha Center room 171

Student Events provides social events for you to connect with other sutdents in a fun environment. Events include dances, talent shows, performances and more!

Make sure you don’t miss a thing! Like us on Facebok: BYUH Student Events. Get involved! Stop by our office - Aloha Center 131.

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New Student Orientation offers activities, services and important information for new and returning students as you begin your college experience. Through activities, information sessions, tours and introduction to academic resources, you’re ready to hit the ground running as the newest addition to BYU-Hawaii.

If you’d like to volunteer as a leader for NSO email us at orientation@byuh.edu.

The Aloha Center is a space for you to relax, study, connect with friends, and get the information you need! The Information Desk provides, information about campus life, discounted movie tickets, student IDs and more!

Got a question? Give us a call at 675-3545.

iLead is an online employee leadership development program that supports you as you work at the University and PCC. Contact us at ilead@ad.byuh.edu, or stop by our office Aloha Center 171

Have you been to the HUB yet? We’re located in the Aloha Center and have bowling, gaming, ping pong, pool, board games, and snacks! You can hang out, study, play with friends or book a party for a group.

Find us on Facebook: The Hub BYU-Hawaii Game Center, or give us a call at 675-3549.

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Low gas prices mean saving money at the pump. Photo by AP

Lowest gas prices in Hawaii since 2009 Saudi Arabia’s response to U.S. fracking causes worldwide prices to fall

BY RAC H EL REED

“As a consumer, it’s a wonderful thing, because airflights should be cheaper, your vehicles should be cheaper, and anything made from oil should be cheaper.”

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hen asked how the dropping gas prices has affected her, Lindsey Mulberg, a junior majoring in music percussion from Washington, said, “Definitely been able to go more places because it’s not five bucks a gallon anymore. It was like $2.65 at Costco.”

With gas prices being the lowest they’ve been since 2009, reports AAA, people with cars have been able to afford gas to see more of the island. Students without cars, like twins Nicole and Kelly Nahoolewa from Texas, both seniors with majors in art, find it affects them less, although they have been able to notice the lower prices. “We noticed around Christmas time,” Kelly said.

Les Harper, the BYU-Hawaii Sustainability coordinator from Canada, stated the lowered oil prices began when Saudi Arabia started to flood the market with oil in response to America’s budding independence and self-sufficiency due to the new technology of fracking. Fracking is what happens when the oil companies drill down into the ground, breaking up the shale so the oil can seep through.

Harper explained that oil is extracted from the ground, but it costs extra money to attain it in this manner. “When oil’s at $100 a barrel, it costs maybe $80 a barrel to get it out of the ground, so there’s still money to be made,” Harper shared.

When a well costs so much to get oil out of the ground, the crude oil price starts to go down, and certain wells are closed until only the cheapest ones are still going.

Harper said, “As a consumer, it’s a wonderful thing, because air flights should be cheaper, your vehicles should be cheaper, anything made from oil should be cheaper, and eventually that will happen.”

As Saudi Arabia was losing a valuable buyer in the United States, it decided to flood the market and drop the price.

Even though Saudi Arabia is losing money, it knows it will come back, according to Harper.

Despite the lower gas prices, producers in the United States are fighting even harder to sell their own crude oil overseas, according to Associated Press. Despite low prices, oil producers are confident that in the long run, there will be big profits from new markets. AP explained there is still enough U.S. oil to keep and export overseas.

Little is known about how long gas prices will stay down, yet while they are down, people will take advantage of it.

Harper added, “More people should be coming to Hawaii now.”

Justice for American Sniper in progress Chris Kyle’s alleged murderer’s trial begins

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B Y MAT T H EW RO BERT S AN D AP

avy Seal and sniper Chris Kyle’s alleged murderer, Eddie Ray Routh, will use the insanity defense to combat his murder charge in the trail that started Feb. 11, 2015 in Erath County, Texas, said AP. Routh, a former Marine, allegedly murdered Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, Feb. 2, 2013 at a shooting range in Glen Rose, Texas.

The trial comes just a week after Texas Governor Greg Abbott named Feb. 2 “Chris Kyle Day” in honor of the late U.S. serviceman. “It was super sad learning of his death,” said Nate Rhoades, sophomore business major from Modesto, Calif. “He lived an incredible life and it’s just sad how it ended.”

Kyle and Littlefield took Routh to a shooting range at Rough Creek Lodge as part of the FITCO Cares Heroes Project.

Kyle frequently took veterans struggling to reacclimate to citizen life to shooting ranges as a mode of psychological therapy. While there, Routh allegedly shot and killed both Kyle and Littlefield before stealing Kyle’s truck and fleeing the scene.

Kyle and Littlefield’s bodies were found later by Justin Nabours, who arrived to introduce a client’s son to Kyle. Routh had returned home and planned to flee to Oklahoma but was arrested and brought into custody after leading police on a chase.

The trial has received international and national attention due to the recent release of the movie “American Sniper.” The movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, is based on Kyle’s book, which describes his four tours of service in Iraq.

In those four tours, Kyle became the most lethal sniper in American history, with 160 confirmed kills. The book was on The New York Times bestseller list for 37 weeks. The movie came out in January 2015 and has earned around $300 million in ticket sales.

“He is an amazing symbol of American patriotism and he demonstrated the respect that all men and women of the military should be treated with,” said Leena Kilpelainen, a social studies education major from Nipomo, Calif.

The trial began with opening statements from the defense and a testimony by Kyle’s wife, Taya. Taya reportedly fought through tears as she explained the events that transpired the morning of her husband’s murder, according to AP.

“We just said we loved each other and gave each other a hug and kiss, like we always did,” said Taya in her testimony.

Routh and the defense will plead not guilty by reason of insanity. As defense attorney Tim Moore put it, Routh was “in the grip of a psychosis.” Routh has had a history of psychiatric problems,

including PTSD, and received psychiatric treatment twice before the shooting.

Chris Kyle is survived by his widow, Taya, and two children: an 8-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter.

In this April 6, 2012 file photo, Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL and author of the book “American Sniper,” poses in Midlothian, Texas. Photos by AP.

Eddie Ray Routh enters the courtroom, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, in Stephenville, Texas, as proceedings resume in the former Marine’s trial. Routh is accused in the fatal shootings of “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Rodger Mallison.)

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Vitamin Overload Studies show Vitamin Water may contain excessive nutrients B Y SI YA NG CHEN

Vitamin Water pictured above can be purchased at the Seaside Snack Bar. Photo by Kelsie Carlson

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Nutrition scientists at Purdue University are concerned that additional vitamins put into drinks on supermarket shelves are not only unnecessary, but also potentially harmful, according to the New York Times.

“I never pay attention to what they say in the labels. I don’t care about what vitamins they added in the drinks; I just like the tastes. I think those added nutrients are good, but not natural. I agree with the idea that those vitamins are unnecessary for our body,” said Rachel Cottle, a sophomore in business finance from Utah.

Mridul Datta, an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition Science at Purdue University, said to New York Times, “You have vitamins and minerals that occur naturally in foods, and then you have people taking supplements, and then you have all these fortified foods, it adds up to quite an

excess. There’s the potential for people to get a lot more of these vitamins than they need.”

A study published by Datta and M.Z. Vitolins in July also found, today more than ever, people’s nutrient intakes are beyond the safe limits set by the Institute of Medicine. Experts say antioxidants, which are artificially put in commercial drinks, are used by the body to eliminate free radicals that can damage cells. However, the body also relies on free radicals to resist infections and cancerous cells. Excessive amounts of antioxidants make the body unbalanced.

Taylor Long, a junior from Idaho majoring in business finance, shared her opinion about this phenomenon: “I think vitamin drinks are a good concept, but we should keep in balance in drinks or eating.

Too much of anything will not be good.”

A study from the University of Toronto published Feb. 2015 analyzed 46 beverages sold in supermarkets. They found most of them contained vitamin B6, B12, nia-

However, added vitamins undoubtedly may aid some people, including women who are pregnant or lactating, and those who lack nutrients. “I don’t think those added vitamins are necessary for the people who have a healthy diet, but not everyone always eats healthy, especially the students here on campus,” said Bechy Demartini, a Reference Librarian of eight years in the BYUH library.

She continued, “Yes, it must be much better

to absorb natural nutrients from an average diet. For those who have problems to do this, the vitamin drinks may be helpful.”

Demartini said she was uncertain of the studies’ findings. “I am wondering about this research. So far, they couldn’t affect me too much. I need do more of my own researching in order to make sure about it,” Demartini said.

Of One Heart and One Mind

ceremony is an annual ceremony, according to BYUHSA, to bring together the more than 70 countries represented here on campus.

In addition to the flag raising, students were able to participate in the Skate Escape dance on Feb. 6. The Little Circle was transformed into a roller rink allowing students on boards, skates and blades to show off their talent and socialize. The idea was for students to come together and do something fun and easy at the center of the school’s campus, according to Evans.

Finally, as the weekend made way for weekdays, Spirit Week resumed with students in specific types of attire like gold shirts and professional suits. The Spirit Week activities “Genuine Gold Day” and “Dress Red Day” were opportunities for students to express their school spirit. Students received candy and free food if they wore red or gold.

“I was able to participate by wearing the appropriate color or outfit,” said Jeffery Whiting, a sophomore from Arizona studying exercise and sport science. “It was nice to actually get involved in school activities. It brings everyone together.”

Closing out Spirit Week was the annual David O. McKay Lecture given by Dr. Roger Goodwill entitled “Just One.” The annual lecture, established in 1962, is part of an annual series designed to expand academic insight and teach moral values, according to the BYUH website.

cin and vitamin C, in amounts well past the average daily requirements for young adults.

Valerie Tarasuk, the lead author of this study, said, “It’s very hard to figure out the logic the manufacturers are using to do this fortification. There’s no way that the things that are being added are things that anybody needs or stands to benefit from.” People can absorb most of their daily nutrients through their diet, she said.

Students show school spirit during university’s 60-year anniversary B Y J A R E D RO BERT S

YU-Hawaii Student Activities, in collaboB ration with University Communications, celebrated the 60-year anniversary of David

O. McKay’s historic campus groundbreaking with a Spirit Week focused on the future and potential of all students.

“Spirit Week was something like our homecoming week. It celebrated the 60-year anniversary of the school’s opening,” said Robert Justin Evans, the BYUHSA Student Executive Secretary and senior from Arizona studying accounting.

Spirit Week began on Jan. 31 at the Seasider basketball game against California Baptist University where students were given free black T-shirts. As the week progressed, events like the annual flag raising and the Skate Escape dance took place.

“I felt proud and homesick while raising the flag,” said Le Sirena Rudolph, a senior from Guam studying psychology. “I hope to do my home and family proud while I am here attending school.” The flag raising BYUHSA President Marc Gardner and Tivarn Tipoki exchange a hongi - the Maori form of greeting - beneath the New Zealand flag. Photo by Milani Ho.

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TO ETERNITY AND BEYOND

BY M AC KEN ZIE M C LEO D

Dr. Ron Miller and his wife Patricia circa 1995; The Millers in front of temple present day.

Photos courtesy of Ron Miller

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Dr. Miller shares how promptings of the Spirit led to his conversion and eternal marriage

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fter 10 hours, Dr. Ronald Miller, associate professor of psychology, said he and his wife, Patricia, knew they wanted to be married. After 20 years and nine children, Miller said they still feel the same way.

Raised as a devout atheist, Miller said he avoided the concept of religion until he met the missionaries in Washington, D.C. He had an experience with the Book of Mormon where he said he gained his own witness of God, Christ and the truthfulness of the LDS Church.

He was baptized one week after the experience on Dec. 16, 1990. In December of 1991, in Washington, D.C., Miller accompanied his friend to a renaissance society party where he met Patricia.

“When I first saw her, I thought she was married. She was in a silver ball gown, and I was dressed as a prince with a black cape.” After exchanging information, she agreed to go on a date starting at the D.C. Temple. Being a nonmember, she referred to the Temple as “Camelot.” Ronald was 21 and Patricia was 20.

They met at 2 p.m., but Miller said, “It was such a great date, we kept on extending it.”

They went to the Lincoln Memorial, a fancy restaurant, and danced in the National Gallery of Art. Said Miller, “If you take off your shoes, and you’re just in your socks, you can slide 30 feet. As long as you didn’t come near any of the paintings, the police wouldn’t do anything.”

After a full day, they went to the temple and watched temple marriage videos.

Patricia told Ronald as a teenager, she prayed

asking Heavenly Father if she would ever meet her husband.

After her prayer, she realized she would be able to know what she would feel like around her husband.

To Miller on that first date she said, “I feel around you like I felt in that dream. I feel as if you’re my husband.” Miller asked, “So what does that mean?” She responded that it meant they should get married.

The Millers were engaged on their first date. Miller explained, “When I sat in the car with her going down to D.C., within 15 minutes I started to feel the same Spirit that I felt that converted me to the church. I didn’t know who this woman was, or her last name, but I knew she was going to be my wife.”

Miller recounted, “I didn’t tell her I was a member of the church. She went back to Northwestern University in Chicago, took the discussions, and called me saying she was going to get baptized. I told her ‘I’m a member of that church.’ She said it’s so good that you didn’t tell me because I probably would have been baptized because of you, but now I know it’s my own conversion.”

Instead of getting married right away, the Millers each decided to serve missions.

“As converts, we felt we wanted to be sealed, but also serve missions. My patriarchal blessing, particularly, indicated that I would serve a mission before marriage, while my wife’s said it was her choice to serve.”

Ronald was called to serve a mission in Puerto Rico. He said he would write Patricia on preparation day and give recom-

mendations on things to do in D.C. Patricia was called to Rome, Italy.

After Ronald and Patricia returned from their missions, they both had a prompting to get married sooner, rather than later.

Two weeks after Patricia came home, on Feb. 4, 1995, they eloped to the Dallas Texas Temple.

They married jobless, homeless, and with the threat of their families disowning them. After changing the opinion of his angry grandmother (by explaining that she would be a great grandmother), she helped them find a place to live in Texas. They lived there until heading to BYU. Ronald was 24 and Patricia was 23.

After recently celebrating their 20year anniversary on Feb. 4, Ronald shared his insights about marriage.

He said, “The most important thing you can do is marry your best friend.

When you get married, what you really want is someone who will listen to you, someone who will love to hear your opinions, and spend time with you, and with whom you want to do the same.”

He discussed why some people marry for looks and the consequences of such a reason. “If you marry for beauty, you’re buying into something that with every year you will be more disappointed with. If you latch onto things that don’t last, you’re happiness won’t last. If you latch onto things that are eternal, and that person has a testimony, then you have latched onto something that improves every year and you will feel as though your choice to marry him or her is so much better as time goes by.”

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Boys and girls dancing together for food

BY M O RGYN N E T O RA

Students say this year’s stake Valentine’s Day dance united people

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he Laie YSA First Stake Valentine’s Day dance blew it out of the park this year with its combination of good music and food.

To attempt to accommodate students who got off work late, the dance began at 10 p.m. and ran until 1 a.m., allowing more students to enjoy the festivities.

“The music has been pretty good, so it’s been a great night,” said Maclaine Day, freshman majoring in international cultural studies from Montana.

The Aloha Center ballroom hosted a plethora of party games to keep energy up, hamburgers fresh off the grill, as well as a snacks.

Alan Akina, 2nd counselor in the YSA 1st Stake Presidency, explained, “All the boys get blue tickets and all the girls get pink

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tickets. And to go eat in that food booth, you need a ticket for every food item. The only problem is all the boys need to have pink tickets and all the girls need blue tickets, and the only way to get that is for boys and girls to dance with each other.”

Kale Anitema, a junior majoring in history form Maui, said, “There have been less and less dances, but when there is, it’s popping.” Anitema continued, “I would like to see the lights on, more chairs, and boys formally asking girls to dance.”

Tonga Sablan, a junior majoring in communications from Seattle, Wash., echoed the sentiment on dances in the light when he said, “They are a perfect opportunity for students… to come from all over the world and share the universal language of dance.”

Colorado freshman and accounting major, Simon Johansen said, “It’s a rarity to have such a solid mix here at Brigham Young University-Hawaii. The music stayed consistently on point throughout the whole night.”

When asked about logistics of the dance, Rose Ram, a professor at BYUH who also happened to be manning the desserts, rebutted the question and asked, “Is that why you came over here? To interview me? Oh no, I’m going to find you a nice boy to dance with. Look, these ones coming up behind you look like they’d be perfect. Choose one!”

For more information on upcoming dances, look on your ward’s bulletin, or the Student Activities board.

Left: Christiana McEwan strikes a pose at the Valentine’s dance. Right: Madeline Emery holds blue tickets she got dancing with boys at the dance. She could then exchange the tickets for food items. Photos by Kelsie Carlson

TH E KULA MANU

Dr. Joseph Plicka (back right wearing a cap) and his class pose with old copies of the Kula Manu. This semester’s class will put together the 2015 issue. Photo by Kelsie Carlson

BYU-Hawaii literary journal gives opportunity for storytellers and artists to share work B Y RACHEL R EED

BYU-Hawaii’s literary journal, the Kula Manu, is filled with stories, art, and poetry from students, faculty, and community members. Students and members of the community are given the opportunity to submit an art piece, photo, essay, short story, or poem. A prize is awarded to the two best submissions in each category, with $100 being awarded to first place and $50 to second.

The Kula Manu allows for students to share what they love and help them connect more to the community. “It’s a way for people to be able to express themselves. I dance, and it is a form of expression. There are a lot of different ways to express yourself,” said Sinaiya Eskeets, a freshman from Nevada majoring in exercise and sports science.

Joseph Plicka, the professor teaching Advanced Creative Writing (the class publishing the Kula Manu), has been in charge of the publication for three years. “It has been a record of what our students are writing, and photography and art. Its a wonderful thing to be a part of,” said Plicka. “And it’s the only place where students can display their work in the narrative arts.”

Ever since the 1960s, the Kula Manu has published stories written by people from all over the world and are available to read in the library for decades to come. Being a diverse school, people from the United States, the Philippines, and the Pacific Islands and more have contributed to the journal.

“It’s not only a way to serve the students but also hopefully a way to bring the community together because a lot of what is written is born from people’s experiences living here,” added Plicka.

Every year students sign up for a class, usually English 318R, to oversee, edit, lay out, and publish the literary journal, giving students a chance to have a hands-on experience with creating a publication. “The most exciting thing about working in the Kula Manu is collaborating with other students and seeing their ideas on various topics we bring up or are involved with,” shared Karina King, a senior in sculpting and ceramics from California, and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Kula Manu.

At the end of Winter Semester, a reception is scheduled to honor those whose entries where included in the publication and a copy of the Kula

Manu is given to them. Afterward, free copies of the Kula Manu will be available to the public to share and learn more about ideas, things in the community, or outside experiences fellow peers share. Students can submit their work by emailing the Kula Manu at kulamanu2015@gmail.com.

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Lady Seasiders beat Pacific BYU-Hawaii win both games in doubleheader

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BYU-Hawaii’s softball team regroups between innings. Photo by Milani Ho

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fter having a bumpy start to their 2015 season, the Lady Seasiders got their first wins of the season, sweeping visiting Pacific (Oregon) in a doubleheader, 4-3 and 3-1. Freshman Courtney Hiruko led the Lady Seasiders with an impressive offensive display going 4-for-5 with two runs, two walks, and a steal. Sophomore outfielder Josey Walker also came up big for the Lady Seasiders, finishing with a .333 batting average and two RBIs.

“I’m really happy for the girls,” said Head Coach Alexandra Shamo. “Our team came out ready to play today and we finally put the pieces together.” Pitchers Chelsie Childs and Brittany Vasquez each recorded their first wins.

The Lady Seasiders got two runs in the fifth inning off of hits from both Walker and Vasquez that put the game level at 3-3. At the top of the 6th inning, a double by Pacific put a runner in scoring position with two outs. However, Childs was clutch getting the next batter to hit a fly out to left, bringing the inning to a close.

The teams would continue going back and forth until the bottom of the ninth inning when Hiruko led off with a single. After a bunt by Kalynn Latu put Hiruko into scoring position, Vasquez hit a single up the middle that the Pacific centerfielder struggled to grab, allowing Hiruko to score the game-winning run.

In the second game, the Lady Seasiders grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the 3rd inning to take control of the game. Pacific scored KE ALAKA‘I

a run in the fourth, to which the Lady Seasiders responded with a run of their own to keep the 2-run lead at 3-1. BYUH’s defense held Pacific from mounting any comeback as the Lady Seasiders closed out their second win and the doubleheader sweep.

The two wins come as a huge boost of momentum for the Lady Seasiders who were 0-6 leading up to the game. Just a few days earlier, the Lady Seasiders suffered a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Simon Fraser.

There were, however, a few bright spots that the Lady Seasiders took away from the double header against Simon Fraser. In the second game, the Lady Seasiders almost made a comeback after finding themselves down 5-0 at the bottom of the second.

The Lady Seasiders responded with a comeback to tie the game 5-5. However, Simon Fraser had a two-run sixth and three-run seventh to put the Lady Seasiders away 10-6.

The six runs scored in the second game of the doubleheader were the most scored by the Lady Seasiders in a game so far this season. “This game was proof that we are capable of putting the runs on the board,” said sophomore 3rd baseman and right fielder Tiffany Smith, an exercise science major from Torrance, Calif.

The Lady Seasiders improved to a 2-6 record on the season and now prepare to start conference against in-state rivals Chaminade and Hawaii Pacific Feb. 20 and Feb. 21.

Seasiders on par BYU-Hawaii men’s golf team starts season with win B Y MATTHEW R O B ER TS

The BYU-Hawaii men’s golf team got their 2015 season off on the right foot as they finished 1st place in the BYU-Hawaii Tri Match Feb. 4 at Turtle Bay. Team captains Federico Clausen and Inoka Kahawaii led the Seasiders, who beat out inner-state rivals Hawaii Pacific University and Chaminade University.

The Seasiders finished 22-over-par 310 to cap of a 35-stroke victory.

The Seasiders are coming off a successful 2014 Fall Season where they finished 1st in three tournaments and 3rd in the Sonoma State Invitational.

“We are going to use the experience we got in the Fall to better handle the situations we will face this Spring Season,” said sophomore Remington Schultz, a business management major from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Talking about the good season they had in the fall and hope to continue now during Winter Semester with their players, Kahawaii, an interdisciplinary studies major from Laie, said, “This year’s team is the best we have ever had. We have a lot of great golfers on the team this year and we all can shoot low.” The Seasiders are hoping this talent translates to some success within the conference this season.

“We are trying to win a conference event and establish a consistent team that we can count on in every event,” said Schultz.

The Seasiders will travel to Kauai on Feb. 18 to participate in the John Burns Tournament, where they will face some heavy competition. Also participating in the tournament are a number of NCAA Division I teams including BYU in Provo, UH-Manoa, Arizona, Texas and others. The teams will face off in the three-day tournament. “

We are all excited and a little nervous,” said Clausen, a sophomore studying finance from Colombia. “Sometimes we wish that we could have more opportunities to play tournaments like this more often. Hopefully we will be able to control our nerves and play the best we can.”

The first conference event for the Seasiders will be Monday, March 9, as they travel to California for the Notre Dame de Namur Tournament.

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Exotic animals on display at the school’s museum. Photos by Kelsie Carlson.

The Museum of Natural History An Undiscovered “Jewel of BYUH”

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hether you’ve heard of it or not, the Museum of Natural History on the BYU-Hawaii campus is considered an “undiscovered jewel of BYUH,” according to Kerstin Orgill, sophomore biology major from Colorado.

The museum is under the direction of Dr. Phillip L. Bruner, associate professor at BYUH, and is located right across from Hale 2 and next to the Security office by the biology classrooms.

The museum was dedicated in 1978, and inside one can find the articulated and disarticulated skeletons of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, and liquid-preserved fish and invertebrates.

The mission statement of the Museum of Natural History claims to support educational instruction at BYUH through interactive tours and lectures. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

“I really want the students here to know how cool the museum is and to come visit,” said Orgill, who works as the museum curator.

In this position Orgill is responsible for museum tours and making sure everything is smooth sailing. The tours are for local

schools and community members, but scientists also come to the museum as part of their research studies.

Under the direction of Bruner, Orgill makes sure all goes according to plan. Part of the museum is a lab for biology students to do species preparation. This is part of skeletal research.

In the back room of the museum, there is a collection of skin, bone, and shell identification and cataloging done by students who work for Dr. Roger Goodwill, a biology professor.

Orgill said there is little advertisement for the Museum of Natural History even though she tries her best to encourage friends other people she meets to come visit. She said the main reason some come into the museum is for the cold air conditioning when it’s hot outside.

Sara Lecheminant, a senior ICS major from Utah, said, ”I’ve never been to the museum. I didn’t even know about it until one of my roommates went there on a date.”

The government and various hunters have donated the animal displays. Some of the displays include a gorilla head from Africa, a Chamois from Germany, a polar bear, a brown bear that stands over 8 feet tall, and a moose from Alaska.

There are also several different birds for display, adding to the collection of unique animals not found in the Hawaiian Islands.

Animals on display that are native to the islands include the Hawaiian Boar and Spanish Goat from the island of Molokai.

Jessica Yuen, an accounting senior from Hong Kong who also works at the museum, said, “When the kids come from the elementary school, some of them have never seen a life-size moose.

The kids get so excited that within the next few days they bring their families.”

Yuen also said she enjoys working at the museum because there are animals, like the porcupine, she had never seen before.

“I really want the students here to know how cool the museum is and to come visit.”

Kerstin Orgill

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PENTAGON to PROFESSORSHIP

BYU-Hawaii professor brings real-world counter terrorism experience to the classroom

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From a young age, Political Science Professor Brian Houghton said he experienced the effects of terrorism firsthand. Those experiences triggered his desire to pursue a career in counter terrorism, a field in which he spent over 20 years.

Houghton’s father was in the military, which brought teenaged Houghton and his family to live in Germany. During this time the radical left-wing terrorist group, the Red Army Faction, was just beginning raids through Germany.

Houghton personally witnessed several Red Army Faction attacks while living there, and again when he returned to serve a fulltime mission for the church. From that point, “I knew I was going to work in the field of counter terrorism. I was going to play a role in stopping these acts,” said Houghton.

Reed Segura, a junior political science major from California, said, “Some professors speak of theories that others have tested.

But with Dr. H., many of the theories he teaches his students have been explored and tested by himself in a setting outside academia.

It’s fascinating when you learn from someone who has experienced, rather than philosophized. It gives validity to what they have to say.”

Upon finishing his degree at BYU in international relations, he pursued a master’s degree from The G.W. University in International Affairs. Houghton sought out G. W. University because it had the most professors who specialized in political violence and terrorism. At the time, the field of counter terrorism was fairly new, and there was no emphasis for those wanting to study it, so Houghton and his professors created one.

After completing his degree, Houghton worked as a research associate at the S.A.L.C. as a defense contractor.

Houghton said, “My job was to work on futuristic war games for the Pentagon. It was a great job.” While there, Houghton predicted through his research how large U.S. forces would fight smaller insurgencies, which is what we see today.

“That is something I am really proud of,” said Houghton. “We got it right. It was in the ‘90s before Iraq or 9/11 and we were able to predict how these wars would be fought. I was then able to work with other intelligence agen18

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cies in supporting policy changes to combat these smaller groups that the U.S. would be fighting.” He continued, “A lot of the things I see today are suggestions I brought up or talked about 20 years ago. It just takes the military a long time to make changes.”

Houghton worked in numerous capacities during the last 20 years, including director of Research on the Oklahoma bombing site, co-founder of the Terrorism Research Center, and others. He still continues to travel the globe to give trainings for local law enforcement and military who are fighting terrorism in their home countries for the U.S. State Department.

Houghton confessed that after 9/11, the rigors of travel were wearing on him. One day, “A friend told me of a one-year visiting professor job at BYUH and I took it. I had every intention of going back to the State Department, but after one year, I was hooked,” he said. “Working with the students here is addictive. That is why I stayed. There is just a good group of really talented young people.”

Kamille Foster, freshman in political science from Idaho, said, “I think it’s awesome how he uses his real world experiences to teach us. He has firsthand knowledge of most of the things he teaches. It’s not like he reads what he teaches us. He’s done what he teaches us.”

Houghton attributes his success to the extra things he did while he was in school and offers students some advice for a successful career: “You have to do something to differentiate yourselves. Do a meaningful internship, get a good job while you’re here. Join a club, start your own non-profit, just do things that will make you unique.”

He continued, “Everyone will graduate from here with a degree, but what are you doing to make yourself special? Follow your passions. Get all the education you need for your desired field, then show how you are applying your education in the real world.”

Houghton teaches an antiterrorism class on campus and uses many of the same slides and techniques in his class as he did for his trainings with the State Department.

Dr. Houghton shows a picture of him with the Kenyan police force.

Photo by Trenton McCollough

Jon Mozo with his daughter, Amber. Photo courtesy of Amber Mozo

Transcending time

Community gathers to remember Mozo’s artistry B Y TR ENTO N M CCU LLO UG H

It was standing room only as family, friends, community members, surfers and artists filled Surfer the Bar at Turtle Bay Resort on Feb. 9, the date that marked the 10-year anniversary of the passing of legendary surf photographer and BYU-Hawaii alumnus Jon Mozo.

The Mozo family shared their experiences and introduced the upcoming documentary “Transcend,” a tribute to their father, husband, and friend.

Jon’s legacy lives through his photos and his family, who share their continued love for photography and the ocean with everyone around them.

All four of Jon’s children talked about their relationship with their father.

They recounted the cherished memories that still flood them with emotions of love and support. They also talked about how they had to adjust to living without a dad. The difficulties that come from losing someone

and the continued support and presence they feel from him still today.

His daughter Amber Mozo said, “Even if you just met him once, you feel so close to him. He is so talented and known for his photography, but he really was just the best dad. That is what matters more than anything else in the world. Family is the most important thing in this world.”

Niki Mozo, Jon’s wife, explained the significance of one of her favorite photos called “A Higher Source.” The photo shows the sun beaming through the underside of a wave about to break. Niki said it was not only an amazing and challenging shot, but it was also very symbolic. She said, “During the past 10 years there have been storms and rough times, but I know the light will always return. This photo is symbolic of that.”

Jon paved the way for surf photographers on the North Shore and around the

world. Aaron Nelson, a BYUH alumnus from Hawaii, said, “For me, he is a legend, especially as he was one of the first to go out and shoot empty waves. You can see how that has taken off for a lot of people like Clark Little and others.”

Marc Gardner, a senior in social work from Australia, said, “Jon is extremely inspiring. Just from his photos and legacy he left behind, you can feel the love and passion he had for the ocean and photography.”

Jon performed in a time when equipment was different than the kind photographers use today. Gardner said, “He obviously shot in film and that is the next level. Even though it is 10 or 15 years later, his photographs are still just timeless. A lot of people can thank Jon for their success and careers in the water these days.”

Nelson added, “Jon to me was a true artist. He knew how to compose a shot and he put life into each shot and that is what set Jon apart.”

The documentary “Transcend” stemmed from a S.I.F.E, now called Enactus, project started by Nelson. “I was actually involved with S.I.F.E. when I was in school and the documentary ‘Transcend’ was my project for the S.I.F.E. program. I got the project started, and contacted Devin Graham to get him on board and got some things organized,” said Nelson.

Graham, a well-known videographer, explained Mozo’s method: “He would paddle out there and take 24 or 36 pictures.

Every picture he took had to count. That alone fascinates me so much: he had to fight for each shot.” He also said, “I was approached about making the film, and when they told me about Jon and what he did as a surf photographer, I felt a connection and wanted to be a part of it.”

Graham continued, “Seeing how Jon’s legacy has carried over to his family is inspirational. His kids have taken on his legacy and made it their own. Now they are passing on their legacy to others and it just keeps going generation to generation.”

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Facebook After Death Families avaliable to manage accounts after death

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acebook profiles can now be passed down from generation to generation. According to the Associated Press, the 1.4 billion users now have the opportunity to delegate someone as their “legacy contact,” who is responsible to respond to posts on the deceased’s page, accept/decline new friend requests, and also update both profile and cover picture on their behalf.

AP also reported before the legacy contact can officially take over, proof of death has to be shown; for instance, an obituary. The legacy contact is not the only option for a person’s account after they pass. Users also have the option to have the account deleted. When notified about this interesting addition to Facebook, Bethany James, a freshman majoring in biology from New Zealand, said, “I just think it is really weird, I don’t see the sense in carrying it on.”

However, disagreeing with James, Hannah Naylor, a freshman majoring in international cultural studies from Iowa, said, “I don’t think it’s that weird because I have already thought about who

is going to take over my Facebook while I am on my mission. I think it’s a way to honor that person; I think this can be a good thing.”

As explained by AP, assigning this legacy contact can be done in a few simple steps. After clicking on the upside-down triangle on the top right corner of the page opens the settings menu, users then select “security.” Here, users in the United States have the option to select and edit their legacy contact.

BYU-Hawaii students seem to have mixed opinions on the newest addition to Facebook. Luis Arredondo, a sophomore majoring in political science from Mexico, said, “I think people are so dominated by social media that it is crazy people who would take the time to be in charge of another person’s Facebook.”

Not everyone believes the addition to the social network is a “dumb idea,” as Arredondo stated. According to AP, Facebook Product Manager Vanessa Callison-Burch said there has been “hundreds of thousands” of requests to do something like this.