January 26, 2012

January 26, 2012

Ke Alaka i Volume 99: Issue 2

THE LEADER

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How the Internet could change 5

Festival preserves culture 8

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January 26, 2012 • Volume 99: Issue 2 Kent carollo

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Potter and the Deathly 27 “Harry Hallows Part II”, the final movie of the Harry Potter series, will play at 7 p.m. in the McKay Auditorium. Admission is free.

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and women’s basketball will 28 Men’s play Grand Canyon University.

Lady Seasiders will play at 5 p.m. and the Men’s basketball team will play at 7:30 p.m. Wear red and support Seasider athletics. Admission is $5.00 per person, FREE for BYUH students with ID.

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“ I rea lly enjoy the environ m en t here a t Br igham Youn g U n ivers it y Hawa i i and I had a grea t d e s ire t o give b ack all that I le a r ne d fro m a t tending school here.”

-John Elkington, retired D irect or of Housing and R esid en t ia l Lif e a t

BY U -Hawaii, said why he d e s ired t o work at BYUH. “ L ea r ners and teache rs eve n t u a lly c ome to understand t h a t t o lea r n a n a nswer without the req u is it e st r u gg le with the que s t io n crea t e s a mere skating across t h e s u rf a ce of u nde rstanding and wis d o m .”

-C ha d Compton, in hi s d evot ion a l a ddress on Jan. 24. “ Na tu ral Vibrations h a s roo t s a n d sou l of the islands. T h e re a re t o t a l i sl a nd vibes [here] an d t h ey ’re t he best thing that co u ld com e t hrou gh BYU- Hawaii.”

-Dev i n Babcock, junio r in m a rke t i ng f rom Calif or nia o n t h e re cen t per f ormance by Natura l V ibra t ion s i n the CAC.

Wu Jia, Yenny He, and Linda Urquijo seen in a Laie home on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Photo by Mei Yin

Sitting down with Chef Tan: How the cafeteria will celebrate Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and the cafeteria has been hard at work preparing meals and festivities fit for the Year of the Dragon. Executive Chef of the Club, Spencer Tan, provided answers to the most pressing questions surrounding this year’s Chinese New Year.

How much time and work has gone into preparing for this celebration? We’ve had to go to Chinatown to get some things, and had to special orders others months in advance. We had to special order things like dragon fruit for the dragon salad from the mainland.

What is something unique about some of dishes being served this year? We are having some sustainable dishes, like our orange chicken. For months, we have been saving, recycling, and dehydrating our orange peels for the sauce.

Are the dishes repeats or brand new dishes? Which crowd favorites will be missing this year?

I think most of them are brand new, but there are a few standard dishes we do. Some years we have pot stickers, and some year we do eggrolls. Pot stickers take up too much space in the freezer, so this year we are doing eggrolls.

What can students expect as far as entertainment or interactive activities? Come ready to be entertained with Chinese calligraphy, fan dances and other activities. Most of them will be sponsored by the Hong Kong club.

What can students do to prepare for the festivities? Try to wear something Chinese, red, or with a dragon when you come to the cafeteria. Also, bring a dollar or two to feed to the lion for good luck and to bless you for the New Year. Come and enjoy the ambiance and the culture of the Far East!

The Club will celebrate Chinese New Year on Feb. 2. Students who live off of campus and community members can attend the festivities for The Club’s special events price.

- M arissa E lder

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Energy audit to help lower BYUH’s costs Shanah Trevenna, a UH Manoa lecturer, author, and one of Hawai‘i’s sustainability movement leaders, came to BYU- Hawaii on Jan. 17th to give an energy audit training to students and staff. The goal for the training was to audit the energy used in the Aloha Center, and to teach attendees the necessary skills to audit energy used in the other buildings around campus.

The training’s uses can be applied to different settings, including the BYUH campus. You can use it in your house or your place of employment. Training attendee Theresa Holmes, an IDS major from New Zealand, said, “What I would really like to do is teach energy audits to the people from the islands or other small countries. Because electricity costs are high in developing countries, energy audits could save them and their communities a lot of money.” Sustain BYUH club president, and S.W.A.T.T member, Holmes, continued, “We’ve planned to audit all of the BYUH classrooms and offices that are used everyday.”

Audit volunteers plan to meet again on Jan. 25th to discuss audit results from the buildings and to set a completion date for the energy audit completion.

BYUH and HRI employees Fonua Lauaki, Meleane Unga, and Richard Tolleson performing an energy audit in the BYUH Aloha Center. Photo by Phil Andrus

Hawaii has the highest cost for electricity in the United States. There is a need for energy audits because we use a lot of power here at BYUH and it is costly. According to Dave Lewis, BYU- Hawaii pays 31 cents per kilowatt hour(up ten cents from December last year), which is lower than the state residential rate of 38 cents per kilowatt hour. (One kilowatt hour is the amount of electricity used to power 10 one hundred watt light bulbs for one hour.”)

BYUH used $503,000 worth of electricity in December, 2011, according to Dave Lewis, BYUH Vice President of Construction and Facilities Management. Les Harper, energy and recycling advisor at BYUH said,

“We are on track to begin dropping our energy consumption. Our levels of usage have lowered by 4.4%, saving the school $22,000 so far.”

Judd Whetton, Director of Facilities management, said, “We appreciate very much Shanah and her team from UH for providing the training. I think we were all amazed at the amount of energy that is wasted needlessly.” Forty people, mostly BYUH staff, volunteered their time to attend the training. Attendees were informed that the fastest growing industry in Hawaii’s economy is renewable energy. Those interested in volunteering are encouraged to look for opportunities in the student bulletin.

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S.W.A.T.T Logo Design winner is selected

Pictured are: Judd Whetten, Michael Gulden, Dave Lewis and Les Harper. Gulden won the design competition. Photo by Phil Andrus

S.W.A.T.T. (Special Waste Action and Technology Team) also held a contest that encouraged students to make a logo that incorporated the logos of BYU-Hawaii and the S.W.A.T.T. The winner was Michael Gulden, a sophomore in graphic design from California. He received a $25 gift certificate to Kahuku Grill.

“It’s been a really great opportunity to improve my design skills. I enjoyed being able to help out the campus community and improve my portfolio at the same time,” said Gulden. His design will be used as the official logo for S.W.A.T.T. sponsored events.

-P HIL ANDR U S

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Acts to stop piracy could affect all U.S. Internet users Let’s say the night of Jan. 16 you had an overwhelming desire to know what the life expectancy of the Galapagos turtle is for a biology assignment. Having put off your assignment until the last moment, you were in need of quick data to complete the project.

Reasonably, you decided to find an answer by doing an easy Wikipedia search. But alas, you found a black screen welcoming you instead of the answer to your query. Unsure of what is going on you decided to simply do a Google search where you notice a black bar in place of the traditional logo. You perhaps then decided to put the homework aside for a minute and post an ad for your old bike on Craig’s List, where you were met with a similar darkened screen. What happened to your favorite websites?

The brief inconvenience you underwent was part of a nationwide protest by various websites to speak out against current legislation being deliberated over in Congress called the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). Both pieces of legislation are efforts to curtail the huge problem in the United States with online piracy of media.

The problem that exists with the bills is that many see them as too far reaching. While they are an effort to fix a significant problem, some have noted that the legislation would allow the federal government to censure content posted on a website.

For instance, imagine you have just watched the most recent Kanye West music video and were particularly moved by it. Naturally, you want to post it onto your Facebook page to share it with your friends.

For 24 hours wikipedia and other sites shut down in protest of a bill currently in the U.S. congress. Photo by AP

ity? The chance of this happening is perhaps This would be considered a violation of the new law and Facebook would be held respon- unlikely though the reality still exists.

The bills have received unusual sible to delete the video from your account. bipartisan support due to aggressive lobbying “...We will not support done by the entertainment industry. Howlegislation that reduces ever, President Barack Obama recently came freedom of expression...” - out against the measures saying, “While we President Barack Obama believe that online piracy by foreign websites

Another scenario might entail your is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not support legmusically inclined roommate who likes to upload videos onto Youtube of herself singing islation that reduces freedom of expression, hit songs on her ukulele. Under the new leg- increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines islation not only would the videos be deleted the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”

The legislation will be voted on but there is a possibility that your roommate could face a lawsuit if it could be proven that throughout the next several weeks. Members the videos helped her gain any financial suc- of Congress have already began to realize how politically poisonous this issue might cess. become and are backing of from it as a re The question lies as to how far reaching the legislation could possibly go. If sult. However, it is not unlikely that we will see significant changes in the way we use the the government were to have the capability to flag web content could they then censure Internet very soon. a tweet against a politician or a Wikipedia article that mentions a government atroc-

- CAME RON KOBE R January 26, 2011

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Community assembles for Kahuku beach cleanup Those who drove by Kahuku High School on Martin Luther King Day witnessed the hustle and bustle of hundreds of volunteers en route to Kahuku beach to gather rubbish. This effort, sponsored by Kokua Hawaii Foundation, Sustain BYUH Club, and Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii, was attended by BYUH and Kahuku students, and members of the community.

Kokua Hawaii Foundation usually sponsors a beach clean up in the Kahuku area several times a year. “It’s nice to be able to attend a sponsored beach clean up because that’s the only way we can access to an area that is not open to the public. You don’t have to wait for an organized beach clean up to make a difference though,” said Janet Niutupuivaha, a Kahuku resident and volunteer at the service project.

Jesse Oliva, a junior in business from Maryland said, “I would say that the activity was awesome! We [did] a great deed to our shore. Everyone should take the time to participate in service projects. I’m the laziest person I know and if I was able to get out of bed and do some service I’m sure others are able to as well.”

Each of us can find ways to be more responsible and contribute to the effort for a sustainable Hawaii. Niutupuivaha said, “Finding ways to reduce the use of items like plastic grocery bags and plastic water and soda bottles would definitely be a way to prevent plastic from even reaching our beaches.“

Here’s a list from Carol Feinga, program director of Kokua Hawaii Fountation, of four things each of us can do to take be more responsible and contribute along to the wellness at the beach: 1. Be mindful of what you take to the beach: Reduce what you take and be sure to bring back everything you take.

2. When on the beach be mindful of trash and debris already there, pick up what you can and leave the beach a better place.

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Local singer songwriter Jack Johnson and his family comb the beach collecting litter as part of a community effort to clean Kahuku beach. Photo by Fehi Niutupuivaha.

3. Participate and/or lead a beach clean ups in your community.

4. At home take a look at what you consume, try to practice the 3R’s; Reduce Reuse and Recycle. It’s our plastic waste that ends up in the ocean. The less plastic we consume, the better off our oceans will be. Plastic is the No. 1 source of debris in the ocean. Plastic degrades into smaller and smaller pieces but never goes away. It also can end up in our food chain. If we can practice living with very little or no plastic at all we are contributing to the reduction of debris in our oceans and land.

Feinga also suggested that we “get into the habit of taking

the responsibility of cleaning the coastline whenever we’re there.” If we do that, we can develop positive habits that could resonate with others - especially the younger generation.

Depending on the beach you are at, debris could be land based or ocean-based. Public beaches have a high volume of land based waste which is trash brought in by people such as items used for potlucks, picnics and things like floaties, boogie boards, etc. Ocean based debris is waste the ocean spits out onto the coast, which is largely pieces of plastic, nets, lobster traps, various kinds of fishing gear, glass, etc. Ocean debris can travel for thousands of miles and end up on our beaches even locally right here in Kahuku, Laie and Hauula. Ocean debris can come from all over the world.

“I can’t ever remember seeing plastic trash on the beaches

when I was a kid. The blue plastic on my toes made me realize that I don’t want these conditions to get worse on beaches where I grew up for the health and safety of future generations,” said Nuitupuivaha.

-P HIL ANDR U S

Campus construction update

to focus attention on the interior murals and their prominent message in the history of the university, and the gospel in Hawaii and Laie. On the south wall is a depiction of High Chiefess Kapi’olani showing her devoMcKay Foyer renovation is an effort tion to Christianity by defying the goddess to effectively use historic space Pele inside the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island.

Opposite on the North wall is a he McKay Foyer is undergoing construcdepiction of the dedication of the Hawaition that will result in the space on either ian Islands for the preaching of the restored side of the main foyer serving as offices and gospel of Jesus Christ. The exterior moa classroom/reception room. Part of the office saic shows President McKay at the storied space will be used to house the David O. flag-raising ceremony in 1921 when he first McKay Center for Intercultural Understand- envisioned Laie as home to an institution of ing. The project began in late December and higher education that serves the Pacific Rim. is scheduled to be completed in March.

Although the wings are being The foyer, named after President changed, the remodeled foyer will still serve David O. McKay, has long served as the as a visitors’ center for guests to the campus, center of BYU–Hawaii. Built in 1958 as one as well as a conduit to the campus academic of the first facilities of the Church College of core – including the McKay Auditorium. AlHawaii, it exists to help students and visitors though the foyer is currently closed, campus know the purpose and the history of BYU– tours are still available to visitors by calling Hawaii. The core features of the foyer, two (808) 675-3917, or emailing events@byuh. murals at either end of the interior and the edu. mosaic on the exterior, will remain intact.

-R OGER BRO W N UN IV ERSI T Y RELAT IO N S In fact, the design of the project is intended

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Construction is under way in the McKay foyer. Photo by Conor Riley

Photo by Conor Riley

Summer schedule changes demystified

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n an attempt to provide classes for more students, BYU-Hawaii’s traditional Spring, Summer and First terms will be replaced with one extended Summer semester this year.

The semester will be divided into two parts: Summer A (Apr. 23 – June 8) and Summer B (July 15 – Aug. 31). Many classes will be offered only for the first half of the semester, or Summer I. Other classes will be offered only during the second half, or Summer II. These two segments will be divided by a five-week break.

Still other classes will be offered as “Bridge” classes. These courses will be taught throughout all of Summer semester, but will be interrupted midway by the break.

Classes offered during the summer will be listed on the school’s website beginning Jan. 23. Many of the classes are also already listed on the academic advisement tool MAPPER.

These changes in the Summer semester were made to better follow President Gordon B. Hinkley’s council for the faculty to serve more students, control the cost of education, and improve the overall BYU– Hawaii experience.

For more information, students are encouraged to go to https://academics.byuh. edu/node/1150 to find a complete list of frequently asked questions about the summer semester.

- CAME RON KOBE R

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Hula Festival “Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore, the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people.”

-King David Kalakaua Participants in the Hula Festival perform in complete honor and love for the cultural traditions at the Polynesian Cultural Center Jan. 21. Photos by Dewey Keithly

The 22nd Annual Moanikeala Festival was a huge success featuring hula halau (hula schools) from across the Hawaiian Islands and Japan. Passion for the cultural dance filled the Polynesian Cultural Center’s Pacific Theater Saturday, Jan. 21 and was felt by those in attendance. Instead of performing for awards and prizes (like previous years), each halau performed in complete honor and love for the cultural traditions.

King David Kalakaua once said, “Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore, the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people.”

The symbolism of the beautiful tradition had a profound impact upon dancers, teachers, and the audience at the Moanikeala Festival.

The Pacific Theater was graced with dancers that ranged from approximately 4 years old up to 80 years old. Aunty Char (Charlene Lum), EXS professor at BYU Hawaii, has a deep love for hula and expressed, “no matter

what size, age, gender, or ethnicity you are, you can learn to dance hula.”

Each halau performed three or four pieces and were thanked with a ho’okupu or gift in appreciation for sharing their talents.

The tone and reaction from the audience also expressed true gratitude and respect for each performance.

Kale Kau’i, BYUH alumni and former Hawaiian Club president, expressed his love for the festival and the tradition. Kau’i said, “Hula is a matter of the heart, and not of one’s race.” He continued to explain that festivals like the Moanikeala, are a perfect example of showing hula is indeed a matter of the heart. “People from all over the world are touched by the spirit of the performances- not for the choreography, costumes, or anything else. It’s for the Christ like love that every dancer imparts to every visitor.”

-NATALIE DR E WE RY

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Natural Vibrations brings island vibes to BYU-Hawaii

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ive reggae music never seems to disappoint local community members and students seeking a good time. Approximately 400 people attended the Natural Vibrations concert last Friday night. The crowd was filled with energy and island vibes.

In an interview during the concert, Devin Babcock, a junior in marketing from California said, “Natural Vibrations has roots and soul of the islands. There are total island vibes and they’re the best thing that could come through BYU-Hawaii.”

Dancing with her son on her shoulders, Brazilian mother of three, Monique Saenz said, “I think its great that they came here. I always listen to them on the radio.” Saenz attended the concert with all her family and added that she enjoyed it a lot.

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Sean Haupu, an LDS community member from Pearl City said, “I am a big fan of Natural Vibrations and I really had a good time. They didn’t say anything bad and were all just dancing.”

Kawika Kaui and Justin Chen, who are in charge of performance series here at BYUH, added that they were completely satisfied with the turn out of the concert and with the crowd reaction to the band.

Jehua, the bass player of Natural Vibrations said, “The crowd was so good that it made us want to perform better just for them. I also really liked the set up of the stage because it allowed us to really connect with the crowd.”

- Giselle Ramirez

Natural Vibrations started in 1993 with roots in Jamaica and Hawaii.

Photo by Bart Jolley

Math Lab uses YouTube videos to tutor students Having math trouble? YouTube can help! Manny Alboroto, of the Math Department, is implementing a new resource to help students with their math homework here on campus.

Students often come to the math lab with the same questions. To help the students with their homework, these common problems will be solved through videos on YouTube. Step by step, a specific problem can be solved with help from Alboroto.

Haley Anderson, a senior studying social work from Utah, said, “This new technique of teaching students such as myself will be very helpful. I am excited to try it out! I can get help with my homework on campus, at home, or even if I am away from school on the mainland.”

The Learning Center employees report that students often

feel too intimidated to come to the center for help, though at times tutors can be stretched too thin by the amount of people that need help. They are not always able to reach all students that need it. This innovative way of reaching more students will help solve all these different factors.

The Math Learning Center has its own YouTube page that will accommodate students who watch the videos. During the course of a semester, this YouTube page will be filled with example problems that are geared to help solve common math questions.

Former BYU-Hawaii student Johnny Allen, from Utah, commented he felt “overwhelmed at times by going to get help from a tutor. Having this access of the math learning center’s YouTube page will make things so simple.” He said studying on his own on YouTube would “accommodate my learning style perfectly.”

“I know it will help a lot of students who take math classes because between school and work a lot of students can’t come in when the center is open. Many will learn better this way. It is a very promising program. The math center is making an investment which could create a great return in student learning,” Alboroto said. Do you need help in math? Look no further, YouTube can help! Visit www.youtube.com/user/byuhtutor for help.

- KILEE FAIRBANKS

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Jet Chang’s big plans after BYUH

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been a major factor in the success of our men’s basketball program in recent years. Next time you’re at a game, look for his fan club.

They are represented with a couple Taiwanese flags behind the backboard. They do good work, and so does Jet. The last two seasons he led the Pac West Conference in scoring and continues to be a major force to the 4-0 in-conference start of this season as the team’s leading scorer. He goes by Jet but his real name is Tsung-Hsein; he’s a senior in HTM and comes from northeastern Taiwan. Here’s a glimpse into his background and plans.

they want, so I thought it was kind of weird.

But when I took the religion class and I met a lot of the people, I thought people here are nice, they’re friendly, and they’re willing to help you. In the outside world, it’s a jungle.

Here, there is peace. Everybody’s nice. I feel special [laughs]. You feel like you’re alone.

Everybody does that, and then just you do this. It’s kind of different. Everybody goes to church, but you’re just sleeping. Everybody prays before they eat, but you just eat.

How is it as a non-member being surrounded by Mormons and the Honor Code?

The Honor Code scared me. A lot of rules, it’s a list with probably a hundred rules. It’s kind of weird because everybody has their rules and everybody’s trying to stay away from trouble.

Generally in society, everybody does what

What’s it like consistently being the leading scorer?

The pressure is big in the beginning of the season because everybody is expecting me to score a lot and lead the team.

What’s it like being a student athlete?

It’s kind of hard to keep it balanced. You’ve got to do your schoolwork and then go to practice for two or three hours. Then, when practice is done, you’ve got to go back and study more and do your homework for the next day. You just keep doing that everyday.

When you travel for a week or two weeks, you’ve got to keep up with your schoolwork.

That’s even harder.

When did you start playing?

When I was 8 years old for my elementary school team. I stopped playing in junior high

Jet Chang is BYUH’s leading scorer. Photos by Mei Yin.

and played volleyball instead for two years, but afterwards I went back to basketball.

and they’ll push you and they’ll kick you all the time.

How popular is basketball in Taiwan?

I would say basketball is the most popular sport there. It’s really competitive.

Is basketball in your future after you graduate?

Yes, I want to do it as my profession. I want to try out for the NBA.

How did your high school team do?

In Taiwan, high school is only three years long, so in my freshman year we went to the national championship and got second. Then my sophomore year, we won it. Then, we got second again in my junior year. So we went to the championship game every year and we got one.

Where did you go after you graduated from high school?

I went to Germany and played for half a year. I played for the junior team on the top team in the top league in Germany.

How do you get into the NBA? First, you’ve got to get an agent. If you played well in college, they’ll invite you to a training camp, and if you do well there, they might invite you to the team into the summer league. If you do well there, they might just sign you. So it’s a process. It takes about four or five months to find out if you make the team.

“It’s kind of hard to keep it balanced.

You’ve got to do your schoolwork and then go to practice for two or three hours, then...study more and do your homework for the next day.”

-Jet Chang on balancing academic and athletic life

Is your family at all into basketball?

My brother played in junior high and high school but he gave up because he thought it was too competitive. He was kind of lazy, didn’t like to sweat a lot.

How did you end up in Germany?

There was another coach at a Nike Camp and the coach asked me to go there and train How many kids are in your family? there with them.

There are my two sisters and my brother and me. I am the youngest.

How do you get into a Nike Camp?

- N ate Packer You’re invited. It’s all Asia, so like China, the Philippines, Australia, Taiwan, etc.; and they invite the top five players from each. So there were about 80 players there and a lot of coaches and they teach you there for a week.

So we do a lot of skill training and then play full-court games.

How did you end up here?

I heard of BYUH a long time ago. There was an assistant coach a while ago, Coach Carter, and he found me in a camp and wanted me to come here.

How does the competition here compare with the German league?

Here it’s more freestyle, like one on one.

In Germany, it’s more physical. The players aren’t as talented as they are here but they’re very, very physical. They are big and strong

Chang plans on trying to get into the NBA after completeting his education at BYUH. Photo by Mei Yin

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Softball & Tennis New Season & Fresh Faces are on the court and in the field As Winter Semester begins, tennis and softball players are gearing up for their upcoming seasons. With the start of a new year and new teammates, the Seasiders look to strongly compete against their upcoming competition. The softball team will be joined by two talented incoming players, freshman All American player, Tiffanee Frampton and Lindsay Robison who has been listed a Seattle Times All-Star.

Lauren Fielding, a senior from Arizona majoring in preprofessional biology, is excited for an upcoming season of softball.

Fielding said, “We have almost a completely different team than last year with a lot of new girls and tons of new chemistry.” Fielding has great expectations and confidence in her team this season and strongly believes in her teammates. “We have a lot of fresh faces with huge talent that will become big names in the conference in the coming years,” said Fielding.

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Clockwise from top: Lindsay Robison, Jazmin Toa and Kaylyn Bristol are pictured from the 2011 season. Photos by Mei Yin

junior hospitality and tourism management major from Slovakia, sets her goals and expectations high. Ulbrichtova said, “I hope we will win every match and conference which will lead us to Nationals.” She contributed their potential success to the hard work and talent of the team.

The BYUH women’s tennis team has been ranked within the top three spots since the 1996-97 season. Their coach, David Porter, has only had 18 losses while coaching the women’s team. There are high hopes for the team of such a stature and a program that has won seven national championships.

C.J Adamson, a senior IDS major from Florida, also looks forward towards the new season for men’s tennis. “It should be a lot of fun this year. We have talented guys with great chemistry,” Adamson reported. Tennis will face top competitors like Grand Canyon and Hawaii Pacific University for a challenging but fun season.

The Seasiders are currently ranked fourth and have a history of two national championships.

Both softball and tennis will begin play early February. For more information concerning the Seasider’s upcoming schedules visit www.sports.byuh.edu - N ATALIE DR E WE RY

Seasider Basketball Beat B oth M e n a n d Wo m e n w i n o n t h e r oa d a g a i ns t D o m i ni c an

BYU-Hawaii men’s basketball player Jet Chang was named to the Pacific West Conference Honor Roll this week for his play in last Junior Ale hit an NBA-range three-pointer with 7.4 seconds left to week’s games. It is the fourth time this season Chang has been hongive the BYU-Hawaii men’s basketball team a come-from-behind 74- ored by the conference.

73 victory over Dominican Jan. 23 in a Pacific West Conference road Chang, a senior from Yilan, Taiwan, averaged 25 points game. The Seasiders, now 9-7 for the season and 6-1 in the PacWest, and a 3.0 assists per game in the two games and topped the confertrailed 73-71 with Dominican at the free throw line for two shots with ence in scoring for the week. He made 13-16 (81.3%) of his free 12 seconds to play, but the Penguins’ Ricky Wofford missed both throw attempts for the week and was 5-11 (45.5%) from three-point freebies to set up Ale’s game-winner. range. He ranked second in the conference in three-pointers per After Ale’s shot the Penguins had a chance to win slip out game with 2.5. of their hands when a pass underneath for what appeared to be an easy basket went out of bounds with 1.5 seconds left. The Seasiders were able to inbound the ball and run out the clock for the win.

Three BYU-Hawaii women’s basketball players have been named to Jet Chang, Bracken Funk, and Ale led the Seasiders on a 16-6 run to close the game, though, capped by Ale’s clutch shot. The the Pacific West Conference Women’s Basketball Honor Roll for their Seasiders hit nine three-pointers in the game in 17 tries (52.9 percent) play in the Seasiders’ two games last week. Danna Lynn Hooper, while the Penguins managed just one of four (25 percent) from long Danyele Hoffman, and Shayla Washington were all singled out by range. BYUH will play Grand Canyon on Saturday Jan. 28 in Laie at the conference office for their efforts in last week’s 1-1 record for the Seasiders.

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Hooper, a sophomore from Hoolehua, Hawaii and Molokai High School, averaged 19.0 points while shooting 8-16 (50%) from The BYU-Hawaii women’s basketball team defeated Dominican Jan. three-point range during the week. She ranked fourth in scoring in 23, 78-71 in a Pacific West Conference road game. The Seasiders the conference for the week and first in three-pointers per game. It is overcame an early nine-point deficit and 13 ties in the game as they her second time on the honor roll this season. improved to 3-12 for the season and 2-5 in the conference.

Hoffman, a freshman from Pleasant Grove, Utah and PleasBYU-Hawaii trailed by 9 points at 22-13 midway through the first half but use an 11-point run to get back into the game before ant Grove High School, led the conference in assists per game for the week at 10.5. She also averaged 3.0 steals per game. Her 13 assists settling for a three-point deficit, 36-33, at halftime. The game went against Notre Dame de Namur set a new school record for women’s back-and-forth for much of the second half but the Seasiders broke basketball. This is her first time on the PacWest Honor Roll. the last tie, 59-59 at the 7:56 mark, with a 13-2 run for a 72-61 lead Washington, a junior from Phoenix, Arizona and Trevor with 2:20 to play and hit six of eight free throws over the final minBrowne High School, averaged 24.5 points and 11.0 rebounds durute to seal the win. ing the week. She topped the PacWest in scoring for the week and Shayla Washington scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rewas fourth in rebounding. She shot 51.6 percent (16-31) from the bounds to lead the Seasiders. Freshman Taylor Mann dropped in 21 field and averaged 3.5 steals per game. Her 39 points against Notre points and snared 17 rebounds to go with three blocked shots and two steals for BYU-Hawaii. Danna Lynn Hooper added 16 points and Dame de Namur was the second highest scoring total in BYU-Hawaii five steals in the win while Danyele Hoffman handed out four assists women’s basketball history. This is her seventh time on the conference honor roll this season. and came up with three steals. at 5 p.m.

BYU-Hawaii will face Grand Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 28

- BYUH SPO RTS INFORMATION January 26, 2011

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