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Church releases Christmas video “A Savior is Born” in 33 languages

BYUH’s head of Security tells about his life raising a family and enforcing the law

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14Students disagree with Hawaii Governor’s welcoming of refugees

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The BYU-Hawaii Women’s Organization got into the Christmas spirit by helping lower-in-come student families celebrate Christmas and receive essential everyday items during a Dec. 4 event in the Aloha Center Ballroom. “Everyone wants to become the hands of the Savior. That’s our theme, ‘Our Savior’s Hands,’”explained the President of the BYUH Women’s Organization, Linda Black, a member of the Laie community. She continued, “Ev-eryone really wants to help at this time of year. They know that it’s a very meaningful service project to participate in.” The women had different reasons behind their desire to serve. Sister ChrissMillard, a senior missionary from Utah, who has been working in the English as an Interna-tional Language Department for 23 months, told a story from her own life that instilled in her the value of service especially during the Christmas season. “When I was 6 years old, my father died, and my mother had five little children. She was destitute. She had nothing. When Christmas came, there was nothing. But on Christmas Eve, there was a knock on the door,

Providing service for the seasonBYUH Women’s Organization donates practical Christmas gifts to TVA families

BY MEGAN CHURCH

and it was the Salvation Army. They brought food and toys for children. So we were raised thinking that Christmas is a time when you think about people who are in need,” Millard stated. “It makes being here meaningful to me.” For Darlene Morris, who is originally from Utah and the wife of the BYUH director of Security, giving service at Christmastime is a family tradition as well. “In Utah, there was a community Christmas program where the whole community came together and donated items for local families in need. It’s something that brightens the whole Christmas season,”she said. The service activity had several as-pects to it. The main portion was wrapping the donations and getting them ready to give to the selected families. Ten student families living in TVA were selected to be on the receiving end of the service. The BYUH Women’s Organization collected the information on the needs of these families, and members were able to donate ac-cording to those needs. Miriam Martins, who is from Brazil and the wife of Associate Dean of Religious

Education Marcus Martins, described the kind of items that were donated. According to Martins, “Everybody donates something for the household, for the children, or for the couple. We donate sheets, towels, fans, and other things that people use often.” The donations that lined the walls were then wrapped and organized according to family through the teamwork of the women present. Organization was key to the event, as the room was sectioned off for different parts of the activity, and tables had designated purposes and were labeled for such. The women were assigned individual duties to carry out in order to make the afternoon as efficient as possible. They also wrote Christmas cards for soldiers and learned how to make leis. The BYUH Women’s Organization provided a special feeling during the project that some of the women attributed to the sister-hood found there. Morris explained there is a feeling of love and empathy in the air. Millard said that feeling combined with Christmas service makes it easier to be away from home at this time of year.

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Members of BYUH Women’s Organization wrapped gifts,wrote cards for soldiers and learned how to make leis during their

Christmas activity. Photo by Stop Khemthorn

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International Man of SecurityTorch Morris

BY ALEX MALDONADO

Morris’ said he knew he wanted to work in law enforcement since he was a child

Earl and Darlene Morris have traveled to more than 80 different countries to-gether. They are pictured here in January 2015. Photo by Monica Rubalcava

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Earl “Torch” Morris has been involved with local, state, and federal law enforcement and security for more than 30 years and nowworks as the director of campus Security for BYU-Hawaii. His wife, Darlene, said, “He lives up to his name ‘Torch.’ His light burns brightly in many aspects of his life. He’s a good husband, a good father, and a good grandfather. He’s just an all-around good person. He’s set out to do good in the world and that’s all he’s ever done.” Despite his countless awards and accolades in law enforcement, Morris said, “I’m most proud of my family. My wife and I have been married for 36 years, and at the end of the day, family is all that really matters.” Born Jan. 5, 1958 to Joan and Law-rence Morris, Torch was given the name Earl Morris after a deceased grandfather, but his family looked at his fiery red hair and decided Torch was a more fitting name, he said. Morris met Darlene at a gas station two weeks after returning home from serving for two years in the Spain Barcelona Mission. In their 36 years of marriage, they have raised four children, five grandchildren, and have traveled to more than 80 different countries over the course of Morris’ career,he said. Morris first knew he wanted to go into law enforcement when he was 8 years old. He said he grew up in a less than ideal environ-ment where interactions with law enforcement were common. “They were always the people who came in and saved the day… [They] were like a beacon of light at a time when things that were happening in life seemed a little dark, so I decided at that point that I wanted to be one of them,” Morris said of police officers. As soon as he finished his mission, Morris joined the local police department in Ogden, Utah, where he worked for about six years as a patrol officer, responding to typical criminal reports, family fights, drunk drivers, and going after warrant arrests. According to his wife, during the six years Morris served as a patrol officer, he was earning his bachelor’s degree in political science, while raising three young children and serving as a bishop in their ward. By the end of his time at the Ogden Police Department, Morris had reached the police rank of corporal and transferred to the

State of Utah Department of Public Safety, serving as a teacher in the police academy. Morris worked as a drill instructor where he would take new recruits through their three months of training. Morris said, “I think I was a pretty nice guy in that job. I got intense at times and expected a lot out of them but was a pretty nice guy. I would run with them at 6 a.m. every morning. I’d be with them throughout the day, and I’d even put them to bed.” He spent three years as a drill in-structor until he was promoted to lieutenantand was moved into an investigative role in internal affairs. There, he investigated the misconduct of law enforcement officers and other cases of corruption within the police force. “Of all the jobs I’ve had in the 35 years of law enforcement, that was the worst. There’s nothing worse than investigating your fellow officers: [no one] is going to win in that situation,” said Morris. During that same period of time, Morris was drafted into the state Special Op-

erations Unit, or what some call a SWAT team, he said. He spent five years serving as a com-mander in his team, performing high-risk felony arrests and executive protection. The high profile individuals he was tasked to keep safe included the governor of Utah and other heads of state. At the same time, Morris was also obtaining a master’s degree in economics and human resource management. “Back then, it wasn’t a popular thing to do and I remember a lot of people asking me why, but it was because I just wanted to be educated,” said Morris. After earning his degree, the position for the director of the State of Utah forensics labs opened up. Only applicants with some form of graduate degree could apply, due to the depart-ment’s regulations. “I was the only lieutenant on the list who had a master’s degree. I think I was qualified in other ways too that helped, but ul-timately it was because I had a master’s degree that got me the job,” said Morris. “I spent four good years with the labs, and helped get them all accredited. It was a fun assignment that I enjoyed a lot.” After working in the labs, Morris was promoted to lieutenant colonel and made the director of The Division of Investigation and Law Enforcement Services for the State of Utah. His new position put him over the state Bureau of Investigation, the crime labs, and the communications centers. After two years, Morris was assigned to work in the governor’s office, working as the Director of Emergency Services Division. At the same time, he was made a member of the Olympics Public Safety Com-mand, a council of 22 people from around the state who had been asked to ensure the public’s safety during the 2002 Winter Olympics, which took place in the Salt Lake City area. Morris said, “We spent four years training and preparing for the Olympics. Part of our research included going to Australia for the 2000 Summer Olympics to observe what they did and what we could incorporateand improve.” In 2000, Morris was promoted to colonel of the Department of Public Safety, where he oversaw all the highway patrolmen, criminal investigation, the police academy, and

“They were always the people who

came in and saved the day… They

were like a beacon of light at a time when things that

were happening in life seemed a little dark, so I decided at that point that I wanted to be one

of them.”

-EARL MORRIS

Earl and Darlene Morris have traveled to more than 80 different countries to-gether. They are pictured here in January 2015. Photo by Monica Rubalcava

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anything that had to do with law enforcement. As colonel, Morris was directly responsible for how the state law enforcement would be used to ensure security duringthe Olympics. Leading up to the Olympics, Morris did a lot of work with the Secret Service. “They would always ask me what they could do to pay us back for all the work we did, and I would always say, ‘You don’t owe me anything, but I would like about five minutes with President Bush,’” Morris said. “I was always just kidding, but on the morning of the Olympics, they called me and said, ‘Hey, President Bush said he’d meet with you this afternoon at the Uni-versity of Utah after he finishes speaking with the athletes.’ So I went and got another haircut, went up to [the university] and sure enough, after his speech, he came around the cornerand told me he understood I wanted to meet with him.” After what he described as a fun con-versation, Colonel Morris asked if he could give President Bush his hat. The President accepted and a few months after the Olympics, he contacted Mor-ris asking if he would send his full uniform to

be displayed with the hat at President Bush’s Presidential Library in Texas. In 2002, Morris was hired on to the Department of Homeland Security as it was first opening up and was placed in charge of 45,000 employees, every airport in the United States and several key airports around the world, covering 452 airports in total. In this position, Morris traveled the world ensuring all his airports were operat-ing safely and instated a layered-based security system that is now used globally by the TSA. With the start of the Obama Admin-istration, Morris left the DHS and moved to Miami, Fla., to work with a company called Sekura, which is the Latin word for security. Sekura is an international company that consults with foreign governments on how they can improve national security and deal with everything from drug trade to human traf-ficking. While with Sekura, Morris worked as a managing director over Latin America, working with the presidents and defense ministries in Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, and Aruba. Morris said he really enjoyed his time with Sekura, but his wife didn’t like how he was

regularly away from home and how many of his activities were dangerous. Morris stayed with Sekura until com-ing to BYUH in March 2014. He said Darlene found the listing for his current position online and after a little convincing, Morris was able to land an interview for the job. “I had to talk the school into inter-viewing me. They were concerned about the salary, but when we came here, I had pretty much done everything I wanted to do from a career standpoint. The decision was really more of just wanting to contribute,” Morris said. Sifa Talakai, the shift supervisor for the BYUH Security Department, said, “Torch is the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off his back. I remember a time when he saw some Polynesian kids playing rugby in shoes being held together with duct tape. After they finished their game, he took them all to Sports Authority to buy them all new shoes with his own money. That’s the kind of guy he is.” Once he finishes his work here,Morris said he hopes he and his wife can live out their summers in Idaho and their winters in Hawaii.

The BYUH Security Team has had Earl “Torch” Morris as their director since March of 2014. Photo by Lexie Arancibia

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Students said they appreciate the international focus of the LDS Church’s new Christmas video titled “A Savior Is Born,” because Christ is ev-eryone’s Savior. The church’s global initiative is designed to share the good news of the birth of the Savior and invite people to discover and celebrate the reason for the season, according to Mormon Newsroom. The two-minute video captured the essence of Christmas by featuring children from a number of locations including Israel, New York and Los Angeles, saying passages from Isaiah and the “Messiah” by Handel to relate the story of the birth of the Savior, says Mormon Newsroom. Jessalyn Entrikin, a freshman from Idaho majoring in TESOL education, shared her thoughts about using children of different ethnici-ties in the video: “The thing I really liked about the video was that there were testimonies of people from everywhere around the world. I think that really had meaning to me because the Savior came to Earth for all of us. No matter where we live, no matter what nationality we are or what cultures we are from, we are all children of God. We all become unified through Christ and his coming to Earth for us.” This video launched the #ASaviorIsBorn initiative and like the church’s previous Christmas and Easter campaigns, Latter-day Saints and Christians are encouraged to share this message via social media. This initiative includes sharing the video, original GIFs and a completing the phrase ‘He was born so I…’ for a more personalized sharing.

Chelsi Montemayor, a sophomore from the Philippines study-ing art, said the initiative is an important message. “He was born so I can live my life in accordance to how the Savior would want me to,” she said.

“I think it is important for everybody–and especially children–to know the reason why there is a Christ, a Savior. More people should watch the video so that they know the Plan of Salvation and the purpose ofthe Savior.” With a goal of attracting people from all over the world,the video was released in 33 different languages inviting everyone tofind, know and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, reportedMormon Newsroom. Norikazu Kaneko, a freshman from Japan studying business, said he enjoyed the video. He said, “It was really good because the words they used were really direct, simple and similar words. So it was really easy to understand for me even if I find it hard to understand English.” The church has used billboards and video boards displayed around Times Square in New York City and on top of 400 taxis traveling around the city, reported Mormon Newsroom. The video can be found on christmas.mormon.org, as well as on the Gospel Library app. It has gathered more than 1.5 million views on YouTube as of Dec. 10.

Students praise international LDS Christmas video messageBY DANNA OSUMO

The church’s newest Christ-mas campaign bought ad space in New York City’s Times Square. Photos by

Mormon Newsroom

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ONE raises awareness for World AIDS Day

BY TAYLOR POLSON

Left: ONE bracelets were sold to help raisemoney for the BYUH chapter.

Right: Performers participate in an open mic night at the McKay Foyer to support the research for AIDS/

HIV. Photos by Austin Engemann

Students write to Obama in support of funding AIDS relief worldwide

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Students from BYU-Hawaii’s chapter of ONE want to be agents of change for the global community in raising public awareness for one of the world’s largest epidemics, HIV/AIDS. Taking place a few days after the World Health Organization’s

“World AIDS Day,” student members of ONE gathered on Dec. 3 inthe McKay Foyer for an open-mic discussion. According to membersof the campus ONE chapter, HIV/AIDS has affected millions ofpeople worldwide. “From what I’ve learned, [AIDS] causes people a lot of pain and a lot of suffering, and that in and of itself is a problem,” said Gerald Ericksen, a junior from Utah, studying international cultural studies and Spanish. Ericksen was one of dozens who attended the event to show support for the efforts of ONE. Scientists believe HIV first infected humans when the Simian immunodeficiency virus was transmitted to people as they came in contact with infected corpses of chimpanzees, according to the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Since the 1800s, HIV has gradually spread into other parts of the world. ASM says the sickness has been present in the United States since the 1970s. Over time, HIV can transform into AIDS, meaning acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. This condition shortens life spans significantly. According to official statements on www.AIDS.gov, efforts are still under way to find a cure for the disease. Rebecca Vigoren, a senior from Washington majoring in ICS, serves as president of the BYUH ONE student chapter. Vigoren said she has a contagious enthusiasm for resolving socioeconomic inequalities in the world, as well as hindering the spread of AIDS.

Vigoren said, “We don’t do any on-the-ground work. We believe in policy change. We believe in doing campaigns that create awareness, education, and, fundamentally, the policies at the state level.” Vigoren explained how she was aware of ONE before her humanitarian trip to Africa, and upon her return, she became involved with the organi-zation spearheading it as the new president. Students were invited to write letters directly to President Obama encouraging his administration to increase foreign aid in the form of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR.) The for-eign aid plan was created during George W. Bush’s presidency, according to pepfar.gov. Of the 193 countries belonging to the United Nations, aid from the United States constitutes one-third of the global fund against AIDS, Vigoren said. “PEPFAR is a part of that spending, and we are urg-ing our president to keep this spending as a part of his fiscal plan for the year 2017. America is at the forefront. We are the leaders. If we take out our spending, [other nations] are going to take out theirs. We need to be the example that shows this is important.” Theresa Hwang, a senior from Taiwan majoring in ICS, said,

“I’m a member of this club. I just feel it’s really meaningful, and it’sreally helpful.” As students wrote letters to Washington, ate cookies, gave donations, and played music, there was a strong sense of solidarity from a group of people coming together. Vigoren concluded, “It’s just amazing how far we’ve come.” Members of ONE believe their generation can ultimately defeat HIV/AIDS.

Students write to Obama in support of funding AIDS relief worldwide

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E very stake on Oahu pitched in again this year to ensure the 17 Christmas trees at

the Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors’ Center were covered in decorations centered on Christ and the season. “The purpose is to bring in the spirit of Christmas,” said Sister Priday, whose hus-band is the director of the Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors’ Center. “There's nothing like twinkling lights and Christmas trees.” The Visitors’ Center provided all of the pre-lit trees, explained Sister Priday, and, besides the four trees which the sister mis-sionaries decorated and one tree done by the BYU-Hawaii Women’s Organization, the stakes provided the ornaments to decorate theirown trees. The stakes decorated a tree based on a scripture or theme, choosing themes from among a list that Sister and Elder Priday sent out. This is an annual tradition, as is the young single adults of the Waipahu stake setting out poinsettia plants, according to Sister Priday. “A lot of them choose the same scripture every year,” said Sister Priday, “but every stake does a different theme. Some rotate between presidencies within the stake, and a couple of them have the same person who does the decorating every year.” This year, the Married Student Stake made plumeria ornaments and other decora-tive accessories out of recycled pop bottles. “I

like how they're all very creative,” said Sister Leng, a missionary from Cambodia. “The one with all the plumerias is really creative. I think it's really amazing that they used all the things you can find around here.” The other tree decorations range from the handmade wooden angels of the Milil-ani Stake, the printed names of the Savior Jesus Christ from the Laie YSA 1st Stake, and even a baby Jesus doll cradled in the branches of the Kaneohe Stake’s tree. “We want to create an atmosphere here in the center to add to the season,” said Elder Priday, “and to provide a place where people who may be away from home can come spend a few minutes reflecting on the Savior because all the trees focus on the Savior.” The trees, officially lit on Nov. 29 following the fireside, will be out on display throughout the Visitors’ Center until the first week of January, said Sister Priday, who invited all to come see and enjoy. Each tree that is decorated by the various stakes has a sign in front of it with its corresponding scripture. “We get a lot of nice comments. People just love the spirit here and love coming here, especially because of the trees,” said Sister Priday. She added they received comments from the people who decorated the trees, who really loved it because “in a way they were decorating for the Lord.”

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Christmas trees at the Visitors’ Center surround theChristus to focus on the Savior this holiday season.

Photo by Hector Periquin

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With a refugee crisis flooding Europe, President Obama made an an-nouncement to resettle at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in the United States in the coming years, reported the Associated Press. Hawaii Governor David Ige announced the State of Hawaii would participate in accepting these refugees, according to AP. This has drawn several reactions from students and Hawaii elected officials. Hawaii State Senator Sam Slom wrote a letter to the governor, saying, “Like you, I celebrate Hawaii’s unique Aloha Spirit, openness and sense of welcome. However, there are limits and practi-cal realities to every stated policy....Hawaii is already short on critical resources like housing. Just take a look at our homeless situation, look at how hard it is to find affordable rent...We can be compassionate, we can extend the Aloha Spirit, but it is important to also be realistic and pragmatic to our state resources,” reported KHON2. Students interviewed said they agree with Slom, saying there are limited resources in Hawaii. “It kind of surprises me because Hawaii has a lot of homeless people...and I don’t know if [refugees] would make that problem skyrocket or if they would be able to find homes,” said Jes-sie Eakins, a sophomore studying exercise and sports science from Utah. Jaden Epplette, a senior studying psychology from Canada, said a major concern would be the local people already struggling for jobs and houses, and it wouldn’t be different for the refugees. “It's on an island and there’s not a lot of expansion that happens here,” he said. “It’s just going to make it crowded.” For Synneva Collett, a international cultural studies junior from Montana, a major problem would be relocation. “It's hard enough to find housing for students,” she said. Another reason people are hesitant to take in refugees is the fear that it will also encourage crime. “I don’t want to put the citizens, the residents at risk,” said Vaetiti Vatmae Kaitu, an elementary education freshman from Tuvalu. However, the Associated Press reports “that the deadly Paris attacks were carried out largely, if not entirely, by Europeans trained by Islamic State extremists. All the Nov. 13 attackers identified so far have

been from France or Belgium, native French speakers who wanted to join IS extremists.” Ige announced at a news conference that Hawaii is obligated to participate in the refugee placement program, just as other states are, according to AP. The refugee would need a sponsor, such as family mem-bers or community groups where they relocate. Before refugees would come to Hawaii, they would go through an intense interview process. U.S Senator Mazie Hirono representing Hawaii spoke out in favor of the refugees and Ige’s decision. “Our country has a history of welcoming refugees who escape war and oppression in their homes, as I mentioned. And the war in Syria has been going on for over four years. Over 250,000 Syrians have died. Millions have been displaced...We have a long tradition of welcoming people from different cultures and respect their backgrounds and their cultures,” she said, according to KHON2. The LDS Church has encouraged members to help the refu-gees, reported Deseret News. Ways to help could be donating to the humanitarian fund and participating in local refugee relief projects. The church provided $5 million in September to help refugees in Europe. Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles visited refugee camps in Germany and Greece on Nov. 16, according to the Deseret News. He reported that nearly 400,000 refugees have arrived with 7,000 more arriving each day. Elder Ballard reported, “It’s overwhelming to see the magnitude of the size of this problem.” According to a video the church published Oct. 24, 2014, some refugees arrive in the camps with only the clothes on their back.

“The Lord has made it clear that one of the great responsibilities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is that we are to feed the hun-gry and the poor. We’re to reach out and take care of them,” said Elder Ballard in the video. In response to the church's plea, Sylvianne Kaonohi, an intern at the Counseling Center from Tahiti, said, “If it's from the prophet, then I’ll say yes. Because who are we to judge? Obviously, He’ll do something to help us. I won’t go against Him. But then again we have agency to choose, and I’ll choose Him.”

Economic and security worries surround relocation of refugees to Hawaii BY RACHEL REED

7,000 refugees arrive at campsevery day, traveling long distancesby small boats to Greece.Photo by Associated Press.

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The BYU-Hawaii Women’s basketball team found themselves outmatched against Division I opponent BYU Provo. The BYU Cougars dominated all four quarters of the game on their way to an 85-40 win. BYU’s Lexi Rydalch led all players with 25 points. BYUH’s Valerie Nawahine led the Lady Seasiders with 17 points, while Kjirsten Nelson was one rebound away from a double-double with 10 points and 9 rebounds. “It is hard playing a Division I team like this team. It was a good measuring stick to see where we need to improve and what we need to work on,” said Nawahine, an English major from Laie. Despite some initial good defense and scoring the first basket, the Lady Seasiders were quickly overwhelmed by the Cougar’s offense and defense. After a difficult second quarter, the Lady Seasiders went into the half down 47-10. “It was not a good first half for us,” said Taryn Skahill, a red-shirt freshman TESOL major from Pflugerville, Texas. “We lost the ball too much and could not establish any sort of flow to our offense.” The second half started better for the Lady Seasiders; they cleaned up on both sides of the ball and were rewarded with 17 points in the quarter. “The second half we calmed down and began to get into more of a rhythm,” said Nelson, a senior history major from Colorado. “Give them credit. They are a great team and played a great game.” The Lady Seasiders continued to improve their play into the fourth quarter. Nawahine added some excitement to the game as she hit back-to-back three pointers. How-ever, the Lady Seasiders could not mount any serious comeback, as the Cougars closed out the game 85-40. As a team, the Lady Seasiders finished shooting 26.3 percent from the field and 23.8 percent from three-pointer. The Lady Seasiders will now go on the road to University of Hawaii-Manoa and then will be back in Laie to face University of Hawaii-Hilo in their conference opener.

Seasiders lose but benefit from playing Division I BYU ProvoBY MATTHEW ROBERTS

Natallia Cravens, a junior from Laie, attempts to make a shot during BYUH’s match against

BYU Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 2.Photo by Austin Engemann

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Submissions are open for the 2015-2016 Kula Manu, and the edito-rial staff said they are looking forward to reading the opinions and ideas from the campus and community. Art, photography, poems, short stories, and essays can be submitted to kulamanu.submittable.com and will be accepted right up until the deadline on Jan. 15,they said. This year’s editorial group in the Kula Manu has five people, a steep contrast from the previous class of 20. “There’s a lot of work to do,” said student editor Tevita Livai, a sophomore from Kahuku majoring in history. “There’s only five of us.” The Kula Manu, which means “flock of birds,” is a literary journal that has been printed since the 1960s. Student editor Chris Cornelison, a senior studying English from Hau’ula, said while look-ing through past issues, he noticed how the style changed. “It’s our little monument that we get to put out for future classes of students and community to look at,” he said. “See what our campus was like in this particular point in time.” Livai said this year’s issue will be like a subconscioussnapshot of “what people are going through, what they choose to write about.” Student editor Kyle Madsen, a senior from Arizona studying psychology, said, “I’m excited to see what kind of variety

of things people will bring to the table. Don’t be afraid to submit whatever you have. We’re excited to receive a range of submissions.” The Kula Manu has gone through changes since the last time it printed in the Winter Semester of 2015. The class is now solely devoted to advertising, editing, creating, and printing the new issue. “We’re kind of breaking away from some of the molds we’ve done in the past year,” said student editor Miranda Lee, a senior from Oregon studying English. She added the students have worked harder in advertising and getting the word out about the journal. The students said they hope their advertising will get more people to submit. “We’re trying to get people beyond the regular 20 to submit their work,” said Livai. The editors are Livai, Cornelison, Lee, Madsen, and Ryn-dan Riley, with Professor Joseph Plicka as their mentor. “We have a pretty diverse group of editors, even though there aren’t many of us,” said Ryndan Riley, a junior studying psychology from Nevada. The Kula Manu will give those who submit to the maga-zine an opportunity to be published and “be seen by other people,” said Riley, “which could be a big step when somebody’s making their own artwork or creating things on their own...Last year I submitted and it helped for people to read my work, and see it in print.” An awards ceremony will held for those who win in the different categories and cash prizes range from $50 to $100. Free copies of the Kula Manu will be given at the ceremony and be avail-able afterwards to anybody who wants one, said the editorial staff. The Kula Manu is also accessible on Facebook.

Kula Manu seeks submissionsBY RACHEL REED

Volumes from the past three years feature the first-place artwork on the cover. Photo by Lexie Arancibia

5 student editors say they hopefor more first-time submitters