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Summer Semester of 2012 to include two sessions with some “br idge” classes

BYU-Hawaii men’s soccer team plays a home game in Laie. Photo by Bart Jolley

Nkosi Stewart, a 6-foot, 7-inch sophomore from St. Vincent in the Caribbean, goes for a slam dunk during Midnight Madness in the Cannon Activities Center on Oct. 14. Photo by Mei Yin

Poli t ical hot topic: Def init ion of Chr ist ian is discussed since Mitt Romney is running

IIPP Summit to happen on campus the last week of october

Rent goes up in Laie and around the United States as well

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BYUH 2011 Focus Film debut of “The Girl Who Cried Wolf” 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m. Free in the McK-ay Auditorium. Come see BYUH students act in campus film.

Fireside with Barbara Barrington Jones. 7-8:15 p.m. in the CAC.A well-known author, Jones is a friend of BYUH and donates any profits from her books to the university. Bring your scriptures. Sunday best please.

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teams from around the globe to four teams: New Zealand verses France in the finals on Oct. 23, and Australia verses Wales in the bronze match on Oct. 21. Say the words “World Cup” in the United States, and a vision is quickly con-jured of 22 men or women scurrying around a soccer field for 90 minutes. Say the same phrase in New Zealand, and you’re bound to get a picture of 30 players grinding their way through 80 minutes of a rugby union match. The All Blacks of New Zealand, once-again the top-ranked squad in the world, will look to overcome a history of fading down the stretch at the World Cup. They will play France in this year’s final after losing in 2007 to France in the quarterfinals. John Bailey, a professor of Educa-tion at BYU-Hawaii and a native of New Zealand, said the game is regarded differently across the globe. “It’s great to see all the ex-citement caused by the World Cup being on television, and it’s spreading appeal to people who don’t know much about the game.”

He added there is a real difference in pas-sion in those teams representing countries where rugby is less of a game and more of a cultural tradition. Bailey said, “You’ll see in the later rounds, the countries where rugby is more highly regarded, will usually end up on top.” Thomas Davidson, a sophomore in business from Australia, couldn’t be more excited about the World Cup, “This is Aus-tralia’s year!” He continued, “I’ve been trying to watch every one of their games so far dur-ing the cup. I don’t want to get my hopes up too much, but I really hope they do great in the cup.” For anyone interested in watching rugby for the first time, a lack of familiarity with the sport shouldn’t be a reason to dis-count it. The Rugby World Cup is one of the top five premier sporting events in the world. Even if the only part of the competition you watch is the final (5 a.m. Eastern, Oct. 23), seeing one of the world’s oldest sports is not an opportunity that should be passed up.

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Rematch: New Zealand to take on France in Rugby World Cup final this weekend

New Zealand will take on France in the finals of rugby’s World Cup on Oct. 23. Photos by AP

“The value of genuine gold is r ising. The need for genuine gold is growing more acute in the home and family and the business and poli t ical world. I urge you to ref ine the quali-t ies of honesty and integr ity in order that you may r ise up and take your prophesied place as ‘ leaders everywhere’.” - Elder Whiting at devotional

“Our team looks really good. We have good retur ning and inside players. Our strength is going to be our shooters and our speed.” The goals for the team this year are “to be as good as we can be, and do well , i f not better than last year.” - Coach Ken Wagner about this

year’s Men’s Basketball Team

“We have the lowest number of kids who are uninsured of any state in America. You have the highest.” -Presidential candidate Mitt Romney to Gov. Rick Perry at an Oct. 18 debate compar ing the health care program in Massachusetts to Texas.

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Beginning Summer 2012, there will no longer be terms at BYU-Hawaii. Previously, the months between Winter and Fall semesters have been divided into three terms: Spring Term, Summer Term, and First Term. The new academic calendar will replace these terms with a Summer Semester. Jennifer Lane, Associate Academic vice president for Curriculum, stated, “The new semester is designed to make the sum-mer months more used and more useful for everyone. We want to serve as many students as possible with the restrictions given.” This new Summer Semester will differ from the other two semesters. Summer Semester will be divided into two seven-week sessions, separated by a five-week Summer Break. Students will have the option of taking “bridge classes,” which will last the entire 14 weeks, or taking condensed classes that are designed to be completed within one of the

seven-week periods. Students will be able to mix and match their classes, both on campus and online, in order to create some combina-tion of 12 credits.

The five-week break will better coordinate with grade school and high school summer breaks so that students and staff will be more able to spend vacation with their families. “Think of it as a semester with lots and lots of block classes,” Lane said.

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Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, publicly accused the LDS Church of being a cult at the Values Vot-ers Summit in Washington D.C. last week. Prior to introducing GOP Presidential Candi-date Gov. Rick Perry, Jeffress dissuaded the crowd from voting for Mitt Romney, stating that he is not a Christian. Jeffress believes the Bible to be the only authoritative word of God, and uses the LDS Church’s belief in the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price

and the belief that the Godhead is separate instead of believing in the Trinity, as merit to label the LDS Church as a cult. He respond-ed to the public reaction of his statement when he said, “Rick Perry’s a Christian. He’s an evangelical Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ. Mitt Romney’s a good moral person, but he is not a Christian. Mormonism is not Christianity. It has always been considered a cult by the mainstream of Christianity.” Gov. Romney responded by challenging Gov. Perry to distance himself from Jeffress. Perry refused to repudiate Jeffress, but said, “I don’t think Mormonism is a cult. People who endorse me, or people who work for me, I respect their opinions and their work, but that doesn’t mean I endorse everything they say.” BYU-Hawaii freshman Austin Syme, from Maryland, said about remarks made by Jeffress: “It was interesting that he labeled Catholicism, Buddhism, Islam, Mormonism all as cults. He basically said that any church other than his was a cult.”

Aaron Vincent, a junior from Nevada, said, “Yes we are a cult. By definition a cult is a group with a central purpose or belief, and ours is Christ, but by definition his church is a cult too.” The LDS Church responded by say-ing Christ is the center of the church, but would not comment further because this was a political event. This discussion has caused mem-bers of the LDS Church to post their faith on sites such as Facebook, in the form of a picture which reads, “I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am a Christian,” followed by an invitation to learn more about their beliefs at mormon.org. Now during debates the candidates are focusing more on the issues than religion. Jon Huntsman, ex-Utah governor and Ambassador to China, joked during a debate that he will base his arguments on the economy and issues and not religion. Huntsman then turned to Gov. Perry and chuckled, “Sorry, Rick.”

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Mitt Romney. Photo by AP

Political hot topic: Defining Christianity

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The Hawaii International Film Festival, which began Thursday, Oct. 14, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 23, presents an opportunity for

residents of the state of Hawaii, the nation, and the entire world to come together and experience independent films from over 46 countries. The festival will be show films at a few select venues like the Dole Cannery and Halekulani theatres in Honolulu and the Palace theatre in Hilo, in Honolulu and Waikiki. What began as a small project now draws an

audience of more than 80,000 each year. Not only will a wide variety of films in many different languages be shown, but there will also be work-shops, panels, parties and opportuni-ties to meet the film makers them-selves. For more information and to browse films and buy tickets, visit

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Hawaii International Film Festivalhappening now through Oct. 23

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Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) could have been a contender, but in the “near-future” world of “Real Steel,” the game of boxing has changed drastically. Resembling in no small way Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots from the 1960s, boxing is now done with one-ton ma-chines controlled by programmers. Kenton is forced to go with the change of the times and is now a small-time fight promoter and robot “coach.” After a steady string of bad luck, Kenton is reluctantly teamed up with his alien-ated son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a new robot. In an interesting spin on the classic film “Rocky,” this film takes the eye of the tiger to a whole new level. “Real Steel” presents the audience with an explosive amount of action as well as the standard prodigal father story line. With an all-star cast and impressive graphics, it delivered a refresh-ing escape.

Movie Review: ‘Real Steel’ has all-star cast and great action

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Hugh Jackman in “Real Steel.” Photo by AP

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With a campus comprised of students from more than 70 countries, BYU-

Hawaii’s student body brings an array of financial backgrounds and family relations to our university grounds. According to a recent survey conducted by the National Endowment for Financial Education, 59 percent of parents are providing financial support to their adult children once they are out of school. Students were asked what their parents’ poli-cies are on family financial aid both during college and after graduation. “They want to help out, but they just can’t sometimes,” said Winona Isapela Palu, a sophomore from San Diego, Calif., double-majoring in biology and psychology. “I’m kind of an independent person myself so I don’t ask. It just creates more of a bur-den on my family. They never really talked about money policies, but if we asked, they’d probably help out. They’d ask how much and for what? But they’d help if they could.” The online survey looking at how much financial support parents are giving their adult children was conducted in May and comes from the National Endowment for Financial Education who worked with Forbes.com and Harris Interactive to do the study. When the question of “why?” was raised, parents responded with a variety of answers.Some parents (43 percent) say they help their children financially because they are “legiti-mately concerned” with the child’s financial well-being. Other parents (37 percent) say they don’t want their children to struggle finan-cially the same way they had to struggle.And some parents (32 percent) say their chil-dren are worse off financially than they were when they left home.

Enbo Wang, a senior from Beijing, China, studying accounting and finance, said his parents help out with tuition. “I can put most of my salary towards paying for tuition, and they pay the rest. When I’m married, they’ll help me financially. It’s just a part of Chinese culture. I’m their only child.”

Reasons aside, what are children receiving from their parents? The survey revealed mul-tiple ways moms and dads provide support to their adult children: “For me, it’s a personal thing,” said sophomore Annabelle Phillips. The biology major from Ohio shared her sentiment about receiving financial help from her family. “It’s a last resort to ask for help. I was kind of mad when my dad helped me realize that I needed help because I’m low on money right now. It’s good because anything my dad gives you, he expects back. He mostly gives

us money to learn how to pay back debts and be responsible,” she said. Parents are often in a psychologi-cally vulnerable position when adult children ask for help, a New York-based psychologist and author Vivian Diller told Forbes.“Kids are hitting on their parents in that empty-nest period, when they’re ready to move on but still feel the loss of being needed,” Diller said. “Psychologically, it’s important for parents to stop feeling needed by their kids. They need to focus on their futures too.”

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Students celebrated the first official practice for the BYU-Hawaii basketball teams in the Cannon Activities Center on Friday, Oct. 14. Last season the men’s team made a run for the Division II Championship title, coming in a close second place to Ballarmine. Events of the night included the introduction of the men’s and women’s basketball teams, followed by brief, and often comical, videos to further introduce the players, and a short performance from the dance and cheer teams. The men’s team played a game in front of the audience where teams of two players competed to score two baskets from five different points on the three-point line that was followed by a 20-minute scrimmage. The event of the night that had everyone raving was the dunk competi-tion. Ben Crossland, a freshman from Utah, said, “My favorite part was the dunk-ing competition for sure. Seeing those dudes dunk was awesome.” Coaches rated shots on a scale of 1 through 10. Each player was allowed two different dunks. From the beginning it was clear that the competition would be fierce as freshman Jasper Wieling, from the Netherlands, started out the competition with a straight forward intimidating slam, and earning the nickname “The Flying Dutch-man” from the announcer. Other dunks of the night included a standing start slam dunk, a dunk over another player, and an alley-hoop dunk from the side of the basket, earning an automatic win for Sequan Lawrence, a sophomore from Mary-land. Players, students and coaches are all excited for the upcoming season. Coach Ken Wagner commented on the new season by saying, “Our team looks re-ally good. We have good returning and inside players. Our strength is going to be our shooters and our speed.” Freshman player from Utah, BJ Ford, said, “I’m very excited. This is my first time playing college basketball, and we have a lot of great guys. There really is no bad player on the team.” Slamdunk champion Sequan Lawrence said, “Last year we had a good run, and it’s one thing I will never forget... We still have a lot of work to do, but we’ll get it done.” This year the basketball team looks to aim high. Coach Wagner said the goals for the team this year are “to be as good as we can be, and do well, if not better than last year.” This year the Seasiders also have returning to the team last season’s top scorer Jet Chang, who scored a career high of 33 points against Grand Canyon University last season.

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MIDNIGHTMADNESS Makes an Impression on Students

Pablo Coro, from Chile, dunks the ball at Midnight Madness. Photo by Mei Yin

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At 6-foot, 10-inches, BYUH freshman Jasper Wieling is a very welcome addition to the Seasider basketball team. Wieling came to BYUH from the town Best in the Netherlands, where he grew up play-ing basketball. “My parents got me started, actually,” said Wieling. “I tried a bunch of things, like judo, and I was never really good at them, so I tried basketball. Not only was I good at it, but I really enjoyed it as well.” Wieling plays center for the Seasiders, and previously played in his hometown amateur league, as well as on The Netherlands’ Under 18 and Under 20 international leagues. Both years on the Under 20 team, his team won the championship game. Wieling helped to lead The Neth-erlands Under 20 team to one of their wins by scoring 16 points plus getting 6 rebounds and 3 assists in his team’s 63-61 win. Off the court, Wieling is fun-loving and energetic. Assistant Coach David Evans described him as having “a great positive attitude. He’s a real nice guy, and people like being around him.” Friend and fellow-team-mate, sophomore Bracken Funk, said about Wieling, “I love this guy. I have only known him for three weeks and I already know he will become my best friend in the universe.

His accent is the greatest gift to mankind.” Even though he may or may not be a starting player this season,

Wieling is expected to bring much tal-ent to the team. “He’s young, he’ll

learn,” Funk said about playing with Wieling. “He is learning

that physicality is important. Before, if he had trouble with someone he could just stand on his toes and dunk, but he’s doing great, and plays very well.” Wieling is

excited to play basketball for the Seasiders, and said,

“We are looking great, all the players are very talented and work well together. We have a good shot at a run at the championship title this season.” The Seasiders will be playing their first pre-season games in the American Money Group Asia Pacific Tournament beginning on Nov. 8.

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Janice Lam holds the restarted center news-letter the “Tower of Babel.” Photo by Bart

‘Tower of Babel’ Language Center restar ts newsletter

Representatives from well-known companies such as Target, Disney, and Enterprise will be attending BYU-Hawaii’s Career Fair to talk with students and answer questions on Thursday, Oct. 27 in the Cannon Activi-ties Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will also be representatives from the Army, University of Hawaii, and University of Phoenix for those pursing more schooling once they graduate from BYUH. Career Services student employee Tyler Lords, a senior majoring in social work form Utah, recom-mends students come prepared by dressing in business casual attire and having multiple copies of their resume to give to potential employers. Representatives from CBIZ, a professional services company, will be interviewing accounting ma-jors on Thursday and continue the interviewing process through Friday. Likewise, Enterprise will be interview-ing prospective future employees at the Career Fair as well. Lords also suggests in addition to fine-tuning their resumes, students should also prepare mentally in the event they land an interview with one of these compa-nies.

The Language Center at BYU-Hawaii is reaching out to different language

speakers on campus. The “Tower of Babel” newsletter, distributed by the Language Cen-ter, promotes one language each month. The publication includes a list of movies avail-able in the chosen language, interesting facts about the language, and a list of words along with pronunciations. The center hopes the letter will spark new interest in students to converse with those who speak other languages than their own. Jeannette Fukuzawa, director of the Language Center, said right now the featured languages are intended to highlight those from the Pacific Islands and Asia. She

said, “We have such a rich diversity here at BYUH.” The Language Center has seen a response to the “Tower of Babel” already, as students have come to express interest in the topic language. The students sign up for the language in the center and a tutor then contacts them to learn. Kalou Shute, a social work student from Nevada and employee at the Language Center, said, “There is more interest, not only in the topic language, but in other lan-guages and culture.” The center offers other services in addition to language tutoring. It has a speech center branch to help students with oral presentations in any discipline. The Language Center is open Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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The BYU-Hawaii women’s volleyball team beat UH Hilo 3-0 on Oct. 15. The Seasider’s crushed the Vulcans with a .383 hitting percentage compared to Hilo’s .092. Lauren Hagemeyer, a junior from Colorado, commented on their success so far this season. “I believe our team has better skills and we are more athletic this year. We all mesh really well together.” Hagemeyer recorded 12 kills and hit a conference-best .524 for the past week. She is one of the Seasider’s captains this year and has received three PacWest Honors this season. The Seasider’s advance to an overall record of 12-3 and 9-1 in the PacWest. They continue to lead the conference. BYUH will face the Vulcans once again for a PacWest conference match on Oct. 22 in Hilo at 7 p.m.

Seasider volleyball beat Vulcans

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Julia Becke drives the ball past two UH Hilo defenders. Photo by Mei Yin

The center is closed on Sunday and holidays and also from 11 a.m. to noon on Tuesday and Thursday.

Career Fair draws big names to campus

lengths, colors, patterns, accessories and styles will complement their looks and increase confidence. Ladies, Be Ready for your Interview Esthetician and Image Consultant Connie Greene shows you how personal grooming, make-up, and hairstyles can impact (or threaten) interviews, as well as everyday career decisions. Time for You to Get Ready MBA and Business Owner Cynthia Gambill will help you discover new ways of managing your time, and how to make tough decisions on scheduling your life between school, work, and play. What to Write and How to Say It William Woahn, CEO and President, teaches how to create resumes that demand attention. This class also teaches techniques that will get you hired during the interview. Suiting Him for Success Image Consultant Cindy Wakefield will share effective strat-egies to help young men look and act like future executives. Men, Details Do Matter Professional Speaker and Faculty Member, Wendy Adamson teaches how polishing one’s appearance does make all the difference and gives that crucial winning edge. Using Technology to Make (Not Break) Your Career Employment Agency Consultant, Karen Eckel, will share important insights about the proper use of technology and social networking to maximize your professional presence on the Net. Communicating with Confidence Self-development instructor and Fashion Coordinator Sherry Jolley teaches one how to carry on a conversation with presidents and executives that one has never met. In this course one will learn how to highlight one’s best self and perfect social skills. Networking: It’s Who You Know Business owner and Officer of “Corporate Alliance” Tyler Gambill will teach you the importance of connecting with people and exchanging information and developing contacts to further your career. Twelve fully paid 10-day internships will be offered to interested students who participate in eight of the ten classes. Over 50 Utah businesses are participating in the search for qualified students, with the internships taking place in April during the school break. Once resumes have been submitted, companies will evaluate and high scoring students will be selected for interviews with a panel of faculty members and business moguls at a later date. Interested students can register online at http://iipp.tick-etleap.com/iipp-conference/ or through the 26th in the Aloha Center. Registration will also be available the day-of in front of the Stake Center. The cost for the conference is $5.

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International Institute of Professional Protocol Sign up for SIFE sponsoredExecutive Mentor’s SummitSIFE will be holding its annual International Institute of Professional Protocol – Executive Mentor’s Summit the 27 through the 29 of October at the BYU-Hawaii campus Stake Center. “Barbara Barrington Jones’ International Institute of Profes-sional Protocol teaches both the principles and practices that are critical to stand out in today’s challenging job market,” said President Wheelwright. “We are grateful to Barbara and the Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation for bringing this exceptional training on our campus, and know our students will benefit from their participation.” “The conference trains you how to get a job, write a resume and how to act in interviews. Once you get the job, the conference teaches you how to keep it and make good money,” said Skyler Chambers, SIFE’s IIPP team leader. Ten classes will be held over the course of three days at the Stake Center, beginning Thursday the 27 and ending Saturday the 29. Breakfast will be served each day of the conference at 7 a.m. for all registered participants. The event ends Saturday night with a five-course banquet and fashion show. The training for students and future business professionals includes the following seminars:Managing Your Image Barbara Barrington Jones, International Speaker/Author, says “You have 30 seconds to make a great first impression, so make it count!” When you present yourself with confidence, including polished table manners, people will be drawn to your energy. Find the power within your confident presence. Her Wardrobe Matters Fashion Consultant Diane Workman will help our women identify and discover how to buy basics that will enhance their wardrobe. Learn what

Barbara Barrington Jones speaks at a previous IIPP conference.Ke Alaka’i file photo

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The BYU-Hawaii Counseling Center was bustling with students and Counseling Center staff, as free and informative screenings was administered for National Depression Screening Day, on Oct. 6. Students seeking help, information, and free treats were greeted by smiling Counseling Center interns and guidance coun-selors, assessed their mental health by analyzing the brief survey participants completed and presented with resources available to all students who may need extra assistance. “Depression is a very common health problem. By estimates, 16.5 percent of Americans will experience depression sometime during their life,” said Doug Marchant, the Counseling Center’s PhD intern from Utah. “We were able to screen approximately 300 students, which is twice as much as we were able to in the past,” said March-ant. “It’s nice to touch bases with students and help them see what treatment resources are available if they need it.” Student interns were also involved in the screening, aiding the center by passing out surveys and helping students whose brief survey scores indicated signs of depression, make appointments with the receptionist. “The Counseling Center offers a lot of mental resources [like] group therapy and individual therapy,” said Counseling Cen-ter Intern Andrew Alvarador. A junior majoring in psychology from California, Alvarador said he likes helping people as he serves as

an academic probation counselor. Concerning the effectiveness of the survey screenings, he said, “It’s making students more aware of the Counseling Center and basic mental health awareness.” Marchant also found the screening day as a great way to spread the word about the Counseling Center. He said, “It’s helping with awareness, so students know where we’re located and what we offer.” The Counseling Center is located in McKay 181, across from the cafeteria. One of its next big events will be a stress screening on Nov. 10.

BYU Hawaii’s Counseling Center participates in

National Depression Screening Day

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Byung Cheol Kim studies in the Aloha Center. Photo by Dewey Keithly

The truth about depression:- Depression is the most common health condition- Depression affects mental and physical health- Depression can affect academic success- According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 17 millionAmericans develop depression each year- More than 80 percent of people with depression improve with treatment within one year

Over the past six months, the aver-age price of off-campus housing has increased roughly 7 percent and students are starting to feel the impact of this change. Most increases are not within the control of the landlords, said a BYU-Hawaii Housing official, but students feel the situation still seems bleaker than it has in the last few years. “For about three years, the average has been $350 to $375 for double rooms and $375 to $400 for private rooms, but within the last six months those have gone up about $25,“ said John Kleoppel, the Off-Campus

Housing coordinator for BYUH. Kleoppel explained some reasons why there are rent increases right now. “One of the biggest reasons why rent is increasing is increases in utilities especially electric as well as increases in property tax. [Landlords] are basically trying to recoup costs because of the property tax and electric increases.” Kleoppel also pointed out that most landlords don’t make a profit off student renters, since most landlords use the rent collected to cover their mortgages. While the rent increases are understandable, students are still frustrated and working hard just to make ends meet. Sharon Mason, a senior studying history from Georgia, said, “My rent went up $30. It went from $350 to $380 a month. It just makes it harder because I have less spending money. That’s $120 a semester I don’t have to spend on fun activities.” Mason also added, “Even though I have a job, my check isn’t always as much as my rent is.”

This trend in rent is not only a problem in Hawaii, but also cities across the United States have experienced or are ex-pected to experience increases in rental costs. CNN made this prediction early on in the year, stating in an online article, “Rent hikes have averaged less than 1 percent a year over the past decade, accord-ing to Commerce Department statistics that are adjusted for inflation. Now, [Peggy Alford, president of Rent.com] expects rents to spike 7 percent or so in each of the next two years.”For more information on how you can apply for rental assistance, visit the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Website at www.HUD.GOV.

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The Lady Seasiders women’s soccer team played an exceptional game versus UH-Hilo in Hilo on Oct. 13, putting in four goals to win the game. UH Hilo trailed significantly behind only managing to put in one goal against BYUH keeper, Megan McCain. The win was the third against the Vulcans, and brought the team to 7-0-1 for the sea-son and 4-0-1 in the PacWest. The game started out a bit slow with the number of shots the Seasiders took on the opposing goal falling to a minimal two. Despite starting slow for the Lady Seasiders, things got interesting for Hilo when they aided in the Seasider win by scoring on themselves seven minutes into the game. The Lady Seasiders then attacked the Vulcan goal more vigorously, netting two terrific shots before the half. One of the shots was a header put in by Natalie Drewery, her fourth for the season. Drewery, a senior majoring in HTM from Sandy, Utah, said, “I think it was hard because the first part of the game we were going uphill and the sun was in our eyes. We kept pushing through though, and then we got the goal and that gave us momentum.”The second half favored the Seasiders even more than the first half did. Senior Britt Edman turned up the heat and led the Seasiders in scoring. BYUH athletics reports, “Edman notched her sixth goal of the year off a pass from Sadie Kamoe in the 58th minute and then tallied her seventh goal of the season following a Brenna Rhoades pass in the 72nd minute.” Brenna Rhoades, a senior studying EXS from California, commented on how this win will impact their future games: “It was a really good game for us, especially going into the next two weeks. We have three games this next week and three games the week after that and this win will give confidence.”

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The BYU-Hawaii men’s soccer team three-peated against the UH-Hilo Vulcans on Oct. 13 winning 3-0 but lost in a hard-fought match against conference leader Dixie State 1-0 on Oct. 17. That brings the Seasider’s record to 3-2-1 in the conference and 7-3-1 overall.Three-peat against Vulcans The team traveled to the Big Island for the conference match against UH Hilo and shut out the Vulcans for the Seasiders third consecutive win over UH Hilo this season. Despite the early morning travelling, the Seasiders played a tough game from start to finish. Both teams played very physi-cal, which resulted in four yellow cards for the Vulcans and one for BYUH. Brett Waters got the Seasiders started in the 29th minute of play off a rebounded shot from Justin Allen. Allen had two goals of his own to secure the win in the 35th and 65th minutes of play. Allen, a freshman from Utah, commented on the game: “Playing a team three times in a season is usually very hard. But every time we played, we would try different formations and tactics. It made it hard for Hilo to know what to expect.” He credits the success of the team thus far to the team’s unity. “For the most part, we all get a long and there isn’t really any cliques or separation of classes,” he said. “The seniors have accepted and are friendly to all the lower classmen, which is rare for any team. We also have a lot of talent and everyone is capable to play solid minutes.”Hard loss to Dixie State The Red Storm scored early against the Seasiders in the first minute on a controversial goal. The assistant referee made the de-termining decision on the goal after Brandon Barfuss, freshman from Michigan, made an amazing attempt to save the goal. The Seasider’s played a man down for most of the match when Kamuela Kamoe was ejected from the game in the 14th min-ute of play. Despite the early red card, the Seasider’s matched the

Storm’s intensity. They were able to create goal-scoring op-portunities, but unfortunately were unable to capitalize. The Seasider’s will play next in a conference match against California Baptist at home on Oct. 19.

SPORTS UPDATE

Lady Seasiders best Vulcans

Men’s soccer wins one, loses one in conference play

Left: Eric Lowe takes the ball down the field. Top: Britt

Edman is between to Vulcans. Photos by Bart Jolly

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Interns seen as working part of Cook islands Government

Political Science Professor Jon Jonassen head-ed a delegation of 10 student interns to work at government jobs in the Cook Islands in May. The purpose of the department’s visit was not only to work at government offices, but also to provide an outside perspective to what was happening in the Cook Islands. BYU-Hawaii students were able to present a projection of how they think the Cook Islands will progress over the next 50 years. “Students were not only to take the experience, but also to leave work behind,” said Jonassen. Upon arrival of their four-week expedition, the interns began work im-mediately at their assignments, oftentimes spending more than 10 hours per day at the office. Students had the opportunity to serve the government and have personal interaction with government authorities in the offices of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister (Opposition Party), Ministries of Justice, Foreign Affairs, Marine Resources, Tourism and Education. The BYUH interns had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Prime Minister

Henry Puna. “Even the locals don’t readily get the chance to meet the prime minister,” said Rocky Siufanua, senior in Political Sci-ence from American Samoa. Hironui Johnston, a junior in Political Science from French Polynesia who worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said he loved the opportunity to help because he “was doing actual, real work. Melody Jonassen and I helped draft the annual report that was presented to the government. It hadn’t been done in 10 years because of how busy the office was.” Intern Brian Dawson, senior and double major in political science and Pacific Island studies from New York, was utilized for help in the Ministry of Marine Resources. “We were proactive every day. They did every thing they could to ensure that we had a real experience working in government. We also had a big impact on the younger genera-tion,” he said as they were able meet with local youths, “and they got excited to come to school at BYUH.” Jonassen commented that govern-ment officials were “very gracious in allowing

Above: Hironui Johnston, Alysha May, Michael Gilger, Pulei Kafoa, Lanea Snow, Rocky L. Siufanua, Seong-A Jo, Dr. Jonas-sen, Kulani Elliot and Melody Jonassen are pictured during their mock trial in the Cook Islands Parliament. Top right: The Honor-able Prime Minister Henry Puna of the Cook Islands inquiring with BYUH students about their experience. Bottom right: Brian Daw-son seen with Dr. Jonassen and the Honor-able Teina Bishop, Minister of Tourism, Education, and Marine Resources. Photos Courtesy of Rocky Siufanua

us into the midst of their office. They didn’t see us as ‘just students’ nor as tourists, but as a working part of their offices.” During their time in the country, students performed Cook Islands Maori chants at the local college, in their offices, and at family home evenings with local mem-bers. This act, although challenging for most, served as a rite of passage to the local people and showed the commitment of BYUH students to understand and respect the Cook Islands culture. “I’m supportive of those kinds of things,” said Max Checketts, BYUH Vice-President for Academics. “Whenever students get involved with the job they will actually experience once they graduate, they tend to take the rest of their education more seri-ously because they start facing questions that they will face in a real job.”

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