Volume 107: Issue 2

THE LEADER

JANUARY 29, 2015

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s t e e z g e t sa r o u n d 6 - 8Student cruises island in “adventure vehicle”

Football legends join Hall of Fame in Laie

Marketplace a blast from the past 10

Heisman winner at the PCC 13

New PCC shops pay tribute to local legends

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K E A L A K A I Table of

CONTENTS

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[11] Sierra Phil l ips retur ns from surreal English teaching tr ip to China

Polynesian Football Hall of Fame enshr ines more football legends

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[6-8] Noted Laie mural on wheels draws a crowd

Electronic Dance Music comes into the l imelight

January 29, 2015 • Volume 110: Issue 2

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ON THE COVER: Malia Parker and friends take a photo beside the Steez, a van painted on the inside and out. Photo by Monica Rub-alcava

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WORTHYN E W S H E A D L I N E S

LDS Church calls for balance of gay rights

and religious freedom

BYU-Hawaii students said the LDS Church’s press release concerning its position on religious and gay rights on Jan. 27 was a good reminder about loving others despite differences. Krista Muaina, a senior in elemen-tary education from California, said she thought the press conference was not meant for members of the church so much as the public. “Even though we know how we are taught to love everyone regardless of sexual preference and how we believe in religious freedom, the public need to be reminded.” Elder Dallin H. Oaks said: “Because we are frequently asked for our position on these matters, the Church asserts the fol-lowing principles based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, and on fairness for all, including people of faith:• “We claim for everyone the God-given and Constitutional right to live their faith accord-ing to the dictates of their own conscience, without harming the health or safety of others.• “We acknowledge that the same freedom of conscience must apply to men and women everywhere to follow the religious faith of their choice, or none at all if they so choose.• “We believe laws ought to be framed to achieve a balance in protecting the freedoms of all people while respecting those with dif-fering values.• “We reject persecution and retaliation of any kind, including persecution based on race, ethnicity, religious belief, economic cir-cumstances or differences in gender or sexual orientation.” Elder D. Todd Christofferson said this press release does not indicate a shift in the LDS Church’s doctrine.

Elder Oaks shared several examples of infringement on religious freedom that have caused these concerns. He said in “one of America’s largest cities, government leaders subpoenaed the sermons and notes of pastors who opposed parts of a new antidiscrimi-nation law on religious grounds.” He also mentioned how the “head of a large Ameri-can corporation was forced to resign from his position in a well-publicized backlash to his personal beliefs.” “When religious people are publicly intimidated, retaliated against, forced from employment or made to suffer personal loss because they have raised their voice in the public square, donated to a cause or partici-pated in an election, our democracy is the loser,” Elder Oaks said. “Such tactics are every bit as wrong as denying access to em-ployment, housing or public services because of race or gender.” Sister Neill Marriott, a member of the Young Women’s general presidency, was part of the press conference panel. She said the church believes sexual relations other than between a man and a woman who are married are contrary to the laws of God. “This commandment and doctrine comes from sacred scripture and we are not at liberty to change it,” she said. “But, God is loving and merciful. His heart reaches out to all of His children equally and He expects us to treat each other with love and fairness.” McKinzie Norton, freshman in graphic design from Kansas, said, “I’m sure there’s at least some opposition against the church for this announcement, but it’s im-portant that everyone is treated fairly.”

S A T U R D A Y

“America, for all that we have endured, for all the grit and hard work required to come back, for all the tasks that lie ahead, know this - the shadow of crisis has passed and the state of the union is strong.” — President Barack Obama during the 2015 State of the Union Address. “There will be so many IP addresses ... so many devices, sensors, things that you are wearing, things that you are interacting with, that you won’t even sense it.” — Google Chief Eric Schmidt, on the omnipresent Internet of the future.

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The Blood Bank of Hawaii will hold a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in mobile unites parked outside the CAC

BY SAMONE ISOM

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T H E W E E KI N Q U O T E S

Give ‘N’ Take clean up service project meets at Little Theater at 8:45 a.m. and lasts from 9 a.m. to noon.

31 S A T U R D A YElder Dallin H. Oaks speaks at press con-

ference about the LDS Church’s stance on religious and gay rights.. Photo by AP.

F e b r u a r y

Stop and Serve hosts clean up at Gun-stock Ranch from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Little Theater to carpool there.

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T he new year brought tragedy to the surfing community when 24-year-old professional surfer, Ricardo dos Santos, was allegedly shot by an off-duty police officer in front of his family home

in the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina. CNN affiliate Record News reported the officer and dos Santos were arguing, and the altercation ended in the off-duty officer shooting three bullets in dos Santos’ chest. Though doctors performed four surgeries on dos Santos but were unable to stop the bleeding. He passed away on Jan. 20. Luke Shum, a sophomore majoring in accounting and an avid North Shore surfer from California, said, “He was a role model for me because he was the anomaly. No one expected him to succeed because of where he came from, and then out of the wood works comes Ricardo, consistently riding the craziest tube.” According to witness reports, the off-duty officer was identi-fied as Luis Paulo Mota Brentano. Brentano has been arrested but claims he shot dos Santos in self-defense, according to Record News. “He represented all of us very well and was very well recognized for his hard work and also was a very good person,” said Gabriel Medina, Brazil’s first surfing world champion. “There are certain things that we do not understand.” Surfer Magazine praised dos Santos as “a fearless, world-class tuberider” who “captured the surf world’s attention” at the 2012 Billabong Pro event in Tahiti, for which he took home the Andy Irons Forever Inspiration Award. Dos Santos also broke Kelly Slater’s 11-time winning streak when he won world champion in 2012. In ad-dition, dos Santos won the Surfline Wave of the Winter for riding an “incredibly deep, blue, massive pipeline tube.” Slater and other surfers in Hawaii paddled out to form a circle in tribute of the late dos Santos this past week. Slater later wrote on his Instagram, “Condolences to Ricardo’s friends and family around the world. Our small community has lost another way too soon.” Though there have been conflicting reports about the inten-tion of the police officer in the altercation and whether or not dos Santos wielded a weapon, the surf champion will be missed. When it comes to mourning the loss of such great talent, Paul Kiering, a junior majoring in psychology from the Big Island of Hawaii, said it best: “The surf community shares a bond to each other as strong as the bond we feel to every wave we ride. I never knew Ricardo dos Santos personally, but I know that his legacy will carry on.”

Ricardo dos Santos dead at age 24Surfing Champion Tragically ShotBY MORGYNNE TORA

Richardo dos Santos rides in the tube of a wave during a surfingcompetition. Photo by AP

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E lectronic Dance Music (EDM) is beginning to surge to the frontlines of the music industries as the sounds of synthesizers and bass are taking over the music charts.

Acts like Kaskade (who, according to ldsliving.com, is an active church member), Deadmau5 and Hardwell have come forth out of the EDM movement as world-renowned artists and have achieved international adoration on groundbreaking and revolutionary levels, according to DJmag. BYU-Hawaii student Fabrizio Botalla, an undeclared sopho-more from Italy said, “The music is really popular where I’m from. Kids start listening to it as young as about 13. People are always blasting it in their cars too. It’s normal.” However, EDM has only recently began to achieve the mainstream tag. The genre, in its entirety, is anything but new. It began as an underground movement in the 1980s, according to The Huffington Post, similarly to how hip-hop crossed over into the main-stream in the late 1990s and early 2000s. “It’s a popular genre, but not my style. I know a lot of people who do listen to it, and I respect it as it’s own genre,” said Reed Segura, a junior from California studying political science. EDM has dozens of sub-genres such as the polished sounds of trance, dubstep, glitch, break, hardstyle, bigroom and house. Festivals are another part of the EDM scene. Events like Electric Daisy Carnival, Global Dance Festival, Decadence and To-

morrowland are a few successful festivals that can bring over 500,000 people together. Tickets for events like these can range from an average of $200 to $350. EDM artist Tiësto reportedly makes over $250,000 per show, according to Forbes. “The experience of Electronic Daisy Carnival is truly some-thing unique. Everyone is just so happy and in love with the music. I think everyone needs to at least experience one day,” said Alanna Norwood, a junior from California studying biochemistry who has attended the Electronic Daisy Carnival multiple times. Although EDM is a genre on it’s own, it has influenced the pop charts as well. Producers like David Guetta and Zedd have found success by joining forces with pop sensations such as Nicki Minaj, Akon, Kid Cudi and Ariana Grande. Forbes magazine wrote “dance music’s convergence with pop music has made it more accepted as well as opened up the genre to a host of new listeners.” Pop fans are slowly opening themselves up to the EDM genre through what they already deem as familiar. Whether or not the general public will accept this new emergence of music, it is clear that EDM is here to stay. The music industry is beginning to brace itself for what EDMbiz coined as an exploding genre. EDM has already created a massive scene for itself and, at the rate it’s growing, it may be this decade’s definitive genre.

BY JARED ROBERTS

Music in the Digital AgeEDM drops into the popular music scene

Partygoers raise their hands in excitement as Kaskade, an EDM artist, plays his music. Photo by Jared Roberts

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THE STEEZEBY KAITLIN BROYLES

7JANUARY 29, 2015

THE STEEZE

B YU-Hawaii student Malia Parker, a sophomore from Idaho majoring both in biology and peacebuilding, is experiencing and sharing the island with others via her newly purchased van, the Steez. An extra-long van with murals painted down the sides, the

Steez is hard to miss. Parker fell in love with the van last semester when it was under different ownership. “I thought it was the coolest car ever. Then they put it up on the ‘sell your stuff’ Facebook page, and I was like ‘no way’,” Parker said with a child’s gleam in her eye.

THIS IS THE PRIME ADVENTURE VEHICLE; WHERE ADVENTURE

IS, THE STEEZ APPEARS.

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Parker’s roommate, Minlief du Plessis, a freshman from Wisconsin majoring in business, has caught the Steez spirit as well. “Steez stands for style with ease,” Plessis continued, describing the unique features that give the Steez it’s style. “It came as is with all its quality features like the couch, Jesus painted on the ceiling and no reverse.” Parker and Plessis are anxious to share the Steez spirit with others. For just $5, anyone can enjoy the Steez. “This is the prime adventure vehicle; where adventure is, the Steez appears,” Plessis said admiring the van. “So if anyone is interested in a ride because they’ve noticed how cool it is on campus, they’re totally welcome. Every weekend it’s going somewhere.” Maddie Christenson, a sophomore from Utah majoring in special education, is a regular rider in the Steez. Christenson, who goes for drives daily, said there is room for anyone who wants to as well. “There is plenty of space. You could fit a lot of people in the back,” Christenson said.

Left: A front view of The Steez. Right: Malia Parker sits in her van. Photos by Monica Rubalcava

Parker wants other students to know the Steez is open to anyone who wants or needs a ride. While Parker does not rent the van out, she is willing to drive other people. Driving the Steez requires a special driving technique that Parker is most familiar with. “The Steez doesn’t have power steering, so it’s a workout every time we turn a corner,” Parker said. Plessis has driven it before but does not plan on doing it again in the future if at all possible. “I drove it once, and it was a bumpy ride! That’s all I will say,” Plessis said, laughing. Parker plans to add to the unique style of the van by having every passenger add a little of their own personality to the interior of the van. “We keep sharpies in there, so people can write little words of wisdom inside, and we’re going to put some paint in there,” Parker said. Despite all of its unique qualities, Parker said, “She always manages to make it back home. Knock on wood.”

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Newer BYUHSA clubs said their mem-bership has gone up during the Winter Semester World Fest club sign-ups

where every chapter and club has its own table to promote itself and its purpose. This gives students the opportunity to see the diversity of BYUH and allows students to be a part of several chapters and clubs. The event, which was held all day on Jan. 22 and 23, was located in the Aloha Center. Hailey Rice, a senior in biology from Canada, said she really enjoyed World Fest. “Everything is very exciting here. Being a biology major, I am always a part of the Health Care Professionals Club. I want to pursue a career in medical care.” A few of the smaller known clubs on campus were glad to report there was an increased interest in their clubs this semester. For example, just three-semesters old, one of the new clubs this year is the Baseball Club. Current member Kemjai Koide, a sophomore math major from Japan, described how the club was born when he said, “Two students started to play catch to-gether in the fields in front of campus. They played catch often and started thinking it would be nice to have a baseball club because there wasn’t already one in existence.” Koide also said he never had the opportunity to play baseball in Japan, but he always wanted to play. The Baseball Club gave Koide the chance to play. Because the club is a mere introduction to baseball, Koide said, “You don’t have to be good to play.” Another relatively new chapter added to BYUHSA is the Native American Chapter. This chapter is going on its second semester, according to Adam Conte, a sopho-more in EXS from Arizona.

Conte said, “Fall Semester was our first time, so we didn’t really know what to expect and kept things very simple.” The chapter hopes to grow this year, although Conte pointed out that Native Americans are a minority on campus. He said they are trying to create a club that everyone wants to participate in although they may have no cultural bonds to Native Americans. They look forward to making a new video and beating their $500 raised at last year’s Food Fest with their Navajo taco sales. One of the busier tables at World Fest, crowed with TVs, gaming systems, and students, belonged to the Gamers Club. Sit-ting behind the table as a representative was Sydney Diamond, a senior art major from Utah. According to Diamond, the Gamers Club meets every Thursday night from 7-11 p.m. to play games with each other. Dia-mond said everyone brings whatever game they want to play. “On a weekly basis, 20 to 40 people show up. It also depends if we are having an event or not.” About 100 students come to the club when there is a tournament, she said. Last semester, the club has a League of Legends tournament, and 80 people were there to compete. Like any other sport, Diamond said, “For the tournaments, they usually form some sort of team and there is usually someone in charge. Within teams there are rankings and stuff. Everyone gets together and we give out prizes.” The Gamers Club will have its opening social on Thursday, Jan. 29, and its traditional semester Super Smash Brothers competition.

World Fest Brings New MembersNew clubs see growth as students sign upBY JESS ICA TAUTFEST

Students from the Tongan and Malay-sian chapters help students register at

World Fest. Photos by Milani Ho

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M embers of the Laie community and any travelers of the Kamehameha Highway can experience what life

was like in Laie during the plantation era right outside the Polynesian Cultural Center with the opening of Hukilau Marketplace. The name of the marketplace, “Hukilau,” comes from back when fisher-men in Laie would “hukilau” or “throw nets around schools of fish” and “bring them to the shore for the community to enjoy,” according to a press release from the PCC. This practice became very popular, and visi-

tors to Laie would come to watch and enjoy the music and food afterwards on the beach alongside the community members. The marketplace includes a variety of shops including retail, fashion and food. The marketplace has historical significance and some shops have a story behind them. According to David Fonoimoana, who was the retail assistant merchandising manager at PCC and now the manager of the BYU-Hawaii Bookstore, the Laie General Store is a souvenir shop created after the legacy of the Goo family in Laie. The Goo family owned a

plantation store in Laie that was closed down in the 1980s. “The décor and memorabilia are reminiscent of … family-run community stores ... including an exact working replica of the old jukebox that sat in front of Goo’s Store for many years,” says PCC’s website. The fashion store, Nona’s Tropical Threads, is named after a seamstress who was well known in the Laie community for 50 years, said Abby Carlson, retail assistant op-erations manager. “The story behind her is that she was able to look at people, know the size and cut the fabric,” said Carlson. “She was a really awesome and talented lady.” The marketplace is aiming to stay true to the community with specialized food, products and entertainment. Along with dif-ferent shops, the marketplace will also have about five carts and kiosks, said Fonoimoana.The marketplace is open to the public and parking is free. “It is a huge feat for the PCC that people can come and experience the marketplace without having to pay admis-sion,” said Alfred Grace, PCC president, in a press release about the marketplace. The main purpose behind open-ing the Hukilau Marketplace is to get repeat customers, Fonoimoana said. “A lot of people think, ‘I’ve already been there so I’ve already seen it,’ but now people can stop for lunch or stop for an hour and then head on. They don’t have to commit the whole day,” he said. Eric Workman, executive vice presi-dent of the PCC, said, “Hukilau Marketplace is bringing together in one location goods, activities, and special foods associated with the heritage of Laie, the North Shore and Polynesia. It’s exciting to see this new, fun, family-friendly gathering place come to life and give residents and visitors another reason to enjoy the North Shore.” The marketplace is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Grand Opening for the Hukilau Mar-ketplace is scheduled for Feb. 20, says PCC website.

Going to the HukilauNew PCC marketplace now open to the public

BY KA I TL IN BROYLES

Pounders restaurant welcomes visitors to Hukilau Marketplace. It is scheduled to be opened Feb. 20. Photo by Kelsie Carlson

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Sierra Phillips, a sophomore from California studying psychol-ogy, spent the last four and a half months teaching English to elementary school aged students in Nanjing, China, a city with a population greater than New York City. Phillips asserts the biggest and most memorable thing she learned during her trip was, “sometimes the smallest minds are your greatest teachers, and the brightest students are those who are the most eager to learn.” Phillips explained, “I worked with a program called the International Language Program teaching English to six second grade classes and three fourth grade classes on top of additional classes like art, drama, kitchen and shop.” Phil-lips said she heard about the program through a friend who taught in Ukraine through ILP. The program used full immersion to teach the children the English language, meaning that, even though Phillips taught on a Chinese campus, she was only allowed to speak English with the students. However, if students were struggling enough, Phillips would address the questions to the students in both English and Mandarin. “I spent a short amount of time studying the lan-guage with a good friend of mine before I left to Nanjing,” Phillips stated. “Fortunately, I was able to arrive with a little background on the language. It was difficult at first, especially when it came to asking for directions.” To overcome these difficulties, Phillips explained us-ing visual or hand gestures was the best way to express what she was trying to say when she was at a loss for words. Along with teaching, Phillips was able to explore some of the culture and beauty China had to offer. On her off days, she would find herself riding down a river on a bamboo raft, surrounded by mountains on all sides filled with dips and twists, creating a silhouette on the horizon like that of a rollercoaster, she said.

“The mountains are known by many residents as the ‘Dr. Seuss Mountains’ and I can truly say that after being there I felt like I was in one of his books,” Phillips stated. “At night the residents would throw lights into the sky and everyone would be out on the streets singing and playing flutes into the night air. The whole city was very surreal.”

BY JARED ROBERTS

SIERRAPHILLIPS

“Sometimes the smallest minds are your greatest teachers,” says Sierra Phillips about her experience teaching in China. Photo by Hector Periquin

Working near China’s ‘Dr. Suess Mountains’

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Left: The Polynesian Cultural Center is the home of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame exhibit shown here. Photo by Hector Periquin. Right: Heisman Trophy win-

ner Marcus Mariota attended Saturday’s Hall of Fame ceremony. Photo by Mike Foley

13JANUARY 29, 2015

Recent Heisman winner Marcus Mariota visited the Polynesian Culture Center along with Polynesian football royalty for the dedication of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame, Saturday, Jan. 24. The second class to be inducted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame was honored with an enshrinement ceremony following the dedication. “This is a significant moment and historic day for all who love Polynesia and football. We hope this will allow us to share with future generations the incredible journey and impact of Polynesian football players,” said Football Hall of Fame Chairman and Founder Jesse Sapolu. Prominent players such as: Jesse Sapolu, Reno Mahe, Manti Te’o, and Vai Sikahema attended. However, the player that attracted the most attention during the events was this year’s Heisman winner Mariota. Mariota was the first Polynesian player to win the Heisman while leading the Oregon Ducks to the College National Championship game. Friday night, Jan. 23, Mariota received the inaugural Polynesian College Player of the Year Award. Fans waited throughout the ceremonies to take their picture with the Heisman winner or get his autograph. The dedication ceremony included speeches from some of the association’s board members, including Jesse Sapolu, be-fore the opening of the Hall of Fame exhibit with a simple ribbon-cutting ceremony. After the dedication the 2015 inductees to the Hall of Fame were honored in an enshrinement ceremony. Each of the inductees received a Hall of Fame jacket and ring. The class of

2015 includes: Luther John Elliss, Manase Jesse Sapolu, Raymond Frederick Schoenke, Mosiula Faasuka Tatupu, Mark Pulemau Tuinei, and Russell Ross Francis. “We are here today to celebrate their accomplishments, they are the greatest Polynesian football players in their era and our,” said Vai Sikahema, who sits on the Board of Directors. All of the players had impressive college and NFL careers, including a number of Super Bowl winners. Each inductee expressed gratitude and excitement about the historic event and emphasized the impact that these events have on the younger gen-eration. “To all the young people here to-day, this is really about you, hopefully giving you a dream and casting a vision; set some goals, believe, dream, go for it,” said Elliss, who played his college ball at the University of Utah before entering the NFL where he played for the Detroit Lions. Other inductees echoed Elliss com-ments about the impact the Hall of Fame will have on the younger generations, while also talking at length about the Polynesian spirit and the impact it has had on American Football. “This is what being Polynesian is all about. It’s the warriors heart, it’s the way you focus and strive to be the best you can be,” said Sapolu. The Hall of Fame exhibit is located near the main entrance of the PCC and is now open to the public. It has an impres-sive display of the now two classes of Hall of Famers, complete with video profiles.

Mariota honored at Hall of Fame PCC welcomes Heisman trophy winner and new inducteesBY MATTHEW ROBERTS

“To all the young people heretoday, this is

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oubl

e-do

ubles

on th

e ye

ar.

With

Ska

hill

inju

red,

Ton

ga h

as s

een

mor

e m

inut

es a

nd h

as m

ade

the

mos

t of i

t, bo

th s

corin

g po

ints

in th

e pa

int a

nd g

ettin

g re

boun

ds.

Be

sides

the

impr

ovem

ent o

f the

ir in

side

gam

e, th

e La

dy S

easid

ers’

back

co

urt c

ontin

ues

to im

prov

e. S

harp

-shoo

ting

seni

or B

rydg

ette

r Ta

tupu

-Leo

pold

o co

n-tin

ues

the

stron

g pl

ay th

at e

arne

d he

r a

spot

on

the

Pres

easo

n All-

PacW

est w

omen

’s ba

sket

ball

team

. Cur

rent

ly, T

atup

u-Le

opol

do le

ads

the

team

with

15.

9 po

ints

per

gam

e. A

long

side

Tatu

pu-L

eopo

ldo,

juni

or tr

ansfe

r C

eles

te C

law h

as b

een

a ke

y to

th

e La

dy S

easid

ers

succ

ess

aver

agin

g 13

.4 p

oint

s an

d 6.

9 as

sists

a ga

me.

Th

e La

dy S

easid

ers

have

put

them

selv

es in

a g

reat

pos

ition

to p

ossib

ly

win

the

regu

lar

seas

on c

onfe

renc

e tit

le o

r to

win

the

PacW

est t

ourn

amen

t and

ear

n a

spot

in th

is ye

ar’s

Regi

onal T

ourn

amen

t. T

he L

ady

Seas

ider

s will

go

for

their

eigh

th a

nd n

inth

con

secu

tive

win

s th

is Th

ursd

ay, J

an. 2

9 at

5 p

.m. a

t the

Can

non

Act

iviti

es C

ente

r ag

ains

t visi

ting

Azu

sa P

acifi

c, an

d Sa

turd

ay, a

nd Ja

n. 3

1 at

5 p

.m.

agains

t Califo

rnia B

aptis

t. On

the w

ay to

their

mos

t suc

cess

ful s

easo

n eve

rLa

dy Se

aside

rs ma

king h

istor

y

15JANUARY 29, 2015

BY

MA

TTH

EW R

OB

ERTS

Two

of t

he N

FL’s

bes

t qu

art

erb

ack

s; N

ew

Eng

land

’s T

om B

rad

y, (T

op) a

nd S

eatt

le’s

Russ

ell W

ilson

(Bot

tom

). Ph

otos

by

AP

The

BYU

-Haw

aii L

ady

Seas

ider

s Ba

sket

ball

team

is e

njoy

ing

a ye

ar o

f suc

cess

. Sa

turd

ay, J

an. 2

4, th

e te

am w

on it

s se

vent

h str

aigh

t gam

e in

a r

ow, t

ying

a s

choo

l re

cord

. The

y be

at A

cade

my

of A

rt 72

-68.

Th

e last

time

the

wom

en’s

bask

etba

ll te

am w

on s

even

stra

ight

gam

es w

as in

the

prog

ram

’s in

augu

ral s

easo

n ba

ck in

200

6-20

07, s

ays

BYU

H s

ports

info

rmat

ion.

Alo

ng w

ith th

e im

pres

sive

win

ning

stre

ak, t

he L

ady

Seas

ider

s ar

e en

joyi

ng

one

of th

e m

ost s

ucce

ssfu

l sea

sons

in th

e pr

ogra

m’s

histo

ry w

ith a

12-

5 ov

erall r

e-co

rd a

nd a

9-2

reco

rd in

the

Pacif

ic W

est C

onfe

renc

e. T

he la

st tim

e th

e wom

en’s

bask

etba

ll te

am h

ad a

win

ning

rec

ord

was

in th

e 20

08-2

009

seas

on.

Sinc

e th

at ti

me,

the

prog

ram

has

gon

e th

roug

h so

me

signi

fican

t stru

ggles.

C

onsid

erin

g th

e ro

ugh

seas

on th

e La

dy S

easid

ers

had

last

year

, fin

ishin

g se

cond

to la

st in

con

fere

nce

with

a 4

-21

over

all r

ecor

d, it

was

no

surp

rise

that

the

Lady

Sea

sider

s fo

und

them

selv

es a

t the

bot

tom

of t

his

year

’s pr

esea

son

polls

. H

ow-

ever

, afte

r be

ing

pick

ed to

fini

sh s

econ

d to

last,

the

Lady

Sea

sider

s ha

ve s

urpa

ssed

all e

xpec

tatio

ns a

nd fi

nd th

emse

lves

in s

econ

d pl

ace

behi

nd H

awaii P

acifi

c U

nive

r-sit

y.

One

of t

he k

eys

to th

e La

dy S

easid

ers’

succ

ess

this

seas

on h

as b

een

the

vast

impr

ovem

ent o

f the

ir in

side

gam

e. W

ith W

hitn

ey F

ield

sted

bein

g th

e on

ly

starti

ng in

side

play

er r

etur

ning

from

last

year

’s te

am, C

oach

Cra

ig S

tang

er r

ecru

ited

thre

e ot

her

insid

e pl

ayer

s: ju

nior

Em

ily N

elso

n, fr

eshm

en T

aryn

Ska

hill,

and

sop

ho-

mor

e M

ata

Tong

a, to

brin

g so

me

muc

h ne

eded

insid

e pr

esen

ce to

the

team

.

Thou

gh S

kahi

ll su

ffere

d a

seas

on-e

ndin

g kn

ee in

jury

ear

ly in

the

seas

on,

the

othe

r in

side

play

ers

have

ste

pped

up

their

gam

e. F

ield

sted

is ha

ving

a fa

ntas

tic

year

ave

ragi

ng 1

0.8

poin

ts an

d 10

reb

ound

s. S

he le

ads

the

team

in d

oubl

e-do

ubles

with

sev

en d

oubl

e-do

ubles

on th

e ye

ar.

With

Ska

hill

inju

red,

Ton

ga h

as s

een

mor

e m

inut

es a

nd h

as m

ade

the

mos

t of i

t, bo

th s

corin

g po

ints

in th

e pa

int a

nd g

ettin

g re

boun

ds.

Be

sides

the

impr

ovem

ent o

f the

ir in

side

gam

e, th

e La

dy S

easid

ers’

back

co

urt c

ontin

ues

to im

prov

e. S

harp

-shoo

ting

seni

or B

rydg

ette

r Ta

tupu

-Leo

pold

o co

n-tin

ues

the

stron

g pl

ay th

at e

arne

d he

r a

spot

on

the

Pres

easo

n All-

PacW

est w

omen

’s ba

sket

ball

team

. Cur

rent

ly, T

atup

u-Le

opol

do le

ads

the

team

with

15.

9 po

ints

per

gam

e. A

long

side

Tatu

pu-L

eopo

ldo,

juni

or tr

ansfe

r C

eles

te C

law h

as b

een

a ke

y to

th

e La

dy S

easid

ers

succ

ess

aver

agin

g 13

.4 p

oint

s an

d 6.

9 as

sists

a ga

me.

Th

e La

dy S

easid

ers

have

put

them

selv

es in

a g

reat

pos

ition

to p

ossib

ly

win

the

regu

lar

seas

on c

onfe

renc

e tit

le o

r to

win

the

PacW

est t

ourn

amen

t and

ear

n a

spot

in th

is ye

ar’s

Regi

onal T

ourn

amen

t. T

he L

ady

Seas

ider

s will

go

for

their

eigh

th a

nd n

inth

con

secu

tive

win

s th

is Th

ursd

ay, J

an. 2

9 at

5 p

.m. a

t the

Can

non

Act

iviti

es C

ente

r ag

ains

t visi

ting

Azu

sa P

acifi

c, an

d Sa

turd

ay, a

nd Ja

n. 3

1 at

5 p

.m.

agains

t Califo

rnia B

aptis

t.

Supe

r Bow

l: Ba

ttle o

f the

quar

terba

cks

Supe

r Bo

wl X

LIX w

ill fe

atur

e a

clash

of d

ynas

ties

as th

e AFC

C

ham

pion

s th

e N

ew E

ngland

Pat

riots

face

off

agains

t the

def

end-

ing

Supe

r Bo

wl C

ham

pion

s, an

d th

is ye

ar’s

NFC

Cha

mpi

ons,

the

Seat

tle S

eaha

wks

.

With

the

play

ers

read

y an

d th

e sta

kes

set h

igh,

this

Su-

per

Bowl p

rom

ises

to b

e an

inte

nse

battl

e. “

I am

alw

ays

excit

ed

to w

atch

the

Supe

r Bo

wl,”

said

Nat

e Rh

oade

s, a

soph

omor

e bu

si-ne

ss m

ajor

from

Mod

esto

, Calif.

, “bu

t thi

s ye

ar b

eing

the

Patri

ots

agains

t the

Sea

hawks

, it s

houl

d be

an

even

bet

ter

gam

e.”

The

Patri

ots

com

forta

bly

defe

ated

the

Indi

anap

olis

Col

ts 45

-7, w

hile th

e Se

ahaw

ks h

ad to

com

e fro

m b

ehin

d to

bea

t the

Pa

cker

s in

ove

rtim

e 28

-22.

Th

e tw

o te

ams

will

face

off

at th

e U

nive

rsity

of P

hoen

ix S

tadi

um in

Ariz

ona, F

eb. 1

at 1

:30

p.m

. H

awaii t

ime.

The

New

Eng

land

Pat

riots

have

bee

n th

e N

FL’s

mos

t re

cent

dyn

asty

win

ning

thre

e Su

per

Bowls

in a

four

-yea

r sp

an

from

200

1-20

04, i

nclu

ding

bac

k-to

-bac

k Su

per

Bowls.

The

Seat

tle S

eaha

wks

hav

e be

en a

n up

-and

-com

ing

franc

hise

that

is lo

okin

g to

cre

ate

a dy

nasty

of t

heir

own.

Th

e Se

ahaw

ks h

ope

to w

in b

ack-

to-b

ack

Supe

r Bo

wls

afte

r win

ning

th

e fra

nchi

se’s

first

Supe

r Bo

wl l

ast y

ear.

Th

e Se

ahaw

ks r

esur

genc

e ha

s be

en a

sur

prise

for

man

y,

due

to th

eir

cons

ider

able s

trugg

les

in th

e pa

st, b

ut th

e fra

nchi

se

look

s po

ised

to b

egin

a n

ew d

ynas

ty in

pro

fess

iona

l foo

tball.

“A

ste

ady

clim

b in

pow

er c

ombi

ned

with

the

‘legi

on o

f boo

m’

and

the

inta

ngib

le fo

rce

of th

e ‘1

2th m

an’ h

as c

reat

ed n

ot ju

st a

talent

ed

team

but

a c

ultu

re o

f win

ning

whe

re th

e en

tire

state

of W

ashi

ngto

n is

behi

nd th

em li

ke n

o ot

her

team

in th

e N

FL.

The

final 2

min

utes

of t

he

NFC

Cha

mpi

onsh

ip g

ame

was

a te

stam

ent t

o th

e po

wer

of t

he 1

2th m

an,”

said

Cas

ey A

kana

, a ju

nior

bus

ines

s m

ajor

from

Sea

ttle,

Was

h.

The

gam

e fe

atur

es a

mat

chup

of t

wo

of th

e N

FL’s

best

quar

-te

rbac

ks; N

ew E

ngland

’s To

m B

rady

, and

Sea

ttle’s

Rus

sell

Wils

on. B

rady

ha

s be

en M

r. C

lutc

h fo

r th

e Pa

triot

s in

the

play

offs

and

is co

nsid

ered

one

of

the

grea

test

play

off q

uarte

rbac

ks in

NFL

hist

ory

with

an

impr

essiv

e 20

-8 r

ecor

d.

At t

he a

ge o

f 37,

Bra

dy k

nows

his

care

er is

com

ing

to a

clo

se

and

wan

ts to

take

this

chan

ce to

get

his

four

th s

uper

Bow

l rin

g.

“I

am

rea

lly e

xcite

d ab

out t

his

mat

chup

, and

I th

ink

Brad

y is

goin

g to

tear

it u

p,”

said

Caleb

Erm

shaw

, a ju

nior

bus

ines

s m

ajor

from

N

ew H

amps

hire

.

Facin

g Br

ady

will

be

one

of th

e yo

ung

quar

terb

acks

in th

e N

FL,

Russ

ell W

ilson

.

Wils

on, 2

6, h

as b

een

at th

e he

ad o

f the

Sea

hawks

rise

in r

ecen

t ye

ars.

With

his

team

dow

n 19

-7 w

ith fo

ur m

inut

es le

ft in

the

NFC

C

ham

pion

ship

gam

e ag

ains

t the

Gre

en B

ay P

acke

rs, h

e ra

llied

his

team

an

d fo

rced

the

gam

e in

to o

verti

me.

Wils

on th

en th

rew a

35-

yard

pas

s in

the

open

ing

driv

e to

giv

e th

e Se

ahaw

ks th

e win

and

sen

d th

em to

the

Supe

r Bo

wl.

Ma

kana

Bor

den

, a g

uard

/for

wa

rd a

nd B

YU

H s

enio

r, is

pa

rt o

f th

e w

omen

’s t

eam

tha

t is

ha

ving

its

bes

t se

aso

n si

nce

20

08

-20

09

. Pho

to b

y H

ecto

r Pe

riqu

in

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