VOTEVolume 91: Issue 10

Ke Alaka iMarch 18, 2010

THE LEADER

Phil & Rachelle Nicholas & ChaseThe choice is yours.

Cast your vote for the new BYUHSA President and Vice President this week.

EXPRESS

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We, Nicholas Narayan and Chase Carlston, are current students seeking to improve the lives of students and BYU–Hawaii. As students we have contemplated on ways to improve the university. Three areas that we would like to build upon are: 1.) Service, 2.) Communication, and 3.) Leadership Service We would like to continue the vision for the service center in the Aloha Center, giving students opportunities to serve in their perspective areas of study. This op-portunity will enable more students to not only qualify for graduate programs, but it will also help them to serve God. Growing interest in peace building certificates has enlightened our understanding of certificates and it’s usefulness. Therefore, with the service center we would issue a service and leadership certificate. Creating an awareness of the current policies unites the school. To cre-ate this, we would like to have “awareness firesides.” For students, they will be able to voice opinions more easily. Along with this, we desire to become better acquaintances with leaders on campus. In order for students to better compete, we would like to assist in seeking leadership positions. Leadership certificates, and classes will help students to know how to fulfill upper positions. Through service, communication, and leadership our campus can continue its path for students to enter to learn to serve and serve to learn.

Chase Carlston is a math major with a minor in bio-chemistry. He plans on going to dental school to practice orthodontia. Chase is very active in his studies, but when he has some free time, he loves to skateboard and surf with his friends.

Nick Narayan is an accounting and corporate finance major. He plans on going on to pass the CPA exam for accounting and then go to get a law degree. He enjoys spending time with his family, learning, applying school lessons to life, and sports.

VOTE VOTECast Your

Nicholas Narayan

Chase Carlston

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If elected, we, Phil Andrus and Rachelle Chris-ty, look forward to reaching out to all students by motivating them to become servant leaders for the Lord and the world. While recalling President McKay’s vision, we recognize the valuable experience students at BYU–Hawaii will have because it’s here students decide who they want to become. The BYUHSA team has made many changes this year. Hoping to be part of that team, we plan on continuing previous changes while making additions. Some of these changes include the Stop and Serve idea and the new structure implemented in BYUHSA. We want to implement a “Service Center” with a permanent location for the Stop and Serve table. We also recognize the need that student mothers have for a child-care center during their scheduled class times. We also plan to work with Food Services to install card readers on the vending machines so students can use flex dollars for food and drinks on campus, and we propose campus buildings be places students can study, socialize and purchase food after hours. Increasing the quality of leadership opportunities involved in student employment positions is another a large part of our vision. We want students to be promoted within their jobs, extend the amount of student positions in BYUHSA and implement more efficient club organizations. Also Campus Sustainability is an ini-tiative being worked on by administration. We look forward to assisting this goal by creating a VP position to coordinate sustainability here.

Phillip Andrus, a 24-year-old senior from Springfield, Oregon is an Interna-tional Cultural Studies-communications major with emphasis in international peace building, with a minor in Spanish.

Rachelle Christy, a 20-year-old junior from Laie, is a social work

major and a political science mi-nor. In high school, Rachelle was the American Red Cross Club President, and is now the student administrative assistant in the Of-fice of VP for Student Develop-

ment.

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Rachelle Christy

Phil Andrus

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–KYLE HOWARD

Campus

Q: What is the purpose of the Honor Code in a manner that students would better under-stand?A: It is a system of rules, policies and proce-dures which are derived from the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to help regulate and maintain the conduct of students, according to the stated wishes of its Board of Trustees. It is also for the purpose of helping students reach their full potential as daughters and sons of God.Q: What happens to students who do not

follow the Honor Code - the specific punish-ments?A: We have a “graduated response” process that we follow closely so that we are not only consistent and fair but that we are also able to let students know that this is intended to help them improve and become successful here and in life. The sanctions given are:1. Warning2. Strict warning3. Probation4. Strict probation5. Suspension6. Mandatory withdrawal7. Suspension/ExpulsionQ: In a student’s eyes, why would a student

truly want to follow Honor Code?A: It helps the student succeed in the way that the founders of this school had envi-sioned. President McKay included in those goals the following:(1) People of integrity who could not be bought or sold.(2) Leaders here and everywhere.(3) The kind of people the world would be hungering for ... genuine gold,(4) Who would exercise an influence towards the establishment of peace interna-tionally.–Responses given by Brother Meli Lesuma of the Office of Honor.

Lesuma answers Honor Code questions

Seasiders 78-75 on March 15. The Seasiders, who finished the season at 22-6, fell behind 36-25 at halftime but roared back to take a three-point lead late in the game. However, Cal Poly Pomona refused to wilt under the pressure and came back to take the game and advance to the Elite Eight for the second year in a row.

Service opportunity on Saturday

The “Spirit of Aloha Service Project,” orga-nized by the McKay Center for Intercultural Understanding and supported by the BYU–Hawaii Third Stake, will begin Saturday, March 20 at 8 a.m. in the Little Circle. The event is open for all to give a helping hand to the Laie community. Group leaders have been sent out to contact those in need of help and volunteers will be divided up into groups to carry out each project. The service project includes activities such as

various yard-work, cleaning, painting, main-tenance, moving, and just about anything our community needs service on.

Biology students travel

to Samoa for project

Several BYU–Hawaii biology students are receiving hands-on experience and a view into the life of a biologist this week. Dr. Shane Gold, professor in the natural sciences department, has taken students on a two-week research expedition to Samoa, begin-ning March 16. The students will be tagging and tracking the pacific golden plover, a shore bird that migrates from the Pacific Islands to Alaska, one of the longest migrations in the world. The students will attach geo-locators to birds they catch and determine the exactly where the birds go and if they return to the same island.

Alves named PacWestPlayer o f t h e Yea r :Seas i de r s make i t t o Swee t 16

BYU-Hawaii senior Lucas Alves has been named the Pacific West Conference Player of the Year for the third consecutive year and to the All-Conference First Team for the fourth consecutive season. Junior Marques Whippy also received First Team honors from the conference while sophomore Jet Chang and senior J.R. Buensuceso were both named to the All-Conference Second Team. Alves, from Casa Branca, Brazil, averaged 16.1 points per game for the season and 5.5 rebounds per game. He ended his BYUH career as the second-leading scorer in BYUH history with nearly 1,849 points for his career. The men’s basketball team’s season came to an end at the NCAA II West Re-gional Championship game for the third year in a row as Cal Poly Pomona defeated the –BEN HALE

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