Cougars missing Kaufusi

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February 10, 2011
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Cougars missing Kaufusi
By JJ DESPAIN
Photo by Luke Hansen
BYU forward Alexis Kaufusi, posing with Cosmo on
Wednesday, was recently diagnosed with cancer.
Even while missing a player
from their roster, the BYU women’s basketball team continued its
steamroll through the Mountain
West Conference with a 78-51 blowout over Air Force on Wednesday.
Wednesday’s win came a day af-
ter team member Alexis Kaufusi
announced she would miss the rest
of the season after being diagnosed
with cancer.
“It was a pretty tough week for
us,” BYU head coach Jeff Judkins
said. “We’re a very, very close team
and these girls love each other and
it was hard for them because they
know how much ‘Fus’ means to
this team.”
Teammate Haley Hall said the
news is a blow to the team, but also
a chance to grow together.
“We love ‘Fus.’ She’s in our
thoughts and prayers all the time,
every day,” Hall said. “For her not
to be playing with us, it hurts our
team. But our team is rallying
around this, and using this as a
time to bond and become closer together as we face this illness that
A dream is a wish
she has all together.”
Coriann Fraughton said the
game against the Falcons had extra meaning in light of Kaufusi’s
struggle.
“She’s fighting hard, and we’re
fighting hard for her,” Fraughton
said. “We came out with fire in our
eyes.”
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BYU’s Theatre Ballet to perform Cinderella
By ASHLEY L. JOHNSON
Prince Charming, Cinderella and a fairy godmother help romance blossom during one of the
most starry-eyed times of the year.
BYU’s Theatre Ballet will perform “Cinderella”
today through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m., in the deJong Concert Hall.
Theatre Ballet is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with original choreography and the
BYU Philharmonic live orchestra. The dancers
also took coaching from Rodger Sorensen, chair of
the Theatre and Media Arts Department, to bring
the ballet to life. Each role is dual cast.
“This show is going to be a blast,” said Jenny
Benham, 21, who plays Cinderella. “It shows an
average girl living a humble life and the contrast
between good and evil; it’s a good pick me up.”
Benham said she is happy to play a role every
little girl dreams of.
“This is a dream come true for me,” she said.
“And I’m married, so I’m living a real life fairytale
with my husband. For Valentine’s Day, we will
probably go out to the Cheesecake Factory and
then watch a romantic movie together at home.”
Tomas Farnsworth, 22, who plays Prince
Charming, said he found it hard to get into character at first.
“I’m not so much of an actor, but I have to act
like I’m in love with Cinderella,” Farnsworth
said. “It doesn’t help that I don’t really love her,
so instead I envision the times when I first met
my girlfriend and make it more personal so I can
become my role.”
Photo courtesy of Ronald Jones
BYU’s Big Band Night will be this Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
What started with two pieces of chewing
gum and a young Air Force lieutenant from
Utah soon became one of the largest humanitarian efforts in American history.
Gail Halvorsen, the lieutenant known
worldwide as the “Candy Bomber,” will be
honored Saturday during BYU’s Big Band
Night, an annual event sponsored by Student
Leadership’s events management team.
According to members of the events management team, Big Band Night replicates the
scene of a Stage Door Canteen from the 1940s.
“We make it feel like you are actually in
1945,” said Kaeli Macbeth, a recreation management major from Orem.
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Macbeth said guests can dance to music
provided by live jazz singers and BYU’s synthesis band throughout the night. A full dinner will be served from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m,
and afterward guests can enjoy a floor show
performed by BYU students.
The event will give guests the opportunity
to get a feel for what it was like in a night club
in the 1940s, said Michelle Biggs, a senior exercise science major who will perform in the
floor show.
But while it is fun to go back in time, Biggs
said the main focus for the evening remains
on the veterans.
“My purpose is to put on a good show so
that I can bring memories back to the veterans,” Biggs said.
Tuition. Books. Housing. Food. Gas.
The list goes on and on and on. It has
many college students worrying about
making ends meet.
One way to relieve a burden is applying for financial aid. From federal
aid to college scholarships, there are
many options available for students. It
just requires a little digging, finding
the right fit and submitting applications on time.
Todd Hollingshead, a BYU spokesman, said 27 percent of students attending BYU received Pell grants while 18
percent received student federal loans.
While students are encouraged to
take advantage of the Free Application of Federal Student Aid, most don’t
because of unawareness or misconceptions about eligibility.
“All U.S. students are eligible for student loans,” Hollingshead said. “Some
are not eligible for Pell grants, [but]
every student can turn in the FAFSA
form to see what they are eligible for.”
Aaron Garza, a graphic design major from Texas, has found Pell Grants
beneficial for those wanting a higher
education.
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BYU to honor WWII’s ‘Candy Bomber’
B y M EGA N H ATC H
BYU is in the middle of celebrating
Black History Month, with a theater production, several films and a children’s
fair yet to come.
Wilfried Eyi is a junior from Gabon,
Central Africa, and he is the president of
the Black Student Union (BSU). Eyi said
the club has different events throughout
February to honor Black History Month.
There will be a children’s fair on Feb.
19, which will allow children to come
see different aspects of African culture,
Eyi said. Additionally, several movies
relating to Black History Month will be
shown at the International Cinema in
250 SWKT.
The films “4 Little Girls,” a Spike Lee
documentary about a 1963 church bombing, and “The Last of the Blue Devils”
will be shown at International Cinema
through Saturday. Later in the month,
the musical history documentary “Let
Freedom Sing” will play at the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom.
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BYU ballet to
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Cougars beat
Falcons, 78-51
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As Valentine’s Day approaches, some women dream of a fairy
godmother who can stir up some
magic. Hillary Fullmer, 21, who
plays the fairy godmother as
well as one of the stepsisters, has
had some of this magic leading
up to her recent engagement.
“My fiancé served in the same
mission with my grandparents,”
she said. “My grandmother introduced us and was kind of our
very own ‘fairy godmother’ because we never would have met
otherwise.”
An hour before each performance will be a Children’s
Prince and Princess Party in the
lobby of the HFAC. Children can
dress up and meet the entire cast
for 30 minutes before the show.
“Every girl dreams of being
a ballerina, and so it’s fun for
them to meet some real life one’s
and it’s fun for us to create that
magic,” Fullmer said.
Admission is $12 for adults
and $6 for children, and can be
purchased at the HFAC ticket office, 801-422-4322 or at BYUarts.
com.
Kaufusi, daughter of Cougar
football defensive line coach
Steve Kaufusi, announced Tuesday she had been diagnosed
with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a
cancer of the immune system.
The disease is a highly treatable form of cancer, and most
young patients live for 40 years
or more after their diagnosis.
Before this early end to her
sophomore season, Kaufusi
played in 20 of 23 games. She averaged less than 10 minutes per
game, but still scored 4.9 points
per game and shot 46.2 percent
from the field. She scored 10
points in two games this season,
including BYU’s previous game
against Air Force.
Last season as a freshman,
Kaufusi averaged 6.9 points per
game and had a 48.5 field goal
percentage, the highest on the
team.
Kaufusi watched Wednesday
night’s game from the Cougar
bench. But even without stepping onto the court, Kaufusi’s
teammates and coaches showed
their support for her with an
CANDY
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Each year, one veteran is
honored during the event.
Student Leadership Assistant Director Ronald Jones,
who was involved in selecting the “Candy Bomber” as
this year’s honoree, said the
candy bomber story began
more than 50 years ago when
Halvorsen saw a group of
German children standing
on the other side of a barbed
wire fence.
According to Jones, the
children spoke to Halvorsen
in broken English; before he
departed, he left them with
two pieces of gum. Jones
said Halvorsen expected
a fight over the small portions he could offer, but no
fight broke out. The children shared the gum the
best they could, and those
who received nothing were
given the chance to sniff the
wrapper.
The next day Halvors-
impressive performance in the
Marriott Center.
BYU kept control over most
aspects of the game. The halftime score was 41-13 in BYU’s
favor, after an incredible 54.5
percent field goal percentage
for the Cougars and only 20 percent for the Falcons. The first
half paved the way for the 78-51
final score.
With Jennifer Hamson and
her 6-foot-7 inch frame easily
towering above the other nine
women on the floor, Hamson
had 16 points (8-for-14) in only
19 minutes of play.
“I thought we had a good lift
with Jen tonight,” Judkins said.
“Taking 14 shots is a positive
thing for her. They decided to
play behind her, and it was nice
to see her score.”
Kristen Riley added 16 points
and Fraughton scored 12. Mindy Bonham, the Cougars’ leader in average points per game,
scored nine points before sitting
out the second half because she
was feeling under the weather.
The Cougar defense combined with the shot clock gave
the Falcons some pressure.
With 10 steals (six from Hall)
and 32 defensive rebounds
(nine from Fraughton) followed
by quick pushes down the floor,
BYU was able to make 25 points
in transition play. Halftime
was less than three minutes
away when the Falcons finally
en began dropping candy
from his plane to the children waiting below. Over
the weeks that followed,
he earned the nickname of
“Candy Bomber.”
“He is a hero,” Jones said
of Halvorsen. “Ninety-two
years old and he still f lies
his own airplane. That is the
kind of man he is.”
Tickets for Big Band Night
must be purchased in advance from the Wilkinson
Center information booth.
Student tickets cost $20 and
include dinner.
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reached double digits. The Cougars’ full court press for most
of the game also helped contain
Air Force.
“We’re a pressing team,” Hall
said. “We usually start out in a
press. So it’s kind of nice to see
the steals column a little higher
tonight ... to see the benefits of
our press.”
The Cougars extended their
winning streak to six, and
are now 9-1 in conference, 17-7
overall. The record further establishes BYU as No. 1 in the
MWC, ahead of second place
Wyoming. BYU knocked the
Cowgirls off the top of the rankings by overwhelming them 7348 last Wednesday.
Hall said she and her teammates share this victory and
their future successes with
Kaufusi.
“She’s a part of this team,
whether she’s on the court or
not, she’s 100 percent part of
this team,” Hall said. “We love
her. She’s a strong girl, she’s going to fight this as good as anybody could.”
Coaches and staff at the game
wore purple ribbons to recognize Kaufusi, and the athletes
wore purple shoelaces. In an
upcoming game, the Cougars
will debut a purple No. 10 patch
for their jerseys as a tribute to
Kaufusi and her jersey number.
They plan to wear the patch for
the rest of the season.
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Black Student
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Additionally, a theater production titled “I Am Jane,”
which commemorates Jane
Manning, one of the fi rst African-American women to join
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, will play in
the Varsity Theater, Eyi said.
“I Am Jane” was written by
FAFSA
Applying for
federal aid
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Other students, such as
Christopher Stinson from
Alabama, although benefiting from a Pell grant now, expressed frustration about his
initial application experience.
“It has its fl aws like many
government programs,” Stinson said. “It is on a ‘need’ basis, but that ‘need’ is based off
of certain numbers that don’t
always show the truth. I was
neglected federal aid for my
fi rst two years of college. The
government presumed that my
father could aid me fi nancially
when that wasn’t the case.”
Helpful websites exist, like
salliemae.com, to help clear
up confusion on how to fi ll out
FAFSA forms. It also offers
online FAFSA video tutorials,
Photo by Luke Hansen
BYU guard Mindy Bonham drives to the basket against Air Force.
Judkins said he expects even
the cancer diagnosis won’t stop
“Fus.”
“‘Fus’ will be back. She’ll
Margaret Blair Young, a BYU
English Department adjunct
professor. The play runs Feb. 24
and Feb. 25 at 7 p.m., and tickets
are $3 at the WSC Info Booth or
at the door.
Aside from these special
events to honor Black History
Month, the BSU has regular
meetings that anyone can attend.
“We’re here at BYU to be able
to learn from different cultures
and be in a place where we can
all grow and be strengthened by
each other,” Eyi said. “The purpose of the BSU is to have a platform where not only the various
cultures from the African Dias-
T
” he government
presumed that my father
could aid me financially
when that wasn’t the
case.”
Christopher Stinson
BYU student
private student loans and 529
college saving plans.
According to a Sallie Mae
news release, FAFSA is taking
steps to make the form easier
to fi ll out.
“Starting on Jan. 30, families will be able to transfer
their fi nancial data from the
IRS to automatically complete
some FAFSA questions,” the
release stated.
Here are a few things to
know and have ready when applying for federal aid.
Applications can be submitted online or through the mail.
get this taken care of and she’ll
be back next year for us,” Judkins said. “Just feeling it in my
heart.”
pora can be learned and learned
from, but also where everyone
can serve their culture and be
strengthened by that diversity.”
Brittanie Steele, a junior
from Grand Junction, Colo.,
said the BSU is accepting of all
people and all ideas. Steele is
the vice president of all BYUSA
clubs.
“The cool thing about the
BSU is that it’s totally open forum,” she said. “Anyone can
say anything and it’s completely
fine. It’s the epitome of embracing everything.”
The BSU usually meets in
room 3224 of the Wilkinson Center every Tuesday night.
The Federal Application deadline for online submissions is
June 30 by midnight Central
Daylight Time, updates and
corrections by Sept. 15.
BYU has a priority processing date of May 1. Students can
submit applications later but
there are no guarantees it can
be processed in time, Hollingshead said.
Required documents include Social Security cards,
driver’s licenses and most
recent W-2 forms. Additional
required documents vary for
married students, independent students, and students
still claimed as dependents
by parents. For specifics, visit
fafsa.ed.gov.
Because of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of
2008, students may also receive grants for the spring and
summer terms.
According to BYU’s Financial Aid website, the most a
BYU student can receive to
cover both fall and winter semester is $5,500 and $2,750 for
spring and summer.
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I Am Equal celebrates human rights in SLC
By RACHAEL PAIS
Utahns gathered Saturday
at the Sheraton Hotel in Salt
Lake City to have their picture
taken with a temporary I Am
Equal tattoo placed on their
palm in hopes of creating the
world’s largest photo mosaic
in the name of equality.
Jason Beckett, the I Am
Equal project founder, created
this human rights project as a
way to encourage individuals
to take a stand for causes they
believe in, including women’s
rights, ending racism, gay and
lesbian rights and ending domestic violence.
Beckett and international
photographer Matt Spencer
teamed up in January 2010 to
launch the seven-year world
tour project that plans on visiting 175 cities in the U.S. and
abroad.
The project’s success or
failure lies in the hands of
the individuals. When a person shares his photograph,
arouses interest and explains
his personal cause, then the
project comes to life.
“The photo is so innocuous
that it just shows up on Facebook and someone says, ‘Oh, I
love your new profile picture.
What is that about?’” Bennett
said. “And instantly they are
launched into a conversation
about human rights, equality,
civil liberties, etc.”
Thomas Alberts, 19, from
Ogden missed the first photo
shoot in Salt Lake City last
year. When Alberts learned
the tour was coming back, he
said he viewed it as his second
chance to be able to share his
cause, feminism.
“I think people falsely divide the world into masculine
qualities and feminine qualities,” Alberts said. “I think
most of it is really just gender
stereotypes and artificial gender roles. Men are subjected
by those [roles] just as much
as women, just in different
ways.”
Becky Moss, however, has
been fighting for human
rights long before this project
was even born. She has been
advocating equality since the
’60s.
From 1981 to 2003, she was
producer on KRCL radio’s program, “Concerning Gays and
Lesbians.” During that time,
the program received a variety of reactions.
“I have had everything from
people threatening to kill me
to receiving the highest award
the state can give,” Moss said.
“I’ve been denied promotions
because of my sexual orientation to being celebrated by a
company for my sexual orientation.”
Her cause continues to be
equality for all. She provided
the following insight to why
she thinks people act as meanly as they do.
“I think it comes out of
fear,” she said. “And the best
way to fight fear is to love people. And sometimes you have
to love through the hate and
anger. It’s painful and hard
but it’s worth it in the end.”
To find out more, visit
iamequalproject.org.
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Photo by Rachael Pais
Don Avian Walker gets a temporary tattoo supporting I Am Equal, a campaign for human rights that
visited Salt Lake City.
Intervention program provides aid to young families in Provo
By JESSICA JENSEN
Being a college student and a
first-time parent often requires
outside help many don’t realize is available or are too shy
to ask for.
The Provo Early Intervention Program is currently helping about 200 children ranging
from infants to 3 years old with
developmental delays and disabilities. The primary objective of Early Intervention is to
talk with parents about what
their child needs, and then direct them to different agencies
or specialists.
“I go with moms and babies
in their homes and I address
goals for the IFSP — individual family service plan,” said
Trish Barney, an early interventionist for the program. “I
think it’s really valuable to the
families that take advantage of
it. A lot of times new families
don’t understand if a child is
displaying typical or atypical
behaviors.”
Based on the interventionists’ observations, diagnoses
can be made and Early Intervention can take the next step
in helping the family.
“Service coordination helps
families to one, coordinate
within the agency, or two, help
them get in touch with outside
services,” said Monica Grabavoy, program manager. “We
can help them find other community support — emotional,
social or financial. … We can
help point them in the right
direction.”
Besides assessing a child’s
needs, Early Intervention
also provides assistance with
speech and motor impediments, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nutrition
development and a program for
children with autism or Down
syndrome. Child development
classes are also a big part of
the program.
“All services … are provided
in the homes,” said Berioska
Andrews, the program’s intakes and community outreach
coordinator. “When working at
their homes, parents don’t have
to worry about coming here to
our facility or working with
things they’re not familiar
with.”
Another thing parents don’t
have to worry about with Early
Intervention is the price. Fees
ILP recruits volunteers for spring
By JESSICA JENSEN
The International Language
Program held an information
meeting at the Provo Library
recently about teaching English
in Russia, Ukraine, China and
Mexico.
Kelly Bingham, a supervisor
at the ILP office, spoke to new
recruits about her experiences
in China and how they could become involved in the program,
too.
“By the end of my experience there, I remember being
so grateful that I was able to
stay for four months. I was submerged in [the culture]. It was
amazing,” Bingham said.
Other ILP employees spoke
about their experiences being
in foreign countries teaching
English.
“Teaching is what I want to
do as a career, so I thought this
would be a really good start,”
said Michaela Peringer, a junior
majoring in linguistics who
taught in Russia. “It was very
intimidating at first to get into a
classroom with all these 3 year
olds to teach. My favorite thing
was the relationships you have
with these kids.”
Teaching English through
the ILP costs about $2,500,
which includes airfare, visas,
room and board and meals.
Bingham compared the costs to
many study abroad programs,
saying their cost was much
cheaper and covered more
expenses. The meeting also
touched on ideas for fundraising successfully used by previ-
ous students.
Many in attendance already
knew where they wanted to
teach before coming.
Brad Lewis, who served a
Spanish-speaking mission in
the U.S., said he hopes to teach
in Mexico so he can be a part of
the culture that taught him so
much.
Potential teachers are in
charge of creating their own lesson plans, based on interacting
with children, under the direction of a head teacher. In many
of the cities students travel to,
they get to live with the students
they are teaching, so they can
fully experience the culture.
Students interested in the
program are encouraged to
check out the ILP’s website.
Applications for next fall and
spring are now being accepted.
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that insurance does not cover
are usually covered by Medicare. And after that, fees are
dependent on the annual income of the family, Andrews
said.
When it comes down to it,
staff at Early Intervention
want parents to feel comfortable around and understand
their children.
“Really, we’re a parent edu-
cation and training program,”
Grabavoy said. “Our service
aren’t specifically with the
child, … it’s about helping the
parents understand how to help
the child meet their goals. I
think it really fosters a sense of
confidence of really being able
to answer their child’s needs.”
New mothers and fathers are
encouraged to come to Early
Intervention with any ques-
tions they may have.
“It makes me appreciate the
role of moms and how important it is to seek for and ask for
help,” Andrews said. “Mom’s
sometimes feel embarrassed because they feel like it’s not normal, but it’s because they’re not
educated on what is out there.”
For more information about
the Early Intervention Program, visit Provo.edu.