The car-sharing app Uber connects riders to drivers with the tap of a smartphone screen and has been in Honolulu since 2013. As stated in the North Shore magazine Presence, Uber is operating in multiple cities inter-nationally and is set to start services on the North Shore in 2016.

BYU–Hawaii’s School of Education has recently become accredited under the Teacher Education Accreditation Council Quality Principles through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Standards.

To start the celebration for the holidays, students gathered together at the Aloha Center for the Winter Wonderland dance on Dec. 18. The dance offered food, games at the Hub, a karaoke room and dance floor, making it a hit among the students.

Evan Geiselman was born and raised in Florida where he began competitive surfing at seven years old. Having won 12 East Coast Championship titles, Geiselman is up for any challenge and wave.

The BYU–Hawaii men’s basketball team was unable to complete a sweep of the Hawaii schools as they fell to in-state rival Chaminade, 102-99 on Dec. 19. The loss came three nights after the Seasiders won an intense back and forth game against Hawaii Pacific University, 97-91.

The BYU–Hawaii women’s basketball team got their first conference victory against visiting in-state rival Chaminade Silverswords, 85-63, on Dec. 19.

After his recently sold, still branded truck showed up in the ISIS Twitter feed, Mark Oberholtzer’s phone has been ringing off the hook with threats against him, his family and his company, according to CNN.

Assigned or chosen, some international students, especially those from Asian countries, acquire an English name in various ways and for various reasons.

The Seaside Jesters Comedy club diverted from its normal improv show format to host a ‘tonight show’-themed comedy show called Jesters Tonight starring Daxon Levine.