The BYU–Hawaii volleyball team had an up and down week as a big win against first place Dixie State University on Nov. 12 was undone as the Lady Seasiders fell to Hawaii Pacific University two days later.

After receiving backlash from their new policy concerning membership for children currently living in same-sex relationship households, the First Presidency of the LDS Church issued a letter on Nov. 13 to further explain their position.

Disney songs filled the McKay Auditorium and sea-witch Ursula cursed the performers at the Broadway Cabaret performances on Nov. 13 and 14.

At the Great Ideas Video Competition on Nov. 12, BYU–Hawaii hosted four guest judges who helped decide which videos were among the best in their respective categories.

Isabella Stokoe dedicated nearly a fifth of her hundred years of life to The Church College of Hawaii.

Thousands of community members and film enthusiasts crowded Sunset Beach Neighborhood Park for the premiere of a new 60-minute film featuring John John Florence and other surfers as they ride some of the world’s most iconic waves. The film titled “View From a Blue Moon” was showcased on Nov. 11 on the North Shore.

The buzz of bees is not an unfamiliar sound for Brad Hill, a sophomore biology major from Utah, who suits up and braves hives of thousands of bees every week, as part of his campus job.

“Remember our divinity as daughters of God,” said BYU–Hawaii First Lady Susan Winder Tanner to the women in attendance at the BYUH Women’s Organization luncheon on Nov. 12 in the Aloha Center Ballroom.

Three groups of terrorists attacked six different locations throughout Paris on the night of Friday, Nov. 13, including a concert hall, the soccer stadium and at least two restaurants, reported cnn.com. At least 130 people were killed and more than 350 wounded. Even with counterstrikes and further terrorist threats, the French citizens and the world are rising out of the smoky dust with hope.