Effective Nov. 3, Dr. Marcus H. Martins will become BYU–Hawaii’s new associate dean of Religious Education in the College of Human Development. Martins will assume responsibilities of representation to the University Academic Counsel and provide insights and leadership to the various professors of the Department of Religious Education.

Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Elder Gary E. Stevenson, and Elder Dale G. Renlund met with the First Presidency in Salt Lake City on Sept. 28, not knowing they were to be called as apostles to the Quorum of the Twelve by the First Presidency. Accepting the calls, these three were then sustained as apostles, seers and revelators on Oct. 3 by the members of the LDS Church.

Besides three new apostles, Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Elder Gary E. Stevenson, and Elder Dale G. Renlund, being sustained during 185th Semi-annual General Conference, speakers also talked about the influence of women in the Church, “ponderizing” upon the scriptures, keeping the Sabbath Day holy, the commandments, Christ’s Atonement and advice about finding a marriage partner.

It would take 70 years of normal Church service to equal the number of hours rendered in a two-year mission, said Elder Craig Frogley from Utah, who is serving as a CES missionary. He said he was in charge of the missionary preparation program of BYUH for several years, preparing a curriculum and teaching classes.

The BYU–Hawaii Concert Choir wrapped up its 6th semi-annual assassins game after three weeks of sneaking and plotting. The victor, Michael Potter, was crowned in what has been described as one of the most epic conclusions to date.

Christopher Harper-Mercer, a 26-year-old student at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, went on a shooting rampage that lasted 10 minutes and left nine dead and nine more injured on Oct. 1, before shooting himself during a standoff with the local police.

BYU–Hawaii students said they feel privileged to have a temple so close by, and several even have the chance to serve as temple workers.

For the 13 years following his mission, BYU–Hawaii's new Entrepreneur in Residence and Idaho native, Bo Porter, has been in the business of buying and selling products online, and now seeks toimpart his knowledge and experience to students, particularly international students.

The play “March Tale,” written in Elizabethan style by University of Utah Professor Tim Slover, was performed on campus Oct. 1 through 3. The play follows three main storylines that are tightly intertwined.