Hanitua Tiihiva Takotua, a sophomore from Tahiti majoring in elementary education, said she is grateful for President McKay’s belief in the University. “I would say thank you for his care, love and blessing to BYUH and the promise he gave to the people allowing many students from all around the world to gather in one place and receive an affordable education.”

Skyler Rasmussen, a sophomore from California majoring in computer science, said, “I think someone who is a good citizen is someone who is involved to the best of their ability. Someone who reaches out to help others in their community and tries to be a positive force the best they can. Some have opportunities to do more than others, but as long as we’re trying our best to reach out to serve others and make a small difference here or there, to me that makes a good citizen.”

Leaders and scholars collaborate to promote human dignity and religious freedom in Oceania by pledging unity and advocacy

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Spending time with friends and doing self-care activities, students say, help them with homesickness during the holidays

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Three Cantonese speakers share their thoughts about the shifting linguistic landscapes of Hong Kong and Southern China

Trella Schlutsmeyer said when she noticed so many BYUH students planning to live in tents and cars if they didn’t get housing, she made a Facebook group to help them coordinate their living situations. The group, called Unofficial BYUH Tent City, boasts more than 180 members. She said the purpose of the group was to create a community for students without housing to safely camp on campus.

A longtime campus filmmaker and BYU–Hawaii retiree Glenn Alan Gee Keong Kau was remembered at his memorial service on May 2 by family and friends for his notorious dry wit, his love of films and filmmaking, his love of good food, but mostly for his love for his ohana and the people he interacted with over the 30-plus years he worked at the university.