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Brooke Guryn

Multimedia Journalist
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Student from India does good and treats others equally after almost ending his own life

By Brooke Guryn
August 18, 2020
After feeling stuck in life and making bad choices that made him even more unhappy, Shan Arumugam said he attempted suicide in 2012. However, not long after, he said he met missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With his limited English, he said he asked the missionaries who they were. In response, they gave him an invitation to their English class, and his life was changed forever.
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Friends and family say BYUH senior Tamarina Barlow has character, humility and works hard

By Brooke Guryn
August 11, 2020
As the first student in her family to go to college, Tamarina Barlow, a senior from California majoring in communications, has managed to maintain a 4.0 GPA. Her husband described her as a humble yet fierce, individual and student.
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Twin sisters from Kahuku create YouTube channel to spread awareness for autism

By Brooke Guryn
August 11, 2020
Seeking to spread awareness for autism, twins Kaitlyn and Emily Myers said they created a YouTube channel called “Autwinsm.” They spread awareness by sharing their real experiences of having autism and what is different for them, in hopes others will understand their world, they said.
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Missionaries who attended BYU–Hawaii share experiences of returning home abruptly

By Brooke Guryn
July 31, 2020
Missionaries who studied at BYU–Hawaii said they are learning the importance of discipleship and how to serve others from home after returning from their mission due to the coronavirus pandemic. They said they are yearning to return to where they were serving their Heavenly Father and gathering his sheep.
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Students and alumnus share about Church's unique presence in Jordan

By Brooke Guryn
July 31, 2020
Living in the region where Christ ministered, according to students and an alumnus, is not only special because of historical context, but also because of the service faithful Church members show daily.
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Following a daily routine and thinking of others, students said, helped them tame fear and anxiety in midst of the coronavirus

By Brooke Guryn
July 31, 2020
To take care of their mental health during COVID-19’s uncertainty, BYU–Hawaii students shared they are creating daily schedules and routines to stay productive, busy and peaceful.
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BYUH alumnus, author, father and husband says he tries to bring God's children unto Christ

By Brooke Guryn
July 28, 2020
Serving the community at work and home, BYU–Hawaii alumnus Joshua Garcia was not always the man he wanted to be but changed while living in Hawaii to become the father, husband and friend he said he is meant to be. Joshua Garcia is dependable and has a talent for seeing people for who they can become, said his friends and family.
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Derek Whetten prepares his students for challenging business simulation using a lemonade stand game

By Brooke Guryn
July 28, 2020
After noticing certain students did poorly on the business simulation game Capsim, Derek Whetten, an adjunct faculty member, said he was determined to do something about it. To find a solution, Whetten said he created surveys to see what could be causing students to struggle.
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Mother of 7 and Spring 2020 graduate Kirsten Schafer shares her life experiences sailing the Pacific Ocean with her parents and again with her own ohana

By Brooke Guryn
July 08, 2020
As a young girl, Kirsten Schafer left Canada with her family and traveled across the Pacific Ocean on a sailboat. They sailed to California, the Marquesas Islands, and through the Tuamotu Islands and French Polynesia.
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