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Brooke Guryn

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Lawyer and professor who focuses on diversity says sharing individual stories helps eliminate biases

By Brooke Guryn
June 26, 2020
Eliminating unconscious bias takes conscious effort, “[but] we can do something about it,” said Tim Overton, an attorney and law professor who specializes in inclusion, diversity and race relations. He spoke at the BYU–Hawaii Legal Studies Zoom Forum on June 18. He said by sharing and listening to each others stories, we can overcome biases.
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Angela Fantone actively learns languages to connect to others and preserve her culture

By Brooke Guryn
June 26, 2020
Angela Fantone speaks five languages and said she wants to learn as many as Cleopatra, who had reportedly learned nine languages in her lifetime. Fantone said, “I want to see if I can do that before I die.”
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Campus Comment: What is something valuable your grandparents or parents taught you?

By Brooke Guryn
June 12, 2020
Lagi Moeai
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Kahuku High School staff, parents and community members come together to give graduates a memorable celebration

By Brooke Guryn
June 09, 2020
A red carpet was laid outside of Kahuku High School on May 21 for graduates to walk across, move their tassels and pose for photos. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students celebrated outside without a formal ceremony. Kahuku seniors, although disappointed from the reality of their canceled graduation, spoke of how community members turned it into a celebration they were not expecting.
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Missionaries from South Pacific share uniqueness of returning with hundreds of others in same situation

By Brooke Guryn
May 11, 2020
A missionary couple serving in Kiribati, along with 300 missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints flew home on April 4 from the South Pacific island. They knew they needed to go home even though they didn’t want to, explained the couple.
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Local family partners with Marriott, H&W Foodservice to bring wholesale priced food to Laie

By Brooke Guryn
May 04, 2020
A line of cars filled the Courtyard by Marriott Oahu North Shore hotel parking lot in Laie as H&W Foodservice workers and volunteers loaded food into vehicles. The community sale on April 15 provided the community with pre-ordered wholesale groceries and fresh produce. They organizers plan to do the distribution every other Wednesday.
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68 missionaries leave luggage in Kiribati to help Fijian nationals return home

By Brooke Guryn
April 27, 2020
Three hundred missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints returned home on April 4 from Tonga, Fiji, Marshall Islands and Kiribati due to the coronavirus pandemic. Among the returning missionaries, 68 serving in Kiribati were asked to leave all their luggage behind in order for 11 Fijians to board the plane.
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Church members find ways to stay spiritually fit with closure of churches and temples

By Brooke Guryn
April 09, 2020
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said they are striving to strengthen their relationships with Heavenly Father despite church and temple closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak. They shared they are finding other ways to rejoice and uplift each other with the lack of in-person weekly meetings.
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Celebrities post inspiring messages and host concerts on social media to reach out to the world

By Brooke Guryn
April 09, 2020
From actress Barbra Streisand to singer-songwriter John Legend to motivational speaker Prince Ea, celebrities and influencers have shared their thoughts surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic with the world through social media.
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