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BYUH students say their favorite movies from 2021 focus on comedy, action and family

By Lauren Goodwin
March 08, 2022
Looking back on 2021, BYU–Hawaii students shared their favorite movies from the past year. Analei Peffer and Christal Jover said they enjoyed comedy, action and how more movies move past romantic love interests and instead have elements of brother and sisterly love.
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BYUH Health Center physicians say hand washing, mask wearing when sick and getting vaccinated are key to healthy living

By Lauren Goodwin
February 10, 2022
Ember Christensen, a BYU–Hawaii Health Center physician, said it is “by divine intervention” President John Kauwe is at BYUH because he is a molecular biologist. He has been very proactive and good at following the guidelines outlined by the Center for Disease Control to keep the BYUH community safe, she added.
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Olivia Neilson says three major ACL injuries helped her draw closer to God

By Lauren Goodwin
February 10, 2022
Olivia Neilson said tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), meniscus and breaking her femur were heartbreaking but pivotal moments in her life because they put her on the path she needed to be on and allowed her to focus her life on God. Neilson added she was able to find happiness as she found new passions in weight lifting and social work.
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BYUH students say new choir director’s talents have inspired them to view choral singing in a new light and pushed them to be multi-culturally focused

By Lauren Goodwin
December 09, 2021
After conducting research on one of the first female Ukrainian composers in Ukraine, founding her own online choir program and conducting choir online from Utah during the pandemic, Dr. Erica Glenn said she made her way to BYU–Hawaii.
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BYUH students share the Christmas songs that are essential to celebrating the holiday

By Lauren Goodwin
December 09, 2021
Nicole Schade said Christmas music is “crucial in celebrating the holiday” because Christmas time is one of the best times of the year. No matter where someone is, Christmas music is shared and loved by all those who celebrate the holiday, she added.
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BYUH alumna says she landed a role in the movie 'Once I Was Engaged'

By Lauren Goodwin
November 30, 2021
Adrienne Hernaez, a 2020 BYU–Hawaii alumna from California, said she didn’t think she could make acting her career, but landing a supporting role in a movie made her believe her childhood dream was possible.
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BYUH alumna says she and her husband are working together to create new video games

By Lauren Goodwin
November 23, 2021
Brittany Hennis Harper said she makes her own stories come to life by creating video games. She and her husband, Stephen Harper, are currently working on “Novaborn,” a video game she said she created based on comics Stephen Harper wrote.
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Choir concert emphasizes the importance of unity and honoring culture through language and music in a post-pandemic world

By Lauren Goodwin
November 18, 2021
Singers and audience members were welcomed by the happy tunes of the BYU–Hawaii Street Band as they filed into the Cannon Activities Center. People were standing at their seats, dancing and clapping to the music while waiting for the BYUH choir concert entitled “Out of Darkness” to start. The lights slowly began to dim and revealed a small candle in each choir member’s hands as an audio compilation of different personal accounts of the pandemic played over the speakers, setting the tone for the night.
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Country highlight: BYUH students say differences in religion don’t stop India from being a united country

By Lauren Goodwin
November 11, 2021
Shahil Kumar Mungamuri said although India is a vast and diverse country, the differences in culture, food, language and tradition add to its unification.
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