Every year, The Chronicle takes a critical look at the student administration and gives them a grade on how well they kept their campaign promises. This year, The Chronicle looks at the Associated Students of the University of Utah leaders Bill Edwards and Randall Lloyd, and how well they fared this year.

ASUU focused on four areas: student involvement, tuition, meeting student needs and parking.

Student Involvement

The U football fan club, which crossed over to basketball games as well, was a major success and achieved a goal of greater student involvement at campus sporting events-something the U has been lacking.

The involvement generated through Rock the Vote activities also deserves praise-not only did ASUU create a community feel on campus, but it helped students become more politically active.

Grade: A-

Meeting Student Needs

The financial help ASUU is offering is a much-needed help for students who may not be able to find scholarships or need a short-term loan. With ASUU’s $1.2 million budget, this is a good way to give students back the money they invested in student fees.

Grade: B-

Tuition

While it is commendable that Edwards and his staff lobbied on Capitol Hill and started early-as they began doing so in the summer-all the while forming groups to keep writing letters to legislators, it seemed like a lost cause.

President Bernie Machen was going to give the teachers a three percent pay raise nonetheless, so the strides Edwards and his staff made were mostly for nothing. However, it is the ASUU leaders job to stand up for students’ needs, and help to address them even if it is hopeless.

Grade: B

Parking

This year’s parking crunch has not been as tight as last year with the Olympics, but parking is still yet to be found near classroom areas. The LDS Institute of Religion parking structure and TRAX completion should help alleviate the problem, but until then there’s not a lot anyone can do.

Grade: C+

Overall Grade: B