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U Counseling Center Uses New Approach to Meet Student Needs Despite Staffing Challenges

The UCC annual report shows decreased wait times for appointments but it’s unclear if that will continue next year.

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor | February 24, 2024

The University of Utah's counseling center has adopted a new intake model to increase student access to services despite facing challenges in recruiting and retaining staff since the COVID-19...

No. 4 Red Rocks Take Down Stanford in Taylor Swift-Themed Meet

McCallum’s performance was Utah’s first 10.000 on floor since MyKayla Skinner at the 2019 Pac-12 Championship.

By Sean Overton, Sports Editor | February 23, 2024

After back-to-back road conference games, the No. 4 Utah Red Rocks (9-3, 5-0 Pac-12) returned to the Jon M. Huntsman Center to face the Stanford Cardinal. Stanford has had a rough season, going...

News For U: 2024 ASUU Election

Voting will open Feb. 26 at 7 a.m. and closes Feb. 29 at noon. Listen to Allison Stuart's take on the tickets and platforms here!

By Graham Jones, Emma Ratkovic, and Allison Stuart | February 23, 2024

News writer Allison Stuart discusses the current ASUU Presidential Election and the trends she's seen over the last few elections. You can read her stories on the 2024 ASUU election here. Emma Ratkovic...

Nshangalume: The Workplace is Not the Bedroom

H.B. 55 nullifies NDAs in cases of harassment and assault and it ensures victims of workplace violence are protected from perpetrators, but it's just a starting point.

By Iragi Nshangalume, Opinion Writer | February 23, 2024

Across the state, many people experience sexual violations at the hands of heedless bosses. Rep. Kera Birkeland (R-Morgan) challenges the narrative by giving power back to the hands of the victims. H.B....

Symposium Grapples with Legacy of Japanese Internment Camps

The three-day event featured historians, artists and scholars discussing the internment of Japanese Americans during World War 2.

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor | February 23, 2024

The American West Center at the University of Utah hosted a three-day symposium about the legacy of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. The event featured historians, artists...

Utah Ballet Brings Balanchine’s ‘Serenade’ to Stage

The School of Dance is bringing “Serenade” along with three new contemporary ballet works to the stage from Feb. 22 through March 2 on the Utah Ballet program.

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer | February 22, 2024

You will always remember the first time you saw “Serenade” performed live. When I watched the School of Dance ballet program rehearse “Serenade” in the expansive basement studios...

Nshangalume: Sustainability is the Way to Go

This new global health issue is pressuring policymakers to slow its effects.

By Iragi Nshangalume, Opinion Writer | February 22, 2024

Due to climate change, Great Salt Lake and many other rivers are drying at unprecedented rates. Rep. Doug Owens is sponsoring H.B. 195 to modify provisions relating to local government land use...

Hufford: Keep Utah’s Children Safe

New legislation would offer protection for children in vulnerable and potentially dangerous situations.

By Olivia Hufford, Opinion Writer | February 21, 2024

The turbulent emotion brought on by parent custody battles often affects more than just the couple involved. Children caught in the middle of situations like these experience heavy impacts,...

‘Dune: Part Two’: The Sci-Fi Blockbuster of the Century

The highly anticpated sequel never drags or loses a grip on its immense scope.

By Graham Jones, Assistant Arts Editor | February 21, 2024

When acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve set his sights on adapting Frank Herbert’s influential 1965 sci-fi novel “Dune,” many raised their eyebrows in suspicion. Time and time again, filmmakers...

2024 ASUU Presidential Candidates Talk Campus Issues During Final Debate

The Boyden, SET and Tsang tickets took the stage one last time before voting opens next week on Monday, Feb. 26 at 7 a.m. and closes Thursday, Feb. 29 at noon.

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer | February 21, 2024

The ASUU presidential debates concluded on Tuesday at Kingsbury Hall, marking the end of the campaign season for this year's three tickets. The Boyden ticket, SET ticket and Tsang ticket...