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Evening on University of Utah campus, Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Food Sovereignty Panel Kicks Off Earth Week 2023 at the U

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer April 18, 2023

  To kick off Earth Week 2023, themed “Indigenizing Utah,” the Environmental Humanities Program, Sustainability Office and American Indian Resource Center at the University of Utah held a panel...

Participants at Rally To Save Our Great Salt Lake at Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022.

Shrinking Great Salt Lake is a ‘Solvable problem’

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer April 18, 2023

  The Great Salt Lake is projected to disappear in five years, a new BYU study shows. In November 2022, the lake dropped to a new record low elevation of 4,188.5 feet, according to KSL News Radio. The...

A campus police officer poses beside his car by the Public Safety Office on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Monday Feb. 27, 2023.

How Campus Safety at the U Has Changed Since 2018

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor April 18, 2023

  In October 2018, Lauren McCluskey was murdered on the University of Utah’s campus. She had reached out multiple times to the U Police for help, but was largely ignored. At the time, Keith...

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U Works to Open Conversations about Sexual Assault and Awareness

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host April 17, 2023

  Over the past few years, the University of Utah has worked to create a safe space for survivors of sexual assault on campus and is continuing to do so for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This...

Sofia Guadarrama (Courtesy Moi Molina)

Sofia Guadarrama’s Film ‘Soldout’ Explores What It Means To ‘Sell Out’ as a First-Generation Student

By Jake Duffy, News Writer April 16, 2023

  As a first-generation student with a love for video production, Sofia Guadarrama chose to portray her experience of assimilation, balancing cultural expectations and household dynamics in her...

Evening on University of Utah campus, Thursday in Salt Lake City.

U Professor’s Book Gathers Perspectives of Latter-day Saint Women Throughout the Years

By TJ Ross, News Writer April 16, 2023

  The J. Willard Marriott Library hosted "Sister Saints: A Conversation About Modern Latter-day Saint Women" in the Gould Auditorium on April 5.  Author Neylan McBaine held an interview-style...

Student model walking down the runway wearing Balmont Ave clothing during the "Late Registration" FIB x Balmont Ave Fashion Show in front on the J. Willard Marriott Library in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Student Designer and Fashion in Business Creates Space For Fashion on Campus

By Jake Duffy, News Writer April 16, 2023

  Student designer Balmont Ave and the University of Utah’s Fashion in Business student organization had their first collaborative fashion show on Thursday, titled "Late Registration." Other...

The University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 5, 2021.

Several Salt Lake Businesses Strike Over Pay and Staffing Shortages

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host April 15, 2023

  Over the past few months, several different strikes have taken place around Salt Lake City. Several Starbucks stores around the city have been striking since November 2022, and more recently...

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U Students Share Thoughts on Social Media Regulations for Minors and the Potential TikTok Ban

By Vanessa Hudson, Editor in Chief April 14, 2023

  Utah is the first state to create laws restricting social media access for minors with the legislation being signed by Gov. Spencer Cox the same day the United States Congress questioned TikTok...

Jennette McCurdy speaks at the Union Ballroom in the A. Ray Olpin Student Union on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

1200 U Students Turn Out for Jennette McCurdy Event Discussing Her Memoir

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor April 13, 2023

  More than 1,200 people piled into the Union ballroom on Tuesday to hear Jennette McCurdy, New York Times bestselling author of “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” speak. The book is a memoir that covers...