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Students and community members protest the Kavanaugh nomination

U Students Join Nation Wide Protests Against Kavanaugh Confirmation

By Christina Giardinelli October 8, 2018

  As thousands rallied outside the capital in Washington, the University of Utah’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) rallied on Thursday evening outside the Wallace Bennett Federal...

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Hatch Draws Controversy in Supreme Court Sexual Misconduct Hearings, Again

By Nelson Lotz September 30, 2018

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-UT, has recently attracted a new wave of controversy in his methods of handling the sexual assault allegations that are held against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. However,...

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International Overstay

By Claudia Robles September 28, 2018

New legal changes made to the International Student and Scholar Services Office may heavily impact students at the University of Utah. In May, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...

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A General Review for the General Election

By Nelson Lotz September 27, 2018

It's National Voter Registration Week and with six weeks to go until elections, it is time to take a look at what one will see on the ballot come November 6th. Questions and Propositions Utah Non-binding Opinion...

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Anita Hill Speaks at the U One Day Prior to Kavanaugh Hearing on Sexual Assault Accusations

By Christina Giardinelli September 26, 2018

Hundreds showed up to hear Anita Hill speak at the University of Utah on Wednesday night for the 2018 Tanner Lecture on Human Values. The lecture hall in the recently-opened alumni house reached its capacity...

Stewart, Ghorbani Debate the Budget, Environment and The Man in the White House

Stewart, Ghorbani Debate the Budget, Environment and ‘The Man in the White House’

By Nelson Lotz September 20, 2018

On Monday night, Rep. Chris Stewart and Democratic challenger Shireen Ghorbani met at Dixie State University for the 2nd Congressional District debate. Throughout the debate, there was much consensus from...

Utah Ranks Last in Womens Rights

Utah Ranks Last in Women’s Rights

By Mackenzie McDermott September 14, 2018

In a country that already ranks only 49 out of 144 in the World Economic Forum’s gender equality report, Utah has been ranked the worst state in the nation for women’s rights by WalletHub. WalletHub’s...

A screenshot of the Weapons Policy included in the graduate assistants syllabus sent by a student in the course.

Graduate Student Reassigned After Syllabus Required Students with Concealed Weapons to Sit in a ‘Second Amendment Zone’

By Rachelle Fernandez August 26, 2018

During the first week of classes, a University of Utah graduate assistant was reassigned, given additional training and is no longer teaching this semester over a firearm policy the graduate assistant...

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Utah 2018 Primary Elections Run-Down

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor June 28, 2018

On Tuesday, June 26, the state of Utah had its primary elections for community, state and federal positions. Utah allows for vote-by-mail elections depending on the county. According to the office of the...

Students, staff, and friends of ChenWei Guo came to show their support after the recent shooting tragedy in Red Butte Canyon by lighting candles and walking from the Marriott Library to Presidents circle for a candle light vigil to share their condolences on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017

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U Students Come to Terms With Guns’ Place on Campus Half a Year After Shooting Death

By Emily Anderson June 1, 2018

Each year since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School, the United States has been inflicted with a rash of school shootings — resulting in the loss hundreds of students’ lives. A recent school...