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Muskan Walia (center) is running for ASUU president alongside Ravi Kaur (left) and Yovanni Valdez (right).

ASUU Elections: The Valdez | Kaur | Walia Ticket

By Allison Stuart, News Writer January 30, 2023

  Muskan Walia is running for ASUU president with Yovanni Valdez running as vice president of student relations and Ravi Kaur as the VP of university relations.  Walia is majoring in mathematics...

Maddie Hair (center) is running for ASUU president with Hailee Fell (right) and Jasmine Aguilar (left).

ASUU Elections: The Hair Ticket

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host January 30, 2023

  Maddie Hair is a junior majoring in psychology, economics, political science, and health, society and policy, and is running alongside Jasmine Aguilar-Lopez and Hailee Fell. Hair has wanted...

Jack OLeary (center) is running for ASUU president with Chloe Shewell (right) and Parker Madsen (left).

ASUU Elections: The O’Leary Ticket

By Allison Stuart, News Writer January 30, 2023

  On the O'Leary ticket is ASUU Presidential Candidate Jack O’Leary, Vice President of Student Relations Candidate Parker Madsen and VP of University Relations Candidate Chloe Shewell. The...

The 2022-2023 ASUU Presidency flashing the U at the State of ASUU event at A. Ray Olpin University Union in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Nov.17, 2022. From left to right: Benvin Lozada, Vice President of University Relations. Taylor VanderToolen, ASUU President. Ashlee Roberts, Vice President of Student Relations.

‘Inclusivity, Community, Advocacy’: ASUU Presidency Discusses Work this School Year

By Carlene Coombs, News Editor November 25, 2022

  Sitting in his office, ASUU President Taylor VanderToolen gestures to an old campaign sign which reads “Inclusivity, Community, Advocacy.” Those three words, VanderToolen said, were the...

The 2022-2023 ASUU Presidency flashing the U at the State of ASUU event at A. Ray Olpin University Union in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Nov.17, 2022. From left to right: Benvin Lozada, Vice President of University Relations. Taylor VanderToolen, ASUU President. Ashlee Roberts, Vice President of Student Relations.

ASUU Holds Event to Connect with Students, Encourage Applications for ASUU Positions

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host November 18, 2022

  With the deadline for next year's ASUU applications coming up, ASUU held an event to promote student government and connect more with students. Taylor VanderToolen, ASUU president, said they...

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

Asian Cultural Center Will Benefit Students and Community, Advocates Say

By Jacob Freeman, News Writer November 1, 2022

  Students at the University of Utah are working to create an Asian Cultural Center to serve Asian-identifying students and community members.  If implemented, the U would become the sixth PAC-12...

Tiffany Chan (left), Jess Wojciechowski (middle), Maryan Shale (right).

Past ASUU Administration Members Say Student Government Needs Restructuring on Every Level

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer October 21, 2022

  When Jess Wojciechowski, the 2021-22 University of Utah student body president, met with the board of trustees to vote on the U's proposed tuition increase on March 24, she said it was clear...

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U to Create Updated Climate Change Action Plan to Meet Local and Global Challenges

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor October 8, 2022

  The University of Utah recently announced plans to create a new Climate Change Action Plan and move up its target date for net-zero emissions from 2050 to 2040. “The university has made...

Greek Row at the Unviersity of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wed. March, 7, 2018. (Photo by Cassandra Palor| Daily Utah Chronicle)

Sexual Assault Reported by Student at Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity

By Vanessa Hudson, Assistant News Editor October 4, 2022

  On Thursday, a student reported being sexually assaulted at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house. An email with information on the incident was sent to University of Utah students Monday.  According...

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ASUU Unanimously Passes Resolution to Support Asian Students

By Carlene Coombs, News Editor June 3, 2022

  ASUU has proposed a joint resolution in support of the Asian members of the University of Utah community because of the increase of Anti-Asian hate and violence during the pandemic. The resolution...