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Students Across 40 Majors Perform Speeches at HIP Talks 2022

By Abhilasha Khatri, Investigative Editor May 2, 2022

  Every spring at the University of Utah, the Hinckley Institute of Politics, in conjunction with ASUU, hosts HIP Talks, a competition open to everybody on campus for the best two-minute speech on...

Julianne Liu gives her 2021 HIP Talks speech titled, Again and again and again. (Courtesy Julianne Liu)

2021 HIP Talks Grand Prize Winner Highlights Asian American Hate

By Porshai Nielsen, Investigative Editor June 1, 2021

  "Our crescent-shaped eyes are swelling shut from the violent and verbal attacks of bloodied and bloodless battles, streaming tears as we hear the latest story and attack ... We are the prodigal...

HIP Talks winners pose in the Hinckley Forum room from left to right: runners-up Avery Druton, Miranda Stewart, Zac Ray, audience favorite Isha Shadale, runner-up Bryce Wilson, and grand-prize winner Rachel Carlson. (Courtesy of the Hinckley Institute)

Students Speak About Their Passions in this Year’s HIP Talks

By Mandi Johansen April 10, 2019

  This year’s HIP Talks final round at the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics brought a large turnout of people in support of the speakers. The event was sponsored by the Hinckley...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

Hinckley Speech Contest Wows Crowd

By Kylee Ehmann April 15, 2015

Public speaking is America’s number one fear, according to The Washington Post. But Wednesday night, 31 contestants in the Hinckley Institute of Politics’ HIP Talks event conquered that fear for...

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Hinckley Institute Speech Contest: Two Minutes to Win It

March 24, 2015

In just two minutes you could win $5,000. The Hinckley Institute of Politics and ASUU are sponsoring HIP Talks, a university-wide speech contest in which students can talk about anything they want,...