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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

HRE Issues Statement after Student Leaders Ask for an Official Response to Their Concerns

HRE Issues Statement after Student Leaders Ask for an Official Response to Their Concerns

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer August 28, 2020

  On Aug. 27, 2020, Housing and Residential Education released a statement directly addressing the concerns expressed by student leaders on Aug. 23. This statement came after student leaders had...

Two students in the MHC lobby wearing masks. (Photo by Jack Gambassi)

#GiveUsEmpathy: Student Leaders at the U Speak Out About HRE Concerns

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer August 24, 2020

  On Aug. 20, resident advisors at Cornell University threatened to go on strike on Aug. 22 if their demands for safer working conditions, more communication and for administration to #GiveUsEmpathy...

(Banner welcoming students living on campus to the University of Utah in Aug. 2014 | Chronicle archives)

Pandemic Pandemonium: Student Leaders at the U Lose Housing Contracts, Fight for Compensation, and then Lose It

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer April 18, 2020

The first email student leaders received from Housing and Residential Education told them they could keep their jobs and stay on campus amidst the pandemic. The next five, however, told a very different...

Barber: Hussein Tells Her Refugee Story

Barber: Hussein Tells Her Refugee Story

By Shaelyn Barber April 20, 2018

The Utah Valley University Journal of Student Leadership has accepted Aziza Hussein’s story for publication. She wrote about her life as a refugee, her struggles with mental health, her personal growth...