By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer
• November 8, 2020
The University of Utah is built on the homelands of the Shoshone, Paiute, Goshute and Ute Tribes. On Oct. 9, 2020, the U acknowledged this fact publicly in an Indigenous Land Acknowledgement.
“The...
By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer
• November 2, 2020
On Oct. 1, the University of Utah announced its plan for the Spring 2021 Semester — a one-week extension of winter break and the removal of spring break. The new schedule contains...
Students for Action Focused Empowerment (SAFE) held their first forum event on Friday, Oct. 23, with various cultural organizations and students to discuss how to improve the climate as well...
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...
The art world has experienced massive shifts over the past few months. From the rolling news of cancellation and closures in March and April to attempts to redefine and reopen artistic spaces...
By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer
• July 28, 2020
On Monday, July 27, Housing and Residential Education at the University of Utah held a live Q&A session to address concerns from those living on campus in Fall 2020.
The Q&A began...
By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer
• July 23, 2020
On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, the Associated Students of the University of Utah general assembly meeting heard Joint Resolution 2 in support of the Black Student Union at the U. After passing in...
On March 11, 2020, the University of Utah announced its closure for the rest of the semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chaos and questions erupted within every students’ mind. Will classes...
In addition to the physical threats it poses, the COVID-19 pandemic and the lifestyle changes it has required are having a considerable effect on public mental health. Though efforts to alleviate...
By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor
• April 26, 2020
With spring semester coming to a close, every student at the University of Utah will be asked to fill out course evaluations for their classes. But what do these evaluations do? The U claims that the surveys...
