Josi Hinds

  On Monday, ASUU, the University of Utah’s governing student body, officially announced candidates for the 2025 election with five tickets campaigning for the 2025–26 student body presidency.  The student body also announced candidates for attorney general, the legislative assembly and the legislative senate.  ABC Ticket The ABC Ticket consists of Kefa Abakuki for president,...

  In front of the Park Building in Presidents Circle on Thursday, roughly 80 students and community members stood chanting and demanding the University of Utah disclose and divest from its ties to Israel.  The protest, organized by the student organization Mecha, was part of a “week of action” the group organized to commemorate a...

Editor’s note • This article discusses sensitive topics such as sexual violence and assault. The University Counseling Center can offer support to students. Call 801-581-6826 or visit the website.   The University of Utah released its annual crimes report for 2023 on Thursday. The report shows a significant jump in reported rapes and dating violence, but...

  “College town magic,” diversity, equity and inclusion and free speech were all topics discussed by University of Utah President Taylor Randall at a press conference with The Daily Utah Chronicle on Friday. Goals for the School Year To kick off the conversation, Randall and U Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Mitzi...

  The University of Utah closed three resource centers dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion after the state legislature passed H.B. 261, an anti-DEI bill, earlier this year. One of the resource centers closed was the LGBT Resource Center, which had supported and assisted LGBT students for 21 years. But just because the U’s official...

The University of Utah’s Independent Student Voice

The University of Utah’s Independent Student Voice

  On Nov. 1, 2023, roughly 50 protesters crashed an on-campus watch party hosted by Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Utah. Mecha, a socialist student organization, led the protest. The demonstration ended with police escorting protesters — and later YAF members — out of the viewing room. Later that month, Mecha was...

  “Throughout our nation’s history, college campuses have been a focal point for deep societal divisions and unrest,” began a letter released this week by University of Utah President Taylor Randall. “Our state’s flagship institution is no exception.” On April 29, roughly 300 people gathered in a pro-Palestinian demonstration organized by Mecha to demand the U disclose and divest from...

Last Updated: April 30, 12:12 a.m.   Following many pro-Palestinian protests across the country, University of Utah students followed suit, setting up an encampment on Monday evening. There was no formal announcement that their emergency rally would become an encampment. Around 11:oo p.m., law enforcement began tearing down tents, arresting demonstrators and pushing the group...