Vanessa Hudson

On April 21, Young Americans for Freedom at Utah held an event that sparked protests from multiple campus organizations. University of Utah Campus Police removed protestors from the event a few minutes after they had started chanting, “Fascists go home!” Deputy Chief Safety Officer Scott Carver said ultimately they had to escort students out

Sen. Mike Lee spoke at the Sutherland Institute’s 2023 Congressional Series Tuesday, only a day after Sen. Mitt Romney visited the U as well.

University of Utah gymnastics coach Tom Farden has been accused of emotional and verbal abuse by several former U gymnasts and parents.

Richard Ingebretsen, professor at the U, recounted what it was like before and after the terrorist attacks on 9/11.

  Over 200 people rallied on the University of Utah campus Friday evening in support of Palestine in the latest war between Israel and Hamas, an armed Palestinian militant group. “What has happened has been a result of 75 years of imprisonment, physical and emotional torture, humiliation, displacement, ethnic cleansing and genocide,” said Yafi, a U...

  Former University of Utah gymnast Kim Tessen posted a statement on Instagram Tuesday night in support of Kara Eaker and condemned the U and its various departments for failing to address abusive coaching.  Tessen said she isn’t trying to compare her trauma to Eaker’s, rather, she is “sharing this in support of her and...

  Getting your poster approved is easy. Leave a copy with the University of Utah’s Student Union front desk, wait a few hours for it to be reviewed and get all the posters timestamped and ready to be put up. The front desk manager looks for one thing: whether or not your post is sponsored...

  On Monday, a familiar scene of protesters rallying against a conservative commentator hosted by Young Americans for Freedom at Utah unfolded at the College of Social Work building at the University of Utah.  “Hey hey, ho ho, transphobia has got to go!” Protesters chanted outside the event, while hundreds of people waited for a...

  On Tuesday night, Gov. Spencer Cox and Rep. Phil Lyman (R-San Juan) discussed some of Utah’s biggest issues during the gubernatorial primary debate, including housing affordability, abortion laws and education.  Lyman, who beat Cox at the GOP convention with 67.5% of the vote, is trailing behind Cox in the latest polls.  Growth in Utah ...

  The University of Utah’s Women’s Resource Center, which advocated for campus childcare, offered support groups for women of color, provided counseling services and established several scholarships, is closing after 53 years of service, as a result of Utah’s anti-DEI law set to go into effect on July 1.  The formal announcement came on an...