Note to readers: The VanderToolen campaign has made the following request: “If you decide to publish our answers in any format, we ask that you state that we responded to [redacted name] (a student’s) inquiries and concerns.” …

On August 24th, The Daily Utah Chronicle (the Chrony) published an article written by Jackson Brown, which made the case for abolishing UUPD and having SLCPD take over jurisdiction. In this article, Jackson Brown makes the following claim: “Shifting from their previous position of simply defunding the campus police, Unsafe…

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Unsafe U is totally and unequivocally in support of H.J.R. 13, the proposed Utah state joint resolution to declare racism as a moral and public health crisis. It is impossible to separate the issues of campus safety and racism. The history of college campuses in the United States is largely…

UnsafeU is endorsing two tickets this year: the Nestel Ticket and the Wojciechowski Ticket. The Nestel Ticket received the highest score (81%), with the Wojciechowski Ticket following closely behind at 74%. Overall, 57.1% of UnsafeU’s members and partners indicated that they would vote for the Wojciechowski Ticket. 42.9% said they…

As many in our campus community may be aware, President Watkins has announced her resignation from the University of Utah effective April 2021. …

The University of Utah has recently announced the creation of two committees related to campus safety: The Public Safety Advisory Committee and the Independent Review Committee. These committees will both be overseen by executive officer Keith Squires. While the Public Safety Advisory Committee seems like an excellent initiative to involve…

On September 16, 2020, UnsafeU filed an appeal with the Utah Open Records Board to force the release of an independent, research report on the University of Utah Title IX processes. …

August 5, 2020: Earlier this morning, the Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) released[1] the results of their month-long investigation into reports that Miguel Deras, former University of Utah Police Department (UUPD) officer and current Logan PD officer, gratuitously showed off intimate photos of Lauren McCluskey. These photos were shared…