2016 Presidential Elections

How U Voted: A look at what students did on Election Day

The 2016 presidential election. OK, get ready, here comes the political rant worthy of being my Facebook status. Just kidding. I am not trying to get fired and thus I have prepared for you a hopefully more mild and informative way to talk about this divisive event. I asked several students to write an anonymous paragraph explaining why they voted (or abstained) the way [...]

2017-12-20T10:07:44-07:00November 17th, 2016|

3 takeaways about the Utah economy and politics from Natalie Gochnour

Editor's Note: The David Eccles School of Business & the Business Scholar Club collaborated to start the Eccles Leadership Lecture Series, which gives students the opportunity to listen and learn from  prestigious professionals as they talk about their career and education. On Friday, Nov. 4 Natalie Gochnour, associate dean of the David Eccles School of Business, discussed Utah’s economic forecast. Gochnour is also the Director [...]

2017-12-20T10:07:45-07:00November 10th, 2016|

How would Clinton’s and Trump’s tax policies affect you?

Tax policy will deeply affect the future of all Americans, so this year's election is particularly important. That's according to Nathan Seegert, an assistant professor of finance at the Eccles School. He speaks with Bryan Carlson from ABC 4 about both Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's proposed tax plans and the effects of both. Click here to watch the clip and read more.

2018-02-27T17:22:33-07:00October 11th, 2016|

Just what did students think about the presidential debate on Monday?

Monday night's presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump broke the all-time viewing record with more than 80 million people tuning in. More than 300 students gathered in the Bill and Pat Child Family Community Hall in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building Monday night to watch on more than 12 big-screen TVs. KUTV Channel 2 was there, and reporter Chris Miller talked [...]

2016-09-27T14:01:58-06:00September 27th, 2016|
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