New far-left club at Utah State University looks to diversity, local politics

LOGAN -- At Utah State University, students interested in being politically involved have their choice of a few clubs: the conservative Young Americans for Freedom, or the centrist College Democrats and College Republicans. Diego Mendiola decided to expand that list.

“There’s just not that much diversity here,” said Mendiola, the leader of USU’s chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America, a new club on campus. “That’s just a fact, not a derogatory statement. A lot of students have ideas that align with certain groups’ concerns. If you think college and health care is too expensive, we have that in common.”

Mendiola said he set out to start the school’s first far-left club for the community and to create more empowering individuals.

“I want people, especially younger people, to be more politically involved. I want them to learn how to be a participating citizen,” Mendiola said. “If you have tools to express your feelings to the community and to the Legislature, you will be able to make a difference.”

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