SALT LAKE CITY — When University of Utah announced the number of courses offered during its peak school days to be reduced, there was some confusion on campus about the university’s motivation for the change.

Suppose you ask Eric Sheffer, a senior majoring in business management.

In that case, he’s under the impression — next semester the university will offer no more than 50% of its classes during the peak days of Tuesday and Thursday between 9 am and 2 pm to primarily make it easier for students coming and going from campus.

“So, the social media post, the Instagram post where they announced this new policy effect, says it all had to do with solving a campus parking problem,” said Sheffer. “It was focused just on parking, not about flexibility and stuff like that.”

But university spo

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