[16] The group maintains political neutrality and upholds BYU's Honor Code.

[24] A student panel of USGA leaders held on BYU campus soon after in April by the sociology department also received press coverage as well as complaints to the university from a conservative political group.

[25] In 2016 the Provo newspaper Daily Herald published a series of six in-depth articles on the experiences of USGA members, centered around the topics of why they attend BYU,[26] the USGA group,[3] mental health,[27] the Honor Code,[28] and why some leave BYU.

[26] The articles were written over the space of two months, with an editorial conclusion at the end of the series asking administrators to listen to USGA BYU students.

[29] Other activities reported by media in 2017 include their Faces of USGA photojournalism project[30][31] and their Provo Pride Festival booth.