With up to 125 personnel cuts looming over the heads of University of Wyoming employees, it is easy to forget that faculty and staff have been fighting a three-year long battle with the UW administration. Specifically, university employees have applied and been denied raises in wages over the last few years. UW President Tom Buchanan…
The ruling has finally come, and it came with tremendous amounts of misinformation. It is not secret that the politicians and media of the contemporary era thrive on exceptionalism. Yesterday was an extraordinary example of this phenomenon. In the hours following the ruling, it was nearly impossible for most of us to determine what the…
For the average student, federal and commercial loans have been a necessity to pay their way through college. Until 2010, the average student would pay around 15 percent of their income back to the government for the loans. These need-based loans are to assist students in paying for their education while giving them a feasible…
Due to drought conditions and the impact on Wyoming farmers and ranchers, Governor Matt Mead has asked U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to issue an agricultural disaster declaration for all of Wyoming, except Teton County. “Wyoming farmers and ranchers are struggling to work through serious impacts caused by drought,” Mead said. If the declaration…
I recently have been engaging in a sizzling romance where the rant and rave began immediately once his shirt hit the floor. He began by passionately kissing me and then slowly nibbling on my ear. Before I knew it, we both had stripped down to our birthday suits and I kept hoping he would not…
This fall Y Cross ranch could be sold, in a move that frustrates students, donors and the Wyoming community. The 50,000-acre ranch sits in the heart of southeast Wyoming spanning 78 square miles between Laramie and Cheyenne. A Denver philanthropist, Amy Davis, donated Y Cross ranch, cattle and machinery to CSU and UW in 1997…
Sixty-one UW student-athletes received honors on Tuesday for academic achievements. The Mountain West Conference announced its 2012 Academic All-Conference teams. There were 594 total student-athletes that had made the team conference-wide. Leading the way with 19 honorees was the UW women’s track and field program followed by 15 honorees on the men’s track and field…
If you are like me you want to avoid turning on the oven during the summer at all costs. Maybe you are living in the dormitories and you only have a microwave. In that case, you probably only own no more than a couple bowls and a fork for your Ramen cups. With a few…
The University of Wyoming received some very exciting news on Monday regarding the hire of the new UW track and field coach Bryan Berryhill. After serving as Colorado State University’s head cross country coach and assistant track coach since 2006, Berryhill comes to UW bringing the title of as the Regional and Mountain West Conference…
