The UW golf team has signed three new members for next season, according to the athletics department. Taylor Dorans and Gabrielle Gibson will be joining the women’s team, while Ryan Wallen will join the men’s team. Coming to Wyoming after having an impressive high school career in Erie, Colo. where she lettered all four years,…
Finding a good place to study can be difficult, but among the many buildings on the University of Wyoming campus lie a few hidden study areas that might offer more than the typical library stacks. Room 5010, in the northwestern corner of the engineering building, is a hidden gem. This study room is one of…
On Nov. 21, Hostess announced that it would be closing and ceasing manufacturing after the “U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the emergency interim motion” to liquidate its assets. The closure comes after Hostess Brands failed to reach an agreement with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union after…
The University of Wyoming’s Coe Library was accepted this month into a consortium of research libraries known as the Greater Western Library Alliance. Membership into the cooperative alliance of libraries is the culmination of a nearly ten-year effort to build a better, more effective research library and gain entry back into the organization. The library…
The University of Wyoming’s petroleum engineering degree has been nationally accredited. UW revived its petroleum engineering major in 2006. Since then, the program has grown tremendously. This fall, UW has seen more petroleum engineering students enrolled than ever before. A total of 219 students are majoring in petroleum engineering, up 50 percent from last year’s…
Three University of Wyoming women’s volleyball players were chosen for the Mountain West All- Conference Women’s Volleyball team. The nine coaches of the MW Women’s volleyball teams selected the team. Senior outside hitter Jodi Purdy, sophomore middle blocker Erin Kirby and junior libero Becky Stewart will be joining the team. This will be Purdy’s third…
Recently I have had the opportunity to spend some time with three separate “Nintendo 3DS” titles. I could not decide which one I would rather write about, so I decided to give all three a try. The first game I looked at was “Paper Mario: Sticker Star,” a game that lacks purpose and personality. In…
With the exception of a few colleges and universities scattered around the country, pets are not allowed in student housing and students leaving home to attend college are forced to leave their furry best friends behind. Studies have shown that sharing space with pets is beneficial to the health and wellbeing of humans. Lizz Cassidy…
The Mountain West Conference has made changes to its officiating and rules for the upcoming basketball season. As the conference enters its 14th year, it is creating cultivated opportunities for student-athletes to compete at high levels while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. With its participation with the NCAA, the MW also finds it must regulate…
Down home, nice, funny and easy going are just a few words that would describe Luke Ruff, the senior safety on the University of Wyoming football team and last week’s Athlete of the Week. He was the most decorated football player in Colorado in 2008. He also lead his team to an 8-4 record and…
ASUW voted to ban certain blood drives on campus Nov. 15. The senators argued that major blood drive companies, such as the American Association of Blood Banks and the American Red Cross, discriminate against gay men by not allowing them to donate blood. The bill has good intentions, but is only a small ripple in…
