Time travel is probably the most misused narrative device of all time. When used improperly, all time travel does is confuse the viewer and needlessly complicates your storyline. See the fifth season of Lost for a truly horrendous example of the time travel trope gone horribly wrong. Chrono Trigger is not one of these awful…
Members of Circle K, the college branch of the Laramie Kiwanis, are preparing for the community Easter egg hunt this weekend. This organization identified years ago a need for a public Easter egg hunt in Laramie and has been organizing the event for the past three years. All children are welcome to come and participate…
This Sunday marks one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar. The celebration of Easter is a day in which Christians all over the world commemorate Jesus’ resurrection as described in the New Testament. For some, it is a religious holiday. For others, they celebrate by getting together with friends and family or participate…
ASUW passed a bill allocating funds toward the Student Memorial Plaza at Tuesday’s meeting. Senate Bill 2392 was proposed March 7 and now awaits signatures from ASUW President Joel Defebaugh and Vice President Brett Kahler to move forward. The Student Memorial Plaza is a planned site to be erected adjacent to the Wyoming Union, Half…
Attendees of this summer’s Cheyenne Frontier Days may find that the celebration is short one classic activity: the Thunderbirds air show. Cheyenne Frontier Days is a 10-day long festival that celebrates traditional Western ways of life. Yearly festivities include an air show from the United States Air Force Thunderbirds in honor of the Air Force…
There are no shortage of conflicts going on in America, from the Supreme Court Cases about potential marriage equality, the economy and the education system, but what about American foreign policy? With enough problems at home now is not the time for America to stretch itself thin. Worldwide, heated conflicts wage on and America is…
Is art important? It does not seem to be in America, at least not as valued as it is in Europe. In Europe, everything is appreciated as a type of art – portraits, graffiti, architecture, music, gardens, etc. Anything that is practical is also always aesthetically pleasing. Beauty can come in political graffiti murals in…
“It’s not the typical spring break, by any means. It’s inner-city Chicago; there’s nothing like it here. We get to know those kids. It opens our eyes to stuff that doesn’t happen here,” Nikki Byer, a junior in elementary education, said of her spring break. Members of UW’s Campus Ventures spent their break in Chicago…
The UW Cowgirls tennis team played a tennis match Saturday, Mar. 16, 2013 against Air Force. The Cowgirls ended the day with a 6-1 win over the AF Falcons. Photos: Elizabeth Holder
Monday night the Cowboys played against Western Michigan in their second post-season game in the CBI tournament. Photos: Elizabeth Holder and Brian Schueler
When I boarded the plane I had an all-too basic idea of what France would be like. I was ready to traverse the country on trains and buses. I was ready to enjoy scrumptious baguettes that need no jam and no peanut butter to taste absolutely delicious. But there was so much about France that…
The new UW president, Robert Sternberg, stopped by the faculty senate meeting on Monday to briefly discuss his style of governance, philosophies and tentative plans for when he succeeds President Tom Buchanan in July. Sternberg began by listing the 12 values that he thinks are most important in running a university. Those values include academic…
