Cowboys vs. Nevada
The Cowboys won against Nevada 64-62 in overtime. For more info about the game, click here. Photos: Elizabeth Holder
Month: January 2014
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Cowgirls vs. Fresno State
The Cowgirls win against Fresno State Wednesday night 87-76. For more info on the game, click here. Photos: Elizabeth Holder
Laramie confronts realities and myths of STDs
As a college student you are invincible. You have the courage to engage in risky behavior. You might gamble. What are your chances in winning the lottery? One in a million? While winning millions of dollars is not likely, your probability is growing in contracting a sexually transmitted disease. The Albany County Public Health clinic…
What ‘bad science’ is and how to avoid it
Modern science is a wondrous and powerful force. It keeps us warm all winter and cool all summer. It allows us to effortlessly leap entire oceans and continents, transplant living organs, feed seven billion people and probe the distant edges of the universe. Yet for all of its potential to do good, there are instances…
Cowboys fall to Fresno State Bulldogs 67-62
Junior forward Larry Nance Jr. kicked off Wednesday night’s game between the UW Cowboys and the Fresno State Bulldogs with a dunk to give the Pokes a 2-0 lead, but from there the Bulldogs were largely in control. The Cowboys, who were down by as much as 11, mounted a comeback effort in the second…
‘Uncle Pete’ Mergard, local favorite, dies at 58
Local beloved musician Peter “Uncle Pete” Mergard of Cheyenne passed away Thursday after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 58 years old. Mergard was the charismatic banjo player of local bluegrass favorites Beatgrass. Beatgrass was a popular musical act performing at a variety of venues in the region, including the University of Wyoming. Pete…
LDRP plans long-term Lewis Street strategy
Lewis Street has been deemed to become a complete pedestrian and biking corridor with minimal transit in the foreseeable future. The University of Wyoming’s Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) includes planning and design principles that will impact the future of layout of the extending campus. The fourth principle applies directly to what Lewis Street is…
Column: Lynch is childish to dodge interviews
Super Bowl week, at least in the American sporting world, is a veritable media circus. Athletes that have never spoken to the press before are suddenly scrutinized as though they are running in a political campaign. This week, despite the myriad of fanfare surrounding Richard Sherman and Peyton Manning, one athlete has become the most…
Cowgirl basketball earns 600th victory
The Wyoming Cowgirls made program history on Wednesday night. Their 87-76 victory over the Fresno State Bulldogs marked the program’s 600th win. “This was a really nice win for our program,” said head coach Joe Legerski. “It was a game that was very difficult.” If the Cowgirls felt the game was difficult, they didn’t…
BI Roundtable: Super Bowl XLVIII
[su_heading size=”14″]Typically, this space would be filled with BI sports staff’s various predictions for an upcoming UW sporting event, but since the big game is this weekend we’re doing something a little out of the ordinary and using this week’s roundtable to discuss Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup.[/su_heading] [su_row][su_column size=”1/2″] Joel Funk jmacfunk@uwyo.edu I definitely think…
Leto angers transgender community
[su_heading size=”16″]Transgender actors are out there and far more deserving than Leto[/su_heading] The gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community just can’t catch a break. With every victory, there seems to be a counteracting defeat. We continue to constantly offend and even disregard anyone who is different, and then carelessly blame it on the idea or…
Police capture Laramie, Casper bank robber
According to an article in the Casper Star-Tribune, an FBI affidavit confirms the man apprehended in Casper on Wednesday under suspicion of robbing Bank of the West in Casper yesterday morning is the same person who robbed the U.S. Bank on 3rd Street in Laramie on Monday. Law enforcement suspected a string of bank…