As an intern at the Writing Center, I am all too often saddened that I cannot do more to help international students. Although the Writing Center can offer help with developing appropriate writing skills for American academia, that help can only go so far if the student’s English skills are not adequate. I am even…
Art geared toward learning? Sign me up. As part of the Art Museum’s “Museum as Classroom” approach, the Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery was implemented in the spring of 2013. It is used as a means of heightening cultural experiences available in Laramie. The gallery offers a preschool initiative, after school programs and university…
The number one roller derby team in the state and Laramie’s own Naughty Pines Derby Dames defeated Denver’s Wreckin’ Roller Rebels 235 to 113 in their first competition of the season. Fans filled the Laramie Ice and Event Center on Saturday for the match, dubbed Wheels for Meals, decked out in green to represent the…
So I might be a little biased. Actually, I am probably pretty biased. But that is what happens when you watch a 6-foot-1, 205-pound quarterback carry his team for three seasons. Next Thursday when the National Football League meets for the 79th time to announce the players chosen to play professional football, Brett Smith’s name should…
Michael Hotchkiss believes there is a lot more to marital arts than self defense. “The difference between internal and external martial arts is the use of chi,” he said. “Instead of the focus on fighting ability, that’s not the end all, be all; we’re trying to develop the whole person and to use this energy…
Many students may not be aware they will have a longer break this summer. The University of Wyoming has made changes to the academic calendar that will be in place from this fall until the year 2020. Instead of starting in the beginning of May and concluding near the end of August, the break will…
Veggie and fruit enthusiasts are getting excited, as planning for the seasonal Laramie Farmer’s Market is underway. Angela King, co-manager of the market, is working toward a July 4 start date for the downtown market. She said the goal is to have a bountiful, weekly event that is accessible to all Laramie citizens. “It’s one…
Knitting enthusiasts, those in search of a new hobby and those who just enjoy beer may be interested in the upcoming Boots, Brushes and Brew event. “We have twenty participants and they are going to be given a skein of yarn and two needles, and they are going to learn how to do the knit…
It’s no big secret or news that the United States is a secular country. The separation of church in state is an aspect of government which everyone living here has grown up knowing, (whether or not they like it.) What isn’t realized as widely about our political system is that it thrives on conflict. Secular…
