John Luke Fabian Jfabian1@uwyo.edu Twitter: @HouseFabian This might have been one of the most unusual seasons for the Wyoming Cowboys basketball team, with some very high, highpoints and some incredibly low, low points. The Pokes came into the season as the defending Mountain West tournament champions, looking to replace four starters who graduated last year….
Abbey Williams awilli63@uwyo.edu Becoming a U.S. citizen is a process full of applications, tests and paperwork, but can be rewarding, as well as a sigh of relief. Laramie residents Julia Stetler and Dr. Mirolov Tomschik completed their process to become U.S. citizens Monday afternoon along with five other candidates at Central High School in Cheyenne,…
Anthony Rodd arodd@uwyo.edu The University of Wyoming invited jr. high and high school students from across the state Saturday and Monday for the Wyoming State Science Fair. The students in attendance presented research projects in the form of posters on an area of personal scientific interest in one of 14 fields such as microbiology, engineering…
Nathan Forest nforest@uwyo.edu Cowgirl basketball finished up regular season play on March 1st with their loss to the San Jose Spartans. The final loss saw the Cowgirls fall to 13-15 overall and 6-12 in the Mountain West. With this final game, the Cowgirls are losing two significant athletes, Marquelle Dent and Jordan Kelly. Dent has…
Alexx Sanchez asanch16@uwyo.edu During the weekend the University of the Wyoming held its fourth annual World Languages Day or WLD in the education building. Middle school and high school students came from around the state as far as Cody to visit the campus and to learn about the languages offered at UW. The students visited…
Rachel Allen rallen19@uwyo.edu It is the phrase uttered by any woman who has been on a failed date –“chivalry is dead. There are just no good men left.” Comedian Brett Druck said, “A lot of people mis-use the word ‘chivalry.’ I looked up the code of chivalry. There’s only one part in there about respecting…
Rachel Allen rallen19@uwyo.edu This spring University of Wyoming faculty along with guest artists will be presenting a dance concert titled “Un/Modified.” “Un/Modified is our spring dance concert featuring contemporary ballet and modern pieces choreographed by UW dance faculty and guest artists,” Trevor Cook, first year senior dance major, said. “We have been working on the…
Avery Kerman akerman@uwyo.edu Last year the UW board of trustees was forced to reorganize in order to meet equal party affiliation requirements; however, a new bill would allow for the majority of a board to be one party affiliation. Senate File 37, will allow the governor the ability to appoint more members affiliated with one…
Brooke Schmill Bschmill@uwyo.edu University of Wyoming students have started a fundraiser to help with the lead water crisis taking place in Flint, Michigan. Taylor Albert, treasurer for the United Multi-Cultural Council (UMC) and Tess Holms kick started the Change for Change fundraiser. Personal donations, Registered Student Organizations (RSO’s) and other groups around the University of…
Josh Barta jbarta@uwyo.edu A former Albany county nurse pled guilty to charges of medication theft at a local assisted living and care home. Andra Lee Cousins, 46, a former nurse at Spring Winds Assisted Living and Memory Care, pled no contest to three counts of misdemeanor theft. Judge Wade E. Waldrip moved to drop the…
Holly Morgan Hmorgan3@uwyo.edu A bill to allow concealed carry of firearms in government meetings died in the Wyoming Senate Friday after being passed by majority vote in the House. Wyoming legislators will not revisit House Bill 86 in 2016. “In essence the bill did not go anywhere in the Senate, as it was not introduced…
Breann Lujan-Halcon blujaha@uwyo.edu I will be the first to admit that when former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was knocked out by Holly Holm in November, I jumped for joy. Everyone loves an underdog and to see the undefeated champion finally show signs of weakness, it was pretty enjoyable. That was when Rousey began to…
