The Laramie City Council met Tuesday to discuss a footnote in the State’s supplemental budget that could possibly close 15th Street to Willet Drive and Ivinson Avenue. The meeting featured members from the University of Wyoming, including Vice President Chris Boswell as well as Deputy Director and University Architect Laurence Blake. The UW employees were…
Wyoming has seen an unusual amount of snowpack in many parts of the state, causing concern of flooding in some counties. One of the counties with the highest threat of flooding is Fremont County, specifically around the towns of Lander and Riverton. The region has collected around 190% of the average snowpack this winter and…
After walking into the Honors Red House to interview Kenny Thompson, full-time lecturer for both the Honors and the Synergy program, he is sitting on the couch, giving words of encouragement to a student preparing for finals. Right away it is easy to see Thompson’s character and compassion for students and their college experience after…
Gardening, crafts and recipes about bugs. This year’s Laramie Local Food Gathering will have it all. This Saturday at the new Laramie High School the Laramie Local Foods Committee has set up some exciting and benefiting workshops for the whole community to come and attend. Members of the planning committee include Sonya Moore, Suzanne Lewis,…
Baseball has a new Michael Jordan. No, it’s not a player taking over the game or someone with that caliber of athleticism. It’s not a player that can take a team to three championships twice in a career. Tim Tebow is taking minor league baseball by storm much like Jordan did in 1994. He is…
Ablany County Courthouse recently released a set of fees that the public is required to pay in order to obtain public records. The Albany County Commissioners office voted to add printing fees for public document requests last week. As of now, the decision has been passed by the board and is under a 30 day…
Newly elected president, Ben Wetzel, and vice president, Jaynie Welsh, sat down with the Branding Iron to answer questions about their upcoming year in office and visions they have for the 105th administration. BI: Did you ever imagine yourselves running for ASUW President and Vice President? When did you start thinking about running? Wetzel: I…
The UW men’s club rugby team will be traveling to Glendale, Colorado to compete in the 2017 College 7’s National Championship. The team played 7’s rugby this year, which involves seven players on each team playing for two seven-minute halves. The team competed in the Red Bull Global University 7’s competition in the fall, losing…
After four decades as an educator, administrator and pioneer at the University of Wyoming, Dr. Maggi Murdock will retire following this academic year. Murdock received her Bachelor’s degree from Creighton University in 1970 before spending 8 years in graduate school. She received both her Master’s degree and her Ph.D. from Tuffs University in Massachusetts. “I…
Food trucks are something seldom heard about or talked about in the city of Laramie, but there is one food truck in particular with its very own style and taste that is deserving of some recognition. Bear Bait Grill first opened in Laramie on July 16, 2011, and over the last nearly six years it…
The Wyoming men’s golf team concluded the Mountain West Championship on April 23 at the Omni Tucson National – Catalina Course in Tucson, Arizona by shooting 296 (+8) in the third round. The Pokes finished the tournament with a team score of 872 (+8) to place eighth out of 11 teams. Senior Ryan Wallen paced…
The University of Wyoming Track and Field teams competed at the Jack Christiansen Invite last Saturday in Fort Collins, Colorado. The men’s side took third overall with 101.5 points while the women also finished third with 127 points. “I thought it was a solid day,” head coach Bryan Berryhill said. “The energy was there. We saw…
