Brandon Joseph Hamilton was convicted of felony burglary of a WyoTech dorm. Hamilton received five to eight years in state penitentiary and was order to pay $5,000 in restitution He also received a recommendation of boot camp upon his release, according to court documents. On Sept. 30, 2016 the victim called police saying that two…
Wyoming has 30 million acres of public land that are coming under threat. With her first vote in the House of Representatives, congresswoman Liz Cheney voted against her constituents’ wishes and voted in favor of a bill that could jeopardize our priceless public lands. The Congressional Budget Office rules require the federal government to add…
Kai Marie Blake was issued a $100,000 arrest warrant after she failed to appear for her trial Wednesday. Blake is accused of stealing over a $1,000 from her previous employer Big D. Exxon. Blake plead not guilty to this charge of felony theft. Blake’s manager notified Laramie police that a theft may have occurred. Blake…
Brett Maciech bmaciech@uwyo.edu Yesterday’s faculty senate meeting was comprised with final addresses from UW President Dick McGinty, Vice President of Academic Affairs David Jones and ASUW President Brian Schueler, as well as the passing of the position of faculty chair from Tucker Readdy to Scott Shaw. McGinity spoke before the faculty, expressing his gratitude to…
Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu A University of Wyoming student pleaded not guilty to the offense of aggravated assault-bodily injury with a deadly weapon at his arraignment Monday morning. A felony charge punishable to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Meshari Aldhafeeri, 32, is accused of stabbing a UW student Feb. 26 in the parking…
Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu UW student athletes’ GPA averages are almost the same as the UW student body, despite the stresses of training and competing at a college level. The average cumulative G.P.A. for student athletes is 3.05, which is .01 lower than the UW stu-dent body’s G.P.A. of 3.06, Albert Reiser, UW assistant athletic director…
Alec Schaffer aschaff3@wyo.edu Liberal Arts, English, History, Philosophy, Fine Arts and Music. What do all these majors have in common? They all made Forbes magazines list of “the top ten worse college majors”. The means Forbes used to determine that these are “inferior degrees” were ineptly based off the average yearly income of people with…
Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu From starting to draw at an early age to getting a piece into the 41st annual Juried Art Show, Madison Cooley, sophomore studying art and graphic design, has achieved one of her goals as an art student. “This is pretty much what every art student works all year for,”…
Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu Kara Walker, a contemporary African American, feminist artist, is featured at the University of Wyoming art museum, where a panel was held in part of the MLK Day’s of Dialogue week. A panel of three UW professors and internationally recognized art collector and exhibition sponsor Jordan D. Schnitzer, shared…
Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu An alternative eco-friendly mosquito control program that could cost residents more money was presented at Tuesday night’s city council meeting The Laramie City Council tasked the parks and recreation department with developing an environmentally friendly mosquito control plan in September. The City of Laramie’s current mosquito control…
Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu Wyoming voters could decide next election if medical marijuana and hemp growing will become legal in the state. The initiative to legalize medical marijuana has received support from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML. If NORML receives 25,000 signatures of registered Wyoming voters by February 2016, medical…
Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu The Laramie City Council met with the Albany County commisioners to discuss the need for youth sports complexes on Tuesday. Trish Oppie and Councilor Joe Vitale presented a report on the need for additional sports facilities for Laramie youth. “I think kids are important, they’re our greatest assets for the community,” Vitale,…
