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Sandy victims

With at least 56 people in the U.S. killed, damages estimating to a cost as high as $60 billion and four million people still without power, the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is devastating. States hit by Hurricane Sandy include Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,…

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Senior Season

As one of the only seniors on the University of Wyoming’s men’s basketball team, starting guard Luke Martinez will have to put forth a lot of effort this season if he wants to lead his team to great victories. Martinez started his career playing basketball at his high school in Bismarck, N.D. After he graduated,…

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ASUW to dole out $75,000

The Associated Students of the University of Wyoming has chosen recipients for this year’s special projects. ASUW will, if approved by senate next week, dole out $75,000 towards the purchase of choral risers, white boards for the classroom building, an office remodel, an electronics workshop and more. The seven special projects were chosen from nine…

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Same-sex marriage

If you are like me, you are probably sick and tired of all the political debate involving Tuesday night’s election. Romney lost, Barack Obama won: it is time to move on, folks. So let us get back to a totally non-confrontational, light discussion-based topic like religion. That was sarcasm, of course. After my home state,…

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'The Man with the Iron Fists' is a must-see

Let’s face it: seven out of 10 films that Hollywood produces are not great films. Hollywood produces the movies it does because they are safe and guaranteed to make more money back than what went into production of the movie (think every romantic comedy from the last 10 years). But occasionally Hollywood will surprise us…

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National Roll Call

Between 1775 and 1991, America lost 651,031 men and women in battle. The Global War on Terror after 2001 added another 6,637 to the toll that war takes on our nation. The Student Veterans Organization, a University of Wyoming RSO, will host the National Roll Call Remembrance Day beginning at 8 a.m. Monday in Simpson…

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'Flag Hair Lady'

Last night was an emotional experience, as Obama and Romney were neck-and-neck for Electoral College votes. I was in a night class, and during every break it seemed that someone new had taken the lead. At one point, the popular vote was almost too close to count. Obama eventually won the election, and Romney conceded….

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Moving past gender inequality

In a class this week we were asked to discuss the role of gender inequality in developing nations. It seemed as though my peers had some unanimous understanding that the promotion, encouragement and occasional celebration of gender roles could stifle a nation’s opportunity for economic growth, a notion supported by empirical evidence. I realized that…

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Holocaust week

Holocaust Remembrance Week will come to a close on Thursday with a presentation from a Holocaust survivor and a showing of the film “Schindler’s List.” Throughout the week, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, hosted events in honor of those who lost their lives in the Holocaust. The events began on Sunday with a…

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UW's biggest venues

Basketball season is almost in full swing, but football season still has three games to go. Which sport holds University of Wyoming fans’ hearts the most? The football’s Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium or “The War” is the National College Athletic Association’s highest Division I football stadium at 7,220 ft. The basketball’s Arena Auditorium…

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Simpson legacy

Public service is at the heart of everything he does — from serving as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives to teaching and molding young minds as a professor at the University of Wyoming. “Dad always encouraged the notion of public service,” Dr. Peter “Pate” Kooi Simpson said. Serving the public is what…

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