The Broncos picked up a crucial part of the offense in the NFL Draft when they spent their first round pick on University of Utah offensive tackle Garrett Bolles. Bolles had a rough coming-up, being kicked out of his house by his Navy veteran father at 19. Bolles had become caught up in the wrong…
The Crowbar & Grill is one of the many bars in Laramie, but stands out from the rest with a simple, fresh-made menu, craft beers and a chill atmosphere. The small but quaint establishment features dark, beautiful wood floors, bars and tables; art from local artists; relaxed music and a friendly ambiance. The restaurant portion…
UW doesn’t have enough dining options for the students on campus and could bring a better experience for everyone overall with some variety. Many students and faculty members are too busy to travel back home for lunch and dinner, which requires those (myself included) that find it impossible to skip a meal to eat on…
The women’s tennis team record-setting season was ended by UNLV after reaching the semifinals in the Mountain West Championships. The Cowgirls came into the tournament as the no. 4 overall seed and with a first-round bye, and started their weekend in Vegas strongly with a win over the no. 5 seed Nevada. The team continued…
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…
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…
The Cowgirls tennis team continued its win streak with a 4-0 win over the CSU Rams to conclude its regular season. This win marked their 17th of the season, and further added to the team’s all-time single season win record. The team was also 5-0 in the Mountain West Conference and won all ten home…
The football team needs to bring back their flashy jerseys to help bring recruits to Laramie. During the Christensen regime, UW football was building up a nice collection of good-looking jerseys. Some were better than others, but personally I found the full-yellow jerseys with the brown helmet to be the cleanest looking. Also, some might…
The UW women’s tennis team continued blowing through opponents with two more wins added this weekend against New Mexico and Air Force. The team has now won seven straight matches to improve their season record to 16-3 and a perfect 4-0 in the Mountain West. “We’ve talked all year about how deep our line-up is,”…
Since Wyoming became a state it has primarily been mineral dependent, and it’s time to change for the better. Minerals are a multi-billion dollar industry in the state, and the state’s economy is very volatile as a result. Wyoming has forever been subject to the boom-and-bust cycles that we’ve all become accustomed to. What results…
UW has long offered many incentive programs for students to return back to state following their education, and WWAMI is one of the programs aimed toward medical students. WWAMI is an acronym for the five states that participate in the program, including Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Students from these five states are offered…
UW offers a variety of sports to students, athletes and fans, but one sport that needs to come back is baseball. The program was cut in 1996 after funding problems and Title IX requirements. Because the University didn’t have equal or more women’s sports teams, it was necessary to cut the baseball program altogether to…
