As the coronavirus pandemic continues, many governments have partnered with tech companies to fight the virus. However, many tech analysts say that the new COVID-19 tech has startling implications for its user’s privacy. Many governments around the world, such as China and South Africa, as well as large corporations like Apple and Google, have begun…
It has been a month since the University of Wyoming canceled the rest of the spring 2020 semester, pivoting to online classes and virtual instruction, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. While normalcy has not returned for many quite yet, some UW students have adapted to the closure and have started to settle into some…
As quarantines and stay-at-home orders continue into their second month, many workers and students fear the worldwide coronavirus pandemic will be more than just a minor annoyance. Though early reports out of China suggested that young people had relatively little to fear from the disease, data coming out of pandemic hot zones like Italy and…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) announced April 1 that they would be recalling their over 70,000 missionaries from their postings worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over the last two weeks, the LDS Church had already taken steps to return missionaries that had been serving in foriegn countries without robust health…
The COVID-19 pandemic has displaced many University of Wyoming students from the college’s dorms and apartments, leading some to ask whether UW plans to reimburse them for the semester. While students living in campus apartments are not required to leave campus, students formerly residing in the residence halls are currently not allowed to return. As…
As the coronavirus continues to spread, many people will have to spend more time at home than they ever imagined. For some UW students, this means hours of video games every day. This week saw the release of what might be the most anticipated release of 2020 – Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the Nintendo…
CJ Day – Staff Writer Donated furniture could help the UW Nordic Ski Team get to Lake Placid for its national tournament. The team will be selling donated furniture and other household items Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the War Memorial Fieldhouse for its annual Trash 2 Treasures fundraiser. Designed to…
The University of Wyoming has a long and storied history of allowing students to bring their pets to campus with them. According to legend, Prexy’s Pasture was originally a feeding ground for the horses of students. While the function of Prexy’s has changed a bit, it’s still not unusual to see people walking their dogs…
It was a hot day at the Laramie Railroad Depot. The crowd was restless. The trains, true to form, were running late. Suddenly, the crowd fell quiet. Parents turned from conversation, children stopped playing to look. The sound of steam filled the air, drowning out the roar of the crowd. The largest steam train in…
For many students, the stress of finals comes with another added hassle: moving out of their current living arrangements. Whether they live in the dorms, in campus apartments or off campus, polls conducted by radio station KRQU found that about two-thirds of Laramie students leave the city for the summer. While August is the most…
A recently-formed student group will host a Mario Kart tournament on Saturday, April 27 to raise both funds and awareness about their organization. NORML Students at the University of Wyoming is a collegiate chapter of the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws. They work to shift public opinion towards the repeal of marijuana prohibition. Brittany…
The 107th session of the legislative branch of the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming held their inaugural session this Tuesday in the Union senate chambers. The winners of this year’s ASUW elections officially started their duties earlier in the month, with Jason Wilkins elected president and John Houghton elected as vice president. This…
