What being atheist taught me Jamie Hampton jhampto6@uwyo.edu My parents split when I was a little over a year old. When my dad got remarried he started attending a Baptist church and we went every Sunday when I was visiting in the summer. The whole family would file into a pew and…
Jamie Hampton jhampto6@uwyo.edu Another year of football has come and passed and after eavesdropping on some conversations here and there, I can’t help but think about the fact that there is an underlying struggle when it comes to being a female sports fan. I grew up in a household of huge football fans and I…
Jamie Hampton jhampto6@uwyo.edu A common complaint I’ve heard when speaking to my friends is that we simply do not have enough places to shop in Laramie. When you think about it yourself, we really don’t. Unless you are an avid shopper at Maurice’s or Wal-Mart, I’m sure you can agree with this fact. I’m not…
Jamie Hampton jhampto6@uwyo.edu For Laramie local and Cheyenne native, Evan Gwin, music has always played a part in his life, starting in third grade with piano lessons. “Growing up, music was an important part of my family,” Gwin said. “My parents fostered an environment that promoted creativity and artistic expression, and music is what I…
Jamie Hampton jhampto6@uwyo.edu The University of Wyoming campus offers many things to do ranging from leadership conferences to art galleries. Somewhere in that range, This Just In fits in with their improv shows. This Just In is an improv troupe, created in 2009, associated with the registered student organization (RSO) Associated Students of Performing Arts…
Jamie Hampton jhampto6@uwyo.edu Last year if you asked me what I was most excited about in the upcoming year, I would have said moving into my own apartment. Little did I know, I would have to put up with the annoying thing we call the bus system. We are only halfway through the fall semester…
Saturday, Friday Night Fever is bringing mentalist Reed Barrett to campus. Barrett combines mentalism and close-up magic in order to achieve a unique and intimate experience for individual audiences, according to Barrett’s website. Barrett’s show focuses on the idea of psychological suggestion and is backed by his background in psychology. Barrett graduated from the University…
As an Arts & Entertainment writer I get the pleasure of being exposed to many different musicians and artists in our great city of Laramie. I have been very involved in music since I was in grade school and tried to submerge myself in the music scene (or lack thereof) of my hometown, Cheyenne. The…
Associated Students Technical Services (ASTEC) has been behind the scenes of many of the events on campus since 1980. ASTEC offers sound systems, professional lighting systems, projection systems and live recordings, according to the ASTEC website. Andrew Hays, ASTEC coordinator, said ASTEC has been able to provide services to 600 events this fiscal year including…
Foreverlin started as a local band in Cheyenne and is now making radio singles that reach the Billboard Christian charts. Foreverlin formed in January 2012 and was founded by Caleb Blomberg, guitarist and keyboardist of Foreverlin. In the beginning, Foreverlin played shows in Cheyenne at a venue called The Bananza and shortly after forming were…
Post-grunge alternative rock band hailing from Casper will be trekking to Laramie to play its first show in the Gardens at the University of Wyoming Union. Adolescent Behavior has been a band since 2009 and consists of Joseph Wheeler, Annie Wheeler, Logan Feezer and Connor Holder. Feezer and Joe Wheeler are the original members and…
Jack White, known for his role in The White Stripes, announced on April 14 that he will be performing acoustic shows in the five states he has yet to visit on past tours. These five states include: Alaska, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. White plans on taking a long hiatus from performing live…
