With three kegs and music from 9pm to midnight, the Agroecology Club announced itself as a forced to be reckoned with on the fundraiser circuit, Thursday night at the Buckhorn Bar. Club president Nick Glompert said the fundraiser was a fun way to get the word out about the club of just nine members. “It’s…
The Pentagon’s budget for next year proposed that there will be a significant cut in the Armed Forces. The Army branch of the military would be reduced by nearly a half million Soldiers. In addition to service members, cuts would occur to a variety of bases and resources and weaponry. Whether or not these cuts…
James Wilson was barely out of diapers when he first touched the keys of a piano. Nine years later at the age of 12, James has already competed and placed in various competitions both national and international. The seventh-grader placed third in international competitions in both Texas and Tennessee and won Asian American Music Society’s…
Throughout February and March a collegiate recycling competition has campus’ across the nation vying to collect the most recyclable materials. Recyclemania has schools sponsoring such events as “Eco-lympics” and “Zero Landfill Games” in order to promote awareness and stimulate action in the student body. Blake Osbourne, vice president of the sustainability council at the University…
ASUW President Brett Kahler wasn’t deterred by the small turnout at Tuesday’s town hall meeting. He went on as planned, discussing UW’s planned tuition increase. Kahler handed out sheets portraying what an increase of tuition from 2 to 10 percent would look like for resident and non-resident students. ASUW’s aim is to get an…
A general survey of University of Wyoming student body showed a general ignorance when it comes to the topic of WikiLeaks. Most students claimed to have a general idea of what the organization is but nothing beyond the general idea of “it released a bunch of documents that have to do with war and stuff.”…
An alliance of insurers and safety groups paired with Washington, D.C.-based Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety suggest Wyoming’s traffic laws are some of the worst in the country. Three examples the groups gave for this ranking are the young age of drivers, absence of helmet requirements for motorcyclists, and the allowance of open containers….
Important stories from oppressed minorities have been largely left out of our history books, a panel of speakers said yesterday. More than a hundred patrons filled the Wyoming Union Family Room for Telling of the Untold Stories of Wyoming’s People lunch panel. The event, part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue, was…
In the midst of the Vietnam War and the wake of Martin Luther King Jr’s march on Washington, massive changes were sweeping the country. By 1969 people were no longer allowing themselves to be passive bystanders. Waves of activism and protests were sparked by clashes of race, politics and religion This fall marks the 45th…
