Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu Wyoming will soon be seeing an inflow of cash thanks to the abandoned mine lands (AML) funding as part of the federal highway bill. The federal highway bill will bring in money for the highways, but more importantly also restore the AML funding owed to the state years ago, David Bush,…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu If you are reading this then you’re probably a lot like me- trying to live on a poor college student budget. Well, going on my third year at the university, I like to think I’ve picked up quite a few tricks that will help you survive on a dime and even save…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu The Syrian refugee crisis has brought many at the state level to look at their own state policy and discuss the best course of action to handle the problem at a state level. Governor Matt Mead earlier this year asked the Wyoming Humanities Council (WHC) to have talks focusing on both the…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu “Merry Christmas” isn’t an inappropriate phrase. Merry Christmas isn’t a religious agenda to convert people to the Christian faith. Merry Christmas isn’t something to shame people about, yet I find that it’s becoming an increasingly hot topic around the holiday season more and more. People say that I should say the phrase…
Michael Rotellini mrotell1@uwyo.edu The Jazz Combos at the University at Wyoming is a versatile collection of different students that perform Jazz music both on and off campus. These students focus on improvisation of the jazz music style and are continually doing different performance in and out of the Laramie community. Jazz Combo is a…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu No shave November is an annual tradition seen all over the nation where men and women alike grow out there facial hair, leg hair, mustaches, beards and anything of that like for the entire month. Now that December is officially upon us I wanted to take a moment to reflect on this…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu Community colleges all over Wyoming are projected to lose a good part of funding due to the economic forecast presented by the state. Wyoming Governor Matt Mead announced last month the low prices for oil, gas and other energy sources would be resulting in a loss of revenue amounting around $619 million…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu Living in Laramie for three years now, I’ve noticed something a bit odd. There aren’t many places that can help you with technology. Whether it’s repair, software, hardware or just the common questions, there are only a few places with limited help. I know there is an Apple store on campus, but…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu Sigma Lambda Gamma (SLG) may not be the first sorority that comes to your mind when you think Greek life, but they are one of the newest sororities on campus looking to build experience and diversity. Cecilia Castro, president of SLG at UW, said the SLG chapter at the University of Wyoming…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu Wyoming received an F in a report released Monday by the Center for Public Integrity grading every state in the U.S. for government transparency. Not only did Wyoming receive an F, but it was ranked 49th out of 50 for government transparency and accountability. Transparency is one of the key cornerstones in…
Michael Rotellini mrotell1@uwyo.edu Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) is one of the biggest sororities on the University of Wyoming campus and was founded on friendship, leadership and scholarship. Abi Cohen, social work major and KKG member, said KKG was created before the term was in existence and has many different chapters in the U.S. and…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu Plans have been brought to the Wyoming legislature’s Joint Appropriations Interim committee and Joint Education Interim committee for new residences halls. These plans will not be acted upon in the near future but will look to replace the existing dormitories. Five plans have been put in place with one looking to…
