The ASUW election season has officially begun. Current ASUW senators and UW students are vying for their spot in the student government. At their “Meet the Candidates” event, present candidates had the opportunity to answer the following questions; “What are your policy priorities?” and “What issues on campus are you passionate about solving?” Here are…
With one month and a half left in the 2022-2023 academic year, ASUW’s ever-popular Student Organization Funding Board has almost run out of money. Senators and Pro staff members are currently examining how this issue came about, and what can be done to keep it from happening again. Since the start of the semester, The…
The student body of the University of Wyoming may look forward to greater access to their ASUW representatives with the new requirement of office hours for all senators. This change will be enacted in the week after spring break. At Tuesday’s ASUW Senate meeting, the body discussed and voted on a number of bills including…
Cowboys, Sing On! took place in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts over Friday, March 3 and 4. The concert was a chance for middle and highschool students to perform with older musicians and some of the university’s choral directors. The festival featured a host of vocal performance groups from across campus, including UW’s…
The Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts hosted renowned jazz artists of the Jeff Hamilton Trio for a solo set and a performance in accompaniment of the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble. The ensemble performed their Jack Rudin Jazz Championship competition set. Members of the almost entirely undergraduate ensemble were recognized in categories of trumpet, saxophone, and…
The ASUW senate enters the month of March with a balanced budget for fiscal year 2024. At their annual budget meeting, the government body raised the controversial question of whether UW student representatives should be paid, and how much. An amendment proposed by senator Langston Bouma led to a lengthy and impassioned debate. The senator,…
One year ago, Brianna Melody White felt a calling. A California native with a job at California State University in Fresno, an established community, and a dog named Cupcake made the choice to uproot the life she knew and accept a position at UW. This Black History Month, White seeks to explore taboos and take…
The University of Wyoming’s Student Body Government, ASUW, held their final meeting ahead of budget deliberations, one of the most important meetings of the year. This week, the senate discussed student fees and financial issues in addition to confirming a new Director of Marketing. Members discussed updates on the price of parking permits, fines and…
ASUW met on Valentine’s Day for a record short hour-long meeting to learn about energy transparency on campus and debate the specifics of the proposed committee on ASUW budgetary reporting lines. On the docket for the senators; catering and traveling expenses funding approval for student organization’s events, passing legislation creating a distance student scholarship for…
Identity and belonging are concepts that mixed race individuals are acutely aware of and may grapple with all their lives. For UW graduate student Emily Gipson, engaging with her own identity in a more complete way is a process that is just beginning. . Before leaving Wyoming to begin work with The Boeing Company in…
The sounds of stomping cowboy boots and blaring country classics echoed across the Union during Thursday’s weekly Cowboy Country Swing Club (CCSC) meeting. Their annual Valentine’s Day Dance drew in a large crowd excited to learn new skills and spend time with new and old friends. The semi-formal event held in the third floor ballroom…
The Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW) passed legislation to restructure their notoriously long meetings and celebrated accomplishments among their ranks after a turbulent start to the 2023 spring semester. In two months time, ASUW hired seven new senators to fill their vacant seats, began the momentous task of constructing their substantial budget,…
