Paige Backman pbackman@uwyo.edu The 2016 presidential election held its first of the state primary elections and caucuses and UW political science Professor Jim King explained the relevance of them. The Iowa caucus was held on Feb. 1 and Senator Ted Cruz and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were declared the victors of their respective…
Paige Backman pbackman@uwyo.edu Any first-year student at the University of Wyoming is encouraged to meet with an advisor to begin registering for classes to help with academic goals. Often remedial students are placed in a 0900 math class for one reason or another. The benefits and pit falls of these remedial classes are often unclear….
Paige Backman pbackman@uwyo.edu The name “Happy Jacks” is well known across campus and the state of Wyoming. The all-male singing group has even performed in the state of Washington in previous years. The group typically consists of 8 to 10 vocalists but this semester the veterans returning are dwindling in number. The boys are…
Paige Backman pbackman@uwyo.edu The week before final exams has gained the nickname “Dead Week which can be used affectionately or with loathing because it can mean various things to students.“ It’s not really ‘dead’. I have two finals this week,.” UW student Sarah Falen said. Falen, an agricultural communications major, said she believes that while…
Paige Backman pbackman@uwyo.edu The Wellness Center located inside of Half Acre gym has been open for about a week. The Wellness Center is open to the university community from Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Any faculty member or student associated with the university has access to the Wellness Center’s services. Those…
Carter Henman chenman@uwyo.edu If students on campus want to have an event catered by anybody besides UW Catering or the Union Food Court, they have to assure the business is approved by UW Procurement Services. According to UniReg 2-178, UW Catering is guaranteed the right of first refusal for catering UW events. It is their…
Paige Backman pbackman@uwyo.edu The second phase of the construction on Half Acre Gym is wrapping up and updated facilities are starting to open. The full indoor track opened this past week, as well as the renovated basketball courts on the west side of the building. While the pool and hot tub area are still closed…
Thomas Garvie tgarvie@uwyo.edu For every athlete the beginning of a new season is exciting, but no more for anyone than seniors—like Cowboy wrestling’s Jace Jensen. “This is my last shot. I have worked throughout most of my life to wrestle and this is my final year to achieve my goals,” Jensen said. Seniors like Jensen…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu I’ll start this article off by saying I’m one person who has never looked at a Playboy. I have never seen the pictures, read the articles or even thought about picking one up. I have never cared for that type of magazine and honestly, I still don’t. Even as an outsider to…
Nathan Forest nforest@uwyo.edu The UW Cowgirls swept the San Diego State Aztecs on Saturday at the UniWyo Sports Complex in three straight sets in their return from a long string of road games. With this win the Cowgirls move to 18-6 on the season and 8-4 in the Mountain West conference. San Diego State will…
Matt Rooney mrooney3@uwyo.edu Men and women cannot be friends…yet. That is because there is a war being raged right now that is making “just friends” impossible until a victor is claimed. It is a war between two vile, disgusting, monstrous entities—the male brain and the male body. The brain is like a dirty Netflix, constantly…
Jeremy Rowley Jrowley1@uwyo.edu A dull roar of creativity emanates from a group of children hard at work. Dressed in oversized T-shirts to keep their clothes clean, they cut and paste images from magazines as they participate in an afternoon at the museum. “They’re in the middle of the creation process,” Heather Bender, master teacher at…
