1943 National Champions hit the big screen. Most people may not know that the University of Wyoming was the first basketball team to win the NCAA Basketball Championship. The 1942-43 Wyoming Cowboy basketball team posted a record of 31-2 despite playing just nine home games during the year. A new movie about the Cowboys epic…
Imagine being told that you could no longer work for or participate in an organization simply because of the way you were born. Unfortunately, this situation is a real experience for many gay Americans. The Walt Disney Company plans to cut off funding for the Boy Scouts of America in 2015 because of their policies…
In strong, personal terms, President Obama called for vigorous efforts to reverse underachievement among young Black and Hispanic males. From the White House East room President Obama kicked off the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative by appearing on stage with teenagers involved in the Becoming a Man program for at risk boys in his hometown of…
Downtown atmosphere and local talent collide with a flow of beer on tap on this year’s fat Tuesday. Tuesday night the Crowbar was filled with Laramie residents who came to enjoy some good music, delicious food, a few refreshing drinks, and good conversation with friends. The middle of the semester is often an extremely stressful…
“No matter where you are from your dreams are valid”- Lupita Nyong’o Nyong’o epitomizes this quote. Celebrations were held everywhere yesterday in Kenya after one of their own, Nyong’o took home the prize of Best Supporting Actress from the Oscars on Sunday night, the first ever to do so. The president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta,…
Laramie has recycling problems again as Ark Regional Services have announced they will shut down their recycling program in May. Big Hollow Food Coop Manager, Marla Peterson, estimates they fill the Ark recycling dumpster twice a week with cardboard. “There’s no way the city’s smaller curbside bins could handle that kind of volume,” Peterson said. Brooks…
“If you find, even one moment of happiness in this short thing we call life, you grab that moment, you hold that moment tight, and you ride that mother till the wheels fall off,” said Carlos Robson. This was the central theme of Carlos Robson’s performance on Wednesday night: through poetry, Robson touched on a…
UW is set to implement new requirements to education standards that will make it difficult for students to graduate early. Courses will no longer be allowed to be cross-listed in multiple departments and there will be new required courses that cannot be taken outside the university. Employees of Academic Affairs held a town hall meeting…
Leland Pfeifer was born and raised in the small town of Hulett right here in Wyoming. His father was an electrician and his mother was a teacher and the owner of a shop at Devils Tower. The total population of Hulett is 400. When describing the town Pfeifer said, “I knew everyone at my school,…
Extreme mountain biking. Rock climbing in secluded areas. Kayaking in life threatening waters. Skiing and snowboarding on the most dangerous mountains. From the largest arts and creativity incubator on the planet comes one of the world’s most prestigious mountain film festivals, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. The “World Tour” is a series of…
Apparently, discrimination is American, even in the twenty-first century. Last week, the Kansas House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would legalize discrimination against the gay and lesbian community. The bill aimed to make gay and lesbian Americans separate but not equal. Under the guise of “religious liberty,” Kansas House voted 72-49; approving a…
The Wyoming House of Representatives turned down the option for expanding the Medicaid program last Thursday leaving over 17,600 residents without insurance. The bill, known as the “Healthcare Independence Act of 2014,” would have provided those who qualified appropriate wage deficits and coverage for patients with preexisting conditions who are unable to acquire other insurance….
