The Muslim Journeys presentations are wrapping up next week after several months of discussions on novel readings about the female experience in the Muslim world. The events, organized by the Wyoming Humanities Council in conjunction with the Albany County Public Library and the Laramie County Library System, have been hosting events in Laramie and Cheyenne….
The UW Engineers Without Borders will host their fifth annual Run Josh Run 24-hour run/walk to raise funds for building a dormitory for children in Kenya on Friday, April 26 at the Louis Madrid Sports Complex in Laramie. Engineers Without Borders hopes to pass last year’s mark of $4,800 dollars raised by raising more than…
Pistol Pete took home gold this month for the second straight year at Ripperoo’s Mascot Olympics in Breckenridge, Colo., by outlasting all other mascots from the Rocky Mountain region in a downhill obstacle course. The competition was a race among local, professional and collegiate mascots from Colorado and other Rocky Mountain states. The course included…
Recognized student organization Hillel hosted a showing of DreamWorks’ The Prince of Egypt with a panel discussion yesterday in the classroom building. Hillel is UW’s largest Jewish student organization whose purpose of this showing was to recognize this year’s upcoming Passover. Since the 8-day long Passover begins on Monday, April 14, Hillel member Michaela Rubenstein…
In one of the most conservative states in the union, the issue of marriage equality has recently been thrust into the forefront of Wyoming’s political scenery. In February, a bill that would have legalized same-sex marriage in Wyoming made it to debate in the Wyoming House of Representatives but was ultimately shot down. This is…
Throughout this year, rumors have spread regularly across campus about potential tuition increases. As of Friday, such rumors are now news as the Board of Trustees approved a 5 percent tuition increase for both resident and nonresident undergraduate students along with a $91 increase in mandatory student fees for the 2014-2015 academic year. According to…
As the University of Wyoming makes its transition to a Tier 1 university in energy research, a UW professor discussed what to take into consideration when making decisions with oil and natural gas. UW Economics Professor Chuck Mason gave a presentation on Thursday to an energy class at the Energy Innovation Center. Mason said oil…
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming proposed legislation in which the United States would export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Ukraine and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This push was in response to Russian intervention in Ukraine earlier this month. Russia’s recent aggressive international law violations have Western powers worried. Most worried are…
With their historically risky and controversial decision-making, Wall Street and investors are often called selfish, greedy and perhaps evil. John Nofsinger of Washington State University suggested that universal human biases and emotions are responsible for many poor investment decisions. The Finance Professor made his case in his “It’s Not Just Fear and Greed” presentation last…
Charlie Scott does not trust the federal government to keep up their end of the bargain in healthcare, and his distrust will be felt throughout Wyoming as the State Senate shot down a bill last week that would have expanded Medicaid coverage. According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Wyoming is the most…
