School kind of stinks, it’s mostly stress. Stress from sitting in a class that you may or may not have done the readings for, or being forced into awkward situations. It’s nice to get away but you can’t always leave campus whenever you want, because the buses take years and you probably have another class….
The students’ voices have been silenced when it comes to an issue that ASUW President Ben Wetzel deems “to not be feasible and/or appropriate.” A petition, “Fire Hunter McFarland,” was introduced to WyoVocal early yesterday morning and was denied later that day. The petition calls for Hunter McFarland’s dismissal and states, “Your Director of Diversity…
The UW Student Pharmacy survived budget cuts and will live on as a subset of the UW College of Pharmacy. It was announced last year that the pharmacy would be cut following the resignation of one of the pharmacy staff and the university’s fiscal crisis. According to an article published in the Branding Iron in…
The University of Wyoming will be home to an all new American Indian Center opening sometime this summer, which will address the needs of current and potential American Indian students. “It’s the current home of the honors program and the honors program will be moving to the Guthrie House, which is what opens it up,”…
The Friends of Laramie Skate Park, a subcommittee of the Friends of Community Recreation, was approved a $40,000 budget by the Albany County Recreation Board to expand the current skate park located at La Bonte Park, in Laramie. In addition to the funds being provided by the recreation board, the group has fundraised approximately $3,000…
The Graduate Students Network (GSN) at UW is all about helping graduate students build relationships, gain knowledge and socialize with fellow graduate students going through similar situations. GSN was a brainchild of Rachel Edie, the current president and graduate student in atmospheric science, and a former professor a couple years ago when they saw a…
The UW Art Museum is set to host its annual Juried UW Student Exhibition. This exhibition is an opportunity for select students from the university to present their artwork and have them critiqued by a juror. The selections for this year’s art exhibits were made by a gallery owner from San Francisco, named Catharine Clark….
The Wyoming State Legislature is determining the fate of a bill that would give protection to persons either reporting a drug overdose or suffering from one. “House Bill No. 62: Immunity for Drug Overdose Reporting” passed the House on its third reading with 50 votes for, 8 votes against and 2 excused votes for representatives…
In case you didn’t know or didn’t see the thousands of booths that were set up repping Brett Eldredge and Iron & Wine tickets, Brett Eldredge is coming to the University of Wyoming. “When?” you might be asking yourself. The answer is, today. Eldredge is the performer of such country hits as: “Don’t Ya,” “Beat…
Two Michelle Obamas, Elmo giving the president moral support and a performance by Drake, the hypnotist, Chris Jones, turned many skeptics into believers at the latest Friday Night Fever event. Friday night’s show was a full house. “I have done shows for 200-300 people up to 5,000,” Jones said. The show began with audience hypnosis…
Haiti. The nation of Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and has about 80 percent of its population living in poverty, according to cia.gov. In addition, only 48.7 percent of people 15 and over are literate, in comparison with the U.S. who has the best and most technologically advanced economy in the…
In light of recent events on the UW campus, with the pro-life march taking place last week, the Martian Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue (MLK DOD) focusing on equal rights and the pro-life booth in the Union yesterday, I figured I would discuss the topic of abortion. I know what you’re thinking, not another…
