Greek life: more than meets the eye
The other day I was talking to a friend of mine on the club tennis team. He told me that he had just joined a fraternity. Hearing that I felt so happy for him, because those years changed my life for the better. My freshman year I was encouraged to attend rush by my mom…
Come for the Free Tour, Stay for the Beer
It feels damp, much like a bathroom after a shower, and has the sweet sticky smell of yeast. A room contains massive shiny tubs where beer is mixed. This is the brew room at Altitude Chop House and Brewery. Members from the public were invited to go into the brewery Friday night and witness some…
Denver Comedians Poke fun at Themsleves
On Friday night the Union Gardens was filled with laughter as two comedians entertained students before the ever-stressful “dead week.” Friday Night Fever brought in Troy Walker and Vinnie Montez, two Denver area comics. Montez off-stage has a reserved personality that may come from 16 years of experience as a police officer. “There are so…
WATR showcases new Equipment
WATR, the WIND Assistive Technology Recourses Department of the Wyoming Institute For Disabilities, held an open lab to show off the new technology the department recently acquired on Thursday. Members of the University of Wyoming and the larger Laramie community were invited to come and see all the new potentially beneficial equipment that will be…
UW Staff Senate Holds Meet and Greet
This Wednesday the UW Staff Senate held a “meet and greet” prior to their first meeting. UW Staff Senate President Rachel Stevens stated: “We are having this meet and greet because not many of the benefited workers know we exist,” UW Staff Senate President Rachel Stevens said. “We also need to fill the 23 vacancies…
Wyomingites Reject Board of Trustees Amendment
Wyomingites do not want out-of-state members on the UW Board of Trustees. Last Tuesday, 70 percent of Wyoming citizens voted no on an amendment to the state constitution that would have allowed 20 percent of all trustees to be from outside the state. Wyoming Senate President Tony Ross initially proposed the amendment, and it passed…