Spencer Hu Shu2@uwyo.edu Nobody wants to be wrong, but given that we are not omnipotent, we’re bound to be. Being an indulgently prideful person, I can tell you being wrong is one of my least favorite things next to losing in gaming competitions, but that’s another piece for another day. I want to avoid being…
Spencer Hu Shu2@uwyo.edu Let me start by saying that I love UW and everything it has provided me by way of education and opportunity. That being said, there was a time where I was far from thrilled with the proposition of going to UW. That is to say that I wasn’t particularly fond of attending…
Spencer Hu shu2@uwyo.edu If Tinder resides on this side of the not-quite-being-too-taboo line, then the Peeple app might just barely reside on the other side of that same line. Peeple most often is described as being “Yelp,” but for people. Users go onto the app and review people they’ve encountered in their own life, giving…
Spencer Hu shu2@uwyo.edu This last weekend you undoubtedly saw a torrent of people changing their Facebook profile photos to a temporary version that has a French flag color overlay. In response to this I also saw many of my friends posting about how this is a form of armchair activism or “slacktivism.” This got me…
Spencer Hu shu2@uwyo.edu Just the other night I was having a heart-to-heart with my friend who told me he was struggling with his drug use. Not necessarily that his use was getting in the way of him being effective in society but rather, he just thought that he shouldn’t do it anymore. He kept saying…
Grand Avenue underwent an overhaul last summer and now street repairs projects are being unveiled for the future of Laramie. Earl Smith, public works director, said there are drainage issues at the Linford school. Smith said there are large ponds that form on the west side after precipitation events. He said the city would pay…
Anytime I’ve met someone new, most find it surprising when I tell them I used to be a slightly more than competent athlete in middle school. Now most athletes will look at this and say that it doesn’t count, and you’re probably right, and the non-athletes are probably surprised like the people I’ve told in…
An art consultant orated in front of the Laramie City Council on Tuesday to showcase public art possibilities in Laramie. Renee Piechocki, art consultant for the Laramie Public Art Plan, discussed what could be done to spaces in Laramie such as Optimist Park—which could be used as a film screening space—or downtown alleys—a possible space…
When I was in high school we had a unit in my senior English class where my teacher encouraged the class to choose a presidential candidate after researching both. The emphasis of the unit was for the students to really consider their political views and why they held them. I really appreciated this unit because…
UW student support stood out at the second reading of the Laramie non-discrimination ordinance. In a two-hour Laramie City Council meeting, three amendments were attempted, with only one passing by the end of the meeting. The passed amendment addressed the council’s concern about whether or not the ordinance could violate the public’s First Amendment rights….
The BI interviewed outgoing ASUW president Ahmed Balogun about his experience, the progress made over the past year and his hopes for the future of ASUW.
An event, “My Lease Says What,” was held in the union April 16 to educate students on landlord and tenant relations, legal issues when renting, and how to correctly read a lease in order to defend tenant rights.
