Renowned deaf artist and activist Nancy Rourke visited the University of Wyoming Thursday, April 11 and, in partnership with 7220 Entertainment, hosted a painting workshop for students and other members of the UW and Laramie community. About 20 participants, many of whom were also either deaf and/or speaker’s of ASL, attended the workshop, and were…
As a first time renter, attempting to make sense of your lease and the rights you are afforded as a tenant can oftentimes feel overwhelming and unfairly designed to benefit your potential landlord. Especially, as renters are very rarely offered the same legal and financial assistance or protection that Wyoming landlords are granted. While this…
During the Thursday, November 16, 2023 University of Wyoming Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting that Branding Iron previously covered, several updates were given to the BOT, including proposals of new potential degree programs and those under review for elimination, a detailed list of which was sent in an email from the Provost on Nov. 16….
Thursday, Nov. 16 was the second of three meetings held by the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees and the first where all of its voting members were present. Halfway through the eight hour meeting members of the WWAMI Medical Education program including Casey Pikla, a second-year medical student and President of the Medical Student…
The Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW) Student Government held their weekly Senate meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14, to discuss and vote on over nine separate pieces of legislation, only two of which were old business from the previous week’s meeting. The senate voted to pass both pieces of legislation from the previous…
Just a day after the Nov. 7, 2023 referenda elections, which saw abortion rights becoming a key issue on the ballots, including in several red-leaning states, like Ohio which enshrined the right to abortion in its state constitution with the passing of Issue 1, and the flipping of Virginia’s House of Representatives granting full control…
The Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW) held their shortest meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, which lasted just a little over an hour and a half. During the meeting, the 111th Senate voted on Senate Resolution #2915, and Senate Bills #2916, #2917 that were tabled from the previous week’s…
The 111th Senate of the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW) spent a majority of Oct. 31, 2023, weekly debate on Senate Resolution #2912 ‘Freedom of Expression’ which ultimately passed by one vote. The meeting started with Kameron Murfitt being sworn in as the new Vice President, replacing the vacancy left by Jessica…
On Oct. 24, 2023 the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW) held their weekly Senate meeting, during which they discussed a student organization board funding request (SOFB) from the Associated Students Interested in China (ASIC), and only discussed Senate Bill #2907, which was introduced last week and a set of newly introduced senate…
On Oct. 17, 2023, a strike hit the al-Ahli Arab Hospital and killed an estimated 100-300 people in what the Palestinian Health Ministry has called a “targeted Israeli bombing” of the hospital. This particular strike is one of the more egregious consequences of the non-stop rocket fire between Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas militants…
On Saturday, Oct. 14, students and community volunteers gave back to the Laramie community through a set of service-focused activities as part of the University of Wyoming’s Service, Leadership, Community Engagement (SLCE) Office’s localized version of the Big Event. 2023 marks a full decade of UW staff and students participating in what is considered the…
This article was updated Tuesday, October 10, 2023, with the information supplied that the website is now live. You can view the website at the following link: http://www.uwyo.edu/president/freedom-of-expression/index.html At the Board of Trustees (BOT) September 2023 meeting, University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel shared the recommendations of the Freedom of Expression, Intellectual Freedom, and Constructive…
