The final spring concert will be honoring Leonard Bernstein’s, an American composer, conductor and music lecturer, 100th birthday anniversary. Chichester Psalms is one of his most important works, written in 1965 for Chichester Cathedral in England. The concert is today, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in UW’s Buchanan Concert Hall and will begin with an overture…
Real Women, Real Bodies (RWRB) is a student organization committed to promoting and supporting positive body image here at the University of Wyoming. “We started off about 5 years ago founded by Sydney Stein, who was concerned about the representation of women in media,” Julian Dickie, president of the organization, said. Every semester they hold…
The United Multicultural Council (UMC) and ASUW will be hosting their annual Drag Show at the University of Wyoming on April 21 at 7 p.m. The event will take place in the Arts and Sciences Auditorium. As per their tradition, the show will be hosted by Jessica L’Whor. “This drag show will be just as…
As an extension of UW’s annual Shepard Symposium taking place this week 7220 Entertainment will be screening “Call Me by Your Name,” a film focusing on social injustices. The film will be screened in the Union family room on Friday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. This event is free and open to…
MILAAP is the officially recognized Indian Students Organization here at the University of Wyoming, whose goal is to be the source of connection for people of different ethnicities and backgrounds. “The main objective of our RSO is to introduce and promote the culture and heritage of India in the UW community,” Ragha Mohan, MILAAP secretary,…
Fraternity Sigma Chi will be hosting their annual weeklong Derby Days event from April 7-13. “Sigma Chi is hosting Derby Days to hold a fun philanthropic event to help cure cancer,” Member of the Derby Days Committee Brad Cook said. “All the money that we will raise will go to the Huntsman Cancer Institute.” Sigma Chi…
Partners Campus at the University of Wyoming is a student chapter for the Partners of the Americas, which is based on collaboration with educational institutes and the UW chapter is student led and provides opportunities for community leadership, volunteer work and professional development. “This institution was started in the 1960’s by President John F Kennedy…
Festa Brasil, an event promoting Brazilian culture, is happening this weekendhere at the University of Wyoming. Festa Brasil will take place on Saturday, March 31, organized by Partners Campus, Wyoming Partners of the Americas and ASUW. President of UW Partners Campus Nicolas Arizaga said, “As an organization, Brazil has always been our main partner for…
The University of Wyoming is home to more than 800 international students from around 94 different countries. Around 50 of these students come from the small Southeast Asian country of Nepal. To form a community within these students the Friends of Nepal at the University of Wyoming was established in January of 2008. They have…
Imagine listening to the symphonic stylings while sharing your experience on Twitter in real time, this is possible with the “tweet seats” offered at the UW Symphony’s concert events. This evening starting at 7:30 p.m. UW Symphony’s “Season of Joy” continues with “Bach by Any Other Name.” The concert will take place at UW’s Buchanan…
Anna Chalfoun, assistant professor and assistant leader in the department of zoology at UW, will be the first-ever recipient of the Peter R. Stettenheim Service Award at the American Ornithological Society’s annual meeting in April. “It was a really nice surprise,” Chalfoun said. “I don’t really view the work that I have done as work…
Unlike the fall semester, University of Wyoming’s 7220 Entertainment program will host three trivia nights during the spring semester with remaining dates for student participation being March 21 and April 18. Trivia nights will be held in The Gardens, located in the lower level of the Wyoming Union starting at 8 p.m. The event is…
