As a part of April’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this year’s Denim Day celebrated 25 years of impact. Since 1999, the Peace Over Violence campaign has sought to inspire survivors and change attitudes towards sexual assault victims. Now, as an international event, Denim Day is now the longest running sexual violence prevention education campaign in…
The University of Wyoming (UW) Geological Museum is home to fossils, replicas of dinosaur skeletons and many records of Wyoming’s rich past, but while its displays are long-dead, the museum is alive with activity. The geological museum, in partnership with the Wyoming State Geological Survey, hosted its annual Fossil Fish Festival Saturday, April 20, to…
The third annual Laramie Flavor Festival took place last week in Laramie, showcasing a delightful array of dishes from around the world. More than 20 local restaurants participated in the event, each offering a unique taste of a different country’s culinary tradition. The event was hosted by more than 60 international volunteers representing over 40…
Students at the University of Wyoming are fundraising, swabbing for potential marrow and blood donors and raising awareness for the cause of treating and preventing certain types of cancers as part of the National Marrow Donor Program’s (NMDP) Be The Match organization on campus. Rallying around Junie, a young girl diagnosed with aplastic anemia who…
University of Wyoming students wore pink to welcome actor and comedian Daniel Franzese, who plays Damian in the 2004 film “Mean Girls.” On April 19, 2024, Franzese visited the Wyoming Union for an event hosted by 7220 Entertainment. At the event, students were able to watch the original “Mean Girls” movie and listen to commentary…
The Laramie Salamander Migration Initiative has begun its fourth annual salamander watch, wherein volunteers help Western Tiger Salamanders cross the road. On rainy nights in spring, the salamanders emerge from their burrows in backyards and migrate to Labonte park to breed in the pond. During this time, the salamanders must cross 9th Street, which results…
The Honors College hosted film producer and director, Oualid Mouaness, for their Middle East Film Masterclass. Mouaness shared his experience in the film world and how he was able to produce his most famous short films and music videos including “1982” and “The Rifle, The Jackal, The Wolf, and The Boy.” Mouaness’s most recent short…
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…
The Agricultural Community Resources for Everyday Sustainability (ACRES) student farm will not be in operation during the 2024 growing season. As it currently stands, the ACRES student farm will not be operating during the 2024 growing season due to faculty oversight. “We’ve lost two of our Horticulture people in the last year. We lost one…
The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium held a solar eclipse observation event on Prexy’s Pasture, where dozens of students and members of the community looked at the sun through eclipse glasses that the planetarium provided. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, and even though Wyoming…
The Wyoming Historical Society uploaded their second episode of “Women of Wyoming [WoW], Then & Now,” with guest Kylie McCormick, a Wyoming historian. McCormick shared her research surrounding the negative reputation of Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard, a woman historian and University of Wyoming educator in the late 1800’s. “Women of Wyoming, Then & Now,” is…
One of musical theater’s most well known performances, “Into The Woods” takes viewers on a journey through Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s revolutionary retelling of old fairy tales. It’s now been brought to life in the Buchanan Center’s Thrust Theatre. To the University of Wyoming students in the cast and behind the scenes, putting on…
