Category: Campus
ASUW changes committee responsibilities
The ASUW Senate passed a piece of legislation that streamlines how their committees work, the responsibility of senators, establishing a committee devoted to diversity and how vacancies are filled. Senator Jacob Kennedy, of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, was one of the authors of the bill. His original intent with Senate Bill #2573,…
UWPD benefits from mental health training
The University of Wyoming Police Department (UWPD) uses several mental health related training programs to assist offices and to improve the quality of their service. The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) are among the most useful programs. CIT is a community partnership of law enforcement, mental health, addiction professionals,…
ASUW restructures student fees
New ASUW legislation, Senate Resolution No. 2577, was passed Oct. 31, allowing for programmatic fees to be placed for Fall 2019. ASUW has been working on this new legislation since last Spring when a proposal for new programmatic fees was released. “So, the program fee legislation that we passed was 177 pages. We’re pretty sure…
Education Abroad recruits new students
The Education Abroad office is implementing new marketing strategies to recruit more UW students to study in foreign countries. With hiring new staff members, the office became more involved in social media and started promoting studying and teaching abroad on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The overall goal is to inform more UW students, scholars and…
Remember veterans, Holocaust victims
Victims of dark times in the not-so-distant past, and US veterans of more recent times, will be remembered this week at UW, leading up to the anniversaries of two important events during World War Two: the Night of Broken Glass in Germany and the end of the war on Armistice Day, which is now also…
Number of sexual assault reports increases
During the last spring semester and this current fall semester there have been allegations that a Resident Assistant sexually assaulted girls in the dorm hall. No recent cases have been reported with UW police, Albany County Courthouse, or the STOP Violence program with similar claims. “I don’t know of it this year, I know of…
UW student art draws controversy
There is a Greek-styled statue of a nude woman, cradling her hands near the cleavage of her breasts, hair drawn together in the middle of the back of her head and the draped down to the back of her neck in the Visual Arts building near the intersection of Willet Drive and 22nd Street. Various…
President Nichols gives insight on commencement changes
Next May, students will see new changes in the way UW holds graduation commencement ceremonies. The changes will come about via the decisions of a Commencement Review Task Force and the input it receives from the campus community. President Laurie Nichols said since she was named president of the university, she had been asked what…
ROTC in fiftieth Border War
University of Wyoming ROTC will run the game ball from the Wyoming-Colorado border for the upcoming Border War game against Colorado State for the fiftieth battle of the Bronze Boot. “This is a long and prestigious tradition,” Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Haas said. Wyoming ROTC will meet the ROTC from CSU along with both teams’ coaches,…
Student art league travels to Wyoming Arts Summit
Thursday afternoon through Saturday morning, University of Wyoming Visual Arts students will be in Lander, Wyoming, for the Wyoming Arts Summit sponsored by the Wyoming Arts Council. The summit is a two and a half day conference focused on supporting and improving the arts and artistic livelihoods across the state. The summit also gives educators…
New salad bar opens in Union
Grassroots’ is the newest addition to the Union food court, which offers soups and salads for a lighter meal. Grassroots serves soups and specialty salads, with vegan/vegetarian options. Students can choose from their specialty salads or create their own. Their specialty salads consist of the Asian Salad, Caesar Salad, Greek Salad and Spinach Salad. They…
ASUW passes legislation on restructuring, fees, disclaimer
The Associated Students of the University of Wyoming passed a couple bills that directly impact the student body. The first was Senate Bill No. 2573, which restructured senate committees and the way they reach out to other university committees so that there is more student voice. Senator Jordan Blasovich, of the college of health sciences,…