The Lifesavers Initiative at UW uses a comprehensive approach to prevent suicide and suicide attempts among students through services including education, training and support. The Lifesavers Initiative came to fruition through a grant and has been a part of the university since 2018. “Back in 2018, UW was one of 19 colleges and universities nationwide…
Second year Musical Theater student, Hazel Homer-Wambeam, founded a student organization called the Progressive Students of UW despite her incredibly busy schedule. “We discuss any type of political issues our members want to talk about: feminism, sexual assault prevention, Black Lives Matter, gun rights and regulations, mental health awareness day, etc.,” Homer-Wambeam said. Homer-Wambeam is…
Students Hunter Swilling and Colter Anderson take on a platform of lowering student costs in their run for the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW) President and Vice President. Swilling, a Molecular and Physiology Student, and his running mate and Economics student, Anderson, are teaming up to run for ASUW President and Vice…
A press release sent out on March 19 confirmed that certain classes at the university will be held in person after spring break. The availability of vaccinations and a steady decline in COVID-19 cases made it possible for students and faculty to have the option to be in person for the remainder of the semester….
Students celebrate March 17 to different degrees. Some don’t even remember the holiday until its happened, others eat the popular St. Patrick’s Day meal. “I have up in the air plans. We might go to O’Dwyers and get corned beef and cabbage. It’s my favorite meal. We’ll also do some day drinking,” secondary English education…
On March 11, the university announced the addition of in-person ceremonies for spring commencement. The change was driven by public support for graduating students to experience an in-person commencement. The events will take place in the Arena-Auditorium on Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15. There will be up to four in-person ceremonies conducted. The…
President Biden plans vaccinations to be open to all American adults by May 1. A few states have already opened their vaccines to all adults, though not yet Wyoming. Students may receive their vaccine then. Albany County Public Health announced starting on March 8, vaccination phase 1c and priority group 1 through 3 can begin…
The university has talked about staying in person after Spring Break rather than continuing with their original plan of going online. Students say the possibility of staying in person has not changed their Spring Break plans they made months in advance. “I know that originally the university had planned to go all virtual after spring…
Last Wednesday, the Board of Trustees discussed possibly continuing in-person course delivery following the shortened Spring Break at the end of this month. This differs from the original plan to switch to online instruction when students return from three day Spring Break. “It was a new idea from them, had not been ‘on the books’…
Submitted by student Lexi McCoy I am writing to you today regarding my concerns and other classmates of classes staying in-person after the return of spring break. I would like to remind you of a year ago, nearly to the day, of when the University of Wyoming sent us out for spring break for two…
I know that harping on the need to connect with family and talk with them while at college is a subject that most closely resembles beating a dead horse. However, it is uniquely important to be sure to do this, especially in a pandemic environment. I have specifically scheduled two times a week in which…
Cowgirls basketball team will go to San Antonio, Texas for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament after winning their first ever Mountain West Conference Tournament against Fresno State Bulldogs 59-56. Keith Kelley, speaker for the Cowgirls basketball games from the Cowboy State News Network, said the Cowgirls leave everything on the court. They have…
