The Wyoming Territorial Prison Light Show continues this year during December. “The show in the parking lot is the same, and ideal because you can stay in your car. The one thing that has changed is in 2018 we started the Holiday Lights Trail Walk. We have it set up so people could walk. It…
Jenna Pettit, a senior at UWYO, visited her family over the Thanksgiving break and noted the differences that the COVID pandemic has created for travelers. “It was different because it was less crowded on the shuttle and everyone had to wear a mask. On the plane, the middle seat was kept open. There were also…
On November 16, a petition was started to “save the UWYO MFA in Creative Writing” from being eliminated in the next fiscal year. As of December 3, 1,681 people have signed the petition which can be found here: https://www.change.org/p/university-of-wyoming-save-the-uwyo-mfa-in-creative-writing?use_react=false. One of those signers is graduate student Nicole Foss, “I graduated in the spring with my…
Alysa Aakers, a respiratory therapist at Ivinson Medical Center, cares for COVID positive patients in Laramie. “This experience has been chaotic. Though I am grateful to be a helping hand during this pandemic, it is also exhausting and mentally draining. It’s tiresome to worry about every simple action,” said Aakers At every step of process…
According to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDOH), there has been a substantial decrease in the average number of laboratory confirmed cases this week; however, this does not mean that the virus is not still spreading in Wyoming. “There was not as much of an increase in testing demand. And, laboratories, both in-state and across…
I started working at the Learning Resource Center (LRC) in the UW Lab School during the fall of my sophomore year. I never would have thought that my last year would start off with so many restrictions due to COVID-19. As a library aide, I’m used to seeing the Lab School students during class checkout…
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The CDC and Wyoming Department of Health have recommended for everyone to celebrate the upcoming holidays with only the people who live with them. “It’s really pretty simple, even though it sounds redundant. In general, holidays or otherwise folks should stay home and stay away from others when they are sick. Wear cloth coverings in…
The emergence of privately owned social media platforms has reshaped American speech and what should and should not exist online. While each platform—Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, LinkedIn, etc.—has been forced to filter at least some of its content, platform moderation is wildly inconsistent and often unquestioned after content is taken down. As a result, we see…
Like all aspects of life, education has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike other areas of life, this may impact future educators as well. “Many of my classes are offered via distance in the evenings for early childhood educators that are working in the field, so I have been teaching on Zoom for about…
Phase 4 came earlier than expected, with students moving out sooner than anticipated. I for one am glad about it, considering the way this semester went. When I envisioned myself going to college, I didn’t expect to be held up in my room for weeks on end. But that is what most freshmen faced this…
