It has been recently brought to our attention in a letter to the editor that good sportsmanship has never been the legacy for the University of Wyoming. In fact, the Branding Iron has a long history of reporting on said poor sportsmanship dating as far back as 1925. Such articles included an excerpt describing a…
It is high time that we grapple with, and resolve the fact that freedom of religious expression shouldn’t necessarily mean individuals must be publicly subjected to religious speech. And instead of allowing evangelicals to use this protection to publicly engage in denigrating, bigoted, and dangerously misinformed speech, religious expression should be seen as something relegated…
The law itself can be an intimidating subject, and reading it can be an even more daunting task. However, I find my position as both a journalist and a first year student at the University of Wyoming College of Law has provided me with a unique opportunity to read, digest, and distribute information about lawsuits…
Gut health. Plant based diets. Cycle syncing. Intermittent fasting. These are some of social media’s latest health crazes. You might have seen doctors on Tik Tok discuss the benefits of certain exercises, or a holistic health coach on Instagram share different foods that will improve your wellbeing. While social media is a lot of different…
The American healthcare system is a travesty. In 2021, the American Medical Association reported that the average American, per capita, spent $12,914 for healthcare costs which is $5,000 more than any other high-income country on Earth. In fact, according to the World Bank, the United States in 2021 spent more than $4.3 trillion in healthcare…
How we use the internet could fundamentally change for the foreseeable future, if the RESTRICT Bill, or Bill S. 686, is passed. This bill is a Trojan Horse for some of the most disturbing and shocking breaches of public privacy that the United States has ever seen. Opposers of the bill have considered it to…
Recently, in what I believe was an attempted appeal to my “Christian values,” someone told me, “I’ve read the Bible cover to cover three times.”
I thought to myself, “Yeah, and I’ve completed Nintendo’s Super Mario World
By Emily Gipson Many university faculty gave comment in The rising debate of AI usage expressing a sentiment of frustration at the potential rise in academic dishonesty as a result of more widespread access to AI tools. The ethics of AI have been considered since Alan Turing created a computer that could crack a cypher…
The landscape of technology is a fast paced, ever-evolving, and exciting sector for modern society. So exciting, in fact, that for years, big tech has played into the hype that rapid advancements in tech leads to. Elon Musk, for instance, has effectively used his influence to generate interest in his various projects and ideas, targeting…
Idaho lawmakers recently passed a bill to join Mississippi, Utah, Oklahoma, and South Carolina in authorizing firing squads as a means of capital punishment. This development comes as states search for alternatives to lethal injections due to pharmaceutical companies barring the use of these “inhumane” drugs. Under this bill passed in Idaho, firing squads would…
On April 1, the University of Wyoming’s official Instagram account made a post announcing new pools near the Classroom Building and in Prexy’s Pasture. The post was merely a joke, intended to be a good-natured April Fool’s day prank, but many followers did not find it amusing. Commenters on the post pointed out that joking…
“We may have come from different boats, but we’re on the same boat now” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. While this may not be one of Dr. King’s most well-known quotes, I find it incredibly relevant today. Between recent abortion pill bans and transgender issues in Wyoming, there has been heated debates circulating within…
