The amount of bizarre, and sometimes worthless, news on the internet seems to have no limit. In fact, if one pays attention to what’s trending on social media, news stories of lesser importance are probably read more than stories that really impact the world in a significant way. So where does that leave the story…
1.38 million Mexican citizens are waiting in ‘line’ for a United States work visa or an immigration visa through a family member, last year, according to The Huntsville Times. “But there were only 26,000 visas made available for Mexico that year,” wrote reporter Brian Lawson in the same article. Anti-immigrant activists believe illegal immigrants are…
With University of Wyoming ASUW elections wrapping up last week, I find it pertinent to ask one simple question: Why vote? Obviously there’s a simple answer to such a query: a person should vote in order to allow their voice and opinions to be heard and represented by candidates in our country. However, it’s becoming…
The end of glass recycling in Laramie has been covered by the Branding Iron since ARK Regional Services announced the discontinuation of their glass program in October of 2013. Since then, several community organizations, RSOs, independent students and community members have expressed their discontent with the situation and we at the Branding Iron urge the…
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is a desperado with wonky ideas about the Constitution, and the armed nutjobs who joined his skirmish with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are a nutty vanguard of the deluded conspiracy-mongers who dominate the far right wing in American politics. But they aren’t in the wrong. Given their actions, they…
The millenials are killing the Bible. If the current decline of readers continues throughout the coming generations, the themes and messages of this historical book are doomed to be lost and forgotten. Cassandra Herndon, a freshman marketing student and member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority agrees that there has been a decrease of millennials…
Brett Smith left some very big cleats to fill when he declared for the NFL draft last December. The restructuring of Cowboy football left us with four potential quarterbacks to replace the 6’3”, 210-pound NFL hopeful. Redshirt senior Colby Kirkegaard currently leads the pack, followed by senior Sam Stratton, sophomore Tom Thorton and sophomore Aaron…
More women than men are earning college degrees. With that, it appears we are near gender equality. In reality, we are not even close. Workplaces still discriminate against women due to wrongful assumptions ability and unwarranted stereotypes. These practices lead to a wage gap between genders. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics survey for…
A summer job. We all need one. And the worst part of the search? Interviews. Especially if you are trying to get an internship in the field you have chosen as a career. You apply for every job you find, hoping at least one is interested in you. Before you know it, you get a…
As a science, tissue engineering has been around for more than 20 years. Many recall the infamous Vacanti Mouse of 1997 – an early effort that sparked a media circus as it involved an unfortunate hairless mouse with a human ear grafted jauntily onto its back. While the Vacanti Mouse might seem slightly ghoulish, the…
The battle for gender equality within collegiate sports has come a long way from the days of an entirely male-dominated sporting spectrum. However, like any social issue, progress can be halted by a single comment. “Sports has lost its way, and part of the reason is that we’ve got women giving us directions,” former KNBR…
Wyoming is a bit conflicted. We are completely dominated by a population that favors the Republican ideology, yet is capable of electing (and re-electing) Democratic governors, such as Dave Fruedenthal. While our inherent red leanings aren’t all that surprising, the contradictions between our political philosophy and actual laws are. The idea that we are a…
