The 2016 Summer Olympics just got much more intriguing with the news that Olympian Michael Phelps will be coming out of retirement this month to compete in a meet in Mesa, Ariz. next week. This quickly led to speculation the Gold Olympian will compete in 2016’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. This is great…
Laughs echoed throughout the room, guts clenching in pain from the consistent chuckling. After the stress of pre-finals week, students sought after a much-needed release. Comedian Adam Mamawala visited the University of Wyoming for a show last Friday night and delivered a great performance. Recently named in Funny or Die’s Top “30 Under 30 Comedians…
We’ve all done it. And we will all do it again. We are all culprits of the phenomenon that is the “that’s what she said” joke. And the question we’ve all had cross our minds for however fleeting a second is: when are “that’s what she said” jokes appropriate? All the time, that’s when. Whether…
Each and every time you log onto Facebook to post a selfie, or buy those awesome running shoes from your favorite online retailer, you are putting your information into the hands of others—many others. Edward Snowden is running from the U.S. government trying to avoid alleged espionage, because of facts Internet users should have already…
With summer on their minds, many students are forgetting that the end of semester often brings with it a multitude of in-class speeches and presentations. Before you begin to sweat and anxiously bite your fingernails, here are some no-fail tips to combat speech anxiety and achieve speaking success. Get straight to the point with a…
Let’s talk politics. Student government to be precise. As some of you may possibly be aware of, ASUW Senate elections are coming up. I can tell because of the students standing throughout Prexy’s getting in my way as I hurry to class. ASUW likes to present themselves as being important to the UW campus and…
As Wednesday turned into a pseudo-summer day with shorts, flip-flops and skirts abound, it certainly became difficult to focus on anything to do with school. Next to final projects and exams, there is one responsibility most students forget to take care of: ASUW General Elections, happening next week. Personally, I have not always been a…
Construction in Laramie is ongoing as most residents and students have noticed by now. Grand Avenue has been closed for some time, now with multiple repairs being performed. The Wyoming Department of Transportation is coordinating with the City of Laramie, said Randy Hunt, Director of Community Development. “The construction on Grand is a state of…
Cancer and chemotherapy: there are perhaps no two words more unnerving in all the medical lexicon. Almost everyone has been touched by cancer in some way and many have witnessed the ravages chemotherapy visits upon those who undergo it. Part of the reason chemotherapy is so damaging is that it cannot target cancer cells exclusively….
Tiger Woods will not play in this year’s Masters. He will instead have back surgery that could keep him out up to six months. Tiger’s absence may lower ticket sales and TV ratings may see a drop, but the Masters do not need Tiger. Tiger has not won a major since 2008. He is not…
As tensions mount in the Russia/Ukraine crisis, international students from both countries face a situation in which they are both grateful to be away from the region, but feel ties of responsibility to their home countries. UW international students Natalia Sharova and Jenya Avramenko, both graduate assistants in the Global and Area Studies department, discussed…
In the final game of March Madness, the UConn narrowly won against Kentucky, an exciting game for fans and a $1 billion money maker for CBS and Turner Broadcasting, according to Forbes. Though March Madness might be over, the enormous sum of money made off college sports has spurred discussions of whether student athletes should…
