Kristen Cheser Staff Writer With a lot of fear revolving around Halloween candy, many organizations put on events to allow for a safe environment for children to trick or treat. For example, the Ivinson Memorial Hospital hosts Boofest. “It provides an opportunity for safe trick or treating on Halloween,” said Sagan Wheeler, the manager of…
Megan Reich Staff Writer The Historic Plains Hotel in Cheyenne, Wyoming has some permanent visitors from the hotel’s past. Staff have reported many occurrences to the co-owner Astrid. Astrid said the staff have reported feeling presences in the room, and ghosts holding their hands. A bride name Rosie, her newly-wed husband and a prostitute roam…
Lydia Mayer The Cowboy Country Swing Club is having a Halloween dance today in the Wyoming Union ballroom. Every Thursday night, the Cowboy Country Swing Club (CCSC) gets together to swing dance from 8 to 11p.m. The CCSC is a registered student organization (RSO) led by their president, Eric Lovell. “We put on swing dancing…
CJ Day The University of Wyoming will hold their annual Safe Treat event today with the help of Residence Life and Dining, Fraternity and Sorority Life and some recognized student organizations (RSO’s). This event allows Laramie residents to bring their children to campus to trick-or-treat, providing an easier and safer alternative to trick-or-treating in the…
October 30, 2019-The Wyoming Men’s basketball team returned to the arena auditorium for the first time since the spring for a 62-56 win against the Northwest Nazarene in an exhibition game. Senior guard Jake Hendricks led the Cowboys in the first half with 21 points, going 4-5 from the three and 5-5 behind the free…
Tanner Conely “My dad graduated from here. All my family is from Nebraska, but my dad came here. My two older brothers went here too, so it’s like a family tradition.” Clarke acknowledges the irony of her family of Nebraskans showing such strong Wyoming pride. Madison Clarke is a graduate instructor from Wellfleet, Nebraska, majoring…
Danielle Server Innerbody, an online guide for medical and wellness testing, released a study Oct. 22 that created a list of the top 100 cities tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), focusing on the recent data submitted by the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and looked for recurring trends and information to put…
Tanner Conley Staff Writer Saving the environment has never tasted so good. On Mon., Matthew Branson, the Head Chef of Washakie Dining Hall, hosted the latest iteration of Cowboy Cooking Classes. The focus of the meal was a vegan alternative to the classic pulled pork sandwich featuring jackfruit and broccoli slaw. While the dish was…
Mary Rucinski The roots of Halloween can be traced back to a pagan festival of the Celtic people called Samhain. Pronounced sah-ween, the festival was the new year celebration when the harvest came to an end and the days started to get longer and darker. “[Samhain] was also felt to be a time when spirits…
CJ Day One of the University of Wyoming’s oldest halls, Knight Hall, seems to be the epicenter for the campus’s alleged paranormal activity. “You don’t work here for long without getting the feeling that there’s something weird going on here,” says Eleanor Koehn, a student who works in the building. “I’ve seen and heard a…
Katelyn Moorman Staff Writer “There’s a lot of really compelling research on the power of self-compassion, and how self-compassion can promote wellbeing in general,” said Lena Newlin, Assistant Director of Wellness. The Self-Love and Happiness Workshop is a relatively young program on campus. It was recently implemented in the spring of 2019. The program was…
Painter Stone Staff Writer The University of Wyoming’s fall semester midterms have come and gone, and some students may be struggling with their grades and their potential futures as college students. For many students, it is not an option to fail a class that they may have spent a large amount of money on. Raising…
