Gathered around a tombstone for “Humanity” and its hubris, students and community members met on Prexy’s Pasture at the University of Wyoming on noon Monday to call for action on climate change. Organizer Michael Selmer Jr. hosted and emceed the event, talking to the group about the increasingly pressing matter of climate change. “We know…
This Week in Time 10 years ago… Students held a “die-in” for AIDS awareness on campus. An anonymous student with HIV/AIDS wrote a letter to the editor criticizing the event as insensitive for discounting that millions of people live regular lives with HIV/AIDS, not that they simply die of it. ● “Hannah Montana: The Movie”…
Award-winning author and acclaimed humorist Dave Barry will be speaking at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Wyoming Union Ballroom. The professional humorist has written more than 30 books, including “Lunatics,” “Tricky Business,” “Best. State. Ever.” and “Big Trouble,” which was adapted into a motion picture in 2002. In addition to writing books, Barry has written…
Students gathered in the College of Law’s large moot courtroom Monday night to reenact a trial, partnering with the Spence Law Firm Historic Trial, of the Rock Springs Massacre. “The Rock Springs Massacre is the saddest event in our state’s history, which means we should learn from it so we can avoid repeating it,” said…
Wyoming Cowgirls defeat Boise State 4-2 this last Sunday, improving their record of 13-6 on this year’s season and 3-1 in league play. “Today was another great win on the road for this team. Boise State came out ready in singles and really took it down to the wire.” Said the head coach to Wyoming…
The University of Wyoming Calendar Committee released proposed academic calendars for the next three years, starting with fall of 2020, that feature two mini-breaks and a weeklong Thanksgiving vacation. The committee is currently accepting public comment online on the proposed academic calendars, which were developed with extensive feedback from students, faculty and staff, until April…
April 16- Own It! Women in STEM Awards Ceremony in College of Business, 5:30 p.m. Dawn of the Space Age-Full Dome Planetarium Movie in UW Planetarium, 7 p.m. April 18- Award-Winning Author Dave Barry in Union Ballroom, 1:30 p.m. Relationship Workshop in American Heritage Center, 3 p.m. StudioWYO: The Two Tracks and The Locals in…
A pioneering innovator in computer graphics visited campus last week to share his insights with University of Wyoming students. Paul Debevec, who now works for Google’s virtual reality team, has received two Academy Awards for his efforts to make digital images more life-like. In particular, he focuses on the role light plays in making computer-generated…
The Wyoming women’s golf team headed down to California for the week to compete in the Mountain West Championship. The tournament was held at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage CA. The nine teams involved were San Diego State, Nevada, UNLV, San Jose State, Fresno State, Boise…
The Men’s Wyoming Golf team competed at BYU Ping Cougar Classic on Saturday. Freshman Tyler Severin had a career-best finish this weekend helping the Cowboys to eighth place. Severin had a final round 70(-2) to finish the tournament with a 54-hole total of 214 (-2) and tied for 18th place, while Dan Starzinkski finished one…
Law enforcement is in Susan Dewey’s blood. “I grew up in a family of police officers. My father worked undercover in narcotics during the war on drugs,” she said. ”He bought large amounts of cocaine as an undercover operative, and miraculously, didn’t get shot in the head in the process.” Dewey, who teaches in…
The Half Acre building is one of the main attractions on campus that promotes health and wellness for students, faculty and staff, but even with up-to-date equipment and programs, students still have small complaints. Campus Recreation offers students and other members many programs, including Aquatics, Club Sports, Fitness, Intramural Sports, the Outdoor Program and the…
