Keanu Review

Brett Maciech bmaciech@uwyo.edu Bringing their expert comedic sensibilities to the big screen, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele deliver a pretty good comedy with some decent laughs. The movie follows two cousins, Clarence (Key) and Rell (Peele), as they track down Rell’s stolen kitten Keanu into the heart of the seedy Los Angeles underbelly. The two…

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Final faculty senate

Brett Maciech bmaciech@uwyo.edu Yesterday’s faculty senate meeting was comprised with final addresses from UW President Dick McGinty, Vice President of Academic Affairs David Jones and ASUW President Brian Schueler, as well as the passing of the position of faculty chair from Tucker Readdy to Scott Shaw. McGinity spoke before the faculty, expressing his gratitude to…

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Peabody Energy facing broken regulation charges

Brett Maciech bmaciech@uwyo.edu Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private-sector coal company, may be in violation of mining regulations in Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. The accusation comes from WildEarth Guardians and they alleged that Peabody is mining without utilizing proper reclamation bonding, which is the process of restoring mined land to a reusable state. In…

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News missed over winter break

Brett Maciech bmaciech@uwyo.edu First woman UW president Former South Dakota State University Administrator Laurie Nichols has been selected by the University of Wyoming Trustees to become the next president of UW. The former vice president for academic affairs at South Dakota State is replacing interim UW President Dick McGinity, who had held the position for…

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Alex Eaves: Reuse pro

Brett Maciech bmaciech@uwyo.edu Your favorite band shirt goes through a long process of design and production to get from the drawing room floor to the skin on your back. But if there’s even the slightest mistake, that’s enough grounds for the artist, production company or the band itself to scrap hundreds of shirts and either…

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Manhattan

I’ve never actually gotten around to seeing any of Woody Allen’s film before this one. This is mainly out of a feeling of disinterest, but partially because none of them have been on Netflix instant before now. The way I hear it, Manhattan is actually a good place to start from in Allen’s filmography and…

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