On Friday evenings, one room in the basement of the College of Business building is dark, save for flashes of color from the projector screens and music that escapes into the hall. The Anime Club at the University of Wyoming meets twice a week, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays, to…
Esports has gained high popularity as a competitive activity and has been recognized for its appeal and benefits and as a club sport at the University of Wyoming (UW) campus. The club brings the teams into competitive games and hosts gaming competitions as well. Their club has a competitive aspect, but as a whole, it…
Lucas Robertson lrober22@uwyo.edu The UW Sierra Club, a grassroots environmental organization, organized a rally march in protest of the current standards of energy renewal and waste management protocols on Tuesday. The group also conducted a series of speeches where environmental professionals from UW and representatives for the Sierra Club informed their audience…
Carter Henman chenman@uwyo.edu President Mackenzie Morrison and Vice President Brittany Nordberg started Fish N’ Chicks: the Wyoming Women’s Fly Fishing Club last spring in order to create a comfortable environment for women to try out the sport. “We were in the other fly fishing club and there were no women in there, and so we…
Jamie Hampton jhampto6@uwyo.edu The University of Wyoming campus offers many things to do ranging from leadership conferences to art galleries. Somewhere in that range, This Just In fits in with their improv shows. This Just In is an improv troupe, created in 2009, associated with the registered student organization (RSO) Associated Students of Performing Arts…
Carter Henman chenman@uwyo.edu The Fencing Club hosted a fencing tournament on the University of Wyoming campus on Sunday, which members are calling a great success. “This was the biggest tournament in the history of the University of Wyoming,” Amanda Markus, sophomore and secretary of UW’s Fencing Club, said. “We had 34 registered fencers, which was…
The other day I was talking to a friend of mine on the club tennis team. He told me that he had just joined a fraternity. Hearing that I felt so happy for him, because those years changed my life for the better. My freshman year I was encouraged to attend rush by my mom…
Raves, technology, music and a shared interest in a children’s television program bring students together in the Wyoming United Bronies Club (WUBC). “A brony is somebody who identifies with the fandom associated with the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic franchise,” Alyx Cox, a UW freshman and WUBC member said. Started three years ago by…
The Associated Master’s of Social Work Students of Wyoming (AMSWSW) filled the Union with signs and people to promote awareness of gender based violence on Tuesday as part of an international event called One Billion Rising. Megan O’Brian, president of AMSWSW said that education is the focus of the day. “One in three women will…
