Alexx Sanchez asanch16@uwyo.edu During the weekend the University of the Wyoming held its fourth annual World Languages Day or WLD in the education building. Middle school and high school students came from around the state as far as Cody to visit the campus and to learn about the languages offered at UW. The students visited…
Fabian Grund fgrund@uwyo.edu In most developed countries it is legal to buy alcoholic beverages at the age of 18. Only in Iceland, Japan, South Korea and the land of the free, the United States, the legal drinking age is over 18. Furthermore, the US has the highest legal drinking age with 21. European countries like…
Avery Kerman akerman@uwyo.edu The 2016 Poker Run held this past weekend consisted of skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, live music and prizes. This Poker Run was on Feb. 20 at the Barber Lake campground in Medicine Bow National Forest and Centennial. The day started with participants paying $10, which covered one poker hand, as well as a…
Monika Leininger Mleinin1@uwyo.edu Community college tuition may increase The Wyoming Community College commission is considering changing the tuition policy for every community college in the state of Wyoming. The change would affect all seven community colleges in the state. The commission will likely not make changes in the policy until this upcoming fall semester. Walking…
Josh Barta jbarta@uwyo.edu College is the stepping-stone from childhood to adulthood for the American youth. We choose our majors and study our fields with the hopes of eventually landing a job in that field. But for most of us, college might not quite feel like real life yet. The University of Wyoming will be holding…
Fabian Grund fgrund@uwyo.edu I am a study abroad student from Germany and I came here with the intention of staying one semester. That being said, I decided to stay in the dorms since there was only a short time window from the end of my semester in Germany to the new semester here. I wouldn’t…
Spencer Hu Shu2@uwyo.edu Let me start by saying that I love UW and everything it has provided me by way of education and opportunity. That being said, there was a time where I was far from thrilled with the proposition of going to UW. That is to say that I wasn’t particularly fond of attending…
Paige Backman pbackman@uwyo.edu The Wellness Center located inside of Half Acre gym has been open for about a week. The Wellness Center is open to the university community from Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Any faculty member or student associated with the university has access to the Wellness Center’s services. Those…
Matthew Fabian mfabian1@uwyo.edu In Senate Resolution #2481, ASUW approved a 4 percent tuition increase under the guise of President Brian Schueler for the 2017 fiscal year. The bill authored by the president and Senators Hanson, Kerbs and Krell, estimates a $142.80 increase for in-state undergraduate students and a $572.40 increase for out-of-state undergraduate students. “Given…
Michael Rotellini Mrotell1@uwyo.edu Living in Laramie for three years now, I’ve noticed something a bit odd. There aren’t many places that can help you with technology. Whether it’s repair, software, hardware or just the common questions, there are only a few places with limited help. I know there is an Apple store on campus, but…
Alec Schaffer aschaff3@uwyo.edu Ponder this description of a standard college party: an over crowded, loud, sweaty, sloppy and odorous gathering, relieved of all moral and normative inhibitions; fueled by a mysterious and potentially dangerous house blend of bottom shelf intoxicants. This degradation of drinking culture is essentially a trademarked trait of the…
Rachel Jane Allen rallen19@uwyo.edu “In 2011, the American College Health Association–National College Health Assessment… found that about 30 percent of college students reported feeling ‘so depressed that it was difficult to function’ at some time in the past year.” Since that year, the number has gone up to 44%. It’s time to face…
