The Restorative Justice program at the University (RJUW) hosted its very first Community Member Volunteer Training over the weekend. Overall, the training was a success, with the participants being fully engaged, willing to build new community bonds, and invested in learning about the Restorative Justice (RJ) process and the role they can play in it. …
The Green Dot program, dedicated to bystander intervention, has officially surpassed its goal to train 1,000 students, staff, and faculty, on University of Wyoming campus as of Sept. 26, 2022. According to the official website, the program focuses on reducing power-based personal violence and addressing other social issues that impede progress toward safe and equitable…
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…
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…
After hearing opening statements from President McGinity, ASUW President Schuler and ASUW Vice-President Emily Kath, Break-ThrUWYO presented to the forum a list of grievances and demands, and then, with a large number of students, faculty and other community members, walked out. “If they truly want to represent us, if they truly want to support us…
Monika Leininger Mleinin1@uwyo.edu Simpson Plaza was filled with students from student-led organizations willing to dedicate their day to helping out the community on Saturday morning. The Big Event is a large student-run service day that gathers students and community residents together to show appreciation and support for each other. Erin Olsen, assistant director of the…
Wyoming residents—UW students included—who have trouble seeing, hearing, or speaking, or just find themselves struggling to wake up on time or read their textbooks might find help on campus. Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources (WATR) exists to help anyone who needs it—from the slightly struggling to the severely disabled, from schools to retirement homes. Wendy Alameda,…
Many UW students look to LCCC as a small part of their education, but the Albany county campus is now looking to upgrade to accommodate increasing attendance. Representatives from Laramie County Community College appeared at the Laramie City Council work session on Tuesday to propose a purchase for lots 7, 8, 9 and 10 of…
Last week an 8-to-1 vote was cast in favor of a Laramie Non-Discrimination Ordinance designed to stop businesses and organizations from discriminating against members of the LGBTQ community. Needless to say with all that’s going on in states like Indiana this should be chalked up as a big win for our little town. One of…
Let me clarify something before I start. I am not fresh out of an Intro to Mass Media class and filled with outdated ideas on the various ways technology has created worldwide disconnect. I am not naive enough to disregard the endless social connections that would not be available without technology. Being able to play…
For transfer students at UW, getting the courses completed at a previous school to count toward a bachelor’s degree here can be confusing, but a new plan, discussed at this week’s board of trustees meeting, is trying to fix that. New four-year and “two plus two” plans collected by Alyson Hagy, UW’s interim associate vice…
Members of the Laramie community voiced opinions on the future of public art in the city during an open meeting this week. Public art consultants Renee Piechocki and Jennifer McGregor provided examples of public art implemented in other cities and spoke with attendees about what they hoped to see. “Looking around Laramie, the murals that…
