Hispanic Heritage Month is a national holiday observed between September 15 and October 15 to encompass and appreciate the several different holidays and cultures throughout Latino countries. The University of Wyoming welcomes staff and students from several Spanish speaking countries, including Maria Zapata Povdea. Povdea is originally from Ecuador, where Hispanic Heritage Month overlaps with…
Alexx Sanchez asanch16@uwyo.edu Central Asian New Year or Naruz is a celebration of the return of spring that has been observed for thousands of years, and it will be celebrated at UW. “The holiday is called Naruz which actually comes from a Persian word. Persian is a language spoken in Iran. Na means new and…
Monika Leininger mleinin1@uwyo.edu A shining star of the Laramie Community, Emily Armitage creates her own podcast to discuss difficult issues that women and other minority populations face throughout their experiences in society. Emily introduces her work as “Pulling roots: the podcast aimed at challenging traditions we’ve all gotten too comfortable with.” Pulling Roots examines several…
Carter Henman chenman@uwyo.edu Real Women Real Bodies was founded in spring 2014 with the goal of promoting positive body image and challenging the hegemony of beauty cultures on campus. Sydney Stein is the current president of Real Women Real Bodies (RWRB), a junior studying communication and one of the founding members of the organization. “Body…
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…
Prim dies in the second half of “Mockingjay.” Oh yeah, and Katniss ends up with Peeta, but that’s not even close to the most interesting thing about her. Katniss, and Jennifer Lawrence the Academy Award winning actress who plays her, has become an important part of our culture. She represents one of the most visible…
