Enacted in 1972 as a part of the Education Amendments, Title IX is one of the most well known government statutes with an incredibly broad scope in education today. Only 37 words, it states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits…
Hello all, and welcome to the 2022-2023 Academic Year. We at the Branding Iron are here to record history and ensure that the student’s voice is heard. Take a look at the following excerpts from each of our editors to get to know them and our organization better! Hello, readers of the Branding Iron! My…
Branding Iron Editorial Staff Matthew Fabian Mfabian1@uwyo.edu In today’s entertainment-driven television markets, sports appear to thrive. Simply look at the sights of the Super Bowl media coverage in Santa Clara this week. Media members abound as lines of cameras and microphones cover the carnival that is going to be the golden anniversary of the biggest…
As someone who has devoted two years of his college career to the Branding Iron, I feel I have a grasp on what the paper is and what the paper is not. Sadly, I also feel most students on campus do not have a slight idea of either. So this editorial will attempt to clear…
“I am not a role model.” The words of Charles Barkley from a Nike Air commercial could not ring truer today. Athletes, in no shape or way, have to be role models. They may be public figures and easily recognizable, but they do not have to be “role models.” There is no reason why we…
The Laramie City Council is considering possible fixes for the parking problem around UW’s campus, and one idea, mentioned by City Councilman Joe Shumway in a recent BI story, is to implement a four-block buffer zone of residential permit parking around UW. This solution is proposed as a means to help Laramie residents near UW’s…
After many disappointing visits to the center for career services, and lack of opportunities at job fairs it can appear that there are few options for liberal arts majors after college. Merriam-Webster defines liberal arts as “areas of study that are intended to give general knowledge rather than to develop specific skills needed for a…
Wyoming’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) office will close today, and I would love to think everyone at UW understands why this is unfortunate. Just a guess, I’ll assume this is probably not the case. The indicator of what people care about, social media, has been mute for anyone under the age of 40—Yik-Yak has…
“’Good morning peeps! Wanna hear a joke? UW’s parking system,” the Yik-Yak message read. UW may pride itself on being a “walking campus,” but the parking system is in dire need of a make over. It is unfair to place students in a catch-22, where we can be late for class or risk paying for…
One of the most disgusting characteristics of American religious hardliners is their hypocrisy. These dimwits do nothing more than give the rest of Christianity a bad name. The same-sex marriage debate is an excellent example. These splinter groups of religious hate-mongers claim that the Federal government should step in and forbid people to enter into civil…
Opinions, in their very essence, are divisive and we have no shortage of that in this country or this university. America is arguably more polarized than at any point in any living person’s time as polarized coalitions feud with no foreseeable compromises. When the Branding Iron ran staff writer Jeremy Rowley’s column on 9/11, it…
