Sabrina Geller was found dead on Feb. 13, 2024. At the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW) Student Government weekly meeting, at approximately 10:12 p.m., a student announced that Sabrina Geller had been found on the morning of Feb. 13, 2024, and announced her as deceased. “I’m here to actually tell y’all something…
The possibility of a Chick-Fil-A coming to the Wyoming Union has been a recent discussion around student representative groups on campus. The first mention of Chick-Fil-A en masse to students was a polling question from the ASUW executive branch Fall Student Issue Survey. “Personally, I’ve been hearing rumors about it for a few months,” Queer…
The Alliance for Renewable Energy of Laramie (ARE) led the Second Annual Laramie Solar Tour on Saturday, Oct. 1st, to educate Laramie citizens on the power and potential of solar energy. “Our goal with the Solar Tour is really to educate members of the public and inspire them to do what they can with their…
The University’s Psychology Doctoral program awards funding to graduate students, with the goal being to fully fund each student for at least four years via full tuition waivers and stipends. “In essence, you’re getting paid to get your PhD,” Dr. Joshua Clapp, an associate professor, said. “We’ll guarantee two, three, or four years of funding…
The Student Health Service (SHS) has suffered a number of vacancies in recent months which has led to a tightening of services to students. “We are doing an assessment of the Student Health Services Director, in doing so to ensure that we can provide the best care for students,” Nycole Courtney, AVP for Student Affairs…
From August 14 to August 20, approximately 1300 incoming, transfer, and veteran students participated in the new required orientation program Saddle Up. “You’re helping foster a camaraderie, a good environment amongst your groups, really just to help to make sure that these students are having a good freshman experience,” Grant Dillivan, a Pokes Pack Leader,…
Monika Leininger Mleinin1@uwyo.edu The Laramie City Council discussed enacting a new chapter of the municipal code that could provide traffic violation offenders with the opportunity to take a class to have the citation dismissed. City Attorney Jason Loos said a defensive driving dismissal program was used by a local judge for several years, but it…
Jenny Weiss Jweiss6@uwyo.edu Tourism season is around the corner as Wyoming Office of Tourism releases a new advertising campaign, “That’s WY,” today to drive visitors and revenue to the state. Wyoming Office of Tourism Executive Director Diane Shober said the target audience of “That’s WY” includes anyone who enjoys adventure on a variety of levels…
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…
Monika Leininger Mleinin1@uwyo.edu UW competes in RecycleMania RecycleMania is a collegiate recycling competition managed by keep America Beautiful. Colleges across America and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week. The competition runs through April. The winners are ranked on who recycles most on a capital basis. Last year UW collected more…
Monika Leininger Mleinin1@uwyo.edu 1. New LCCC transfer agreement Due to a new articulation agreement between the University of Wyoming and Laramie County Community college may allow transfer students to count more courses for college credit. In the past if LCCC transfer students did not have the 60-hour associate degree, general education core courses would not…
Josh Barta jbarta@uwyo.edu A Wyoming man passed away Sunday after colliding head-on with a semi west of Laramie on Highway 230 around 3:00 p.m. The victim was found dead at the scene. Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. Mike Simmons said the victim burned to death. “Both the semi truck and the Nissan Frontier erupted…
