The LGBTQIA+ community, both at the University of Wyoming and in the City of Laramie, has fallen victim to many incidents targeting who they are and what they stand for, particularly over the past two weeks. Members and community allies have voiced their thoughts on these events and the feelings they evoked. “There have been…
Matthew Fabian mfabian1@uwyo.edu Poke Fans, So this football season has not been the greatest, fine. 1-8 is not exactly the record we had in mind for this point in the football season, even the strongest pessimist out there would agree with this. None of that really matters at this point, considering the abysmal state of…
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…
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…
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…
