The Wyoming Historical Society uploaded their second episode of “Women of Wyoming [WoW], Then & Now,” with guest Kylie McCormick, a Wyoming historian. McCormick shared her research surrounding the negative reputation of Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard, a woman historian and University of Wyoming educator in the late 1800’s. “Women of Wyoming, Then & Now,” is…
Rachel Jane Allen rallen19@uwyo.edu If you haven’t heard of this phenomenon, the Pink Tax is the price difference between men’s and women’s products. Particularly, it refers to the extra money that women pay for the same brands of the same products. As depicted in the graph, women pay more than men do for products like…
Kendyll Ferrall Kferral1@uwyo.edu Toppling the Mountain West’s third ranked team after a week off, the University of Wyoming Cowgirls dominated the Boise State Broncos Saturday afternoon in the Arena Auditorium. Four Cowgirls scored in the double-digits to lift Wyoming to its 82-58 victory. “I thought today’s game came down to the great start that we…
Kendyll Ferrall Kferral1@uwyo.edu A strong, early lead and three players scoring in the double-digits was not enough for the University of Wyoming Cowgirls to fend off the Utah State Aggies (6-5). Coming up short nine points, the Cowgirls fell to 4-8 in conference play after their 84-75 loss to the Aggies on Saturday afternoon in…
Breann Lujan-Halcon blujanha@uwyo.edu Cowgirls basketball left Denver with their fourth win of the season with a 75-64 victory over the Denver Pioneers Wednesday afternoon. Senior guard Marquelle Dent led the Cowgirls with 21 points, 10 assists and six defensive rebounds, for the fourth double-double of her career. While boasting a season high in assists, her…
Carter Henman chenman@uwyo.edu President Mackenzie Morrison and Vice President Brittany Nordberg started Fish N’ Chicks: the Wyoming Women’s Fly Fishing Club last spring in order to create a comfortable environment for women to try out the sport. “We were in the other fly fishing club and there were no women in there, and so we…
Matt Rooney mrooney3@uwyo.edu Men and women cannot be friends…yet. That is because there is a war being raged right now that is making “just friends” impossible until a victor is claimed. It is a war between two vile, disgusting, monstrous entities—the male brain and the male body. The brain is like a dirty Netflix, constantly…
Monika Leininger Mleinin1@uwyo.edu Wyoming budget update UW President Richard McGinity sent out an email addressing the Wyoming fiscal state issue and giving notice of additional measures to be implemented at UW to control spending on Friday. The first will be implemented after the October 2015 payroll cycle is finalized. With respect to state aid,…
Kendyll Ferrall Kferral1@uwyo.edu Competing as a full squad for the first time since late September, the University of Wyoming men’s and women’s cross country teams fell short of expectations at the Louisville Pre-Nationals Invitational in Louisville, Kentucky last weekend. Out of a field of 45 schools, the Cowgirls finished in 38th place for the 6,000…
Michael Rotellini mrotell1@uwyo.edu Her Campus is the newest publication at the University of Wyoming and they have a lot of aspirations for what they want to do for the students of UW. Her Campus is a national publication that’s by, for and about college women. Her Campus at UW was started by Lauren McClure, a…
The unspeakable violence against Michelle Wilkins when she was 8 months pregnant is a tragedy beyond imagination. The sadness of this horrifying crime will linger for a long time. Colorado is the one state in this country that has found a careful balance of protecting pregnant women, punishing those who are criminally responsible for ending…
March is women’s history month so let’s talk about the f-word- yes, feminism. I’m always surprised that so many people, men and women alike, are confused about what this thing is. So let’s talk about some popular beliefs. 1. We’re man-haters This is my personal favorite. Everyone hates “feminists” because we hate men right? Let’s…
