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…
Feb. 28, 2024, Young Americans for Liberty, a new libertarian student organization on campus, held a drug legalization fair to bring public awareness about perspectives regarding drug legalization. Four students gave out presentations and information throughout the event, including the legalization of marijuana, psychedelics and opioids. “So our organization is focused on trying to do…
The Japanese Conversation Club of the University of Wyoming hosted professional koto, shamisen and shakuhachi players for a Friday evening performance on March 1. Naoko and Kanshin, professionally trained players of the traditional Japanese instruments brought a taste of Japanese culture to the high plains of Laramie with help from fellow performer Ayako Ohara. Before…
A two-year construction project that has been planned for over a decade is in full swing. The construction of two new residence halls, named North Hall and South Hall, has taken over the Union parking lot and commandeered several roads. The two new residence halls will supposedly be able to house as many students as…
Allyson Fertig’s double-double leads Cowgirls to 62-51 victory over Fresno State.
The Laramie community gathered together on Thursday, Feb. 22 to celebrate the life of Sabrina Geller, a University of Wyoming student and ROTC cadet who was found deceased near Vedauwoo Recreation Area Feb. 13, at St. Matthews Cathedral. At her funeral, she received military honors and some of the people who knew her in life…
The Cowgirls suffered a narrow defeat at home against the Lobos, marking their fourth consecutive loss.
U.S. 287, infamously nicknamed the ‘Highway of Death,’ has claimed three more victims. Thursday afternoon at about 2:46 p.m., three members of the University of Wyoming’s swim and dive team died in a single-vehicle accident along U.S. 287 between Livermore and Virginia Dale, just 10 miles south of the Wyoming border. The victims were 18-year-old…
By Wyoming National Guard Public Affairs LARAMIE, Wyo. – The family of Cadet Sabrina Geller of Golf Co., 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation, Wyoming Army National Guard, invites the community to join them in honoring the life and service of their beloved daughter and comrade. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Feb. 22,…
On Saturday Feb. 17, nonprofit organization Family Promise, held their seventh annual fundraising event called BEE-lieve in Change Gala. Nearly every seat was sold out at the Alice Hardie Stevens Center reaching their goal to raise almost $50,000 for Family Promise, an all time record. Chaley Dimoff, the director at Family Promise and of the…
The Chinese New Year celebration holds much historical, cultural, and symbolic importance in the Chinese tradition. Also known as a Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, this annual event marks the beginning of the lunar calendar and is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture. This cultural demonstration is not confined to the streets of major metropolitan…
Four Pokes players hit double digits, defeating San Jose State 80-75; Cowboys 13-12 overall.
