Jul 26, 2012

University of Wyoming sophomore quarterback Brett Smith has been named to the 2012 Manning Award Watch List on Monday. As a true freshman in 2011, Smith earned First Team Freshman All-America honors from CollegeFootballNews.com and Second Team Freshman All-America recognition from Yahoo! Sports. The native of Salem, Ore., Smith was named the Mountain West...

Once known for the slogan, “success with honor,” Joe Paterno’s legendary Penn State football program is being dragged through the mud, and his statue being torn down, over the scandal that erupted within the university last November. In June, former Penn State defensive coordinator and member of Paterno’s staff, Jerry Sandusky, was found guilty of...

I am half-way through my declared major but am starting to realize it’s not for me. I really don’t want to get a lot of loans by switching to another degree. What should I do? -Grudgingly Declared Dear Grudgingly Declared, I once met a fascinating man who had accomplished many things. I asked how he got into the number of things he had done and his response...

Jul 26, 2012

Wyoming-based ska and reggae band “It Gets Worse” performed Wednesday in the University of Wyoming Simpson’s Plaza. The performance was part of a weekly concert series sponsored by the Campus Activities Center. With half of its members from Laramie and the other half from Cheyenne, “It Gets Worse” is an eight-piece band that came...

Both University of Wyoming students and non-students can enjoy a live performance of the musical “Hairspray” Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Carousel Dinner Theater in Fort Collins, Colo. Tickets, available at the Wyoming Union information desk, cost $20 for UW students and $25 for non-students. The ticket price includes admission to the show, dinner and...