Jan 15, 2013

While exhausted students have taken a much-deserved break away from school to spend the holidays with friends and family, Cowboy and Cowgirl basketball players have spent most of their break dribbling the ball up and down the court. So what have Pokes fans missed during the winter vacation? There has been a lot of buzz going on about the men’s basketball team....

Jan 15, 2013

Over Christmas break, I skied at Steamboat, Jackson Hole and Snowy Range. I didn’t enjoy the claustrophobic feeling of being crammed in the red tram at Jackson, but I loved hiking the Headwall and taking runs less traveled. Steamboat is a great all-around mountain. The runs are long, there are lots of bumps, pockets of powder and wide blue runs. Snowy Range is...

Wyoming is one step closer to passing legislation that would officially make human trafficking punishable by law in the state. House Bill 133 is currently on the agenda for state legislators and would define human trafficking acts more clearly, specify penalties and provide assistance to human trafficking victims. “The first part would make trafficking...

Jan 15, 2013

The fiscal cliff, the precipitously named financial obstacle splashing around the news these days, refers to the decline in the budget deficit that would have occurred in 2013 without congressional intervention. Previously enacted laws would have required increases in taxes accompanied by spending reductions for many parts of the United States government....

Jan 15, 2013

The year of 2012 was one of many ups and downs that included triumphs and heartbreaks. One of the highlights of the year was the 2012 Summer Olympics, where the United States brought home 46 gold medals in swimming, gymnastics, tennis and other various sports. However, some enjoyed the cultural aspects of the Olympics just as much as the games...