The Second City Improv Company

The Second City Improv Company

Feb 6, 2013

Photos: Brian Horlick-Cruz The Second City Improv Company performs a free show for students Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the Arts and Sciences auditorium.

Wyo. marriage equality

Wyo. marriage equality

Feb 6, 2013

Views on marriage equality are changing nationally. This November, nine states recognized same sex marriage and yet thirty-one limit marriages to heterosexual couples. This legislative session Wyoming had the opportunity to become the 10th state to support marriage equality or civil unions, but both bills failed. When I first saw bills for marriage equality in...

Moldovan band

Moldovan band

Feb 6, 2013

Many Americans could not place the Republic of Moldova on a map, much less describe their traditional music, but students at the University of Wyoming will have a chance to remedy that tonight at a showcase of the talents of La Taifas Quartet, which specializes in traditional Moldovan folk music. The Republic of Moldova is a small, rural country located in...

‘Hansel & Gretel’ deserves gold star

‘Hansel & Gretel’ deserves gold star

Feb 6, 2013

I expected so little from this movie. It shouldn’t be good. At most, it should have fallen into the “so bad, it’s good” category, but this movie surprised me. Everything in “Hansel & Gretel” comes together just enough to be good. It is certainly better than “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” the only recent entry into this genre I can...

My life abroad in Singapore

My life abroad in Singapore

Feb 6, 2013

I am Joseph, a junior English major at UW. I grew up in Evanston and, as a Mormon Missionary, I learned to enjoy a change of scenery, thus my participation in an exchange program. This semester I am a student and rugby player at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. As a former English colony, Singapore presents an eclectic mix of Eastern and...