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  • Nutcracker at UW unique to Laramie

    The holiday season is once again upon us and for this time of memories and merriment, one holiday tradition is coming to UW; the performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker.” Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-4, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Arts ...
  • Rainbow Resource Center receives $580 check

      The Rainbow Resource Center is the recent recipient of a $580 check from regional TriO Programs.  TriO Programs is based out of the office of Student Educational Opportunity and is designed to help individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. With the ...
  • No requirement saying you must answer a cop’s questions

    Dear SAP,   My friends and I were having a discussion the other day about being harassed by the cops at parties. It seems they always want to ask questions and we were debating about whether or not we actually have to respond to their questions.   So my...
  • Student Activities Council hosting early Thanksgiving dinner today

      For those who cannot wait until Nov. 25 to roll around, the Student Activities Council will host Thanksgiving early.  From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today in the Union ballroom, SAC will host its free Thanksgiving dinner. Seats are limited and tickets to reser...
  • Understanding UW’s Veterans

    UW will host Understanding Student Veterans at 9 a.m. today in the Union Ballroom. “We wanted to do something for our veterans,” Shelley Dodd, member of Division of Student Affairs, said. “The Professional Development Committee was looking for topic...
  • Meecham talks GIS today

    As a part of Geography Awareness Week, Dr. James E. Meecham, senior research associate for the Department of Geography at the University of Oregon, will speak to students about his experiences mapping Yellowstone National Park and Oregon using Geographic ...
  • Love ‘deserves to be a contender’

    It’s not often that I just commit a few hundred words to praising one member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, but Kevin Love deserves some love. Love snatched 31 rebounds and 31 points in a single game. No player has put up a 30-30 game since Moses Malone...
  • Cowgirls go 1-1 during final road trip of season

    The Cowgirl volleyball team (22-7, 7-6) split their final road trip of the season last weekend as they beat TCU in four sets on Thursday night and fell to the New Mexico Lobos in three sets on Saturday night. Against TCU, the Cowgirls won the first set 25...
  • Lessons from Arun Gandhi

    Arun Gandhi was born in the midst of apartheid in South Africa where hate was rampant. When he was 10-years-old he was beaten by white children because he was too black and beaten by black children because he was too white.  It was at that point that he ...
  • Living the dream

    With a crowd standing below and instruments in hand, the bands were ready to rock at this year’s Battle of the Bands in Cheyenne at the Old Community House in Lions Park. One of the bands playing was a band from Laramie.  Sorry No Sympathy, which has b...
  • Free clinic on Flamenco music, concert to follow

    A guitar leads the beat and high-heeled feet stomp along with passion. The Flamenco dancer swirls her ruffled dress, as her arms shoot up and her hands twist to accentuate her face in a still frame of grace. On Tuesday at 2 p.m., Double-bassist Renaud Gar...
  • Geography Week promotes awareness

    As a part of Geography Awareness Week, geographer Andrew Marcus will speak about new ways to study rivers in his keynote speech Thursday 4:10 p.m., in the Business Auditorium.  “A well respected geographer, who has done some exciting research on new me...
  • ABSL to host Kwanzaa celebration

      UW’s Association of Black Student Leaders is hosting this year’s Kwanzaa celebration today at 6 p.m. in the Dick Cheney International Center. Every culture has its own celebrations during the winter season; Western cultures celebrate Christmas, whi...
  • Deficit solution: taxes, spending cut

    Imagine finding yourself in a terrible financial situation with outrageous rising debt and a dwindling income. What would you do?  You know that if you continue on the same path, eventually things are going to go terribly wrong and fall apart. Because o...
  • UW ranked top 20 in services to Vets

    A recent report issued by the Military Times Edge ranks UW within the top 20 U.S. schools for Veterans. The report, which ranked the top one hundred schools for Veterans, looked at a pool of over 4,000 colleges in order to make its determination. UW is 18...
  • Cowboys, Cowgirls win openers

      The Cowboy and Cowgirl basketball teams started their seasons on positive notes notching home wins over the weekend. The Cowgirls opened their season on Friday against the University of Denver Pioneers.  The game was a hard fought, defensive battle th...
  • Hathaway not in immediate danger

    is not sufficient to cover the Hathaway Scholarship from the current account, there are other mechanisms to ensure that the scholarships get paid.  “At this point we think that the investment portfolio is strong and that the opportunity for full fundin...
  • Cowboy football looking to avenge loss, win in Vegas

    Here’s some things UNLV and Wyoming have in common going into Saturday’s game: Five-game losing streaks, struggling defenses, incomplete performances, basement conference standing, and indubitably disappointing seasons. The parallels between the Rebel...
  • Marijuana: ‘An ever-present part of college culture’

    To many college students, marijuana is seen as an ever-present part of college culture, but to campus police, it is the most common drug that citations are issued for on UW’s campus.   Though they occasionally see other drugs including methamphetamine,...
  • Snow season has arrived in Laramie

    With the nearly five to six inches that fell this week, it’s obvious that the cold weather has returned to Laramie. As a snowboarder, I can’t help but love seeing the layer of snow that blankets the ground. But as a resident of this small town, I hate...