Feb 27, 2013

Last week the long debate over releasing the names of the candidates who could be the next president of the University came to an end after the board of trustees withdrew its lawsuit and announced four candidates who agreed to have their names released. Yesterday, Dr. Robert Sternberg from Oklahoma State University was announced as the next president. The four...

Feb 26, 2013

This Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the Elect Her conference put on by ASUW.  There were about 50 people in attendance, mostly women, and there was a take home message being that women can run and win. Yes, campaigning is scary and there will be people who call you mean names but you can go out there and do it. It is sad that in the year 2013 women...

Feb 20, 2013

Transportation has been a consistent problem at UW, from people slipping on the ice, getting run over by bicycles or finding a place to park. It is no secret that UW has a parking problem. TransPark and the bus drivers do their best to make sure that students arrive to class on time, but sometimes it is nearly impossible. I live off campus and commute to class...

Feb 15, 2013

For a movie about first love, the loss of innocence, and finding that group of friends who have no problem with being weird, look no further than “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” The movie is based on the best selling novel by Stephan Chbosky, and it does it no shame. In predictable fashion, the book is better than the movie, but the movie still does a...

Feb 13, 2013

After much deliberation ASUW voted 20 to seven to adopt ACRES farm as an ASUW program. Senate bill 2386, a bill to make ACRES farm an ASUW program, heard debate from both sides as well as from representatives from the farm. “We provide Washakie with a small amount of produce but I would argue that we indirectly affect every student,” said ACRES...