May 3, 2013

To quote Kurt Russell in one of the best movies ever, “Great moments are born from great opportunity…that’s what you’ve earned here tonight.” That’s what I’ve had in my five — yes, five years of college: great moments and great opportunities. Though it’s been a stressful five years, it’s been a really good five years. The only thing I regret...

May 3, 2013

The University of Wyoming is about to close the books on another school year, and with that comes the end of almost all of the athletic events from the 2012-2013 season. Except for teams such as the men’s and women’s track and field squads, who will continue their season well into May, no more Cowboy and Cowgirl athletes will step on their respective playing...

May 3, 2013

As I am getting closer to graduation (one more semester after this), I am finding that there are not a lot of jobs out there looking for Religious Studies Majors. Shocking, I know. I am often asked by people, “Why are you spending thousands of dollars on studying religion? Do you want to become a minister? Or go to grad school?” No. I can’t afford graduate...

May 2, 2013

The Internet is for cat videos and memes, but it also can be a place to educate the world. Online classes, be they classes that have a professor lecturing over Skype or the phone or completely online, are the future of education. The fact of the matter is that it is easier to reach a large number of potential students all over the world, and for less cost over...

In the light of finals, I have become nostalgic looking at my year in Laradise. It has taken me awhile to appreciate her quirks, but this past year has made me realize that there are many things that I can only experience in beautiful Laramie, Wyo. Only in Laramie do you run into your professors at Walmart on a Saturday morning. There is a very specific kind of...

May 1, 2013

Talk about a war on women, and this time it was headed by someone parading as an activist. But instead of furthering the cause of organizations like Women’s Action Network and STOP Violence, if this accusation is true, Meg Lanker-Simons’ actions further hurt legitimate claims of sexual assault in this community. Let us first be clear that while she has been...