| Written by Shay Alspach |
| Wednesday, 03 December 2008 10:17 |
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Next semester, the University of Wyoming Student Activities Council (SAC) will continue to entertain students with a diverse assortment of shows and concerts.
When it comes to the weekly shows put on by SAC, the council wants to make “every week as different as possible,” SAC Lead Programmer Jason Joyce said.
The variety of shows planned for next semester include a hip-hop concert taking place during the Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue and a bluegrass show.
A show by the popular Chicago-based comedy troupe, The Second City, is confirmed for next semester, Joyce said. SAC is also in talks with Ten Sleep native Jalan Crossland for a show early in the semester. Both The Second City and Crossland have performed at UW in the past.
In addition, SAC is planning a comedy show for charity, according to Joyce.
During the next semester, SAC will begin a new marketing campaign and undergo a full refacing, according to Joyce. The campaign will include new ways of reaching out to students and a revamped logo.
A lot is still up in the air so student input can be part of the process, Mike Lange, program adviser, said.
Students can participate in the Student Activities Council by joining and helping decide what events come to UW. Members also plan the shows, help out and can meet the performers.
“That’s just as much fun as going to the shows,” Joyce said.
“SAC has booked music, comedy, films, speakers and spoken word, just to name a few. Anything is a possibility,” according to the SAC’s Web site.
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| Written by Caitlin White |
| Wednesday, 03 December 2008 08:59 |
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International is hosting Coats for the Community through Dec. 19. Winter items such as coats, scarves, gloves, mittens and hats are needed.
President of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International Emily Nelson said Coats for the Community will give all donated items to Interfaith Good Samaritan. Interfaith Good Samaritan will then give the coats to families in need in the Laramie community, Nelson said.
The coat drive has been open for donation since Nov. 24 and the fraternity has already collected about 50 coats, Nelson said. Nelson added coats and other winter items are now being accepted at three locations around Laramie. These locations are the University of Wyoming College of Law building, 1000 E. University Ave., the Brown ‘N Gold off Grand Avenue and First Interstate Bank.
Nelson said the donated coats will be cleaned by Holland Dry Cleaners free of charge.
Nelson said this is the second year Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International has hosted Coats for the Community.
She said they recognized that most organizations, including themselves host canned food drives. Nelson said their organization wanted to fill a need that wasn’t being met.
“We wanted to help those in need in the Laramie community to get through the cold winter months,” Nelson said.
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International received 150 donated coats last year, said Nelson. Nelson said the fraternity hopes to exceed 150 donated coats this year.
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| Written by Josie Lorimer |
| Tuesday, 02 December 2008 09:14 |
The jobs of most college students consist of cutting vegetables, not DNA. Normal job descriptions include copying papers, not amino acids. Most students create meals, not artificial genes. Normal jobs include doing custom paint jobs, not custom silk fibers. But Sherry Adrianos does not have a normal job.
Adrianos, a graduate student at the University of Wyoming, works in the spider silk research lab in the Molecular Biology Department at the University of Wyoming. Randy Lewis, a professor in the UW Department of Molecular Biology, heads a team of scientists, graduate students and undergraduate students all working toward the same goal: to create a superior fiber by cloning spider silk genes with specific properties. This human-made spider silk could be used for advanced medical surgeries, better protective clothing and improved materials for parachutes and airbags.
Without the help of his team, Lewis’ research would be lost. While Lewis spends most of his time campaigning for money to fund the research, students play a huge role in the execution of the spider silk project.
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| Written by Tom Schambow |
| Tuesday, 02 December 2008 08:44 |
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The first annual Beards for Benefit Shave Party was held Nov. 30 in the Wyoming Union Center Ballroom, hosted by the Kappa Sigma fraternity. The event was free and open to the public. Donations were accepted to benefit Habitat for Humanity and the University of Wyoming Colleges Against Cancer.
“At the Beards for Benefit we were shaving off our facial hair for our charities,” Kappa Sigma social chair David Steinberg said. “It was nice to get rid of all our facial hair after growing it for the entire month of November.”
While the event was held with a serious intent to raise money for two charities, the event also provided fun for the public. Kappa Sigma members and other participants shaved unique designs into their beards during the evening.
Fifteen men from the Kappa Sigma fraternity participated in Beards for Benefit along with seven men from Farmhouse and eight men from Pi Kappa Alpha. Approximately 35 people showed up for the party.
The idea originated with the Kappa Sigma fraternity at UW. They were just colonized by the national organization Nov. 23, since they met the requirement of 25 members. Kappa Sigma hopes to attain chapter status by the end of Spring 2009. To become a chapter, they must have 50 members and complete a checklist given by the national headquarters.
Kappa Sigma hopes they can establish and build a house for their fraternity in the next three years. The total amounts from the Beards for Benefit Shave Party will be released by Dec. 6.
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| Written by Justin Earnshaw |
| Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:20 |
After a semester of preparation and effort, the Shalom Garden Orphanage Relief Project will culminate with the holding of a World AIDS Day Dance and Auction Dec. 1.
The silent auction and semi-formal/formal dance is the fruition of a project consisting of a University of Wyoming class and the charity of a community.
The dance and auction is open to the public. Cost is $3 for singles and $5 for couples. The event begins with the Silent Auction at 6:30 p.m., followed by the group’s presentation at 7 p.m. and the semi-formal/formal dance, which will continue until 11 p.m. Any remaining T-shirts will be sold at the event.
The SGO Project has been the core component of Dr. Tracey Patton’s Cross-Cultural Communication Class in the Department of Communication and Journalism.
The Shalom Garden Orphanage in Nakuru, Kenya was started by Margaret Kanyiri when children were left on her doorstep.
The AIDS epidemic in Kenya has left 1.3 million children orphaned, and due to stigmas and lack of resources these children struggle to survive. Kanyiri has taken in 20 children who need schooling, nine at the primary level and 11 at the pre-primary.
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