In the fall of 1969, the University of Wyoming found itself at the center of a national controversy involving race, religion and individuality. Fourteen black football players were dismissed from the football team for planning to protest a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints practice regarding black priests. After UW’s head coach Lloyd…
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College of Education Fails to Educate
Let’s face it, schools across Wyoming are not teaching students the essentials to make it in a competitive world. High school does not have to work miracles, but it does have to teach a student how to read, write, and perform simple mathematical equations. From what I have seen from the students entering the…
Freudenthal Joins Law School Faculty
Former Wyoming governor Dave Freudenthal has joined the UW faculty as a distinguished visiting professor this semester and will teach for an additional three semesters. Freudenthal will return to his alma mater to teach in the College of Law. His seminar at the college will focus primarily on energy law and natural resources; although he…
False Alarm
Laramie fireman John Poulos and UWPD officer Jay Peyton talk after yesterday’s false alarm at the College of Business building. According to Poulos, false fire alarms are common in new buildings. codyconnorMore Posts
ASUW allocates $7,500 for D.C. spring break trip
The Student Senate voted on three pieces of legislation at Tuesday night’s meeting, with one bill awarding $7,500 from the general reserve to sponsor a spring break trip to Washington D.C. for 12 students. The Student Senate voted on three pieces of legislation at Tuesday night’s meeting, with one bill awarding $7,500 from the…
Analysis of a bitter, cold four-year sports culture in Laramie
I know what it feels like to live in one of those northern sports cities like Minneapolis or Detroit, or even a little less northern, Cleveland. I go to school in Laramie, a place where the sports are, at times, as hard to deal with as the painfully cold climate. It’s far less dramatic…
Eat more Burger King, smoke another cigarette and enjoy
My favorite photo assignments aren’t athletic events, nor are they large events put on by campus organizations. My favorite photo assignments are the ones that allow me to document the everyday lives of college students. I like them because we have the most unique lives—and I enjoy capturing them. The life that is the…
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, cocaine and ecstasy, marijuana is the number one illicit drug found on campus. Branding…
Discovery Days to be held this weekend
This Saturday will be the first of three Discovery Days held this year, which provides prospective students with information about UW. The Office of Admissions and Pre-College and Student Visit Programs will host the event. Branding IronMore Posts – Facebook – YouTube
COHC to host Health Fair
The College of Health Sciences will host its fourth annual health fair to offer students and community members a variety of health services free of charge. The event will take place 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday in the Union Ballroom. codyconnorMore Posts