From pitch to their falsetto voice, one of UW’s student choirs, The Singing Statesmen, will take their musical talents across Wyoming throughout this week. From Wednesday to next Monday, the group will perform in Glenrock, Afton, Lander and Cody in front of the towns’ high school students. The Singing Statesmen will be finishing their tour…
Laramie Morning Toastmasters believes in crushing fear: namely, the fear of public speaking. Toastmasters is a group of Laramie community members that practices forming and delivering of speeches. The group meets 6:45 a.m. on Mondays in Room 106 of the Animal Sciences/Molecular Biology Building. The group has had about 20 members involved at any time….
Prayers and Squares, a ministry started by St. Matthews Episcopal Church, has made thousands of quilts and quilt squares for community members in need in order to share hope and faith. The group was founded three years ago by a group of women in Bernardo, California. It is an ecumenical ministry, meaning all faiths are open…
Along with Friday Night Fever’s De-Stresser events, Amnesty International will be hosting a letter writing event tonight in the Union Gardens at 9 p.m. Writing letters to governments and other authorities that abuse human rights is how Amnesty International began their campaign, Conor Mullen, president of UW’s chapter of Amnesty International, said. “It’s such…
Rats, rats, rats. No, this does not refer to the feeling one has after finding out they got a bad grade on a test, it speaks of the newest production of the Department of Music’s Opera in a Gym (OIAG). Last week in the Fine Arts Concert Hall, OIAG presented the world première of their…
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 IronThe Branding Iron is a Student Media project. Student Media gives University of Wyoming students valuable experience in writing,…
“Marry me, Peter!!!!” the high school girls cried out in cacophonous unison toward the Danish a cappella singer during the baSix concert Saturday. BaSix performed as the closing concert for the UW Vocal Jazz workshop that concluded Saturday. The UW Vocal Jazz Ensemble teamed up with other a capella groups: the Betty’s, Lookin’ for Treble…
Weight Watchers now has a program at UW. The program, dubbed Weight Watchers at Work, started at the end of September under a provisional trial period. “Weight Watchers at Work is a slight spin on the traditional program to help members lose weight,” Tammy Scott, Weight Watchers liaison to UW, said. The program…
Engineers Without Borders hosted a talk Thursday about ongoing research on subsistence consumer merchants. Dr. Jose Rosa spoke about the motivations behind pushing for subsistence merchants and their overall effects on developing and underdeveloped countries. Rosa is a professor of marketing and sustainable business practices here at UW. codyconnorMore Posts
Simpson Plaza became the venue for what became a small circus Monday afternoon. A group of evangelists, led by a man who refers to himself as Shawn The Baptist, spent the day spreading their message by telling passing students about the need to avoid sin. The evangelists however, were met by a contingent of approximately…