In the wake of Saturday’s shootings in Tucson, which left six people dead and several others wounded—including Gabriel Giffords, D-Ariz., who was shot in the head—much discussion is taking place around whether political rhetoric acted as a motivation for the perpetrator. But instead of looking at what motivated the shooter or why he committed such a…
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….
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…
The annual gala holiday celebration concert will have two performances on Sunday, the first at 2 p.m. and the second at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Concert Hall. The gala has been an annual concert for the university since before the tenure of current choral director Nicole Lamartine, who is one of the featured…
While the nation’s capitol enjoys a 65-foot Jackson Hole Christmas tree, Laramie celebrates the season with a festival of individually decorated pine trees. To help kick off the Laramie holiday spirit the annual Festival of Trees will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at the Centennial Complex, 2111 Willett Drive, across from War…
Internet and social media makes it easy to stay in touch with friends and family across the world. Social networking sites Craigslist and Google make it easy to find whatever, or whoever a user may want in a matter of minutes. While this easy access is beneficial to family members and friends trying to connect,…
Facebook is currently the most preferred service for sharing accounts for 78 percent of social network usage, according to socialnetworkingwatch.com. However, the evolution of social networks did not begin with Facebook; rather, the site’s popularity is the result of extensive attempts by various networking outlets that have all contributed to the progress social networking…
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
Sara Beaver, a grad student in the Department of Botany, will present her research titled “Assessing Community Composition and Nutrition of Forage Plants in Prime Elk Summer Habitat in the Absaroka Range, Wyoming,” as part of the Department of Biology’s Friday seminar series, Friday at 3:30 p.m., in room 212 of the Aven Nelson Building….