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…
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2 ASUW execs., SafeRide coordinator resign
Recent shakeups within the ASUW executive branch have led to the resignations of two executives. Unrelated to the executive resignations, Michael Pule, coordinator of SafeRide, also resigned last week. Pule was not available for comment on his reason for leaving.RECENT codyconnorMore Posts
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
Finals stress can be dealt with
It’s the week before finals and most of us would agree that it is the one that strains our sanity more than finals week itself. Writing 20 pages of text, roughly making up some 16,000 words? Check. Fumbling with PowerPoint to make graphs look interesting in that grand presentation? Check. Taking the time to…
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…
9-ball tourney breaks Friday
A 9-ball tournament will be held Friday in the billiards hall at 6:00 p.m. and will run until completion. Sign-ups are open until 9 p.m. today for students in the billiards hall in the basement of the Union. There is a men’s division and women’s division, with winners advancing to the Association of College…
The evolution of social media
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…
International Student Association to host Etiquette Dinner Saturday
The International Student Association will be hosting their annual Etiquette Dinner from 6 p.m. to midnight this Saturday in the Union Ballroom. “[The] Etiquette Dinner is an effort to introduce and promote the culture of different countries to the campus community,” Vagaban Subedi, events coordinator for ISA said. codyconnorMore Posts
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…
No requirement saying you must answer a cop’s questions
Dear SAP, My friends and I were having a discussion the other day about being harassed by the cops at parties. It seems they always want to ask questions and we were debating about whether or not we actually have to respond to their questions. So my question for you is, if the…