To welcome back students, FNF is offering the traditional Friday movie as well as another special treat. Free laser tag for all UW students will be held from 9 p.m. to midnight on Friday January 14 in the Union Ballroom. Also there will be three showings of “The Social Network” at 6:30, 9 and 11:30…
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…
Students listened to a talk Monday about genocide in Darfur and specifically genocide prevention and conflict resolution. Ellen J. Kennedy, executive director of World Without Genocide, spoke at UW Monday night. Her talk also included Rwanda, Cambodia and Bosnia. World Without Genocide is a non-profit organization based out of William Mitchell College of Law in…
Take a seat, watch the house lights dim and cue the curtain to rise on the next production of UW’s Theatre and Dance Department’s 2010-2011 production season. “Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout,” by acclaimed playwright Tomson Highway, begins 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 to Oct. 30 and 2 p.m. Oct. 31 in the Fine Arts Studio…
The Service, Leadership and Community Engagement office kicked off its Leadership Development series Monday with a discussion on how students can better identify and understand leadership skills. jsindtMore Posts
RSO Funding Board has about $11,000 left to give out to organizations for events for the remainder of the semester as of last week’s ASUW meeting, RSO Funding Board Chair Katie Cusack said. During meetings, several senators have become concerned at the low amount of funding the board has left. Several have expressed concern about…
The University of Wyoming held a panel discussion on Freedom of Speech in Academia yesterday afternoon at the Hilton Garden Inn. Panelists included Joan Del Fattore, author of “What Johnny Shouldn’t Read: Textbook Censorship in America.” Kenneth Lasson, Philippa Strum and Robert O’Neil were also speakers at the panel. American Heritage Center director, Mark…
By Paul V.M. Flesher In the political fuss over the New York Islamic community center (with a prayer room) a couple blocks from “Ground Zero,” the Constitution’s First Amendment supporting religious freedom has become a casualty. Some critics have argued that it does not apply, while others have used it as a tool of discrimination…
Observations from a Townee Max D’Onofrio More than the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving or Christmas, it is the month of August that brings the citizens of Laramie together. Just before the aspens take their fall colors and the mountains are fit for exploring, the citizens prepare for the annual onslaught of returning college students….
Cowboy cornerback Marcell Gipson answers questions about Cowboy football and more. BI: What did you learn from your battles with Jordan Shipley and the Texas receiving core last season? Gipson: It made me like that I could play with the best receivers. BI: At the end of your press conference last year following the Texas…