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…
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…
ASUW discussed the need for two students to fill open spots on an Implementation Committee at its meeting Tuesday. The committee will be tasked with transferring the operation of SafeRide to Transit and Parking Services by July 1, 2012. The committee’s responsibilities will also include collecting information to clarify and set the final details…
ASUW passed a piece of legislation Tuesday night creating a committee to look into the SafeRide-TransPark merger along with a Judicial Comprehensive Review and Reform Act which will make clear the separation of power of the judicial branch from the legislative branch of ASUW. The merger has recently been a controversial issue within ASUW. Accordingly,…
Senators voted down two new pieces of legislation at Tuesday’s meeting, that would have regulated senators absences and leaving meetings early. jsindtMore Posts
In the past week, it has been unsettling to read The Branding Iron as it has called ASUW “lazy” and unaccountable. I would like to set the record straight and give the students of this university my cause for voting against a bill proposed last week that has marked myself and other senators as lazy….
I have sat in, and written about, nearly every ASUW meeting for the last year, and, in general, the Senate does a fine job. But, at least once a semester, the Senate does something that hits a nerve with me; they refuse to do the job they volunteered for. Because of yet another instance of…
After three consecutive years of work from Freshmen Senate, the tradition of the Octopus Tree was revived Wednesday night as President Tom Buchanan and his wife Jacque Buchanan kissed under the newly planted tree. “We met 35 years ago when we were students here, but this is the first time we have kissed under the…
ASUW ran late Tuesday night due to debate over a controversial bill. Senate Bill 2292 would have mandated that ASUW Senators attend two RSO events each semester and fill out evaluation forms for the event. “The bill is designed to provide feedback to RSOs, so they can improve future events they hold,” Dugas…
The 2010 mid-term elections are just around the corner, and both the Democrats and the Republicans are gearing up for what could be a deciding factor in the country’s – and Wyoming’s – future. At the Collegiate Democrats rally held yesterday, September 28, in the classroom building, the main focus was the right and responsibility…