2008 News

February 25, 2008

Do you value a person's attractiveness and worth based on how much they match an "ideal" standard of thinness? What do you say about yourself when gazing at a mirror's reflection? Is your life measured by the size of your jeans or the number of calories you eat? Do you put yourself down when you can

February 12, 2008

Election packets and applications are now available in the ASUW Office, Wyoming Union Room 020, for students interested in the University of Wyoming student government. Elections will include positions for senators, president and vice president.

February 5, 2008

A concert and event series, "New Frontiers: The Laramie Contemporary Music Project," will be held Feb. 11-18 in the University of Wyoming Fine Arts Center concert hall.

January 31, 2008

The University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance will present the romantic comedy "Almost, Maine," Feb. 8-14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre.

January 31, 2008

old Hudson Elementary School is gone, too. So are the old high school buildings in Buffalo, Burns, Lander, Rock Springs and Upton. That, says Mary Humstone, a research scientist in the University of Wyoming's American Studies program,

January 31, 2008

Jan. 31, 2008 -- The Metropolitan Opera Radio Saturday matinee broadcasts will debut Saturday, Feb. 2, at 10:30 a.m. on Laramie's all-classical KUWY 88.5 FM, with a performance of Richard Wagner's "Die Walkure."

January 31, 2008

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies are scheduled Monday, Feb. 4, at 9 a.m. for the Hilton Garden Inn and University of Wyoming Conference Center at 22nd Street and Grand Avenue in Laramie.

January 30, 2008

Sobering facts: An average of one suicide is committed in Wyoming every four days, and suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. What happens when a suicide is committed on a college campus, how do school officials handle the student's death?

January 30, 2008

The University of Wyoming Nordic ski teams competed in four races last weekend. They won all of them.

January 30, 2008

The University of Wyoming Art Museum will open its new spring exhibitions during a free public reception Friday, Feb. 1, from 6 - 8 p.m.