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LARAMIE - When the University of Wyoming decided on a new marketing slogan - one element of a $500,000 campaign to boost enrollment - it hoped to reach potential students across the country and inspire them to ask questions about UW. On that front, the campaign succeeded beyond its wildest expectations. During the Board of Trustees' meeting Thursday, the board voted to roll out the campaign ahead of schedule to capitalize on the national attention it was already gaining. "The last time I talked...
LARAMIE — A planned marketing campaign for the University of Wyoming is taking heat from some inside the university who have called it sexist, racist and counterproductive to the goal of recruiting more out-of-state students. “The world needs more cowboys,” the campaign claims, evoking images of stereotypical western icons in the minds of some faculty and misrepresenting UW’s research and educational goals, associate professor Christine Porter said. “I care most about our university having a slogan that makes all people feel welcome here,” sh...
LARAMIE - A statue commemorating University of Wyoming Cowboys Basketball legend Kenny Sailors was unveiled in Washington Park last week, following four years of a contentious dispute between the artist and some at the university. A large crowd turned out to honor both Sailors' memory and the artist behind the statue, Rudy Gunter of Green River. "(Gunter) and I, over the past five years or so, have become friends," said Bruce Pivic, the donor who funded the statue. "And his ... love for his...
LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming sold less alcohol than it anticipated during the first football season in which beer and wine were available for purchase inside War Memorial Stadium. But UW Athletics is still happy with the results, said Bill Sparks, senior associate athletic director for business operations. “We were projecting about $209,000 and … it looks like we are going to come in — after paying for our start-up costs — we’re probably only going to come in at $104,000,” he said. “Having said that, we had $82,000 in start-up costs....
LARAMIE — A rare fossil discovered near Kemmerer — of what is possibly a new genus and almost definitely the first of its species found in the area — is being prepared for further study with help from a wide range of individuals in Wyoming and beyond. The tapir-like, or tapiromorph creature — preserved for roughly 50 million years in the Green River Formation — was discovered in 2016 by Rick Hebdon, the owner of Warfield Fossil Quarries, and examined by the late Duke University paleontologist Gregg Gunnell. Gunnell determined the fossil co...
LARAMIE — A new survey asked Wyomingites for their opinions on a number of hot-button issues facing the Wyoming Legislature this session — including public lands, marijuana, “stand your ground” legislation and separation of church and state. While many of the proposed bills relating to these issues have already failed, others are still in play, and Brian Harnisch — a senior research scientist with the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center — said the survey could provide valuable information to state lawmakers. “A lot of time, at the state, what w...