May 3, 2013

Kentucky Fried Chicken had the right idea. Throw everything into a bowl and sell it for five bucks. Unfortunately, the closest KFC is at least 45 miles from Laramie. Never fear. There is a way to get the delicious bowl of yummy goodness without wasting the gas to travel to Cheyenne. It might take longer, but in the end it is so worth the extra wait. Trust me on...

May 2, 2013

The band Nazareth sang “Love hurts, love smarts, love wounds and mars” in 1975. As in “Love Hurts,” the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra’s final performance of Verdi’s “La Traviata” is a story about the anguish of loving someone out of reach. The show, featuring several professional performers, is tonight at 7:30 in the Fine Arts Concert...

Apr 26, 2013

This week I am all about simple because, like the rest of my fellow students, I have finals to think about. I am also thinking comfort food as the stress of tests, 20 page papers and final projects leaves me wanting something warm and tasty and maybe a little fruity. My mom used to make this oven-baked peach cobbler. It is super simple and only takes three...

Apr 24, 2013

Somewhere in South Miami Beach in the mid-1980s there is a man who is in love with a woman. A story of confused gender identities and myriad romantic tensions, UW’s theatre department presents a love triangle as only William Shakespeare could imagine. The rest of the story unfolds in “Twelfth Night; or, What You Will” at 7:30 pm every night this week and a...

Apr 19, 2013

The year 1967 means very little to today’s students. However, the microwave, one of the appliances they rely on day in and day out, made its debut that year. When microwaves were first introduced, they were believed to cut cooking time in half. The results were usually dry and rubbery, leaving people with a less than savory taste and relegating the microwave...