The Facebook Journalism Project will host a free training on how to best leverage the social media giant’s tools and platform to keep audiences informed at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in the ANB Bank Center at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Journalists, communication specialists, and the public are encouraged to attend
Laramie County Community College’s president has been selected for seat on the American Association of Community Colleges Board of Directors, a position he begins on July 1. President Dr. Joe Schaffer is one of 10 community college presidents recently elected to serve on that board. He is the only one of those newly elected directors
Students who are enrolling in Spanish classes, will soon have the opportunity to use virtual reality headsets as a way to enhance their learning. Spanish instructor Ian Caldon is implementing the idea for Laramie County Community College. “What first planted the seed in my mind for language acquisition was last year I was down in
The National Weather Service held its annual advanced weather spotter training class on May 8 at the ANB Bank Center in the Pathfinder Building. This event was open to people of all ages and featured lead forecaster Jared Allen. Tornadoes and severe weather in general were discussed at length; peak tornado season in southeast Wyoming
It feels as though we’re in a moment of history in which the rhetoric of, “there are very fine people on both sides,” by the highest political position in the United States, is trickling down at an escalating rate, permitting a sense of acceptance down to even the most innocent level, our children. In a
Mayor Marian Orr has come out against the idea of a plastic bag ban, something that a few local businesses have already been focusing on, with King Soopers and Loaf ‘N Jug announcing plans to phase out plastic bags by 2025. Orr published an opinion piece in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on DATE that was
If you don’t have emotions or enjoy living life with feelings, this piece isn’t for you. So, “thank you, next.” I have been at Laramie County Community College for the past two years, and on May 18, I’ll be walking the stage at commencement and leaving LCCC for good. This is just a soap
Wingspan, Laramie County Community College’s student media organization, has earned 21 awards from three national journalism organizations during the spring 2019 semester. Wingspan was honored with a first-place award with special merit for Best Scholastic Newspaper by the American Scholastic Press Association, extending Wingspan’s streak of winning either first-place or first-place with special merit in
“Not all murderers are caught, not all murderers are stopped”, “but who would kill a dog”? One doesn’t need to travel to a London stage to experience a remarkable rendition of a revival of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” a play by Simon Stephens, and adaption of the book by
David Zwonitzer’s pick: Small is Beautiful “Small Is Beautiful” is E. F. Schumacher’s controversial book that grew out of his study of village-based economics, which he later termed “Buddhist economics.” Schumacher’s philosophy is one of “enoughness,” appreciating human needs, limitations and appropriate use of technology. His book has only gotten more relevant and thought-provoking