Barack Obama, a senator from Illinois, was elected as 44th President of the United States. Albany County and Teton County voted for Obama while remaining counties in the state went for Republican Senator John McCain. ● Several precincts in Albany County saw record voter turnout, especially among first-time voters. ● The College of Business canceled specialized upper-division management courses after staffing issues and a curriculum revamping. ● College Humor Live Tour planned to perform in Laramie.
20 years ago…
UW stopped televising home games because students were watching the games on ESPN instead of supporting the team from the stands. ● “Voters should have more exciting issues on the ballot,” wrote BI humor columnist Joe Milczewski. “Voter apathy has become so bad that political pundits and talking heads have made a living out of describing [it].” ● ASUW declined to approve a proposed fee increase.
50 years ago…
“Crane-Hill insurrection poo-pooed” read a headline about a food fight and sit-in protest at the dining hall. Food service employees were able to contain the situation within 20 minutes but conceded to students demands for an earlier breakfast, fresh fruit and two pans of meat, one rare and one well done. ● The university announced an increase in dormitory room rates, citing increasing costs like salaries for the Housing Department’s 80 maids. ● Fifteen student demonstrators surrounded the courthouse to protest the Vietnam War, lack of choice in the election, and the two party nomination system. ● Four women competed for the honor of being named Engineering Queen. ● In BI’s Forum, one writer complained about the 11 p.m. curfew for freshmen restricting inter-dorm visitation. Another writer responded to an article about racial discrimination in UW’s sororities and fraternities, writing, “While there may be some discrimination among the Greeks, it is most certainly of an irrelevant nature as applied to the UW Negro community.”
