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There's a reason why they give out free Budweiser in Laramie. It's because no one will buy one and have the rest of the Wyoming fans watch them carry a Budweiser.
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I don't know. That's a great question. The 2 new dorms are being built on 15th, in the student union east parking lot and the lot next to it. I'm not sure if they're going to knock the old ones down, continue to use some of them or repurpose them for something else. I want to say the new swimming pool is going to be located over by where the dorms are currently at.
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Agreed. They don't need to be luxurious. They do need to be more than one room with bunk beds in it and a disgusting public shower room at the end of the hall. The plan for the new dorms has communal living spaces, shared kitchens, private rooms, and a shower situation that isn't out of a bad prison movie. They don't need to be the Taj Majal, but they do need to be better than what we currently have on campus, especially with the requirement that all freshmen live in dorms. That bunk bed experience is about as 1950 as it gets.
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That's what it's going to look like and the other one they're going to build is just as nice. While my wife was getting her pharmacy degree at UW, I was actually involved in the part of the building process for the dorms(destroying old buildings), re-routing main power for the campus. It's not going to change. They'll just sell more bonds if they have to. When I went on a recruiting trip to Laradise in the early 90's, I didn't want to live in those old dorms either. I joined the Navy instead and ended up in barracks exactly like the dorms in Laramie. The dorms are way overdue. At least my daughter will get to enjoy the fruits of our labor for the last 30 years.
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Agreed. This is likely the most necessary and transformative facility that we've built since the facilities campaign started. Kids today don't want to live in WW2 army barracks, which is what all the dorms on campus today are. They want living space, kitchens..... If you're going to require all freshmen to live in the dorms for the first year, you better have nice dorms. We don't. I think the dorms have a chance to significantly improve enrollment. They're going to look great as well.
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Don't get jealous that Wyoming has spent 1.5 billion on facilities since 2002. It's the main reason why Wyoming is getting better while Boise is starting to play like a junior college focused on truck driving. Here's a look at the new dorms since your intellectually superior roll model from back in the day has moved on(Cowboy Junky?). After dropping 1.3 billion in cash since 2002 on facilities and having zero debt to show for it, you'll understand that 300 million in dorms is getting paid for with bonds. This should be good news for Boise fans, because someone is going to have to drive all the building materials to our campus, likely on an 18 wheeler.