Prexy’s Pasture

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“Prexy’s Pasture” or the “Pasture” refers to the open center field of the University of Wyoming campus. The field’s name supposedly refers to a hard-to-end university regulation that alongside his salary, the university president, or “prexy,” be given exclusive use of the pasture to tether his horse. “Prexy’s” has been the center mall of the campus since the beginning of the 20th century and the site of numerous memorable University incidents.

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