Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
Santa Fe, NM- On Wednesday, February 1st, Claudia Osuna and Dylan Kester, the President and Vice President of the Associated Students of Western New Mexico University, met with the New Mexico Governor’s Chief of Staff Keith Gardener to present a plan for new technology at WNMU. The student government are lobbying to secure funding for
Continue reading ➞ ASWNMU Presents New Technology Plan to the Governor’s Office
My alarm went off at exactly 6:30am on the morning of Tuesday, January 31st. I grimly sat up, rubbed my eyes and began getting dressed. My bags had already been packed that night before and all I had to do was pick up my girlfriend Kat. I had to be on campus by 9:15 that
Deming, NM- The world lost an icon on Friday, January 27 when acting legend Sir John Hurt passed away. He was widely known for his many versatile roles in The Elephant Man, Alien, Hellboy, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, Spaceballs and the Harry Potter franchise. He was also a featured player in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
Editor’s Note: WNMU Student and Student Leader Dayana Baez spoke at the People’s Procession this past weekend. This is a transcript of the speech she gave. Good afternoon, my name is Dayana Baez, and I am a student at WNMU. I was born in Mexico but raised in Tucson, Arizona for 10 years. For the
Tuesday marks the disenrollment date for students that aren’t finalized. This is usually due to a student having a balance due on their accounts and having not yet set up a payment plan. Disenrollment can often be stressful and hard on the nerves of even the toughest college student, but fortunately, The Mustang is here
This is the big day. For some, it’s the dawn of a new era. For others, it’s the beginning of some very dark times. Either way, today is the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States, the leader of the free world. I’ve spoken at length about the 2016 election and the
Silver City, NM- Perhaps you’ve seen him at the book store, or maybe you’ve seen him lounging in the Chief Justice Chambers on the third floor of the SMB. Rarely seen without his trademark flannel and baseball cap, Thomas Durham is both a distinctive and important member of the Western community, and Grant County as
Hello Mustangs! On behalf of the Associated Students of Western New Mexico University (Student Government), I would like to welcome you to another great semester at Western New Mexico University. I hope that all of you had awesome and relaxing holiday break and are now prepared for the new year and another semester full of
Silver City, NM- At noon on January 21st, the People’s Procession will walk across Silver City. The goal of the event, organized by Jim McIntosh and the People’s Procession Organizers, is to take a stand for diversity, compassion and justice, in a show of unity. The procession will start at La Capilla at 1pm and
Continue reading ➞ The People’s Procession Hopes to Bring Unity and Love to Silver City
This is The Mustang‘s 400th article, coming out about a week after our two year anniversary. I really should have timed things better. I’ve mulled over a lot of ideas for this article, first choosing to discuss what made 2016 such a bad year and later deciding to write about the holidays instead. Neither idea
Continue reading ➞ Editorial: We Wish You A Merry Christmas, And A “Happier” New Year