Dis-Enrollment: How It Can Be Prevented

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Silver City, NM- Have you ever been or have been at risk of being dis-enrolled due to issues regarding your FAFSA? Don’t worry, there are steps you can take to prevent this from happening. First we need to understand why dis-enrollment happens. Dis-enrollment occurs when a students financial aid either isn’t secure or finalized. Sometimes

The Editor’s Top 5 Things to Watch on Halloween

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Halloween is in two weeks. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like it matters much, at least not these days. When I was a younger, Halloween felt much more like a season. I always enjoyed it; the TV specials, the candy, the overall creep-factor, it was wonderful. These days it seems that the season has been compacted into

Higher Education Cuts: What You Need to Know

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Silver City, NM- State funding for higher education was cut by 2.5 percent this past January, with further cuts pending. Normally, something like this can mean some drastic changes for Universities. Other New Mexico Universities had to lay-off several employees, for instance. Fortunately, things at WNMU are stable. This is due to the foresight and

Delta Mu Delta Holds Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness

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Silver City, NM- Delta Mu Delta is giving students, faculty, staff and members of the community the chance to pick which prominent lady of Western New Mexico University will have to dye their hair pink. It’s all part of a fundraiser that the business honor’s society is holding on behalf of National Breast Cancer Awareness

Homecoming 2016: Mustang Spirit Alive and Well

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Silver City, NM- Back in August, when the Mustang spoke with the Academic Advisor for SAAC, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, she mentioned that one of the goals for the 2016-2017 year was to increase attendance and boost school spirit at WNMU games. If Homecoming 2016 is anything to go by, then that plan has

The Americans with Disabilities Act: An Essay by Kaity Ellis

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Editor’s Note: What follows is an essay that ASWNMU Senator Kaitlin “Kaity” Ellis has written on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Take a moment to read and consider what Kaity has to say.   Did you know that the Americans with Disability Act is a Law? The law reads as follows: “The Americans with Disabilities

Homecoming 2016: Students, Faculty and Staff Go to Jail! ….for a Fundraiser.

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Silver City, NM- The WNMU Criminal Justice and Chemical Dependency Clubs held a different sort of fundraiser on Thursday, September 29. With the cooperation of the Silver City, Bayard and Santa Clara Police Departments and the Grant County Sheriffs office, the club held an “Arrest a Professor” event in which police officers would arrest members

Homecoming 2016: The Origins of Homecoming: A Brief History

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Silver City, NM- It’s that time of year again. As the nights get colder and the summer turns to autumn, WNMU celebrates it’s annual Homecoming week. Alumni from many years past can be seen walking the halls of their alma matter, while current students are participating in the weeks many scheduled activities. We’ve already had

Outdoor Club to Host Meeting to Recruit New Members

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The WNMU Outdoor Club is hosting their second meeting of the year this Friday, September 23, 2016. All students are welcome to join, especially those who love the outdoors and want to be involved in organizing and creating activities that get students outside. The meeting will revise the club’s constitution and discuss the new image