Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
A Collection of Past Mustang Articles.
From Spring 2018 back to Fall 2014
Silver City, N.M. – Dr. Liza Keucker is retiring soon, putting a cap on a career in higher education that has been filled with achievement. Born in the “Baby Boomer” era, Liza Kuecker grew up in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She attended Longfellow Middle School and Westosha Central High School. After graduating from high school, she
Silver City, N.M.- The Center for Gender Equity hosted panel last night in Light Hall on the topic of “Modern Feminism in Business and Education.” With a panel of seven notable people from the local community, Albuquerque, and the university, there was some great insight as to the subject of feminism and how it is
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Silver City, NM- Few people at WNMU are spoken of more highly than Rhonda McCall. The Executive Assistant for Vice President Isaac Brundage has left quite an impact with the WNMU faculty and staff, but her most important work has been with the students. Rhonda got her start working in the hospitality industry, working with
Silver City, N.M.- The final event of F! Week at WNMU was topped off by none other than the amazing Lyla June from Taos, New Mexico performing her special fixture entitled, “Repairing The Root of Life with Lyla June: Affirming The Sacredness of Women.” Introduced by Benita Harry, President of the Native American Student Organization,
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Silver City, N.M.- Standing in front of an intimate crowd of about 50 people in Light Hall, slam poet Mercedez Holtry spoke about her life story and the issues facing us all through the art of spoken word poetry. From Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mercedez centers her poetry around her identity that is rooted in several
Continue reading ➞ F! Week: Mercedez Holtry Brings Down the House
Silver City, NM- Estere Lucero is the employee of the month! Despite only working at WNMU as the Department Administrator for Humanities for less than two years, Estere’s hard work and dedication was rewarded last week by the staff senate. Estere is a 28 year old mother of three, who is the youngest of nine
Silver City, NM- Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors from Deming High School arrived at Western New Mexico University to here the spoken word poetry of Albuquerque native Mercedez Holtry, a slam poet of Mexican and German descent. Mercedez is a world-class slam poet, taking third place in a World Slam Poetry Competition. After a lunch
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Hey everyone, it’s Eric. March marks Women’s History Month, and this week the Mustang is celebrating the prominent women of Western. However, as the editor of The Mustang, I’m going to take this opportunity to explain why I feel that ashfjbnawfoiuaubfuaasoiufhouisahfoiuasnsdnasjnbca ……….. ……. ….. Sorry babe. Hi, I’m Kat, and I’m the editor’s girlfriend. I’ve hijacked The
Silver City, NM- Claudia Osuna sits in her student presidential office surrounded by papers, and busily looking at her computer screen at her latest barrage of e-mails. She wears a lovely, big wool sweater that envelopes her petite body, not only keeping her warm, but also looking quite stylish. The current Student President of ASWNMU
Silver City, NM- WNMU Student Life will be taking control of all clubs and organizations starting this Fall. Student Life presented the Associated Students of Western New Mexico University with a pitch on how clubs would benefit with a paid professional at the helm. According to Tim Stillman, the ASWNMU Treasurer and Chair of the
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