Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
A Collection of Past Mustang Articles.
From Spring 2018 back to Fall 2014
Silver City, N.M.- The Western New Mexico University softball team was able to pull out a last inning comeback win over UC-Colorado Springs last Friday to come away with the win 6-5. WNMU would then wrap up their week against Colorado Christian in the second game but came up short 6-2. After a scoreless first
Continue reading ➞ Ramirez’s Go-Ahead Run in Final Inning Gets WNMU a Split
Silver City, N.M.- Last Monday on March 21st, Western New Mexico University hosted the fourth annual Hoops 4 Hope event, which turned out to be a huge success. The event, which was led by the Special Needs Committee and Office of Communications, was open to community for those who suffer for a physical or mental
Disclaimer: Explicit lyrics are included in this article, as the album is explicit as well. After all of his recent Grammy wins, Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game right now both critically and commercially.But lyrically, he is still crushing everyone in his way while staying awake to the social movements that he
Continue reading ➞ ‘untitled unmastered.’ by Kendrick Lamar: A Mustang Review
Silver City, NM- Three years ago, after a few ups-and-downs and several trials, the Art Club was created at Western New Mexico University and still grows to this day. “It has become more recognized,” Art Club Treasurer Jenny Castanon says, “it finally grew and was left with serious students with an interest in art.” With
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Art Club Invites New Students to Join
Silver City, NM- It’s predicted that in the future, machines will replace mankind in the workforce. It sounds like the plot of a science fiction movie, but according to the Oxford Journal “The Future of Employment: How Susceptible are Jobs to Computerization?” 47% of jobs will become automated within the next ten years. This articles
Continue reading ➞ Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences Guides WNMU Into the Future
Silver City, N.M.- Last Saturday the Western New Mexico University softball team was able to come away with a split against the Metro State University Denver (21-11, 16-4 RMAC) winning the first game, 10-5, but falling short in extra innings in the second game, 9-8. With a scoreless first inning, Mustangs opened up on their
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Captures First Game But Falls In Extras In Second Game
Silver City, NM- At noon on March 19, 2016, the annual Mustang Showcase kicked off at the Old James Stadium. The event was organized by Matthew Lara, the Director of Admissions, and Devin Stroman, Coordinator of Student Services, and is designed to show-off both the campus and the departments to prospective students hoping to attend
Continue reading ➞ Mustang Showcase Shows Off Campus to Future Students
This is a short story submitted to the Undergraduate Writing Contest by WNMU student Chantal Elena Mitchell. Chantal’s work placed first in one category and was runner-up in another. She is a Junior from Truth or Consequences, NM currently taking her General Studies. On most mornings Renata wanders outside after taking her daily medication, diligently
Continue reading ➞ Creative Writing Contest: “Snake” by Chantal Elena Mitchell
Alamosa, Colo. – Western New Mexico University softball team traveled to Alamosa Colorado to face off against Adams State University last Sunday night and was able to come away with a split. After losing a last inning game to the Grizzles, 4-3, the Mustang were able to snag the second game in extra innings, 5-4.
Silver City, N.M.- Last Friday night was Senior Night, as both teams struggled offensively but the Western New Mexico University women’s basketball team were able to snug by New Mexico Highlands University (4-23, 2-20 RMAC) to get the win, 58-48. The Mustangs limited the Cowboys 14-54 (25) in overall shooting and 2-16 (12) in three