Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
A Collection of Past Mustang Articles.
From Spring 2018 back to Fall 2014
Silver City, N.M.- Offensive shooting and assists is what helped New Mexico Highlands charge past the Western New Mexico University men’s basketball team for the win, 91-71, last Friday night during Senior Night. The Cowboys (15-13, 14-8 RMAC) were able to convert on nearly half of their shots shooting 31-63 (49) and able to take
Silver City, NM- On Tuesday, February 23rd, you may have noticed a few a few flyers and posters around campus declaring: Black Lives Matter. In fact, they were hard to miss. The message behind the material however may have been harder to see. “What this day is about is that we are tired of silence.”
Continue reading ➞ Students Hold a Black Lives Matter Campaign at WNMU
Deming, NM- Mary Anderson, who teaches dual-credit CNA courses for both Deming Public Schools and Western New Mexico University, has recently been chosen for the title of “Region V Advisor of the Year” for SkillsUSA, beating out nominees from 14 other states. SkillsUSA is an organization designed to educate students hoping for careers in technology
Continue reading ➞ WNMU CNA Instructor Honored with SkillsUSA Award
Silver City, N.M.- Last Friday night, the Department of Expressive Arts wrapped up their New Media Festival with one final event- the New Media Performance. The event consisted of new media music with many guests and bands performing. The first performance of the night was called “Drone Desert”, which was produced by Peter Bill and
Continue reading ➞ New Media Festival: New Media Performance
Silver City, N.M.- The Department of Expressive Arts hosted the New Media Festival last Thursday and Friday here at Western New Mexico Univeristy. Everything Wearable Technology Workshop was one of the event that was held Friday night as Peter Bill, Assistant Professor New Media, invited Barry Moon and Jessica Rajko to the McCray workshop to
Continue reading ➞ New Media Festival: Everything Wearable Technology
Silver City, N.M.- The Western New Mexico University Men’s basketball team squared off against the No. 7 seed Fort Lewis College (FLC) Saturday night but fell short 97-61. What helped FLC (23-3, 18-3 RMAC) push past WNMU (1-25, 1-20 RMAC) is points off turnovers with 14 and field goal shooting hitting 31-57 (54.4). The Mustangs
Continue reading ➞ Mustangs Unable to Answer to No.7 Skyhawks
Silver City, N.M.- The Western New Mexico University women’s basketball team could not find an answer to stopping Fort Lewis College’s (FLC) bench points. FLC was able to put up 40 bench points last Saturday night which helped them take the victory over WNMU 73-62. Starting the first half was the Skyhawks (16-10, 12-9 RMAC)
Continue reading ➞ Skyhawks’s Bench Points Roll Past Mustangs
Silver City, NM-It looks like “lip-sync fever” is here to stay. This lively and free event, held by WNMU’s own Marketing Club in a packed Light Hall theater, was a delight for students who enjoyed seeing their peers having fun up on stage as characters from widely loved groups and lip syncing to their favorite
It’s well known that HIV is an epidemic that effects many people, but what you may not know is that roughly 26% of those infected are between the ages of 13 and 24. This is a shocking statistic, but what’s even more sobering is the fact that HIV is totally preventable. Mr. Hugh Epping is
Silver City, NM- As a new semester begins, campus clubs and organizations start working towards new goals and plan new events. This was clearly the case for The Native American Club on Wednesday, February 17, as they worked hard selling Indian Tacos in order to raise funds to attend The Gathering of Nations Powwow in