Madre e Hijo se unen a la familia de WNMU

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Deming, NM- Muchos estudiantes tienen horarios de trabajo realmente difíciles de manejar una vez que entran a la universidad. Otros se dan cuenta que tienen obstáculos enormes que tienen que superar. Estas cosas nos desgastan y nos mantienen bajo presión. Sin embargo, escuchar la historia del estudiante de primer año de WNMU Alexandro Rubio y

Guest Editorial: Gabby Begay

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Editor’s Note: This issue features a guest editorial from Gabby Begay, a WNMU Graduate student who also serves on the Board of Regents. In honor of Native American Month, she is writing a guest editorial for The Mustang, speaking about her life and experiences growing up half-Navajo. “I grew up knowing it’s wrong to have

CALLING ALL WRITERS: Undergraduate Writing Contest

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Do you like to write? No, not boring newspaper articles! Things like poetry or short stories? If that’s the case, the Undergraduate Writing Contest might be something worth checking out. The contest, which is being run by Dr. Michael Ann Nelson and Dr. Austin Tremblay of the Humanities Department, offers undergraduates taking at least 6

Student Spotlight: Shelby Turner

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Silver City, NM- When Shelby Turner was first encouraged to try out golf back in the 8th grade, she probably had no idea that it would someday get her into college. Well one of the things; she also has a number of scholarships that helped out too. Shelby graduated from high school last summer as

WNMU Hosts Senior Day, But Falls Short 31-13

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Silver City, NM- Senior Day took place last Saturday for the Western New Mexico University football team as they faced Chadron State College. The game looked in favor for WNMU as they scored the first 13 points of the game, but CSC answered the next 31 points to make the final score 31-13. Defense for

WNMU School of Business Hosts Guest Speaker

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Sliver City NM- On Thursday, November 5th, the WNMU School of Business hosted a guest speaker, Dr. Roberto Coronado, at the GRC building. Coronado, the Assistant Vice President-In-Charge and Senior Economist at the El Paso branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, spoke to students and faculty about monetary policy and the influence that

Mother and Son Join WNMU Family

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Deming, NM- Many find themselves with some pretty hectic schedules to manage once they enter college. Others find that they have some enormous obstacles that they must overcome. These things can wear us out and keep us down. Hopefully though, hearing the story of WNMU Freshman Alexandro Rubio and his mother, Flor, will be just

Patrick Lopez Works to Bring NFB to Grant County

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Silver City, NM – Patrick Lopez, a 40-year-old Social Work student at WNMU, has been working hard this past year to bring the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) to Silver City. He is hoping to have it established by January. Patrick found out that he was losing his vision in April 2011 due to

Guest Editorial: Juarez Embraces WNMU Honors Millennium Students

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Editor’s Note- Our very own Marivel Medel recently went on a trip to Ciudad Juarez along with the rest of the WNMU Millennium Honors Students. This is her own, first-person account of the class trip and her experiences across the border. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico- Our interdisciplinary cultural exploration of Dia De Los Muertos starts in