Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
A Collection of Past Mustang Articles.
From Spring 2018 back to Fall 2014
Silver City, NM- With numerous exams, projects, symposiums and essays rapidly approaching, students at WNMU are under some serious pressure. The WNMU J. Cloyd Miller Library hopes to take some of the load off with a series of events dedicated to giving students a break in between studies during dead week. On Monday, November 27,
Continue reading ➞ Board Games ‘n Chill: Miller Library holds Game Night for Studying Students
Silver City, NM- What a better way to launch a fundraiser than a delicious bake sale; the WNMU tennis team gave their first attempt at a bake sale on Wednesday, November 16. The team managed their decorated booth and sold cheesecake, cookies, brownie cheesecake, and cooked crepes on an electric stove. The team hopes to
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Tennis Team Launches Fundraising Bake Sale
Silver City, NM- After donating a $10,000 grant, the Power Company of New Mexico (PNM) begin their powerful and innovative sets of Emerging Technologies and Creative Commerce lectures centered to the artistic entrepreneurs of Silver City. PNM plan to develop people to see the potential on new creative economies, and what ever way to do
Continue reading ➞ Creative Commerce Kicks Off Their First Lecture
Silver City, NM- On Sunday November 12, Student Life hosted an event aimed at basketball enthusiasts from all over campus. There was no doubt that each court would be filled this weekend as fans of the sport took over the intramural gym. Teams would compete for the grand prize of an NBA jersey for each
Continue reading ➞ Student Life Hosts 3-on-3 Basketball Tournment
“Taylor Swift released a new album, and she’s one of the biggest pop stars in the world right now so hey, why not review it?” This was my line of thinking as I sat in a restaurant on Friday evening after hearing “Bad Blood” by the inescapable Ms. Swift on the radio. With Marissa graduated
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) senior leaders’ Linzy Granger and Evan Beebe attended a Lone Star conference in Dallas, Texas. They were informed on the hot topics that are highly popular in the media and how to address them. Both Granger and Beebe represented WNMU athletics by voting for NCAA rules and bylaws. After the conference
Continue reading ➞ Scholar Spotlight: SAAC Leaders Visit Lone Star Conference
Silver City, NM- On August 28, 1963, American minister and activist, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech to a massive crowd of civil rights marchers. His speech, among several statements, sent out of a powerful message of unity, and expressing that unity is the Office of Student Life and
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Art Club and Student Life Create Project for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Silver City, NM- Emma Head is one of the final OTA students at Western New Mexico University after the dissolution of the program this past summer. A Grant County native, Emma grew up on her family ranch in Mimbres, NM. After graduating from Silver High School in 2014, Emma moved to Albuquerque. A state champion
WNMU’s Mustang Newspaper is proud to announce that they have joined forces with ‘The Chase,’ the student-led campus newspaper out of Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. Select stories from ‘The Mustang’ will begin running in the ENMU newspaper (both in print and online) while select stories from ‘The Chase’ will appear on
Continue reading ➞ East Meets West: ENMU Native Affairs Policy Raises Questions
Silver City, NM- The walls of the university’s campus echoed with the motivational chanting of courage of students, faculty and staff on a mission to take back the night. “Take Back the Night” is an international event and non-profit organization created to cease sexual violence and bring a support group for victims of such. Participants