Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
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Silver City, NM- We are just 11 days away from one of the biggest moments of a college senior’s life- graduation! Let me take the time to just tell you, congratulations! You have worked so hard to achieve this goal, and you deserve this time to pat yourself on the back and celebrate! While graduation
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK April 26, 2017 Dear Students, Over the past several weeks you may have heard about the State of New Mexico not funding higher education. This is a result of the governor line item vetoing the part of the budget that included funding for all public universities and community colleges in New
There has been a focus on steps to take after a sexual assault occurs, but it’s better to prevent sexual assault from happening, and we can all play a role in that. Again, it is important to understand that sexual assault does happen on college campuses. There are steps students can take in order to
Continue reading ➞ Student Wellness: How to Prevent Sexual Assault
Silver City, NM- Following yesterday’s rather intense announcements a good amount of readers are concerned about the state of things going on in New Mexico Higher Education. We’ve already seen what can happen. While it is very unlikely that New Mexico colleges won’t be funded by the state this coming fiscal year and this was
Continue reading ➞ Editorial: What Can You Do For Higher Education?
As we continue to look into the issue of sexual assault, it’s important that all of us keep in mind that this does not only affect the victim, but also their friends and family. So today, I want to focus on you, those who have a loved one who has been sexually assaulted. Victims tend
Continue reading ➞ Student Wellness: Support for Sexual Assault Survivors
Silver City, N.M. – Eight graduates presented their art work during the Bachelors of Fine Arts Speak Out Exhibition at the McCray Gallery last Thursday night. The event was intended for the students to express their ideas, thesis and material of their art to an audience. The eight students are Mike Garner, Corina Silva, Atziry
Continue reading ➞ Graduates Showcase Artwork at BFA Art Show
Silver City, NM- Several WNMU students and professors shone very brightly at the New Mexico INBRE Conference in Santa Fe last month when they took first place in the research presentation category for their extensive project based on wasps found locally. The students included were Kevin Finch, John Tarjan, and Javier Ledesma. On the other
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Students Win First Place at INBRE Conference
Sexual assault does happen on college campuses, and it is important for all students to know and understand that there are different avenues to turn to after experiencing sexual assault. Ultimately, the choice is yours, and you need to decide what would be best for you so that you have the all the help you
Continue reading ➞ Student Wellness: What Can You do if You are Sexually Assaulted?
Silver City, NM- Four students from the most recent class of the Language Institute graduated this morning after two months of extensive training in the English language and more than 180 hours done in classes. The graduates consisted of three females and one male student, Angelica Bustamante, Diana Chavira, Brenda Payan, and Alejandro Alvidrez. The
Continue reading ➞ Language Institute Graduates Four Exchange Students
Santa Fe, NM- On Wednesday, April 5, 2017, the State of New Mexico officially passed the bill declaring Western New Mexico University as the public Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences college of New Mexico. Much like how New Mexico Tech is the state designated school for studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Western New
Continue reading ➞ State Declares WNMU Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences College of New Mexico