Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
Short stories, essays and other academic works and news related to education
Tuesday marks the disenrollment date for students that aren’t finalized. This is usually due to a student having a balance due on their accounts and having not yet set up a payment plan. Disenrollment can often be stressful and hard on the nerves of even the toughest college student, but fortunately, The Mustang is here
Silver City, NM- Perhaps you’ve seen him at the book store, or maybe you’ve seen him lounging in the Chief Justice Chambers on the third floor of the SMB. Rarely seen without his trademark flannel and baseball cap, Thomas Durham is both a distinctive and important member of the Western community, and Grant County as
Silver City NM- Fall Commencement is showing us the best that WNMU has to offer, with over 200 students graduating with various degrees. 29 year-old Jill Rae Smith is one of those students and she has quite an impressive background. As an undergraduate she will obtain a degree in Sociology with a dual minor in
Silver City, NM- Fall Commencement is almost here and more than 200 students are ready to take the next step in their lives. One of these students, 26-year-old Nicole Luna, has been at Western for the long haul. She arrived at the university as an undergraduate, participating in the cross-country running team. Now she is
Continue reading ➞ Senior Spotlight: Assistant Cross Country Coach Nicole Luna
“So what are you going to do with your English degree? Teach? High school, middle or elementary?” This question more often than not is directed towards those of us in the diminishing population of English majors at the higher education level of college, let alone is there a pause in between all of those questions for the
Continue reading ➞ “Being Real About ‘Real’ Jobs” A Poem by Marissa Aguirre
Silver City, NM- Is there a classroom where the sun shines through the windows just a little too much? Or a room where the heater refuses to keep the 44 degree weather at bay? Perhaps one you has difficulty understanding an instructor’s lesson plans. These potential issues are important, and fortunately there is an easy
Silver City NM- Big steps were taken yesterday as the Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences officially started a collaboration with key members from the Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua. A memorandum of understanding was signed and keeping true to the agreement, both universities have come together to create new programs on an international
Continue reading ➞ WNMU and Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua Agree to Build Future Together
Silver City, NM – Joseph Kerski, Education Manager for the Environmental Systems Research Institute, or ESRI, stopped by Western New Mexico University last Thursday to present ArcGIS (geographic information systems) to students. ArcGIS is a data, mapping spreadsheet that crosses throughout the United States. If one was looking to go into any type of business
Silver City, NM – This coming Wednesday, Dr. Emma Bailey’s Social Inequality class will be hosting a bake sale to spread awareness of social inequality. The bake sale will be held on the first floor of the Student Memorial Building. Social Inequality can be defined as discrimination against class, race and stratification. The bake sale
Continue reading ➞ Students to Host Bake Sale For Social Inequality Awareness
Baltimore, MD- As I was dropped off at the airport in El Paso, TX on Wednesday, November 9, it really hit me. I was getting a chance to attend the NCAA Leadership Forum. I was absolutely stoked having the opportunity to travel 2,500 miles to attend the Forum in Baltimore, Maryland. This was a once
Continue reading ➞ Guest Editorial: My Experience in Baltimore