Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
Reviews of Assorted Popular Media Written By Students, For Students
Halloween is in two weeks. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like it matters much, at least not these days. When I was a younger, Halloween felt much more like a season. I always enjoyed it; the TV specials, the candy, the overall creep-factor, it was wonderful. These days it seems that the season has been compacted into
Continue reading ➞ The Editor’s Top 5 Things to Watch on Halloween
Glam Week was sent off with a bang. Not just any kind of bang though, but rather the banging of feet from the zapateado (tap dancing) and Latin alternative sound that Las Cafeteras brought to the Light Hall stage on Thursday evening. The two hour plus show was full of energetic singing and dancing, advocating
Silver City, N.M. – Glam Week continued at Western New Mexico University as “Get Your Freak On” Drag Show was presented at Light Hall on Wednesday Night. Just like last year, the event let students and faculty show of their dance moves as they lip synched to a song. The following judges decided the winner:
Silver City, NM – Last night, Mustang Entertainment hosted their annual Powderpuff Game at Old James Stadium. The football game was between teams Purple and Gold with flag football substituting for the usual tackle football. Both teams held only female WNMU students in a six-on-six contest. After winning the toss, Purple elected to defend first,
Continue reading ➞ Homecoming 2016: Mustang Entertainment Presents: Powderpuff Game
When there is any mention of the name of the biggest band in the world right now, the obvious is asked, “Are there twenty one of them?” The answer is no. There are only two members in this band, and they are not pilots, at least not in the literal sense of being able to
Continue reading ➞ Twenty One Pilots: Reaching the Few, the Proud, and the Emotional
Silver City, NM- On Saturday, students and community members were invited to go on an adventure through the five islands that make up Polynesia. Among these islands include Hawaii, American Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, and New Zealand. These islands have a culture descended from the indigenous people of Polynesia that share quite a few things in
Continue reading ➞ Fourth Annual Polynesian Night Offers Unique Food and Fun for WNMU
Silver City, NM- Towards the end of the week for Great Race 49 this year, WNMU students were given the unique opportunity to see a notable name in concert at Silver City that gave flashbacks of middle school years and the music that was played at school dances. The name was none other than Lloyd.
Continue reading ➞ Great Race 49: Mustang Entertainment Presents: Lloyd in Concert
Disclaimer: Explicit lyrics are included in this article, as the album is explicit as well. After all of his recent Grammy wins, Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game right now both critically and commercially.But lyrically, he is still crushing everyone in his way while staying awake to the social movements that he
Continue reading ➞ ‘untitled unmastered.’ by Kendrick Lamar: A Mustang Review
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
The most recent album from Panic! at the Disco is entitled, “Death of a Bachelor.” It is their fifth studio album, and the first one to reach #1 on the Billboard 200 best-selling charts. But there is also a unique factor about this particular album. The band that started out as four is now only
Continue reading ➞ ‘Death of a Bachelor’ by Panic! At the Disco: A Mustang Review