Homecoming 2016: Mustang Club of the Week: The Outdoor and Search and Rescue Programs

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Silver City, NM – The Outdoor Program and The Grant County Search and Rescue Program attended Western New Mexico University’s tailgate last Saturday. Run by WNMU, the Outdoor Program allows students to roam and visit such locations as the Gila National Forest, Carlsbad Caverns, and the Grand Canyon. Founded in 2012, the program is intended

Homecoming 2016: The Return of the Queen

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Silver City NM- Yesterday brought a flood of alumni out from the wood works in order to celebrate WNMU’s Homecoming 2016. Among the ranks was a former coach, a former Mustang Newspaper manager, and a past Homecoming Queen. Thirty years ago, Monica Carbajal-Alatorre was crowned the 1986 Homecoming queen. She was a Junior at the

Homecoming 2016: Korean War Veteran Thomas Davis Returns to WNMU

During his time at WNMU, Thomas Davis was the Business Manager of The Mustang Newspaper from 1956 to 1958

Silver City, NM – Navy Veteran and alumni Thomas Davis attended Western New Mexico University’s Homecoming 2016 this past Saturday. Davis is a Korean War veteran and graduated from WNMU in 1958. After attending the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), Davis attended WNMU for more than year until he was drafted to go to Guam.

Homecoming 2016: Students, Faculty and Staff Go to Jail! ….for a Fundraiser.

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Silver City, NM- The WNMU Criminal Justice and Chemical Dependency Clubs held a different sort of fundraiser on Thursday, September 29. With the cooperation of the Silver City, Bayard and Santa Clara Police Departments and the Grant County Sheriffs office, the club held an “Arrest a Professor” event in which police officers would arrest members

Homecoming 2016: The Origins of Homecoming: A Brief History

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Silver City, NM- It’s that time of year again. As the nights get colder and the summer turns to autumn, WNMU celebrates it’s annual Homecoming week. Alumni from many years past can be seen walking the halls of their alma matter, while current students are participating in the weeks many scheduled activities. We’ve already had

Homecoming 2016: Mustang Entertainment Presents: Powderpuff Game

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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,

Outdoor Club to Host Meeting to Recruit New Members

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The WNMU Outdoor Club is hosting their second meeting of the year this Friday, September 23, 2016. All students are welcome to join, especially those who love the outdoors and want to be involved in organizing and creating activities that get students outside. The meeting will revise the club’s constitution and discuss the new image

Let’s Talk About…Anything

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Silver City NM- Let’s talk about sex, let’s talk about relationships, let’s talk about who we are. For the past few years WNMU has been home to the Gender Equity Center, otherwise known as The Center. It is located about a block from campus and many students go there for a number reasons. For some,

Institute of Rural Social Work Launches Two International Projects

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Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, MX; Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX- The Institute of Rural Social Work (IRSW) has been hard at work with our neighbors south of the border, expanding the international reach of WNMU. One student, Jeanine Celeste Romo, has been working on bringing members of another culture to Western New Mexico University, on behalf of IRSR, the