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Silver City NM- Western New Mexico University’s own Bruce Wilson has a novel coming out this September. Wilson, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of American History at the University will be debuting his novel, Death in the Black Patch. Wilson will have a signing on September 21, at Tre Rosat in Silver City, NM. The signing
Continue reading ➞ Death in the Black Patch: WNMU Instructor Publishes First Novel
Silver City NM- This week brought on another group of Mexican exchange students to WNMU, this time from the state of Sinaloa. Aside from taking the intensive English course offered by the WNMU Language Institute, the students will also be studying a bit more than learning the language, taking only one week of English classes
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Welcomes Master’s Students from Sinaloa’s Universidad de Occidente
I recently had the privilege of working as an ESL teacher for the WNMU Language Institute’s Summer 2016 Intensive Reading and Writing course. One of the very first assignments that I gave the nine students that arrived from Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez was a short personal narrative, written in English. I promised that the best one
Silver City, NM- Western New Mexico University has welcomed yet another group the University through the Language Institute during the month of July. Students from Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ) have been studying English here for the past three weeks as part of an arrangement made by UACJ and WNMU. There are two groups;
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Welcomes Students from Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
When I was younger, I remember watching a few episodes of The Apprentice and it’s far superior spin-off Celebrity Apprentice. I’ll never forget watching Meat Loaf scream at Gary Busey over paintbrushes while Lil Jon struggled to keep the peace, all under the watchful eye of Donald Trump. Now that Trump guy might just be
Continue reading ➞ The Mustang on Election Year 2016: Part II: Donald Trump
Like most people, I’ve been following the absolute madness that is the 2016 election. Not only are we living witnesses to history being made with the “dreaded” Hillary Clinton winning the Democratic-party nomination. Also, many will tell you that we’re apparently on the brink of the apocalypse with the Republican nomination going to everyone’s favorite
Continue reading ➞ The Mustang on Election Year 2016: Part I: Hillary Clinton
Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa- When people think of a career that involves having a great deal of courage and bravery, many will rightfully think of public servants such as firefighters or members of law enforcement, and many will think of members of the armed forces. One that usually gets overlooked however, is a Missionary.
Continue reading ➞ NM Native Amber Tsougas Travels the World As Missionary
I’ve always thought that summer was a season that was meant for relaxing and enjoying some time off. After a year of trying to juggle a full load of college classes as well as maintaining an online publication, I saw the approaching summer as a good opportunity to take some time off and relax. So
Deming, NM- The Deming Branch of Western New Mexico University has recently created a “campus library” called “Take a Book and/or Leave a Book” in an effort to encourage reading for pleasure to students and their families. Kenneth Leupold, director of the Deming branch, has set up a number of bookshelves in various locations in
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