Geronimo Symposium Held for Students at Miller Library

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Silver City, NM – April 22, Western New Mexico University held a Geronimo Symposium at Miller Library, where speakers talked about the controversial aspects of Geronimo. Geronimo is a well known leader of the Bedonkohe Apache. He known for fighting against Mexico and Texas after his family was killed during the Apache Wars. He surrendered

Magic Club Offers Outlet For Students to Relieve Stress

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Do you wonder who all those people are by the Mustang deli playing cards everyday? It is probably Western New Mexico University’s Magic club! The WNMU Magic Club has been going on for approximately two years. The club meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from Twelve until everyone is done playing, as well as on Saturdays from

Buddha’s Birthday Celebrated Among WNMU Students

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Silver City, NM – Wednesday, April 8 The Center for Gender Equity celebrated Buddha’s Birthday. The event started of with a session of Zen Meditation to relax everyone’s mind which was led by Buddhist priest, Paul Stuetzer. After the meditation was over, guests then celebrated with pizza that was made by Ben Williams from the

Easter Celebration Varies Among Students

WNMU Deming students, Kat Quarrell and Angela Lucero, from Eric Moore's Intro to Social Work Class had a bake sale with the proceeds going to a Summer Youth Program.

Easter is a worldwide holiday and celebrated differently between cultures. Western New Mexico University is a diverse campus with students from multiple different cultures and countries; including Mexico, Spain, England, The Ukraine, The Netherlands, Brazil, France, and Germany. Students shared what their Easter traditions are with The Mustang News. WNMU student Anna Tiurina, from The

Pandora Scooter performs “I am Enough” at WNMU to Aid in Suicide Prevention

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Silver City, NM – Tuesday March 24, the Center for Gender Equity hosted well known speaker Pandora Scooter. Pandora performed to students and Silver City community members, her show ” I Am Enough”, where she plays Pan, a woman who is trying to fight the struggle of rejection of her family and friends for her

W.A.C Event Held in Remembrance of Historical Influential Woman

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Silver City, NM- Friday March 20th, WNMU W.A.C. held it’s Women’s Lives and Writing event for Women’s History Month. The event included multiple Western New Mexico University faculty members and professors giving presentations on influential women. Speakers in the presentation were Andrea Jaquez on the Women of Fort Bayard, Manda Jost on Sor Jiana Ines

LGBTQ Youth Suicide Tour To Stop At Gender Equity Center

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A suicide prevention and self-confidence building presentation will take place at the on-campus Center For Gender Equity on Tuesday, March 24 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Pandora Scooter and her show I AM ENOUGH follows the story of Pan, who struggles with rejection from her parents and friends for being gay and different. After

Opening of the Annual Student Art Exhibition

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Silver City, NM- Friday, February 27, Western New Mexico University’s Expressive Arts Department had their annual juried student art exhibition opening at the McCray Gallery of Contemporary Art. Multiple art students submitted art work for the show. Crowds of people came to see the art work and support the students. WNMU student, Junchen Huang, said

Sigma Tau Delta – English Honor Society Reestablished at Western

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Silver City, NM- Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society, has a chapter in every state and has been at Western for eighty years. After ten years lying dormant the group was re-launched by Dr. Michael-Ann Nelson from the Department of Humanities in the 2013-2014 school year. Since then, the organization has participated in 2014s