Student Life Hosts 3-on-3 Basketball Tournment

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Silver City, NM- On Sunday November 12, Student Life hosted an event aimed at basketball enthusiasts from all over campus. There was no doubt that each court would be filled this weekend as fans of the sport took over the intramural gym. Teams would compete for the grand prize of an NBA jersey for each

WNMU Art Club and Student Life Create Project for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Silver City, NM- On August 28, 1963, American minister and activist, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech to a massive crowd of civil rights marchers. His speech, among several statements, sent out of a powerful message of unity, and expressing that unity is the Office of  Student Life and

East Meets West: ENMU Native Affairs Policy Raises Questions

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WNMU’s Mustang Newspaper is proud to announce that they have joined forces with ‘The Chase,’ the student-led campus newspaper out of Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. Select stories from ‘The Mustang’ will begin running in the ENMU newspaper (both in print and online) while select stories from ‘The Chase’ will appear on

Mustangs Take Back the Night

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Silver City, NM- The walls of the university’s campus echoed with the motivational chanting of courage of students, faculty and staff on a mission to take back the night. “Take Back the Night” is an international event and non-profit organization created to cease sexual violence and bring a support group for victims of such. Participants

WNMU Welcomes Students to Fall Open House

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Silver City, NM- On November 4th, Western New Mexico University hosted their fall open house, where they welcomed a total of 350 guests from Las Cruces, Gallup, Deming, Douglas and Bisbee, 187 of them being high school students and potential Mustangs. Old James Stadium was decorated with balloons and had many booths handing out WNMU

ASWNMU Public Meeting Minutes for 11-3-2017

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From Student Government: ASWNMU PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES Friday, November 2, 2017 Miller Library 8:30 am  Call to Order THE ASWNMU open meeting was held in the Miller Library on the campus of Western New Mexico University on November 2, 2017. Annely Heinze, ASWNMU Vice President, called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. Opening Ceremony

Celebrating Dia de los Muertos at Miller Library

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Silver City, NM- The once quiet and tranquil Miller Library was filled with the rich sounds of Mariachi Plata in commemoration to the Day of the Dead. Dia de los Muertos, in English “day of the dead” is a Mexican tradition held on November 1st used to honor and remember loved ones that have passed

Argentinian Students Immerse Themselves in WNMU Community

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Silver City NM- Recently joining the array of students at Western New Mexico University is a small group of individuals from the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE) in Corrientes, Argentina. The group, comprised of 8 individuals, arrived mid-October to participate in some fast track programs offered by the University. Departments that the students will study

WNMU Golfers Invited to Play in Professional Tournament

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Silver City, NM- Two members of the WNMU golf team, Pedro De La Vega and Gonzalo Pan De Soraluce, have been invited to play at a professional tournament in A Playa Del Carme, Cancun in the amateur leagues. Pedro hails from Toluca, Mexico and has been playing golf since he was thirteen years old. He

WNMU School of Nursing & Allied Health Hosting Sonoran Hot Dog Party

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Silver City, NM- The School of Nursing and Allied Health are hosting a Sonoran Hot Dog Party this Tuesday from 12pm -1pm at the Nursing Building. The outreach event will provide an opportunity for students to receive free food, mingle with faculty and staff from the Nursing and Allied Health Departments and visit with students