Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
Silver City, NM- The Native American Club held an open house on Tuesday, November 10 at The Native American Center. Aside from being a great way to open up to the campus community, it was also a good opportunity for students to learn a little more about the organization. Dr. Scott Fritz, one of the
Silver City, NM- SABA, a Navajo artist, came up from Las Cruces, NM on Tuesday to paint a new mural in honor of Native American Week. He brought with him his wife Shana and two kids, Patience and Canyon. SABA is originally from Farmington but belongs to both the Jemez Pueblo and Navajo Nation. Growing
Editor’s Note: This issue features a guest editorial from Gabby Begay, a WNMU Graduate student who also serves on the Board of Regents. In honor of Native American Month, she is writing a guest editorial for The Mustang, speaking about her life and experiences growing up half-Navajo. “I grew up knowing it’s wrong to have
Do you like to write? No, not boring newspaper articles! Things like poetry or short stories? If that’s the case, the Undergraduate Writing Contest might be something worth checking out. The contest, which is being run by Dr. Michael Ann Nelson and Dr. Austin Tremblay of the Humanities Department, offers undergraduates taking at least 6
Continue reading ➞ CALLING ALL WRITERS: Undergraduate Writing Contest
Alamosa, CO- Western New Mexico University volleyball team were on the road last Saturday to take on Adams State University Grizzlies. It was an exciting game with momentum on both side, but WNMU pulled away with a win in five sets (22-25, 25-19, 25-14, 23-25, 17-15). WNMU (18-7, 13-4 RMAC) dominated ASU (9-16, 8-9 RMAC) in
Silver City, NM- Senior Day took place last Saturday for the Western New Mexico University football team as they faced Chadron State College. The game looked in favor for WNMU as they scored the first 13 points of the game, but CSC answered the next 31 points to make the final score 31-13. Defense for
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Hosts Senior Day, But Falls Short 31-13
Sliver City NM- On Thursday, November 5th, the WNMU School of Business hosted a guest speaker, Dr. Roberto Coronado, at the GRC building. Coronado, the Assistant Vice President-In-Charge and Senior Economist at the El Paso branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, spoke to students and faculty about monetary policy and the influence that
Continue reading ➞ WNMU School of Business Hosts Guest Speaker
Silver City, NM – Patrick Lopez, a 40-year-old Social Work student at WNMU, has been working hard this past year to bring the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) to Silver City. He is hoping to have it established by January. Patrick found out that he was losing his vision in April 2011 due to
Continue reading ➞ Patrick Lopez Works to Bring NFB to Grant County
Editor’s Note- Our very own Marivel Medel recently went on a trip to Ciudad Juarez along with the rest of the WNMU Millennium Honors Students. This is her own, first-person account of the class trip and her experiences across the border. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico- Our interdisciplinary cultural exploration of Dia De Los Muertos starts in
Continue reading ➞ Guest Editorial: Juarez Embraces WNMU Honors Millennium Students
Silver City, NM- Maybe you hadn’t realized it yet but many WNMU students have real, bona fide talent and it was showcased in an amazing and diverse line up at Light Hall Theater on Wednesday the 29th. The WNMU Marketing Club hosted the Mustang Talent Show, held in honor of breast cancer awareness month. Students
Continue reading ➞ Marketing Club Presents: Mustang Talent Show