Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
Silver City, NM- This week’s Student Spotlight comes from a familiar face you may have seen in the Juan Chacon building while passing by the Student Affairs office, Ms. Daisy Simpson. Born and raised in San Bernardino, California, Daisy graduated at just 17 years old from San Bernardino High School, and is now 18 years
Silver City, NM- We are just 11 days away from one of the biggest moments of a college senior’s life- graduation! Let me take the time to just tell you, congratulations! You have worked so hard to achieve this goal, and you deserve this time to pat yourself on the back and celebrate! While graduation
Silver City, NM- Nearing the end of spring semester, with finals looming and graduation right around the corner, the university celebrates a local tradition known as the Great Race. The annual tradition celebrated it’s fiftieth year this past Saturday, with festivities including a bowling night, a powderpuff football game, field activities, a talent show, a
Silver City, N.M. – The Misfits took down the other four competitors in this year’s Great Race Talent Show last Thursday night. The event allowed all teams to perform one music video and one movie skit, which were judged by four judges. Leading off first was C’s Get Degrees and they performed “Hollaback Girl” by
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Silver City, N.M.- The sun was out in full swing as field day for Great Race 50 took place at Old James Stadium. The six teams competed in several featured activities such as a gender role play relay race, tug of war, and dodgeball. The first activity was A Mile in Her Shoes, sponsored by
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Silver City, N.M. – C’s Get Degrees took home the crown in this year’s Who’s Got the Speed? Great Race Event as they were able to outscore four other teams. The teams had to push their cart about 50 yards on College Avenue. Instead of having to go uphill as in Tuesday’s King of the
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Silver City, N.M.- Five of the six Great Race teams competed in a heated and tense tournament of Powderpuff football last night at Old James Stadium. While fans of each team were braving the freezing wind and cloudy skies, there was no shortage of excitement for each game. There were a set of girls from
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FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK April 26, 2017 Dear Students, Over the past several weeks you may have heard about the State of New Mexico not funding higher education. This is a result of the governor line item vetoing the part of the budget that included funding for all public universities and community colleges in New
Silver City, N.M. – The Little Rascals beat out the other five teams in this year’s King of the Mountain during this week’s annual Great Race. The six teams had to push their cart up Cardiac Hill about 50 yards to the finish line. The only rules were that the teams had to have four
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There has been a focus on steps to take after a sexual assault occurs, but it’s better to prevent sexual assault from happening, and we can all play a role in that. Again, it is important to understand that sexual assault does happen on college campuses. There are steps students can take in order to
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