Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
Silver City, NM- Following yesterday’s rather intense announcements a good amount of readers are concerned about the state of things going on in New Mexico Higher Education. We’ve already seen what can happen. While it is very unlikely that New Mexico colleges won’t be funded by the state this coming fiscal year and this was
Continue reading ➞ Editorial: What Can You Do For Higher Education?
UPDATE: According to President Shepard, the three extended campuses in question will be moved to inactive status. According to Shepard, should situations improve, the extended campuses could eventually reopen. Silver City, NM- On Monday, April 24, the WNMU Board of Regents passed a vote to raise tuition at WNMU by 5%, adding an additional seven
Continue reading ➞ Regents Raise Tuition, Order Suspension of Operations for Three Branch Campuses
Silver City, N.M.- ASWNMU elections were in full swing on Wednesday with an open forum in Miller Library giving students the first view of who their future senators and executives will be when election results hit next week. There were plenty of various views on certain issues that came from a variety of students running
My fellow students, I have had the honor and privilege of learning and working beside you for four years. In that time I have had the distinct pleasure of helping my classmates through study groups, and, more recently, by acting as an English tutor to many. While I am happy to serve any way I
Continue reading ➞ ASWNMU Elections: Vincente Partido for Student Senate
We’re in the middle of elections for Student Government with fourteen students in the running for senate positions and two students running for the position of treasurer. The positions of President, Vice President and Secretary have already been filled. Congratulations to the victors and best of luck to those in the running. During election season,
Continue reading ➞ ASWNMU Elections: What is a Student Leader?
Silver City, N.M. – After being appointed into the senate this spring, Madison Jones is now campaigning to fulfill the treasurer spot for Western New Mexico University’s student government. A Treasurer must handle financial money and Jones believes she has the proper knowledge and experience to accomplish this. She is an accounting major, a member
Continue reading ➞ ASWNMU Elections: Madison Jones for Student Treasurer
Silver City, N.M.- Dylan Kester holds the current position of Vice President on the Executive Board of ASWNMU, but come next fall he’s aiming for the much more familiar role of senator. Kester has been involved with WNMU’s Student Government for three years now, and while he was a newbie to the role of VP,
Continue reading ➞ ASWNMU Elections: Dylan Kester for Student Senate
Silver City, N.M.- Making the leap from graduate student to running for a position on the student senate seems like a good fit for where Jill Smith is in her college career. Jill is an Interdisciplinary Studies graduate student in Sociology and Political Science. She is also currently an intern at The Center for Gender
Continue reading ➞ ASWNMU Elections: Jill Smith for Student Senate
As we continue to look into the issue of sexual assault, it’s important that all of us keep in mind that this does not only affect the victim, but also their friends and family. So today, I want to focus on you, those who have a loved one who has been sexually assaulted. Victims tend
Continue reading ➞ Student Wellness: Support for Sexual Assault Survivors
As a young girl that grew up in Texas, knowing who Selena Quintanilla was in the Tejano music industry was just a part of basic Tex-Mex history. But when my family moved all the way out to the foreign land of Arizona, I thought Selena was a hidden gem that no one would know about