Mustang Club of the Week: Mustang Search and Rescue

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Silver City, NM- Mustang Search and Rescue, a student club formed in Fall 2016, was certified as an official resource by New Mexico State Police Search and Rescue on January 13, 2017. With this recognition, Mustang Search and Rescue team members became eligible to participate in search and rescue (SAR) missions run under the jurisdiction

AWNMU Special Meeting Minutes for February 8, 2017

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SPECIAL MEETING ASWNMU PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA Wednesday February 8th, 2017 Miller Library 7:00 pm I. Call to Order II. Opening Ceremony III. Roll Call IV. Approval of Agenda V. Approval of Minutes VI. Executive Officer Reports President – Claudia Osuna Vice President – Dylan Kester (Absent) Attorney General – Harry Wetton Working on official changes

Women in the Arts Lecture Series: Suzanne Donazetti

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Silver City, NM- Suzanne Donazetti was the latest artist to come to WNMU as a part of the Edwina and Charles Milner Women in the Arts lecture series. The 72-year old artist currently resides in Carrizozo, NM, but her mixed media works are featured in the Waxlander Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. A petite woman with

President’s Chamber Music Series Features Pianist George Winston

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Silver City, NM- The Grammy-award winning artist George Winston played to a full house in Light Hall, showcasing his significant talents on the piano. Winston is a renowned pianist that has been playing for over 40 years, and has released ten solo albums throughout his career. He is most famously known for his recording of

The Center Hosts Second Annual Black Lives Matter Night

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Silver City, NM- The Center for Gender Equity hosted another Black Lives Matter event at the Fine Arts Center Theatre last night, full of activism and strong spirits in the face of social injustices that minorities not only in America, but globally, face because of the color of their skin. Terrence Holtz, Hakim Bellamy, and

Super Bowl LI: Patriots Pull Off A Historic Comeback For Fifth Title

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Silver City, N.M. – Adding a fifth title to their franchise, the New England Patriots pulled off the greatest comeback in NFL history as they defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 34-28, to win Super Bowl LI. After having a comfortable lead entering the second half, 28-3, the Falcons chance of winning looked good which would have

Language Institute Graduates Fifteen Students

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Deming, NM- Two more classes graduated from the WNMU Language Institute’s Domestic Program. One was a class of nine completing the Level 2 courses, where students are still learning the basics of the English language, and the other was a class of six from the Level 10 courses, which features a college-level curriculum. The graduation

Sparky’s Burgers, BBQ and Espresso- A Mustang Non-Review

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Hatch, New Mexico- the green chili capital of the southwest! When we’d passed through Hatch on our way to Santa Fe, we drove past a small, unassuming building that ASWNMU President Claudia Osuna immediately pointed out. It was “Sparky’s Burgers, BBQ and Espresso,” home to one of USA Today‘s Top Ten Green Chili Burgers in

ASWNMU Public Meeting Minutes for January 31, 2017

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ASWNMU PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES January 31, 2017 I. THE ASWNMU open meeting was held in the Miller Library on the campus of Western New Mexico University on Tuesday, September 8, 2016. , ASWNMU Pro Temp, called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. II. Opening Ceremonies III. Roll call: Executive Officers present: President – Claudia

WNMU Representatives Meet with State

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Santa Fe, NM- The first day of February was deemed “Grant County Day” at the State Capital, with many local business owners and investors, deemed prospectors, traveling to the roundhouse to lobby. Western New Mexico University presented their case to the New Mexico Cabinet Secretary Dr. Barbara Damron as part of the New Mexico Higher