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Chance the Rapper and Khalid are both big names in each of their respective genres at the moment, and their claims to fame have been nothing short of magnificence. Each one is crushing expectations within the music industry, whether it’s from making gospel music mainstream, or a soul voice busting out some catchy and upbeat
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Silver City, N.M. – Student fees was the main topic that circled around ASWNMU’s meeting last night. Senate Bill Number 90 proposed a numerous amount of fees that increased or decreased programs across Western New Mexico University. Two programs in particular, Student Life and Mustang Entertainment, took big hits, the reason being that students would
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Silver City, NM- The culmination of Delta Mu Delta’s “Bald-uary” fundraiser was held early on Monday, March 20 with fifteen of the nineteen men having their heads shaved to benefit Men’s Health. Individuals such as former ASWNMU President Lawrence Garcia, Student Service Specialist David Cota, Associate Professor Dr. Benjamin Cline were gathered to the third
Silver City, N.M. – Dr. Liza Keucker is retiring soon, putting a cap on a career in higher education that has been filled with achievement. Born in the “Baby Boomer” era, Liza Kuecker grew up in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She attended Longfellow Middle School and Westosha Central High School. After graduating from high school, she
Silver City, N.M.- The Center for Gender Equity hosted panel last night in Light Hall on the topic of “Modern Feminism in Business and Education.” With a panel of seven notable people from the local community, Albuquerque, and the university, there was some great insight as to the subject of feminism and how it is
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Silver City, NM- Few people at WNMU are spoken of more highly than Rhonda McCall. The Executive Assistant for Vice President Isaac Brundage has left quite an impact with the WNMU faculty and staff, but her most important work has been with the students. Rhonda got her start working in the hospitality industry, working with
Silver City, N.M.- The final event of F! Week at WNMU was topped off by none other than the amazing Lyla June from Taos, New Mexico performing her special fixture entitled, “Repairing The Root of Life with Lyla June: Affirming The Sacredness of Women.” Introduced by Benita Harry, President of the Native American Student Organization,
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Silver City, N.M.- Standing in front of an intimate crowd of about 50 people in Light Hall, slam poet Mercedez Holtry spoke about her life story and the issues facing us all through the art of spoken word poetry. From Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mercedez centers her poetry around her identity that is rooted in several
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Silver City, NM- Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors from Deming High School arrived at Western New Mexico University to here the spoken word poetry of Albuquerque native Mercedez Holtry, a slam poet of Mexican and German descent. Mercedez is a world-class slam poet, taking third place in a World Slam Poetry Competition. After a lunch
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