Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
Silver City NM- Fall Commencement is showing us the best that WNMU has to offer, with over 200 students graduating with various degrees. 29 year-old Jill Rae Smith is one of those students and she has quite an impressive background. As an undergraduate she will obtain a degree in Sociology with a dual minor in
Silver City, NM- Fall Commencement is almost here and more than 200 students are ready to take the next step in their lives. One of these students, 26-year-old Nicole Luna, has been at Western for the long haul. She arrived at the university as an undergraduate, participating in the cross-country running team. Now she is
Continue reading ➞ Senior Spotlight: Assistant Cross Country Coach Nicole Luna
Silver City, NM- World Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome day, more commonly known as World AIDS Day, was observed by The Center for Gender Equity on Thursday, December 1st. Students had the opportunity to be tested and educated on how one can prevent receiving the virus. Freshman Don Jaramillo organized a panel of people who have been
“So what are you going to do with your English degree? Teach? High school, middle or elementary?” This question more often than not is directed towards those of us in the diminishing population of English majors at the higher education level of college, let alone is there a pause in between all of those questions for the
Continue reading ➞ “Being Real About ‘Real’ Jobs” A Poem by Marissa Aguirre
Silver City, NM– This past Wednesday, the Associated Students of Western New Mexico University, represented by AsiaMarie Garcia, Claudia Osuna and Dylan Kester, pleaded their case to the Grant County Prospectors, asking for money to provide visualized applications for the students of WNMU. Throughout the campus, departments such as Art and Geology use specific programs
Continue reading ➞ Students Lobby for New Technology for Off-Campus Students
Silver City, NM- The end of the semester is rapidly approaching and tension is at it’s highest. Some students will be walking across the stage at the fine arts center next week, receiving their hard-earned degrees. Others will be staying up all night in hopes of completing all of the semester’s assignments and acing their
Silver City, NM- Is there a classroom where the sun shines through the windows just a little too much? Or a room where the heater refuses to keep the 44 degree weather at bay? Perhaps one you has difficulty understanding an instructor’s lesson plans. These potential issues are important, and fortunately there is an easy
Silver City NM- Big steps were taken yesterday as the Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences officially started a collaboration with key members from the Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua. A memorandum of understanding was signed and keeping true to the agreement, both universities have come together to create new programs on an international
Continue reading ➞ WNMU and Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua Agree to Build Future Together
ASWNMU PUBLIC MEETING Miller Library November 17, 2016 I. THE ASWNMU open meeting was held in the Miller Library on the campus of Western New Mexico University on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Dylan Kester, ASWNMU Vice President, called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. II. Opening Ceremonies III. Roll call: Executive Officers present: President
Continue reading ➞ ASWMU Public Meeting Minutes for November 17, 2016
Silver City, NM- It was a big day at Western New Mexico University! Juan Felipe Herrera, the Poet Laureate of the United States, was visiting. As Dr. Jack Crocker had put it, WNMU was now the most literate place in the Southwest, due to his presence. Now, there was a common question that I heard
Continue reading ➞ Editorial: Meeting the United States Poet Laureate!