Western New Mexico University Students Newspaper
Halloween is the best time of year next to Christmas to listen to your favorite songs that coincide with the season. This list of the best Halloween songs span across quite a few genres and include a few popular favorites along with some more obscure ones. These songs are definitely not the scariest sounding out
Silver City, NM- Rubber Ducks have taken over the campus! These tiny, yellow bath accessories have been placed in hiding spots all over the school as part of the WNMU Duck Hunt. Should a student find a duck, they are to bring it to the Life Lounge on the first floor of the Student Memorial
Continue reading ➞ Student Activities Sponsor WNMU Duck Hunt
Halloween is in two weeks. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like it matters much, at least not these days. When I was a younger, Halloween felt much more like a season. I always enjoyed it; the TV specials, the candy, the overall creep-factor, it was wonderful. These days it seems that the season has been compacted into
Continue reading ➞ The Editor’s Top 5 Things to Watch on Halloween
Silver City, NM- State funding for higher education was cut by 2.5 percent this past January, with further cuts pending. Normally, something like this can mean some drastic changes for Universities. Other New Mexico Universities had to lay-off several employees, for instance. Fortunately, things at WNMU are stable. This is due to the foresight and
Continue reading ➞ Higher Education Cuts: What You Need to Know
Glam Week was sent off with a bang. Not just any kind of bang though, but rather the banging of feet from the zapateado (tap dancing) and Latin alternative sound that Las Cafeteras brought to the Light Hall stage on Thursday evening. The two hour plus show was full of energetic singing and dancing, advocating
Silver City NM- Today WNMU is hosting Las Cafeteras, a band out of East L.A. The members of this elite group of musicians set out in 2008 to share the stories of their immigrant families as well as to spread positive messages to communities everywhere. Earlier this afternoon they held a workshop at WNMU’s Light
Continue reading ➞ Glam Week Workshop: Same Hood, Different Worlds
Silver City, NM- Delta Mu Delta is giving students, faculty, staff and members of the community the chance to pick which prominent lady of Western New Mexico University will have to dye their hair pink. It’s all part of a fundraiser that the business honor’s society is holding on behalf of National Breast Cancer Awareness
Continue reading ➞ Delta Mu Delta Holds Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness
Anna Daggett, Intrepid Mustang Writer and Research Assistant for External Affairs, recently tagged along with Vice President Magdaleno Manzanarez on a trip to Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. This was Anna’s very first trip outside of the United States. This is a journal she kept, documenting her adventures south of the border. October 7th 12:15
Silver City, NM- The first event of Glam Week was the introduction to breaking free of all misconceptions people may have of The Center for Gender Equity. Guests were greeted with a warm welcome by The Center’s employees. The shirts that were worn by the employees read, “Ask me, about me.” The phrase gives the
ASWNMU PUBLIC MEETING October 6, 2016 I THE ASWNMU open meeting was held in the Miller Library on the campus of Western New Mexico University on Thursday, October 6, 2016. Dylan Kester, ASWNMU Vice President, called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. II. Opening Ceremonies III. Roll call: Executive Officers present: President – Claudia
Continue reading ➞ ASWNMU Public Meeting Minutes for October 6, 2016