Editorial: The All-New Mustang

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Hello Everyone! My name is Eric Lowe, you may recognize me, roaming the campus in a leather snapback while accompanied by a girl with hair the color of cotton candy. I’ve recently taken over the editors position for The Mustang and am currently renovating the website. With any luck we’ll have our brand new premiere issue

Art Student Visited Japan In April, Now Heads To NYC

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Junchen Huang is ending his journey as an undergraduate student at Western New Mexico University. He will be earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree on Friday. Next week he prepares to begin a new academic career at Pratt Institute in New York City. While he plans to study in the most artistic city in

Tony Trujillo To Keynote Commencement Address

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Delivering the keynote address at the spring commencement ceremony on Friday will be Tony Trujillo, a lifelong Grant County resident and community leader. Trujillo is the Director of Government Relations for New Mexico Operations at Freeport-McMoRan Inc. He is a graduate of Western New Mexico University earning a degree in business administration in 1975. A

Three Educators To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

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Western New Mexico University will induct three career educators into the School of Education Hall of Fame as part of the 2015 spring commencement ceremony activities. Emily Berry Armstrong is being inducted posthumously. Armstrong was an elementary school teacher for 42 years. She is being recognized for meeting the challenges of serving in a one-room

Nearly 400 Students To Earn Degrees At Spring Commencement

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One of Western New Mexico University’s larger graduating classes will be earning diplomas at the spring commencement exercises on Friday, May 15. At least 390 students are scheduled to receive diplomas in the outdoor ceremony, for the first time to be held at Ben Altamirano Field, home of the Mustang football team, due to construction

Lawrence Garcia; New Student President Wants To Set Stepping Stones for the Future

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Silver City, NM- Lawrence Garcia has had quite a year serving in Western New Mexico University’s Student Government. Starting this year out as Senate Pro-Temp, or president of the student senate, Garcia soon found himself moved up in rank, serving as Vice-President under Gabby Begay, and then, when Begay ascended to the title of Student

Delta Mu Delta Held Annual Induction Ceremony

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Silver City, NM – Tuesday April 21, Western New Mexico University’s Theta Upsilon Chapter Delta Mu Delta held its Spring 2015 Induction ceremony. Delta Mu Delta is an International Honor Society In Business, WNMU is just one chapter over many around the globe. WNMU business students whom have excellent grades were inducted into Delta Mu

Women’s Tennis Tabbed Fourth in South Central, Will Face St. Mary’s

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INDIANAPOLIS – Following a one-year absence, the Western New Mexico University women’s tennis team is returning to postseason play after receiving the fourth seed in the South Central Region and will face top seed and No. 13 St. Mary’s (TX). The winner of the match will advance to the NCAA Championships. The Lady Mustangs are

Four Students To Be Inducted Into Student Hall Of Fame

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Four Western New Mexico University students will be inducted into the Student Hall of Fame with a ceremony on Wednesday, May 6 at 3:00 p.m. in the Global Resource Center. Each year WNMU honors exemplary students who excel in several areas including leadership, academic achievement, community involvement and participation in campus life. The 2015 class

Professor To Research Student-Athlete Injuries

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Western New Mexico University professor Dr. Miguel Narvaez will be joining a handful of professors in the region this summer to study the effects of injury among collegiate athletes. Dr. Narvaez has been awarded fellowship in the first class of faculty to participate in the BUILDing SCHOLARS summer sabbatical program. He is one of five