Editorial by Erica Hobbs
I’m sure there are several women who feel as though they are not taken seriously. Why is this so? Well, there is this ideal that has continued to hover over women for years and years called “patriarchy.” This practice is one that affects women globally.
As the United States has been engaged in “war” with the Middle East, several stories have come out in which several male voices speak up on the different issues that happen, but the women who are involved go on silently.
Story by Leslie Highsmith
The Guerrilla Girls will perform – and question equality in art – Thursday.
Fewer than 3 percent of the artists in the Metropolitan Museum of Art are women, but 83 percent of the nudes are female.
With this tagline, the Guerilla Girls, an internationally known group of anonymous avengers, pose the question: “Do women have to be naked to get into United States art museums?” Gender equity in the arts will be the message delivered to a Las Cruces audience this week.
The Guerrilla Girls are a group of feminists and artists who use the names of deceased female artists as pseudonyms and appear in public wearing gorilla masks to conceal their identities. This removes the focus from the performers and aims it at the issue.
Story by Chelsey Drummond
Stacie Christiano explains how NMSU students can become Big Brothers and Big Sisters.(Photo by Chelsey Drummond)
“Little Moments, Big Magic” is exactly what the Big Brother Big Sisters program is all about. Stacie Christiano, chief executive officer of the Southwestern New Mexico branch, knows all too well how accurate the slogan can be.
“We’re in the business of providing one-on-one mentoring for any child who wants a positive impact in their life,” Christiano said. “We live for the magical moment when the matched little brother or sister is introduced to their mentor. The look on their faces makes the whole experience worthwhile.”
BBBS, as a nationwide program, encourages youth mentoring and attempts to create influential bonds between adults and children.
Editorial by Daniel Townsend
The recent “scandal” with Tiger Woods has proven once again that people would much rather concern themselves with the private affairs of a celebrity than any of the numerous more pressing issues that affect their lives.
Watching the news, one can easily tell that health care and the war in the Middle East are among the most pressing issues the government is dealing with, and the result of the decisions made on these issues will affect the entire country. Despite this, the news story that gets harped on the most is on the love life of a pro-golfer. Read more »
Jesse Weaver (second from right) battles for the ball in an intense polo match. (Photo by Robin Higgins Allen)
Story by Simone Del Rosario
As the New Mexico State University Polo Club gears up for its regional tournament in mid-March, the focus is fixed on continuing to be a competitive force, with hopes of earning a spot in the National Intercollegiate Polo Tournament.
A self-sustained, self-coached team since starting at NMSU in 1997, the Polo Club competes in the central region against the likes of Texas A&M University, University of Texas – Austin, Texas Tech, Colorado State, Oklahoma State University and other competitive, well-funded programs. As the most competitive region in the nation, the team that wins the central regional tournament will most likely go on to win nationals.
Story by Matt Morris
The banner hanging in the Pan Am displays the years Men's Basketball advanced to the NCAA Tournament. (Photo by Matt Morris)
Of the approximate 340 division I men’s college basketball teams in the United States, only 65 make it to the NCAA Tournament each year. Out of those 65, 31 teams are given automatic bids by winning their respective conference or championship game and the rest are decided by the NCAA Selection Committee.
That leaves 282 teams that do not make it each year, which means the odds of making it to the tournament consecutive years highly unlikely unless, of course, you’re a major conference team. But the New Mexico State Aggies made the trip to the big dance not once, not twice, but three years in a row in 1990, 1991 and 1992 – and the third time would seem to be the charm.
Photography by Merge staff
Eighteen New Mexico State University students on the Merge staff scattered across the campus to find images that depict their university in February 2010.
Story by Amanda Crowe
Jacob Watson, 19, Thad McRae, 20, and George Morvis, 18, all of Las Cruces, finished chalking the sidewalk outside of Corbett for the Invisible Children event. (Photo by Amanda Crowe)
Two people whose lives have been affected by the war in Uganda shared their testimony Thursday, Feb. 18, in Corbett’s Middle Ballroom after a documentary was shown of an orphan living in the midst of this war.
Norman Okot, 71, and Comfort Okello, 25, both of Uganda, traveled to Las Cruces for the Invisible Children Legacy Tour with a team of four volunteers for Invisible Children as advocates for their country. Invisible Children is a movement that seeks to help end the war in Africa and to provide healing for the victims through education, jobs and the rebuilding of schools.
Story by Carolyn Wright
Local firefighters prove they are tough enough to wear pink by participating in El Paso's 18th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure (Photo by Carolyn Wright).
Thousands of survivors, friends and family members gathered at Cohen Stadium earlier this month to participate in El Paso’s 18th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in an effort to raise money to find a cure for breast cancer.
“It was mind-blowing to see that many people. It shows that we really can get together and make a difference,” said Mary Elizabeth Bowyer, a freshman at NMSU who participated in the Race.
Thousands of participants registered for either a competitive or non-competitive 5k race, which kicked off at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Racers could register either as teams or individuals, both of which raised money for the cause.
Participants who have survived breast cancer sported a pink bib, while all other participants wore either a yellow or white bib.
Story by Victoria Guadalupe Molinar
Director Charlie Minn talks to an audience of bowling massacre survivors, along with friends and family of lost loved ones, before the showing of his documentary, "A Nightmare in Las Cruces" at the Cineport 10 theater on South Telshor Boulevard. (Photo by Victoria G. Molinar)
If losing someone you unconditionally love to a heinous crime is unbearable, imagine watching a documentary showing a reenactment of the atrocity that changed your life 20 years later.
That’s what the victims and family members did on Tuesday, Feb. 9, during the premiere of “A Nightmare in Las Cruces.”
The documentary, which tells the story of the massacre that took place at what used to be called the Las Cruces Bowl on East Amador Avenue Feb. 10 of 1990, included commentary of the survivors and family members of the deceased victims.
Emotions surface
As the crowd of people waited in the Cineport 10 theater lobby, tears were already rolling down people’s faces. While the idea of having to relive a violent incident that one wishes to move on from seems daunting, the survivors evidently found importance in telling their story when they chose to be a part of the documentary.