Story and video by Matthew Nesbitt There is a lot to do in the great outdoors for NMSU students, and another great day hike lies just 12 miles from the campus. The Soledad Canyon Day-Use area is a really close place to get out and go hiking, biking or horseback riding. The area has a [...]

Story and video by Ruth Smith The city of Las Cruces officially began the Christmas season with a series of festivities known as Winterfest the first weekend in December, when the Las Cruces Railroad Museum welcomed Santa Clause and provided an array of old-fashioned holiday displays and crafts for the kids.

Story by Zane Klemo Empty bellies. Cold fingers.  Stress.  Many people around Las Cruces worry about where their next meal or night’s rest might come from. Local food bank Casa de Peregrinos is one of many non-profit, human aid organizations committed to helping the less fortunate in a time of need. Executive Director of Casa [...]

Story and video by Brandon Sours The City of Las Cruces can boast about having New Mexico’s first ever Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Mixed Allies chorus, thanks to the newly created choir “Singing Out,”  founded and directed by Dr. Ruth Ann Hanlin. A woman with a dream Hanlin, a graduate from Oberlin Conservatory of [...]

Story and video by Bradley Fuller “Noche de Luminarias” is one of the largest displays of this traditional holiday decoration in New Mexcio, where on Dec. 4, 5,000 glowing luminarias lit up New Mexico State University’s campus. The luminaria display began at the Educational Services Center on the east end of the campus, wrapping around [...]

Story and video by Josele Diaz Athletics, for anybody, is a form of an escape from the troubles of the world.  With the last game of the season, that out came to a stop – possibly for the rest of some Aggie football players’ lives.

Story and video by Sarah Tegmeyer What does hungry mean to you? What is the No. 1 image that comes to your mind when you are asked what a hungry person looks like? For most of us, the sad reality is we picture a homeless person dirty (and they could smell bad), asking us for [...]

Story and video by Ruth Smith What comes to mind when you think of the typical college student? Do you think of a 19 year-old who works as a waiter and parties on the weekend? According to a recent article in The Washington Post, approximately 40 percent of today’s college students are defined as non-traditional [...]

Story and video by Eduardo Romero. Bringing a unique perspective to the world through music, Radio La Chusma (riff-raff radio) breaks down the barriers of age, race, language and religion. The band features four-part harmonies, electrifying violin and guitar solos, and a high-energy live show. Their new “Pachuco” sound takes the reggae vibrations to a [...]

Story and video by Josele Diaz No Shave November is not only a declarative statement made by manly men all across the nation, it is also a cry meant for the whole world to listen about prostate cancer.  No Shave November has many participants in an effort to raise funds for the fight against prostate cancer – [...]