Story by Cynthia Palomares   Students work toward getting Judy Shepard to Las Cruces The Sexual and Gender Diversity Resource Center located at New Mexico State University finalized its contract with keynote speaker Judy Shepard, whose son was killed by homophobic criminals, after some debate with ASNMSU Council; she is now set to speak at [...]

Story and video by Kristina Medley Many prospective journalists dream of working in the spotlight, interviewing key officials and politicians, traveling and having name recognition. However, some students may not realize that this dream starts in the college setting.

Story by Sarah Lewis An up-and-coming local video production company has begun to provide creative services to  Las Cruces and surrounding areas, catering to people looking to promote their business, special event or movie production. The Camera Hogs LLC Production Company, is a group of individuals providing photography, film, scriptwriting, movie and commercial making, post production [...]

Story and video by Amanda Orozco Stuck temporarily in a place of dark feelings and harmful thoughts, college students struggle to overcome their depression on top of maintaining their GPA. The ideal of higher education is filled with new beginnings. In movies and on television, college life is depicted as strenuous, but rewarding.The students we see [...]

Story and video by by Dominic Nicholas Entering the gate of Kent Hall and walking across the completely silent building lobby to the University Museum on a winter afternoon has a “beginning of a scary movie” feel to it at first. But when someone opens the door to the University Museum, the mood changes because [...]

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 [...]