Story by Elizabeth Lopez

Story by Erica Tinsley
Recently, a friend of mine purchased a new brand water purifier. This water purification kit came with a small handheld tester called a TDS Meter. This meter tests all the total dissolved solids in a certain amount of water.
When using this device you will read the numbers in parts per million, ppm, [...]

Story by Erica Tinsley
Shortly after the opening of new city hall, the city will undertake a new project within the heart of the city – continuing to work on reopening Main Street.
The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration agreed to give the City of Las Cruces $830,000 to finish remodeling downtown Main Street from [...]

Story by Chris Mortenson
Every April on one Saturday afternoon, the hilly streets of downtown Silver City are shut down and transformed into a one-mile circular course for the criterion portion of the Tour of the Gila.  
The race has become very popular over the years, attracting racers from around the world – including Lance Armstrong [...]

Story by Elizabeth Lopez

During these trying financial times, the last thing any student wants to see is a tuition increase. Associated Students of New Mexico State University President Travis Dulany explains why tuition is going up by 11 percent.

Story by Dustin Edwards
As the traditional newspaper industry struggles to make profits, many media outlets have began to focus on the Internet for advertising dollars. But many in the industry are concerned if the Web will provide a legitimate way for media outlets to make money.
Jon Blazak, editor-in-chief of New Mexico State University’s student newspaper [...]

Story by Jacqueline McCrief
After budget cuts were made across all departments in an attempt to alleviate the $600 million New Mexico deficit, one of the few certified organic farmers in Dona Ana County, Jeff Graham, is worried that he will lose his organic certification, managed by the New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission.

Graham, owner of Mysterious Horizon [...]

Story by Mindy Vasquez
The last thing on a New Mexico State University student’s mind is how to get around on campus if he or she is disabled or becomes injured.
“The most difficult thing about getting around was the stairs and the inclines. There was no way to get around down a hill or up one [...]

Story by Heather Lang
In effort to bring awareness to maternal mortality rates in developing countries, a New Mexico State University club staged a “die-in” Wednesday near Corbett Center.
Members of the Feminists Reinventing Equality Everywhere lay clad in black under the trees between Monagle Hall and Corbett Center to represent women who have died due to [...]

Story Ben Scheer
 
A water pump engine whines loudly in the ears of the students who are voluntarily tethered to it.  It emits an eardrum-piercing hiss reminiscent of an occasion when you are drifting away on your couch only to be summoned back to full consciousness by a band saw-operating neighbor, ripping into numerous two-by-fours [...]