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 – [...]

New Mexico State University is a school that, like it or not, thrives on athletics.  Much of the student body comes to NMSU for a chance to excel at collegiate athletics.  Athletics is a great way to bring in international students and diversify the student body.  Merge staff produced a “man on the street” video [...]

Story by Juan Gutierrez Every fourth Thursday of November, millions of Americans gather at their loved ones’ homes to share a traditional meal of turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. But for most men, Thanksgiving is a day to stuff our faces and watch some football. The National Football League played its first Thanksgiving Day [...]

Editorial and video by Adam Trejo Earlier this month, a group of students gathered around the New Mexico State University horseshoe to protest the current state of the U.S. economy. This protest was part of a bigger movement called “Occupy College,” which has been sweeping colleges around the nation. The protest itself consisted of about [...]

Story and video by Charles M. Anderson Perhaps you have noticed that gas prices have been on the rise recently.  You’re not the only one. The United States Department of Energy reported earlier this month the average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.96, up almost 30 percent since January.  That was [...]

Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, 2011 Editorial by Merge staff Looking at the unique sky island of our Organ mountains has always been calming and reassuring to me. Their mood fluctuates with the time of day and change in seasons. Distinctive peaks poke at clouds, form a spectacular backdrop for desert sunrises or misty columns [...]

Story by Richard Romero The term social media has come a long way over the past decade or so.  The term didn’t even exist until recent years and now you can’t really go anywhere without hearing of it. The evolution of technology  has led to the development of social media websites such as MySpace, Twitter, [...]

Story by Chaves Smith They say it’s all fun and games till some one gets hurt. Lately, this could not be truer for the house party scene in Las Cruces. Over the past several months, there have been a number of incidents involving an out-of-control party.  And one  of these incidents resulted in the death [...]

Video by Merge staff This year, legislatures of six states introduced conceal-and-carry firearm bills that would allow guns to be carried on university campuses. These states are Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas and Nebraska. The bills in Florida and New Mexico dealing with conceal-and-carry laws have since had the clauses about college campuses removed, but Oklahoma and [...]

Story/video by Adam Baca A Christmas without any Salvation Army bell ringers would almost be like having a Christmas without Santa Clause.  The Salvation Army bell ringer can be considered an American icon. If people were to walk into WalMart one December morning without hearing a continuous bell ring and shouts of merry Christmas, what [...]