Story and video by Erica Hobbs Every semester student organizations jump through rings of fire to get funding from ASNMSU so they can produce events for New Mexico State University students to enjoy. For the third year now, NMSU student organization Soul Verse jumped through those same hoops, but not without great success that left [...]

Story by Sarah Tegmeyer October not only marks the beginning of fall, but also Breast Cancer Awareness month. The Cowboys for Cancer research center, as well as the Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign partner up each year to fundraise for cancer research in New Mexico. Breast cancer, apart from skin cancer, is the most common type [...]

Story by Ofelia Martinez According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the Latino/Hispanic community is greatly affected by HIV and AIDS because of barriers such as poverty and stigma, not necessarily race and ethnicity. Latinos/Hispanics represent 15.3 percent of the U.S. population (U.S. Census Bureau) and yet, they account for 17 percent of [...]

Story by Daniel Townsend Invisible Children organization members gave a sobering presentation at Hardman Hall last week to spread awareness for their cause, and the New Mexico State University chapter will meet Tuesday, Oct. 12, to further help war-affected children in Africa. Invisible Children presented the film, “The Rescue of Joseph Kony’s Child Soldiers,” which [...]

Story by Merge staff It’s hard to ignore the fact that drinking among New Mexico State University students is a big problem. Although the campus has adopted a “drink responsibly” stand on the situation, student’s actions are commonly less than responsible. NMSU has long been notorious for its party reputation being close enough to the [...]

Story by Cody Hoffman Basketball players of all ages dusted off their shoes, rounded up their teammates and threw on some cool uniforms this month for the 3 on 3 Gus Macker basketball tournament in Las Cruces.

by Traci Tuttle Students receive advice about graduation and careers from others constantly, but one man’s guidance was different from anything professor Sean McCleneghan’s public relations students had ever heard before. NMSU alumnus Larryl Lynch returned to NMSU to share his story on how he founded Albuquerque: The Magazine and offered advice about entering the [...]

Story by Sarah Campos Cowboys are known for horseback riding, roping bulls and branding, but  in Las Cruces, they are also known for starting a non-profit organization called Cowboys for Cancer Research. Cowboys for Cancer Research began 28 years ago when Las Cruces native Alma Cohorn died of breast cancer. To honor her memory, Cohorn’s [...]

Story by Cody Hoffman The New Mexico State Aggies are 2010 Western Athletic Conference champions, but the road to becoming champions was far from easy for them. The WAC tournament road The last two regular season games for the Aggies were against conference rivals Nevada and Utah State. Sadly, for Aggie fans those two games [...]

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 [...]