Leonidas Moncada doesn't want to use hands-free devices even though the cell phone ban started Feb. 5. (Photo by Mindy Vasquez)
The city of Las Cruces is cracking down on text messaging and talking on the phone while driving as of Feb. 5, 2010. Exceptions include the use of a hands-free device, such as a Bluetooth headset and use in emergency (911) situations.
The Las Cruces Police Department will be looking for drivers who are displaying signs of distracted driving and symptoms, according to interim Police Chief Pete Bradley.
“We will be looking for weaving, slowing needlessly, and a number of other similar traffic violations,” Bradley said. “We will also be looking to see if drivers have a cell in their hands.”
The sentence upon conviction for using a cell phone while driving will be $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense, and up to a $500 fine and/or 90 days in jail for anything after the second citation. Revenue from the citations for violating the cell phone ordinance will go to the city of Las Cruces general fund.
Inviting beaches await spring breakers in Cancun, Mexico. (photo by Simone Del Rosario).
As the spring semester goes into full swing, students’ minds start to drift from their studies into images of vast beaches with white sands underfoot and umbrella-adorned drinks in hand; spring break is just around the corner.
While we are in the era of self-planning travel accommodations on Web sites such as Travelocity and Expedia, many students still seek the professional advice of a travel agent to find out just what they can expect for this travel season.
One expert’s advice
One such travel agent is Wanda Mattiace of Adventure Travel and Cruise Center in Las Cruces, N.M. She said the best way to get the most “bang for your buck” is to get on the ball early and book an inclusive three-day cruise.
"Jump into the River With Two Names" is one of the photographs to be featured at Adair Margo Fine Arts. (Photo by Bruce Berman)
When “Border Stories: Photographs and Commentary by Bruce Berman,” exhibited at University of Texas at El Paso Centennial Museum on Thursday, Jan.21, and “Classic Bruce Berman: Photographs from the Border” (Friday, Jan. 29 at El Paso’s Adair Margo Fine Art) open, visitors to the galleries will be treated to a sensitive glimpse of life that represents one photojournalist’s view of the El Paso/Juarez border area.
Bruce Berman has been documenting the U.S.-Mexico border for three of his four decades as a professional photographer. He concentrates on the narrow stretch of land that encompasses El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Berman lives and works deep in the borderlands, three blocks from the international bridge connecting the two cities. Nearly thirty years ago he wrote in his journal, “I have seen a new world. It is both physical fact and mythical idea – it is the U.S./Mexican border. I will make my stand here. I will try to ‘give face’ to this place so others can know it.”
As we begin 2010, many people are trying to live up to New Year’s resolutions. But where did this tradition come from? Does your resolution make the list of the top resolutions for 2010? Las Cruces residents, interviewed in this video, talk about their hopes for this new year.
Long before the 2003 donation of the Taylor-Barela-Reynolds-Mesilla State Monument, better known as the J. Paul and Mary Taylor Home, the Taylor family had been thinking about the future of the home where the couple raised seven children and had lived for about 60 years.
The other day I wasn’t very happy. I wanted a new camera, my computer was crashing, my car batteries were dead, and my Ipod was outdated. I looked around my room and thought, “But I have so much stuff, why do I want more?”
We all have too much stuff. In the past 10 years I’ve had: two computers, 15 cell phones, three iPods, four TV’s, three DVD players, two cars – and the list can carry on forever with clothes, cosmetics, books etc. So where did all my stuff come from and where did it go? Why do I keep having this feeling of dissatisfaction?
Many students may not be aware that here on campus, free counseling sessions are available in room 100 on the first floor of the Garcia Annex from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
The assumption that you need to be a full time student is false. All NMSU students are allowed up to 15 counseling sessions per academic year. A requirement of only one course must be taken here at the main campus.
Most all students wish there was a bookstore where they could sell their college books back and get more than a couple bucks and buy books for cheaper than what they are used to paying.
While many veterans come back home from deployment to resume their jobs, activities and families, many are striving to return to their education. With a greater sense of responsibility, veterans are running the extra mile to pursue their education after war.
Park Lake is one of the most popular lakes in Santa Rosa. (Photo by Darrel Gomez Jr.)
Story by Darrel Gomez Jr.
Santa Rosa, the seat of Guadalupe County, is known for its numerous natural springs in the northeastern part of New Mexico.
Santa Rosa offers many tourist attractions for those interested in the outdoors. Every summer, thousands of tourists pour into Santa Rosa for softball tournaments, swimming, fishing and boating activities.
