"Singing Out" has been rehearsing for the weekend's Christmas Special. (Photo 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 Music, has been directing choruses wherever she has lived. For years, Hanlin had been concerned about the devastating effects bullying has had on the lives of others and had been seeking ways to heal this societal disease.
Paper bags filled with sand and candles, known as luminarias, are a holiday tradition in Southern New Mexico. (Photo 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 the duck pond and down the International Mall surrounding Corbett Center Student Union.
The tradition of “Noche de Luminarias,” or Night of Lights,” began as a holiday celebration for the university president in 1984.
Athletics, for anybody, is a form of an escape from the troubles of the world. With the last game of the season, that out came to a stop – possibly for the rest of some Aggie football players’ lives.
Bringing a unique perspective to the world through music, Radio La Chusma (riff-raff radio) breaks down the barriers of age, race, language and religion.
The band features four-part harmonies, electrifying violin and guitar solos, and a high-energy live show. Their new “Pachuco” sound takes the reggae vibrations to a whole new level. Read more »
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 – as well as a break from the tedious chore of having to shave.
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Meow Wolf, an art collective based in Santa Fe, has transformed the New Mexico State University Art Gallery into a display of individual, sparkling worlds, which are coming together to create a symphony of color, creativity and collaboration. The group has around 36 members and has been working on the exhibit “Glitteropolis” since the end of October. It runs until Feb. 18.
Ryan Best, a junior at NMSU, began his year of service following the Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by Brandon Sours)
In late October, a student from New Mexico State University received a coveted position to lead the nation’s largest student organization as president.
Ryan Best, a junior at New Mexico State University, has been elected to serve as president for the National Future Farmers of America, an agricultural education-based organization that encompasses the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Best, along with five other individuals on the newly elected officer team, serve and lead approximately 540,379 student members from across the nation.
As the airplane landed in El Paso after traveling for more than 12 hours, the French student disembarked and marveled at the sights around her. She was feeling excited about the opportunity to study, meet new people and visit exciting places, but she also was apprehensive about adjusting to a foreign place and getting by on her own.
Members of the Study Abroad Ambassadors student organization at New Mexico State University understand some of the anxiety international students may experience when arriving in a foreign country. The goal of the organization is to provide support for these students and to make them feel more comfortable.
