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BEHIND THE COVER

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Volume 115 | Issue 28 | Feb. 27 2014

AdministrationExecutive Director

Alexandra Von Wol�

Director of FinanceMichelle Tejeda

Administrative AssistantsTatiana Miyazaki

William Peck

EditorialManaging Editor

Jesca Cervantes

News EditorBethany Blundell

Sports EditorLewis Harry

Culture EditorShaless Robinson

Sta� Writers

DesignDesign Specialists

Ana AyonFernanda Teixeira

Graphic DesignerHeather Miller

Web EditorNate Turner

PhotographersKyle Chancellor

Jenny Marin

SalesAdvertising Manager

Ashley DeMott

Director of MarketingZak Baeza

Circulation SpecialistLawrene Garcia

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WEEKEND GUIDE

FEATURE

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GENERAL NEWS

PHOTO MOMENTS

Candidates for the student body president are campaigning this week. Learn about who’s running and what they have to say about why they deserve to win.

The baseball team is off to a hot start. Find out what their competi ti ons looks like.

Student discuss their loan debt and why you should stay out of it.

Missed the game over the weekend? Take a look at our best shots.

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GENERAL NEWS

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

WEEKEND GUIDE

Adult Swim Fun House Tour

Business Women Roundtable

Painting Class

Inaugural Awards Gala

Health Expo

Live Music

Toy Fundraiser

Open Mic

Color of Pie Town Exhibit

Aunt Raini

Big Daddy’s Flea Market

Next 2 the Track

An in� atable adult fun house will come to NMSU. A limited amount of free tick-ets will be given out at 4 p.m. before the event. The event will also be held Friday.When: 5-10 p.m.Where: NMSU Student TailgateLot at Corner of Wells & Arrowhead

St. Clair Winery and Bistro will host a meeting of professional business wom-en to discuss business ideas, goals and o� ers. Questions can be directed to Elke Wunderlich at elke@topviewleadership.com.

When: 11:30 a.m.Where: 1800 Avenida De Mesilla

Intermediate and advanced painting. Watercolor, acrylic and water-soluble oil painting classes will be taught by art educator Wayne Carl Huber. Cost is $50 for four two hour and a half sessions.

When: 1-3 p.m.Where: 140 Wyatt Drive

Southern New Mexico Pride will host-ing a gala to celebrate equality in New Mexico. Awards will be given to busi-nesses and individuals who advocate and promote for LGBTQ integrity. Tickets are $50 for individuals or $90 for couples and can be purchased online or at Spirit Winds.

When: 6-11 p.m.Where: Alameda House526 S. Alameda Blvd.

Mountain View Regional Medical Center will host a free of charge health expo for the community. Call the Community Education Room with questions at 575-556-7600.

When: 2-4 p.m.Where: Mountain View Regional Medical Center, 4311 E. Lohman Ave.

Texas native Derrick Harris will perform his soulful ballads at the Amaro Winery.

When: 7 p.m.Where: 402 S. Melendres St.

Doña Ana County Sheri� ’s O� ce will sell K-9 toys to bene� t the Law Enforcement Torch Run event in the Special Olympics. Stu� ed dogs will be sold for $15.

When: 8 a.m -5 p.m.Where: 845 N. Motel Boulevard

Those of the public who are interested in open mic performances are welcome. sign up to perform, contact bncafe@nmsu.edu. Open Mic is free and open to the public.

When: 5-8 p.m.Where: Barnes & Noble at NMSU

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Mu-seum is hosting an exhibit composed of photographs from Catron County taken in 1940.

When: Noon–5 p.m.Where: 4100 Dripping Springs Road

Original play written by Tom Smith will be performed at the Center for the Arts. They play is about Katherine, a gallery owner, who is left controversial art work by her aunt.

When: 2 p.m.Where: Center for the Arts, 1000 East University

Visit the largest � ea market in Southern New Mexico with both indoor and out-door vendors. Food will be available.

When: 6:30 a.m.- 4p.m.Where: 5580 Bataan Memorial East

Recipients of the New York International Music Festival’s Best Pop/Rock Band Award to perform at Hurricane Alley. Event will be free of charge.

When: 10 p.m.Where: 1490 Missouri Ave.

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Thursday Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Shopping Opportunities

Outdoor Recreation

Special Event

Music

Art Scene

ArtForms Member Show

Hike

The Branigan Cultural Center will host local artists from ArtForms Artist Asso-ciation of New Mexico presenting their work.

When: 5-7 p.m.Where: 501 N. Main

A park ranger will be present to guide a two hour hike through the Leasburg Dam State Park. Free tour included in en-trance fee to the park.

When: 10 a.m.-noonWhere: 12712 Park Drive

Mesilla Mecardo

Middle Age CombatRecreation

A cozy market place in historic Old Me-silla with a variety of seasonal produce, artists, crafters, musicians and more.

When: Noon- 4 p.m.Where: Old Mesilla

Society for Creative Anachronism is at-tempting to re-create combat from the Middles Ages.

When: 11 a.m.–2 p.m.Where:

Geeks Who DrinkA live trivia game where everyone is en-couraged to join the quizzes for a chance to win one of the many prizes o� ered including a $25 Gift Certi� cate and free food.

When: 6 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.Where: Dublin’s Street Pub

by Shaless RobinssonCulture Editor

Amaro Winery will host Derrick Harris Friday night. Harris is a musician from Dal-las who has been performing since the age of 13.

His parents were a significant influence in his love for music. His father was also a musician and played the piano. Harris’ mother constantly played Motown and R&B at home, which helped to nudge him further into the world of music, according to his website.

As Harris got older, he began to develop his own taste in music and to explore differ-ent instruments. He has traveled to many states before relocating back to Texas. He lived in South Carolina during college and then moved back to the West coast in 2000, according to his website.

Harris is still creating music and enjoys playing with fellow musicians that are inter-ested in the same musical styles that he is. His website calls his sound “soulfully rich” with “powerful guitar-driven music that is reminiscent of the legends of the past and inspirational to the musicians of the future.”

The performance will start at 7 p.m. and admittance will be free of charge. Amaro

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De La Vega’sDublin’s Street Pub

M Five

Graham Central Station

Mimbres Taproom

Hurricane Alley

The Game Sports Bar and Grill

Thursday“Throwback Thursdaze”Old school happy hour prices: $2 house pints, $3PVTs and $1 house-made jello shotsSaturday-“Ladies Night”Bill buys the ladies a glass of champagne and ladies only drink specials 7-9 p.m

Where: 500 S. Telshor Blvd

Thursday- Open Mic NightSaturday- Ladies Night with DJ Espy and Corn, party starts at 9 p.m.Where: 1745 E. University Ave.

Friday- Live music Saturday- “Saturday Late Night”$3 pints, well drinks, shots of � reball and kazis.Where: 901 E. Avenida de Mesilla

ThursdayMardi Gras celebration- $3 everything behind the bar, ladies free till 10 p.m.

Where: 505 S. Main St.

Friday and SaturdayReverse happy hour, $3 beer 9 p.m.-close

Where: 985 E. Universtiy Ave.

Thursday$3 Thirsty Thursday well drinks w/ DJ Gene-E-OousFriday- Live music $5 coverSaturdays- live entertainment and EDM music. Where: 1490 Missouri Ave.

FridaySelected bands from the area will play live.Where: 2605 S. Espina St.

Please drink responsibly.

Chuck Norris died 20 years ago. Death just hasn’t built up the courage to tell him yet.

Derrick Harris to play Friday night

by Emilee CantrellContributing Writer

Millions of students across the country are graduating with debt, but students attending New Mexico’s colleges and universities can breathe a small sigh of relief.

The state’s average for student loan debt in 2012 was less than the average for students in every other state in the country, according to a study by The Institute for College Access and Success.

New Mexico students also owe less on av-erage compared to students in every other state in the country, according to the TICAS study. New Mexico students owed an average of $17,994 in student loans upon graduation, while the national average was $29,400.

The state with the highest average was Delaware where students graduated with an average of $33,649 in student loan debt.

Gabriel Mendez, program coordinator for communication, marketing and technology at New Mexico State University Financial Aid and Scholarship Services, said the rea-sons debt might be lower in New Mexico is because of the lower cost of tuition and the Lottery Scholarship.

“NMSU is a great value,” he said. “It is one of the lowest costs in the country for the pro-grams that we offer.”

Chris Sanchez, public information officer for the New Mexico Higher Education De-partment, said having a lower cost of living than the national average in New Mexico also contributes to the lower debt burden in the state.

New Mexico graduates might owe less than the rest of the country in student loans, but loans make up the majority of financial aid provided to New Mexico students, according to NMHED’s annual report.

In 2013, loans made up 46 percent of fi-

nancial aid, grants 31 percent, scholarships 13 percent, work-study 2 percent and 8 per-cent came from other sources.

Mendez said NMSU is working to make students aware of the risks associated with borrowing and over-borrowing to help ease the burden graduates might feel after they graduate with student loan debt. He also en-couraged students to think long term when getting a loan and choose a career path that will help with their financial obligations.

Even though New Mexico’s numbers are good in comparison to other states, 61 per-cent of students graduate with student loan debt in the state, according to the TICAS

study. To avoid putting themselves in a situ-ation where they need loans, Mendez said students need to be proactive to get what they need.

According to the “Performance Effec-tiveness Report New Mexico Universities,” from the New Mexico Council of University Presidents, at NMSU 46 percent of the un-dergraduate student body and 36 percent of graduate students had loans to pay for in the 2012-2013 academic year.

Mendez said 6,111 of the 13,372 under-graduates enrolled full-time at the main cam-pus, and 1,133 of the 3,183 full-time gradu-ate students were encumbered by loans.

Sanchez said the Lottery Scholarship, the Student Incentive Grant, student employ-ment, college/career high schools, Advanced Placement courses and dual credit courses help reduce the need for student loans.

Mendez said there is a perceived need for loans and that they are voluntary.

“If you don’t need it, don’t take it,” he said. He also said a need for loans can be elimi-

nated or lessened “by the proactive applica-tion for scholarships or external gift aid.” Students sometimes force themselves to rely on loans because they are not proactive in the scholarship application process.

“Every year in the United States millions of

dollars go unused that have been earmarked for scholarships simply because students didn’t apply, and that is actually the case here on campus as well,” Mendez said.

Aside from loans and scholarships, Men-dez said students should look into applying for external and federal grants, part-time em-ployment and remember to apply for Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

He also recommended students make a budget and stick to it, make economic choic-es, start a college savings account and avoid external loans, fast cash and title loans be-cause they are “risk traps beyond risk.”

Students share stories

After high school, NMSU alumna Faith Brown decided to go to an out-of-state pri-vate college instead of staying in her home town of El Paso, Texas. This decision also meant she would have to take out loans to pay for school. During her freshman year, she decided she would transfer to NMSU for her sophomore year.

Brown said it would probably take her 10 years to pay off the student loans she took out for her first year of college.

“I’m glad that I came to NMSU because I was able to pay my college tuition out of pocket because it is so inexpensive,” she said.

Brown also said the loans affect her life now by hindering her from having the free-

dom to do whatever she wants. She said she knows she can’t just have any job, but she needs one that will allow her to live comfort-ably and pay for student loans.

“If you don’t need a student loan, don’t take it,” Brown advised. “If you can manage without it, then do. It’s not worth it, honest-ly.”

She said she knows students take out loans for trips or because they want to have a high-er lifestyle while in college.

Rebekah Pelzel, NMSU junior and ac-counting major, said she hasn’t taken out any student loans because of the Lottery Schol-arship and Pell grants. Pelzel said she was able to pay for this year without taking out a student loan, but that might change next year because of a change in her parents’ income.

“Loans stink, but I mean, it’s life,” Pelzel said.

While New Mexico is seeing a decrease in borrowing, the national average of student loan debt is increasing. According to a news release by FICO, in the last seven years the average student loan debt has increased 58 percent.

According to generationopportunity.org, since 1982 there has been a 439 percent in-crease in college tuition and fees, meaning college is five times more expensive. Nation-wide, student loan debt adds up to more than $1 trillion and 37 million Americans have student loan debt.

Caleb Martin, NMSU freshman and kine-siology major, is one of the 37 million Ameri-cans with student loan debt. Martin said he had to take out loans to pay for tuition be-cause he didn’t get the Lottery Scholarship.

“I kind of get a little scared getting loans because obviously you have to pay them back at some point in your life,” Martin said.

Martin said if he gets his degree and the job he wants, he is confident he will be able to pay back his student loan, but if he doesn’t he said he worried about paying them off.

Martin echoed what Brown and Mendez said about NMSU, that it is one of the cheap-est colleges and New Mexico students can get the Lottery Scholarship to lessen the burden of student loans.

Sanchez said as a way to reduce student loan debt, Gov. Susana Martinez has rec-ommended doubling the funding for several loan-for-service and loan forgiveness pro-grams.

“Once in college, the single best thing stu-dents can do to eliminate the need to take on more debt is to graduate on time,” Sanchez said.

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CAMPUS NEWS

NM students owe less in student loans than the rest of the country

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

NEWS

2014

photo by Terry Richardson

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some

other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are

the change that we seek." - President Barack Obama

B L A C KHISTORYM O N T H

During the month of March our SPORTS issue will be on

Tuesday and our CULTURE issue will be on Thursday.

WE’RE SWITCHING

(TEMPORARILY)

by Bethany BlundellNews Editor

Tommy Morrow, basketball coach at May-field High School, had just watched his team defeat Oñate High School Feb. 21, but his celebration was short-lived.

Morrow received news his house was on fire, and he came home that night to find his house in flames.

“There was no hope,” he said. “It was a total loss.”

Morrow and his wife Sandy are both em-ployed at MHS. Two of their children, Em-erson and Belle, are juniors at the school and are highly involved on campus.

“At first it was just a sense of disbelief,” Emerson said. “No one ever thinks it could happen to them, so it was just a shock. Since then we’ve really just been surrounded by the love and support of the community.”

Emerson said they have only been able to recover a couple of items but said the sup-port of the community has been a blessing.

Morrow said it took six different fire sta-tions more than an hour to contain the fire and thought it was an electrical fire, but the cause is still under investigation. As soon as word got out, the community came together to help the family as much as possible.

In less than 24 hours after the fire, a web-site was set up by fellow MHS teacher Mon-ica Baeza to provide funds for the family. Community members have already donated more than $8,465 and counting through the website.

“The Morrows are an amazing family,” said Deborah Schultz, teacher at MHS. “They are also part of the MHS family. When one of our own is in need, we all pitch in to help in any way possible.”

Booster parents for the MHS basketball

team also organized a car wash Sunday to raise money for the family. At one point, Morrow said there were at least 100 cars in line for car washes. The event pulled in $5,000.

Other high schools have joined in the ef-forts as well despite the rivalry between the schools. The Las Cruces High School boy’s basketball team held a fundraising game Tuesday to honor the family. The players and cheer team wore green to show their support, and the funds were presented to Morrow during the third quarter.

“As coaches we understand we are sepa-rated by school boundaries,” William Ben-jamin, coach of the LCHS basketball team, wrote in a press release. “However, we all represent Las Cruces, and Tuesday night is the time and place to come together and raise as much money as possible to show that we are leaders not only in Las Cruces, but in the great state of New Mexico.”

Morrow said the community efforts were spontaneous, and it is a humbling experience to see all they have done.

“It’s very, very cool to see that generosity and love and support,” Morrow said. “I’m overwhelmed with how the community came together.”

The family has since started the rebuild-ing process. Morrow said they stayed with friends the first night, and after that their in-surance company paid for them to stay at a hotel.

Morrow said he wants to rebuild where the original house stood. He said his family has lived there for a long time, so he wouldn’t want to move anywhere else.

As for the rest of the Morrow family, they are trying to stay positive.

“From here we can only go up,” Emerson said. “We’re really trying to look at this as a setup as opposed to a setback.”

Community supports tragedy-stricken family

“To be great is to be misunderstood.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

With the help of booster parents, students at May� eld High School helped raise funding for the Morrow family Sunday at the Auto Zone o� North Main. photo by Jenny Marin

print newspapers the school use to receive.

Jackson intends for a one-year presi-dency and said al-though that is a short time, he is still hope-ful he can accomplish a lot.

“There’s not a lot of things you can get done in one year, but you can start it and pass it down to administra-tion,” he said. “That’s what I want to do.”

Jackson will graduate this December with a bachelor’s degree in finance but plans to attend the finance graduate program at NMSU for his master’s degree. Af-ter graduation, Jackson plans to continue in the finance industry and work either at a bank or as a stockbroker.

Throughout his career Jackson said the person who has influ-enced him the most is his dad.

“He’s such a hard worker and dedicated to everything he does,” he said. “He really taught me about life. It’s fun talking to him about politics and learning everything he knows.”

Once Jackson has a firm foundation in his career, he wants to get in to politics once again, but this time at the national level.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

FEATURE

At 7 a.m. on a Monday morning the only light on in the office of the Associated Students of New Mexico State University shines from the vice president’s office.

After a year of serving as VP , Wesley Jackson started campaigning Monday for his quest to become president of ASNMSU. Before the rush of campus strikes, he sits in his office preparing the speech he will soon deliver to

an organization on campus.Jackson spent the rest of the day hanging campaign posters and talking

to students about the goals he plans to implement if he gets elected as president.

“I really enjoy working with students, getting to know the problems they face on a daily basis and getting to solve those problems,” Jackson said about why he likes being the VP.

The El Paso native first started his college career at a small university in Arizona, but later transferred to NMSU because he said he really likes the

people and the community of Las Cruces. He has since used his time at the university to work his way through the ranks

of ASNMSU, first serving as assistant attorney general and next as a senator. “When I first came here I was extremely set on joining ASNMSU,” he said. “I

told my friends that one day I would be the president.”If Jackson is elected, he wants to focus on finding common ground for frac-

tional grading and working to maintain the Lottery Scholarship. One of Jackson’s main projects is a cab service for disabled stu-

dents to help them get to and from school and to each of their classes. He also wants to work with NMSU

administration to push for fixed tuition rates for four-year college students.

Jackson plans on trying to provide graduation school fee waivers, working with administration concerning reno-vations of Williams Hall and Rent-frow Gym and getting online newspa-per subscriptions for USA Today and the New York Times to replace the

Yes 4 Wes

1. What policies would you seek to implement if you become president?• Increase the transparency of ASNMSU to the student body• Work with administration to solve student issues such as fractional grading, tuition and the Lottery Scholarship • Provide a para-transit service for temporarily and permanently disabled students• Expand services such as Crimson Cab

2. What makes you quali� ed to � ll this position?I have been involved with ASNMSU for three years now. I was first the assistant attorney general, then as a sena-tor for the College of Business and now as the vice-president. This experience has taught me an enormous amount about the organization and how it functions to properly represent students at NMSU.

3. Why did you choose to run for ASNMSU president?I chose to run for president because I want to make a difference in students’ lives. I want to improve the college experience for every student at NMSU. I would like to continue fighting for students on issues such as fractional grading and tuition. There is not a more fulfilling job than servicing students, and I will continue to do that to the best of my ability if elected.

4. How do you view ASNMSU’s involvement on campus?ASNMSU is heavily involved on our campus. We provide numerous services such as Crimson Cab, free scantrons,

The Big Event, Keep State Great, homecoming, the bon fire and free concerts just to name a few. ASNMSU works with administration to solve student issues on campus. We also advocate for the Lottery Scholarship on behalf of the

students at the State Legislature. ASNMSU has a huge impact on every student’s life and we work hard to properly repre-sent every student.

Q&A

by Bethany Blundell, News Editor

The debate will be held March 3 in the Corbett Auditorium. Time will be announced. Voting begins March 10.

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A fter collecting 250 signatures from NMSU students, Jesse Forte, 20, began his cam-paigning as a candidate for president of Associated Students of New Mexico State University on Monday.

Forte was born in Florida and has lived in Scottsdale, Arizona and Atlanta and moved

to Las Cruces to attend NMSU. Forte is currently pursuing journalism and marketing and

plans to graduate in May 2015 with a double major. He enjoys his professors, the students and the courses.

Forte aspires to become a news anchor, a reporter, business owner and a political leader in aspects of promoting positivity. He strongly believes in equality and diversity.

“New Mexico has been so inviting,” Forte said. “It’s beauti-ful. I love the atmosphere. I love the peace. I love the moun-tains. When I first came here, I said I could really see myself living here.” He has resided in Las Cruces for about three and a half years.

Forte is active in NMSU organizations such as the Broad-cast Club, the Photojournalism Club, Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and special teams/defense in NMSU football.

“I really love meeting new people,” Forte said. This is Forte’s first year to have the time to run for president,

but he has always made it a goal to become ASNMSU presi-dent. Some of his campaign strategies include social media, word-of-mouth and public speaking.

Forte would like to implement a strategy to make NMSU a

better school, get people influenced in the positive aspects of the school and look at the financial situations such as lowering student debt and having available funds to students and text-book prices.

“Here on campus students pay a lot of money for books,” Forte said. “One thing I want to do a as presi-dent is to see if we could get policy that would limit or obsolete books and get more of a technological savvy student union so the students could put that money in their pockets.”

Forte also wants to make the college experience more entertaining by bring-ing quality events to campus.

“I’m trying to bring everyone together,” he said. “I am passionate about being presi-dent and helping this community exceed ex-ceptional levels in all aspects. And when I say exceptional levels in all aspects I mean getting NMSU and this community to a different level to exceed expectations. Whether it’s financially, making sure our tuition rates stay low, or whether it’s quality events here on campus and whether it’s bringing life to the campus.”

1. What policies would you seek to implement if you become president?Books in classrooms are irrelevant in most scenarios for college students. A solution would be to limit the amount of books we need and use more technology so that we can save money for the students here on campus. It’s hard enough for us already. Finding solutions to quality events and influential individuals will be a part of policy as well. I want the students at this univer-sity to enjoy the activities and the people that come here. NMSU is already a wonderful school, we just plan to make it better than it was and with the help of the students we can implement great strategy for the future. Finding coupons and great deals for students here on campus and off campus who are looking for great places to receive discounted meals.

2. What makes you quali� ed to � ll this position?I am qualified for this position because I hold myself to a degree of high integ-rity. I have exceptional time management skills, work ethic and teamwork skills in every aspect of my life. I genuinely want to be a part of a body of students who are there to improve the standard of NMSU.

3. Why did you choose to run for ASNMSU president?My heart chose the position, I do it for the people of this city and university. I felt ob-ligated to run and to see what happens. I consider New Mexico State my family, and I have to look out for my family. I know that together we can change the dynamics of this place for the positive.

4. How do you view ASNMSU’s involvement on cam-pus?ASNMSU’s involvement on campus is outstanding, however, there is always room for improvement.

Q&A

Get to know

your presidential

candidatesby Anthony Albidrez, Sta� Writer

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Thursday, February 27, 2014 There was a third apple � nder. Ronald Wayne sold his 10 percent stake or $800 in 1976.

AGGIE DISTRACTIONS

Jennie Luna, Ph.D. Professor on Review

* Find the answers @ nmsuroundup.com

By Maria HarrisSta� Writer

Jennie Luna, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of the Women’s Studies Program and Honors College and is passionate about teaching students at New Mexico State University.

She was inspired to become a teach-er after she and other college students volunteered to be student teachers at a high school where students demon-strated a walk out demanding that their school include Raza studies in their curriculum.

“I knew from then on that teaching would be my calling and my vocation,” she says.

Luna got her undergraduate degree in Chicana/o Studies and mass com-munications at University of Califor-

nia- Berkeley. From there she got a master’s degree in education from Teachers College Columbia Universi-ty and a doctorate in Native American Studies from University of California Davis.

She currently teaches women in the borderland, indigenous women’s is-sues and Native American philosophy and spirituality in the Honors College.

Luna said she believes being a teach-er allows her not only to teach but also to be taught by her students.

“I enjoy learning from my students and watching the growth of critical thought take place,” she says.

Aside from teaching, Luna has been a dancer for the past 20 years and is currently a danzante Mexica/Azteca. She also enjoys cooking and is a doula/labor assistant-birth worker.

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Thursday, February 27, 2014 The famouse Aaron Burr “Got Milk?” ad from 1993 was directed by Michael Bay.

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Operations Event Sta� NMSU –O� ce of Special Events and Facilities Management1-20 � exible hours/week$7.50/hourDuties include the set up and tear down of tables, chairs, bike rack, pipe and drape, dressing rooms, stage, lights, sound and video equipment, concert load-in and load-out “tun-nel crew”, as well as the removal and replacement of the portable Aggie basketball courtEmail Chris Darnell at cdarnell@nmsu.edu

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Tra� c Engineering Co-op Student.

The position entails working a mini-mum of 20 hours and a maximum of 39 hours per week and includes, but not limited to, the following tasks:

• Conducts tra� c studies at the request of the Tra� c Engineer to include vehicle counts and collection of speed data using a standard radar gun.

• Is responsible for updating all inventories related to new sign, signal, and street light work. Some knowledge of the Arcview application is desirable.

• Conducts nighttime inspec-tions for various tra� c control to include signage, street light operation, etc.

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Thursday, February 27, 2014 She was lovely. Then things changed.

OPINION

Do you plan to vote in the ASNMSU election? Why or

why not.

Diego SellaBiology, Freshman

“No, I will not be voting because the election does not have anything do with

my major.”ONLINERead more at nmsuroundup.com

“I do plan on voting. I think that the candidates made

very good arguments.”

John BordenComputer Science, Senior

“I have never heard about the event, so in conclusion

I will not be voting.”

Anthony SchwartzMathematics, Freshman

by Filiberto PerezStaff Writer

Women are faced with many pressures and some do not know the struggle they face.

Media’s image of women is neg-ative, but some women are blindly manipulated by its messages.

The image of women today includes being skinny, having the best skin complexion and looking young.

The media has made a lot of money just by the concept of look-ing young with skin care lotions and other products.

Magazines depict women as skinny but a lot of society does not know that the women on the cover

have their bodies spray-painted and photoshopped.

The most surprising aspect of this is the actresses do not give written consent for the magazine company to alter their image.

Some magazines edit the heads of celebrities on the bodies of skinny models, but what puzzles people is the celebrities don’t do anything about it.

The point is, the media de-grades women and makes them feel inferior.

Today, society and men hold women in high regard. When women do something that is not “lady like” they are ridiculed.

Our society is very hypocritical

in what it deems acceptable. No one knows or understands what women go through.

Media today does not help men or women. It only sets a standard no one can live up to.

The younger generations are the most at risk to the media’s nega-tive message. They are connected more than older generations and the times are changing every day.

Media messages are everywhere and they are negative. People are blind when it comes to seeing these messages.

The media causes people to be blind puppets who do not know how to think. It’s especially sad that women feel obligated to be

seen a certain way.Self-confidence should be en-

couraged to every one. To women, be confident in who

you are. Do not let others define yourselves.

To men, stop putting high expectations on women and yourselves.

It does not make sense to com-pare others to a standard when that standard is not correct.

Words hurt and they especially hurt when they are directed toward you. The media’s messages are subliminal, but they are there.

Be aware of what the media promotes and educate yourselves to your surroundings.

Women’s image is distorted by media

by Skyler WilsonStaff Writer

Over the past couple of years, baseball has evolved from its tradition of normal hand signs to quarterback style wristbands for establishing plays on the field.

Across America, high schools and colleges have brought this system of signals into play, and it has substantially changed how teams handle a game.

Before using this wristband style of signaling, coaches used hand gestures to signal to the player what he was instructed to do at the plate, on the bases or on the mound. Major League Baseball still uses this technique today, but as this wristband scheme is evolving baseball, the MLB might change their ways in the near future.

It is important to understand that applying this wristband method to all baseball would benefit teams in each and every game.

Hand gestures are great ways to relay information to the play-er, but the downside is spies on the opposing team could pick up the tendencies of signs and know what you are planning to do.

The series of numbers that are displayed on the wristband of all players will only be known by the team and no one else, which means there will be an effective way of calling plays without the other team stealing them.

There can be many contro-versial questions about this topic because some may say this is not how baseball is supposed to be.

This is somewhat true because baseball is America’s pastime, and when there are changes to a great game, people may disagree with the rapid modification. But this wristband adaptation might be as smart as baseball deciding to make players wear helmets.

Some say that hand signals are a historical aspect of the game, and it is, but there is always room for change, especially in the game of baseball. It is in favor for all teams to switch to this sys-tem because as baseball evolves, so will the habits that will better the game.

Eat. Sleep.Sports

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

PHOTO MOMENTS

When you yawn and stretch at the time, you are “pandiculating.”

NMSU TENNIS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Skyler WilsonSta� Writer

There is more to know about star Daniel Mullings other than his role as a starting guard for the New Mexico State Aggie basketball team.

Mullings is a straight shooting Ag-gie who is as exciting off the court as he is on the court.

Mullings started playing basket-ball in the second grade while he was growing up in Toronto, On-tario. Mullings was raised to be an athlete and became star in his hometown. “In school I played ev-erything,” Mullings said. “I was just an athlete.”

This established athlete even par-ticipated in some high school men’s volleyball and was named most valu-able player his senior season. As Mullings became more and more involved with a variety of sports, one in particular stood out to him that was not basketball. This sport was track.

“Growing up I ran track,” Mull-ings said. “That was my main focus because that’s what my mom did.” Mulling’s mother Judith Waldin was not only an inspiration for his track career but a big supporter when he decided to pursue the game of basketball.

Mullings manages to take part in other things besides basketball.

Mullings’s passion on court could fool you into thinking that he is an unreserved person, but that is not the case. Mullings is a calm individ-ual who does not mind unwinding with some games and television.

“I like to play 2K and dominoes, and if I get a show I like to watch, I try and watch it,” Mullings said.

Having a bond with fellow team-mates is important, especially when they are off the court. Mullings has shared that bond with his center and roommate, Tshilidzi Nephawe.

“It’s funny, before we were room-mates here, we were always room-mates on the road for away games,” Mullings said.

In the case of Mulling’s decision to pick 23 as his jersey number, it was not because Michael Jordan wore the number.

“When I ran track in high school, I had some shorts with 23 on them and those were kind of like my good luck shorts, so after that I just start-ed wearing that number,” Mullings said.

Mullings’s esteemed behavior off the court has led him to success on the court. This season Mullings is averaging 16.9 points, 5 rebounds and has 52 steals on the year.

“I think he has grown a lot in that area,” said coach Marvin Menzies in reference to Mullings leadership.

The New Mexico State women’s basketball team defeated the Texas Pan American Cougars 93-71 last Thursday and will play Utah Valley at 6 p.m. Thursday.

The New Mexico State men's tennis team lost to the Arizona Wildcats 4-2 over the weekend and will trav-el to University of Texas--San Antonio March 8 for their next match. The women's team recently lost to Abilene Christian 3-4 and will travel to Nacagdoches Friday.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

US VS. THEM

Record 6-2

Team batting .277

Earned run average 4.24

Fielding .959

Skyler WilsonSta� Writer

The Aggie baseball team has a new challenge ahead of them when the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies comes into Las Cruces to play a four-game series.

The Grizzlies enter the series with the Ag-gies with a 1-3 record. Oakland escaped a near sweep, losing three games against Oklahoma State University.

The Aggies have started out the season strong, going 6-2 in their first eight home games. One important aspect of the big wins is the Aggies’ tough pitching staff. So far in the season, the starters for the Aggies have pitched up to the fourth inning or better while keeping pitch counts low, which helps save the relievers for the long four game weekends.

The big bats from the Aggies’ offense are taken into consideration with all of the Aggies’ success so far.

In the past two weekends, the Aggie offense has put up a total of 64 runs while the defense has only given up 37 runs. Along with the high number of runs the Aggies have accumulated,

they also put up those runs in the early innings of the games.

The offense has scored at least a run in the first three innings in five of the eight games. Playing aggressive early will pay off for the Ag-gies against the Golden Grizzlies this weekend.

Oakland had some close games to begin the season, but the fact that the Aggies know how to finish their games can give them a competitive edge. Since the offense has proven to be best early in the games, the Aggies have become proficient in keeping the lead to the end of the game. In five of the six wins the Aggies have ob-tained, NMSU has held the lead until the end of the game.

The Golden Grizzlies have had some trou-ble playing on the road, but they should prove to be a valuable test against the Aggies. The Aggie baseball team looks to keep their win-ning record this weekend against the Golden Grizzlies on Feb. 28 through March 2. These will be the last home games for the Aggies un-til they hit the road for 11 games to test their skills against teams like Texas-Pan American, California-Davis and Texas Tech.

NMSU VS. OUNMSU

Top: The Aggies will face the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies in the series beginning Friday. Right: Taylor Noyer returns the ball to the pitcher. photos by Jenny Marin

Aggie baseball to take on Golden Grizzlies

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“Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.” - Robert Frost

Record 1-3

Team batting .262

Earned run average 6.82

Fielding .933

Ty SteversSta� Writer

The Oakland University Grizzlies seek a win against the Aggies after losing three of four against the No. 18 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys.

The Grizzlies were picked to finish fifth in the Hori-zon League prior to the start of the season.

The series will be the second of a three-straight road series for the Grizzlies to start the season.

The Grizzlies (1-3, 0-0 Horizon League) were blown out in game four Sunday 11-1. They won game three against the Cowboys 10-7.

The Grizzlies have struggled with both hitting and pitching so far this season. They have only hit a com-bined .262 (37-141) led by outfielder Robby Enslen’s .467 average. Enslen has seven hits and three RBI’s in 15 plate appearances for the Grizzlies.

The pitching staff gave up 31 runs in four games against the Cowboys with a combined ERA of 6.82 and batting average against of .289. Starter Jason Hager

leads the team with a 1.50 ERA over 6 innings pitched.The Aggies (6-2, 0-0 WAC) on the other hand have

played well so far this season. Hitting .277 with 64 runs in eight games. The Aggies took three of four against the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars at home this past week-end.

The Aggies have also pitched very well. The team has an ERA 4.24 with a BAA of .277. The bullpen especially has pitched well for the Aggies.

The series will be the Aggies’ third straight at home to start the season before traveling to play Texas Tech March 6.

In order to compete with the Aggies, the Grizzlies pitching staff must step up against a potent offensive at-tack led by first basemen Kristoffer Koerper. Koerper has batted .467 with 14 RBI and two home runs for the Aggies.

The series begins Friday with a single game at 6:05 p.m. followed by a double header Saturday and final game Sunday at 1:05 p.m.

Grizzlies look to bounce back against Aggies

NMSU VS. OU

The Oakland University Grizzlies are 1-3 this season. photo courtesy of OU Athletics

All I’m sayingis give

A chance...and peace

The R und up

Photo by Bob Gruen

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Thursday, February 27, 2014 #MakeLoveNotWar

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Artists from across the United States came to Las Cruces for the West End Art Depot “Illegal?” gra� ti art show held Saturday. On Solano Drive, artists created unplanned paintings as part of the expo on local buildings. photos by Jenny Marin