By Staff Writer Morganne Guhl With the Quarter Finals wrapped up for the Champions League, a surprise victory occurred, and the two favorites for the tournament marched on to the semi-finals. Firstly, Manchester City stomped Bayern Munich out of the competition by a four-to-one goal deficit. This match-up was decided in the first meeting after…
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To Be a Superhero
By Staff Writer Jerri Clewis It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s National Superhero Day! Prepare to celebrate your favorite superhero on April 28th as the holiday rolls around once again to give fans a chance to honor their favorite hero, real or fictional, for all that they do for the world. Nothing may…
A Code to Travel the Distance
By Staff Writer Jerri Clewis These days messages can be sent instantaneously between people thousands of miles apart, but it wasn’t always that way. Before the 1800s, messages had to be carried by messengers, usually by horse, over long distances to reach their intended destinations. Things changed for long-distance communication in 1837 with the rise…
The Risk of Living in a State Labeled to Not Travel by the United States
By Staff Writer Luis Larios What are the worries a normal everyday citizen faces by simply living in a state that is labeled by the United States as “Do Not Travel” and the ways which citizens resource to stay below the radar. While making a visit to a state in Mexico,there was a subtle hint…
2023 Jack Williamson Lectureship – Arkady Martine
By Staff Writer James Schryver On Friday, April 15th, fiction writer and policy advisor, Arkady Martine, visited Eastern New Mexico University to give several brief lectures as well as read from her new novella. Arkady Martine is a speculative fiction writer as well as a policy advisor for the New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural…
A Gold Medal for Art
By Staff Writer Jerri Clewis The history and lifestyle of Ancient Greece still inspire many practices to this day but none more so than the Olympics. The once-historic practice has become an international event for athletes to show off their talents and win medals, but it did not always cater only to sports. Ancient Greece…
The Shortest War in History
By Staff Writer Jerri Clewis Wars have a reputation for lasting months, years, and even decades, but one war was fought and won in a single day during a bid for control over the throne of the prosperous Zanzibar. In what is now known as the Anglo-Zanzibar War, Britain and Zanzibar reached a point of…
Blackwater Draw
By Staff Writer Trevon Dowling The Blackwater Draw National Historic Landmark and Museum will celebrate Prehistory Day on Saturday, April 22 with a free event for the public as part of New Mexico Heritage Preservation Month. Thousands of years ago in the Pleistocene Epoch, the environment of New Mexico was much lusher and more vibrant…
Pets Are Important for More Than Just Cuddles
By Staff Writer Kaylee Wagner Having a pet can seem like a lot of hassle. The food you have to buy, the attention you have to give, and making sure that they are potty trained are all aspects of being a pet owner. Even though it may seem like there are more negatives than positives…
ENMU Women
By Staff Writer Trevon Dowling The organization ENMU Women held its annual Lovers for Learning Dinner and Dessert Auction on April 8 to fund its lucrative scholarships for women re-entering higher education at Eastern New Mexico University. ENMU Women is an on-campus organization, formerly known as the Faculty Dames from its inception in 1940 to…