Category: News

By Staff Writer James Schryver The Four Corners Region of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah has so many opportunities for experiencing the American Southwest’s unique terrain and culture. Why is this area call the Four Corners Region? When the American West was being surveyed, President Lincoln recognized New Mexico and Arizona as two separate…

By Staff Writer Trevon Dowling The people of the world took their safety and health for granted before the outbreak of COVID-19. It’s easy to remember the feelings of hopeful denial and anxiousness as we first heard reports of the outbreak in China. As it spread, feelings switched to the dread of uncertainty as it…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…