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…
Month: April 2023
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…
ENMU Memorial Garden for Dr. Charles Broz
By Staff Writer Emma Gallegos Friday morning, ENMU alumni, Kaylee Crowell, and the Culinary Department held the dedication of the Dr. Charles Broz Memorial Garden. Adorned with flowers, herbs, and a beautiful plaque, this garden beautifully showcases Dr. Broz’s passion, hobbies, and the light he brought to ENMU.
Making Wheels Bound for the Moon
By Staff Writer Jerri Clewis One of the arguably more annoying things about driving is the occasional flat tire. It is an easy enough fix to swap out tires or get some air, but it is a different story in space when no one is around to change an all-important rover tire. That was one…
Moon Landings Jump Out of the Past and Into the Present
By Staff Writer Jerri Clewis One of humanity’s crowning achievements was the day we finally ventured beyond our planet and landed on the moon. Those landings, the culmination of thousands of years of slow but steady technological advancements, came to a halt just as quickly as they began, but a new age of space exploration…
The Long Roots of Corn
By Staff Writer Jerri Clewis Corn is one of the world’s most important crops because of its relatively easy growth and multiple uses. It can be eaten as is, popped, turned into flour or syrup, or made into ethanol, grain-based alcohol, or biodegradable plastic. Around the world, people rely on the crop daily for these…
Evil Dead
By Staff Writer Morganne Guhl As the fifth movie in the horror franchise Evil Dead arrives in a short time to theaters, we look back at the franchise that keeps rising from the dead. While never finding the colossal success of more mainstay horror franchises, such as Scream, Nightmare on Elm Street, or Friday the…