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…
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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…
March 30th: World Bipolar Day
By Editor Cyrena Nielsen Since 2014, World Bipolar Day has been observed to educate and eliminate the stigma that surrounds bipolar disorder. The day shares the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh who was posthumously diagnosed with bipolar disorder. With more than 6 million Americans living with it, it’s important to raise awareness to ensure those…
Dad Bods: How Much Do We Really Love Them?
By Staff Writer Dominick Sanchez What truly defines a person? Is it all about looks? Is psychical attractiveness a true indication of character? The old saying “You are beautiful on the inside” is often touted as a politically correct label for a less than attractive person. But is that enough? Body positivity is on the…
ENMU Elections
By Staff Writer Emma Gallegos It’s that time of year- the ENMU Student Government Association is holding elections! Up for reelection is President Tamia Smith, and for Vice President, we have two candidates, Andres Chavez and Micaela Vigil. Tamia is a senior Criminal Justice major. She loves her job as student body president “fighting and advocating for ENMU students”. In her next term, she hopes…
Jurassic Park Reading Suggestion
By Morganne Guhl Jurassic Park, a movie famously directed by Steven Spielberg, was originally a brilliant book written by Michael Crichton and well worth a read. Surprisingly, the film and book share very little in common. Some might dismiss reading the book a movie is based on as repetitive; this is not true for Jurassic…