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…
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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…
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…