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NMSU Round Up

The Independent Student Voice of NMSU Since 1907

NMSU Round Up

New Mexico State University Provost Carol Parker has appointed Associate Professor Judith Flores Carmona as interim director of Chicano Programs effective July 1. (Courtesy photo)

NMSU Provost names interim Chicano Programs director

New Mexico State University Provost Carol Parker has appointed Associate Professor Judith Flores Carmona as interim director of Chicano Programs effective July 1. Flores Carmona started her tenure-track...

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Jennifer Ross, left, of Electronic Caregiver, explains the equipment that Carol MacDonald, right, a nurse supervisor at the Aggie Health and Wellness Center at New Mexico State University, will use to participate in a project to evaluate an automated telehealth system that monitors COVID-19 symptoms. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman)

NMSU, Electronic Caregiver launch project to evaluate COVID-19 monitoring system

A team of public health researchers at New Mexico State University launched a demonstration project this summer in partnership with the Las Cruces-based Electronic Caregiver to evaluate the feasibility...

Hundreds of spectators gathered at NMSU for the first Juneteenth celebration at the university.

Hundreds gather for NMSU’s first Juneteenth celebration

Alanna Herrera, Editor-in-Chief June 22, 2020

Underneath the glow of a summer sun, hundreds gathered to celebrate Juneteenth for the first time at the Corbett Center Outdoor Stage Friday evening. The event, hosted by the New Mexico State University...

NMSU School of Social Work, courtesy photo

NMSU to host virtual forum on racial violence and social justice June 22

The School of Social Work in the College of Health and Social Services at New Mexico State University is inviting members of the NMSU community and general public to join in on a virtual conversation Monday,...

New Mexico State University system leaders this week released a comprehensive plan for the university’s return to campus operations for the fall 2020 semester. Prepared by the university’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Team and titled “NMSU Ready,” the document outlines the steps the university will take to ensure a welcoming and functional campus environment when classes begin on Aug. 19. (Photo for NMSU by Derek Flodmand)

NMSU’s return to campus plan and what students need to know

Alanna Herrera, Editor-in-Chief June 18, 2020

New Mexico State University unveiled a detailed return-to-campus plan Wednesday for the fall semester. The plan, prepared by NMSU’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Team, is deemed as a “living document,”...

NMSU Black Student Association to host Junteenth this Friday at 7 p.m.

Black Student Association plans Juneteenth celebration for Friday

Alanna Herrera, Editor-in-Chief June 17, 2020

NMSU Black Student Association and Associated Students of NMSU will host the university’s first Juneteenth celebration this Friday at 7 p.m. on the Corbett Center Outdoor Stage. Juneteenth celebrates...

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New Mexico State University Honors College Dean Miriam Chaiken is retiring this summer as the college’s second dean. (Courtesy photo by Tom Conelly

NMSU Honors College dean retires following accomplished career

NMSU News Center June 16, 2020

As the second dean of New Mexico’s first Honors College, Miriam Chaiken created an impressive legacy at New Mexico State University. Chaiken will retire this summer with several accomplishments under...

NMSU plans to welcome students come the fall semester, but specifics have yet to be finalized.

NMSU reopening plans yet to be finalized

Alanna Herrera, Editor-in-Chief June 15, 2020

As positive COVID-19 cases continue to grow around the state, New Mexico State University is preparing to reopen come fall, though plan specifics have yet to be defined. On June 5, the university launched...

NMSU Black Programs will be hosting a candle light vigil in downtown Las Cruces on June 11, 2020.

NMSU Black Programs to host candlelight vigil

Alanna Herrera, Editor-in-Chief June 11, 2020

NMSU Black programs will be hosting a candlelight vigil June 11 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the downtown Las Cruces Plaza. The event will serve to honor those who have lost their lives at the hands of police...

Digital Art created by Lauren Roman

I Can’t Breathe

Lauren Roman, Staff Writer June 9, 2020

I can’t breathe, The solemn cry of that terrible sting, That hopeless plea that prevails earth’s light, And sends its people into darkness, black as night. The inhalation of the people’s...

Black Lives Matter protest June 6, 2020.

Photo Gallery: Saturday’s Black Lives Matter protest

Alanna Herrera, Editor-in-Chief June 8, 2020

On Saturday June 6, Las Cruceans flooded East Lohman Avenue from the Target on Telshor Boulevard to South Walnut street carrying signs and chanting for justice. The deemed "Unity Protest" invited community...

Let’s Talk About It: A Call to all Aggies

Let’s Talk About It: A Call to all Aggies

We, the senior leadership of New Mexico State University and the NMSU Diversity Council, are disheartened that we are still experiencing tragedies of racially based hatred in 2020. Words cannot express...

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