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NMSU Round Up

The Independent Student Voice of NMSU Since 1907

NMSU Round Up

The Independent Student Voice of NMSU Since 1907

NMSU Round Up

2024-2025 Staff

Riley Robertson
Editor-in-Chief

Riley Robertson

Riley Robertson is in her third year with The Round Up, and her second as the Editor-in-Chief. She is a senior at NMSU double majoring in Journalism & Media Studies and English with a concentration in creative writing. She...

Claire Zuloaga
Managing Editor

Claire Zuloaga

Claire Zuloaga is entering her third year with The Round Up as the Managing Editor.  She is in her senior year, studying Journalism & Media Studies with minors in creative writing and social media marketing.  She is originally...

Noah Apodaca
News Editor

Noah Apodaca

Noah Apodaca is a senior at New Mexico State University, where he is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Media Studies with an emphasis in broadcast, as well as a minor in Government. This is Noah's second semester...

Elizabeth Anne Andrews
Section Editor

Elizabeth Anne Andrews

Elizabeth Anne Andrews is in her second year at The Round Up, and her first as a section editor. She is a sophomore majoring in Journalism and Media Studies with a minor in Creative Writing. She was born in South Carolina but ...

David Castañeda
Multimedia Director

David Castañeda

David Castañeda is starting his third year here at The Round Up, and his second year as the Multimedia Director. He’s been a part time Journalism and Media Studies student at NMSU since 2022. Despite being born in El Paso,...

Jenni Hazlett
Multimedia Specialist

Jenni Hazlett

Jenni Hazlett is a senior at New Mexico State University, where she is double majoring in Journalism and Media Studies and History with minors in Social Media Management and Sports Marketing. This is Jenni’s first year with...

Leah De La Torre
Multimedia Specialist

Leah De La Torre

Leah De La Torre is entering her third year at The Round Up as a multimedia specialist. She is a junior at NMSU studying Journalism and Media Studies. She was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. Leah has been making videos with...

Paola Garcia
Photojournalism Intern

Paola Garcia

Paola is entering her sophomore year at NMSU, majoring in Journalism and Media Studies with a focus in social media marketing. Having spent most of her life in El Paso, Texas, though attending high school in Hobbs, New Mexico,...

Leighanne Muñoz
Staff Writer

Leighanne Muñoz

Leighanne Muñoz is going into her third year with The Round Up. She is now a senior and is a journalism major with a minor in digital film. Leighanne is from Las Cruces, NM and plans to either become a screen writer or a freelance...

Carpio Griego
Staff Writer

Carpio Griego

Carpio Griego is a journalism major in his senior year at NMSU. He joined The Round Up to gain more experience in print journalism. Carpio looks forward to improving his writing skills covering Aggie sports and any news in general...

Pablo Perea
Staff Writer

Pablo Perea

Pablo Perea is in his second semester as a staff writer for The Round Up. He is a senior majoring in Animation and Visual Effects with a minor in Journalism. He feels that the most important thing in animation is storytelling....

Vida "Vee" Montoya
Staff Writer

Vida “Vee” Montoya

Vida "Vee" Montoya is a senior at New Mexico State University and a first-year staff writer for The Round Up. They are majoring in Digital Film Making and minoring in Creative Media & Journalism. They were born in Las Vegas,...

Heba Hamedi
Staff Writer

Heba Hamedi

Heba Hamedi is a junior at New Mexico State University, where she is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Media Studies with a broadcast emphasis and a minor in Political Science and Linguistics. She was born...

Azure Mitchell
Staff Writer

Azure Mitchell

Azure Mitchell is a junior at New Mexico State University, pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Media Studies with a minor in Fashion Merchandising and Design. Focused on print journalism, she hopes to one day write...

Marlee Lustig
Staff Writer

Marlee Lustig

Marlee Lustig is a junior at New Mexico State University entering their first semester working as a staff writer with The Round Up. They are majoring in Journalism & Media Studies with a minor in Fashion Merchandising &...

Uziel Ramos
Staff Writer

Uziel Ramos

Uziel Ramos is starting his freshman year at New Mexico State University as a staff writer at The Round Up. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Geography, focusing on Geographic Information Systems. Although born in Dallas,...

Alezandra Cisneros
Staff Writer

Alezandra Cisneros

Alezandra Cisneros is a freshman who is majoring in Psychology. She’s lived in Las Cruces all of her life but is excited to get to know more about NMSU and The Round Up program. Her hobbies include theatre, reading, and painting....