November 14, 2012 by Tonya Suther, NMSU News Center The Army and Air Force ROTC at New Mexico State University will celebrate Thanksgiving early in an annual event that mixes tradition with competition. The traditional feast kicks off at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in Young Hall, followed by the annual “Toilet Bowl” football game scheduled for 1 p.m. at Aggie Memorial Stadium. “T More »

October 23, 2012 by Tonya Suther,, NMSU News Center On Halloween, the ghouls and goblins will be out before dawn running on the New Mexico State University campus. Underneath the masks and makeup, cadets from NMSU’s Army and Air Force ROTC will be hustling in an annual event aimed at fighting hunger. The ROTC is inviting the public to don a costume, bring a canned-food item and run al More »

August 31, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University has moved up the chart significantly in the Washington Monthly 2012 National Universities rankings. In 2011, NMSU was ranked 149 overall in Washington Monthly’s rankings, which are based on schools’ contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research and service. NMSU’s ran More »

KRWG News Published on May 7, 2012 by KRWGnews 05.08.12 (LAS CRUCES) -- Many students on college campuses around the country are learning how to be soldiers in the military. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication and discipline. Cadet Col. William Thomson is working hard to be a pilot for the United States Air Force. He is training for the military all while balancing a college career. More »

April 23, 2012 by Tonya Suther, NMSU News Center A flyby from a C-130 aircraft from Kirtland Air Force Base will open New Mexico State University’s Air Force and Army ROTC’s annual Pass-in-Review at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at Hadley field. The Pass-in-Review is a formal military ceremony that displays the strength and unity of a detachment as well as promoting teamwork and pride w More »

November 18, 2011 by Tonya Suther, NMSU News Center The Army and Air Force ROTC at New Mexico State University celebrated Thanksgiving a week early with an appreciative feast that fed more than 150 cadets, cadre and college staff at Young Hall. Following the banquet, cadets took part in the annual “Toilet Bowl” football game at Aggie Memorial Stadium. “Today has to be one of the be More »

DATE by Donyelle Kesler, NMSU News Center A bleak, desert landscape reveals a band of young men and women on a military mission. New Mexico State University’s Air Force ROTC cadets are “deployed” to the fictitious country of “Whismiristan.” “Whismiristan” is at White Sands Missile Range, where real-life scenarios can help ROTC cadets develop critical skills they will need o More »

April 27, 2009 by Andi Murphy Round Up Two F-16 fighter jet planes flew over NMSU Friday, to begin the 107th Pass in Review ROTC ceremony. The National Anthem was bellowed from trombones of the 62nd Army Band from Ft. Bliss, Texas.About 168 cadets of the NMSU Air Force and Army ROTC stood in attendance as their cadres and Interim President Waded Cruzado presided over them. Pass in Review More »

October 3, 2008 by Daniella De Luca NMSU News Center The School of Social Work at the New Mexico State University College of Health and Social Services hosted 25 soldiers currently stationed at Ft. Bliss, Texas for some time away from post Oct. 2. The soldiers visited the Las Cruces campus and were provided with information and an overview of degree programs offered at the university. They h More »