May 7, 2013. Retrieved online May 8, 2013 from Lindsey Anderson, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES — New Mexico State University regents say politics did not play a role in the vote on former Republican Gov. Garrey Carruthers for the school's next president, though the 3-2 vote fell along political lines. Regents Mike Cheney, who also serves as chairman, and Jordan Banegas are Republicans, an More »

KRWG News Published on Feb 12, 2013 February 11, 2013 by Tonya Suther, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University and community supporters of the Center for the Arts will celebrate its grand opening on Friday, Feb. 22, with a special reception followed by the first theatrical performance of the season inside the eye-catching new facility at the corner of University and Espin More »

DATE by AUTHOR, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture has formed a new commission aimed at exploring new possibilities for strengthening and facilitating the exchange of information and ideas between the university and the regional community. “The term ‘Town-Gown’ is used by academia to describe that interface between universities and the communitie More »

April 15, 2010 by Nikki Shook NMSU Round Up As graduation draws nearer, many graduates find themselves torn on what to do The spring 2010 semester is coming to an end and the one thing occupying the minds of most seniors is graduation: The day when caps fly into the air and grade point averages are forgotten. But what happens after that? Some students will apply for entry-level jobs in More »

December 10, 2009. Retrieved online: December 10, 2009 from Steve Ramirez, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES - There was consensus among three New Mexico State University economists on Wednesday: the worst of a global economic recession has apparently passed. Professors James Peach, Christopher Erickson and Ken Martin conducted the fourth in a series of quarterly economic update forums Wednesda More »

October 2, 2009. Retrieved online October 13, 2009 from S. Derrickson Moore, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES - Help the hungry, enjoy a tasty lunch whipped up by top areas chefs and take home a special handmade gift for yourself or others. It's all part of Empty Bowls, the Las Cruces Potters' Guild annual fund raiser in support of El Caldito Soup Kitchen. Check out a preview event at the Empt More »

September 30, 2009. Retrieved online September 30, 2009 from Steve Ramirez, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES - Doña Ana County's poverty rate remains notably higher than the U.S. average, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the Bureau's American Community Survey, which gathers information from 3 million households, 17.1 percent of the county's estimated 20 More »

September 25, 2009. Retrieved online September 29, 2009 from S. Derrickson Moore, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES- What's up? WHAT'S ART! A group that joined for an arts marketing brainstorming session convention in 2008 is getting together again and adding a street festival, an arts show and sale and other attractions to the artistic mix. The 2nd Annual WHAT'S ART? Convention will be Oct. 2 and More »

September 22, 2009. Retrieved online September 22, 2009 from Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News Recession could be over, but recovery expected to be slow "LAS CRUCES - Is the recession over? More and more signs point to an answer of "yes," but that does not mean the economy can be labeled "good" anytime soon. On Monday, The Conference Board - a private-sector group that regularly releas More »