the Round Up Weekly NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY INSIDETHIS WEEK : BY THE NUMBERS: 1.5 million Estimated amount of college students who travel during spring break. 10 Average number of drinks consumed by college stu- dents a day while on spring break. 76% Of males surveyed say they plan on sleeping with someone they meet while on spring break. The history of Mardi Gras pg.11 New volleyball season looking strong pg.11 Club tries to shoe Las Cruces youth pg.4 Spring break events pg. 3 Mexico Spring Break? for A woman walks late at night on La Noche Triste in Ciudad Juarez. Brenda Torres/ theRound Up By Ryan Kelley | Staff Writer As spring break nears for members of the New Mexico State University community, officials warn students not to vacation in Mexico due to the continuing violence. Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw has discouraged travel to Mexico, and stated though the violence is most prominent in northern Mexico, the problems exist in all areas of the country. “Problems also exist in resort areas, such as Acapulco and Cancun; crimes against U.S. citizens often go unpunished,” McCraw said. Drug violence is indiscriminate, McCraw said, as two El Paso teens were gunned down in Ciudad Juarez on Feb. 5. “Underestimating the violence in Mexico would be a mistake. Avoid traveling to Mexico for spring break and stay alive,” McCraw said. “Stay away, don’t go for a while, it’s too crazy,” said freshman William Bell. “When I was in 9th grade, 20 soldiers went partying in Mexico and never came back.” “I used to go with my dorm buddies from Garcia when I was a freshman,” said senior Thomas Anderson. “I wouldn’t go now, and all the bars I used to go to are probably shut down.” Evelyn Lucan, a senior at NMSU, said she recommends students spend their spring break in Las Vegas, or in California for the San Diego Zoo or Disneyland. Lucan said with the hard economic times faced by many people in our country, students should keep their tourism dollars here rather than risk their lives in Mexico. Not all students believe the violence in Mexico will impede their spring break plans. “Going to Mexico for spring break is a tradition,” said freshman Daniella Dusci. “Juarez is the only place that is awful,” said freshman Kara Katschman. “The border is where it’s most dangerous. Other resorts in Mexico are safe.” Kim Gray, travel agent for Travel Leaders, told the Associated Press reservations for Cancun have still been going strong. Gray also said she has noticed an increased presence of guards with machine guns on the streets and beaches of Riviera Maya near Cancun. In Acapulco, tourism has declined after 15 decapitated bodies were found outside of a shopping center in January. “That was on ‘Good Morning America’ for a month straight,” Jason Chute, director of operations for www.studentcity. com, told the Associated Press. “Stuff like that affects where people are going to go, even though in the tourist zones, we’re not seeing that kind of activity.” “Last time I went to Puerto Peñasco for spring break I was a freshman,” said Adan Delval, a senior at NMSU. “Last summer I vacationed in Mexico City and it was pretty good.” Vice President of Student Success Bernadette Montoya said spring break is a time for students to relax, or to have some time to prepare for final projects and exams. “We, at NMSU, encourage our students to be safe in their travels regardless of where they choose to go,” Montoya sid. “We recommend that students heed any particular travel restrictions that may be in place, and make informed decisions,” Montoya said. “It is our hope that students return to campus rejuvenated and ready to close out a successful semester.” Ryan Kelley is a staff writer and can be contacted at [email protected]As border violence rises, officials warn against Mexico for spring break
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theRound UpWeeklyNEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
INSIDETHIS WEEK:
BY THENUMBERS:
1.5 million Estimated amount of college students who travel during spring break.
10Average number of drinks consumed by college stu-dents a day while on spring break.
76%Of males surveyed say they plan on sleeping with someone they meet while on spring break.
The history of Mardi Gras pg.11
New volleyball season looking strong pg.11
Club tries to shoe Las Cruces youth pg.4
Spring break events pg. 3
MexicoSpringBreak?
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A woman walks late at night on La Noche Triste in Ciudad Juarez. Brenda Torres/ theRound Up
By Ryan Kelley | Staff Writer
As spring break nears for members of the New Mexico State University community, offi cials warn students not to vacation in Mexico due to the continuing violence. Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw has discouraged travel to Mexico, and stated though the violence is most prominent in northern Mexico, the problems exist in all areas of the country. “Problems also exist in resort areas, such as Acapulco and Cancun; crimes against U.S. citizens often go unpunished,” McCraw said. Drug violence is indiscriminate, McCraw said, as two El Paso teens were gunned down in Ciudad Juarez on Feb. 5. “Underestimating the violence in Mexico would be a mistake. Avoid traveling to Mexico for spring break and stay alive,”
McCraw said. “Stay away, don’t go for a while, it’s too crazy,” said freshman William Bell. “When I was in 9th grade, 20 soldiers went partying in Mexico and never came back.” “I used to go with my dorm buddies from Garcia when I was a freshman,” said senior Thomas Anderson. “I wouldn’t go now, and all the bars I used to go to are probably shut down.” Evelyn Lucan, a senior at NMSU, said she recommends students spend their spring break in Las Vegas, or in California for the San Diego Zoo or Disneyland. Lucan said with the hard economic times faced by many people in our country, students should keep their tourism dollars here rather than risk their lives in Mexico. Not all students believe the violence in Mexico will impede their spring break plans. “Going to Mexico for spring break is a tradition,” said
freshman Daniella Dusci. “Juarez is the only place that is awful,” said freshman Kara Katschman. “The border is where it’s most dangerous. Other resorts in Mexico are safe.” Kim Gray, travel agent for Travel Leaders, told the Associated Press reservations for Cancun have still been going strong. Gray also said she has noticed an increased presence of guards with machine guns on the streets and beaches of Riviera Maya near Cancun. In Acapulco, tourism has declined after 15 decapitated bodies were found outside of a shopping center in January. “That was on ‘Good Morning America’ for a month straight,” Jason Chute, director of operations for www.studentcity.com, told the Associated Press. “Stuff like that affects where people are going to go, even though in the tourist zones, we’re not seeing that kind of activity.”
“Last time I went to Puerto Peñasco for spring break I was a freshman,” said Adan Delval, a senior at NMSU. “Last summer I vacationed in Mexico City and it was pretty good.” Vice President of Student Success Bernadette Montoya said spring break is a time for students to relax, or to have some time to prepare for fi nal projects and exams. “We, at NMSU, encourage our students to be safe in their travels regardless of where they choose to go,” Montoya sid. “We recommend that students heed any particular travel restrictions that may be in place, and make informed decisions,” Montoya said. “It is our hope that students return to campus rejuvenated and ready to close out a successful semester.”
Ryan Kelley is a staff writer and can be contacted at [email protected]
As border violence rises, officials warn against Mexico for spring break
As the stress of midterms consumes collegiate minds at New Mexico State Univer-sity, students can begin to look at the light at the end of the tunnel we all know as
spring break. The break offi cially begins March 21, though many students will begin to trek towards their destinations even sooner.
This week’s edition of the Round Up Weekly explores what students are do-ing for their spring break, and what they should be leery of when taking spring break trips. Though the most discussed area of travel danger remains Mexico due to ongoing cartel violence, ratings website AVVO ranked Orlando, Florida as the most dangerous spring break des-tination. NMSU student hot spot, South Padre Island, placed 6th among danger-ous cities.
According to AVVO, the rankings are based on the rate and risk of murder, rape and fatal car crashes. Also ranking on the list are so-called “party spots” Las Vegas and Miami, though no matter the destination, I encourage all students to make smart decisions in hopes of returning to campus and fi nishing the semester successfully.
Finally, as spring break approaches I would also like to remind students about the Round Up’s annual spring break giveaway. This year the Round Up will be giving away a trip to Phoenix to see Lady Gaga live in concert, with gas and food included. To enter for a chance to win, visit www.roundupdaily.com and tell us why you are “Gaga for Lady Gaga.”
I wish you all luck on your midterms, and once again have a safe and restful spring break. Go Aggies!
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Events abound in town during spring breakBy Amanda VanVeen | Staff Writer
As spring break approaches, New Mexi-co State University students prepare for events planned during their week off. Spring break is March 21 through March 26. Many students are planning to go out of town, but some students said they prefer to stay in Las Cruces to relax or to go to local events. “I’m going to stay in town and go to the George and Reba concert,” said Bobbi No-land, a freshman in digital fi lm making at the Creative Media Institute. Some prefer to stay home, not necessar-ily for any local events, but simply to relax. “I’ll probably hang out with my family and just chill,” said Gelsey Bostick, a junior English major. Most of her “chill” time will be spent playing video games, she said. For those staying in Las Cruces, there is no need to worry about being bored. There are many events happening in town for people of all ages. The Southwest 305 Sprint Car Shootout will be held March 19 and 20 at the South-ern New Mexico Speedway. The Speedway is 11 miles south of Las Cruces on Interstate 10. Admission is $12 to $15 and the gates open at 5:30 p.m. Also on March 19 and 20, there will be a dinner show at Boba Cafè, located at 1900 South Espina. Seating will start at 6 p.m. with the show beginning at 7 p.m. The tickets will cost $25 and will include hors
d’oeuvres, a dinner entrée and beverage. The annual Bataan Death March will be on March 21. It will consist of a challeng-ing march through the terrains of the White Sands Missile Range. For those who have a little more money to spend, the Vienna Boys Choir will be in Las Cruces on March 23. It will cost $40 and have a 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. showing at the Rio Grande Theatre on the downtown mall. On March 25, local band Asylum Street Spankers will perform at the Rio Grande Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Admission will be $10. On the last Saturday of spring break, March 26, there will be two different Ag-gie athletic events. The men’s baseball team vs. Wofford College will play at the NMSU Presley Askew Field and will cost $5. The women’s equestrian team will com-pete against Delaware State at the NMSU Equestrian Center, and admission is free. On March 27, the Sunday before school resumes, there will be many events in town including a free car show in the Field of Dreams parking lot and a “mutt show” at Young Park with a $5 entry fee. For more events happening during spring break, visit the Pan American center website and www.mustseelc.org.
Amanda VanVeen is a staff writer and can be contacted at [email protected]
Students give up spring break for higher callingBy Antonio Lucero | Staff Writer
This spring break, one New Mexico State University organization is sending groups of students both out-of-state and overseas to help people in need and to spread the values of Christianity. Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU), a service, spiritual and social organiza-tion that holds Bible studies and weekly meetings, will send one group to Denver and the other to Eastern Asia during the break. Less than 10 members will travel to Denver, and will pick up where the or-ganization left off from last year’s spring break volunteer work. Lance Crandall, a junior and leadership team member for CRU, said the group will pair with other Christian ministries and give all the help they can offer. “We’ll be working the inner Denver city area in cooperation with other minis-tries,” Crandall said. The organization will be helping with cleaning up graffi ti, painting fencesand other environmental beautifi cation activities. The group will also help the homeless at the Denver rescue missions. Other duties will include cooking food for the homeless. “We’ll be helping homeless people move into homes and help them get on theirfeet again,” Crandall said. In addition for being best known as the “mile high city,” Denver is also known for its overwhelming homeless population. According to www.denversroadhome.org, which outlines the ten-year plan to end homelessness in Denver, there are currently more than 6,000 homeless men, women and children living in the city. Crandall said a second group of about 10 members will be traveling to Eastern
Asia. “More than ever [Eastern Asia] is open to westerners and Christians coming in,”Crandall said. “They’ll be going to college campuses and will engage in spiritualconversations,” Crandall said. “There will also be some outreach projects in more needy areas.” Crandall said at least 50 percent of the population of Eastern Asia is atheist. “Some people have never even heard the word Jesus,” Crandall said. “Now morethan ever, it’s more accessible for people to go there and just talk.” The organization will travel to more than one campus, and Crandall said he does not think there would be much of a language barrier, since Asian students areencouraged to learn English. Crandall said the organization hopes to hold Bible studies and group talks on adaily basis with students there. Crandall said he will not be partici-pating during this spring break trip, but instead will be involved in a two-month summer project hosted by CRU. He said doing volunteer work during spring break can be fun for students. “This is the freest time in my life to do something world-impacting,” Crandall said. “It’s a great opportunity to go out and help others-- right now there’s noth-ing tying me down.” In past years, CRU has volunteered during spring break in the Southern states to help with hurricane relief efforts.
Antonio Lucero is a staff writer and can be contacted at [email protected]
Concerts will be going on at Boba Cafe during spring break March 21-26. Amanda Crowe / theRound Up
Purse Nabbed on CampusPolice continue to search for the suspect in a theft that oc-curred March 3 in the NMSU Computer Center. According to police, a young male wearing a “vans brand T-shirt, shorts, black socks and black shoes” stole a purse from a woman using a computer in the lab. Anyone who can provide infor-mation is urged to call NMSU police at (575) 646-3311.
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By Kayla Olson and Mario selle | staff writers
TheNewMexicoStateUniver-sity Student Fee Review Boardheldtwomeetings inFebruary,both filled with proposals per-taining to how NMSU studentfeesshouldbedividedamongstdifferent groups around cam-pus. Theboard,whichiscomposedof six to sevenmembers,hearsthe proposals and decides howto allocate the money derivedfromNMSU student fees. Pro-posals were heard on Feb. 19
andFeb.25. Among the 18 organizationsthat presented budget plans tothe board, 13 asked for a bud-get increase. The 13 organiza-tions included:TheRoundUp,the Pride Band, the FamilyResource Center, Tutoring ser-vices, the Administration andFinancedepartment,theSchoolfor Young Children, the SocialWork Department, the NMSULibrary, the Department ofJustice,WAVE,theNMSUFireDepartment, the Study AbroadProgram,ASNMSUandICT.
The amount of proposedincreases totaled more than$150,000. MediaRelationswasthefirstgrouptomakeaproposal. “We want to separate fromASNMSU and be our own de-partment,” said Jon Blazak,editor-in-chiefoftheRoundUp.Themediahastakenmanycuts,and Blazak proposed a separa-tion fromASNMSUinorder tomanagetheirownneeds. Information and Communi-cation Technologies asked foranincreaseof$60,000totheir
annualallotment.Theorganiza-tion requested more money tohelp fund phone applications,increase the school’s networkcapacityandtoproperlyaccom-modateallstudentsoncampus.IfICTisgrantedthebudgetin-crease,thedepartment’sannualbudget would become $1.96million. The Pride Band director,Monte Hill, also proposed abudget increaseof$25,000 fornewuniformsfortheSunDanc-ersandColorGuard,aswellas
By Ryan Kelley|staff writer
The Associated Students ofNew Mexico State Universitywillvotetodaytodecidewheth-er to change how the schoolcalculatesgradepointaverages,and many students are con-cernedwiththepossibleconse-quences. Graduate Student CouncilSenator Hank Strevel intro-ducedResolution6onFeb.22.If passed, the bill will changeNMSU’s grade point systemintoafractionalsystem. Currently,NMSUusesagrad-ing system based on letters.This means a B is a 3.0 GPA,andsoareaB+andaB-.Undertheproposedfractionalgradingsystem,aB+wouldbea3.3andaB-wouldbea2.7. AccordingtotheliteratureofResolution6,theNMSUFacultySenate,NMSUDeans’AdvisoryCouncil and NMSU AssociatedDean’s Academic Council arealreadyinfavoroftheproposalto change the grading system.ASNMSUwillvotetodayontheproposition, though ultimatelytheproposalmustbeapprovedbytheBoardofRegentsinApril. Thebillwantstoassignpoint
valuestoplusesandminusesinorder to “formulate amore re-alistic, quantitativemeasure ofstudents’excellenceandcapac-ity for learning.” However anA+willbeworthnothingmorethanwhatanAalreadyis. The reasoning for changingthevalueofanA-andnotanA+comesfromanAmericanAsso-ciation of Collegiate Registrarsand Admissions Officers sur-veyofmorethan400universi-ties. In the survey 94 percentof schools capped their gradescaleat4,notmentioningiftheschoolswere using a fractionalsystemoralettersystem. Another reason given by thebill for not rewarding studentsformaking an A+ is accordingto the Law School AdmissionsCouncil, lawschoolsgiveextracredittoA+grades. Ifpassed,thebillwillnottakeeffectuntilthefall2012semes-ter.Studentsenrolledafter theproposed change takes effectwill not need to worry aboutthe bill effecting the scholar-ships and financial aid alreadyearned. GraduateSchoolSenatorRo-drigo Mora, a national finalistfor the CHCI Escuela Diplo-
matica in Madrid, is stronglyagainsttheresolution. “Do you think that I wouldhavehadthesameoffersifsomeofmyminusgradeswouldhavepushed me to a 3.7 instead ofthe4.0myuniversityrecogniz-esmeashaving?”Morasaid.“I
believethatmychancesatcom-petingwouldhavebeengreatlyinfluenced if thisnewproposalwereinplace.Iurgeyoutogiveavoteof ‘noconfidence’tothisresolution for the sake of ourcurrentandfuturestudents.”
Fee review board hears proposals for 11-12
Student senate to take a vote on GPA bill tonight
See Fees pg. 5
“Irespecttheideaofhavingtoearnyourgrade,butasastudentIdon’tliketheideaoftheproposalbecauseitwill lowermyGPA.IwanttoprotectmyGPAandmyscholarships,”saidTaylorHarris,20,onWednesday,March9abouttheproposaltochangetheNMSUgradingsystem.Amanda Crowe / theRound Up
Student Club aims to shoe Las Cruces youth By Kendra slown|staff writer
Inspired by TOMS shoes,theTOMSclubofNewMexicoState University is working toensureeverychildinLasCruceshasagoodpairofshoes. TOMSshoesisaretailerthatdonates one pair of shoes toa child living in a third worldcountry for every pair a cus-tomerbuys.TOMScallsthedo-nationpolicythe“OneforOne”project. TOMS is also involved inoutreachatthecollegiatelevel,withchaptersatmanyuniversi-ties. The TOMS club of NMSUwas founded last April after
the founder of TOMS, BlakeMycoskie, came toLasCruces.Mycoskiespokeabouthiscom-panyattheHotelEncantoasapartofInnoventure,anannualeventfundedbytheArrowheadCenter,NMSU’seconomicandbusinessdevelopmentcenter. GinnyVanDoren,theleaderoftheTOMSclubofNMSU,at-tended Blake Mycoskie’s talkandasked tobecomeapartofthemovement. “At first I was assigned tostudent outreach, and then Ifoundedtheclubatschoolwiththe help of another student,”VanDorensaid. NMSU’sTOMSchapterisin-volved in programs including
April5.MembersoftheTOMSclubandotherparticipantswillgoshoelesstodemonstrateandunderstand the daily lives ofunderprivileged children. Theclub will walk around CorbettCenterandthenshowaTOMSdocumentary. The campus club works toprovideshoeslocally,asitisdif-ficult to facilitate international
By santa Nava | staff writer
The Aggie DanceSport clubheldtheirfourthannualbenefitevent,“DanceforHope,”attheNew Mexico Farm and RanchHeritage Museum last Satur-day. Halfoftheproceedsfromthisyear’s eventwent to Jardín delosNiños, anon-profitorgani-zationinLasCruces.Jardíndelos Niños helps homeless andnear-homelesschildrenreceivesupportinacaringandnurtur-ing environment, according towww.jardinlc.org. The organization also sup-ports the parents of the chil-dren, providing them with re-sourcestobesuccessfuldespitetheir life circumstances, ac-cordingtothewebsite. “It is an event that is await-ed by the club members eachyear,”saidEvelynLujan,presi-dent of AggieDanceSport. Lo-cal businesses also help spon-sortheevent,Lujansaid. “Dance forHope” featuredamix of Latin, Viennese waltz,ballroom, hustle, cha-cha, Ar-gentine tango and west coastswing, said Joseph Moreno, amemberoftheclub. More-no, who is studying chemicalengineering at NMSU, said hehas been involved with Danc-eSport for two semesters. Forthis event, Moreno performedinfivecategories,includingAr-gentinetango,samba,Viennesewaltz,pasodobleandhustle. “Theseeventsareenjoyedbyperformers, since our passionis dancing and performing,”Morenosaid. Besides “Dance for Hope,”the club performs in othereventseachsemester,includingNoche de Luminarias.Morenosaid these events are bond-ing experiences that bring thewholegroupclosertogether. Programs were sold to theaudience at the event to helpfund future competitions andperformances.Theteamwillbefundraising throughout these-mestertohelpwithexpenses. Acompetitionisalsocomingup for the club, Moreno said.ThisyearitwillbeheldatStan-ford University in California,wheretheteamhasperformedin the past and has been verysuccessful.
santa Nava is a staff writer and can be contacted at [email protected] See TOMS pg. 5
See GPA pg. 5
Aggie Dance Sport holds benefit event for local charity
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Mora said a fractional grad-ingsystemwouldalsoputgrad-uatestudentsinhotwater. “My92percentwouldbumpme to a B+ and for some stu-dentsaB-,2.7,isnotacceptableforgraduatestudies.Forothers,aC-wouldputtheminacadem-icprobation,1.7!”Morasaid.
“The discussion about frac-tionated grading has been go-ing on for some time,” saidBernadetteMontoya,vicepres-identofStudentSuccess. “Muchtimeandresearchhasbeenspentonthisissuebyourfacultysenate,andhasinvolvedmany across campus includingstudent representation,” Mon-toyasaid.“Gradingatanyinsti-tutionisadeeplyacademic.Ourfaculty senatehas takenhis is-
sueveryseriously.” Students wishing to voicetheiropinionduringthesenateopen forum can register at theASNMSU office on the secondfloorofCorbettCenterbefore5p.m.today,accordingtoablogposted by ASNMSU PresidentTravisDulany.
Ryan Kelley is a staff writer and can be contacted at [email protected]
forthetravelbudget. TheSchoolforYoungChildrenasked for a$19,000 increase intheirannualbudget.Thefull-dayprogram for children of NMSUstudents requested the increaseduetotheendingofagrantthatpreviously helped them financetheir expenses. The group re-quested funding for studentemployeesandexpandededuca-tionalservices. TheNMSULibrary requestedanincreaseinfunding,andaskedtheboardfora$40studentfeetobegiventothelibrarytohelppayformaterials. Proponents oftheincreasesaidthelibraryhashadadifficulttimethissemester
withcutsthathavebeenmade. ASNMSU was the last groupto make a proposal. ASNMSUasked for $1.3 million, whichwouldcomefrom$37instudentfees. ASNMSU funds many differ-ent groups and businesses oncampus.OneofthosebusinessesisAggieTransit,andaproposalwas also made for more GPSunitstobeinstalledinthebusestravelingaroundcampus. The board will vote on theseproposals and decide whichgroupswillreceivetheproposedorincreasedbudgets.Thosewhomadeproposalswillfindoutthedecisioninthecomingweeks.
Kayla Olson and Mario Selle are staff writers and can be contacted at [email protected]
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transport of donated shoes.Theclubdoesworktopromoteglobal interaction by handingoutcouponsthatallowstudentsto receive adiscountonTOMSmerchandise. “TOMSwill donate shoes foranything that you buy fromthem, even shirts or necklaces,sothecouponsareagoodwaytohelpNMSUstudentsgetagooddealwhilealsohelpingchildrenaround the world,” Van Dorensaid. According to www.toms.com,shoesareimportantforthewell-beingofchildrenforseveraldif-ferentreasons. A leading cause of disease in
third world countries is soil-transmitted diseases, whichcantravelthroughskintoinfecthumans. Shoes help preventchildrenfromcontractingthesediseases, and prevent infectionfrom entering through openwounds, according to theweb-site. Also, many times childrencannotattendschoolunlesstheyown a pair of shoes, as shoesarepart of a requireduniform.Withoutaneducation,itisveryhardforchildrentoreachtheirfullpotential,accordingtowww.toms.com. Studentswhoareinterestedingetting involved with NMSU’sTOMS club can e-mail [email protected].
Kendra Slown is a staff writer and can be contacted at [email protected]
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Dulany solicits student input as controversial GPA bill goes to senate Last Thursday members of the NMSU faculty proposed policy changes that affect how NMSU calculates Grade Point Averages. These changes, if approved, would incorporate a grading system that factors pluses and minuses in GPA calculations, thus increasing or lowering a student’s GPA if the student receives a “+” or a “-“ with his or her course grade. Under the proposed system, an “A-“ would count as a 3.7, rather than a 4.0 on students’ transcripts. Obviously many students should be concerned about this, considering that an “A-“ is an admirable achievement. On the other hand, students who receive a “B+” would get credit for scoring a few percentage points higher, perhaps moti-vating us to exert extra effort in our coursework. The new system would count a “B+” as 3.3 points, instead of 3.0 points under the current sys-tem. It is important to note that the changes would not go into effect until summer of 2012, and would not affect previously issued grades. More information regard-ing the proposal can be found on the ASNMSU Website at: http://www.asnmsu.com/senate. This Thursday at 6 p.m. the ASNMSU Senate will vote on a similar resolution. The meeting will take place in the Senate Chambers, located on the 3rd floor of Corbett Cen-ter Student Union. Students
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Mardi Gras tradition puts the holiday before the beads By Candice Corley | staff Writer
MardiGrasisonebigcelebra-tion,filledwithmusic,parades,floats,costumesandexcitementthathastraditionsrootingbacktoRomantimes. MardiGrasmeans“FatTues-day” in French, and is namedthis because it falls on the daybeforeAshWednesdayforCath-olics. KevinGotham,authorof“Au-thentic New Orleans,” wrotethat Carnival is considered themotherofMardiGrasandstart-edinRome,leadingtothepopu-larwayoffeastingandcelebrat-ingbeforeLent.Carnival,asitisknown today, is still celebratedin South America and in pre-dominately Catholic countriesinEurope. Reid Mitchell wrote a bookin 1995 titled “All on a Mardi
GrasDay,”aboutthetraditions,customs and preparations thatcamealongwiththecelebrationofMardiGras. “The tradition of the gro-tesque looking figures seen incurrent Mardi Gras floats andCarnivalcharactersgoesbacktothe Roman festival of Saturna-lia,inwhichtheRomansburnedthekingofancientSaturnaliaineffigy,”Mitchellwrote. Alongwiththemodernfestiv-itiesofMardiGrascomealargeamountofdrinkingandwomenflashingtheirbreastsforbeads.Wheredidthesetraditionsstart,and why do people participateinthem? Bead throwing began inthe 1920s. Moving across thestreets,peoplewouldhurlcheapbeadsat the crowds.The trendofthepastbecamethetraditionoftoday.
The flashing of breasts forbeadshasrootsinRomanprac-tices, according to the bookwrittenbyMitchell.During theLupercallafeast,itwascustom-aryforthehighprieststothrowanimal skins at women theycame across. Being touched byan animal skinwas believed toinduce fertility, andwas there-forehighlydesirable.Itwassup-posed tobe thrownat random,but women often flashed theirbreasts to entice the priests tothrowtheskinsatthem,Mitch-ellwrote. Today, women’s flashingof breasts for beads is mainlyfound inNewOrleans’sFrenchQuarter on Bourbon Street.Even in the French Quarter,womenwho expose themselvesriskgettingarrested. “I believe that women flashfor beads just to get attention,
becausechancesaretheywouldgetbeadswhethertheirbreastsareexposedornot,”saidSteph-anieNavarrette, aNewMexicoStateUniversitystudent. Throughout the years,MardiGras is still known for its cel-ebration and indulgences, buttoday it is especially associatedwith the excessive drinking ofalcohol. Some say this holiday isAmerica’s best party, althoughNMSU studentAdrianSanchezsaidhestronglybelievespeople
get drunk for all holidays, notjust Mardi Gras. Sanchez saiddrinkingisnotanecessarypartof celebrating, even thoughmost Americans believe differ-ently. “Americans like to drink forany holiday because it givesthemanexcuse todrinkexces-sivelyandpartyhard,”Sanchezsaid. Mardi Gras was on Tuesday,March8ththisyear.
Candice Corley is a staff writer and can be contacted at [email protected]
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Blind sculptor holds museum exhibitBy roy Berkeley | staff Writer
“Sight Unseen”, a retrospec-tivemuseumexhibitionshowcas-ing three decades of artwork byblindsculptorMichaelNaranjo,isshowingattheLasCrucesMuse-umofArtthroughSaturday,April2. In 1968, at the age of 22,Mi-chaelNaranjowashitbyagrenadeintheVietnamWar,accordingtoanarticlebyDottieIndyketitled,“ACelebratedSculptorWorksbyFeel.” “His unit was under attack,”saidmuseummanagerLisaPugh.The incident took place in a ricefieldduringcombat,andNaranjowasblindedbecauseofit.Healsosustained an injury to his righthand. According to the press releasefortheexhibit,Naranjoistheson
ofSantaClaraPueblopotterRoseNaranjo,sohegrewupsurround-edbyhand-sculptedart.Aftertheincident in Vietnam,Naranjo at-tendedaschoolfortheblindandeventuallybegantosculpthimself,according to theexhibitionguide“Michael Naranjo: A Retrospec-tive.”Heheldhisfirstartshowin1969andshowedoffhisworkattheAlbuquerqueVeteransAffairsMedicalCenter. The artist uses his fingernailsto etch his sculptures, accord-ing to the exhibition guide, andasheconstructshisworksofart,hejudgeswhetherornothelikesthempurelybyfeel. “Beingblindmakesthepaceoflifeslower;youcan’twalkfastorgrab for thingsquickly,”Naranjosaidintheexhibitionguide.“Lifeis more gentle and soft and the
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change brought my creative ener-gies out.” The exhibition guide describes how Naranjo sculpts in clay, wax and stone. It stated that most of his work is later cast in bronze with black patina, a color the artist can see despite his condition. “Most are cast in bronze, some are in stone,” Pugh said. The sculptures displayed at the museum depict both everyday life and Pueblo culture. There is even one life-size sculpture of a classic Native American Eagle Dancer. Something unique about this exhibit is the public is encour-
aged to touch the work, just as the sculptor himself does. A press release about Naranjo’s exhibit reads, “Remember, please touch!” Pugh said Naranjo has been making appearances at the mu-seum and has given lectures in a small auditorium at Branigan Cultural Center, located at 501 N. Main St. The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main St. The hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tues-day through Saturday. For more information, visit www.las-cruces.org/public-services/museums/mfa.shtm or call (575) 541-2137.
Roy Berkeley is a staff writer and can be contacted at [email protected]
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Track and field finishes 5th in indoor WAC Championships By Candice Corley | staff Writer
The New Mexico State Uni-versity women’s track and field team took fifth place at the West-ern Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships held Feb. 24 through Feb. 26.
The Aggies were in fourth place with 31.5 points going into the final day of the competition, but Louisiana Tech University passed them and eventually won the championships with 133 points. Utah State University came in a close second place with 132 points.
According to www.nmstates-ports.com, several Aggie athletes finished on the podium in their respective events. NMSU soph-omore Courtney Schultz came in first place in the 5,000-me-ter with a time of 17 minutes, 11.05 seconds. Schultz earned 10 points for the team.
Senior Leah Benton took third place in the 60-meter with a time of 7.69 seconds. She also took third place in the 200-meter with a time of 24.51 seconds. Benton earned 12 points for the team.
The lady Aggies also gained a new school record in the 4x400 meter relay event.
Samantha Hamilton, a fresh-man at NMSU, runs distance events for team, from the 1,500-meter to the 5k. Hamilton said she believes the team made great strides towards potential success in the upcoming outdoor
track season. “We primarily use the indoor season to build a solid strength base for outdoor track,” Hamil-ton said. Although Hamilton said the team put forth great effort at the WAC Championships, she still thinks the team needs to im-prove during the outdoor season. Hamilton said the team needs to focus not only on what they have achieved, but also what they are capable of doing. The team is anxious to begin their outdoor season, she said. “We are very excited to per-form to the best of our abilities at WAC in Hawaii, and further con-tinue to work towards becoming recognized and racing on the na-tional stage,” Hamilton said.
Candice Corley is a staff writer and can be contacted at [email protected]
With the Aggie volleyball team looking to improve on a 2010 season that yielded an 18-13 record, head coach Mike Jordan gave his insight into the upcom-ing season. Jordan has accumulated much merit and accolades during his career, charting a 69 percent winning percentage in 12 seasons as a head coach. This winning percentage has made Jordan the winningest coach in New Mexico State Volleyball history. He has lead the Aggies to five NCAA appearances in seven sea-sons, not to mention turning out several All-American players and gaining Coach of the Year honors five times during his career. But with the Aggie volleyball team breaking past the first round of the NCAA tourney only once, Jordan looks to improve this upcoming season. “From a team standpoint, we’ve got to serve it tougher. We’ve got to block better,”
Jordan said. “We’ve been a great defensive team in the past and last year we weren’t.” The head coach also said indi-vidually, the players just have to work harder to perfect their skill at each position, whether jump-ing, blocking or spiking. The way to accomplish individual im-provement is through a combina-tion of several important aspects of the volleyball organization. The Aggies organization just added an experienced assistant coach, Keith Rubio, to the staff last month, and the roster in-cludes six seniors this season. But several incoming fresh-men could aid the team in getting back into 2008 form, when they went 26-9 and make it through the first round of the NCAA tournament by beating St. Mary’s College 3-1. “The incoming freshmen get-
ting here in the fall could turn out to be one of our best recruiting classes,” Jordan said. “They’re just really, really good athletes.” Although great athletes are needed to accomplish success at this level, Jordan knows more is required. “Our players work really hard. This is a program that is built around work ethic,” Jordan said. “The harder a team works, the better they do.” With spring training in prog-ress, Jordan said what he has in mind is to work with the current lineup he has in the gym. “Our goal right now is to get our returning players as im-proved as we can and healthy and get them ready to play.” Zane Klemo is a staff writer and can be contacted at [email protected]
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