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Thursday, February 20, 2014

BEHIND THE COVER

Who would win in a ght? Captiain America or Betty White?

Volume 115 | Issue 26 | Feb. 20, 2014

AdministrationExecutive Director

Alexandra Von Wol

Director of FinanceMichelle Tejeda

Administrative AssistantsTatiana Miyazaki

William Peck

EditorialManaging Editor

Jesca Cervantes

News EditorBethany Blundell

Sports EditorLewis Harry

Sta Writers

DesignDesign Specialists

Ana AyonFernanda Teixeira

Graphic DesignersHeather Miller

Web EditorNate Turner

PhotographersKyle Chancellor

Jenny Marin

SalesAdvertising Manager

Ashley DeMott

Director of MarketingZak Baeza

Circulation SpecialistLawrene Garcia

Submission PolicyThe Round Up welcomes submis-sions for publication. Submissions can be dropped o , faxed or emailed. Submissions become property of The Round Up and will not be returned. The Round Up reserves the right to edit articles and cannot guarantee publication.

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WEEKEND GUIDE

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Thought your weekend was go-ing to be boring? We think not. Check out the weekends events.

Interested in intramurals? Find out why you should sign up.

Baseball set to play this weekend. Learn about how the opponent is doing.

A native New Mexican nearly got arrested at the Pro Bowl. Learn about what this girl did for a fam-ily member.

Check out our best photo mo-ments from the weekend.

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Thursday, February 20 2014

LETTERS

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Hindus have urged for a permanent and dedi-cated prayer room at all the university campuses in United States of America (USA).

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that US universities, both public and private, should respond to the requirements of its Hindu students to provide designated prayer-meditation hall for rituals, quiet reflection, festivals and spiritual exercise, which would help in their personal growth.

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, pointed out that it would be a step in the right direction in view of presence of a sub-stantial number of Hindu students at US universi-ties, as it was important to meet the spiritual needs of these students.

Rajan Zed noted that US universities needed to recognize the intersection of spirituality and edu-cation, which was important in Hinduism.

Zed suggested that these Hindu prayer rooms should have an altar containing murtis (statues) of popular Hindu deities like Shiva, Vishnu, Rama, Krishna, Durga, Venkateshwara, Ganesha, Muru-gan, Saraswati, Hanuman, Lakshmi, Kali, etc.; be-sides being equipped with ghanta (big metallic bell hanging from the ceiling), dholak (two-headed hand-drum), Shiva-linga, etc.

Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about one billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal. There are about three million Hindus in US.

To the Editor:Designated Hindu prayer room sought in all U.S. universities

Rajan Zed

William Shakespeare invented the word hurry.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

WEEKEND GUIDE

Speaker presentation

Cru: Thursday Night Live

Painting Class

Open Mic

Freaky Friday Divina-tion and Information

Aunt Raini

Groovy Music and Fine Wine

An Iliad

The Museum Rocks

Big Daddys Flea Market

Gun show

Black Programs Department & Black Student Association organizations will host a speaker (TBA) as part of Black History Month celebrations.

When: 6:30-8 p.m.Where: Corbett Center

Music, emcee, game/skit, message and fellowship will be presented to all who wish to attend. For more in-formation contact Zachary Lefever at zjlefever116@gmail.com

When: 7:30-9 p.m.Where: Corbett Center

Intermediate and advanced paint-ing. Watercolor, acrylic and water-soluble oil painting classes will be taught by art educator Wayne Carl Huber. Cost is $50 for four two hour and a half sessions.

When: 1-3 p.m.Where: 140 Wyatt Drive

To sign up to perform, contact bnca-fe@nmsu.edu. Open Mic is free and open to the public.

When: 5-8 p.m.Where: Barnes & Noble at NMSU

Freaky Friday is a bimonthly divi-nation and information table. PSU members will perform tarot read-ings, palmistryand runestone divina-tion by donation (and for entertain-ment purposes only) in order to raise money for the organization. Addi-tionally, PSU members will answer questions and distribute informa-tion related to the PSU and religious diversity.

When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Where: Corbett Center

A play by Tom Smith will be shown throughout the weekend. This is a

Amaro Winery presents Soulshine, a multi-musical blended duo. Enjoy live music with a glass of wine from a selection of more than 10 types of red and white wines. Choose to buy a glass or bottle from Amaros pre-mium New Mexico wines made from grapes grown in Southern New Mex-ico. Individual glasses range from $5 to $7. Bottles range from $14 to $24. Wine tasting is available for $7.

When: Friday 7-10 p.m. Where: Amaro Winery 402 South Melendres St.

Las Cruces artists Algernon DAmmassa and Randy Granger have adapted the famous story and will be preforming at the Block Box Theatre. The production will have live music throughout. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors and regular admission is $12.

When: 2:30 p.m.Where: 430 North Downtown Mall

NM Farm and Ranch Heritage Mu-seum will be displaying rocks, gems and jewels along with information. There will be jewelry repairs, discus-sions, children activities and food vendors available. Tickets are $5.

When: 10 a.m.-5p.m.Where: 4100 Dripping Springs Road

Visit the largest ea market in South-ern New Mexico with both indoor and outdoor vendors. Food will be available.When: 6:30 a.m.- 4p.m.Where: 5580 Bataan Memorial East

Lots of guns, ammo, knives, re-arm accessories, military items and jewelry, crafts, handbags and much more will be sold. Admission is $5, for adults and $3 for kids.

When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Las Cruces Convention Cen-ter. 680 E. University Ave.

- Jackie Robinson

Thursday Friday

Saturday

Sunday

ShoppingOpportunities

Outdoor Recreation

Special Event

Music Scene

Lavender BallHotel Encanto will host a formal cancer awareness dinner and dance fundraiser for the community. Tick-ets are $50.

When: Doors open at 5p.m.Where: 705 S Telshor Blvd.

Intermediate and advanced paint-

To sign up to perform, contact bnca-

Music, emcee, game/skit, message

great chance for students to support a faculty member and appreciate the arts.

When: 7:30 p.m.Where: Center for the Arts

Mesilla MecardoA cozy market place in historic Old Mesilla with a variety of seasonal produce, artists, crafters, musicians and more.

When: Noon- 4 p.m.Where: Old Mesilla

Geeks Who DrinkA live trivia game where everyone is encouraged to join the quizzes for a chance to win one of the many priz-es o ered, including a $25 Gift Cer-ti cate, free food and many more.

When: 6 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.Where: Dublins Street Pub

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by Shaless RobinsonContributing Editor

Adventure Art Series is a collec-tion of art, music and film that is shown at the Rio Grande Theatre. Every other month there will be an event in celebration of nature, ad-venture and culture.

For this month, there will be an Adventure Film Festival. This Friday films with an adventurous theme will be shown.

According to the Rio Grande Theatres website, Adventure Film, as its known, cov-ers risks, mighty and ab-surd, the unknown and those experiences that bring us to the edges of our seats with our hands over our eyes or our fists in the air.

This year the Adven-

ture Film is sure to be an interest-ing and inspiring watch. Films are chosen from around the world and this international celebration of life and nature is a must.

Tickets are $8 and can be pur-chased at the door or on campus at the Outdoor Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the film will begin at 7 p.m. and end at 9 p.m.

This event will be a refreshing experience for the community. The theater believe(s) in the pow-er of the story, especially the narra-tives of adventure and awakening, to change and challenge the world we live in.

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Thursday$2.50 Blue Moon and Amber Bock$2.50 domestic beers and well drinksFriday and Saturday$2 Rolling Rock$4 Giant long Island Ice Tea and A.M.F.s$5 Cosmopolitans $2.50 domestic beers and well drinks

Thursday$5 martinis and margaritas $2 Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite, Michelob Ultra pints, $3 well drinks 4-7 p.m.Friday$5 martinis and margaritas Saturday$3 martinis, all pints, Fireball and Kazi shots

Thursday$3 everything in the house, no cover, server appreciation nightFridayFriday $2 domestic and well drinks- special ends at 10 p.m.Saturday$1 beers- special ends at 10 p.m.

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Saturday$2 domestic and $3 well drinks 3-8 p.m.

Friday$2.50 pints all day and night Please drink responsibly.

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

CAMPUS NEWS

Anthony Albidrez Sta Writer

There is no denying sex is a huge com-ponent to college students and their higher education lifestyle, but sexually transmitted infections are prevalent among students.

Jeremy Craig, 19, a New Mexico State University psychology, studenthad never been concerned about his sexual health be-cause of religious abstinence.

College is a place to be free and have fun, Craig said. I started opening up to people and started having sex. He had unprotected sex one time, after which he started experiencing abnormal symptoms.

I had discharge and a tingling feeling, Craig said. The tingling symptom turned into a stinging burn when he urinated. He pursued medical attention at the NMSU Campus Health Center.

According to the Campus Health Cen-ter, the symptoms Craig experienced could have been caused by a number of circum-stances: chlamydia, gonorrhea or an infec-tion of some type, which are all treatable with antibiotics.

I was embarrassed to tell the front desk at the campus health center why I was there, Craig said. They let you write your reason down, but anyone in the waiting area can hear what youre saying to the front desk.

The Campus Health Center offers stu-dents walk-in appointments and free con-sultations. Lab work and prescriptions are at the students expense, unless they have purchased insurance at the Campus Health Center.

After you check in they tell you to sit and wait, Craig said. The anxiety and anticipa-tion is the worst part of the experience.

The staff member collects a urine sample and blood is drawn. The Campus Health Center lab takes 48 hours to compile the results of the test.

At the time of my appointment, the doctor took a sample of the discharge and looked at it under the microscope, Craig said. She said it could be chlamydia, gon-orrhea or an infection. They treat you right there with antibiotics. My results came back negative for everything. I just had a bladder infection.

Craig was relieved of his results, but some students are not so lucky.

Amanda Gallivan is the NMSU Campus Health Center health education specialist ,and said shes seen an increase of STIs.

From 2012-2013, we had a 13 percent increase of chlamydia on campus, Gallivan said. Other sexually transmitted infections that we test for are slowly increasing, but chlamydia had the greatest increase.

Craigs visit to the Campus Health Center cost him about $75 for the antibiotics and lab work.

Im never having unprotected sex again, Craig said. Like I said the anticipation is the worst part, but getting tested is easy.

According to the Center of Disease Con-trol, about half of the 20 million new sexu-ally transmitted infections diagnosed each year are among young people aged 15 to 24.

Being sexually active means you have to be sexually responsible, Gallivan said.

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Thursday, February 20 2014

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by Tara MeltonSta Writer

A promise made between two cousins after a hor-rific motorcycle accident led to native New Mexican Katrina Torres streaking across the Aloha Stadium during the Pro Bowl last month.

Katrina Torres made headlines when she ran across the NFL Pro Bowl field in a bikini and shorts with a New Mexican flag tied around her neck and the words I did it 4 Gary painted across her back.

Gary is Torres cousin, and she ran across the field to honor a promise she made to him. On April 13, 2012, Gary was in a motorcycle accident that left him unable to walk. Torres said Gary suffered a traumatic brain injury, broke almost every bone in his body and internally bled .

He has undergone dozens of surgeries, and he will continue to live a very difficult life.

I decided that since he wouldnt be able to walk into that stadium with me, I was going to run across the field for him, Torres said.

Torres attended both St. Pius X and Cibola High Schools during her time in Albuquerque. Upon gradu-ation, Torres was recruited to play soccer at Hawaii Pacific University and has been living in Hawaii for the past six years.

Torres wore the New Mexican flag around her neck for a couple different reasons. She wanted her cousin to be able to see her when she ran across the field and knew that a bright yellow flag would be her best bet. Torres also said she wore it because she is proud to be a New Mexican and felt like she had all of New Mexico behind her when she ran.

Since the Pro Bowl, so many people have talked to me and thanked me for what I did, Torres said. People have told me that I made them feel proud to be from New Mexico and our state has received some good recognition.

Even though she was wearing the New Mexico flag as a cape, Torres said Gary is the true hero to her.

He has been through such a difficult

time and has suffered so much pain because of his ac-cident but he continues to be positive and happy and is so appreciative of life, she said.

As for her time on the field, Torres said the stadium was full of cheers and the players seemed confused at first.

The typical streaker that runs across a field during a professional game is usually a drunk guy who has had one too many $12 beers, she said.

Kyle Long from the Chicago Bears contacted Tor-res and told her he blocked a security guard from chas-ing her so she could keep running. After she ran off of the field, a lot of the players were trying to high-five Torres. Cam Newton and a few other players were even taking pictures of her with their phones.

I think that the players could tell that I wasnt trying to hurt anyone or doing it to be obnoxious, she said.

Torres was well aware her actions may have lead to her arrest, but her family was prepared to bail her out of jail. However, Deion Sanders, former NFL star and now Pro Bowl coach, saved her.

After I stopped running and was finally getting es-corted out, Prime Time Sanders followed the police and I out and was telling the officers not to arrest me and that I did nothing wrong, Torres said.

While she was in the security office being ques-tioned, Sanders sent another player from his team to

check on Torres and make sure she wasnt going to jail. Torres said she thinks Sanders could sense

that she meant no harm. I am so appreciative of him going out of his way to

help me and make sure that I didnt end up in

jail, she said.As for future plans, Torres told her cousin

that if he keeps working hard in physical therapy and con-

tinues to get stronger every day, maybe next year he will be strong enough to travel and go to the Pro Bowl.

I am very proud of him and how far he has come since his accident, she said.

If you want to read more about Garys story or write him a personal message, his website is www.nevergiveupgary.com.

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Make the most of yourself for thats all there is to you.- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thursday, February 20, 2014

FEATURE

By Skyler WilsonSta Writer

ports have always been a great way for people to have social and competitive interactions, and that

seems to be the case for the spring sea-son of intramurals at New Mexico State University.

The university prides itself for the or-ganization of these sports for students who want to get together and play bas-ketball, softball, kickball, golf and other sports.

Intramural basketball has started its spring season on campus and the Activ-ity Center has been busy with games dur-ing the week. Teams have been set up and are now competing to claim the hon-or of intramural basketball champions.

For most student players, whether they are men or women, the festivities of intramural basketball are fun because of the amount of exercise they get and the chance to meet new people at the univer-sity that also enjoy playing a competitive sport.

I would say most students play for the social aspect, said Mathew Bose, the di-

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rector of intramurals at NMSU. There is a lot of fun to be had when getting a group of friends together and playing in-tramurals.

The increased amount of people play-ing has a positive impact on the amount of exercise the student body is attaining.

In my opinion, it is always good to be active and intramurals gives me a chance to do that, said Matt Enloe, current in-tramural player.

When it comes down to it, most of the students participating love the game they are playing and intramurals give them a

chance to continue playing a sport that has been important to them for a long time.

Playing intramurals is the closest you can get to the feeling I had when I was playing basketball in high school, said Michael Crockett, another current player.

Upcoming seasons that are still open for registration are handball, softball, grass volleyball and 5v5 soccer.

For more information, contact direc-tor Mathew Bose at mattbose@nmsu.edu or visit IMleagues.com.

Ive failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed -Michael Jordan

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

AGGIE DISTRACTIONS

PROFESSORON REVIEW

by Liz BakerSta Writer

Dulcinea Lara, Ph.D., is an associ-ate professor in the Criminal Justice department at New Mexico State University. Before this, she was an assistant professor in the History De-partment for three years. She earned her doctorate in Ethnic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley in 2006. There she was a Ford Pre-Doc-toral Fellowship recipient as well as a Bancroft Fellow.

Lara employs the use of critical his-torical interpretation to create and apply a contextual sca olding around contemporary social issues. The situa-tion in the tri-state community of New Mexico, Texas and Chihuahua, Mexico, as well as the bi-national cache, that is the U.S.-Mexico border, is one that provides a wealth of opportunities for a historical-contemporary inquiry into power imbalances that ensue in

abuse, the ongoing criminalization and basic racist, classist, sexist and heterosexist treatment of underrep-resented populations.

Her research emphases include cul-tural studies and critical race theory with an emphasis in Chicano history as well as an interest in topics of iden-tity formation processes and theories, visual cultural markers of identity for-mation practices, cultural geography and spatial analysis.

Currently, her main projects include work on a manuscript titled Revisit-ing the Land of Enchantment: Race and Tourism in New Mexico and an article titled Deciphering E cacy: Immigrant Advocacy Strategy in a Time of Domestic Despair. She also completed a short documentary ti-tled This Land that documents ICE raids and the consequences for fami-lies residing in the communities abut-ting her university.

Dulcinea Lara, Ph.D

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Thursday, February 20 2014

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

OPINION

by Ty SteversSta Writer

The New Mexico State Aggies football team is undefeated in bowl games all time.

However, they have not been to a bowl game since the 1960 Sun Bowl.

The Aggies 53 year bowl drought is the longest streak without a bowl appearance of any team in the Football Bowl Subdi-vision. It is hard to comprehend just how bad the Aggie football team has been, despite calling a football town home.

Keeping with Aggie tradition, the 2013 squad only won two games finishing with a 2-10 record with wins over Football Champi-onship Subdivision foe Abilene Christian, and the only FBS team the Aggies have beaten in the last two seasons has been Idaho. The Aggies struggled to score the ball despite averaging 382.2 yards per game scoring just 20.9 points per game. The year 2013 was par for the course for Aggie football.

It seems to be too much to ask for a team that wins six games, and this can be boiled down to one main factor: money. The athletics department seemingly neglects Aggie football. So little money is put into the football team that in 2009 the team asked for donations of food so that play-ers could have snacks and drinks for after practice.

This makes it very difficult for the Aggies to recruit, as it is dif-ficult to convince 18-year-olds to play for a program that is forgot-ten in their own athletics depart-ment. It is not difficult to bring talent to Las Cruces as illustrated by the sustained success of the baseball and basketball programs.

The 2014 season will not be any different than the 53 seasons that preceded it. They will be lucky to win two games and fans will be disappointed yet again. Hopefully thats not true, but until the athletic department gives the program adequate funding, they will continue to be the same

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I think that the social media sites let this abuse continue.

Cyberbullying is an extremely overlooked problem. I think people need to stop this because all it does is make people feel bad about themselves.

by Brynn HerndonSta Writer

Despite being available in the app store since May 2013, Flappy Bird is known as a 2014 phenom-enon.

Its notoriously difficult and ad-dictive, and its absolutely every-where. The player has to tap the screen repeatedly to keep the bird in the air and navigate it through the pipes.

There are memes. Its all over Facebook and Tumblr, and its gotten so popular the creator has done what any game creator

would do in the face of its incred-ible popularity taken it down from the app store.

Wait, what?It doesnt seem to fit from

that description, but Vietnamese Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen took the game down in February 2014, just a month after it surged in popularity. Why? He couldnt take it anymore.

It seems like it doesnt match but when reading the headline Chicago Teen Kills Brother Over Flappy Bird Score then it starts to make a little more sense. More often than not, the people with the highest scores in the game are the

first to tell anyone who will listen that Flappy Bird is the worst thing that has ever happened to them.

People started selling their phones with the Flappy Bird app intact on eBay for thousands of dollars. EBay pulled the phones after stating they violated the terms of use (phones have to be restored to their factory settings before being sold). One can only imagine part of it was the stupidity would reflect badly on their site since eBay has been working hard to keep its position as not as reliable as Amazon but not as seedy as Craiglist for many years now.

The fact is, Flappy Bird is dead.

Its variety of imitators will hope-fully soon be dead, and thats all for the best. A ridiculously high score is nothing to be proud of because guess what? The person who got that high score has proven that they have done absolutely nothing productive. Anyone who does attempts to buy a phone with the app on it needs to take a long, hard look at their choices.

The best course of action will always be to not even bother with the game anymore. The ultimate cheat to winning at Flappy Bird is to delete the app and attempt to win at life instead.

2014s deadliest epidemic: Flappy Bird

by Filiberto PerezSta Writer

In the 21st century we are faced with many challenges. One of those challenges is cyber bullying.

Society is changing every day, and problems that face parents and a younger generation are overwhelming.

Cyber bullying is a relatively new issue as it has only been in the national spotlight in the past few years.

Many people do not know about cyber bullying, but this is changing.

The only time cyber bullying is discussed is when a heart-breaking story is on national news.

This seems to be the only time people care, but cyber bullying cases are everywhere.

The real problem that stems from cyber bullying is the lack of an active role parents take in their childrens lives. Also, it is a lack of knowing what their children are doing on social media.

In the cases of cyber bullying that have captivated the country, there were reports of the victims trying to talk to their parents about the problem and the parents not listening or taking the situation seriously.

Technology is changing every day, as well as parenting.

The real problem is parents are not educated when it comes to being aware of warning signs their children may present.

Parents are busy with work and taking care of their family.

The problem that bugs most people is parents not listening to their children.

This problem is on childrens shoulders as well because they are afraid of what their parents will think or say.

Silence is a deadly killer and the younger generation will remain quiet until it is too late.

School systems now have an anti-bullying policy, but it is not enough.

In some states it is against the law to bully another person, but in some states laws against cyber bul-lying are not on the books.

The only way to create change is through an open line of commu-nication and parents being aware of what their children are doing on the Internet.

It is very sad and heart breaking to find out that a person is suffer-ing in silence and scared to talk to an authority figure.

Something must be done about cyber bullying.

Cyber bullying causedby social media

Do you think cyber bullying is an overlooked topic, why or why not?

Alberto Alvarez Jr. Studio Art, Sophmore

Nicholas Duron. Digital Filmmaking,

Sophmore

I think people do not give cyber bullying enough atten-tion because they do not deem it impor-tant when it actually is.

I think people are aware of cyber bulling, but we all could do more to help stop it.

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Thursday, February 20 2014

PHOTO MOMENTS

by Skyler WilsonSta Writer

The loyal fans of the New Mexico State get to see student athletes play their hearts out for their school, but most do not know what type of person they are off the playing field.

DK Eldridge, guard for the Aggie basketball team, is more than meets the eye on the court.

E l -d r i d g e is from D a l -l a s , Texas a n d h a s played

basket-b a l l

since the age of four, but basketball was

not Eldridges first choice for playing sports. As a young boy, Eldridge played mul-tiple sports such as foot-ball, golf and his o r i g i n a l f a v o r i t e , baseball. Base-ball was my fa-v o r i t e

sport growing up, Eldridge said, but as he grew older he thought basketball was a better fit for his athleticism.

Eldridge turned to one person growing up while playing sports in Dal-las, and that was his mother LaBrietha Eldridge.

My mother was my number one supporter growing up, Eldridge said. His mother was a big benefactor for him on and off the court.

Eldridge played three seasons as a guard for New Mexico Junior Col-lege in Hobbs, N.M. Eldridge was an important asset in NMJC helping them make it to their first national tournament appearance since 1996. The change from a junior college to a university was hard, but Coach Marvin Menzies said Eldridge made the tran-sition nicely. It is a challenging transi-tion from a junior college, but DK has come a long way in a short amount of time, Menzies said.

An important part of moving schools is getting along with teammates to ensure chemistry on the hardwood, and Eldridge has done so by becom-ing roommates with fellow teammates Remi Barry and Renaldo Dixon.

Having down time with my room-mates helps our play on the court, Eldridge said.

Eldridge is averaging 11.8 points per game this season and is actively helping his team in the home stretch before the Western Athletic Confer-ence tournament begins in March.

DK and Mullings have been im-portant in the defensive scheme these last couple of games, Menzies said. The Aggie basketball team has been on a three-game winning streak and has a three game road trip leading up to their final game at the Pan Ameri-can center.

These last couple of games has set up some intensity we need for the road games ahead, Eldridge said.

The 6-foot-2-inch junior has fire and concentration that the team needs to have a good seed leading into the WAC tournament and even to reach the big dance in March. The young kid from Dallas has had a tough road leading up to his playing time at NMSU, but Eldridge says, I just need to do what I do.

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they are off the playing field. DK Eldridge, guard for the Aggie

basketball team, is more than meets the eye on the court.

E l -d r i d g e is from D a l -l a s , Texas a n d h a s played

basket-b a l l

since the age of four, but basketball was

not Eldridges first choice for playing sports. As a young boy, Eldridge played mul-tiple sports such as foot-ball, golf and his o r i g i n a l f a v o r i t e , baseball. Base-ball was my fa-v o r i t e

Eldridge. My mother was my number one

supporter growing up, Eldridge said. His mother was a big benefactor for him on and off the court.

Eldridge played three seasons as a guard for New Mexico Junior Col-lege in Hobbs, N.M. Eldridge was an important asset in NMJC helping them make it to their first national tournament appearance since 1996. The change from a junior college to a university was hard, but Coach Marvin Menzies said Eldridge made the tran-sition nicely. It is a challenging transi-tion from a junior college, but DK has come a long way in a short amount of time, Menzies said.

An important part of moving schools is getting along with teammates to ensure chemistry on the hardwood, and Eldridge has done so by becom-ing roommates with fellow teammates Remi Barry and Renaldo Dixon.

Having down time with my room-mates helps our play on the court, Eldridge said.

per game this season and is actively helping his team in the home stretch before the Western Athletic Confer-ence tournament begins in March.

DK and Mullings have been im-portant in the defensive scheme these last couple of games, Menzies said. The Aggie basketball team has been on a three-game winning streak and has a three game road trip leading up to their final game at the Pan Ameri-can center.

These last couple of games has set up some intensity we need for the road games ahead, Eldridge said.

The 6-foot-2-inch junior has fire and concentration that the team needs to have a good seed leading into the WAC tournament and even to reach the big dance in March. The young kid from Dallas has had a tough road leading up to his playing time at NMSU, but Eldridge says, I just need to do what I do. NM

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

US vs THEM

Record (overall)-3-1

Record (WAC)-0-0

Runs Per Game-7.3

Runners Batted In-29

Team Earned Run Average-3.75

Aggies look to continue strong start to season

The New Mexico State Aggies are 3-1 this season and look to defeat Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Feb. 21-23 at Presley Askew Field.

Skyler WilsonSta Writer

The New Mexico State Aggie baseball team began their 2014 season with a four- game home stand against the St. Marys Gaels this past weekend.

The Aggies had the favorable weekend, winning three out of the four games and scoring more than 20 runs in the process. With the wins this weekend, the Aggies will start at 3-1 in the season and will have an edge as they host eight more home games before their first road trip.

The first game of the weekend was Fri-day under the lights at Presley Askew Field. Some would call the match a pitchers duel as both teams attained less than 10 hits in the game. Aggies starting pitcher Christo-pher Bradley gave a solid performance on opening night only giving up four hits and two earned runs.

The Aggies bats were quiet until the bot-tom of the fifth inning when they scored all four runs on a RBI single by Jory Gold-strom and a 3-run RBI double by Kristoffer Koerper. The team held the lead until the end of the game, and the Aggies took the win 4-2.

On the second game of the Aggies home stand, a double header ensued and the first game was dominated by the Aggies. The home team put up 14 runs on 14 hits. Along with the heavy hitting, the Aggies starter Kyle Kilgore pitched five innings giving up only two hits and no earned runs. Collec-tively the Aggie pitching staff held the Gaels to only two runs and helped to lead the Ag-gies to a 14-2 win.

The second game of the double header was much more of a battle than the previ-ous game. The Aggies jumped ahead fast in the bottom of the third, scoring six runs

on four hits. The home team added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth with five hits. As it started to seem like a blowout, the Gaels formed a small comeback in the fifth through ninth innings. However, the precise pitching staff of the Aggies would not allow the Gaels to win the game. The Aggies held the Gaels to six runs total which sealed an 8-6 Aggie victory.

The last game of the four game series ended with a disappointment for the Ag-gies. The lack of scoring runs by the Aggies prevented them from sweeping the Gaels at home. The teams were neck and neck after two innings but as the Aggies offense slowed down, the Gaels total shot up. The Gaels had eight runs on eight hits, while the Aggies only had three runs on seven hits, giving them their first loss of the season.

The Aggies were no slouches this week-end against the St. Marys Gaels, which re-vealed to the fans a bright 2014 season for the baseball team.

Entering the series with Edwardsville, NM State must keep the fielding errors to a minimum. Making routine plays and keep-ing pitch counts low is a defensive must for the Aggies. Depth in the bullpen will also play a big part in shutting down the Cougars.

At the plate, NMSU must do all it can to manufacture runs. Leaving runners in scor-ing position was a constant stop for the Ag-gies during the last series. Putting the ball in play is the key to the Aggies woffensive success.

Koerper and Goldstrum are the heart of the lineup and will need to put some big hits on the board this weekend.

I am generally pleased with where this team is and where we are heading, Ward said.

The Aggies host a four game series against SIU-Edwardsville at home Feb. 21-23.

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SIU-Edwardsville seeks first win against Aggies

Record (overall)-3-1

Record (OVC)-0-0

Runs Per Game-2.0

Runners Batted In-5

Team Earned Run Average-11.62

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Ty SteversSta Writer

The Southern Illinois University-Ed-wardsville Cougars of the Ohio Valley Con-ference will look to pick up a few important road wins against the New Mexico State Ag-gies during this weekends series between the two teams.

The four game series will be the first meeting between the two teams.

The Cougars (0-3, 0-0 OVC) finished eighth in their conference last season with a 16-35 record and are looking to improve during Tony Stoecklins second season as coach. SIUE was picked to finish eighth in the conference in the preseason rankings.

The Cougars are seeking their first win of the season after Wichita State swept them this past weekend.

The Cougars scored six runs over three games against the Shockers while giving up 34. The pitching staff has a combined earned run average of 11.62. SIUEs pitch-

ing rotation must have a better showing in order to compete with the Aggies who figure to be another strong hitting team this season.

According to ESPN, SIUE posted a .163 batting average (17-104) over three games against the Shockers.

The Aggies pitching staff is mostly un-tested outside of senior lefty Christopher Bradley and should be a deserving test for the Cougars.

However, the staff was solid this weekend, giving up only 18 runs over four games in the previous series against the Saint Marys Gaels.

The Aggies (3-1, 0-0 WAC) will prove to be a tough opponent for SUIE as they are coming off of a strong weekend in which they took three of four in a series against Saint Marys at home.

The Cougars need to shore up their pitch-ing and hitting as they prepare for the Aggies since NMSU is capable of putting up runs, hanging 29 runs over a three game series against Southern Methodist University this past weekend.

Is that a batting glove in your pocket, or do you have kind of a lumpy butt? Cuz if you do, thats cool. Im not picky.

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

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