Western New Mexico University News

A health-care forum will be held at Western New Mexico University from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Miller Library.

For the past three weeks, nearly 200 students from schools across both area districts have practiced dance moves tirelessly, both during and after school.

Painter, sculptor and educator Timothy Hasenstein will present a slide show and lecture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Western New Mexico University's Parotti Hall.

In 2007, I was invited to present a demonstration of T'ai chi to an Honors English class at Western New Mexico University.

Thanksgiving comes early to Grant County again this year. On Nov. 14 - 12 days before the official holiday - a public, Native American-derived celebration of thanks will be held at the National Guard Armory in Santa Clara, featuring traditions of food, music and dance that originated long before Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock.

On Ellen East's last match on her home court, she led the Lady Mustangs to a 3-0 sweep over rival New Mexico Highlands University in a rare Tuesday night matchup in Silver City.

American revolutionary activist Mark Rudd, leader of the Columbia University student uprising of 1968 and a former fugitive member of the Weather Underground, will speak about his activism and life at Western New Mexico University's Miller Library 9:30 a.m. today and at Javalina at 5 p.m. tonight.

Sociology students at Western New Mexico University will present a paper at the annual Association for Humanist Sociology meeting on Nov.

A strange bird normally only seen in India, Southern Asia, Hawaii and Australia has been making an appearance on West 8th Street in Silver City since mid-September. Melvyn Gelb has been a bird watcher for 25 years, but still considers himself an amateur.

National Dance Institute of New Mexico kicks off its 18th annual Silver City/Grant County residency program today.

Cobre Board of Education, 7 p.m., Monday, Cobre Admin Office, 900 Central Ave, Bayard.

Western New Mexico University is the first institution of higher education in New Mexico to offer a degree in Chicano/a Hemispheric Studies.

The High Desert Humane Society, The Silver City Rotary Club and the Grant County Sheriff's Department, have teamed to address animal abuse issues in Grant County.

Two solar energy classes offered through Western New Mexico University-Deming will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct.

Sen. Howie Morales, D-Silver City, met with community members Wednesday - including members of the Silver City Town Council, the mayor of Hurley and representatives from Western New Mexico University - to get community input on the upcoming special legislative session that starts Saturday.

Silver City/Grant County Widowed Persons Service will have its monthly meeting at 11 a.m. today in the Western New Mexico University cafeteria.

The best volleyball team in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference will come into town tonight to take on Western New Mexico University at 7 p.m. The University of Nebraska-Kearney volleyball squad is undefeated in conference play, at 9-0, and posts an 18-1 record overall to claim the top ranking in the East Division.

Western New Mexico University held a groundbreaking ceremony for the community garden on Sept.

Before Luna County takes off as a leader in solar energy development, there must be a pool of qualified applicants from which to pull.

Facebook and Twitter are not just for status updates anymore. If you are a student at any university these days, you probably are a "fan" of that university on Facebook, or have signed up to receive tweets from the university's Twitter account.