Tuesday, NOVEMBER 12, 2013

New Mexico State University

Vol. 126 No. 11 | nmsuroundup.com

News Staff

Without the Lottery Scholar-ship, senior Ana Nunez wouldn’t be a student at New Mexico State University.

Originally from Truth or Con-sequences, N.M., Nunez was eligible for financial aid and was awarded the Lottery Scholarship in the fall of 2010.

“It was an honor to have that help,” Nunez said, acknowledging that the scholarship allowed her to pursue a degree in journalism and mass communications.

However, when Nunez heard the news about the Lottery Schol-arship running out of money, she said she was disappointed because of the consequences for future stu-dents like her cousin, who is trying to get good grades in high school to get a scholarship.

“This is almost like an adult taunting a child with candy,” Nunez said.

Although Nunez is let down and concerned by the news, she is grateful for the opportunities the scholarship has given her.

“I know there are other schol-arships out there, however, this was one that gave a chance to New Mexican high school students to go to college,” Nunez said. “I hope that this issue gets resolved and that money is saved and put back into it.”

For student Jarrett Trantham, having dreamt of moving from a town of 7,000 people to attend college meant finding the perfect school. Once he saw NMSU, he loved it from the start.

Trantham pays for school through the pell grant and loans, although he was expecting to re-ceive the Lottery Scholarship in the spring to eliminate the stresses that come with funding higher education.

“My parents can’t help me out. Looking toward the future, I’m depending on it (the lottery) be-cause of school,” Trantham said. “I’m probably going to have to get a job, but that would only pay for necessities.”

All throughout high school Trantham said he thought col-lege would not be that financially

stressful because of the security of the Lottery Scholarship being there for him.

“I guess I’m sad because I’m already having a hard time paying for this semester, and now I have to worry about next semester,” Trantham said.

These are just two stories of stu-dents the changes in the Lottery Scholarship will affect.

New Mexico State University students dependent on the lottery scholarship will not find it on their financial award in the spring 2014 semester and will not get an an-swer until March.

Jeremy Witte, Associated Stu-dents of New Mexico State Uni-versity government affairs director and chairman of the Student Ad-vocacy Board, said next semester the lottery will not fund students’ tuition the full 100 percent as it has in the past. NMSU is waiting to award the lottery scholarship until mid-March or late-April so they know the definite amount to award students.

The students most affected by this change will be incoming fresh-

men who qualified for the scholar-ship and current students who rely on the scholarship.

Students on the major schol-arships President’s Associates, Regents Success, High Achiever Leadership, and Honors Excel, will be awarded their scholarships and will not be affected by the changes to the Lottery Scholar-ship.

NMSU, like other institutions in the state, will have to wait un-til March because the solution for the Lottery Scholarship will be de-cided at that time.

Bernadette Montoya, Ph.D., vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management said NMSU and its branches have about $18 million worth of stu-dents on the Lottery Scholarship.

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about this problem, but we have had no guidance from them,” Montoya said.

Therefore, NMSU will wait until the solution for the lottery scholarship is announced.

Montoya, Witte and other students and faculty have been working together on this plan as Montoya said NMSU really val-ues the student voice on campus.

Montoya said the reason for waiting until the legislative ses-sion ends is because if NMSU was to pay 100 percent of what the lottery would be paying and then the legislature decided that the lottery would only pay 50 or 60 percent then NMSU would have to bill those students.

“Once we have a final determi-nation on the award amount the Spring 2014 Lottery Scholarships will be posted immediately,” Montoya said. “At this time, our best estimate for disbursement of the scholarship to students would be mid-March to late-April.”

Montoya said Eastern New Mexico State University will be paying the lottery scholarship in full for its students using a one-time salary stipend. She said ENMU is able to do this because they have a smaller population of students. University of New Mexico is undecided about what to do with the scholarship.

Witte said the legislature has considered several bills on how to change the solvency issues of the Lottery Scholarship, but none were seriously considered by the legislature.

ASNMSU’s Student Advocacy Board will attend the legislative session from Jan. 21 to Feb. 20, 2014 to advocate for the stu-dents.

ASNMSU wants a solution that will maintain accessibility for current eligible students, support degree completion, address long term solvency and equal footing for all students in two-year and four-year institutions.

It has created a proposal for the Lottery Scholarship that Montoya supports and last year it was given to the HED to test if it would work, but they never tested it.

NMSU will be sending letters to new freshmen, students only on Lottery Scholarship, students on major scholarships and the parents of these students. For more information about the changes go to fa.nmsu.edu/lot-tery/ or call the financial office.

by Rebecca MendezStaff Writer

The Office of International and Border Programs at New Mexico State University is sponsoring International Education Week, which began Monday and will end Friday. The event highlights the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.

NMSU will be partnering with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Institutions of Higher Education to promote programs to prepare students for a global environment.

Director of NMSU’s Office of Education Abroad Kristian Chervenock said International Education Week is to capture the essence of internationalization ef-forts at NMSU through a series of engaging presentations and activi-

ties that represent the university’s thriving global capacity.

Each day there will be a spe-cific focus. “This year’s celebra-tion is focused primarily on those individuals, students and faculty alike, that have traveled abroad and returned to NMSU as more enriched global citizens,” Cher-venock said. “We are also very excited to hear from several of our international students as they share stories about their home countries and cultures.”

Chervenock also said the events of the week are free and open to the public and it is “certain” there will be something of interest for those who attend throughout the week.

On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department and Peace Corps will discuss career opportunities; the El Paso Passport Agency will also be on campus accepting applica-tions for U.S. passports from 9

a.m. to 1 p.m. at Corbett Center.Wednesday’s events will be

focused on the faculty. The Glo-balization Award presentation is at 5:30 p.m. at the Corbett Center Auditorium there be a screening of “The Dialogue” at 6 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. of “Documentary Filmmaking in Belize,” an NMSU Creative Media Institute faculty-led International Program.

Thursday will be the celebra-tion of cultures at NMSU with af-ternoon presentations. Then the week will conclude with the third annual “By Golly We’ve Gone Global” event at the West End Art Depot, 401 N. Mesilla St. on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Events are free and open to the public. For the complete schedule of events and more information visit oii.nmsu.edu/international-education-week-schedule/.

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International Education Week in full swing

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about this problem, but we have had no guidance from them,” Montoya said.

Therefore, NMSU will wait until the solution for the lottery scholarship is announced.

Montoya, Witte and other students and faculty have been working together on this plan as Montoya said NMSU really val-ues the student voice on campus.

Montoya said the reason for waiting until the legislative ses-sion ends is because if NMSU was to pay 100 percent of what the lottery would be paying and then the legislature decided that the lottery would only pay 50 or 60 percent then NMSU would have to bill those students.

“Once we have a final determi-nation on the award amount the Spring 2014 Lottery Scholarships will be posted immediately,” Montoya said. “At this time, our best estimate for disbursement of the scholarship to students would be mid-March to late-April.”

Montoya said Eastern New Mexico State University will be paying the lottery scholarship in full for its students using a one-time salary stipend. She said ENMU is able to do this because they have a smaller population of students. University of New Mexico is undecided about what to do with the scholarship.

Witte said the legislature has considered several bills on how to change the solvency issues of the Lottery Scholarship, but none were seriously considered by the legislature.

ASNMSU’s Student Advocacy Board will attend the legislative session from Jan. 21 to Feb. 20, 2014 to advocate for the stu-dents.

ASNMSU wants a solution that will maintain accessibility for current eligible students, support degree completion, address long term solvency and equal footing for all students in two-year and four-year institutions.

It has created a proposal for the Lottery Scholarship that Montoya supports and last year it was given to the HED to test if it would work, but they never tested it.

NMSU will be sending letters to new freshmen, students only on Lottery Scholarship, students on major scholarships and the parents of these students. For more information about the changes go to fa.nmsu.edu/lot-tery/ or call the financial office.

by Rebecca MendezStaff Writer

The Office of International and Border Programs at New Mexico State University is sponsoring International Education Week, which began Monday and will end Friday. The event highlights the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.

NMSU will be partnering with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Institutions of Higher Education to promote programs to prepare students for a global environment.

Director of NMSU’s Office of Education Abroad Kristian Chervenock said International Education Week is to capture the essence of internationalization ef-forts at NMSU through a series of engaging presentations and activi-

ties that represent the university’s thriving global capacity.

Each day there will be a spe-cific focus. “This year’s celebra-tion is focused primarily on those individuals, students and faculty alike, that have traveled abroad and returned to NMSU as more enriched global citizens,” Cher-venock said. “We are also very excited to hear from several of our international students as they share stories about their home countries and cultures.”

Chervenock also said the events of the week are free and open to the public and it is “certain” there will be something of interest for those who attend throughout the week.

On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department and Peace Corps will discuss career opportunities; the El Paso Passport Agency will also be on campus accepting applica-tions for U.S. passports from 9

a.m. to 1 p.m. at Corbett Center.Wednesday’s events will be

focused on the faculty. The Glo-balization Award presentation is at 5:30 p.m. at the Corbett Center Auditorium there be a screening of “The Dialogue” at 6 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. of “Documentary Filmmaking in Belize,” an NMSU Creative Media Institute faculty-led International Program.

Thursday will be the celebra-tion of cultures at NMSU with af-ternoon presentations. Then the week will conclude with the third annual “By Golly We’ve Gone Global” event at the West End Art Depot, 401 N. Mesilla St. on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Events are free and open to the public. For the complete schedule of events and more information visit oii.nmsu.edu/international-education-week-schedule/.

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International Education Week in full swing

LotteryContinued from Pg. 1about this problem, but we

have had no guidance from them,” Montoya said.

Therefore, NMSU will wait until the solution for the lottery scholarship is announced.

Montoya, Witte and other students and faculty have been working together on this plan as Montoya said NMSU really val-ues the student voice on campus.

Montoya said the reason for waiting until the legislative ses-sion ends is because if NMSU was to pay 100 percent of what the lottery would be paying and then the legislature decided that the lottery would only pay 50 or 60 percent then NMSU would have to bill those students.

“Once we have a final determi-nation on the award amount the Spring 2014 Lottery Scholarships will be posted immediately,” Montoya said. “At this time, our best estimate for disbursement of the scholarship to students would be mid-March to late-April.”

Montoya said Eastern New Mexico State University will be paying the lottery scholarship in full for its students using a one-time salary stipend. She said ENMU is able to do this because they have a smaller population of students. University of New Mexico is undecided about what to do with the scholarship.

Witte said the legislature has considered several bills on how to change the solvency issues of the Lottery Scholarship, but none were seriously considered by the legislature.

ASNMSU’s Student Advocacy Board will attend the legislative session from Jan. 21 to Feb. 20, 2014 to advocate for the stu-dents.

ASNMSU wants a solution that will maintain accessibility for current eligible students, support degree completion, address long term solvency and equal footing for all students in two-year and four-year institutions.

It has created a proposal for the Lottery Scholarship that Montoya supports and last year it was given to the HED to test if it would work, but they never tested it.

NMSU will be sending letters to new freshmen, students only on Lottery Scholarship, students on major scholarships and the parents of these students. For more information about the changes go to fa.nmsu.edu/lot-tery/ or call the financial office.

by Rebecca MendezStaff Writer

The Office of International and Border Programs at New Mexico State University is sponsoring International Education Week, which began Monday and will end Friday. The event highlights the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.

NMSU will be partnering with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Institutions of Higher Education to promote programs to prepare students for a global environment.

Director of NMSU’s Office of Education Abroad Kristian Chervenock said International Education Week is to capture the essence of internationalization ef-forts at NMSU through a series of engaging presentations and activi-

ties that represent the university’s thriving global capacity.

Each day there will be a spe-cific focus. “This year’s celebra-tion is focused primarily on those individuals, students and faculty alike, that have traveled abroad and returned to NMSU as more enriched global citizens,” Cher-venock said. “We are also very excited to hear from several of our international students as they share stories about their home countries and cultures.”

Chervenock also said the events of the week are free and open to the public and it is “certain” there will be something of interest for those who attend throughout the week.

On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department and Peace Corps will discuss career opportunities; the El Paso Passport Agency will also be on campus accepting applica-tions for U.S. passports from 9

a.m. to 1 p.m. at Corbett Center.Wednesday’s events will be

focused on the faculty. The Glo-balization Award presentation is at 5:30 p.m. at the Corbett Center Auditorium there be a screening of “The Dialogue” at 6 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. of “Documentary Filmmaking in Belize,” an NMSU Creative Media Institute faculty-led International Program.

Thursday will be the celebra-tion of cultures at NMSU with af-ternoon presentations. Then the week will conclude with the third annual “By Golly We’ve Gone Global” event at the West End Art Depot, 401 N. Mesilla St. on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Events are free and open to the public. For the complete schedule of events and more information visit oii.nmsu.edu/international-education-week-schedule/.

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by Anthony AlbidrezStaff Writer

The student union is soon to get Aggie-fied.

After three years of students asking about the vacancy of the old bookstore, the administration team for Corbett Center Student Union, lead by director of hous-ing and campus life Julie Weber, decided to make a change.

“It will be great to see a little bit more Aggie pride here in the Corbett Center,” said Tyrel Jack-son, pre-nursing, sophomore. “It will make it feel more like a cam-pus.”

Starting in February, construc-tion to improve the layout on the first and second floors and use of Corbett’s functionality will begin. The main purpose for the facelift is to appeal to students seeking a more fun, comfortable and ap-pealing environment.

“Corbett is not exactly known as the most student friendly place around, and we want to redesign the space to make it more usable and more accessible to students,” Weber said.

The renovations will cost about $11 million. The Associated Stu-dents of New Mexico State Uni-versity passed a bond for $14.5 million of student fee money will be used to pay for construction, taxes and design fees.

“I feel okay by using student debt capacity to pay for this build-ing, because this building should be yours (students),” Weber said.

ASNMSU plans to move to the upstairs along with Greek Life and the New Union Program-

ming Council. The front part of the old bookstore will become a giant multipurpose student lounge with comfortable seating, a stage area and a 90-inch flat-screen TV. In the back of the old bookstore Campus Activities, stu-dent clubs and organizations will reside.

Some walls will become glass to provide natural lighting to the dark areas.

The indentification office will be rotated for more accessibility.

The big patio outside Taos will be opened up and the staircase leading down will be removed.

The second floor will be home to the Dean of Students, Student Success Office, Student Acces-sibility Services, glassed in study rooms available to students and private study alcoves.

The computer lab will be locat-ed in the center of Corbett Cen-ter, while the old computer lab location will become a new game room, including pool, ping pong and air hockey.

The outdoor stage will receive a canopy and a built-in sound sys-tem.

Mechanical, electrical and fire safety improvements will be in-cluded in the construction as well.

The building will become bet-ter connected wirelessly improv-ing the unreliable connection there is now.

Renovations will also include Aggie-oriented decorations, such as crimson striped carpets in the lounge spaces, to profess Aggie pride.

“This place needs a new look. I can’t wait to see the product,” said Jennifer Montgomery, ju-nior, general studies.

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New relationships are likely to be sexu-ally based. Enjoy it all, but don’t start picking out curtains.Patience is thin on the ground, and you’re in the mood for a � ght.

Your energies are raring to go. There’s not a moment to waste. If something needs to be done, or organised, or changed, make the most of every min-ute.

It’s time to revolutionise your relation-ship with yourself. It’s time to sacri� ce people-pleasing for personal power. Your career is on the up. Can you keep up? One step at a time, it’ll be fun. En-joy yourself.

Magical messages are burrowing their way out from the bottom of your psyche. But you’re having none of it because what you’re after is rational explanations and logical solutions.

If you’re looking for love, you’ll be happy to know that it’s looking for you,. Either way, it’s going to catch you. There’s also a chance of an inheritance or unexpected gift.

Home life sucks, but the gods of em-ployment, learning, new o� ers and a money plan are saving their magic for you. Just as well. Money’s been reticent and will take a full month to get back into the fold.

At work, things are moving too quicky. Relax. You don’t have to be in charge of everything. Trust is trusting yourself to gain experiences and people you need to complete your journey.

Your resources are about to increase but only if you can avoid spending it all. Try to think of your spending as an addiction, a problem that needs help. Then be nice to yourself.

Your creative spark needs new direc-tion . Show them what you can do, or move on and start afresh. Don’t point � ngers at others, but you may have to prepare for some con� ict.

Keeping secrets? The planets are about to shove them into the light. After that, it’s back to work, where frustrations are taking precedence over triumphs.

Don’t get grumpy. The idea is to slow down long enough for another look at your destination. As long as you refrain from beating yourself up, you’ll learn some valuable lessons.

Stop staring at the bigger picture. Take one detail at a time and deal with that. The world won’t collapse if you take an hour o� . Try it and see how much you were missed.

Associated Students of New Mexico State University Vice President Wesley Jackson, 22, fi nance major, exemplifi es qualities that mirror the stu-dent body.

The El Paso native and New York Yankees fan aspires to be involved in politics. His goals are either to become a crimi-nal attorney, United States poli-tician or a stockbroker.

Students at NMSU have mul-tiple goals that are available to them all. The vice president expresses how multi-goaled NMSU students are.

“I’d like to go into politics, banking, law school or grad school,” Jackson said.

Jackson said his inspiration

behind running for a position in ASNMSU offi ce is that he wants to be an advocate for students at the state and the university level. The country music lover’s vice presidential duties include representing students, chairing the senate and assisting the president.

He is currently serving his third term as ASNMSU Vice President and has introduced the bill tracker, which tracks the progress of certain bills. He also assisted in creating a spending cap for the senate, which prevents overspending.

“(ASNMSU) is one of my fa-vorite things in life besides my family,” Jackson said.

Jackson enjoys running,

hanging out with friends and family and watch-ing the Dallas Cowboys.

He involves himself in community service and NMSU organizations. He is a member of Kappa Sig-ma, a NMSU fraternity; Up Till Dawn, which gathers funding for children and cancer; philanthropy work for Fisher House where he builds handy-capable homes for military veter-ans; Keep State Great and highway cleanup.

“Mainly, I want to give back to people,” Jackson said.

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Pot-smoking singer-songwriter Willie Nelson brings a bag full of songs to El Paso. The multi-award winning country musician earned his spot in the music universe with grit, lyrical talents and his voice that has remained strong and left an echo on music history. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com.

1.aTENTion-M.I.A.M.I.A. returns with full album ‘Mantangi’ in tow to remind listeners that her aim has always been to be bold.Attention commands just that as it throbs along on a signature M.I.A. mashed up beat.

2.Tell Yourself-AudacityAudacity keep it light on their new album ‘Butter Knife.’ The Califor-nia garage band favor simple lyrics over loud, racing guitars.

3.Feelin (Feat.Spinn & Taso)- DJ RashadSlightly glitchy and totally laid back this track is smart enough to be able to set the ambiance in both social & solo settings. DJ Rashad’s new album Double Cup is a subtly cool collection of electronic and hip hop influences.

4.November 2011-MoonfaceSpencer Krug, formerly of Wolf Parade fame releases his sophomore record as solo project Moonface. The album- Julia With Blue Jeans On- is a startlingly beautiful and earnest record. Krug gives direct, poetic confessionals over each piano driven track.

5.You’re Not The One-Sky FerreriaThe infamous indie songstress makes a strong album debut with ‘Night Time, My Time.’ Comprised of well crafted pop numbers, the new record highlight’s Ferreria’s rich voice.

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Zeta Tau Alpha has had a busy month with Breast Cancer Education and Awareness in October. Zeta Tau Alpha sorority’s philanthropy is breast cancer, and each year they raise money and awareness for this disease. The sorority handed out breast cancer information cards, pink

ribbons and pom pom’s at the pink out football game. They are currently develop-ing philanthropic ideas for their biggest breast cancer awareness event which is the Race for the Cure in El Paso, March 2, 2014. Here the girls will hand out med-als and ribbons at the � nish line, and they will also be

walking survivors to the � nish. ZTA is also currently work-ing on o� cer transitions for the elections that are in two weeks. They are preparing training manu-als and di� erent learning devices to help each girl who gets elected into their new positions. They also

have their winter formal, Crown Ball, which will be held Nov. 15. The theme of this dance is Great Gatsby and it will be held at the Dickerson Barn. This week at the Zeta Tau Alpha house is initiation week. -Allison McCollister, Zeta Tau Alpha membe

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Stolen MotorcycleGreen 2010 Kawasaki 250 motorcycle stolen out of the Garcia Hall parking lot close to the building. If anyone has any information please contact josh10@nmsu.edu or call/text 575-200-9527. O� ering a reward for any useful infor-mation.

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Nancy J. McMillan, an associate profes-sor of geological sci-ences, and received the 2002 Dennis W. Darnall Faculty Achievement Award, which is given to a professor who dem-onstrates remark-able, broad-based accomplishments in teaching, research and service to the profession, the university and the community.

Nancy McMillian has a doctorate in geology from Southern Methodist University, bachelor’s degrees in geology and Russia from New Mexico State Univer-sity and an associate’s degree of the Order of Julian of Norwich.

McMillan conceived and developed the Under-graduate Research for Geologic Experience (URGE) program, which provides group training and support for undergraduates doing research projects with professors in the geological sciences department.

She has published numerous papers in peer reviewed journals and received grants from such agencies as the National Science Foundation. As a faculty member, she has chaired the University Ap-peals Board and served on the University Research Council and the University Honors Council. She has served on the College of Arts and Sciences’ Long-Range Planning and Research A� airs committees and its College Council.

McMillian now teaches survey of geology, mineral-ogy, optical mineralogy, global geochemical systems, analytical geochemistry research laboratory and undergraduate research for geologic experiences.

It’s judgment week. Has your year been worthwhile or not? Today’s eclipse shows new directions, not an opportunity to beat yourself up.

Subtle truths sneak out via a massive eclipse in your sign. Expect your love life to stagger under the glare of expo-sure. It may even fall.

Any un� nished business is about to demand attention. Before it does, start ploughing through that pile you’ve shoved to the back of the cupboard.

Tread carefully round the o� ce. Although you won’t see it until later, you’re not getting your point across. In fact, you’re much more likely to antagonize than delight.

Now’s your chance to revolution-ize your thinking. Grab some of that cosmic power that’s lurking about and make changes.

Watch a tendency to get involved in something that promises more than it can deliver. Find out as much as you can � rst.

Take care with anything concerning joint � nances. And trust no one. What can be trusted though, is your � nely tuned intuition.

Your self-esteem has taken a knock. But since you’re mastering humility it’s not such a bad thing. And don’t sweat. The mood will lift as quickly as it de-scended - probably next weekend.

Endurance is something you’ve always had. Now the perfect recipe is asking for � exibility too. Start with some stretching. Then extend that to your mind.

Sheer luck (and a solar eclipse) is responsible for a sudden windfall. Maybe an inheritance. Use the money to turn your home into the place you love.

It’s career peak time - and since you’re probably taking a break now (as today’s eclipse rearranges your dreams), you can rest assured some-thing fabulous awaits next year.

Fantasy is the mood of the moment. If you convince yourself the world revolves around your needs, disap-pointments could result.

1. Forever-Haim

A band of three sisters who play some pretty sweet music. Their � rst album, which came out pretty recently, is addictive.

2. Everywhere-Fleetwood Mac

Their later hits are the best. It’s the late ‘80s hits that tend to be really underrated. They’re so damn groovy.

3. O Sangeeta-Daniel Hart

The solo track really gets the crowd moving. Hart often comes to town, so be sure to look out for this upcoming shows.

4. 1517-The Whitest Boy Alive

One of the greatest party songs. Your friends will be impressed with your taste in music.

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OnlineRead more at nmsuroundup.comCorrection from Nov. 5 issue: Men’s

Baketball games are at 7 p.m. not 9 p.m.

Students who are looking at potential college choices in New Mexico will be reconsidering if the Lottery Scholarship discon-tinues.Many students pay for their

college education by using the Lottery Scholarship, which is awarded to New

Mex- ico residents who have graduated from a local high school and have a GPA of 2.5 of higher. But, according to the NMSU Financial Aid website, “for Spring 2014, the tuition pay-ment from the Lottery Scholar-

ship will not post to your account at the start of the semester.” Since the inception of the lottery

scholarship in 1996, “more than 82,000 students have attended New Mexico public higher educa-tional institutions with the help of those scholarships,” according to the letter on the NMSU Financial Aid website. That number of

students will fall if the lottery ceases to exist.

So why has this sud-denly

oc-curred to the scholarship? According to the letter in the NMSU financial Aid website, “Since (2008),

the fund continued to pay 100 percent of college tuition by us-ing lottery profits from previous years. Starting Spring 2014, the fund will have exhausted past profits and will only have incom-ing revenue to commit to the scholarship fund.”This setback in the Lottery

Scholarship might actually have a silver lining. According to the Omniac Education website, the scholarship promotes laziness in students, keeps students locked into New Mexico and doesn’t help low-income students.

Without the “safety net” of the Lottery Scholarship,

future students will have to step up their game

and achieve a GPA higher than 2.5 to

get other schol-arships if they want to attend any university,

not only in New

Mexico, but in the rest of the United States. If the Lottery Scholarship ceases

to exist, or even if the amount awarded is cut, the admission rate of New Mexico high school students into universities will pos-sibly decline exponentially.This will cause an overwhelming

amount of students who will not be able to enter into higher edu-cation. It will force New Mexico high school graduates to work harder and apply to more schol-arships that are generally more difficult to get than the default Lottery Scholarship.It is true that many current stu-

dents rely on the lottery scholar-ship; the announcement that it will only pay for a portion of the tuition for Spring 2014 will affect those students negatively. From Spring 2014 and onward, the Lot-tery Scholarship will possibly not be the same as it used to be.

Lottery Scholarship would affect potential students negativelyby S. O. NicliStaff Writer

What do you think about the changes of the lottery?

“Well I think it’s better late than never.”

“I think it should stay avail-able to students.”

“It’s not fair. It’s making it more di� cult for students

to get an education.”

“I am � abbergasted be-cause I came to college ex-pecting for it to be paid for. The Lottery is my security.”

Samantha R.Grad student

Vanessa C.Senior

Molly S. Junior

Brody C. Sophomore

Hours are spent stressing over roommates, whether it be a ran-dom dorm roommate, your best friend or the dreaded couple situation.

A night of drinking landed Mandy a new emotional obses-sion. For her this was good, but for the unfortunate roommate, who had to hear all about this new cankerous crush, it was nowhere near planet fantastic.

Blayke had two choices: be annoyed or get over it. He had to get over it because the friend-ship was more important than the new boy sitting on the couch smoking a cigarette.

Can a relationship survive if there is unwanted smoke? Which is more important, the

friend or the significant lover?The first steps of living on

your own are finding a room-mate and learning to live with their flaws and learning about your own. But when you find yourself saying, “look what the cat dragged in” over and over again, it becomes unbearable to the point of resentment.

Having to sit and watch the two adults roll on the floor for 30 minutes like grade-school children, while trying to enjoy the cup of coffee sucks. Yes, there is always the option of leav-ing the room or removing the third wheel completely but not wanting to seem like a hatred-filled individual keeps the third wheel bolted to the love-mobile.

Past pleasures are always unforgettable and just as much torture because seeing your friend in pain is never the intent.

We value our friends for who they are and who they aren’t; however, we do not value 100 percent of our friend’s romantic preferences.

“I really hate that guy,” Blayke said. “He is a burnout, alcoholic all wrapped into one.”

“I just really want you to like him,” Mandy said. “Your opin-ion really matters.”

The obvious opinion is just too much for a love-poisoned idiot.

Sleep is precious during the college experience, so trying to sleep through the love sounds

coming through a paper-thin wall is annoying beyond belief.

What’s even worse is when your roommate brings someone over who you have previously hooked up with before. As if being a third wheel couldn’t be any worse.

But what makes it so easy for someone to despise this relation-ship? It could be because we are on the outside looking at something we wish we had. The real question we find ourselves asking is if our friends are expendable when it comes to romance?

In the third wheel’s defense, we are going to have to go home with whoever the roommate goes home with.

The third wheel keeps on rolling

Anthonysays it all

by Anthony Albidrez

Alexandra Von Wolff Executive Director

7November 12, 2013

The first annual Las Cruces Comic-Con will arrive Sept. 5-7, 2014 at the Convention Center.

Las Cruces Comic-Con is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, com-ics. Along with related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and cul-ture.

Zia Comics will host the Las Cruces Comic -Con. Zia Comics is a comic book and gaming shop located in town whose goal is to be the premiere destination for com-ic and gaming related items in the Southwest. They have a large se-lection of old and new comics to appeal to the masses.

“Southern New Mexico is starved of pop-culture exposure,” said Troy Stegner owner of Zia Comics and leader of the Comic-Con project. “Las Cruces is over-due for an annual comic conven-tion. Not everyone is able to travel to the major comic cons, but they are able to drive across town.”

Las Cruces Com-ic-Con is striving to bring a little piece of popular culture to the city. The popularity of comic books, super hero mov-ies and science-fiction is at an all-time high. There will be something for everyone, Stenger said.

Comic-Con will be filled with popular celebrity guests, comic book artists, comic related retailers, gaming events like (Magic the Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Heroc-lix), informational pan-els, video trailers for upcoming movies and screenings of popular movies.

People planning to attend should check the schedule of events and plan their visit ac-

cordingly. Some events such as panels and signings will only hap-pen during certain hours.

“My vision is for Las Cruces Comic-Con to become an annual event,” Stegner said. “I will strive to make the convention bigger and better each year.”

The average attendance for events at the Las Cruces Con-vention Center is approximately

5,000. Zia Comics is looking to break that record with Comic-Con.

“ P u t t i n g on a conven-tion of this magnitude is a vast under-taking, but it is a labor of love,” Stenger said. “It brings

me joy to be able to give back to the city of Las Cruces in any way possible. My goal is to make this Comic-Con a positive experience for everyone within the city and for all who travel from other near-by locations to attend.”

A percentage of the net pro-ceeds will be donated to the ad-vancement of young students in the arts and help local schools purchase art supply.

by Liz BakerStaff Writer

flashes into Las Cruces

Southern New Mexico is starved of pop-culture

exposure

November 12, 2013 8

The equestrian team has represented New Mex-ico State well, earning the No. 6 spot in the

nation. Competitive equestrian events

are a relatively new sport in the National Collegiate Athletic Asso-ciation and one that has little awareness, even on the cam-pus of an agricultural school like NMSU.

Fans of the event were happy to explain the rela-tively unknown sport.

“The way they make it fair, is that they have four horses and one member from each team will ride the same horse,” said spectators at the event. “Whoever gets the highest score will get the point for their team. It makes it fair be-cause one girl won’t have a better horse than another girl.”

Equestrian competitions are split into two teams, both compet-ing in different types of riding.

There is the traditional style “English” riding, which is actually

called “Hunter Seat” riding, where the team wears the traditional garb with the knee-high boots and sport blazers, similar to the attire worn by Fox Hunters in England.

The other team is the West-ern riding team who wears a uni-form that is more representative

of those worn by Rodeo athletes. One horse is selected and each girl rides this horse in a pre-set pattern and is judged by how well they complete the course. Both the horse and the rider are evalu-ated for points.

Equestrian coach Robin Mor-ris-Walkers said the riders are ex-

perienced and all of the horses are experienced show horses.

“We’re hopeful. We’re look-ing for a great strong finish to the fall semester and we’re currently on a five-win streak,” said Morris-Walkers about her championship aspirations. “We go to the national

championships every year.”The equestrian team

competed well Nov. 9 and 10 and defeated both of their opponents. The team raised their winning streak to seven consecutive wins and finished the fall season at seven wins and two losses.

The Aggie equestrian team will be back in the arena to begin the spring season on Feb. 1 2014.

“We’re hopeful. We’re looking for a great strong finish to the fall semester and we’re currently on a

five-win streak,”

Equestrian team trots over competitionby Michael YaczkoStaff Writer

Aggies ranked 6th in nation

The equestrian team will begin their season Feb.1, 2014 after a successful fall year. photo by Jenny Marin