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BEHIND THE COVER

It’s magical and beauti ful to live in a world where sweatpants are permissible in public. Cherish it.

FOOD/HEALTH

REVIEWS

CULTURE

FEATURE

STYLE

We all scream for ice cream. Learn how to make this delicious homemade recipe.

If you’re interested to know our take on “Aunt Raini” then check out this page.

Traveling around Europe may be easier than it sounds. Learn about how Red Bull is creati ng a huge challenge.

Students conti nue to struggle with eati ng disorders. Find out how this aff ects their livelihood.

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Volume 115 | Issue 27 | Feb. 25, 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 DesignerHeather Miller

Web EditorNate Turner

PhotographersKyle Chancellor

Jenny Marin

SalesAdvertising Manager

Ashley DeMott

Director of MarketingZak Baeza

Circulation SpecialistLawrene Garcia

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CAMPUS BEAT

Oh my glob

Dust everywhereBut not much of dust as in � lthbut as a sense of past presencemaybe dust from a pair of bootsor dust from working handsbut all is left is dustresting on everythingon the bed, on the couchon the table, on the chair.

Its cold but the sun shines outsidemaybe the adobe on the walls keeps it coolor the heat has no place insideor it’s just simply not allowed.

Its quiet but there’s noise outsidebecause there is no room for noise insidethere are only thoughtslong and deep thoughtswith no need of expression but meditationit’s still but there is movement outsidemovement no longer comes insidebut when it does its patient and heavyas if time was no longer an issue.

Dust is what’s leftalong with memoriesas if the dust keeps the memories in placeleaving the sense of past presence .

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STUD ENT SU B M I S S I O N

BLOTTERCASES HANDLED BY NMSU POLICE DEPARTMENTTIME PERIOD: 02-04-2014 to 02-06-2014

NOTE: This is a listing of police reports taken by the NMSU Police Department during the time period indicated. It does not include all police activity, such as tra� c citations, alarm responses and initial investigations that do not result in police reports being � led. Additional information on these cases may be obtained by contacting the NMSU Police Department. This listing complies with the requirements of the Clery Act for a crime log maintained by the institution.

* Provided by New Mexico State University Police Department

Date/Time Ocurred Location Nature/Description of Crime of Incident

Disposition/Other

02/20/14 3:45pm S Espina/N Horseshoe

Auto Burglary. Under Investigation.

02/19/14 5pm Garcia Hall Information. Open.

02/18/14 1:30pm Corbett Center Bicycle Larceny. Under Investigation.

02/17/14 1pm Lot 30 Larceny From Auto. Catalytic converter

stolen.

Under Investigation.

02/16/14 6am Greek Complex Criminal Damage to Property < $1000.

Under Investigation.

02/15/14 12:45am Rhode HallInformation. Subject

found in Possession of Marijuana.

Subject possessed NM

prescription card.

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Thursday, February 25, 2014

LETTERS

“Don’t weep, insects –Lovers, stars themselves, Must part.” - Issah

To the Editor:In response to “Depression is

misunderstood”

I believe that the title and logic of the article do not address the true issue. It is not depression that is misunderstood; it is depressed human beings who are misunder-stood. The mentally ill are ostra-cized due to unfounded fear, much like other groups have been wrong-fully feared because of their race, ethnicity, religion, or attraction to the same gender, the latter of which used to be considered a mental ill-ness.

Mr. Perez writes, “This very fact shows that America is a nation only concerned with medicating the problem rather than understand-

ing the cause of it.” Lack of under-standing the cause of mental illness is not the issue, nor is it what is most needed. The issue is the fail-ure to accept other human beings and the persistence of unfounded stereotypes that the mentally ill are dangerous.

Additionally, Mr. Perez’ com-ment seems to suggest that medica-tion is a substandard treatment that is employed due to a lack of under-standing. The belief that depres-sion and other medical illnesses can, without exception, be attrib-uted to poor coping mechanisms, improper parenting or a failure to accept reality is incorrect, and it wrongfully burdens the mentally ill with the responsibility for causing their conditions, which are often greatly improved by medication.

Mr. Perez’ advice to ask a de-pressed individual “what is wrong” perpetuates the myth that genuine mental illness is always the result of a personal problem with which the afflicted cannot cope.

Doubtless many sufferers of genuine mental illness want to be accepted as normal and to have a normal life. In order to accom-plish this, everyone in society must accept the mentally ill, just as they should accept a person with any other sort of disability, or a person of another race, another ethnicity, another religion, or with a different sexual orientation. This was the hope when asylums were decom-missioned years ago.

-Anonymous

All I’m sayingis give

A chance...and peace

The R und up

Photo by Bob Gruen

To the Editor:The writer, Brynn Herndon,

states, “Cats roam all over cam-pus.” While it IS true that there are free-roaming cats on campus, both on main campus and in Stu-dent Housing, the fact of the matter is that the free-roaming cat popula-tion on main campus has been re-duced by about 75 percent thanks to the NMSU Feral Cat Manage-ment Program (FCaMP). Our program has existed on campus since the spring of 2002. Prior to the birth of FCaMP, the NMSU Grounds Dept. was periodically tasked with trapping as many cats as possible and taking them to the shelter to be killed. Despite their

efforts, however, the number of cats on campus hovered around 200-250 (according to the Grounds Dept. estimates). Since that time, FCaMP has provided spay/neuter services for over 300 campus kitties and has found homes for roughly half of these kitties, who either were kittens born on campus or were tame cats who were lost or aban-doned on campus. The number of cats currently residing on main campus is somewhere around 50. FCaMP volunteers ensure that the campus cats are fed 7 days a week, 365 days a year, out of their own pockets. FCaMP receives no funds from NMSU – it is an all-volunteer, privately funded organization that

is solely responsible for the care and maintenance of the campus feline population, including all vet expenses (the article incorrectly stated that the animal shelter is re-sponsible for spaying/neutering the campus cats). To learn more about FCaMP, or to make a tax-deduct-ible donation, go to www.nmsu.edu/~fcamp.

- Michelle CorellaDirector, NMSU FCaMP

From the Editor:This week our opinion page re-

ceived a lot of feedback from our readers expressing their opinions about what our writers had to say on depression and spaying animals, and for that we thank you.

While the opinions in The Round Up do not reflect the news-paper’s opinion on each topic, we intend for the page, and this one, to be used as a forum to let the stu-dent voices be heard.

Depression is still a heavy topic

and always will be in the United States, and it is something many people in the office do feel strongly about, along with other illnesses. We applaud the anonymous per-son who took the time to write us a letter about their opinion on the topic because not only does it help the writer see a reader’s point of view, but it also opens up the much-needed discussion.

Additionally, Ms. Corella writing to us about cats on campus helped

us learn more about a topic that some students aren’t aware about, enough so to write an article about the friendly felines.

As always, we thank you for your readership and love to hear what you have to say. Keep the letters coming Aggies.

- Jesca CervantesManaging Editor

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CAMPUS NEWS

Chris Brillante and Brynn Herndon Sta� Writer

While living on campus has its advantages, many students at New Mexico State University think housing causes more grief and headaches than help.

Among cause for concern is the question of the future of Monagle Residence Hall, currently closed for supposed renovations.

Monagle, the oldest residence hall on campus, did not meet inspection and the Americans with Disabilities Act standards because there were no elevators or handicap accessible rooms, according to an anonymous source. The building also had deteriorating showers and mold.

Linday Selters, former housing employee, said her time at Monagle was filled with frustration

and unsafe living conditions.“There was a hole in the ceiling

of our closet and the ceiling started sagging in the middle of semester,” Selters said.

The hole in the closet caused water to leak into the room, leaving her roommate’s clothes smelling like mildew, she said.

Other former residents of Monagle who wished to remain anonymous, said bugs, mold and unhelpful housing staff made Monagle “miserable and unlivable.”

When admission rates dropped in 2013, Housing closed Monagle. It has been reported the building is scheduled for demolition, but due to asbestos concerns the construction has been halted.

Monagle isn’t the only residence hall that is plagued with problems. Garcia Hall is notoriously known as the “ghetto” residency of NMSU, with problems ranging

from vandalism, pot smoking and people pulling alarms at all hours.

A former resident and NMSU student who graduated in 2012 recalled a time during their sophomore year where the fire alarm was pulled once a week for

almost a month.The student

said Housing and NMSU Police never caught the individual who pulled the alarm, to their knowledge, but said those few weeks were “hell.”

“It was so hard to get any sleep or any sort of homework done,” the student said. “And my r e s i d e n c e assistant was about as clueless as the

rest of us.”Recent vandalism in Cervantes

Village could potentially cause a rise in residence fees if residents don’t speak up, according to an email sent Saturday, Feb. 15 from Nathan Marney, resident director for single student housing. One irate resident said instead of raising fees and keeping quiet on the subject, Housing should try to improve their policies instead of charging more money.

“It would be really nice to not have to worry about gross bugs and lead paint,” the resident said.

Family housing is some of the oldest housing on campus; most of it was built in the early 1950s. Residents sign an agreement stating they are aware their homes contain lead paint and lead pipes, which have been shown to cause poisoning and illness in young children.

Another former campus resident who lived in Cole Village recalls the two-story cinderblock apartments

felt like bomb shelters.“They were never warm or

cool enough and there were so many bugs – it

was disgusting,” the former resident

said.The license

a g r e e m e n t students sign at the beginning

o f their lease

with Housing is vague in some

areas, citing that the student

is responsible for any damage they caused. However, the agreement is uncertain on those specific terms concerning what is considered resident caused damage when the move-in damage was already present.

The agreement, which is available on the Housing and Residential Life website, is subject to change at any time. Any campus resident who signs it agrees with these changes as they have already signed the agreement.

Another problem many residents face is the lack of gender-neutral or gender-preferred housing for transgender/non-binary students. One transgender student who wished to remain anonymous said she was continually roomed with male roommates, even though she requested to be placed in female housing with a female roommate.

“It made things very awkward and uncomfortable for me,” the student said.

Things became so hard for her that she was forced to move out of housing and back home.

There are some students who don’t mind housing and prefer it to other nearby options.

Andrew Arriaga, a student living in Chamisa, said it is “pretty clean” and he hasn’t encountered any bug problems.

Room assignments/requests will begin in April.

The Round Up contacted Housing and Residential Life but no phone calls were returned.

Bugs, vandalism and � re alarmsHousing causes concern and frustration

What’s your housing horror story?

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 #MarchMardness

GENERAL NEWS

by Chris BrillianteSta� Writer

While 3-D printing seems like something from a science fiction novel, the technology is readily ac-cessible and could revolutionize technology.

In the United Kingdom a sur-geon successfully printed and im-planted a functioning pelvis using what is known as bio-printing, ac-cording to Business Insider. This operation is one of several that have given rise to the notion that 3-D printing isn’t just for machines.

Delia Valles, faculty member in the department of Industrial Engi-neering, echoed the idea that 3-D printing will help make mass pro-duction of parts much easier.

“We (Industrial Engineering) are working with NASA to help with the manufacturing of new ideas and parts to make space travel safer,” Valles said.

Valles said the 3-D printing lab has been in contact with Hershey to work on 3-D candy printed from thin layers of chocolate.

3-D printers work by taking in-

structions programmed into the machine. It then proceeds to print a 3-D image on thin sheets of plas-tic, steel or edible material forming the object. The object can be any-thing from shoes, cars, toys or even a gun.

It is objects like guns that bring the question of the legality of 3-D printing and the issue of intellectual property.

Mark Benedict, a computer sci-ence major who has experimented with the technology in some of his hobbies, said he thinks 3-D print-ing is a challenging prospect with many facets.

“Never before have humans been able to receive instructions to make something they have no experience making and produce a physical object,” Benedict said.

The cheapest commercially available printer is $1,300, with the 3-D printing market projected to make $5 billion by the end of 2017, according to Tech Republic.

Last Wednesday the College of Engineering, in partnership with In-tel Corporation, opened the Aggie

Innovation Space, which features a 3-D printer that students can use to create projects and prototypes for future endeavors.

Garrey Carruthers Ph.D., presi-dent of New Mexico State Univer-sity, attended the grand opening and said to the crowd he hoped the Innovation Space gives NMSU students a chance to really expand their knowledge.

“None of this could be done without the help of Intel to whom we are very grateful,” Carruthers said.

Similar comments were read by representatives of Senator Tom Udall and Congressman Steve Pearce, extolling the virtues of the technology presented in the Inno-vation Space.

Benedict said he hopes 3-D printing keeps evolving and chang-ing.

“It’s going to take a lot of work, and it will be interesting to see where it goes,” Benedict said. “Eventually, I feel like it’s going to replace a lot of the industries out there.”

3-D printing promises innovation

by Anthony AlbidrezSta� Writer

The reign of cigarettes at CVS Pharmacy has come to an end by eliminating the paradox between medicine and poison.

CVS is the largest pharmacy chain in the United States, selling health products to prescriptions to contradicting tobacco products.

“Tobacco products have no place in a setting where health care is delivered,” said Larry Merlo, president and chief executive of-ficer of CVS, the Boston Globe reports.

By October 2014, the company will discontinue cigarettes and all other tobacco products, aiming to promote future individual health choices.

The company is the first national pharmacy chain to eliminate ciga-rettes from their shelves, which the company has reported stating it will promote better health.

“Every day, we are helping mil-lions of patients manage chronic conditions, like high blood pres-sure, high cholesterol and diabe-tes,” Merlo said. “And all of these conditions are made worse by smoking.”

All 7,600 locations will elimi-nate tobacco products from their shelves, including the Las Cruces

location.According to the Center of Dis-

ease Control, about 42 million Americans, ages 18 and older, smoke cigarettes.

Johnny Phillips, 24, smoked his first cigarette when he was 16, and the smoking did not stop there.

“After that, I only smoked oc-casionally,” Phillips said. “It really wasn’t my thing. I started smoking when I came to college. My friends smoked, and I partied a lot and started smoking.”

According to the American Lung Association, 85 percent of adult smokers began smoking at the age of 21 or younger.

“I think CVS will influence other pharmacies to stop selling ciga-rettes,” Phillips said. “I don’t really buy from there, but smokers have other options to buy from.”

CVS also plans to launch a na-tional smoking cessation program for smokers who want to quit smoking.

“When we asked ourselves where we expect to be in the future as a health care company, it be-came clear that removing tobacco products from our stores was the right thing to do,” Merlo said.

The Aggie Innovation Space opened last Wednesday in the Engineering Complex. photo by Kyle Chancellor

hroughout middle school and high school, Renée Tyson switched from eating one meal a week to finding times to purge when no one was around.

She’s not alone. According to the Emily Project Foundation, 14 million Americans are also struggling with an eating disorder.

Tyson became so sick she noticed constant body aching and a loss of pigment in her skin. This only got worse when she went came to New Mexico State University in fall 2010. Tyson started cutting her food into tiny pieces so she could trick herself into thinking she ate more than she had in reality.

“Since I was on my own, no one could tell me how much to eat,” Tyson said.

Tyson began restricting her food during weekdays and would work out three to four times a day. On the weekends, she would binge on alcohol and food. In a span of an hour, Tyson would binge eat and then feel so guilty that she would make herself purge. Tyson’s binging, purging and restriction of food contin-ued for about two years.

According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder and a suicide rate that is 50 times higher than the general population.

During her sophomore year at NMSU, Tyson real-ized binging and purging wasn’t helping achieve the body weight she wanted. She tried eating three full meals a day but then started to count calories obsessively.

“I wouldn’t go out to eat with my friends because I was scared I’d binge eat and then have to purge,” Tyson said.

During her junior year, Tyson talked to her mom about her struggle. Tyson’s mom was so concerned she was going to emotionally and physically hurt her-self that she convinced Tyson to see a counselor at the NMSU Counseling Center.

“I didn’t think it was as bad as it was,” Tyson said. “I thought it was perfectly normal because I was still eat-ing.”

According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, college students,

mostly women and a growing amount of men, do not seek treatment for many reasons including shame, avoiding

treatment, not realizing it’s a serious problem, uncertainty with if treatment is covered by insurance or lack of access to

resources or facilities. Tyson was anxious to start counseling because she didn’t

want to come to terms with the fact she had a disease, but now she said she believes it was the best thing she could’ve done for

herself. “The disorder is still there, but I’m able to control my urges,”

she said. “I’ve learned how to not binge or restrict.” Currently, Tyson attends a group hosted by the Counseling Cen-

ter about body image issues and eating struggles. Tyson said she enjoys the group because “it’s shown me that I’m

not alone. You find people who are struggling too and build a support group. I’m able to discuss my eating disorder with people who under-

stand what I’m going through and they don’t judge me for it.”Numbers on college students having eating disorders aren’t exact be-

cause so few students seek treatment. Studies in the 1980s indicated 4 to 5 percent of college students suffered eating disorders. In 2006, a study found

out of 1,000 students, both male and female, nearly 20 percent reported they had or previously had eating disorders. Angella Anderson, behavioral health and wellness specialist at the NMSU

Counseling Center said one reason eating disorders might be prevalent in col-lege students is because they are going through a major transitional period in their

by Tara MeltonContributing Writer

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FEATURE

lives, which leaves them vulnerable to the onset of an eating disorder. “It’s important time in identity development,” she said. “Transitioning can

cause a lot of stress along with social expectations can lead to eating disorder behavior.”

For NMSU student Michael Vogeli this was exactly the case. Vogeli’s eating disorder started when he was around 13 years old. Living in a small town, he frequently saw kids making fun of others and became paranoid. Through puberty this body image began to change and he started to starve himself.

“I would only have a glass of milk in the morning, salad for lunch and no dinner,” Vogeli said. “If I wanted whatever my mom was making for dinner, I’d skip on lunch.”

Toward the end of middle school, Vogeli took notice of a prominent drug in his town: meth.

“I noticed my friend was losing a lot of weight because the drug didn’t make you hungry,” he said. “I went from a size 38 in jeans to about a size 29 in four months.”

Then around the time his parents were getting a divorce and he moved to Chicago, Vogeli enjoyed how his body looked and continued to starve himself.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 recom-mends a teenage male eat 2,400 to 3,200 calories per day depending on how active they are. Vogeli only al-lowed himself 500 to 1,000 calories a day.

“It left me out of good times,” he said. “I couldn’t go out with friends because I would spend my time counting calories. Then later I would feel guilty about binge eating with my friends, and I would iso-late myself.”

Vogeli then became involved with heroin.“With heroin, you can’t have too much food be-

cause then you’ll start to throw up,” he said. “Out of the five years I was on that, I barely remember ever eating.”

After Vogeli cleaned his system of drugs, he be-gan to notice his rib cage stuck out and he had a sunken breastplate.

At 25 years old, Vogeli still struggles with watching what he eats and counting calories but tries to eat two meals a day and snack between classes.

Getting helpAnderson wants students to know there are many re-

sources on campus that can help them if they are suffering from an eating disorder including the NMSU Community Mental Health and Wellness Clinic, located in O’Donnell Hall, and the Counseling Center in Garcia Annex.

Anderson stressed the Counseling Center is a safe place, and services are completely confidential and free. There are many counselors who specialize in dealing with eating disor-ders.

“Once you graduate, it’ll be hard to find free counseling,” she said. “Services are paid through your tuition, so take advantage now.”

If a student is struggling with an eating disorder, Anderson ad-vises them to talk to someone they trust such as a family member, professor, coach or a professional and be honest about struggles or concerns.

Anderson also advises people suffering from eating disorders to stay away from “Thinspiration” blogs and other pro-eating disorder informa-tion on the Internet.

“It can be very triggering,” she said. “That’s not a place to go for help; visiting those sites could exasperate the problem.”

Vogeli said he wants people to remember they’re not alone. He said if you think you have an eating disorder, nip it in the bud before it consumes you.

According to a survey by Eating Disorders Recovery Center, students did not seek

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Thursday, February 25, 2014 After racking up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13, Reed Hastings was inspired to start Net� ix.

AGGIE DISTRACTIONS

HOROSCOPES

The universe is giving you some time to work on your relationships, and to rethink that blaming session you are having with your partner.

If you can � nd it in your heart to in-dulge others, you’ll be pleased with the results. In fact, if you do it right.

Your urges are telling you to take a break, to amble about, learning and changing. Don’t fret about missing any-thing while you’re gone.

People pulling you in di� erent directions? Use this week to get your life together. Cancel social engagements. If you have a lover, use the quiet moments to engage in meaningful conversation.

Communications and intellectual logic are o� balance until Friday. But your in-stincts are � ying, and you know precisely what move to make when Love and de-licious o� ers will � nd you while you lan-guish on the couch.

If someone’s been doing something wrong at work, they’re about to be discovered. This is good because un-til recently it looked as if you might be blamed.

Just keep doing what you’re doing. Your test is about patience - waiting for what you want without blowing a fuse. It won’t be easy, but the rewards will bowl you over.

Life keeps dragging you out of your cave and disrupting your diligent ef-forts. Or so you tell yourself. The truth is, you’re bored with all this adult stu� and are longing for a diversion.

Have you been admiring someone who’s either not available or not inter-ested? Or have you been gazing at one, while supposedly involved with anoth-er? If yes, keep a low pro� le all week.

That fabulous earning power of yours is out of whack. Not to worry. Hide the wallet and pay your debts. While you’re at it, watch your social judgments.

Money is unpredictable and you don’t need to end up with a mountain of debt. The trouble is, the stress is get-ting to you.

You’re wanting a new level of com-mitment - more of a soul mate than a roommate. You’re impatient with the games and want more honesty. This week, try for trust and forgiveness.

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Professor onReview

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By Brynn HerndonSta� Writer

Casey Gray was born in Evansville, Ind., but made Southern New Mexico his home after coming to New Mexico State University on a football scholar-ship in 1996.

He received both his bachelor’s degree in journalism and his master’s of fine arts in fiction from NMSU. He teaches English 111, English 203, English 218, English 211 and English 413/513.

He also taught developmental writ-ing at Doña Ana Community College, which he says he enjoyed very much.

He enjoys teaching writing and help-ing students create work better than they expected, whether it’s a story or

a research paper. He encourages his students to create and to expand their writing often.

He says he is baffled by the fact he is the one paid to talk while students pay to listen because he finds himself learning a lot from them.

Outside of the class room, Gray says he is thinking about trying yoga, and his hobbies include animal husbandry (which may or may not just include tak-ing care of his dog), losing at chess and he spends much of his time reading and writing.

He also enjoys discussing ideas with intelligent people, though he often believes that some of his students are smarter than he is.

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OPINION

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance. -Confucius

Why do you think eating disorders are still a prob-

lem in society?

Daniel SonntagFinance, Senior

“I think with all of the new disorders that people do not give this one enough

attention and are not trying to � nd a cure.”ONLINE

Read more at nmsuroundup.com

“ Society thinks that being skinny is better when in

reality it is not.”

Aanika MikeBiochemistry, Sophomore

“I think society puts an ex-treme amount of pressure

on being skinny.”

Nick VesselPre-law, Freshman

Stop sharing your entire life over social media

Anthony Says it All

by Anthony AlbidrezSta� Writer

The day when we all have to grow up and take a bold grasp on life and learn as much as possible is inevitable.

Some mature faster than oth-ers, but it is safe to say college will assist in the process of be-coming self-reliant.

Most students face adversar-ies they did not have while living with their parents: rent, food, utilities and everything that is linked to money.

We must learn how to balance our social lives, work lives and academic lives.

It takes time to learn how to do this, but students prove to be talented at multitasking.

Most of us will leave college with non-academic skills that will be useful in the real world.

We are learning how to man-age our own money that we bare-ly have.

Partying is inevitable in col-lege, so we are all going to learn how to mingle and chug a beer when necessary.

This may seem uncanny, but there are the select few college students who leave home with-out knowing how to do their own laundry. They are in for a rude awakening, but they will gain that simple skill.

Learning how to connect with a diverse group of people will be a useful skill because that is what college is all about: new people and new experiences.

There is much to learn from others because you can learn from everyone.

Finally, college will teach stu-dents about themselves.

It teaches us about who we are, who we are not and who we want to be.

So, fellow students do not be afraid to get your hearts stomped.

Test yourselves with every as-pect of life; you might just learn something.

by Filiberto PerezSta� Writer

People use social media for dif-ferent reasons, but sometimes that leads to over sharing information.

Social media is a great tool when used correctly, but as technology changes every day so does society’s need to share with the world.

The over sharing of information on social media has led to cases of identity theft and robberies be-cause of a family member posting where they are going on vacation.

But social media has been re-sponsible for catching criminals because of what they post on the Internet. This has helped authori-

ties a great deal.The downside to this topic is

over sharing unnecessary informa-tion that no one cares about.

This information includes status-es such as getting back from a work out, posting pictures of children’s first time being toilet trained, go-ing to the bathroom and calling out people due to personal drama.

There is no need for this type of information to be shared.

Over sharing information has completely obliterated the idea of privacy.

Society is so connected that a common phrase is heard by every-one, “If you don’t post it, it didn’t happen.”

Every one must know about one another to the point where it gets dragged out onto social media and defeats the purpose of privacy.

Social media sites have made op-tions available to their users if they do not want to see posts from cer-tain people.

This very option has made “un-friending” someone less painful to do.

Too much information can over-load a person, but it can also de-sensitize to the meaning of privacy.

Privacy is important to a lot of people, but today everyone must share everything about themselves.

If someone meets another per-son and sends a friend request on

Facebook, they can just look at their profile and decide whether or not they like them.

This defeats the purpose of go-ing on dates or hanging out.

What society has to understand is over sharing on social media can lead to dire consequences. Women and men who send nude pictures have no idea that they can end up on the Internet where it can remain forever.

Common sense is not all that common anymore, but it should be kept in mind when a person wants to post a hateful post about some-one who did them wrong.

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REVIEWS

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. -Oscar Wilde

helios | the fray

aunt raini | nmsu theatre dept.

by S. O. NicliSta� Writer

The Fray released a new album titled “Helios,” and it’s basically un-listenable.

They’ve actually released three albums since “How to Save a Life,” their 2006 debut, but “Helios” is the sad evidence of a band that only has a few hits in them.

The main, most noticeably re-pugnant thing about “Helios” is Isaac Slade’s gargled, constipated vocals. He sounds as if he’s trying to copy the grunge vocals of the early ’90s but fails miserably.

Backing up Slade’s sad attempt at singing is dissonant and unpleas-ant music. It’s actually quite incred-ible to see how different The Fray sounds now compared to their pre-vious releases.

The Fray has blindly put an exu-berant amount of things that might work into a blender and spilled out “Helios,” a confusing album that never seems to find its specific foot-ing. The album uses gospel choirs, tropical grooves, glossy production and terrible bass riffs to no avail.

They’ve ob-viously pushed out a steaming heap of unlis-tenable trash just to make some money and cash in on the minimal-istic nostalgia we might have for bands from 2006. “Helios” is the definition of generic, overproduced music with no heart and no emotion.

“Helios” is muddled and has no beauty to it; it’s a perfect example of a band that lost their edge years ago but still releases boring and unlistenable albums to pay their bills.

The only listenable song on “Helios” is “Closer to Me,” which begins with a pointless choice of a head-ache enduing gargled springy drums that almost beg listeners to rip out their earphones. But if listeners live through the opening 6 seconds, they will be privy to a track that actually sounds like a normal “Fray” song; it’s simple and touching.

Other than “Closer to Me,” which isn’t really worth the listen, “Helios” is an album people should stay far away from.

Bands generally get better with age; they learn, they change, they grow, but this is sadly not the case with The Fray. Instead they have gone backwards and have lost all the inspiration and heart that was so apparent in their previous albums.

THEATRE

MUSIC

by Brynn HerndonSta� Writer

Written by Tom Smith, New Mexico State University Theatre Department head, “Aunt Raini” performed by the American Southwest Theatre Company is the story of real-life German filmmaker Leni Raifens-tahl, infamous for being the main documen-tarian of Adolf Hitler during World War II.

Despite the summary, the play is not a his-tory lesson. The play, in its essence, is about art, what it means to be an artist, family, se-crets and love.

Visiting artist Stephanie Monday is a hilar-ious Raini, putting on a convincing German accent and portraying a great aunt who’s im-possible to impress, with a biting comment for every occasion.

Raini’s niece Katherine (Claire Koleske) takes her in for a visit, and their banter rang-es from the introspective (the purpose of art) to the mundane (American tea is terrible). Katherine’s suitor, Joel (Aaron Hernandez) interacts with Raini like a fiancé with a future in-law, nervous and trying in vain to get at

least some semblance of approval.All of the performances are laudable.

Monday’s Raini is a blast to watch and listen to, and while some of Koleske’s line deliv-eries sounded a little stilted, her emotion as Katherine was genuine. Hernandez’s Joel was one of the most smug, condescending, holier-than-thou jerks on stage. It was as pleasurable to watch him as it was also in-furiating. The final character, the director played by Joshua Horton, was also entertain-ing.

In the play, the concept of viewing art through multiple lenses comes up. Based on the content of the play, the inevitable ques-tion of “is art inherently opinionated and political?” comes up, and it’s never truly answered outright. That’s for the viewer to decide for himself or herself, and the ques-tion will be turning over in their heads as they leave.

“Aunt Raini” will play in the Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Satur-days and Sundays until March 9 with 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays.

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theFashionSnob

STYLE

“I think there is beauty in everything. What ‘normal’ people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.” - Alexander McQueen

by Kyla HollisterSta� Writer

The year of 2014 is having a blast from the past with retro styles bom-barding runways and hallways with menswear styles being favored from the 1930s to the 1950s.

They say all good things must come to an end, but another saying is that history repeats itself. And repeat itself it did. Modern style tends to pick and choose trends through the seasons from other decades. It’s like shopping in your father or grandfa-ther’s closets.

According to The Haus of Kings, we tend to “mash-up styles of the previous decade, that slowly but surely creeps into our wardrobes. Clothing is worn in a more unified style, with vintage clothing carefully coordinated with similar modern garments, rather than mismatching styles from many decades.”

Some of the retro trends that are catching on are bow ties. Bow ties are the new skinny tie.

“Trim yet dashing, it’s the dapper man’s version of the skinny straight tie,” said the editors of the GQ Guide to Ties.

Bow ties are in, eliminating the skinny tie. Bow ties are a tie breed of their own. You can go with a tie-it-yourself solid or bold color for a more formal look or pair a funny patterned one with a button-up shirt and suspenders for a more modern-day retro look.

Button ups seem to look more retro in the past year than anything else. Men have transformed from

the plain white boring button up to the crazy patterned and well-tailored shirts.

Patterns range from polka dots, paisley, bandana print and even some animal print. Shirts have gotten brighter and lighter in color as well. Men are also leaning toward pastels. This hasn’t been seen in the last few years, just the last few decades.

Shorter pants and shorts are currently in, which we’ve seen in past decades. Men are leaning toward chinos for pants. Chinos are a skinny version of trouser pants, just not as skinny as skinny jeans.

Men’s suits are taking on historic forms as well with zoot suits mak-ing a debut on the spring 2014 runway. Longer, doub l e -b rea s t ed blazers are becoming the norm in the way of coat and suit tops. Formal wear is be-coming more tailored to body types as well in men. Suspenders are (and al-ways have been) the best acces-sory to wear underneath them.

History repeats itself and gen-erations find themselves wear-ing mixtures of their own mod-ern cultures wear and notes


The year of 2014 is having a blast from the past with retro styles bom-barding runways and hallways with menswear styles being favored from the 1930s to the 1950s.

They say all good things must come to an end, but another saying is that history repeats itself. And repeat itself it did. Modern style tends to pick and choose trends through the seasons from other decades. It’s like shopping in your father or grandfa-ther’s closets.

According to The Haus of Kings, we tend to “mash-up styles of the previous decade, that slowly but surely creeps into our wardrobes. Clothing is worn in a more unified style, with vintage clothing carefully coordinated with similar modern garments, rather than mismatching styles from many decades.”

Some of the retro trends that are catching on are bow ties. Bow ties are the new skinny tie.

“Trim yet dashing, it’s the dapper man’s version of the skinny straight tie,” said the editors of the GQ Guide to Ties.

Bow ties are in, eliminating the skinny tie. Bow ties are a tie breed of their own. You can go with a tie-it-yourself solid or bold color for a more formal look or pair a funny patterned one with a button-up shirt and suspenders for a more modern-day retro look.

Button ups seem to look more retro in the past year than anything else. Men have transformed from

the plain white boring button up to the crazy patterned and well-tailored shirts.

Patterns range from polka dots, paisley, bandana print and even some animal print. Shirts have gotten brighter and lighter in color as well. Men are also leaning toward pastels. This hasn’t been seen in the last few years, just the last few decades.

Shorter pants and shorts are currently in, which we’ve seen in past decades. Men are leaning toward chinos for pants. Chinos are a skinny version of trouser pants, just not as skinny as skinny jeans.

Men’s suits are taking on historic forms as well with zoot suits mak-ing a debut on the spring 2014 runway. Longer, doub le -b rea s t ed blazers are becoming the norm in the way of coat and suit tops. Formal wear is be-coming more tailored to body types as well in men. Suspenders are (and al-ways have been) the best acces-sory to wear underneath them.

History repeats itself and gen-erations find themselves wear-ing mixtures of their own mod-ern cultures wear and notes


As winter is on it’s very last leg, spring is quickly approaching at New Mexico State University and so are it’s styles and trends.

Spring styles seem to be popping up little by little by overly excited fashionistas dying to try them out and get out of their winter funks. Shorter skirts and shorts are coming out of the closets, still with tights clutched closely. Spring prints and colors can also be seen peaking out of winter wardrobes, dying for warmer weather.

This student walked down I-mall with a flowing top and floral prints bursting for warm-er weather. This sparkling freshman seemed to have an unknowingly cute and simple winter-weaning style. She didn’t consider herself stylish, but she surely was the way she managed to incorporate an upcoming seasons trends into the current one.

Q&AQ: What are you wearing today?A: A Kohl’s shirt, Runway Apparel jeans, Dirty Laundry boots and a

Target cardigan.

Q: Where do you fi nd fashion inspiration? A: Probably the Internet, like Imager. I also really like Jen-

nifer Lawrence’s style.

Q: What trends are you dying to try this season? A: I’m excited to wear dresses when it gets warmer.

Q: Where are your favorite places to shop? A: At Kohl’s and Target mostly.

Q: If you had to wear one brand or designer for the rest of your life, who you would wear and why?

A: I would have to say Xhileration clothing brand because I like their prints and colors. I like wearing happy colors.

Q: If you could trade closets with any-one, who would it be and why?

A: Zooey Deschanel. I always love her ward-robe in “New Girl.” It’s just so happy, colorful and pretty.

How-to: To incorporate spring tid-bits into your last stretch of winter wardrobe, start with accessories. Bring out the colorful headpieces, scarves and purses. Small eye-catching items will be sure to spring you into the right mood. You can also try layering with a colorful cardigan over your winter-blues clothes. This should wake up any outfit and make you stand out against the gray hues of winter. Another way you can try to incorporate spring into wardrobes is to bust out the floral patterns in small ways. Wear a floral frock and some knit tights. This look will be sure to get you and your closet ready for spring and warmer weather.

Madeline Lewis, FreshmanMajor: Nursing

STUDENT STYLEFashion


Hairstyles can be dull this time of year in between seasons and styles, but there are certain ways you can dress up even the messiest of hair-dos.

Headbands and headpieces have become more popular in the past few years. From Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf’s infamous “Queen B” headbands to the recent elegant Dai-sy’s Great Gatsby headpieces, pop culture has been placing headbands in our fashion-run minds for years.

Whether worn on top or across your head, jeweled headbands are in, and the point remains the same: to add a spark to your day and feel extra fabulous. Wear this with lots of confidence as it is attention grabbing. Wear this look with minimal make-up, focusing on one point like just bright lips, just smoky eyes or defined cheeks. This will focus the attention on the accessory and the appointed area of interest.

After their big debut last year, flow-er headbands seem to be making a comeback. The oversized, pastel col-ored flower bands will be favored in-stead of small daisies. Wear this look with light and softer toned colors to

compliment the flower band. Warn-ing: this will draw extreme attention. Prepare yourself to be called a flower child once or twice in the day.

The wire headband is a silk cloth with wire band underneath to help keep it in place and have a secure tie without using and losing 100 bobby pins. This look is mocking the style of 1950s era women, think, pin-up doll. This look will be particularly popular in the spring and a great way to hide the messy college, just-rolled-out-of-bed look.

Chain headpieces are the new norm. Lots of celebrities have been trying it out like Khloe Kardashian. This is a more trendy and sophisti-cated look if you think of headbands as too childish or schoolgirl.

Headbands and headpieces via the 1920s era, in a great thanks to Scott F. Fitzgerald, are back in for the spring season this year. Soft lace pieces with shiny embellishments will make any outfit feel like you’re going to a speak-easy to dance the night away.

Headbands are great for any sea-son, but spring brings out the best of them. Wear these spring trends with confidence and you’ll be sure to turn heads and strike up conversations.

Dress Up Your Hair

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CULTURE

Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut o� ? He’s all right now.

by Liz BakerSta� Writer

Serving in the Peace Corps can be both challenging and reward-ing, and since 1961, the Peace Corps has shared with the world one of America’s most valuable resources: its people.

According to its website, the Peace Corps is the pre-eminent international service organization of the United States. The Peace Corps sends Americans abroad to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. Peace Corps volunteers work at the grassroots level toward sustain-able change that lives on long after their service.

“When you really think about it, everyone has the same dream,” said Richard Becker, who served in West Africa after graduating in

2008. “We all want to make a dif-ference. The Peace Corps helps people make that dream a reality.”

Within weeks of his inaugura-tion, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10924, establishing the Peace Corps on a temporary pilot basis. The first Peace Corps volunteers accepted assignments to serve in six coun-tries. Since then, nearly 210,000 men and women have served in 139 countries, making the Peace Corps one of Kennedy’s and the nation’s most notable accomplish-ments.

“Volunteering in the Peace Corps made me realize human beings are human beings no mat-ter where you go,” Becker said. “Kids are kids, whether in the fifth-poorest country in the world or in the United States. People are just people basically trying to do the best for their families. We are

just one big community separated by borders and languages.”

According to the Peace Corps, currently there are approximately 7,209 volunteers and trainees working in education, health, en-vironment, community economic development, youth development and agriculture. Of those volun-teers, 93 percent are single and averaging an age of 28 with about 63 percent being females.

At New Mexico State Univer-sity, there are two collaborative Peace Corps programs, the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program and the Master’s International Program.

The Peace Corps Coverdell Fel-lows is a graduate fellowship pro-gram that provides returned Peace Corps volunteers the opportunity to pursue graduate-level degrees and gain professional experience while continuing to serve the

Peace Corps. There are financial assistance options offered through the Fellows/USA program to eli-gible participants.

“I evolved in becoming grateful, in making awareness part of my life,” Becker said. “Peace Corps offered me the opportunity to step out of this culture of materialism and consumption and enter into a more giving culture.”

In Master’s International, stu-dents have the opportunity of in-tegrating a master’s degree with overseas service in a variety of fields. Prospective students must apply to the NMSU graduate school of choice first, and upon acceptance, submit their applica-tion to the Peace Corps.

Once students have completed the initial course work and re-ceived Peace Corps placement, Master’s International students travel to their respective site and

begin an assignment, according to the needs and requests of the host country. While overseas, the student’s primary responsibility is the project and community to which they have been assigned. After completion of the 27-month Peace Corps requirement, Mas-ter’s International students return to NMSU to complete academic requirements necessary for gradu-ation.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday in the lobby of Corbett and from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Otero Room of Corbett, the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Student Orga-nization will have a table in the lobby of Corbett to provide stu-dents and staff with information about Peace Corps.

Peace Corps still changes lives 53 years later

by Maria Harris Sta� Writer

After watching a documentary about a poet from Brooklyn named Lemon Andersen, commonly called Lemon, Soul Verse members knew they wanted to fea-ture him in this semester’s poetry event.

Soul Verse, a New Mexico State University student- run organization, is dedicated to bringing together dif-ferent art forms to the Las Cruces community.

Soul Verse members have a wide variety of talent ranging from poets, photographers and DJs to musi-cians. Another thing that makes Soul Verse unique is their efforts to reach students who don’t have other creative outlets.

The group hosts open mic nights regularly, meet to-gether throughout the semester and host a distinctive event every spring.

Chris Acosta, president of Soul Verse, said he be-lieves Lemon will have a great impact on all in atten-dance.

“It’s a chance for people to be inspired and peo-ple will be able to take something out of this,” Acosta said. “It could cause a person to change the way they view themselves which could change the world around them.”

Lemon is a poet, spoken word artist and actor born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. In 2002, he appeared in a Tony Award winning Broadway show and was in-volved with Def Poetry, an HBO production featuring spoken word poets.

Lemon’s one-man play, “County of Kings,” was awarded the New York Book Festival’s Grand Prize and has been produced on three different continents since its first production in 2009.

Members of Soul Verse said they felt Lemon would bring a unique performance to Las Cruces that could not be found in any other poets.

This free event will take place at 7 p.m March 7 in the Corbett Center Auditorium. The event will feature local poets as well as Lemon. Poets will be sending their work to a panel of judges who will decide which local poets to feature alongside Lemon.

William Welsh, member of Soul Verse since 2008, said he believes this is a great opportunity for local po-ets to perform their works in a public setting. Welsh says Soul Verse expects a very large audience from people all over the Las Cruces community.

Welsh said he believes this event will be beneficial for the community because of the work Soul Verse has previously done. They have collected donations for dif-ferent local charitable organizations in the past, which is one of the things Welsh said he believes makes Soul Verse so exceptional.

“Soul Verse shows a diversity that is not typical in a lot of NMSU clubs,” Welsh said. “People who don’t necessarily have a voice at NMSU get to speak up here. We try to reach a point of creativity that people don’t get to see in other places.”

For more information on this event or on Soul Verse visit their Facebook page or email them at [email protected].

Spoken word poet to make stop at campus

Lemon Andersen will perform March 7 in the Corbett Center Audi-torium. photo courtsesy of Lemon Andersen’s Facebook

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KRUX FESTKRUX MARCH 6-9

BE TH

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by Liz BakerSta� Writer

Some people dream of having the chance to travel across Europe for free with friends, and Red Bull is making this dream come true with the competition of a lifetime.

Red Bull “Can You Make It?” is an adven-ture competition that will challenge the body and mind. One hundred teams from across the world have one week to travel through Europe using only cans of Red Bull as cur-rency.

“Teams get to visit different checkpoints and do challenges,” said applicant Aaron Wollard. “We will share photos and videos to our friends and family back home for sup-port.”

Starting points are located around Europe and include London, Paris, Milan and Vi-enna. Each team will be given a welcome kit, a Moto G mobile phone, a sealed envelop with emergency funds and 24 cans of Red Bull. Each team will leave from the assigned starting point at the same time April 4 and have one week to make it to the finish line in Berlin by 5 p.m April 11.

Each team begins the journey with one case of Red Bull. Teams have to rely on bartering skills to trade cans of Red Bull for everything they need on the journey such as food, lodging, transportation and other ad-ventures along the way that make the experi-ence fun.

There are 30 checkpoints located through-out Europe. Teams must use their Moto G to be accounted for at a checkpoint where they will be tasked with a fun challenge that will require strategy, creativity and speed. If the team successfully completes the chal-lenge they receive more cans of Red Bull for the journey.

According to Red Bull events, thousands

of teams are expected to apply but only 100 teams will be chosen. When applica-tions close March 12, submissions will be reviewed and evaluated by Red Bull to nar-row down to the best of the best. If selected, the team will be notified mid-March and will work with event coordinators to arrange trav-el plans to the assigned starting point.

The rules are simple and based on “Code of Honor.” There is no money allowed in-cluding cash, credit cards and debit cards. There is no use of personal cell phones and teams must never part. Each team is re-quired to visit at least six checkpoints. There are no pre-organized modes of transporta-tion, no sabotaging of the other teams and participants must adhere to the laws of the country.

If a team decides to quit, they can use the emergency fund or contact Central Com-mand. Serious violations of the event rules, Code of Honor or the law will result in a team’s disqualification, in which the viola-tors will be responsible for their transporta-tion home.

“Teams that complete the journey on time will be awarded with a party of a lifetime,” said applicant Alyssa McKenny. “But the real reward is the memories and experience of the whole thing.”

University students over the age of 18 can apply now on the Red Bull website. Students must gather a team of three and create a video explaining why your team should be chosen to compete.

“I think they are looking for teams that are adventurous,” said applicant Joshua Silva. “My team has an up for anything attitude. That’s what this competition is all about.”

To submit an application, visit redbull-canyoumakeit.com. Application deadline is March 12.

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