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Volume 115 | Issue 31 | Tuesday, March 11, 2014

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Volume 115 | Issue 31 | March 11, 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

Culture EditorShaless Robinson

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

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

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About UsThe Round Up is published during the academic year by the students for the university community. Cor-rections of the print edition will be made of www. nmsuroundup.com. Editorial content of the newspaper is independent of advertising content. Opinions expressed in The Round Up are not necessarily those of the sta� , New Mexico State University or the Associated Students of NMSU.

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CAMPUS NEWS

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SPECIAL

Aggies prepare for March Madness but � rst must win the WAC tourna-

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In a turn of events, ASNMSU announces the disquali� cation of a former presidential candidate.

Take a look at our best photos from the weekend.

Read about the schools we will face in the WAC tournament.

FEATURE

BEHIND THE COVER

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 #ParkingProblems

LETTER

During the month of March our SPORTS issue will be on

Tuesday and our CULTURE issue will be on Thursday.

WE’RE SWITCHING

(TEMPORARILY)

EmploymentExtravaganza

All Majors

WelcomeDon’t miss the last career fair of the semester!

March 12, 2014Corbett Center Student Union

9:00 am - 3:00 pm First Floor

Student Affairs & Enrollment Management

The parking situation outside of Barnes and Noble is interesting. There are two entire rows reserved for customers for the bookstore and the businesses in that building. There are three rows reserved for students. The remaining spots in the lot are for faculty with a few reserved for the speech clinic. This might seem like a reasonable arrangement, but if you walk over there right now, I guar-antee you will find students driving around looking for a spot while there are at least 40 empty spots available in the two rows reserved for the bookstore. Granted, this may not be the case during the first week of school or the week when everyone returns their rented books, but every other day of the year, it is. Additionally, there are at least two “ticketers” waiting to dole out tickets to any unsuspecting student desperate to make it to class on time.

As a staff member, I have an orange sticker. In the past 16 years, I have one ticket on my record from 2008. This semester I decided to take a writing class on M and W from 12-1:15 in the English building. I have had to park in one of these forbidden spots on a few occasions. I try to make it a point to enter the bookstore and buy a coffee or a snack either before or after class in order to be designated as a customer, and I am careful to be gone before the two hour time limit has expired.

Despite all of these efforts, I received a tick-et and on the bottom it had a note that said something to the effect: “Student has class-checked records”

I have a problem with the fact that the stu-dents responsible for giving tickets can look up my class schedule while they are issuing a ticket. To me that seems like an invasion of privacy. What is to stop them from looking up the class schedule for anyone they find in-teresting whether they deserve a ticket or not?

When I went to pay my ticket, I was told that Barnes and Noble paid for those park-ing spots and that is why they were reserved for them. My question then is are they pay-ing for the students who are giving the tick-ets, because if the spots belong to Barnes and

Noble and not NMSU, why are we paying for the ‘ticketers’ to stand out there and moni-tor the spots? Along the same line, why is Barnes and Noble paying for the spots when people can also go to get Chinese food or to the parking department? I was told by the nice young lady, who is just doing her job, that even though I went into Barnes and Noble and made a purchase, this was not sufficient to dismiss the ticket because I had class. I was also told that since I waited more than 5 days to go into the parking department, it could not be reduced to a warning. So, I paid $35 because I parked in a reserved spot that belongs to Barnes and Noble and is moni-tored by the NMSU parking department even though I was in the spot for less than 2 hours and went into the store. I paid because I did not want my car ‘booted’ for not paying a tick-et within 30 days.

I would think looking into the following things might make a great investigative report: 1. Whether or not Barnes and Noble pays for the spots is true; 2. If so, does Barnes and Noble pays for the ticketers; 3. If there is any way to adjust the parking lot to allow less re-served spots for the bookstore and more for students; and 4. Find out who students and affected individuals can complain to about the situation, because when I asked that ques-tion I wasn’t given an answer.

Just a thought.

- Anonymous

To the Editor:

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Vote at asnmsu.nmsu.edu.

CAMPUS NEWS

by David De AlejandroSta� Writer

Throughout the month of March, the Associated Students of New Mexico State University will sponsor a number of events on and off campus.

ASNMSU will host “Splash N’ Dash” Thursday on the Corbett Outdoor Stage. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., students are invited to cel-ebrate the coming of spring with music and a 100-foot Slip ‘n’ Slide.

Crimson Day will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. Members of ASNMSU in golf carts may approach students who wear Crimson and give them a free shirt.

On Saturday, ASNMSU will host the Big Event, which is an off-campus community service project. It was designed as a way for NMSU students and staff to give back to the community and show apprecia-tion and support for Las Cruces.

At 9 a.m., participants will gather in the ballrooms on the third floor of Corbett Center Student Union and ASNMSU will assign the vol-unteers to various locations around the city.

For two hours, participants will beautify several locations through-out the local community, including non-profit organizations, retire-ment homes and any other areas that could use a cleaning.

Chelsea McCoy, director of com-munity outreach for ASNMSU, said individual students, groups of friends and student organizations will participate.

“Our goal this year is 1,000 stu-dents,” McCoy said.

NMSU employees are also wel-come to participate.

On March 17, right before spring break is Corbett Fun Day. Students can decorate sunglasses at the west Corbett Center entrance from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The following day ASNMSU will show “Catching Fire” on the NMSU football field. Students are welcome to bring blankets and lawn chairs to watch in comfort. ASNMSU will provide popcorn and sodas.

They will close the month with a Spring Fling Concert March 19. ASNMSU made the decision to hold the fling on the horseshoe this year, which they hope will make for a more dynamic experience.

Two NMSU students, DJ Gen-E-Ous and Juan Carlos Bolivar will open the show, and the electronic dance music group Cherub will perform after.

During Spring Break, on March 25, the 2 Disc Challenge Tour will be held. Students can participate for a $20 registration fee. The fee will include a pack of two discs.

by Brynn HerndonSta� Writer

For New Mexico State University newcomers, campus is more than likely a drastic change. It can be hard for a stu-dent or faculty member to find their way around campus because all of the buildings look simi-lar.

One thing students don’t need is for it to be harder to find what they need and the constant relocation of important student resources, which can be very inconvenient. The Stu-dent Success Center and College of Arts and Sciences advising center have constantly moved for the past few semesters, frustrating students in need of their services.

Ken Van Winkle, Arts and Sci-ences associate dean, said both of these student resources have been moved around campus due to various renovation and remodel-

ing projects and said he assures students everything will be back on track soon. He also said students looking for advising and tutoring should watch for any further an-nouncements.

Students looking for tutoring would usually go to the Student Success Center, but it has recently been moved to different places including Hardman Hall, Zuhl Li-brary and now Corbett Center. Van Winkle did not say if the Student Success center will remain in Cor-bett permanently.

The Arts and Sciences advising center, which is the most useful to incoming students with undeclared

majors, may be harder to find. De-spite having only one alternate lo-cation, students must traverse the maze of Regents Row in order to find it, and that is not what a stu-dent on a tight schedule want to do.

“I spent like 30 minutes looking for an office and then someone told me it was on the whole other side of the building,” said Trey Nichols, NMSU student.

Van Winkle said the advising center was moved to Regents Row due to the remodeling of Breland Hall. He said it will move back in to their original office March 14 and will remain there. Until that time, the best way for students to find the advising office would be to enter Regents Row from the side nearest to the Campus Health Center.

It’s understandable that renova-tions need to happen, but it’s also completely reasonable for students to wish the services they need would just stay put so they can actu-ally be put to use instead of serving as another source of constant frus-tration. They are in college; they have enough frustration to deal with already.

Advising Center causes chaos

The Student Success Center has recently been moved from Zuhl Library, to Hardman Hall, to Corbett Center.

ASNMSU to host variety of events in upcoming week

Splash n’ Dash

“I spent like 30 min-utes looking for an

offi ce and then some-one told me it was on the whole other side

of the building,”- Trey Nichols

Commentary

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CAMPUS NEWS

by S. O. NicliSta� Writer

“Trailblazers,” a new student leadership organization, is the capstone for student lead-ership experiences at New Mexico State Uni-versity.

Trailblazers is comprised of juniors and seniors active in leadership at NMSU. “Trail-blazers” was established last year and will meet for the first time, as an organization, this semester.

“Trailblazers allows students to continue their personal leadership development and growth,” said Jamie Rae Parker, vice president of recruitment for the NMSU Trailblazers. “It is a great opportunity to connect and work with other campus leaders.”

Those hoping to join Trailblazers must have a 3.0 GPA, be juniors or seniors, mem-bers of student organizations and have held or currently hold a leadership position.

Even though this is a new leadership organi-zation, it has great prospects in it sights. Trail-blazers will give its members realistic experi-ences with which they can see tangible results.

“We will host one campus event each se-

mester to help raise funds for a university project or campaign,” Parker said. “We are still in the developmental stage but the goal is for each new Trailblazer class to pick an event or project to help organize and run. We would love to work with the university foundations to help raise funds for a university project.”

Trailblazers is an opportunity for juniors and seniors of NMSU who want to gain valu-able experience in leadership and feel the competition and rush of being leaders in the modern world.

“Of course I’d join Trailblazers,” said Stephanie Teaney, 22, English major. “Even right now, I’m applying for ‘Teach for Amer-ica,’ and I’m looking for leadership positions, and I realize that I’m, unfortunately, slightly lacking in that department; so it would’ve been great to have been informed of a group like this that I could’ve joined and made an impact in.”

The organization meets biweekly in Corbett Center, room varying. Although the organiza-tion doesn’t have a website, those who have any questions or would like more informa-tion, email Parker at [email protected]. Deadlines for applications is March 21.

New leadership organization seeks prospects of NMSU community

by Bethany BlundellNews Editor

The ballot for Associated Students of New Mexico State University president will only have one name on it now that Jesse Forte, presidential candidate, has been disqualified.

Last week Forte received sanctions for four campaigning violations. The first violation occurred after Forte placed campaigning fli-ers within a 20-foot radius of a polling place. Forte received a violation form March 4 and was told to suspend his campaign immedi-ately.

The subsequent violations were delivered to Forte after he was found campaigning while on deferment.

Forte said one of the violations he received happened when somebody asked him, while he was on suspension, if he was running for president and he confirmed.

According to ASNMSU documents, while on the campaign suspension, Forte posted a video to Twitter that said, “We’re not stop-ping! Forte for president!” ASNMSU said this also violated the suspension. For this, Forte

received his fourth violation and on March 5 the Election Board met and decided to dis-qualify Forte from the race.

Forte was notified by email he was disquali-fied from the race and was told he had un-til Monday at 5 p.m. to appeal the decision. Forte said he wanted to appeal and remain in the race, but did not know the steps to take.

Daniel Sonntag, chief elections officer, said if Forte had decided to appeal the decision, there is a specific process the Elections Board would take.

“The Election Board also hears testimony from any witnesses and has the opportunity to ask the witnesses and the candidate questions pertaining to the alleged violation,” Sonntag said.

Sonntag said after hearing all the informa-tion the election board votes on whether or not a violation occurred. If they determine a violation occurred, then they will vote on what sanctions the candidate will receive.

Forte never appealed the decision so Wes-ley Jackson, current vice president for AS-NMSU, will be the only name on the ballot for the president’s position.

Forte disqualifi ed from presidential race

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

FEATURE

by Skyler WilsonSta� Writer

he stakes and tensions will be high for the 2014 Western Athletic Confer-ence men’s basketball tournament. After the strong talents the teams in

conference displayed this season, there is no guaranteed favorite for the tournament so far.

Teams at the top of the conference such as Utah Valley and New Mexico State have the wins and experience to take their teams far, but Texas-Pan American and Idaho will not pass up the moment to be dominant in this annual tournament.

“The change in scenery is exciting,” said Coach Dan Hipsher of Texas Pan American. “It’s the same for everyone, much like an NCAA first round game, but our mission is to survive and advance.”

While the other teams in the WAC are ex-cited to compete in the tournament, the New Mexico State Aggies are ready to take on the challenge of playing as a No. 2 seed in the tournament bracket. The Aggies finished the regular season with a strong record of 23-9. The Aggies did most of their damage at the Pan American Center winning all eight home- conference games, six non-conference games and only falling to one opponent at home.

The Aggies did struggle while away from Las Cruces this season. The Aggies had a road-record of 8-7 and experienced all four of their conference losses in different arenas.

With the Aggies going into the tournament as a No. 2 seed, they have a good chance at advancing into the later rounds of the tourna-ment.

“My thought is you don’t want that let down

as a one of two seed,” Coach Marvin Men-zies said. “You have to do a bunch of mental preparations to get your team ready.”

The skills of the Aggies have proven to sur-pass most of the WAC conference teams this season, and it is due mostly to their dominant size in the paint from “Big” Sim Bhullar and Tshilidzi Nephawe blocking opponents’ shots but on offense as well. The Aggies are No. 15 in the nation for field goal percentage and the presence in the paint definitely does not hurt that average.

“Probably our interior play, but our perim-eter defense has really stepped up these last few games,” Menzies said in regard to the big-gest strength for the Aggies heading into the tournament.

Menzies has said it all, with the Aggies’ overwhelming appearance down low and their lock down defense around the perimeter, other teams will have trouble with this well-rounded and aggressive team.

“We’ve got some different areas where we can still get better, but I like the way we are playing basketball right now,” Menzies said.

The Aggies are set to play No. 7 seed Seattle in the first round of the WAC tour-nament. The tournament will be held in Las Vegas from March 12-15 at the Orleans Arena. With the well-thought out game plan of the Aggies and Menzies, it does not seem impossible for the fighting Aggies to repeat a con-ference championship and go dancing at the NCAA tour-nament coming up in the middle of March.

The skills of the Aggies have proven to sur-pass most of the WAC conference teams this season, and it is due mostly to their dominant size in the paint from “Big” Sim Bhullar and Tshilidzi Nephawe blocking opponents’ shots but on offense as well. The Aggies are No. 15 in the nation for field goal percentage and the presence in the paint definitely does not hurt that average.

“Probably our interior play, but our perim-eter defense has really stepped up these last few games,” Menzies said in regard to the big-gest strength for the Aggies heading into the tournament.

Menzies has said it all, with the Aggies’ overwhelming appearance down low and their lock down defense around the perimeter, other teams will have trouble with this well-rounded and aggressive team.

“We’ve got some different areas where we can still get better, but I like the way we are playing basketball right now,” Menzies said.

The Aggies are set to play No. 7 seed Seattle in the first round of the WAC tour-nament. The tournament will be held in Las Vegas from March 12-15 at the Orleans Arena. With the well-thought out game plan of the Aggies and Menzies, it does not seem impossible for the fighting Aggies to repeat a con-ference championship and go dancing at the NCAA tour-nament coming up in the middle of March.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 What’s blue and � u� y? Blue Flu�

AGGIE DISTRACTIONS

Francisco Alatorre, Ph.D.Professor on Review

Liz BakerSta� Writer

Francisco Alatorre, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at New Mexico State University in the Department of Criminal Justice. He earned his doctorate in Justice Studies and Social Inquiry at Arizona State University in 2011. Before com-ing to NMSU, Alatorre taught as a lecturer in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Ari-zona State University- Tempe and Downtown Campus. He practiced law in Mexico prior to immigrating to the United States.

Alatorre’s research focuses mainly on undocumented immi-grant women and youth. He stud-ies them in terms of ethnicity, race and gender. He explores how these factors challenge their identity and

create barriers in obtaining legal status. This research focus is to un-derstand how these women, who are continuous victims of domestic abuse, marginalized by the govern-ment and have low self-esteem, empower themselves through sym-bolic interaction.

His research interests also in-clude the relationship between the homeless and the ways social inequalities are shaped in the com-plex identifiers of gender, race, class and nationality. His interests of research are also in borderland concerns. Currently, Alatorre is investigating how homeless people perceive charity services in the Neoliberal Age along with how so-cial service providers perceive and promote undocumented youth re-siliency.

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It’s a testing time for con-trol freaks. There are so many changes going on around you, you’re likely to become obsessive in your need to hang on to your old life.

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OPINION

Do you think that college students have it harder than those in the past?

Adrian PalosElectrical Engineering, Junior

“I think that we as students need to apply ourselves more because tuition is high, but if

you apply yourself you will not think tuition is so high.”

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by Filiberto PerezStaff Writer

If anyone has recently been shopping and seen his or her grocery bill a bit more expensive, don’t worry because everyone has seen it go up.

There is no mistake that food prices have risen over the years in this country, but if no one has noticed, the products we buy are getting smaller while the price in-creases.

Ask anyone and they will say the same thing, but as college students it’s no surprise.

Being a college student is very expensive, and there is no way they can go to school and work full time but a majority do.

What is funny is no matter how hard students work, they are always behind on bills.

Inflation and other factors go into the rising prices of essential needs, but it seems as the years go by the poor get poorer and the rich get richer.

There is absolutely no way a col-lege student can survive on his or her own in today’s society.

Fortunately, New Mexico does not have sales tax on food, but ris-ing prices kill everyone going to the

store.Something must be done.The federal government made

huge cuts to the budget, but areas many rely on have seen cuts.

The government recently cut food stamps and that was met with an angry outcry from families that depend on them.

Some are on Welfare, but to the people who actually need help they get turned away.

Having a family or not, the world is changing, especially here in the United States.

It’s impossible for families to get ahead on their bills.

Many are working sick because

they cannot afford to miss work, and if they do they will not be able to put food on the table.

There are many ways that peo-ple can combat the cost of food prices.

Coupons have gained huge popularity among families and stu-dents.

Making a shopping list and only buying what is on it can help save money.

Eliminating splurge spending can also see an increase of saved money each month.

Also, having a fixed budget will help everyone in these difficult times.

Higher costs created financial strain for students

by Jarrett TranthamStaff Writer

The game of golf is often very rewarding and can be a great way to enjoy the outdoors, but it can also be an intrapersonal struggle, complete with missed opportu-nities, fits of rage and absolute mental breakdowns.

Every shot counts and it can be a long day on the course when things aren’t going your way. For every golfer, it becomes too easy to rush a shot and not take the time needed to get comfortable. In effect, many golfers end up hitting a terrible shot that they always regret.

This can make a day on the course feel like you’re fighting a war against yourself.

When I’m playing and I find myself feeling uncomfortable and rushing my swing, I prepare for every shot as if I am setting up for a birdie putt. It’s what I like to call taking a breather.

Setting up for a putt is a slow and tedious process where noth-ing can be overlooked and all the pressure is on you. Not only do golfers have to determine how to sink the putt, they also have to consider what their next move will be if they miss. This requires the golfer to take enough time to think everything through.

Preparing a tough shot from the rough is the same as squar-ing up an eight-foot putt for par. Both shots require the golfer to step back, take their time and ask, what could go wrong and what will I do next?

When squaring up these intimi-dating shots, always remember to take your time. Don’t leave anything overlooked and most importantly, feel comfortable when you approach the ball. If you aren’t comfortable stand-ing over the ball, the chances of finding success in your swing are minimal.

Golfing essentials

Rena NezConservation Ecology, Sophomore

“I think we have it harder than the ones before because tuition

is higher.”

Savanna VallesBiochemistry, Junior

“We most certainly do have it harder. We do not even know if we will get our scholarships this year and on top of all that

tuition might be raised.”

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With the rare exception, the days of power-house teams dominating conferences and tour-naments by a long shot are gone. Included in that is the Western Athletic Conference.

Spectators won’t see the WAC tournament as it was in the past with overpowering teams such as Utah State, Boise State and New Mexico State battling for a shot on the national stage. The No. 6 seed over a No. 3 seed upset and the triple overtime finals are in the past now.

Only NMSU remains in the WAC since the conference realignment, and they are far from the team they were during the early years of conference membership. With a season full of upsets, close games and a few confrontations, there is no runaway winner for the WAC. Each team has had their struggles on the road and stumbled across the unexpected upset or over-whelming blowout.

With the WAC tournament held at a neutral site, no team has a court advantage over anyone, and a first round upset could be a possibility. Idaho and Kansas City enter the tournament in the middle of the conference and toward the bottom half of the bracket.

Both teams have pulled major upsets while at home this season against New Mexico State and Utah Valley. Each team has significant road

losses this season, which only adds to the diffi-culty of predicting a winner for the WAC.

One team to watch for during the tournament is Grand Canyon. The Antelopes have a less than stellar overall record but sit in No. 3 in the conference with a 9-5 WAC record. GCU has the ability to play at the same level as the top teams and with the right matchups they could go deep into the bracket. Sweeps over Chicago State and Seattle and a home win over Idaho provide GCU has plenty of confidence entering the tournament.

CSU could prove to be another underdog team in the tournament. At 7-7 in the confer-ence, a first round win by the Cougars could change the whole look of the bracket quickly. Tracy Dildy and his Cougars will most likely fall into No. 4 seed by the time the tournament starts, but it could just be where CSU makes a move at winning.

The winner of the WAC tournament is grant-ed the conference’s single automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Since the WAC is not a large or powerful enough conference to possess at-large bids, there is only one spot available out of the WAC. The winner of the WAC tourna-ment, regardless of what team it is, will be at a vast disadvantage entering the NCAA tourna-ment this year because of the seeding. Making it to the second round or beyond will prove to be

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