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Proyecto Júpiter: Una controversia actual en pausa
La Suprema Corte de Nuevo México ha suspendido el procedimiento relacionado con audiencias de permisos de uso de agua y calidad del aire. Estos procedimientos estaban listos para ir a la corte el 14 de septiembre. Lo que ha dado lugar a cuestionamientos por parte de empresas…
Corbett Center’s new healthier food options
New Mexico State University has long had a wide variety of food options in the Corbett Center food court. Restaurants like Chick-fil-A and Tres Habanero’s were once former staples in the center, but recently Einstein Bros. Bagels, TAOS, Pete’s Patio and Wild Blue Japanese Kitchen…
Aggies tie Miners for third straight time on senior night
In an intense Battle of I-10, the New Mexico State women’s soccer battled against rival University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to a 1-1 tie Sept. 17. The result marks the third unbroken tie between the Miners and the Aggies, while keeping a fierce rivalry, intense game tension,…
NMSU celebrates Mexican Independence Day
New Mexico State University’s La Jefa restaurant in collaboration with the university’s Club Mexa, held an event for Mexican Independence Day Sept. 16. The holiday, known in Mexico as “Día de la Independencia”, is celebrated on Sept. 16 every year: the day the country declared…
Navigating the red zone: A time of heightened sexual violence
The Red Zone is during the time of August-November when college students report experiencing the highest number of sexual assaults compared to the rest of the school year. These numbers affect college campuses nationwide. Aggies have resources and a support system to be used in…
How Africa’s biggest cities are grappling with mounting waste and shrinking space
JOHANNEBURG (AP) — Two men sit on top of a hill at the end of a narrow road in Johannesburg ’s industrial suburb of Kya Sands. But the hill is no natural feature — it is a mountain of illegally dumped trash, piled so high it now swallows the road beyond. “When I started as...
Staffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Peter Martin went missing two years ago from the Fond du Lac reservation in Minnesota. His family hasn’t stopped looking, but they say the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs investigation into Martin’s disappearance has stalled since the agent assigned to the…
Senate debates year-late funding
The 70th Senate of the Associated Students of New Mexico State University (ASNMSU) had their second meeting of the semester Sept. 1o. That night, senators discussed whether the student body should fund delayed bills. Often when student organizations host or attend major events,…
How to stay safe online as an Aggie
Students are at risk of cybersecurity attacks and are entering a new era in their life with limited knowledge of digital security. Inside Higher Ed, a higher education publication, released their 2026 Survey of Campus Chief Technology/Information Officers, and reported that 22…