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STUDENT LIFE

#KRUXFEST

SPORTS

ASNMSUELECTION RESULTS

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campus OPINION

NMSU CHEERWIN CHAMPIONSHIP

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MENINISM &HOMOPHOBIA

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KRUX to Light the City With MusicBy Anthony AlbidrezManaging Editor

Music streams through everyone’s veins and reaches the hearts of everyone: the young, the old, the happy, the sad, the noble, the wicked, the poor, the rich, the political, the social.

KRUX 91.5 FM began to share their love of music with the community of New Mexico State University and Las Cruces in 1989, the year NMSU students har-monized their voices of music with the rest of the world through the airwaves.

Student operated, KRUX provides the opportunity for students to be a part of the dialogue that is music. It provides students the avenue to progress their experi-ence in the music industry as an art and as a business.

“Many artists start on college radio before they get their big break,” Robert Palacios, KRUX general man-ager, said. “Not many local bands make their way on commercial radio, and with college radio they can be featured and highlighted in the area, and be on the ra-dio regularly.”

Organized by the station, KRUX showcases live music in their annual event KRUXFEST. This year, KRUXFEST seeks to highlight a variety of local venues and musicians that contribute to the Las Cruces com-munity.

The theme for this year’s festival is “Light Up the City With Music.” The station’s goal is to celebrate the community’s passion for music, as well as rejoice in the soundscapes that construct NMSU and Las Cruces as a whole.

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Joe Pestovich broadcasts live from the KRUX headquarters.Photo by Anthony Albidrez

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THE ROUND UP Tuesday, 4.7.2015LETTER

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Director of MarketingSonia Diaz

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Design SpecialistHeather Nichole Miller

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PhotographersOlivia Baker

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AdministrationExecutive Director

Dustin ChavezComptroller

Jessica ChenowethAdministrative Assistants

Tatiana MiyazakiWilliam Peck

Maylynn PadillaEditorial

Managing EditorAnthony Albidrez

Online EditorChristopher Allan

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Attention New Mexico:

The words “drought” and “pollution” sound too quietly in the ears of the United States. They rest in our minds as an acceptable norm if it isn’t happening in our backyard or af-fecting our own pockets. This is unacceptable. We have too long lived in environmental unconsciousness.

On Wednesday, California’s Governor, Jerry Brown, imposed executive order for the first mandatory water restric-tions in the history of California to deal with the horrific drought.

The lack of snowpack in the Sierra Nevada has cause for alarm.

This is of concern to New Mexico State University. In respect to students, faculty and staff who have close relation-ships to citizens in California, we must stand in solidarity with our fellow Californians and join them in conserving water.

As humans, we have an ethical duty to perform: the con-servation of water.

Like California, water stands as a crucial resource to NMSU’s economy, agriculture, identity and aesthetics as well as New Mexico as a whole.

Instead of viewing water as a capitol resource, we need to view water as a resource necessary to all life that has the potential to be limited proven by California’s situation.

We must begin by holding institutions accountable for the waste of water not just the individual citizen.

I am calling to action that NMSU departments, organiza-tions, individual students, faculty and staff, as well as NMSU as an institution and as a huge consumer of water, to be transparent and aware of their water usage, and take action to conserve water in the areas that are unnecessary.

NMSU must recognize all areas that pertain to the con-sumption of water in all areas. We must recognize the areas we succeed in while conserving water, and target the areas we fail in conserving water. Then we must collaboratively par-ticipate in the conservation of water, and as a larger picture, the conservation of the environment at NMSU and in Las Cruces.

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DEAN'S DISCUSSION

As members of the NMSU community, we have all passed the semester mid-point and we are heading into the homestretch. It’s been a long semester and, for many students a tough one. With all the papers, the tests and assorted demands, you might be feeling a bit overwhelmed and maybe even wondering if the pursuit of a degree at NMSU is what you really want to do? The challenges of college life sometimes lead students to believe that they are different from other students and that they don’t fit in. Moreover, they will never fit in because it seems their prob-lems or concerns are just so different from all the other students who, of course, have high IQs and immaculate lives.

Comparing yourself to others and finding a negative difference is counterpro-ductive and self-defeating. There are many people around you also wondering about their differences, be it a difference in race, in sexual orientation, in national-ity- and whether that difference is holding them back or creating barriers to the attainment of their dreams.

I think the differences perceived are the basis for something positive and leads to innovation. When a student points out to me (politely!) something in my class that could be done better which provides me an opportunity to innovate . At NMSU, we are proud of the diversity of the student population and we want everyone to feel included and supported in our University community. However, in our rush to embrace the melting pot culture at NMSU, we should remember that it is OK to be different, to break the mold, to dare to walk a different path—because differences are often the beginnings of new and exciting ideas or prac-tices- aren’t we glad someone thought differently enough to be unsatisfied with the status quo and invent the light bulb, GPS and the cell phone? Or that ingenious device that lets you carry thousands of songs around in your pocket?

More than a few great men and women have gone before us, and some have moved mountains in an effort to demonstrate different is valuable. Certainly Martin Luther King inspired us all to see the folly of excluding an entire race and therefore losing those talents and contributions because they are “different” from the dominant class. The U.S. government, as well as all 50 states, is based on the idea that diverse opinions, if properly harnessed, can propel new innovations in political and social action. Thus the divisions of government, especially legisla-tures, are forums for the expression and consideration of different ideas. Much of the social changes we have experienced in the last 60 years were supported by legislation or court opinions which were the result of the negotiation of difference. Others before you have celebrated the advantage of difference, too: Turkish nov-elist Mehmet Muran Ildan noted, “Be different so that people can see you clearly amongst the crowds.”

As this semester winds down and final exams loom, move confidently towards the finish line and be assured that all of us have something notable to say and a contribution to make, regardless of the differences between us. Focus on the challenges before you and look for the opportunity to contribute something that is unique and valuable to university life. Muhammad Ali, after he won his World Heavy Weight title, is quoted as saying “I hated every minute of training, but I said to myself, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion.” These are inspiring words from a man who was a trailblazer in his sport and for his generation.

Teresa Keller, Ph.D., RNAssociate Director/Assistant DeanNMSU School of Nursing575-646-3812

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By Kelly O’ConnorStaff Writer

Associated Students of New Mexico State University, NMSU student government, re-cently held their annual elections. Final re-sults have been released by Hannah Parker, ASNMSU elections officer.

The student body elected Dustin Chavez, 23, as ASNMSU President, and elected Ka-tie Deaven, 20, for ASNMSU Vice Presi-dent. Chavez can be reached at dchav@nmsu.edu and Deaven at kjdeaven@nmsu.edu.

Dustin Chavez, 23, has won student body president for the upcoming academic year. Chavez’s three-tiered plan for the university clenched the top spot in the election. Ad-vocacy, accessibility and transparency and spending reform is the platform he has run on.

“Tier one is advocating for students. Not everyone’s willing to face adversity or neces-sarily promote the popular student opinion, but for me, if elected, those (the students) would be my constituents, and that’s who you’re supposed to serve,” Chavez said in an interview.

Chavez went on to say if students voiced concern over school, city or state matters, he would not be afraid to address such issues, even if it would mean going to Santa Fe and speaking before the legislature.

Chavez said having an open student gov-ernment students feel comfortable in ap-proaching to voice concerns will be an in-tegral part of his presidency, as would going out and getting to know the student body.

Katie Deaven, 20, has been chosen as NMSU’s student body vice-president. Win-ning this race will allow Deaven to go for-ward with her three main initiatives. She has run on the platform of having paperless leg-islation, a senate mentorship program and roundtable discussions.

Deaven wants to make positive change to better our student government. Changes that will hold everyone involved accountable to their positions.

“My second initiative is to start a Senate mentorship program,” Deaven said in an interview. “This would be senior senators of every college actually working with fresh-men senators, helping them write bills, learn about all the clubs and organizations in their college, so that they (the senators) know the people they’re actually representing.”

This initiative would aid Senate account-

ability, Deaven said.“We have a bunch of really great senators,

but then we have some that just don’t do anything and they’re just paid to sit there,” Deaven said.

Deaven said ASNMSU will benefit from her vice presidency because of her dedica-tion. “If I say I’m going to accomplish some-thing, I get it done,” she said.

Here is the list for the elected ASNMSU senate:

Agricultural, Consumer andEnvironmental Sciences:

Julian Martinez, jmartinc@nmsu.edu Jaycie Cruz jayciec@nmsu.edu

Arts and Sciences:Tracy Barajas bara2011@nmsu.eduHaylee Murray hayleem@nmsu.eduManuel Ordoque ordoque@nmsu.eduAhmed De Alba dahaka45@nmsu.edu

BusinessKimberly Ferrante ferrante@nmsu.edu Cassandra Rupp cassandrarupp@gmail.com

Education:Rebekah Mijares Rebekah@nmsu.edu

Engineering:Griselda Saucedo gsauce21@nmsu.eduElijah Wade eliwade@nmsu.edu

Graduate:Swagotom Sarker swagotom@nmsu.eduUgo Ogbue ugoc@nmsu.eduPrasamsa Dhakal ptdhakal@nmsu.edu

Health and Social Sciences:Michael Delgado delgadom@nmsu.edu

A S N M S U A n n o u n c e s Election R e s u l t s

By Brynn HerndonStaff Writer

New Mexico State University is full of promising students about to graduate and start their new lives, but every year there’s one student selected for highest honor for standing out among the rest.

James Herndon will be graduating this May with a degree in chemistry and a minor in physics. Throughout his atten-dance at NMSU, he has participated in several research studies, provided services as a sup-plemental instruc-tor for chemistry courses and main-tained a 4.0 GPA over his five years of study. He re-ceived notification of his status as top graduate (which is different from valedictorian) in March.

Herndon ac-knowledges he couldn’t have achieved this with-out support. Pri-marily, he thanks his NMSU profes-sors for providing excellent guidance, though he has also participated in out-of-state internships.

“I have been fortunate to have excep-tional professors, both at my home insti-tution and during my National Science Foundation-sponsored Research Expe-rience for Undergraduate experiences,” Herndon said. Research Experience for Undergraduate is commonly abbrevi-ated: REU.

In the summer 2014, Herndon par-ticipated in the Lando Program (National Science Foundation’s Research Experi-ence for Undergraduates) and performed

research in the lab of Dr. Valerie Pierre, who is designing luminescent probes for clinical detection of infections.

Herndon’s interest in chemistry came from his father, also named James Hern-don, who is a chemistry professor here at NMSU. He grew up around science and decided it was what he wanted to do. He also owes some of his success to the sup-port of his mother and sister, who are not scientists, but are reportedly “really awe-some,” his sister especially.

Though he applied to many Ph.D. programs, Herndon found himself most interested in the research being done at the University of Oklahoma. He toured the campus in March of 2015, and would be one of the first attendees following UOK’s major restructuring of its chem-istry program to ensure students get their degree in a reasonable amount of time.

“I was interested in their research,” Herndon said. “I got to meet all of the people I would be working with and it just seemed like an environment with a lot of potential.” Herndon also mentions that UOK’s research consists of mostly practical application rather than theoreti-cal work which makes obtaining research funding significantly simpler.

Still, Herndon thanks NMSU for its contribution to his success, and he is glad to be receiving his undergraduate degree

from this school.“I found NMSU

to be a really posi-tive environment that nurtures learn-ing,” Herndon said. “Everyone here is really sup-portive and friend-ly.”

A b o u t A & S ' s

TOPGraduating Senior

Photograph courtesy of James Herndon

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CAMPUS NEWS

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By Kelly O’ConnorStaff Writer

Recently if you have gone over to do your workout at New Mexico State Uni-versity’s outdoor track you might have seen the new signs posted restricting ac-cess to the complex. The sign specifically

reads “The NMSU track is now limited to the women’s track team and PE classes”.

This decision has been made due to the continued problem of the public in-terfering with practices and creating an environment where athletes are not able to properly train. Even though a sign had originally been posted stating the track is

closed during practice hours, people still try and gain access.

“The gates are not locked so just about anyone can go on the track; although there are signs up at every entrance on the track, people seem to bypass them and pay them no notice. Even though it is obvious that we are the track team, peo-ple will still stay on the track and run into the lanes we are using,” Tiffany Gerber, javelin thrower, said.

In an article written in the Las Cruces Sun News, NMSU athletic director, Ma-rio Moccia, states that the signs were pre-maturely placed on the fences. He says there are plans to close the facility to the general public in the coming months. In the meantime, community members will be allowed to use the track. Although a date has not been finalized, use of the track will be open at least through the end of this current semester.

Justin Bannister, NMSU spokesperson says in an interview that in an effort to stem the conflict of closing the complex an alternative walking path has been creat-ed. The Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park, which sits on the east side of Aggie Memorial Stadium. It is currently open to

the public. Sitting on 11-acres it features newly planted pecan trees, a running trail, exercise stations and water fountains.

“Managing how far you have been run-ning is a lot easier on a track because of the lanes and the distance around is mea-sured. When you are at a park or just run-ning on a sidewalk it can be hard to tell.” Victoria Almanza, sophomore, said.

Almanza also says she only ever uses the track in the evening or early in the morning and never while the team is prac-ticing. It should stay open when the team is not practicing at the least, she says.

Disruptions to the outdoor track and field team isn’t the only motivation for closing the track to the public. Mario Moccia is also quoted saying in the Las Cruces Sun News that over the years the complex has greatly deteriorated and the poor conditions can be blamed on the open-use policy. The university is not able to even host events there because the wear and tear is tremendous, he says.

“If all else I'm sure that the public will be waiting until they notice we are no lon-ger out there till they join on. But at the least this change will improve the quality of our practice time,” Gerber said.

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Billy HuntsmanStaff Writer

NMSU Biology Major Traveling to the Philippines

The Honors College at New Mexico State University recently awarded its $5,000 Scholarship For International Research.

Kira Turnham, 21, is a junior biology major at NMSU. She received the award on March 20, after submitting a proposal wherein she outlined plans to study a par-ticular species of squid and their symbiotic bacteria in the Philippines.

“The Philippines are where the squid and bacteria I’m researching are from,” she said.

This squid, called Euprymna albatros-sae or bob-tailed squid, utilizes its symbi-otic bacterium, Vibrio fischeri, in order to create bioluminescence, or the emission of light from within an organ in the squid (called the light organ). This allows the squid the ability to detect predators, as well as be a more effective predator itself.

“In return the bacteria get a place to live and nutrients and stuff,” Turnham said, adding the relationship between the squid and the bacteria is symbiotic.

In September 2014, Turnham was ac-cepte as a research scholar for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Through this foundation, Turnham works in the lab of Michele Nishiguchi, NMSU Regents pro-fessor of biology.

Nishiguchi’s research lies primarily in the field of marine biology. She has been to the Philippines in 2010, 2011 and 2013 for the purpose of researching this squid and its bacterium.

Nishiguchi first met Turnham during a

five-day field course for invertebrate zool-ogy, BIOL 466, in Catalina, Calif. After this, Turnham said she wanted to apply for the HHMI program and asked Nishiguchi to be her mentor.

“I have always loved marine biology, so that was initially what got me interested in Dr. Nish’s lab,” Turnham said.

Nishiguchi notified Turnham of the hon-ors scholarship and encouraged her to ap-ply.

Turnham said the time during which she and Nishiguchi constructed her proposal was “interesting.”

“Because I really got to know my own project, and I had to make sure that I could explain what was going on and what my goals were for the project,” Turnham said. “But also explain it in a way that other people who weren’t in my discipline could understand.”

Nishiguchi said the species of bacterium her lab works on is harmless, but there are many others in the same genus that “are nasty” bacteria.

“Vibrio cholerae is also a (genus) Vibrio, as well,” Nishiguchi said.

Nishiguchi said studying this particular species of squid and this particular species of bacterium can help in understanding multiple, more complicated bacteria.

“If you have a simpler model (such as harmless bacterium to study), then you might be able to answer some simple ques-tions, and say, ‘Okay, now we can go on to some bigger ones, because we know the ba-sics,’” she said.

By further studying this genus, Nishiguchi said, Turnham’s research can help identify where vibrio reservoirs reside in the ocean. Further, Nishiguchi said studying symbiotic (and in this case, beneficial) bacteria can in-crease understanding of how humans ben-efit from certain species or communities.

Turnham outlined how she intends to spend her time in the Philippines.

“I’ll be spending 10 days (each) on three islands,” she said. “I will be working with local fisherman, they’ll be collecting the squid, and then I’ll take the squid back to the laboratories at the universities that I’m working at, and I will be isolating the bacte-ria and preserving both the squid and the bacteria for further analysis.”

Turnham said the local fishermen will be paid for these squid.

The universities Turnham will be work-ing at are Silliman University on Negros Is-land, the University of San Carlos in Cebu and Western Philippines University on Palawan Island.

“I’ll also be working at a laboratory, the

Southeast Asian Fisheries and Develop-ment Center (SEAFDEC),” Turnham said.

Turnham estimated the writing of the proposal took about a week, but gathering the rest of the submission materials took about a month. After submitting the pro-posal, Turnham said she “was a little ner-vous.”

Turnham was on a triathlon trip during spring break when Nishiguchi called her to say she had received the award.

“I was very, very excited,” said Turnham.Turnham said receiving the scholarship

was “a huge honor.”“To be representing not only NMSU but

the United States in another country is fan-tastic and I feel very lucky that I get to do that,” she said.

Turnham will be staying in the Philippines from the middle of May until mid-June. She will live in university- and SEAFDEC-provided housing. Her only previous inter-national experience was a trip to Mexico. She said the prospect of going to stay in an-other country is “nerve-racking.”

“But it’s definitely an experience I want to experience,” she said.

Turnham said her family is very support-ive, despite her mother’s nervousness.

“She’s also excited,” Turnham said. “She

knows it’s a really good opportunity.”Professionally, Turnham said her time in

the Philippines will provide her with many benefits.

“My honors thesis will be written about (the trip), I’m going to be an author on a couple of papers and then, obviously, go-ing to graduate school I think this is going to be a real helping factor for a competitive application,” she said, as well as developing contacts at each of the universities.

Turnham also said she sees many per-sonal benefits.

“I think that experiencing a whole other culture that’s completely different from what I know is really going to broaden my horizons and make me realize what a big world we live in, and I think it’ll open up a lot of opportunities and desires to travel more,” she said.

Nishiguchi said Turnham has “a passion” for marine biology.

“I can’t remember not liking the ocean,” Turnham said. “I am enthralled by any-thing marine.”

Turnham said she hopes to go on to graduate school to earn her doctorate in marine biology, perhaps eventually becom-ing a professor.

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By Julian MartinezStaff Writer

There is one collegiate athletic team in New Mexico State Univer-sity history that can claim they have won a National Championship.

The New Mexico State Uni-versity cheer squad team last year finished second in the same com-petition so the win came as a big relief to Coach Jessica Convington who's been with the program for

seven years.“They've always come so close

but were not actual able to accrue that title but it was actually a relief and then after excitement because it was 'alright now we're able to celebrate.'” said Covington on her thoughts following the judges an-nouncement of their win.

There are certain challenges a cheer team faces at the college level, such as having to be at the games for every other sport team,

such as basketball. Covington and her team would have to send a team out to the WAC Champion-ship in Las Vegas and Omaha, Ne-braska the following week to cheer on the men's hoops team in the NCAA Championship.

The thing about it though is that Covington has almost worked down scheduling her teams prac-tice schedule perfectly around the other sports. The team is already working on their routine for this

competition around January, and by the time they attend the Nation-al Tournament, they have it ready to be performed.

This team is one that knows they can compete on the big stage with much larger schools as when asked about it previous to the competi-tion seniors like Devin Galligan stopped just short of saying they would win the national title.

“There is no doubt that there was mass amounts of confidence on that floor and you can feel it and it's great to have athletes that are so confident in themselves be-cause that radiates. So even if there are some athletes that aren't so confident on your team the confi-dence from everyone else and the positivity that they feed is huge. I think the confidence in our team definitely played a huge role in us winning.” Lisa Lopez-Granado, NMSU senior, said.

The team finished first in three major categories Division One larger co-ed, partner stunts and even saw beloved mascot Pistol Pete take home the gold for the mascot division.

The Pistol Pete's had to battle for their first place finish as they were not in the lead of the com-petition following day one but they came back on day two of the com-

petition to blow the judges away and edge out the Idaho State and Texas State mascots. For their co-ed team the Aggies led all the way as they were able to perfectly ex-ecute their routine both times they performed.

Covington looks forward though to the teams prospects for next year as she is excited knowing that the buzz from winning a national championship is sure to attract at-tention from high school seniors who are making a decision on where they would like to attend college, and she even feels confi-dent knowing that this team carries a strong group of talented fresh-men and sophomores that will lead them even with the sure to be tough losses of seniors like Lopez-Granado and Galligan.

The team will of course take the time to enjoy this victory, but it's not too long before they will get back at it as they will be hosting their tryouts for next year’s squad on Friday April 24.

More information for the tryouts and the application that must be filled out can be found on nmsta-tesports.com if you are interested in joining this successful group of talented young women and men, as they hope to repeat as National Champions next year.

By Efrain HernandezStaff Writer

Through the team’s first six con-

ference games, the New Mexico State University softball team has gone undefeated outscoring their opponents 49-6 with a record of 30-11 and 6-0 in conference play.

By defeating Seattle University this past weekend, the Aggies were able to pick up their 30th win of the season and by doing so, it is the third-consecutive season in which the Aggies have had a 30 win sea-son.

In the three-game set, the Ag-gies took care of business out-scoring Seattle U. 23-4 behind dominant pitching performances from Karysta Donisthorpe (15-3), Dallas McBride (8-5) and Makayla McAdams (7-3).

In game one, the Aggies only totaled seven hits but that was all that they needed as they won 7-2. Trailing 4-2 entering the seventh

inning, any hopes of the Redhawks making a possible comeback was washed away as Fiana Finau con-nected on her 15th home run of the season.

According to nmstatesports.com, this was the sixth-consecutive game in which Finau had hit a home run breaking a tie with for-mer Aggie Tiare Jennings for the team and Western Athletic Con-ference record for consecutive games with a home run.

“We had some clutch contribu-tions from lots of different people today,” Kathy Rodolph, head coach, said. “Karysta made the most of her outing, Tatum set the tone offensively, Fiana had a clutch at bat late, Kelsey Dodd had key RBIs and Malena Padilla was key defensively.”

Game two was no different as the offense unloaded on opposing pitcher Alyssa Reuble (2-13) with eight runs in the first three innings. Dallas McBride (8-5) pitched an outstanding game going five in-

nings while only allowing one run in the process. Leading by one in the second in-ning, Staci Rodri-guez stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and with one swing of the bat, unloaded the bases with a grand slam giving the Aggies a com-fortable lead and cruising to a 10-1 victory.

According to nms t a t e spor t s .com, it was Ro-driguez’s 50th ca-reer home run at NMSU and is the second player in program history to reach that milestone. She cur-rently is second all-time behind Hoku Nohara in program history

who sits at the top with 64.Entering the final game of the se-

ries, any chance of the Redhawks salvaging a victory quickly disap-peared after the Aggies jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the second

inning and that was all McAdams needed as she surrendered only one run on her way to a complete game. Brennalyn Nakamura and Rodriguez combined for six of the team’s eight hits.

SPORTS

Photo by Luis Miranda Jr.

Cheer wins National Championship

Softball: 6-0 in Conference Play

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Through the Season: Women’s BasketballBy Efrain HernandezStaff Writer

Starting off the season 0-5, the New Mexico State women’s basketball turned things around finishing the mi-raculous season 22-8 and in the pro-cess, pulled off 12 consecutive victo-ries which matched its second winning streak in program history.

Throughout the team’s magical run, the Aggies were able to capture the outright Western Athletic Conference season championship and breezed through the competition during the WAC tournament capturing its first ever conference tournament champi-onship since moving to the WAC back in 2005.

“I’m proud of these kids, they start-ed 0-5 and came back and won 22 of their last 24 games,” head coach Mark Trakh said.

Being given the 16th seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Aggies had a tough challenge ahead of them as they prepared to take on the top seeded Maryland Terrapins (30-2, 18-0 Big 10) in the Spokane Region.

Keeping up with the Terrapins throughout the first half, the Aggies were not able to gain momentum

throughout the second half losing 75-57.

“They came here into a not very easy place to play, against a team that went 18-0 in the Big Ten and ranked third and fourth in the country and I think they completed. They did a re-ally good and I’m very proud of them. If we could have knocked down some more 3’s and some of those open shots, it could have been closer,” Trakh said.

Many accolades were handed out to the Aggies for their tremendous work on the court which included captur-ing the programs first ever conference tournament championship, coach of the year, player of the year and three players being selected to the first-team all-WAC.

Entering his fourth season as head coach, the program turned things around to have its best season yet un-der coach Trahk’s tenure as they fin-ished with 22 victories. In his previous three years, the program finished with the records of 6-24 (3-11), 15-16 (7-11) and 11-20 (7-9).

According to nmstatesports.com, Trakh is one of only 10 Division I to take three different programs to the tournament. His previous two teams were Pepperdine and Southern Cali-

fornia. “I’m honored to be on the list,”

Trakh said. “I’m very thankful for the young women I’ve had the privilege of coaching throughout the years.”

Making the First Team ALL-WAC were Brianna Freeman, Sasha Weber and Shanice Davis. Freeman was also named the WAC Player of the Year af-ter averaging 17 points and 9 rebounds per game while shooting 54 percent from the field. Freeman also earned the WAC Most Valuable Player award but said it could not have been done without the help of her teammates.

“The awards and honors are great, I’m honored, but I couldn’t do it with-out my teammates,” Freeman said. “I’m not dribbling down the court and scoring, I get passes from Shanice, Sa-sha, Mo, Abby, so it’s a team effort, without them I couldn’t have done this.”

During the season, Sasha Weber be-came just the 20th player in program history to score 1,000 points or more when Weber dropped 14 points in her native state of Washington.

With the success of this past season and with key players returning, expect the Aggies to make noise once more when they tip-off next season.

WAC player of the year Shanice Davis dominated the court this season. Photos by Olivia Baker

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“I came up with the theme ‘Light Up the City with Music’ because there are a lot of great local venues and musicians to highlight in our city,” Palacios said. “I took a look at a large format music marathon such as the one held by CMJ (College Music Journal) and said we can definitely do this at a small scale of course in Las Cruces.”

The KRUX staff has been organizing KRUXFEST since January.

“I’m excited to have venues like Art Obscura and Barricade culture shop participating because the owners are from the local area and want to see a growth in the talent available in Las Cru-ces,” Joaquin Chavana, KRUX production director, said.

KRUXFEST 2015 will take place from April 16-19th with a variety of events around Las Cruces.

“The original plan was to have one full day of venues and mu-sicians spread throughout the town,” Palacios said. “However, with such great interest, it kept expanding to two days, then three and now we have capped it off at a four day event.”

KRUX launches KRUXFEST on "Thirsty Thursday," April 16 with an event that will incorporate an open mic night at the NMSU Barnes N' Noble Cafe, an acoustic pre-game kickoff at The Main Street Bistro, as well as a two-step over to Whiskey Dicks which features the country music of Border Avenue.

On Friday, April 17, KRUX in partnership with PartyTenders Inc. will bring Las Cruces a bar crawl (bar hopping). This event will feature The Game Sports Bar & Grill, Dublin's Street Pub, De La Vega's and Graham Central Station.

On Saturday, April 18, the event features a variety of local businesses and venues including the Farmer's Market, National Record Store Day at Eyeconik Records & Apparel, an Open Mic at Sweet CeCe's, Barricade Culture Shop, Art Obscura, West End Art Depot, High Desert Brewery and HapHazard Hall.

Each of these businesses will feature live music from a variety of local artists as well as other fun-filled events.

KRUXFEST 2015 concludes on Sunday, April 19 with an outdoor concert on NMSU Horseshoe in partnership with NMSU's sustainability club, OASIS and will feature many tal-ented local musicians.

According to KRUX, this year's festival is looking to be an ambitious and innovative event that is sure to, “Light Up the City With Music” as well as encourage the arts within our stu-dent body and local community.

“People can expect a four-day event with a little bit of some-thing for everyone,” Palacios said.

KRUX will be announcing artists performing at the festival via flyering, social media and kruxradio.com

Stay posted also with KRUXFEST via nmsuroundup.com and facebook.com/NMSUroundup.

“Good tunes, good vibes and good times are definitely to be had at this year’s KRUXFEST 2015,” Chavana said.

KRUX to Light the City With MusicInside the Event and the Volume of KRUX

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THE ROUND UP Tuesday, 4.7.2015FEATURE

Why is College Radio Important?

To answer why college radio is im-portant, I think that you really first have to understand what college radio is and the culture that surrounds it.

For decades, college radio has been a major outlet for students’ creative abili-ties and musical expression. Towards the latter part of the 20th century, “free-form” radio was the dominating format in the college radio industry. Meaning, DJs were typically not told what to play as long as the material was FCC compli-ant and conscious of community values.

This format most likely arose when the FCC began granting more licenses to college stations to operate on the FM band while commercial radio con-tinued to pack hit after hit after hit into the hour over on the AM bandwidth. The development of programming on the FM band, specifically the develop-ment of the freeform station format, has historically allowed for some of the most truly creative and innovative pro-gramming to hit the airwaves, as well as provide an alternative to the heavily criticized corporate radio industry.

College radio is important because it provides students, as well as the sur-rounding community, with a creative outlet that can be more responsive to community issues than the commercial FM band while being just a dial click away from KRUX.

Student radio stations have also func-tioned as learning-labs for students in-terested in not only broadcast journal-ism, but also engineering, marketing, management and of course the profes-sional music industry.

Our very own Student Media De-

partment prides itself on the opportu-nities that it provides students to gain extensive hands-on work experience in a variety of fields. There have been a multitude of NMSU grads from both KRUX as well as The Round Up who have gone on to find employment in the music industry, whether it be in radio, or even in the national promotion com-pany, or in the journalism and business fields.

Over the course of a single semester, more than 30 individuals are involved at KRUX whether it be on a volunteer or student employment position. Not to mention we can say confidently that most, if not all of them, have a passion for what they do and many students have found their niche at NMSU within the walls of our studio.

Often-times, student organizations including college radio stations can be overlooked when it comes to the role they play in student retention and grad-uation rates.

Each organization on our campus contributes to the shaping of an indi-vidual’s college experience, and it has been said many times that students who are plugged in on campus have a higher chance to succeed while in school.

We firmly believe that college radio can largely impact an individual’s col-lege experience, and we have experi-enced this through our hard work with KRUX 91.5 FM.

Joseph PestovichProgramming DirectorKRUX 95.1 FMkruxradio.com

LIST OF EVENTSTHIRSTY THURSDAY 4/17

7 p.m . Main Street Bistro9 p.m. Whiskey Dick's

LIGHT UP THE CITYWITH MUSIC 4/18

8 a.m.-5 p.m. National Record Store Day

at Eyeconik Records & Apparel10 a.m. Farmers' Market

2 p.m. Open Mic at Sweet Cece's6 p.m. Art Obscura

5 p.m. Barricade Culture Shop7 p.m. West End Art Depot8 p.m. High Desert Brewer

9 p.m. HapHazard Hall

KRUX Crawl 4/17Sponsored by PartyTenders Inc

8 p.m. The Game Sports Bar & Grill9 p.m. Dublin's Street Pub

10:30 p.m. De la Vega's12 a.m. Graham Central Station

SUSTAINABILITYBAY 4.19

Sponsored by OASISAll Day at the NMSU Horseshoe

11:00 am-4:00 pm: Indian Taco Demo at the American Indian Student Center

4:30-6:00 pm: American Indian Week Movie: Smoke Signals in CCSU, Aggie Lounge

5:00-8:00 pm: Heritage Dinner in CCSU, Taos Restaurant

6:00-11:00 pm: “Tradition & Culture, Past & Present:” Native American Regalia Exhibition and Dance in CCSU, Food Court

10:30-11:00 am: Opening Ceremony & Blessing by Governor Henry Torres outside of Hadley Hall, East Entrance Area

11:00-11:15 am: Parade of Nations from Hadley Hall to Corbett

Center Student Union (CCSU)

11:15 am-12:00 pm: Native American Giveaway the CCSU, Rotunda

6:00-8:00 pm: Miss Native American NMSU Meet & Greet Reception at Stan Fulton Center, 3rd Floor

2:00-3:00 pm: Photo Gallery in Kent Hall, University Museum

5:00-8:00 pm: Heritage Dinner in CCSU, Taos Restaurant

7:30 pm: Guest speaker Sherman Alexie in the ASNMSU Center for the Arts, Medoff Theater

9:00 am-4:00 pm: Kent Hall, University Museum Events: Native American Arts & Crafts Expo Jemez Pueblo Dance Performance Indian Taco Fundraiser

8:30 am-4:30 pm: Native American Arts & Crafts Expo in CCSU, 1st Floor

6:00-9:00 pm: Miss Native American NMSU Pageant in CCSU, Auditorium

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THE ROUND UP Tuesday, 4.7.2015FILM

Watch That

Read This,

By Billy Huntsman Staff Writer

The following films are all avail-able on Netflix as of April 2. They are great films in their own ways, as sure to thrill some viewers as to disappoint, to bore and even to frustrate others.

“Amadeus”Easily one of the best movies

I’ve ever seen. Beginning in 1823 and reminiscing to 1781 until then, the film follows Antonio Salieri, an Italian classical music composer. Salieri wants nothing more than to be a great composer, even going so far as to swear celibacy to God in exchange for greatness.

The problem with wanting to be a great composer during this time, however, is Wolfgang Ama-deus Mozart. Salieri and Mozart first meet in 1781 at a gathering at the Archbishop of Salzburg’s pal-ace. Up until this point, Salieri has heard nothing but praise for the genius of Mozart.

But instead of finding elegance and refinement, Salieri discovers Mozart to be a lewd adolescent. Yet Salieri recognizes his talent is beyond reproach, and so begins the tale of envy, jealousy, deceit, obsession, conspiracy and, as al-ways, death.

The film is exceedingly unique in that the two principal actors, F. Murray Abraham as Salieri and Tom Hulce as Mozart, both of whom received Best Actor nomi-nations at the 57th Oscars (Abra-ham won), probably couldn’t be recognized today (except Abra-ham by very astute viewers of “Homeland” or “The Grand Bu-dapest Hotel”).

Despite its lack of recognizable actors, the film’s acting is flawless, the story is superb if somewhat ab-surd, the sets and cinematography are spectacular and the film overall is thrilling.

You don’t need to have any prior knowledge of classical music, Mozart, Salieri or otherwise, in or-der to enjoy this film.

“Glengarry Glen Ross”A film adaptation of David

Mamet’s 1984 Pulitzer Prize-win-ning play, this film would be worth watching, even if it were horrible, simply for the list of actors in it: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Bald-win, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin and Kevin Spacey.

The film takes place during two dark, rainy days in the lives of four real estate salesmen, their boss (Spacey) and a “motivational speaker” (Baldwin).

The salesmen routinely cold call numbers on lead cards. These cards have scripted sales pitches on them. The problem is, these leads are old, everyone the sales-men call has already heard these pitches, they’re worthless.

Because of this, sales are down. Thus, Baldwin is brought in, and after unleashing a verbally abusive monologue fit to stand among the likes of Paul Giamatti’s in “Iron-clad,” and Peter Finch’s and Ned Beatty’s in “Network,” Baldwin unveils the nature of his presence: the salesmen will be competing in a contest to see who can sell the most.

The two highest sellers will be given access to the Glengarry leads, shining new leads with better pitches, more prestigious phone numbers, renewed hope. The lowest two sellers will be fired.

Watching the film, you may get a sense of claustrophobia, which is no accident: whether the scene takes place in a phone booth, a car or a scuzzy bar, the dark and the rain are all meant to subtly enclose upon you, as they enclose upon the film’s characters, exacerbating their desperation.

Like all of Mamet’s plays and movies, “Glengarry” is chock-full of profanity and Mamet-speak—short snippets of dialogue full of hidden meanings, often overlap-ping with other characters. This type of talk is maddening, and like the rain and the dark, it’s used in this movie to convey the charac-ters’ desperation and to further pull the audience into this demi-monde of shady tactics and moral ambiguity.

“Life Itself”Of all these films, this may be

the most esoteric. Certainly some of my vanity and fanboy-ness is coming into play by my recom-mending this to you.

This film is a documentary on the life of film critic Roger Ebert, based on his terrific 2011 memoir of the same title.

When I first really devoted my-self to being what I consider a film connoisseur in 2009, I would look up certain movies on the internet and read reviews to see if a particu-lar movie were worth my time. I frequently consulted Ebert’s re-views and his four-star rating sys-tem.

He eventually became my go-to source, and as my knowledge of film grew I would also consult his reviews to see if I had missed something he had gleaned. Many of his reviews I agreed with: we both loved 2011’s “The Tree of

Life,” 2007’s “No Country for Old Men” and “Juno.”

Many of his tastes and reviews I disagreed with: what he found of value in the majority of Nicolas Cage’s roles, I will never under-stand; how he could have given “Syriana” a perfect four-star review will baffle me until the end of time.

Following Ebert’s life from his childhood in Urbana, Ill., to his taking a part-time job at the “Chi-cago Sun-Times” during graduate school, to becoming the first main-stream film critic, the film also cov-ers Ebert’s turbulent relationship with fellow critic Gene Siskel and Ebert’s alcoholism.

The film, directed by Steve James, to whose 1994 basketball documentary “Hoop Dreams” Ebert gave a four-star review and proclaimed the best film of that year, doesn’t idle in the gear of reverence.

Instead, it actively seeks to show all of Ebert’s personality: an in-tellectual, a pompous jackass, a knowledgeable critic and writer, a man whose hubris is eventually toppled by his cancer diagnosis. He’s angry and distraught then, but slowly comes to terms with his life, taking solace in the love of his wife, Chaz.

Documentary-nuts, rejoice! This film is a jewel for you.

“The Master”When this film first came out, I

was really excited for it: I had just seen the mockumentary “I’m Still Here,” directed by Casey Affleck and following Joaquin Phoenix’s quest to becoming a hip-hop star.

Seeing “The Master” in close conjunction with “I’m Still Here” is what made him, in my mind, as great an actor as Jack Nicholson,

Daniel Day-Lewis and Anthony Hopkins.

Phoenix immerses himself in nearly every role he takes, and the more unflattering the role the bet-ter.

In “The Master,” he stars as Freddie Quell, an alcoholic re-cently returned from World War II. The film seems to be about Quell’s attempts at reintegrating himself into post-War life, but in truth it’s likely that his life wasn’t normal even before the War, as evidenced by his disclosing an in-cestuous relationship with an aunt to Lancaster Dodd, self-described as “many, many things. I’m a writ-er, a doctor, a nuclear physicist, a theoretical philosopher. Above all, I am a man, a hopelessly in-quisitive man…”

Dodd leads a “religious” move-ment called The Cause, and forms a relationship with Quell in the hopes that The Cause will quell Quell’s many psychological im-pairments.

However, as the film goes on and Dodd’s therapy proves inef-fective, much to Quell’s disap-pointment, tensions between the two men rise.

The film is imperfect, primar-ily in the fact that it has extremely boring sequences. At other times, it seems as though something of magnitude is going to happen, only to disappoint.

But I suspect this is intention-al: we are given hope, much like Dodd gives to Quell, only to be disappointed.

As imperfect as the film is, the acting is first-rate, and so the film is worth watching if only for the per-formances of Phoenix, Philip Sey-mour Hoffman and Amy Adams.

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THE ROUND UP Tuesday, 4.7.2015LOCAL

By Jesse MoyaStaff Writer

After several rumors, failed attempts and giant cracks in the cement, the Las Cruces skate park will finally be getting the minor repairs it needs as well as a possible make over in the future.

Several dedicated skateboarders and sup-porters met with Parks and Recreation De-partment and the process of repair is now underway for minor repairs on cracks in the concrete.

A group of local skateboarders went be-fore the City Parks and Recreations Depart-ment and had a discussion about possibly fixing the park or adding to the already exist-ing areas.

Within the month, a walk through with the city department was conducted and the work has begun to see that these repairs will actually happen at the park. Among those behind this push for repairs is Tim Nava-

rette, local skateboarder and owner of De-scent Skateboards.

“I had an idea one day and said ‘let’s try it again’” said Navarette about the repairs in the park.

Navarette is highly optimistic about his push for the repairs in the park and hopes to see additions as well as other improvements that could be completed at later times.

“It’s all about community” he said. “It’s all about Cruces, there is so much that can be done here”.

The repairs are set to be the first thing on the agenda for the skate park and will take some time to be completed, yet many skate-boarders in the park are anxious and ready to see them made as soon as possible due to the deteriorating conditions present in the park.

John Rodgers, a local skateboarder and rider for Barricade Culture Shop, is excited for the revamp of the park and hopes the repairs will eventually lead to additions and remodeling of certain obstacles in the park.

“All the kids do is sit around or skate flat-ground” Rodgers said. “Additions will give them a desire to skate more. People want to be around skateboarding but the repairs will be a long process.”

Getting the funding in order for the re-pairs will by far be the biggest challenge in the process, and the price tag on this project could reach very high numbers. Skaters in the community are hopeful that the bricks will lay well into position and the funding will eventually come.

Logan Howard, owner of Barricade Cul-ture Shop, is also helping with the push for the repairs and additions and agrees that it is a needed process, but it will take a long time to see it all the way through.

“We’re trying to rebuild and possibly help the city fund all of the changes” said How-ard.

“The city had no communication with the skateboard community before, and they are being supportive about the process” How-ard said.

In order for the city to begin work on the project, it needs to be detailed very precisely and funding, as well as proper planning, must be in order. Fundraisers have been proposed for possible external funding of the repairs, yet the city is receptive to the idea of upgrading the skate park.

Patience is key for the skateboarding community at this point, as this process will likely take more than a year to fully com-plete. Yet even in the short amount of time, tremendous steps have been taken as far as getting things on the right track for repairs and additions.

“In the last month, we have done what I thought would take us three or four months, so we are making good progress” said Na-varette.

In the last 10 years the park has been opened, these will mark the first official re-pairs the city has performed and, if given the thumbs up, they will improve the quality and safety for skateboarders in the park.

Skate Park to See Repair

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THE ROUND UP Tuesday, 4.7.2015OPINION

By Jesse MoyaStaff Writer

This legislative session in New Mexico,

several important bills were passed and more taxes will be added to the fine citizens of our beautiful state.

In addition to many laws and statues be-ing amended, a greater number were either tabled or not passed by committees and the floor, one of those not passed was the bill to eliminate coyote hunting contests in New Mexico.

Coyote hunting is a practice to control the number of coyotes in New Mexico’s biome of wildlife as they have no natural predators, other than humans, to restore their popu-lation to order when it gets large. Initially, farmers and ranchers benefit from the hunt-ing as their herds are the primary target of the hungry little carnivores at night.

Several precautions are taken by farms near desert areas to scare away coyotes such as large flood lights and proper fenc-ing, however the populations are still large enough for errors to occur and the potential to lose cattle or sheep is very high.

Several factions across the state seek to ban the hunting of the innocent animals and must be devastated knowing that they will have to wait another year for any sort of bill to be passed against the contest.

The animals in the contest are killed for sport and prizes are often awarded to the hunter with the most coyote pelts brought when the allotted time is over. Often times, the animals are shot and lined up like some mass genocide and are laid out for pure

sport of the hunter. As it seems, the initial reason behind the

contests has gone by the wayside as many big names in sporting goods are the prize givers in these contests. Hunters go out and brag about how many they kill even though, for the most part, they might not even know the real reason behind the killings.

The fact of the matter here is that although the contests display the brutality of man and the insatiable need for us to kill, they are needed and to some degree completely necessary in order to keep the environment balanced. Agriculture is a major part of the tradition and economy in New Mexico and these hunts allow the predators of the region to not infringe or inflict too much damage on that aspect of southwest life.

Issues with the contest do not outweigh the need for the contest and even though it seems terrible to kill animals for sport, there is a real ad accepted reason behind them. Asking the legislature for a ban on the contests will not stop them, it will just make them underground and more detrimental to the animals.

Traps and poaching will become more frequent and animal cruelty issues will even-tually come into play. If coyote hunting were outlawed, the population of the animals would spike and they would even eventually become a problem to neighborhoods and other residential areas around the state.

The history and need for the hunts needs to be displayed as a reminder that the con-tests are not just some brutal show of force, but a necessary event for farmers and ranch-ers in the state.

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THE ROUND UP Tuesday, 4.7.2015OPINION

By Billy HuntsmanStaff Writer

I recently had an interesting idea in regards to homophobia, and I’d like to share it with you.

The other day I was watching “The Emperor’s New Groove” on Netflix, because I really like that movie and I wanted something light and funny. I’d seen it many times prior, but not in recent years, and watching it again at the age of 21, perhaps inevitably, I watched it with a more jaded, cynical eye than I had before at 12 or 13.

You might recall in this film a scene wherein the haughty emperor-turned-llama Kuzco is unconscious, and his kindheart-ed subject Pacha tries to revive him with mouth-to-mouth. At the last second, Kuzco regains consciousness on his own, only to see Pacha’s mouth hovering centimeters above his own lips.

Both ensue to freak out, leaping away from each other, spitting and gagging.

I don’t mean to be a troll, but does this seem a little homopho-bic to anyone else? It does to me.

And that led me to this thought: how homophobia is so subtly, insidiously ingrained in our joint subconscious.

“The Emperor’s New Groove” is a Disney movie, animated, meant for children. I doubt this scene, technically of a man try-ing to give mouth-to-mouth to a llama, was constructed with any thought to my interpretation.

Probably the writers, animators and director were only trying to cre-ate a scene that would elicit laughs and “Ew!”’s from the hordes of children that would doubtlessly have been in a theater audience.

So then can it be said these film-makers aren’t aware of homopho-bic tendencies in their work? Can it be said these children in a the-ater audience, by their response to a scene of, at least in some sense, two men putting their mouths near the other are receiving messages from the filmmakers encoded

with homophobic information?This scene, for me, says, “When

you see two men engaged in any sort of intimate interaction, you ought to respond with revulsion, just as Pacha and Kuzco did.”

Maybe I’m making too much of it. Maybe you’re saying to yourself, “It’s just a movie.”

But what if this scene, and oth-ers like it in other films, was the seedling for homophobia in even one person’s mind? Is fear and hatred of a large group of people worth a few seconds of humor in a third-rate Disney movie?

I don’t mean to say Dis-ney or even the filmmakers are homophobic; all I hope is that viewers and filmmakers alike can raise their awareness.

Being more aware of your-self and the world around you, and being more in tune with the thoughts, actions and motivations of yourself and other people, is the lifeblood of good filmmak-ing, rewarding interpretation of fiction and living a happier life.

Opinion: Can � lms plant the seed of homophobia?

By Brynn HerndonStaff Writer

Looking at the title of this article, the first thing that probably comes to mind is “hey, you know that hashtag is a joke, right?” The answer is yes, most people are well aware of that.

A follow up answer, however, is there is a very small minority who are not aware of that aspect of it, and they tend to be either the loudest and most annoying com-plainers or even supporters of it.

I’m not a fan of fake movements which mock societal progression, even if it’s a movement I agree with wholeheartedly like feminism.

Going through the hashtag on Twitter and the tag on Tumblr is humorous because most posts are rightfully mocking this thing. The problem is that this tag also seems to speak to Men’s Rights Activists (MRAs), who make up one of the largest and most point-less and misogynist, anti-femi-nist “movements” to ever exist.

Meninism is a joke; it’s satire. I know that and I’m not taking it seri-

ously, but it seems to feed a mon-ster that is real and very serious. It should be obvious at this point that I can’t stand MRAs, at all. They can take their trilbys (not fedoras, fedo-ras look significantly different and classier and they haven’t bothered to do the research) and shove them somewhere. Because their agenda is basically exactly the same as what feminism is trying to accomplish without any of the icky girl coo-ties the feminist label comes with.

An article by Julianne Ross on the website Mic sums it up pretty succinctly:

“Men have real concerns (like a higher rate of workplace deaths and homelessness, as well as being subject to rigid constructs of mas-culinity), but the hostility expressed by MRAs towards the struggle for women's rights does nothing to rectify the injustices men may face, primarily because these in-justices are not caused by women.”

There are issues with men’s rights (and no, they have nothing to do with the friendzone or any-thing else these guys tend to whine

about). Among the ones men-tioned there are also unfair bias towards the mother in child cus-tody cases, lack of support for male victims of sexual assault and lack of acceptance for transgender men.

These problems all come from the patriarchy (which is real and not something feminists made up), which lays down the “facts” that women are naturally better at tak-ing care of children (some women are just not cut out to be mothers), women are the only victims of sex crimes because they are weaker, and that transgender men are not “real men.” Feminism is not doing this to you, MRA guy, other men did.

So, honestly, if you want to see the issues you are allegedly con-cerned about being solved, if you really and truly care about them, you’re a feminist. I’m sorry you had to find out this way. Take a moment to let that sink in and starting fight-ing with women for your own rights instead of yell-ing at feminists when some-thing, for once, is not about you.

Why #Meninism is Both Harmless and Concerning

MARK@ patriarchy

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Family Nurse Practitioner - La Clinica De Familia, Inc. (LCDF) Job Description:Provides direct primary care health services to LCDF patients within the scope of law and regulation. Qualifi cations: Graduate from nurse practitioner program. Additional training in primary care preferred but not re-quired, e.g. diabetes education, women's health. Application Instructions:Apply on line: www.lcdfnm.org , 385 Calle de Alegra Bldg. ALas Cruces, NM 88005. Online Application Ad-dress: http://www.lcdfnm.org

Director of Athletic RelationsNMSU - ASNMSU Job Description: Serve as principal contact between NMSU Intramural Sports and Recreation Department and ASNMSU. Work with NMSU Athletic Department. Serve as a member of the NMSU Athletic Committee. Sponsor Intramural championship teams to compete in Regional and/or State wide competitions. Qualifi cations: Main Campus Student, ASNMSU fee paying student. Apply at AggieCAREER.

Campbell's Classic recipe's - $5 (las cruces)Campbell's classic Recipe's is 127 page's over all it's a good Book although It's used It Has signs of Cos-metic wear. Have a Nice Day! Call at 5756429179

DACC-General Studies Division Student AideJob Description:This job is at the DACC East Mesa Campus (Sonoma Ranch Boulevard) NOTE: Will need work study funding for Spring 2015Various offi ce duties to include but not limited to answering telephones, fi ling, copying, assisting Department secretaries, assisting faculty and students, data entry, customer service, running errands, and other duties as assigned.Please email resume, work study award letter, and class schedule to Donna Medina at gdme-dina@nmsu.edu or call (575) 527-7611 for more information.Application Instructions:Please email resume, work study award letter, and class schedule to Donna Medina at gdme-dina@nmsu.edu or call (575) 527-7611 for more information.

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