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aggies win state rivalry

NMSU beats UNM in Albuquerque for the first time

since 1999

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By Mario Trujillo|Contributing Writer

Lobo kicker James Aho crouched on the 37-yard line with his hands on his head as the Aggies’ bench rushed the field and the clock showed dou-ble zeros. Aho had just pushed a 47-yard game-tying field goal wide right that otherwise would have sent the Rio Grande Rivalry into overtime. The Lobos fell 20-17. While Aho knelt, other UNM players lay face down on the field. “Losing hurts,” said head coach Mike Locksley. “We had opportunities to send the sec-ond straight class through here, never losing to the Aggies. We had a chance to win seven in a row. We had the opportunity to win the ball game, and we didn’t take care of it.” For the first time this season, the Lobos entered the fourth quarter with the lead, 17-13, and a chance for victory. UNM offense showed signs of progress, totaling a season-high 356 yards. Quarterback Donovan Por-terie finally got on track, too, tossing a touchdown for the first time in two years. It was the Lobos’ first touchdown pass in eight games. But the Aggies had winning on the mind as well. NMSU’s (1-2) only win — a narrow one at that — came over Prairie View A&M, a Division II team. On Saturday, the Aggies looked to steal their first Divi-sion I win. With 7:39 left in the game, Aggie quarterback Jeff Fleming, who entered Saturday’s game as NMSU’s backup, orchestrated a 17-play, 59-yard drive which chewed seven minutes off the clock. The drive ended with a four-yard touchdown pass to wide reciever Marcus Anderson,

pushing the Aggies ahead, 20-17. The Aggies crept down the field, rushing on 15 of those 17 plays. They converted three third-downs and two fourth-downs against a Lobo defense that stayed on the field for 38 minutes. NMSU first-year head coach DeWayne Walker said the Ag-gies wanted to leave the Lobos with the least amount of time possible for a comeback. “I said, ‘We are just going to keep the ball and burn up all this time and make this our last running drive,’” he said. But there was still 39 seconds left for the Lobos to operate. After the touchdown, the Lo-bos operated in their two-min-ute drill, coming out at their own 20-yard line. The Lobos had already at-tempted the hurry-up offense in their final drive of the first half, but they had failed to push the ball efficiently, with Donavan Porterie dumped to his check-down receivers for minimal gains. But Porterie was another man in the fourth quarter. He was 3-of-6 on the final drive, totaling 50 yards and pushing the Lo-bos to the Aggies’ 30-yard line, which set up Aho’s field-goal at-tempt. “We have two minute drills all the time and similar situations,” Porterie said. “It was the first time this season that we actually had to do it to try and stay in the game. All the receivers were on point. We set the team up to tie the game, so I can’t ask for more from our receivers.” The Lobos nearly scored on one of Porterie’s incompletes. Lobo receiver Daryl Jones left burned the Aggies’ corner with a double move, leaving nothing between him and the end zone. But Jones stumbled on the run, letting the pass sail out of his reach. Throughout the game, the two teams had drastically different offensive plans. The Aggies chewed the clock on their possesions. They had two scoring drives more than seven minutes and 70 yards long and one four-minute field goal drive. The Lobos, on the other hand, either punted in a hurry or scored quickly off big plays. The longest drive for UNM took about three minutes. A 62-yard touchdown dash by tailback Demond Dennis put the Lobos up 7-3, before linebacker Carmen Messina’s interception gave UNM the ball on the Ag-gies’ 44-yard line. James Wright rushed 39 yards to set up Por-terie’s short touchdown pass to fullback Chris Biren. Porterie completed 16-of-28 passes for 206 yards. “For this offense to be the type of offense that I am accustomed

See Football pg. 3

RIO GRANDE RIVALRY

Aggies win 100th meeting against the Lobos in dramatic fashion

Top: Donte Savage smiles after the Aggies’ 20-17 vic-tory over the University of

New Mexico. Junfu Han, The Daily Lobo. Bottom:

Aggie defensive tackle Matt Collins lifts his helmet in tri-umph following NMSU’s last

minute, come-from-behind victory over the University

of New Mexico Saturday in Albuquerque. Vanessa

Sanchez, The Daily Lobo

to it being, we need to be able to run the ball and pass the ball when necessary,” Locksley said. “It is still a work in progress.” However, the running game remains a cornerstone of the

Lobo offense. After Wright’s two long touchdown runs last week, he was moved up in the rota-tion and gained 47 yards while splitting time with Dennis. But Wright injured himself after a 39-yard run in the second quar-ter. Locksley said Wright has a strained hamstring and is day-to-day. Dennis, whose had just 102

total rushing yards in three games, nearly matched his sea-son total, running for 98 yards on 16 carries. Fumbles plagued Dennis through the season, but he held onto the ball on Satur-day. But the Lobos had other mis-cues. UNM had six penalties for 54 yards, including two personal

foul calls which extended a criti-cal Aggie drive that led to a sec-ond-quarter touchdown which gave NMSU a 10-7 lead. The Lo-bos had a punt blocked, muffed a kickoff return and a muffed punt return. The Aggies next game is its WAC opener against San Jose State in San Jose, Cal. Kickoff is at 6 p.m.

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NMSU VS. UNM SCORING SUMMARY

4FIRST QUARTER •10:52—NMSUKyle Hughes42yardfieldgoal

NMSU3,UNM0 •7:43—UNMDemondDen nis2yardTDrun NMSU3,UNM7

4SECONDQUARTER •14:39—NMSUTrevor Walls1yardQBsneak NMSU10,UNM7 •8:18—NMSUKyle Hughes40yardfieldgoal NMSU13,UNM7 •1:40—UNM2yardTD passfromPorterietoBiren NMSU13,UNM14

4HALF TIME •NMSU13,UNM14

4THIRDQUARTER •0:10—UNMJamesAho 30yardfieldgoal NMSU13,UNM17

4FOURTH QUARTER •0:39—NMSU4yardTD passfromFlemingto Andersen NMSU20,UNM17

4FINAL •NMSU20,UNM17

35,248 People in attendance at the Rio Grande

Rivalry at University Stadium.

100 Football games played between the

Aggies and the Lobos.

39 Seconds remaining on the game clock

when Jeff Fleming threw the game winning touchdown pass to Marcus Andersen on a

fourth and goal.

47 Yard field goal attempt by UNM kicker

James Aho that soared wide left, securing the Aggie victory.

10 Years since NMSU beat the Lobos in

Albuquerque

ByDavidChavez|SportsEditor From the football team’s victory over the Lobos to the volleyball team going 2-0 in the WAC, the past weekend pro-vided Aggie fans with plenty to cheer about.

Volleyball The dominant weekend of sports for New Mexico State University began with the volleyball team on Thursday night. In its first conference matchup of the season, the Aggies swept Utah State University at the Pan American Center. Preseason polls ranked NMSU second and Utah State third. Just three days later, the Aggies re-corded their second WAC victory of the season in Ruston, La., against Louisi-ana Tech. After losing in the first set, the Aggies dominated the Bulldogs in the next three sets winning them 25-22, 25-14 and 25-21.

After the win over Louisiana Tech, the Aggies record improved to 7-4 over-all and 2-0 in the WAC. The Aggies next two matches are in Las Cruces against Nevada on Thursday and against No. 4 Hawai’i, Saturday in the Pan American Center.

Soccer Not to be outdone by the volleyball team, the NMSU soccer team won its first ever tournament title with a 2-1 victory over Northwestern State in the Lamar Soccer Classic on Sunday. The tournament, in Beaumont, Tex-as, featured teams from Texas and oth-er areas in the Southwest. The Aggies began the tournament by upsetting the host team, Lamar, 2-1 Friday evening. The soccer team will open its inau-gural season in the WAC with a pair of home matches. The Aggies meet Boise State on Friday and Idaho, Sunday at Aggie Memorial Stadium.

Tennis The men’s and women’s tennis teams were in action as well, with a couple of Aggies making headlines. For the men’s team, Jim Brouleau led the way for NMSU in the second day of the H.E.B. Baylor Intercollegiate Invitational. Brouleau advanced to the semifinals of the top consolation draw Saturday. On Sunday, Brouleau contin-ued his high level of play, winning the title in the singles back draw match. Brouleau secured the title in a convinc-ing 6-3, 7-5, thrashing over Oklahoma State’s Ionut Beleleu in the champion-ship match. On the women’s side, Senior Sophia Marks beat UNLV’s Nives Pavlovic in three sets on Sunday. The victory ce-mented a respectable third place finish for Marks in the UNLV Fall Invitational

FootballContinued from pg. 2

Weekend to remember for Aggie athletics

See Weekend pg. 4

Sophomore Jennah DeVries dives for the ball against Utah State Thursday at the Pan American Center. The Aggies are 2-0 in the WAC after beating Utah State on Thursday and Louisiana Tech on Sunday. Krista Avila/the Round Up

Running back Seth Smith squirts through the UNM defense. Smith played a big role in the 20-17 victory over the Lobos, rushing for over 100 yards. Vanessa Sanchez, The Daily Lobo

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Hometown hero anchors Aggie defense

By Korey Middleton|Sports Reporter

“Finish with passion every play.” That is the philosophy of se-nior linebacker Ross Conner. The Aggie defensive stalwart, who comes from a winning tra-dition, has simple goals in mind. “I just want to be a successful person in life,” Conner said. “On the field I want to have a suc-cessful team and be a leader.” A three-time consecutive let-terman at Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, Conner led the Trojans to an 18-3 record as a junior and senior. During his se-nior season with Mayfield, Con-ner was named First Team All State selection and played in the New Mexico North and South game. Despite Conner’s success at Mayfield, he was unable to capture any state titles. “I was part of helping build a winning tradition,” Conner said.Conner said his love for New Mexico State University football is what drew him to sign with

the Aggies in 2005. Conner was redshirted his freshman year. Since then, he has been a con-sistent contributor with the Ag-gie defensive as a linebacker and special teams member. Conner added that his father, Tom Conner, was a strong in-fluence on him. Tom Conner, a former driver in the Las Cruces racing scene, drove Ross to do the best he possibly could. Tom Conner raced at the Southern New Mexico Raceway in Las Cruces, which specializes in dirt track racing. “He always had us in sports,” Conner said. Conner is very experienced on the field. Conner was originally recruited in 2005 by then foot-ball coach Hal Mumme. After Mumme’s departure and pres-ent coach DeWayne Walker’s arrival, there was speculation that many older players that originally played under Mumme would have trouble adjusting to Walker’s new system. Conner said it wasn’t that hard to adapt. “[Walker] is very intense,” Conner said. “He demands your full effort on every play. That’s

what I needed in a coach.” Conner and the Aggies, who are 2-2 for the season after a victory over University of New Mexico, look to end the bowl draught for NMSU. Conner net-ted his first career interception and added four more tackles to his season total of 32 in the Ag-gie victory. NMSU will face San Diego State University in San Diego Saturday at 6:00 p.m.

Korey Middleton is a sports reporter and can be reached at trusports@nmsu.edu

From kicking in teeth to repairing themConneR StatS

4Linebacker-LB4Height : 5’10” 4Weight: 215 lbs 4Hometown: Las Cruces, new Mexico4team Stat: Currently leads the team in tackles with 32 on the season. Conner is averaging nine tackles a game in the first three games of the season.

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Football Perhaps the highlight of the weekend was the football team’s last minute victory over I-25 rival, University of New Mexico. The victory was a long time com-ing for the Aggie football team which had not beat UNM since 2002 and had not recorded a vic-tory over the Lobos in Albuquerque in 10 years. On a fourth and goal with less than a minute to go in the game, quarterback Jeff Fleming found receiver Marcus Andersen in the end zone to give the Aggies a

20-17 advantage. In classic rivalry game fashion, the Lobos marched down the field only to miss a 46 yard game ty-ing field goal attempt. The game was one of the more exciting Rio Grande Rivalry battles in recent years. “Our players and our coaches deserve it,” football coach De-Wayne Walker said. “These guys have been working their butts off. We started off 1-2 and everybody kind of criticized our victory over Prairie View, but we just stayed focused, continued to keep our eye on the prize and this football team deserved this win.”

David Chavez is the sports editor and can be reached at trusports@nmsu.edu

weekendContinued from pg. 3

Ross Conner is a Mayfield graduate and is the leading tackler for the Aggies. His interception in the first half of the game against the University of New Mexico on Saturday led to an Aggie field goal. The Aggies beat the lobos by one field goal. Frank De La O/the Round Up

NEWsEditor: Kristina Medley |trunews@nmsu.edu

natural bEauty

Members of the New Mexico State University chapter of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance will lobby for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act, which will help protect natural areas, such as Aden Crater. See story on Pg. 8. Photo Courtesy Piedad Mayagoitia

Minority students get chance to display their research, network

By Kristina Medley|News Editor

The New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation attracted many underrepresented students in the past and will continue to do so at its annual conference Friday at New Mexico State University. The New Mexico AMP Student Research Conference is geared toward minority students inter-ested in science, technology, engi-neering and mathematics degree programs. “It conference lets STEM stu-dents learn about research oppor-

tunities as well as opportunities for graduate school and beyond,” said Josie Lannert, New Mexico AMP conference coordinator. Jeanne Garland, student de-velopment coordinator for New Mexico AMP, said the confer-ence is open to all community and 4-year colleges statewide. Garland also said the conference generates worldwide interest in STEM students. “The conference gives students a place to showcase their re-search,” Garland said. The conference will feature Keynote Speaker Laura Crossey, a professor of Earth and plan-etary sciences at the University of New Mexico, as well as other key-

note speakers. “The speakers believe in the things students are doing and want to encourage students to succeed and seek higher educa-tion,” Lannert said. Garland said the University Research Council research fair, which showcases faculty re-search, is held each year in con-junction with the New Mexico AMP Conference. Garland said the events unite students, faculty and professionals from across the nation. “It gives students a chance to network with each other and a chance to interact with faculty,” Garland said. “[The students] are able to hear more professional-

related research.” Garland said there will be pre and post-conference events on-Thursday and Saturday for com-munity college students. “We train [students] to navi-gate the conference on these days,” Garland said. “We also promote transfers [to NMSU and other 4-year universities].” Lannert said approximately 400 people had registered for the conference, in conjunction with the research fair, as of Friday, and students are encouraged to regis-ter soon. For more information, contact Lannert at 646-3211.

Kristina Medley is news editor and can be

New Mexico AMP conference unites students of common interestNEW MExico AMP coNfErENcE fridAy, oct. 2

48-9 a.m. — Breakfast and keynote address by Laura crossey & oral research49:30-11:30 a.m. — presenta- tions411:45 a.m. — Lunch with guest speaker debbie rodella41:45-2:45 p.m. — Poster presentations, seminar by dale Alexander45:30-6:30 p.m. — dinner foll- owed by awards ceremony

Diversity Bill

Minority groups petition AsNMsU for more moneyNMSU minority groups get majority vote for more funds from ASNMSU

By Andi Murphy|News reporter

Associated Students of New Mexico State University passed the Diversity Bill Thursday night, which will allow diver-sity programs to request up to $10,000 for cultural and social activities. The minority-serving orga-nizations petitioned ASNMSU to pass Bills 22 and 23, to raise program appropriations by nearly 80 percent. “Every year we go over bud-get,” Evangelina Miranda, a member of the Hispanic Coun-cil, said. “We’re trying to em-brace our cultures and teach others about our cultures.” The organizations presented this bill to the senate last year and it was not passed. Miranda and the directors of the Black, Chicano and Ameri-can Indian Programs, including Greek and international repre-sentatives, presented the bill to the Senate. The bill was passed at 10:15 p.m. The bill will allow each pro-gram to request $10,000, an in-crease from the $5,500 of previ-ously allotted funds. Chicano Programs has 11 charter organizations, Ameri-can Indian Program and Black Program have three student or-ganizations, respectively, and the Greek Community includes 12 fraternities, six sororities and one international program. The student organizations are

See Diversity pg. 8

NMSU libraries to host events commemorating Banned Books Week

By Tom Sandford|News Reporter

The New Mexico State Uni-versity libraries will host special events in observance of Banned Book Week to remind students of the constant challenges that threaten free speech beginning Monday and ending Oct. 5. NMSU Librarian Tracy Thompson said the week was created to celebrate intellectual freedom. “[Challenges to free speech] are still very prevalent today, but people don’t realize it,” Thomp-son said. According to a library news re-lease, an exhibit on intellectual freedom, “Libraries and the first Amendment,” will be displayed inside the Branson Hall lobby. According to the news release, the library will be hosting the “Freedom to Read Out Loud” event Wednesday, during which six speakers from around cam-pus will read 10 minutes of text from six banned books, followed by a discussion. Banned books are typically challenged by parents and reli-gious groups who judge the con-tent to be too perverse or offen-sive, Thompson said. Some of the targeted works include the Twilight Saga and Harry Potter books, Thompson said. “It’s not just new books,” Thompson said. “Classics like the Bible, Mark Twain, and the works of Stephen King are still challenged.” Individuals who dislike the content in certain books will go as far as checking out books and never returning them or blacking out offensive words with marker, Thompson said. Books are banned more often at rural libraries than at their urban counterparts, Thompson said. “As an academic library, we tend to face less challenges,” Thompson said. “We do not cen-sor and believe that all informa-tion should be available.”

Victor Paalvast, a senior in an-thropology and history, said that books should not be banned as a result of their content. “I think you should read whatever you want,” Paalvast said. “Isn’t that covered in free speech?” Lance Gambrell, a graduate student in history, said he would consider attending the book reading. “I think it’s great,” Gambrell said. Paalvast said he would go if he knew the books were good. “It depends on what their reading. Just because a book is banned doesn’t mean it is good material.” The NMSU library maintains an ever-popular online compi-lation of banned books, includ-ing the reasons why they were banned, at www.nmsu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=20779.

Tom Sandford is a news reporter and can be reached at trunews@nmsu.edu

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What: Addicts, Guns and Money: How the U.S. Feeds the Violence in Mexico Who: The New York Times Chief of the Houston Bureau James C. McKinley Jr. Where: Corbett Center Ball-room Time: 6 p.m. Contact: Rona Lujan at 646-4734

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Bookworms rejoice over special week-long library events

4“Libraries and the First Amendment” exhibit in Bran- son Hall lobby, Sept. 28- Oct. 54“Freedom to Read Out Loud”

reading event outside of Zuhl Library, Sept. 30 at 11 a.m.4Banned Books video by Libra- rian Liz Miller at lib.nmsu.edu

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Student environmentalists lobby for bill to protect local wilderness areas

By Kristina Medley|News Editor

The New Mexico State Uni-versity student chapter of the Wilderness Alliance strives to protect the natural beauty of places such as the Organ Moun-tains wilderness and is lobbying for a senate bill that will help with this goal. Piedad Mayagoitia, a member of the Wilderness Alliance, said New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman and Sen. Tom Udall introduced the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act on Thurs-day, Sept. 17. The bill would create a 259,000-acre wilder-ness area and a 100,000-acre conservation area. The bill would also allow the public to continue using the area for recreation, while pro-tecting the granite peaks of the Organ Mountains and the volca-nic cinder cones of the Potrillo Mountains, according to www.santafenewmexican.com. “We wish mainly to cre-ate awareness [about the bill] among the student community,” Mayagoitia said. “We encourage [students] to give support to the bill.” Mayagoitia said the primary goal of the Wilderness Alliance is to ensure the protection and restoration of the local natural wilderness. Mayagotia and Greg

Wright, a Wilderness Alliance member, said oil and gas drill-ing, all-terrain vehicles, urban sprawl, and other factors are threatening the outdoor experi-ence New Mexicans enjoy. “We want to let everyone know [Wilderness Alliance par-ticipation] is a great way to pre-serve the outdoor heritage in Doña Ana County,” Wright said. Mayagoitia said members of the NMSU Wilderness Alliance will have an information booth at the Southern New Mexico State Fair starting Wednesday and ending Saturday. Mayagoi-tia said all students are encour-aged to get involved with the NMSU Wilderness Alliance. For more information, e-mail nmsuwild@gmail.com.

Kristina Medley is news editor and can be reached at trunews@nmsu.edu

Love the environment Wilderness Alliance Activities:

4Saturday, Nov. 7 Hike to Broad Canyon. Anyone interested can meet in the Corbett center parking lot at 8 a.m. to carpool.4Thursday, Nov. 12 Aden Crater Evening Stroll. Anyone interested can meet in the Corbett Center parking lot at 4 p.m. to carpool.

WHy do you SupporT THE divErSiTy Bill?

“A little bit over 53 percent of the campus are minorities … they’re only giving us $5,500. One out of every two students is a minority, so why can’t we get all that money?”

-- Victor Candelaria, senior, Movimiento Edtudiantil

Chicano de Aztlán

“Just to better all of the other programs including AIP, to show what we’re about … bring more exposure with more details and unique ideas.”

-- Jackie Silago, Miss Native American 2009-10, junior, Ameri-

can Indian Program

“We should also have the same opportunities as others, and that happens with funding.”

-- Diana Nzau, junior, Black Programs

“More money for our program. When we do something, we do it together.”

--Tamara Dick, freshman, American Indian Program

“We [Greeks] are a minority group … even though we do as much as other groups, we don’t get as much. We’re trying to raise money for our soccer team event.”

-- Jose Rosales, junior, College Assistant Migrant Program student council

diversityContinued from pg. 5

running out of money and have raised thousands of dollars to bring interactive and entertain-ment activities to the NMSU campus, Miranda said. These programs bring Fiestas Latinas, Black History Month and American Indian Week to NMSU every year. In the past, large amounts of the fundraising took away from students’ studies and dedica-tion to class, Miranda said. “We don’t know the [campus] diversity by the types of events that go on [on campus],” Mi-randa said. The events organized by the diversity programs should re-flect that 53 percent of NMSU students are minorities and have a diverse culture, Miranda

said. With more money, student members can show more of their culture, focus more on their studies, Miranda said. The extra funding will also invite more participation, Miranda said. The members of the senate felt it was a dramatic change, said Rachel Henderson, AS-NMSU education senator. ASNMSU is working with a budget of roughly $1 million, and now that the bill is passed, ASNMSU hopes the diversity programs will be able to host big events that will draw a lot of people and will prove to be a good use of the budget money, Henderson said.

Andi Murphy is a news reporter and can be reached at trunews@nmsu.edu

Members of NMSU minority student organizations showed their support for the Diversity Bill at a senate meeting Thursday. Krista Avila/the Round Up

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footsteps, something stirring in the air. The sound of rustling paper was heard all throughout Corbett Center’s first floor. But these stirrings were not the result of a carnival of excitement and fright coming to town as in Ray Bradbury’s book “Some-thing Wicked This Way Comes.” This is a different kind of fair: Career Expo 2009.

Did you have your résumé perfected and polished, ready to confidently hand to any future employer with that eager-beaver twinkle in your eye last week? Neither did I.

And amidst the procession of booth after booth, I began to feel overwhelmed by that ever pres-ent, unknowable beast of the future. It looms larger every se-mester and I find myself longing for that carousel in Bradbury’s

carnival. Let’s all just ride it backwards until we are children again. Our generation is get-ting a head start on their crises – gone are the days of mid-life mayhem: We have invented the quarter life crisis for quicker panicking needs.

The career fair can try to fool us by playing the semantics game and connote to us images of cotton candy and games, but this is not a carefree expo because it indicates that real life with a real career is right around the corner.

While the carnival metaphors of growing up are endless the point is this: Whether you are moving on to grad school, a career or even back home after graduation, you really can get by the same way at either a career fair or fun fair. Do not let your-self be intimidated. Do not let your nerves hold you back from something great. And watch out for carnies.

-Brittany Butler

student columnist Career expo

..A carnival of expectations

University of ArizonA

Their view: An Arizona Daily Wildcat columnist, Dan Sotelo, discussed a recent Arizo-na Legislature change that allows Arizona students with concealed weapon permits to store their firearms in their vehicle. The columnist challenges the policy change, stating it will likely worsen public safety situations. Sotelo calls on the University of Arizona’s student government, the Associated Students of UA, to draft a resolution to get guns off UA’s campus.

His reasoning: gun-wielding students will get in the way of authorities during states of emer-gency. His solution: students

who are concerned about safety may carry alternate forms of protection, such as pepper spray or nightsticks.

Editor’s take: It’s a classic problem many campuses across America face. Should the notion of public safety trump the Sec-ond Amendment? Or should the average student wield a firearm for his or her protection? Feeling safe on campus shouldn’t require students to carry guns, concealed with a permit or not.

--Sept. 18Arizona Daily Wildcat

University of texAs At el PAso

Their view: Columnist

Jesus Martinez for The Prospec-tor discusses the music scene in El Paso. With major acts, such as Britney Spears and Jay-Z, choos-ing to perform at El Paso venues, the outlook for mainstream bands to consider El Paso for a tour destination may improve, according to the column. Mar-tinez said drawing large crowds may send a message of approval for future bands considering a tour stop in El Paso.

Editor’s take: With huge talents, such as Jay-Z, perform-ing in El Paso, the music scene may shift. Still, El Paso and Las Cruces offer few intimate musi-cal venues for smaller bands.

--Sept. 17 The Prospector

University of nebrAskA At lincoln

Their view: An editorial written by the Daily Nebraskan editorial board asks professors to assign only useful textbooks. The editorial mentions a com-

mon quandary students face: textbooks that remain unused in tightly-wrapped cellophane for an entire semester. The edito-rial, addressed to the professors of UNL, cites figures of textbook prices that often go unused. The editorial calls on professors to make use of technology and other supplementary readings, instead of requiring books that will rarely be opened.

Editor’s take: This editorial strikes a valid point. Textbooks that fail to supply needed infor-mation for success in the class are a waste of student dollars. Why not assign supplemental reading through Blackboard? It’s easy, efficient and, best of all, free.

--Sept. 16 Daily Nebraskan

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and a member of another fra-ternity was appointed by Gover-nor Richardson as the Student Regent (Greeks do not “hold” a standing seat on the board). Greeks also strived to develop their members through more than 125 educational programs offered through inter/national and regional conferences/con-ventions and presentations/workshops offered through various University depart-ments.

Those are the positive things associated with affiliation with Greek life. However, as recent events have brought to light, there are other things in play.

Underage and binge drinking and fighting among members are issues of deep concern among the community. But these are also issues that non-member college students are struggling with as well. This does not mean we condone or ignore these issues. As Greeks, we should hold ourselves to

high standards and we have an obligation to embrace an expec-tation of social responsibility.

But we are also conscious of the fact that Greek members are 18-23-year-old students. Striving towards high values and ideals is heavy stuff for young adults. We recognize that mistakes, both big and small, have been and will continue to be made along the way. Some-times individuals or whole groups will lose their way and need guidance. If they continue to act in an irresponsible man-ner, they are shown the door.

Fair or not, Greeks are hot topics, and oftentimes targets. The question was posed as to what areas of Greek life The Round Up should cover. I would say all of them. Cover-ing up, glossing over or hid-ing mistakes does nothing to help individuals, groups or the community learn, and it is not very realistic either. But please do not ignore the many posi-tive events, achievements and contributions either.

--Jason FramptonGreek Life CoordinatorNew Mexico State Univ.

responseContinued from pg. 12

ThE COLLEGE REfER…What’s happening on college

campuses in other people’s opinion

New mexico state uNiversity

theRound Up OPINION

JUSTIN COGDILL, JUNIORMeChaNICaL eNGINeeRING

“I wouldn’t be for it. It really doesn’t bother me, as long as it’s not

right in my face. If people want to smoke,

they can smoke.”

ROBBY GaNNON, JUNIORBUSINeSS MaNaGeMeNT

“I don’t think there should be ban. It’s col-lege. If people want to

smoke, let them.”

Voices of NMsU

Would you be in favor of

a smoking ban on campus?

JORDaN KNee, JUNIORSpORTS MaRKeTING

“I think if people want to smoke they should be able to. Though,

there should be more for people to throw

their butts.”

aDaM paRKeR, JUNIOReLeCTRICaL eNGINeeRING

“I don’t know. I can see both sides. I can

see how non-smokers wouldn’t want smoke

in their face, but where are you going to tell

smokers to go?”

JaYMee FISKUM, FReShMaNBIOLOGY

“I don’t care. If you want to smoke, go ahead and smoke.”

After the recent implementation of a smoking ban at the University of New Mexico, The Round Up asked stu-

dents if they would be interested in following suit at New Mexico State University.

Dear Editor,

As an alumna of NMSU, it is always great to read current students’ letters on topics of national importance. That is why I felt compelled to to write about a mistake that President Obama is considering, which is to strip U.S. companies of foreign tax credits. I work for one of those companies, and let me tell you that it is truly terrifying to think that our government is more interested in taxing us to death rather than helping U.S. businesses continue to be the

worldwide leader in technol-ogy. It’s an issue that is vitally important to everyone that is in the business world and to those who are about to enter the busi-ness world. I sincerely hope that more people realize what a mistake it would be to eliminate foreign tax credits from American busi-ness.

Thank you, and GO AGGIES

--Sue HarringtonClass of 1988

From our ReAdeRS

Krista Avila/ the Round Up

Response to “Who Are the Greeks?”

Recently, The Round Up Edi-torial Board posed the question “Who Are the Greeks?” I find this question to be very reason-able, given recent events.

Since the founding of the first fraternity in 1776, fraternal or-ganizations have been a contro-versial topic among members and non-members alike. Our

secret nature has often led to much speculation as to what we truly value. Greek life at NMSU has not escaped this.

Here is what I know: Greeks at NMSU embrace the values of service to others, high scholas-tic achievement, the attainment of leadership positions and the positive power of community. Last academic year, Greek or-ganizations donated more than $32,000 and counted more

than 12,000 hours of hands on service to more than 40 local and national charities, non-profit organization and research foundations. 198 members of Greek organizations achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher. Greeks also were elected/selected to the highest levels of leadership on campus, as a Greek member was elected ASNMSU president

See Response pg. 11