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United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano spoke about border relations with Mexico at the Domenici Public Policy Conference on Wednesday evening at the Corbett Center Ballroom. She addressed issues regarding illegal immigration and violence on the border. Napolitano served as governor for Arizona, where she became the first woman to chair the National Governors Association. Krista Avila/the Round Up

By Heather Lang|contributing Writer

Two New Mexico State Uni-versity engineering students boarded the NASA micrograv-ity aircraft this summer in continuation of an experiment to prove a NMSU professor’s algorithm. The flight is part of the Iner-tial Property Algorithm Verifi-cation team’s continued efforts to prove program mentor Ou Ma’s method to anticipate and control the way a spacecraft will react to outside forces. “In order to do that, we need

an environment that is similar to a satellite in orbit,” said Jer-emy Bruggeman, senior in me-chanical engineering and IPAV team lead. Bruggeman said the team is working to replace thrusters used to control and anticipate changes in spacecraft with a more efficient robotic arm, in accordance with Ma’s algorithm. The ultimate goal, Bruggeman said, is to make the systems that measure changing inertial prop-erties more efficient and keep

Aggies take to the skies to prove NMSU prof’s algorithm

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Survey says: NMSU ranks in top half of national colleges, above UNMAggies listed among hundreds of best colleges in a national magazine and Web site survey

By andi Murphy|news reporter

New Mexico State University recently placed in the top halves of two national college ranking surveys. In the Washington Month-

ly magazine “College Guide,” NMSU placed 109 out of the 258 college and universities observed. The University of New Mexico came in at 138. The survey focused on univer-sity tuition, student satisfaction, retaining low-income students and conducting vital research. On the forbes.com “America’s Best Colleges for 2009” survey, NMSU was listed 193 out of 600

while UNM was ranked at 239. Forbes.com focused on student satisfaction with classes and per-centages of those graduating on time and success in after-gradua-tion employment. “I think we have a strong com-mitment to our students,” said David Thompson, instructor and chair of entomology, plant pa-thology and wheat science. “As

Minors in Possession spoil sae pledge eventBy Kristina Medley|news editor

Underage New Mexico State University students, includ-ing five active members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, were cited Friday night for hav-ing open containers of alcohol in a university van.

What Happened According to the police re-port from the New Mexico State University Police Department, a Doña Ana sheriff’s deputy said he observed a white 15 passen-ger van run a red light on South Main Street and pulled the van over. According to the report, the deputy said as he approached the vehicle, he could smell alcohol. The deputy then had the passengers exit the vehicle and observed multiple open containers of alcohol in the van. Mario Jaramillo, president of SAE, said the van was carrying 16 students, five of whom were SAE members, from the SAE house to the conference center at the Rainforest Bar. “It wasn’t a party,” Jaramillo said. “It was a pledge initiation.”The driver of the van, Stewart Burk Vidmar, chief justice of Associated Students of NMSU, received a citation for running the red light, and Jaramillo said NMSU is in the process of de-

See SAE pg. 3

NMSU students and faculty showed sur-prise and de-light to learn that NMSU was ranked about NMSU on national college rank-ings. Krista Avila/the Round UpSee Rank pg. 3

Janet napolitano talked borders at domenici conference

MicahKecman demonstrated conservation of momen-tum to share with students aboard the NASA “Weight-less Wonder.” Photo Courtesy Micah Kecman

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aggieCalendarThursday, sepT. 17

What: New Mexico State University Museum Fall Exhibit Opening ReceptionWho: The reception is free to the public. Join the museum for refreshments as they open the “Dine Weavers Create Beauty,” “Hilos de Tradicion: Blankets of Chimayo,” “Gorillas in the Lens: Dian Fossey’s Legacy,” and “Counting Change: Mexican Revolutionary Currency” exhibits. Where: The University Museum is located on the corner of University Avenue and Solano Drive inside Kent Hall.Time: 6 to 8 p.m.Contact: Call 646-5161 for more information

Tuesday, sepT. 22

What: How to Finance Graduate SchoolWho: Dr. Linda Lacey, Dean of Grad School Where: Anderson Hall (PSL) large conference room Time: 4:30 to 5:30 pm (No parking citations time)

What: Career ExpoWho: Student interested in seeking a career in the U.S. Diplomatic ServiceWhere: Corbett Center BallroomsTime: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Friday, sepT. 25

What: The Clean HouseWho: The American Southwest Theatre Company at New Mexico State University Theatre ArtsWhere: Hershel Zohn Theatre Time: Times vary on datesContact: call the NMSU Theatre/ASTC box office at 646-4515 or 1-800-646-ASTC or visit the Web site, at www.theatre.nmsu.edu/astc/playing_next.html

Monday, sepT. 28

What: Reception for law school studentsWho: All majors welcome, but asked to RSVP by Sept. 23.Where: Stan Fulton Center University ClubTime: 6 to 7:30 p.m.Contact: Tanya Campos at campos@law.unm.edu

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What: New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation ConferenceWho: Students and faculty involved in the STEM degree programWhere: Corbett CenterTime: 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.Contact: Josie Lannert at 646-3211 or the New Mexico AMP office at 646-1847

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a land grant college we are pushing to do things that will help the constituencies: the communities of New Mexico.” The land-grant status and mission of NMSU is to pro-duce scholars who will help their local communities and the state of New Mexico after graduation. Thompson said the major-ity of students he sees and talks to are satisfied with their classes and the university. He says NMSU offers small class sizes which offer more class participation, attention from professors and are a great al-ternative to the large class siz-es at other universities. “I think [the surveys] are great news for New Mexi-co State,” said Christopher Brown, department head of the geology department. “It indicated that we are doing

very good.” Brown said the rankings and positive features of NMSU may make the decision on where to attend college easier for prospective students. In fact, Brown said enroll-ment at NMSU has increased this semester. These statistics show that NMSU is a good school that takes care of its students, Brown said.

“I’m very impressed,” said Emilia McGee, a senior major-ing in business management, when she heard of the rank-ings for NMSU. McGee said afteeer seeing the results of the surveys, she is more hopeful about gradu-ating from NMSU. Andi Murphy is a news reporter and can be reached at trunews@nmsu.edu

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ciding whether or not Vidmar’s privileges to drive NMSU vehicles will be revoked.

Who Was Involved Jaramillo said there were only two SAE members who brought alcohol onto the van. Jaramillo said the rest of the alcohol was likely brought by SAE members’ dates. “The overall point of the van was a safe ride,” Jaramillo said. “It’s unfortunate that everyone got [reprimanded for] what a few individuals did. It was at their own discretion, and I’m sure they’re all regretting that.” Jaramillo and Matt Ellis, vice president of SAE, said alcohol is not allowed in the SAE house, and they were unaware the passengers had taken alcohol into the van. Jaramillo and Ellis said since they were unaware of the presence of alcohol, Vidmar was likely un-aware of it also. Vidmar has an NMSU driver’s license and said he volunteered to drive the van when SAE’s plan to hire private vans for the event fell through. Stewart said he was familiar with driving for Greek events and that he was unaware there were open containers of al-cohol in the van. “It was pretty dark,” Vidmar said. “I pretty much just pull up and people get in.”

Underage Drinking Underage drinking is a part of college culture. We’re all going to admit that,” Ellis said. “Whether it

be right or wrong, we’re not going to advocate it, but we’re also going to provide safe rides for it. This also opens up a lot of the younger guys’ eyes to the dangers of it and to the problems that can o c -cur.” Ellis said he hopes the incident will serve as a lesson for NMSU students and the community. “We always participate in WAVE, and Gamma [events], as well as any other resources on campus to try to get everybody more acclimated to the dangers of underage drinking,” Ellis said. “We’re also going to elect to ex-tend that out into the communi-ty.”

Unresolved Issues Jaramillo and Ellis said they were somewhat unhappy with the way DASD handled the situa-tion. Jaramillo said there was one person of drinking age in the van, and Jaramillo said the policeman threatened to send the person to jail if the minors did not confess that they had been drinking. “They’re using police intimida-tion to scare these kids into mak-ing sure this girl doesn’t go to jail,” Jaramillo said. Jaramillo and Ellis also said they were unhappy with the way the policeman told Vidmar to drive the van back to the univer-sity and left the passengers of the van on the side of the road to find an alternative method of trans-portation. Jaramillo and Ellis said it was a potentially danger-ous situation that could have been handled differently.

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

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up with evolving forms of tech-nology. “Our technology is advanc-ing exponentially,” Bruggeman said. To be more technologically efficient, the robotic arm is solar powered, unlike the fuel-burning thrusters currently used on spacecrafts and satel-lites, Bruggeman said. The robotic arm suggested in Ma’s algorithm will func-tion similarly to the arms of a figure skater, Bruggeman said. As the arm moves outward, the satellite will spin slowly, and as the arm moves inward, the satellite will spin quickly. The team has so far been able to calculate the theory in a lab setting and achieve results with exceptional accuracy. “We’ve been able to essen-tially identify the center of mass within almost a nanome-ter,” Bruggeman said. Bruggeman said the team of seven undergraduate stu-dents and one graduate stu-dent worked together to create a proposal, manufacture all hardware used in the experi-ment and acquire funding for the project. The IPAV team’s work cul-minated in two NASA micro-gravity flights on June 11 and

12, respectively at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Tex-as. Paul Hamilton, a senior in mechanical engineering, who helped design the mock satel-lite used in the experiments said the NASA jet, which Brug-geman called the “vomit com-et,” flies in a parabola pattern to simulate a space-like envi-ronment. “Basically, they [pilots] dive bomb the plane to simulate zero gravity,” Hamilton said. Flight time aboard the NASA “Weightless Wonder” is about two hours, Bruggeman said, and provides 30 instances of microgravity, lasting for 20 to 30 seconds each. Bruggeman said the experience aboard the jet gives students a better un-derstanding of microgravity and hyper-gravity than does a traditional lab setting. IPAV team members Mi-cah Kecman and Robert King released the mock satellite, complete with robotic arm, on board the NASA flight to con-duct the experiment, Brugge-man said. Kecman, a senior in me-chanical engineering, said the experiment was the best expe-rience in his life so far. “Growing up I always want-ed to be an astronaut,” Kec-man said, “and this might be the closest I get to that.” Kecman said the experiment

went well, in spite of some technical problems that could not be anticipated. “We did accomplish what we set off to do, but we have a lot of work ahead of us,” Kecman said. The data from the NASA mi-crogravity tests are still being analyzed by the IPAV team, and team members will con-tinue to conduct experiments in their on-campus lab. This flight was the second NASA-IPAV collaboration. Ma said the IPAV project is part of an interdisciplinary capstone course in the Col-lege of Engineering, involving electrical and mechanical en-gineering majors. “They learn [from] each oth-er and they help each other,” Ma said.

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An online report, posted on Sunday by the Las Cruces Sun-News, stated that, after being asked to leave from a student union eatery for disorderly conduct, an NMSU basketball player, Jahmar Young, called an NMSU employee a “fag.” Mr. Young’s words hurt deeper than he may know. While living in Garcia Hall in 2001, my friend and I were victims of a vicious hate crime. After assaulting me, the assail-ants went back to my friend’s room and beat him, all while calling him a faggot. It is a word as derisive and demeaning as any racial slur, and uttered by bigots. As communities that pride themselves on diversity of all types, Las Cruces and NMSU should not abide by his callous remarks. Mr. Young said that the employee was a “fag” that hid behind the police. In a law-abiding society, legal action should be taken when an infrac-tion is committed. Mr. Young would do well to remember that he has tarnished not only his name, but the NMSU athletics department. As an NMSU alum, I am disgusted

that a student – one with a previous record of obscene misconduct – will have no charges brought against him. If the employee will not press charges, then the athletics department should initiate ap-propriate disciplinary action. Southern New Mexico stands as a bastion of multicultural diversity. It constitutes the hopes and aspirations of both migrant worker and natural born citizen alike. It is a grow-ing melting pot that embodies the greatness of what many see as the American dream. But the greatness of such diversity is stricken dumb if it allows bigotry to silence any person or group. The burgeoning gay and les-bian community in Las Cruces is vibrant, but forced under-ground by overt and covert bigotry. Overt, when people like Mr. Young utter slurs; and covert when the deed goes unpunished. I hope Mr. Young receives more than a slap on the wrist.

--Brandon AultmanNMSU 2005 graduate

From our READERS

AlyssA Johnston, freshmAnAthletic trAining

““I think they should have gotten in trouble.

It’s against the law, and they were do-ing something they

shouldn’t have done. I know they took the time to get a DD, but

still, they were do-ing something they

shouldn’t have done.”

Andrew steArns, freshmAnAccounting

“I don’t think it’s fair. I think, if they took the

time to have a des-ignated driver, they

were being responsible enough. Even though they were drinking

and underage, I don’t think they should have

gotten MIPs.”

Judith levArio, sophomorenursing

“I think it’s fair. They’re still underage. Even though they had a designated driver,

they were still under-age.”

perlA cAstillo, sophomoremAthemAtics educAtion

“If they were un-derage, then they

shouldn’t have been drinking. I think it’s

fair because they were underage. They should have gone to Mexico.”

Voices of NMsU

Do you think it’s fair that members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity were issued minor in possession citations?Students respond to an alcohol-related incident

that members of SAE were involved in late Friday night.

The recruitment literature tells us Greeks are service-oriented leaders, who fulfill large amounts of philanthropic service and represent the best students of New Mexico State University. Recent actions portray a dif-ferent picture of these so-called “leaders.” So what do we focus on? What image of the Greeks

is truthful? And what role will Greeks serve on campus in the future? There are more than 600 stu-dents involved in Greek life at NMSU collectively, who record thousands of community service hours each year, helping the poor, the environment and the campus community. Greeks are represented in the highest levels

of student government and hold a seat on the Board of Regents.The Greek community provides a network of relationships for hundreds of students each year, including incoming freshmen eager to make connections with fellow students. However, many of these efforts go unnoticed, and are often overshadowed by the more scandalous Greek tra-ditions. Parties full of underage co-eds are a popular tradition among Greek houses and have proven time-and-again to be more than a stereotype. Little research must be done to prove this theory. Recently, many under-

Who ArE ThE GrEEkS?The recent Greek-alcohol related incidents left

The Round Up editorial board pondering what Greeks represent on campus.

age Greeks were cited for open containers while onboard a university vehicle. Yet another example is the recent arrest of a Greek charged with assaulting a fellow fraternity brother. So who are the Greeks? With so much conflicting informa-tion it is hard to form a con-crete opinion about what they represent. The editorial board encourages students, faculty and staff to send their opinions to truopinion@nmsu.edu.

tailgating 101¿Donde está la fiesta?

Bring the flavors of Mexico to your next tailgating party — or fiesta

By Carlos A.LopezPhotographed by Krista Avila

Grilled Steak FajitaS4two 8 to 10 ounce ribeye steaks, 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick43 tablespoons mixed chopped herbs (rosemary, thyme)41 1/2 teaspoons salt41 teaspoon black pepper41 tablespoon olive oil the day before, rub the steaks with the seasonings, and drizzle the oil on both sides of each steak. Place in a large re-sealable, plastic bag, and allow the steaks to sit in the refrigerator overnight. take the steaks out of the refrigerator and

bring to room temperature about 30 minutes to an hour before grilling. Meanwhile, preheat a grill to high and oil the grates. Grill the steaks for five to six minutes on each side; cover and let rest for five

minutes. With a sharp knife, slice the steaks across the grain into slices. eat with warm flour tortillas, grilled bell peppers, salsa and guacamole. Serve with an ice-cold margarita and tortilla chips. Serves 4.

Pico de Gallo (FreSh toMato SalSa) 42 medium ripe tomatoes, diced 41 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped 41/2 red onion, finely diced 41 jalapeño, chopped 44 cilantro sprigs, chopped 4juice of 1/2 lime 4Salt to taste combine and stir all ingredients in a bowl. let sit for five minutes to develop the flavors. Makes approximately one cup.

GuacaMole 42 ripe avocados 4juice of a lime 4 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion 4 4 cilantro sprigs, chopped 41 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped 4 1 teaspoon hot sauce 4Salt to taste 41/2 ripe tomato, diced cut the avocados in half, scoop the flesh into a bowl and mash with lime juice. thoroughly mix in the onions, cilantro, garlic, hot sauce and salt. Fold in the tomatoes. Makes approximately one cup.

By Elena Quintanilla |Contributing Writer

When grilling burgers or steaks at the next tailgate party, students should be wary of what attire they should and shouldn’t be wearing. Comfortable clothing and school pride are what most tail-gaters wear, and for this Satur-day’s game against the Univer-sity of Texas at El Paso, school pride is expected. “I think it’s the battle of the school colors,” said Hilda Orte-ga, department manager at the

NMSU bookstore. “We have to overpower UTEP, and we have to wear our school colors.” With that in mind, students can wear a variety of ensembles, but leave those tuxedos and suits at home. Men can wear shorts or jeans with flip flops or sneakers with a crimson NMSU shirt. A baseball cap may even be appropriate to wear as while flipping burgers. The NMSU bookstore sells crimson NMSU shirts, starting at $18 or less. NMSU logo hats are also available and start at

$19. Women can combine crim-son NMSU shirts with shorts, jeans, or even a jean skirt. For shoes, girls can wear sneakers, flip flops, or gladiator sandals. A bedazzled hat is on sale at the NMSU bookstore for $39.98. And at this Saturday’s game, where a plethora of orange is expected from the rival team’s fans, Ortega demands some-thing from Aggies: “We need a sea of crimson.”

GAME FASHIONAggies need “a sea of crimson” to show support for team

4The first contest between the two schools was held in 1935.4The two schools played every year from 1935 to 2000.4NMSU beat the Min ers in 2007 (29-24 in Las Cruces) and 2008 (34-33 in El Paso). 4The last three games be tween the rivals have been decided by a total of 12 points. 4Overall, the Aggies have a 19-15-1 advantage in games played in Las Cruces. 4The home team has won 10 of the last 12 games in the series.4Price and Walker have

been on opposing sidelines twice previ-ously. Washington State and California battled during he 1996 and 1997 seasons when Price was head coach of the Cou-gars and Walker was defensive backs coach for the Golden Bears. Washi- ngton State won both matchups.4The winner of the UTEP-New Mexico State game annally receives a pair of traveling trophies, the silver spade and the

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The Teach for America corps is asking graduating Aggies, especially crimson scholars, to join up and help reduce educa-tion inequalities throughout the nation. The Teach for America Cam-pus Campaign Coordinator Amy Holt said those accepted into the program will attend a five-week summer camp after signing on to the two-year pro-gram that will teach them the skills they will need to teach others. “Thirteen million children in the nation aren’t getting the right education they need,” Holt said. “It’s completely against what our country stands for.” The corps sends members into one of 35 different urban and rural locations around the nation with the ultimate goal of reducing the learning gap among school children who come from disadvantaged ra-cial and financial backgrounds, Holt said. The corps is an excellent op-portunity for education majors to get experience and accepts graduates from all majors.The training includes a rigor-ous regimen of workshops and seminars, Holt said. “I think [the program] is hugely important,” Holt said. “It doubled in size last year to 30,000 applicants.” The application process de-mands excellence, and only about 10 percent of all appli-cants interviewed are actually accepted into the corps, Holt said. “The interview process is very selective, and we only ac-cept people that we know will succeed,” Holt said. “We look at applicants’ leadership skills, GPA and their involvement on and off campus.” Out of the possible appli-cants, the 5,384 crimson schol-ars at NMSU may stand in a better position to be accepted. Any student can become a crimson scholar if he or she maintains a 3.5 cumulative GPA while in college. The amount of crimson scholars at NMSU is growing, with 350 more students in the program compared to last semester, said Yvonne Flores, Honors Program and Crimson Schol-ars Records specialist. Although the corps offers relocation funds to its mem-bers, applicants don’t have to go very far to make a differ-ence. According to the organiza-tion’s web site, www.teachfo-ramerica.org, the corps main-tains placement regions right here in New Mexico in places such as Gallup, the Navajo Na-tion and Grants. Some NMSU students can recall seeing or experiencing educational inequality while

attending grade school. Stacey Sigala, a freshman in physical education, said she saw a big difference between the opportunities of some stu-dents and others while attend-ing Hobbs High School. “It’s an issue that needs to be solved because it is hurting our economy,” Sigala said. “Kids aren’t learning what they need to [succeed].” For other students, inequal-ity was not an issue. Toni Riebe, a freshman in music education, said she didn’t en-counter any educational in-equality while attending the Alma de Arte Charter School in Las Cruces. “Some of my friends were rich and some of them were poor, but the teachers always cared about kids, and would

sit down and talk with them,” Riebe said. Holt suggested that appli-cants fully understand the mission of the corps before applying. “We’re adjust-ing our nation’s greatest social injustice,” Holt said. The deadline for application is Friday. Tom Sandford is a news reporter and can be contacted at trunews@nmsu.edu

BRIDGING THE GAP

Ambitious aggies asked to join Teach for America

sPortsEditor: David Chavez |trusports@nmsu.edu

What the Players aresaying about the rivalry...

Jeff Fleming (Qb)“This is my first taste of a rivalry game. People have been talking to me at school all week, but I am trying not to put pressure on myself.”

Trevor Vittatoe (QB)“The two years I have been playing I

haven’t been able to win the game, it’s like a Super Bowl for us.”

Braxton Amy (DB)“I hate those guys. The last two years I feel like we’ve had a better bunch of guys than them. They are a cocky bunch of guys and

they will let you know because we see them in the El Paso night life.”

Mike Aguayo (OL)“I take the rivalry personally. You hear

about it all year long and you don’t want to deal with that. We have had a bad two

years. We’re trying to get back on track this year.”

Kris Adams (WR)“It’s just another game. I’ve never been known as a rivalry kind of guy. We just started slow like last year. Once we get

rolling we won’t be stopped.”

Sam King (LB)“I’m real excited. This is my fifth time being a part of the game. It’s my last year here, so I’d like to keep [the 2-game win streak] going before I leave.”

Donte Savage (DE)“I’m nervous. It’s my first rivalry game since I didn’t play last year. Both teams are going to bring their A Game.”

Seth Smith (RB)“It’s going be a good game. The stadium is going to be packed. Both teams will be firing on all cylinders.”

By Korey Middleton|Sports Reporter

After winning their first game of the season against Prairie View A&M, coach DeWayne Walker and the Aggie football team are looking to continue their winning ways against I-10 rival, UTEP. The series has been a see-saw battle over the past sev-en years, with NMSU win-ning the past two meetings between the teams. Since 2002, the series is tied 3-3, excluding 2003 when the teams did not meet. Now, the Aggies look to win their third consecutive game against the Miners. For Walker and the team, the pressure generated by the game is palpable. “Obviously it’s a big game,” Walker said. “I’ve played rival games before at UCLA and USC, so I’m used to the atmosphere of those kinds of games.” At a media luncheon on Sept. 14, UTEP coach Mike Price said the game is a must win for the Miners. “It couldn’t have come at a better time to snap us back into reality,” Price said. “We could be hanging our heads around here for weeks, ex-cept we’re not going to. It whacks you in the face and wakes you up and says, `get

going, guys.’” The Miners, fresh off of a loss to the Kansas Jay-hawks, are hungry for their first win. Walker said their 0-2 record does not reflect the UTEP team strength this year. The Aggies head into the weekend after a close 21-18 victory over Prairie View A&M. The Aggie ground game, which rushed for more than 250 yards, was the key to the victory. Ju-nior Seth Smith led the way on the ground with 157 yards on 25 carries. “It’s a more balanced team now,” Smith said. “I just contribute to the team any way I can. If I get the ball, I get the ball.” The shootout last year between the Aggies and the Miners ended in a one point, 34-33, victory for NMSU, making the game on Satur-day that much more excit-ing, linebacker Sam Smith said. “It’s one of the biggest games of the year,” Smith said. “Practice is going to be intense. We’re battling like it’s a bowl game.” The UTEP offense, led by quarterback Trevor Vitta-toe, has struggled against opponents, producing 580 yards of total offense in two games. The UTEP defense

has struggled as well, allow-ing 885 yards of total of-fense. Walker said that the UTEP offense is really ex-plosive and the team hadn’t had a chance to get going in the past two games against Buffalo and Kansas. UTEP is averaging more than 218 yards per game, but has only mustered one pass-ing touchdown in their two losses. Walker added that the pressure of keeping the winning streak over the Miners is a big deal. “We’d love to keep this go-ing,” Walker said. The Battle of I-10 will take place at Aggie Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 19. Game time is set for 6 p.m.

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

Battle of I-10Aggies and Miners go head-to-head for the

87th time Saturday at Aggie Memorial Stadium

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BATTLE Of I-10

4Who: UTEP vs. NMSU4When: Saturday Sept. 19 @ 6:00 p.m.4 Where: Aggie Memorial Sta- dium4UTEP leads the series with a record of 49-35-24This is the 87th meeting between the two schools

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After two player-less pep ral-lies, coach DeWayne Walker and his entire roster will be in atten-dance at a pep rally Friday before the football game against UTEP.

The pep rallies are coordinated by the New Mexico State Univer-sity housing department and are held every Friday before football home games. The decision to in-clude the entire football team was made by Walker after he heard news of students being disap-pointed that the first two pep ral-lies of the year included no play-ers from the team.

“I think it’s disappointing that no member[s] of the football team have shown up because these pep rallies are designed to generate support for them,” said Jesus Ruiz, a community assis-tant at Garcia Hall. “It’s strange not to have the team there, but maybe some policies prevent all of the players from attending since [the pep rally] is the night before a game.”

The Director of Housing and Residential Life, Julie Weber, said the football team has been cooperative in arranging pep ral-lies and no players have attended thus far because the housing department simply had not re-quested player-participation to this point.

“We did not ask for any players at the first two pep rallies,” Weber

said. “Each pep rally is different and this one being the UTEP pep rally, we went ahead and request-ed for the players because this one is kind of important.”

The last two pep rallies started at 8 and 9 p.m. respectively and ended at about 11 p.m.

Walker said the late start to the pep rallies would be a problem for his team.

“Usually about 9 to 9:30 p.m. we start shutting it down so the players can relax, concentrate on the game the next day and get to bed,” Walker said.

To better accommodate the players and coaches, the housing department changed the sched-uled start of the pep rally to 7:30 p.m.

The pep rally theme this week will be centered on beating the Miners and will include a dunk-ing booth, which will allow stu-dents to take a shot at dunking people wearing UTEP attire into a tank of water. The event is for all NMSU fans and Las Cruces com-munity members and is not just for campus residents.

“Come out and see us,” Walker said. “We’d love to see you out there.”

The pep rally will be Friday at 7:30 p.m. and is hosted by Mona-gle Hall and RGH.

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

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Volleyball loses to national contenders, prepares for UTEP

By Chris Billings|Sports Reporter

The New Mexico State Univer-sity volleyball team is recovering after a weekend stint with two national contenders.

After loses to Wisconsin and Notre Dame, the Aggies sit at 4-4 and have less than a week to pre-pare for a second bout with UTEP and the beginning of conference play.

NMSU volleyball coach Mike Jordan said he believes the Aggies’ recent string of losses to top-tier teams will make the team better in the long run.

“Good teams expose weaknesses and we’re able to analyze those weaknesses here in practice,” Jordan said at the Aggies’ first practice since their loss to Notre Dame on Sunday. “I would rather lose to great teams and learn about ourselves than beat mediocre or bad teams.”

Jordan went on to say as long as his team showed it learned something from the recent slump, he didn’t care whether or not the team is 4-4 or 7-1.

As the Aggies begin conference play next Thursday, Jordan said his team stands at 0-0 like the rest of their conference foes.

Despite the clean-slate mental-ity in the locker room, Jordan still wants to see improvement in the youth of his team and said he believes the team has struggled as

of late. Also hurting the Aggies re-cently has been the injury of junior Kayleigh Giddens.

Giddens came highly touted to the Aggies as the outside hitter replacing alumna Lindsey Yon, a former All-WAC selection. With much success at Frank Phillips Junior College and as a former All-American, Giddens was expected to bring instant talent to the Ag-gies’ already impressive roster.

Regardless of the losses of both games and Giddens’ injury, Jordan said spirits are still high in the locker room.

“I don’t think morale is bad. I think morale is big and I think we understand that we are young and that we have some inconsistency,” Jordan said.

Although the Aggies were fortunate enough to welcome back seven returning players, the team also welcomed 10 newcomers to their 20 woman roster. Of the 10 newbies, eight are academic fresh-man.

The Aggies will take on Inter-state 10 rival UTEP in El Paso on Tuesday for the second time. The team has a 10 game winning streak over the Miners. Thursday the Aggies will begin their confer-ence schedule against Utah State University at the Pan American Center. Chris Billings is a sports reporter and can be reached at trusports@nmsu.edu

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“Gorillas in the Lens: Dian Fossey’s Legacy” “Gorillas in the Lens” features photographs of east central Af-rica’s mountain gorillas taken by Dian Fossey, who spent time studying the animals. In addi-tion, photographs documenting her studies by the National Geo-graphic Society will be displayed, according to the University Mu-seum Web site. The exhibit includes casts of gorilla faces, hands and feet, skulls and information about go-rillas. This display is a traveling ex-hibit from the University of Colo-rado Museum.

“Dinè Weavers Create Beauty” Navajo textiles, photographs, a documentary on the Crown-point Rug Auction and informa-tion about modern weavers offer viewers a look into the art of Na-tive American weaving. “All of these rugs tell a story, and they’re made perfectly, if one thread looks out of place, it’s not, it’s part of the design,” said Kath-erine Brooks, 25, museum cura-tor. “They’ve been doing this for generations and they’re profes-sionals.” Curator Gaea Mc Gahee, an in-structor at Dona Ana Community College, traveled to the Crown-point Rug Auction in Crown Point, N.M., where most of the rugs on display were purchased. Interviews with weavers, pictures and more information on the art are all included in a documentary which is also part of the exhibit.

“Counting Change: Mexi-can Revolutionary Curren-cy” “Counting Change” features the symbols and imagery found on revolutionary Mexican cur-rency. This is the first time the collection will be presented. The museum staff hopes to ei-

ther lend the collection or move it to Zuhl Library next year in cel-ebration of the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. The University Museum fea-tures anthropological collections with secondary collections on history and natural sciences on a regular basis. The museum aims to document Southwest and bor-der culture and history. Exhibits are developed by students and staff and are occasionally brought in from other institutions, ac-cording to the museum Web site. These four exhibits will be on display until Dec. 10. The University Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 12 to 4 p.m. It is located in Kent Hall at the corner of Univer-sity Avenue and Solano Drive. For more information, contact the museum at 646-5161 or visit www.nmsu.edu/museum.

From: Silver City, NMOccupation: Works in an art supply store, with a theater group and does art and lighting design on the side.

Briefly describe your artis-tic background: “I have a BFA from WNMU [Western New Mexico Univer-sity.] I’m always been drawn to the arts in one way or another. In Ohio, the school district I was in force-fed us the arts. From K-12 the arts were always there and many times were required. I think when I entered middle school, we had to do music. You could sing in the choir or play in the band, but you had to pick one. I played trumpet for four years in band. I didn’t care for it, but it was good for me at the time. My path to my BFA started in high school when I

dropped Calculus to take Draw-ing II my senior year. That started a trend. When I came out here to go to Western, I was a Zoology major. I wanted to study Lemurs on Madagascar. But again, the pull to the arts was much stronger than I could have ever anticipated.”Please describe your piece: “For this piece, titled ‘Symbi-otic’ I have taken the simplicity of the turbine into the world of art. The purpose is to illustrate the relationship between re-newable resources, in this case wind, and our use of modern amenities. The blades of the turbine, made from steel, are formed into the shape of hands. I chose hands to convey the re-lationship between humans and the environment. The cupped hands will catch the wind. The force of the wind will spin the turbine. The turbine will then spin an alternator, which has been modified for this project. Through the process of gear re-duction at a ratio of about 5:1,

minimal energy from the tur-bine is needed generate elec-tricity. The light illustrates the connection between the wind energy being regenerated into electrical energy. The lamp is fluorescent, just kind of thought that was appropriate. The piece stands six feet tall and roughly five feet wide and is constructed of steel and found objects, most-ly automotive parts and some parts from an old fence.”Where did you get the idea for your sculpture? “I had been toying with some car and truck rotors that have been piled in the yard for some time. I’d stack them up in dif-ferent configurations, leave them, switch them around. One morning leaving for work I caught, what is now, the base of the piece out of the corner of my eye. I had an immediate re-action and could ‘see’ the piece. I think the idea came from the subconscious part of me. It just happened to surface at that time and at that precise moment.”

How does your piece incor-porate the theme of regen-eration and rebirth? “My piece relates to the theme on a couple levels. The act of harnessing wind energy and transforming it into electrical energy. The use of found objects also relates the piece back to the theme of regeneration, through the process of being altered and birthed into something new and once again useful.”Have you ever created pub-lic art before? “I have never created public art before. This is a first time experience for me. I have also never created a piece like this before. This is the birth of a new aspect to my artistic career.”Do you have a website or blog where students can see more of your work? I don’t have a Web site, but I have a Facebook page. Some of my pieces can be seen there, including this T.I.M.E. installa-tion.

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“Ouroboros” means “tail eater” and is displayed in front of the Branigan Cul-tural Center. Joe Barrington made his sculpture out of discarded tires and steel, the symbol of a serpent eating its own tail is found in many cultures. Krista Avila/the Round Up

Compiled by Katy Barnitz. Barnitz is an arts reporter and can be reached at tru-arts@nmsu.edu

Compiled by Katy Barnitz. Barnitz is an arts reporter and can be reached at tru-arts@nmsu.edu

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James WissingPiece: “Growth”Location: Future site of the Mu-seum of Nature and Science411 N. Main St.From: Albuquerque Occupation: Cook and artist

Briefly describe your artis-tic background: “I have always done art through out my life, but for the last four years I have been studying fine arts at UNM where I recently received a BFA in art studio.”Please describe your piece: “The piece is a large steel frame with a recycled material skin, with live plants that grow out of the fingertips. It is a bio-morphic tree hand, which takes on characteristics of both the human hand and a tree trunk.”Where did you get the idea for your sculpture? “I got the idea for the piece from my two dimensional work. The idea is that humankind are not separate from nature and the way that humans use their hands to manipulate their envi-ronment.”How does your piece incor-porate the theme of regen-eration and rebirth? “In this work, the seasonal change in the plant life repre-sents the idea of regeneration and the recycled material, the idea of reuse, embraces the idea

of transformation and regenera-tion in a new form.”Have you ever created pub-lic art before? “This is my first public art ad-venture.”Do you have a Web site or blog where students can see more of your work? “I currently do not have a Web site. Hopefully I will have one soon, but I was recently married and will be changing my name and therefore am waiting before creating a Web site or profile on an art share site.”

Tasha CooperPiece: “Symbiotic”Location: Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St.

Sophomore Mark Bartley, junior Beth Bartley, sophomore Jessica Simmons, and sophomore Pablo Taylor dressed up Friday night for the screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Hershel Zohn Theater. Frank De La O/the Round Up

“Hilos de Tradicion: Blankets of Chimayo” Hilos de Tradicion showcases Spanish-American weavings from Northern New Mexico. Artists color wool with natural dyes and weave them into unique blankets charac-teristic of the Chimayo area, said Laura Reyes, 22, an anthropology graduate stu-dent and curator of the exhibit. “They use anything from ground up in-sects to walnut husks, indigo, cactus fun-gus to dye,” Reyes said. Blankets made by Irvin Trujillo, a Na-tional Endowment for the Arts National Heritage fellow of 2007, as well as other artists are on display.

What do Northern New Mexican blan-kets, Navajo weavings and gorillas have in common? Each is the focus of one of the new ex-hibits at the New Mexico State University Museum. “Counting Change: Mexican Revolu-tionary Currency,” “Gorillas in the Lens: Dian Fossey’s Legacy,” “Hilos de Tradi-cion: Blankets of Chimayo” and “Dinè Weavers Create Beauty” will all open Thursday with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the University Museum located in Kent Hall.

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LEFT: Displayed outside the Cutter Gallery was Susannah Mira’s “All in Knots,” a sculpture made from discarded textiles and tubing, symbolizing community and interconnected actions. RIGHT: Outside the Rio Grande Theater is Mary Lucking and Pete Goldusts’s “Rag Riparian,” sculptures that resemble southwester plant life made out of worn-out clothing. Krista Avila/the Round Up

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