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What a strange begin-ning to February. Three snow days in a row is unheard of for this part of the coun-try, and many of you

have never had even one snow day let alone half of a week. This is certainly un-charted territory for all of us, including the university. As a native to the Mid-west, I am used to the occasional blizzard that cuts power and shuts down schools and cities. In the Midwest we have snow plows, salt trucks and contingency plans for such occasions. In the sunny city of Las Cruces it seems like we do not have any kind of plans for this kind of weath-er, and why should we. The question now becomes, what do we do from here? This is possibly one of the only times in school history that campus has had to be closed for more than one day because of wintery weather. I seriously doubt there is a contingency plan for this sort of event. Why would there be? Before the icy cold descended upon us it was 60 degrees and sunny. Faculty, staff and students will return to school on Monday unsure of what the future of this semester will hold because of “Blizzard 2011.” Will we have to stay into fi nals week to make up the classes we missed, will professors

double up on assignments and when will we make up the exams we missed during the end of last week? Another question I would like to have explored is why exactly El Paso Electric was caught so unprepared for this winter storm. Forecasts for this wintery weather came a week in advance giving everyone time to prepare for the worst, especially our power company. EPE should have been prepared to provide the power the community needed through the storm. Why was EPE so unprepared and why does the university not have a back-up plan for instances when EPE can’t han-dle the power load of the university?

When Monday comes and many of us step back into the classroom, after an unexpected and much enjoyed fi ve day vacation, we will get answers to many of these questions. I hope you all enjoyed your short-lived blizzard vacation-- I know I did.

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Winter made a comeback this week as Las Cruces and the state of New Mexico experienced re-cord-setting temperatures and what many call an unforgettable amount of snow for the area. For New Mexico State Uni-versity students, the seemingly freakish weather meant a fi ve-day snow break due to requests from El Paso Electric, which lost local power at its two plants, and began operating on power from out of town. According to a release from NMSU, the uni-versity remained closed in or-der to take pressure of the local power grid. The energy concerns also sparked newly inaugurated Gov. Susana Martinez to issue a state of emergency, asking all New Mexicans’ to help con-serve energy by keeping ther-mostats down, using alternative

forms of heat and cutting back on use of high energy devices such as washing machines and dishwashers in order to reduce the number of blackouts in the state. Though many took these precautions, it did not halt the large number of power outages experienced throughout the re-gion, including on the NMSU campus. John White, assistant for the South Campus operations desk, there have been various power outages in student housing since Wednesday, and students on campus are also cautioned to reduce energy consumption. “From what the CAs have told us, they’re trying to reduce the amount of energy used [in stu-dent housing] in order to help prevent the rolling blackout,” White said. Corbett Center also did its part to reduce energy last week,

cutting back on the hours of op-eration in Taos Cafeteria as well as shutting down all other ser-vices including the bookstore and Java City, said director of Corbett Center Kate Fahrbach. “We shut down all the eleva-tors so no one gets trapped,” said Fahrbach. “We never know when the power is going to go out; that’s the problem, and we are running on a limited staff, though they are doing an excel-lent job at keeping the building running.” Weather is expected to return to normal this week with highs in the mid 60s. Fahrbach said Corbett services are also ex-pected to resume as normal. For updates and questions about closures, students can call (575) 646-1000.

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New Mexico state University libraries offer tours for students By Amanda VanVeen|staff writer

Tours of both New MexicoState University libraries areavailable to students duringthe week, offering a glimpseofmuchmorethanbooksandcomputers. The tours begin at the In-formation Desk in Zuhl li-brary and continue to Bran-son library, lasting 40 to 45minutes. Tours are usuallyguided by Wendy Simpsonfrom the library research andreferences services depart-ment. Simpson will be con-ducting the tours once a dayon weekdays. Simpson saidthe tourswereput inplace tohelp students find what theyare looking for, whether it isbooksforresearchorcopyma-chines. Simpson has been givingtours for about three years,andsaidshe isalwaysexcitedaboutshowingstudentstheli-brary. “The library offers morethan just books and comput-ers,”Simpsonsaid.“Thetoursget students into the library,show them where things areand let them know what wecandotohelpthemsucceed.” Zuhl library is home tobookswithin the rangeofhu-manities, arts and social sci-ences, while Branson housesthescience,mathandbusinessbooks.Thehoursofoperationforeach libraryarepostedonthefrontdoors. Both libraries also havecopiers and scanners. Somemachines allowpaymentwith

survey shows employment forecast best for business and computer majors

By Alex Quintana | staff writer

Anewstudysuggestsstudentsat traditional colleges are notmaking significant advance-mentsinlearningcriticalskills. According to a study doneby sociologist RichardArum ofNewYorkUniversity,45percentof students surveyed showedno significant improvement intheir critical thinking, complexreasoningorwritten communi-cationskillsduringthefirsttwoyears of college. The study fol-lowedover2,300undergraduatestudentsfromthefallof2005tothespringof2009. According to Arum’s newbook, “Academically Adrift:Limited Learning on College

Campus”, at times there werestudentswhograduatedwithoutknowing how to sift fact fromopinion, make a clear writtenargument or objectively reviewconflicting reports of a situa-tion or event. After four yearsofschool,36percentshowednogainsin“higherorder”thinkingskills. Thestudynotedthelightloadofhomeworkstudentshadtodoandsuggestedthemorestudentswere asked to do in class, themoretheylearned. The study also found stu-dentsspentabout51percentoftheir time socializing or beinginvolved in extracurricular ac-tivities,comparedtoonlyaboutone-fifth of their time commit-

tedtoacademicseachweek,in-cludinghoursspentinclassandstudying. The study also found if stu-dents studied, read and wrotealone, they showed more im-provement.Thosewhoattendedmoreselectiveschoolsandwhomajoredintheartsandsciencesalso showed greater learningimprovement. Classes requir-ingheavywritingof20pagesormore and heavy reading of 40pages or more proved to helpraiselearningrates. LauraWalker,agraduatestu-dentandanEnglish111instruc-toroncampus,saidshethinksitisespeciallyhardtofitbothcriti-calthinkingandwritingaspectsintoonesemester.

“I agree if you challenge stu-dents they will feel inspired torise to the challenge,” Walkersaid. Other teachers do not neces-sarily agree with Arum’s find-ings. “A large percent[age] of myclassdoimproveontheirthink-ingandwritingskills,”saidMegMcGuire, a graduate studentteachingEnglish211. “Ithinktheyarecapableofdo-ingasmuchasIgivethem--it’sdifferentforeachinstructorandstudent,”McGuiresaid.

Alex Quintana is a staff writer and can be contacted at truprint@nmsu.edu

Study finds students less than studious

By Ryan Kelley | staff writer

The National Association ofColleges and Employers re-leasedasurveythatfoundbusi-nessandcomputersciencema-jors currently have the highestchanceofgainingemployment. NACE conducted a surveyof employers for “Job Outlook2011”. Employers were askedwhichcollegemajorstheyfoundmost appealing for potentialemployees to have. The over-

whelming response from em-ployers was that business andcomputer science majors wereindemand. Oftheorganizationsthatpar-ticipatedintheNACEsurvey,62percentwereseekingtoemployaccounting majors, 57 percentwantmajorsinfinance,53per-cent would like electrical andmechanicalengineersaswellascomputersciencemajorsand52percent of employers are seek-ingbusinessadministrationand

managementmajors. “Computer science is one ofthose degrees where there aremore openings than people tofill them,” said Mimi Collins,director of communicationsforNACE. “Fornewgraduates,their advantage is that theirskillsarecuttingedge.” Collins said graduates in thefieldsofbusinessandcomputersciencebenefitfrombeingmoreportable. “Everyorganizationneedsac-

countingassistanceorprogram-ming,” Collins said. “Havingthesedegreesmeanyouarenottiedtooneindustry.” When NACE asks employerswhatmajors theywould be in-terested in hiring, the answeris continually thesame,Collinssaid.“Consistentlybusiness,en-gineeringandcomputerscienceareinthehighestdemand.” Lizbeth Ellis, departmenthead of finance atNewMexicoState University, said the two

mostsought-aftermajorsinthecollege of business are in themore challenging fields of ac-countingandfinance. Ellis said NMSU studentsgainanedgefromskillslearnedinthecollegeofbusiness,whichallowthemtobereadytoenterthe professional world withoutneeding to be taught how towork. “Businesses want students

AccountinggraduatestudentLarryWausonstudiesinthelobbyoftheBusinessComplexJan.25.Senioraccount-ingmajorJeremyCooperstudiesinthelobbyoftheBusinessComplexWednesday,Jan.26.Neal McRae / theR-ound Up

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Protestors outside Corbett“Oh, Obama listen up Mubarak’s time is up,” protestors said as students were entering Corbett Center Union.In recent weeks, thousands of protesters gathered together in several parts of Egypt to annunciate demands for political and economic reforms. This has spread out to New Mexico State University, where students have united in reverence to the Arabic revolution.

Possible cuts in federal Pell Grants would affect millions of students’ financial aidBy Alex Quintana | staff writer

Possible cuts in federal PellGrantswillaffectmillionsofstu-dents across the nation if Con-gress votes to reduce the PellGrantbudgetfor2011. If the proposed vote on a 15

percent deduction in fundingpasses throughCongress, itwillalso affect many students oncampuswhoreceivefinancialaidfromthegovernment. ThePellGrantprogram,whichhelps undergraduate studentsaffordcollegetuition,awardsaid

to students based on financialneed,costsofschoolattendanceandwhetherthestudentattendspart-orfull-time. In President Obama’s recentState of TheUnion address, hesaid hewould not cut the defi-cit by “gutting our investments

in innovation and education”.Obama’s budget for the fiscalyear2012istobereleasesome-timenextmonth. Those lobbying to keep PellGrant funding intact expect thecuttobearound$5.7billion.

“[The bill] would limit somestudentswhorelyonPellGrantsand increase Federal Supple-mental Educational OpportunityGrant and loans,” said CarlosClark,directoroffinancialaidandscholarshipservicesatNMSU. Clark saidhebelieves it is thefirst time since the Reagan orGeorge H.W. Bush administra-tions thatPellGrantshavebeencut. Since more and more stu-dentsare receivingfinancialaid,Clarksaidhewouldremindstu-

dentstogetstartedontheirappli-cations. “Apply early so that you canhaveaccesstolimitedscholarshipandstategrants,”Clarksaid. According to the InstitutionalResearch, Planning and Out-comesAssessmentofNewMex-ico State University, 28 percentofstudentson themaincampusreceivesomesortofgrantmoneyincluding Pell Grants, AcademicCompetitiveness Grants andStateStudentIncentiveGrants.

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Black Programs plans variety of events for Black History MonthBy Mario Selle | Staff Writer

Feb. 1 marked the beginningof Black History Month for theUnitedStates, an event that hasbeen celebrated here annuallysince 1976when itwas officiallyintroduced. NewMexicoStateUniversity’sBlack Programs has planned awealth of activities for studentsto participate in throughout themonth. The events began Feb.1 with an opening ceremony inCorbett Center at 6 p.m. Theceremony featured guest speak-ersandareadingintroducingtheeventstocome.

BlackProgramshasplannedtofillthemonthwithmultipleguestspeakers, a celebration of jazzmusicandanartgalleryshowcas-ing theworks of African-Ameri-canartists. Festus Addo-Yobo, director ofBlack Programs at NMSU, saidBlackHistoryMonthisacelebra-tionofthecontributionsAfrican-Americanshavemadenotonlytothiscountry,butalsoonaglobalscale. “Idon’tbelieveBlackAmericanhistorystartedwithslavery,”Ad-do-Yobosaid.“It’saculminationofcultureandhistorythatstartedlongagoinAfrica.”

The art gallery opening isscheduled fornextweek. ItwillhosttheworksofBenHazard,anartistwho painted a portrait forPresidentObamaandhisfamily. TonyBaker,ablackcomedian,will be performing in the EastBallroomoftheCorbettCenteronFeb.15.Theselfproclaimed“Chi-townNewMexican”hasbeenfea-turedinfamouslocationssuchastheIceHouseinLosAngeles. The gospel choir, featuringKevinHamilton,willperformonFeb.19intheAtkinsRecitalHall. OnFeb.24,apresentationdis-cussingthelife,trialsandtribula-tionsofMalcolmXwillbegiven

by Manning Marable. Marableis also said to have new detailsabout the famous black leader,Addo-Yobo said. The eventwillbe held in the Corbett CenterBallroom. “It’s important that studentscome out to these events-- theycangainalotofinformationandgettounderstandandknowblackculture,”Addo-Yobbosaid.“Cul-ture isapowerful tool. It isdy-namicandconstantlychanging.” For those who would like tospendalittletimeinElPaso,theMagoffinAuditoriumattheUni-versityofTexasatElPasoisalsohosting events in celebration of

BlackHistoryMonth.LadysmithBlack Mambazo, an African acappella group, is scheduled toperformFeb.6. “Blackhistorymonthisacel-ebration of culture and history,plain and simple,” Addo-Yobosaid. Formoreinformationpertain-ing to these events, or for datesandtimesofotherevents,contactBlackProgramsat135GarciaAn-nex or (575)-646-4208, and atblackpro@nmsu.edu.

Mario Selle is a staff writer and can be contacted at truprint@nmsu.edu

to walk into the door, not onlywithawell-roundedliberalartsbackground, but also with theskill set to be productive fromdayone,”Ellissaid.“Businessesdon’t want to teach people theskillstheyneedfortheirjob.” Ellissaidthebestthingastu-dentcando is tobegin lookingforemploymentassophomoresbygoingtojobfairstoacquaintthemselveswithemployersandfindinternships. “Ifyougetajobbeforegradu-ation,itlookslikeyouareago-getter,”Ellissaid. “Business graduates tend tobe inhighdemandbecauseev-erysectoroftheeconomy--pri-vate enterprise, government,not of profits and educationalinstitutions--usesomeorallofthe disciplines found in a col-lege of business,” said GarreyCarruthers,deanofthebusinesscollege. Enricho Pontelli, depart-mentheadofcomputerscienceat NMSU, said there are a lotof jobs inthecomputersciencefieldandnotalotofpeoplefill-ingthem. “Over the last 10 years therehas been an explosion in de-mand for skills in computerscience,” Pontelli said. “If youlookaround,computersareev-erywhere--phonesarecomplexcomputersandcarsarenowbigcomputers.Theneedforpeoplewho can actually program hasincreasedalot.” “Due to the media there hasbeen the impression that therearenojobs,thattheyaregoingto India and China,” Pontellisaid. “Those jobs aren’t pro-gramming and software devel-opment; those jobs are in the

U.S.Thereishighdemandthatjustisn’tbeingmet.” Pontelli said computer sci-encehasbecomeacentraldisci-plineneededinordertoworkinotherdisciplines. For example, in order to ad-vancescience,computingisnec-essary,Pontellisaid.“Inbiologyyounowhavetorunlargesimu-lations that are no longer pos-sibleintherealworld,”Pontelliexplained. Jobsthatareinhighdemandinclude data management ordata mining, bioinformatics(a combination of biology andcomputerscience)andanythingpertaining to networking, Pon-tellisaid.

Ryan Kelley is a staff writer and can be contacted at truprint@nmsu.edu

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cash. The libraries offer comput-ers for students and com-munity members. Computers available for the general com-munity may have time limits to allow for students use as

well. In the front areas of both Zuhl and Branson, there are maps indicating which com-puters are open and which are taken. To check out a book, stu-dents can go to the service desk

at both libraries. However, in Zuhl, a new self-checkout area is also available for students. If the libraries do not have a copy of a book available on campus, the Information De-livery Services department can help. The staff there will locate the book in a library either on another NMSU campus or within the Las Cruces area and can have it delivered. Many professors also place books in reserves, so students should check at the service desk of the library if they can-not find a needed book on the shelves. Books on reserve can only be checked out for two hours to allow for several students to have access to the text. Both libraries also have spe-cial collections that are unique to NMSU. Zuhl library houses the Zuhl Collection, which contains thousands of specimens in-cluding petrified wood, fossils and minerals. There are cur-rently over 2,000 items in the collection. Branson library has extra media items for students to view or check out. There is a periodicals room with maga-zines and journals available

for viewing. Branson is also home to the microfiche and microfilm areas. Branson is the current loca-tion of the Government Docu-ments department, which is a federal depository site. The fourth floor has archives and special collections from NMSU and the Las Cruces area. DVDs and CDs are also avail-able for check out in Branson. Andie Portillo, a freshman at NMSU, attended the tour for extra credit in a class and said she was surprised how helpful it actually was. When she showed up for the tour, she said she was only expect-ing to learn how to better use the library resources. By the end of the tour, Portillo said she would recommend it to other people. “It was really helpful,” Por-tillo said. “I didn’t know that there were movies and govern-ment documents.” For more information on tour dates and times, call the Zuhl Information Desk at (575) 646-5792.

Amanda VanVeen is a staff writer and can be contacted at truprint@nmsu.edu

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Column: Egypt in turmoilBy Trenton Sperry | UWIRE

For 30 years, the Arab Republic of Egypt has been under “emer-gency law,” allowing the govern-ment to expand its police powers while suspending constitutional rights and censoring the media. The autocratic Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, has retained of-fi ce for the same amount of time, despite protests from the popula-tion. But this weekend, the Egyptian people made it known that they’ve had enough. Thousands took to the streets in large cities like Cairo, Alexandria and Suez, calling on Mubarak to resign and allow a new government to form. On Friday, the world was stunned when Egypt’s four main Internet service providers were instructed by the government to cease their services, leaving nearly the entire country without Inter-net access. The government also instructed cell phone companies to cut off their services, rendering mobile devices almost useless. As police stations were set on fi re in response to the govern-ment’s actions, OSU student Mo-hammed Aboustait, an interna-tional student from Egypt, was anxiously awaiting any news avail-able. “I haven’t had a full night’s sleep in days,” Aboustait said. “I sleep two or three hours, then get up and watch the news.” Aboustait’s family lives in Cairo, in an apartment near a mosque where opposition leader Mo-hamed ElBaradei was praying on Friday. “My father went to the daily prayers at the mosque on Friday,” Aboustait said. “As he prayed, the police came in and used tear gas on the people. My sister told me, sort of jokingly, that it was the fi rst time she had ever seen my father cry.” Mubarak has long been sup-ported by the United States, but it’s time for that to change. There have

been suspicions that Mubarak’s re-elections throughout the years were fraudulent. “They hand you the (ballot), and it’s already marked,” said Aboustait. “What can you do?” Under Mubarak, Egypt has de-clined needlessly. Its literacy rate is 71 percent, and its currency ex-change rate has plummeted. “They’ve killed everything in us,” said Aboustait. “No inven-tions, no innovation. We just want to take care of ourselves. These leaders, they don’t care.” Although it may be a knee-jerk reaction for Americans to want to intervene, Aboustait said this may be the worst possible answer. “Socially, we are against foreign control,” said Aboustait. “I am not concerned about a conservative or liberal government. We need to come up with our own Egyptian

government.” The best way we as Americans can help Egypt in its struggle for liberty is to remain concerned. Keep your eyes and ears on the situation. If you know a student from Egypt, let them know that you’re paying attention. If you’re religious, pray for their friends and family and for the brave men and women who have taken a stand against an oppressive govern-ment. And, as Aboustait said, always keep in mind America’s own struggle for freedom. “I hope people here understand how lucky they are,” said Abousta-it. “It’s not all about Obama’s health care law.” Copyright 2010 The Daily OCol-legian

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they will finish strong,” Men-zies said. The team this season is simi-lar to Menzies’ past teams in that they are a young team with a lot of talent. Menzies said this team has a better up-side than other teams he has coached in the past. In order to make it to the Na-tional Collegiate Athletic Asso-ciation tournament, Menzies said the team definitely has to win the WAC playoffs and improve their skills with every practice and every game. Menzies said he knows the team has a lot of talent, but it is a matter of playing the best basketball towards the end of the year. Troy Gillenwater, a starting forward for the team, said he thinks in order to make it fur-ther, he needs to help his team by becoming a better leader and being more vocal. Gillen-water has been playing basket-ball for NMSU for three years, and said he feels the team had better teamwork skills last sea-

son. Gillenwater said the play-ers need to come together and progress as a team. “In order to keep playing and make it further into the play-offs, the team needs to have consistent defense and have more rebounds,” Gillenwater said. By playing tough defense and increasing the rebound stats, he believes the team can only improve and move for-ward. Both Menzies and Gillen-water said the team has what it takes to push through the competition and make it all the way. Another big factor in con-tributing to the season is the fans. “Students at the games really make a difference in the suc-cess rate,” Menzies said. “I en-courage students to come and support our young, talented team.”

Candice Corley is a staff writer and can be contacted at truprint@nmsu.edu

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growing up, he was influ-enced by NBA player Monta Ellis. Ellis is a 6’3” 185-pound guard for the Golden State Warriors from Oakland, Cali-fornia. Laroche said Ellis is an easy player for him to re-late to, considering they play the same position and are roughly the same size. Laroche said he enjoys his time away from the court and in the classroom as a govern-ment major. “I want to be in politics or business,” Laroche said. The Aggie guard said he finds Las Cruces to be a nice place to live. Laroche enjoys the weather and the people who live here. He has many friends on campus and enjoys hanging out with them. A hidden talent Laroche said he has is “sick dance moves”. He said he enjoys dancing when he gets the chances to. Laroche said his favorite meal would be home-cooked Haitian and Caribbean food, with a meal composed of seafood, chicken and beef, as well as a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables.

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Since 1984 the New Mexico State University women’s rugby team, the Lady Chiles, has been considered a club sport on cam-pus. Rugby, a full-contact sport created by mixing football and soccer, is a sport played on the collegiate level at many univer-sities. The lady’s rugby team boasts a 15-women team, which means the team is large enough to play a 15 person rugby match with no one subbing out. The number of players per team is decided based on the type of rugby game that will be played. Games can include seven, 10 or 15 players on the field at one time. “We [the NMSU rugby team] are in the rebuilding stages, after losing a good amount of women to graduation,” said Cassandra Dominguez, president and team captain of the Lady Chiles.

Dominguez also added that the team had a winning record last year and hopes to continue that tradition this year. The Lady Chiles hold practice every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the lower intramural fields, from 4 p.m. to about 5:30 p.m. The team plays games here in Las Cruces, as well as around the Southwest, with their big-gest rival being the University of New Mexico. “Anyone is allowed to come out and give it a shot, as long as they have the willingness to get tackled and have fun,” Domin-guez said. “No experience is needed.” For more information on practice times contact Cassan-dra Dominguez at (915) 471 1457.

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The Vagina Monologues make return trip to Las CrucesBy Santa Nava | Staff Writer Students from New Mexico State Uni-versity will present “The Vagina Mono-logues” from Feb. 24-26 at 7 p.m. in the Rio Grande Theater on the Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. The play was written by Eve Ensler, an advocate of women’s rights and cre-ator of the global movement Victory, Valentines, and Vagina Day, or “V-Day”. The play will be directed by Danielle Robert and Barbi Galvan, who assem-bled the production this year. “People keep coming back, because each year it is different,” Galvan said. “It will be a well-celebrated show,” said Danielle Galvan, assistant director for the play. Robert said since she was 15 years old, she has been active with this move-ment against violence, and described the play as having much power towards their cause. As advocates of feminist groups and women’s rights, the mission of V-Day members is to ensure women are se-cure and have the freedom to succeed. V-day attempts to halt violence against women by raising public aware-ness through the series of performanc-es. Ensler’s monologues are based on a combination of testimonies from wom-en all over the world who have been domestically abused by their husbands, or raped by their own stepfathers, cous-ins, uncles, mothers and fathers. It emphasizes stigmas women often

have regarding their anatomy, and is performed with humor for the enjoy-ment of the audience. The performances are conducted an-nually through the months of February and March, where around 5,100 shows

are displayed all over the world. The scripts have been translated in 48 lan-guages and performed in over 140 dif-ferent countries. The proceeds have gone to advocates of women’s rights and those who sup-

port the end of mutilation and rape in countries like Afghanistan, Kenya, Bos-nia, Croatia and Chechnya. Every year the spotlight cause is usually chosen by a recent tragedy. This year the focus is on Haiti. The production will involve a new mono-logue reflecting the attitudes of wom-en and girls in Haiti. Myram Merlet, a former member of a feminist group in Haiti, will be the focus points this year for her strong attitude against the vio-lence women and girls in the country are suffering. Merlet was killed in the 2010 earthquakes. The Massage Therapy Training Insti-tute helped sponsor V-Day, as well as other local businesses, bands and the Las Cruces community. NMSU’s Femi-nist Reinventing Equality Everywhere has helped raise funds as well, and have distributed informational pamphlets about eating disorders and worked to reduce the pessimistic stereotypes of women. Tickets will be on sale for $10 start-ing Feb. 7 in Corbett Center. Proceeds will be distributed to different causes: 10 percent will go towards the spot-light cause “Haiti”, and 90 percent will go to local charities like La Casa, who aid domestically-abused women in Las Cruces. The goal this year is to raise $10,000 to help out women in need.

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NMSU students keep zombie genre aliveBy Antonio Lucero | Staff Writer

Rotting corpses and zombies are not exactly what one usu-ally associates with love, but for one New Mexico State Uni-versity student, it is the theme for his upcoming movie.

Armed with a team of about seven fellow students, Nate Ayoub, a senior majoring in journalism and digital film, plans to make a zombie musi-cal with working title “Zombie Musical: The Movie.”

“It incorporates the classical post-apocalyptic zombie story with music,” said Ayoub. “It’s a love story; it takes a different perspective”.

The film is a dark comedy about an unlikely love pair, Ayoub said.

“You follow this character around named Ryan who is a zombie,” said Ayoub. “It’s kind of weird to have the audience relate to a zombie character. He falls in love with a girl who is not infected.”

Ayoub said the film is about the struggle of identity and try-ing to break barriers.

“We have a lot of writing done for the most part, but are still in the process of tweaking it,” Ayoub said. He said with

the script being almost done, the team is ready to tackle the large task of production.

The group is preparing for auditions to be held Feb. 25 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. in room 167 of Milton Hall.

“If you can sing and act that’s great, if you can’t, don’t be dis-couraged, come and audition anyway,” said Ayoub.

Ayoub said actors in lead roles for the movie may be compensated when things are sorted out financially.

Filming is set to start in June and finish within two months, and will take place around Dona Ana County and possibly in El Paso.

Christopher Owings, direc-tor of the film, said the project started with a single idea and developed into a group effort.

“Everyone here has helped put notes and kind of flush out the final story and get the final script going,” Owings said.

Owings said Ayoub hand-picked the people who would best contribute to the process of the film.

“I grabbed Keagan Karnes (co-producer) and William Zimmerman (music producer) and talked about the idea and got a rough script and began

picking who would be good for those positions,” Ayoub said.

Owings said the film is go-ing to be something that most people have never seen.

“People should be expecting an original, different story,” Owings said.

In addition to the offbeat comedy, an equally offbeat original score was written by NMSU student William Zim-merman, complete with music and lyrics.

“You can expect three songs per act like you would in the-ater,” said Ayoub. “It’s going to be about an hour long.”

Ayoub said his idea for a zombie musical was mainly in-spired by Joss Whedon’s “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”.

“It’s what really sparked my interest in a zombie musical,” Ayoub said.

Everyone involved is a stu-dent at NMSU, and the movie is being independently pro-duced by the students.

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“In a Time of Division, Art Unifies”By Kendra Slown | Staff Writer

New Mexico State University will hold a Contemporary Arts Festival in the Atkinson Recital Hall, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 and running through Feb. 9.

The theme of the event is “In a Time of Division, Art Unifies”. The event will focus on contem-porary music composers and multi-media interactions with other art forms. Music, sculp-ture, photography, dance and drama will all be a part of the show.

“It’s a collaborative event be-tween many artistic disciplines, all focused on music,” said Fred Bugbee, NMSU professor of music and coordinator of the event. “I really wanted to work with people from different dis-ciplines.”

The show on Monday, Feb. 7 will feature the works of con-temporary artists, including composers Joan Tower, Louis Andriessen, Gerard Grisey and playwright and director Sam Shepard. NMSU’s saxophone ensemble will also perform.

The works of New Mexico composers Scott Wilkinson and Warner Hutchison will be the focus of the events on Tuesday, Feb. 8, and will include a slide show that will tie in with the music.

Bugbee said a former music department head used to do similar things with nationally- known composers, which gave him the idea for the perfor-mance.

On Wednesday, Feb. 9, the festival will present the works of John Cage. The first half of the performance will follow a collage theme, with each piece leading into the next. The sec-ond half of the performance will be a “music circus” featur-ing the same music as the first half, but multiple pieces will be played at once and several per-formers will be in the audience.

The idea is to create a three-ring circus effect, Bugbee said

Wednesday’s show will also feature actress Monika Mojica, the La Catrina String Quar-tet and choreography by Deb Knapp.

Most of the performers will be either faculty or alumni of New Mexico State, Bugbee said. Cur-rent students will be represent-ed musically through various ensembles, including the saxo-phone ensemble Monday night and a percussion ensemble that will perform Wednesday.

Before each show, there will be performances featur-ing Brack Morrow’s sculpture “Partum Sanus”. Artists will improvise on Morrow’s large metal piece of art. During these performances, audience partici-pation is encouraged. The pre-performances will start every night at 6:45 p.m.

“You have to come with an open mind; it’s very different but very beautiful,” said David Gonzales, a senior majoring in music business.

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All of the performances are free, but donations will be ac-cepted at the door to benefi t the Warner Hutchinson Music Scholarship.

Students interested in being involved with next year’s Con-temporary Arts Festival can contact Bugbee at (575)-646-2901.

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