Campus Life
One More Chance
By: Samantha Smith This year has proved to be my hardest year yet competing in college rodeo. Throughout my years of school, I have been fairly successful in rodeo, but this year has been different. As […]
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Campus Life
ENMU Student and USA Today College Intern – The Balancing Act of a College Journalist
By: Cale Bloskas Leaving their hometown for college is often a significant milestone in a student’s life that allows them to break out of the “bubble” they grew up in and redefine themselves. In Eastern […]
News/Politics
A hole, a small town, and the US government
By: Rae Arnett My hometown of Nara Visa has been in the news lately, which is an odd occurrence all on its own. There are no gas stations, grocery stores, or police stations. The population […]
Campus Life
Snyder Short Round
By: Samantha Smith Last weekend the ENMU Rodeo Team attended their eighth rodeo of the season and third rodeo of the spring semester at Western Texas College in Snyder, TX. After a less than great […]
Campus Life
“So do you ride bulls?” Struggles of a Rodeo Athlete
By: Samantha Smith People always ask me, “What it’s like to college rodeo? How do you prepare? Does the school supply your horses or do you have your own? Is rodeo expensive?” Truth is, though it is […]
Campus Life
Sometimes Spring Semester Just Blows
By: Sharna Johnson It’s hard to say which is worse: waking up to the windows shaking and dark, dirt-filled skies, or a day that starts out beautiful only to have your hair blown backward when […]
News/Politics
Anonymous Sources vs President in Tweet
By: Rae Arnett “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost,” stated Thomas Jefferson in a letter to James Currie in 1798; a concept that holds […]
Campus Life
Financial Aid Awareness Month Highlights – What Students Don’t Know
By: Sharna Johnson Perhaps it’s denial, misinformation or a lack of information altogether, but nearly half of college students are under the impression their student loans will be forgiven. February was Financial Aid Awareness Month, […]
Art
Faces of ENMU
By: Samantha Smith There is a common saying, “a picture tells a thousand words.” Every photo has a story behind it, and it is up to the viewer to decide how they will interpret that […]
Opinion
Sam’s Scholarly Stages
By: Samantha Smith As a freshman at ENMU my thoughts about college differed greatly from what they are now. That year, I spent lots of nights out with friends, came home late and got just […]