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The Round Up reemerges as the independent student voice of NMSU since 1907. Volume. 118 Issue 9. Monday, October 24, 2016 1 contributors & Staff

Corey Stevens Albert Luna Executive Director Editor-in-Chief [email protected] [email protected] (575) 646-3743 (575) 646-5434

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Derek Gonzales Salina Madrid Will VanOrder Courtney Beck Sports Editor Cultural Editor Legal Editor Academic Life Editor [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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In this issue Legal By: ALBERT LUNA Inside the Chambers ...... 4 The Halloween season is now upon us. For one day, everyone Marathon Man ...... 5 can channel their inner-child and dress up as anyone or any- thing they want to be. Perhaps imitating someone they have Academic Life always dreamed of being, or fi lling the shoes of superhero’s Going the Distance ...... 7 they grew up loving. It is a day that can take someone into a Happy HEALTHoween ...... 8 fantasy, even if it is just for a few hours. With this notoriously dreadful time between midterms and Thanksgiving break, Hal- Culture loween can serve as a great day to let students simply act like Dress For Success ...... 10 kids for a night, if they don’t already do that most nights. Still wondering what you should wear next Monday or what Hal- Tips for Halloween ...... 11 loween related events are going on around campus? Or maybe Sports what organizations are putting on events for students to take part in leading up to the 31st? We have all that information and NMSU Football takes on Ranked A&M ...... 13 more in the next few pages as we invite you to come along Aggies Defeat UMKC ...... 14 for ’s ninth edition of the year as we present The Halloween Issue. I hope you enjoy, give us feedback, and Aggie Event Calendar ...... 19 as always, keep your ears to the ground and continue to write your own story.

3 TRU legalInside the Chambers: Board of Regents By: Will VanOrder

Do you know who voted against financial cuts which have occurred to focus on the new partnership the tuition increase last semester? over the last few years may con- with Corbett to create the “Snooze Or who handles the budget of the tinue. This has led to “dangerously Saloon.” It is a one-year pilot which University? While there are many low” funds in some areas according he is hopeful will result in a success- partial-credit answers, the NMSU to Chairmen Adolpho Telles. Ac- ful program for future years. Board of Regents is involved in cording to Telles, even if the state’s almost every decision of significance economy turns around, reserves will Policy updates were promoted on campus. need to be rebuilt, which means that to help make the board more effi- the economy remains a concern. cient, with no great detail being giv- On Wednesday, October 19 the en, and the changes making virtually Board of Regents met for the third One issue brought to light by no difference to the student body. time in the fall semester to discuss the budget committee was the Mention was made of the NMSU a variety of topics. Debra Hicks concern of accreditation. Accord- equestrian team, and what seemed like a program destined to be cut currently serves as the chair of the ing to Telles, the staffing problems might get a second chance. An Board, with Mike Hicks serving as experienced by NMSU has led to the amendment was made to determine Vice-Chair. conversation of how to remain ac- whether or not the team would get credited. “You have so many tools cut at the end of the season, remov- One of the first topics ad- in your toolbox,” Telles said. “And I ing the inevitability of the decision dressed was the on-campus housing think there’s a lot of good things be- made over the summer. The amend- needs. Tom Hutchinson of the real ing done in addressing expenditures ment also clarified that if the team is estate committee spoke of future and how we are reducing those cut, adequate time will be given for funding plans for development of which are less valuable.” Telles also the student athletes affected to find the east campus side of NMSU. “The mentioned the concern of raising a new program to compete with. next several weeks will be spent tuition and fees. He strongly recom- working on other financial details mended using a tuition increase to During his time speaking in the before having it brought forward for help offset the economic state for meeting, Chancellor Gary Carruthers approval,” Hutchinson said. The real the next few years. stayed focused on five main points. estate committee is also encourag- These were enrollment, retention, ing the sale of 6.8 acres on the east On the topic of student success, employability, research, and alumni portion of campus instead of leasing the focus was primarily on the “Vi- giving. it out through a private public sion 2020” plan. Some of the goals partnership. This plan would ideally included moving back to an 18,000 In regards to enrollment, Car- bring in significantly more revenue student attendance which was last ruthers acknowledged a gap be- on the front end of the project as achieved in 2010. The point was tween present and desirable num- opposed to dispersed over years of made that a one percent increase bers. The Chancellor also alluded payments. This would directly affect in retention would have a positive to several ways NMSU can grow the Aggie Uptown project, however impact of roughly $800,000. the enrollment- focusing on how nothing has been finalized. to branch out to a wider number ASNMSU President Matt Bose of students in the relative area of El Next on the table was the bud- was given time to speak, and chose Paso and Mexico. get committee. One of the largest points of the committee was the 4 Inside the Chambers: Board of Regents

On the topic of graduate Provost Howard also made a the biggest threat to students is not enrollment, the target percentage mention to retention, which is down debt, it is not graduating at all. “In a for NMSU is 20 percent. Plans to to 71.3 percent from 73.1 percent time when it says that the majority meet this number also include an among freshman from last year. of jobs require post-secondary ed- agreement with Mexico. Mexico has Howard noted that the navigator ucation, and we have people drop- stated they want to send 100,000 program was brought on late last ping out because they owe money graduate students to the United fall in regards to their original intent. to the University, we need to find States over the next ten years, and “I’m not making excuse, we own out how to get them back,” Hicks Carruthers argued that NMSU is in a this,” Howard said. “What I’m saying said. prime location to reap the benefits is we try and understand this and of that. figure it out. We had a lot of stu- How does all of this affect the dents with a low first semester GPA, student body? The Board of Regents Retention is a point where and a higher number of out of state is a group of highly devoted staff Carruthers promoted the path- students. Both increase risk.” Low and faculty committed to ensur- way plan, which includes going to income student retention dropped ing the longevity of the University community colleges before coming 15 percent, the largest drop among through whatever means possible/ to main campus for sake of avoiding any category. necessary. At this meeting, they intimidation. “I have theory that you discussed the potential for tuition can’t graduate someone unless you “College is hard, some people increases in the near future, the fu- retain them,” Carruthers said. The aren’t going to make it,” Howard tures of programs which have been rates for retention are not where said. “But we have faculty and threatened in the past, and pointed the university would like them to be. advisors here who believe they are out what areas of students are more the first line; they are the first help likely to drop out than others. Provost Dan Howard followed to keep a student. If you look at this Carruthers in speaking order, with year where we cut $12.1 million, we They do more than point out his first order of business pointing increased investment in advising for problems though, these points out a list of majors willing to move the sake of retention. We recognize made are in part solutions them- to 120 credit hours from 128. “A the importance.” Regent member selves. The budget cuts are ex- lot of the pending programs are Amanda Lopez brought to attention pected to continue through the waiting to see what happens with the possibility of using certain crite- 2016-2017 fiscal year, and it is the the revamping of general education ria to help predict potential high-risk Regents who have to take that into in the State,” Howard said. “Once students before they reach a critical consideration. It is the Regents who we know exactly what will happen point, to which Provost Howard re- also have to act out strategies that with core curriculum, I think we can sponded by making note of the app they themselves create to increase expect to see even more majors that Student Success Navigators retention, improve employability agree to make the change.” There already use for that purpose. upon graduation, and create a Uni- are currently 74 majors willing to versity experience that is as valuable make the change, 14 pending, and The Regents ended their meeting as possible for the student body. five which have said no outright. at roughly 6:20 pm, with a closing remark for pondering. They believe

5 For Use: Legal Aid academic

By: Will VanOrder For Use: In four hours, Karl Rysted can either run a mara- and their insurance wasn’t covering it. I referred her to the thon or give legal aid to four NMSU students. Rysted is the state superintendent of insurance, and she wound up not current Legal aid and ASNMSU advisor, and has served the having to pay for anything. She brought the letter back to position for three years. me and we were both really excited!”

Legal Aid “As the advisor for ASNMSU, I work with HR to Rysted has also worked with local attorneys to make sure that students are working the correct hours, I’ll help off er students discounted representation if they need answer questions students have during senate, and I get to private representation. “If it is a matter they need a pri- do fun things like sit in as a judge for homecoming,” Rysted vate attorney for, I’ll refer them to one who is part of our said. “Thankfully, I get to do a lot of fun things and interact program. Attorneys will range anywhere from $200-$250 with the students a lot at events with a job like this.” an hour depending on the case, so any discount can be extremely helpful.” Rysted has had a very active hand in ensuring the legality of a previously covered issue regarding ASNMSU On top of specialized assistance on a case-by-case changing allotted hours for student employees. “We’ve basis, Rysted has also collected information to help all been working a lot on compliance with HR to make ex- students avoid problems before they occur. “I have a list ceptions on positions that require more hours,” Rysted of bad landlords and car dealers as complaints come in said. “I’ve prepared training for those positions, and we’ve to help students avoid potentially troublesome contracts been working on it for about a year now since President or practices,” Rysted said. “With landlords there’s kind of [Dustin] Chavez was in offi ce.” a three step process to ensure you have a good opportu- nity. You need to make sure your landlord isn’t shady, go When Rysted isn’t actively participating in the hap- over the lease before signing it, and then make sure you’re penings of ASNMSU, he is serving as a legal aid to students, being shown the actual apartment you’ll be staying in.” whether as a starting point or a guiding hand. “I have both Rysted off ered the tip that students are more likely to be undergraduate and grad students coming in, meeting with fi ned for damages in places where a model room was used me for up to an hour.” Students are able to schedule meet- as opposed to the actual property. “You also need to get ings with Rysted by visiting the ASNMSU offi ce and fi lling requests for work orders in writing to legally obligate the out prerequisite paperwork to help him assess the situa- landlord to fi x it.” tion before their scheduled meeting. They can also sched- ule multiple appointments throughout their court process While not as detailed or prevalent to students, to gain prolonged assistance “I’ll have some clients come Rysted has also compiled tricks for mastering the car deal- in multiple times for the same issue, or unfortunately have ership. “The single biggest piece of advice I have for car several problems they need help resolving over the course dealers is that you should make sure you never feel pres- of their tenure at NMSU,” Rysted noted. He also maintains sured. You are likely to have the feeling that a deal is too contact through email for students who require further good to be true, and a lot of local dealers make you pay assistance. for it on the back end.,” Rysted said. “Everything turn into a legal problem if things go wrong, and we want to make As legal aid to the students, Rysted is able to pro- sure students are prepared for that.” vide answers regarding proper procedure leading up to tri- als as well as what paperwork will be need to be fi lled out. Rysted’s offi ce is located inside of the ASNMSU, for more He reviews the paperwork and assists students in pursuing information, visit his website: studentlegalaid.nmsu.edu. the best options for them from there. “I had one student who had a problem where they had been to the hospital 6 For Use: Legal Aid TRU academic Going the Distance

for Food Nutrition Photo Courtesy: ACES’s College By: Luis “Luigi” Finston chance to attend the Annual Confer- tact with the Academy of Nutrition and

ence and Expo in April. This serves as Dietetics. The Academy off ers a variety Eating unhealthy in college, an opportunity to establish connections of scholarships to undergrads pursuing is something to easily slip on. The with meet professional healthcare or majoring in dietetics or food and punch-line “freshman fi fteen” is said specialists. According to the NMSU nutrition related areas. for a reason. The Student Association website for the ACES’s college, the 2016 of Nutrition and Dietetics (SAND) at NMAND conference will be held in San- Scholarships are available in NMSU tries to helps students not reach ta Fe this year on April 25th and 26th. the amount of $750 and are granted by the level of the “freshman fi fteen”. the Dietetic Association SAND also works in close con- Scholarship Committee. Members of SAND make the eff ort to reach out to students by al- lowing them to become knowledgeable about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and better eating habits.

SAND is a student organization at NMSU that promotes healthy lifestyle by helping people to become aware through nutrition and fi tness.

The student members who are a part of SAND have a presence on campus with social gatherings and events scheduled throughout the community. Students who want to be aware of what they eat or the science of everyday food are encouraged to join and become members.

The organization encourages students to share their experiences as much as possible and one way that students can do this is by writing for newsletter the organization has. Stu- dents introduce themselves, and have the opportunity to give helpful tips on food and eating habits, share some of their recipes, and give general informa- tion in regards to nutrition.

Students who are active members of the organization have the 7 TRU academic Happy HEALTHoween By Ethan Holbrook With everyone getting into the Halloween spirit, New Mexico State is helping everyone embrace their inner spooki- ness. This year, the WAVE program, has partnered with the Alpha Xi Delta sorority, to present “Attack in the Under- ground Haunted House” and “Fall Frenxi Carnival”.

Meg Long, a program specialist for WAVE, and has been interacting and educating students since 2013. This year she is part of the team that has developed and created their haunted house.

Long and her team wants everyone to know how excited they are for this event and answered any questions stu- dents and families might have.

Why WAVE is organizing the Haunted House:

Unnamed WAVE employee: “The event is fun and is a diff erent way to interact but also educating students about topics that can be hard to talk about. It will also be a more subtle way for the students to learn about topic such as Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Body Image, Drugs and Alcohol.”

Long: “ I agree with my peers, the topics WAVE educates about can be very uncomfortable for people to talk about. Threading the topics of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Body Image, Drugs and Alcohol into a Haunted House not only educates on the topics, it also shows how these issues can be happening all around someone and they do not realize they are there.”

WAVE’S purpose for this Haunted House:

“The purpose of the Haunted House is to educate NMSU students about Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Body Image, and Drugs and Alcohol in a fun and nontraditional way.” How students can get involved: Students can be- come involved with the Haunted House through the Offi ce of Volunteer and Community Service Offi ce http://volun- teer.nmsu.edu/events/28/haunted-house-building/ Long and her team are extra excided for the Haunted House and all of its twists they have put into it: “I love Halloween, so I am excited to see the traditional Halloween characters, but with a WAVE twist.” Unnamed WAVE team member, “The clown room! To see how people react, since it is not a typical haunted house.”

Whether you are looking for a freight or just some good Halloween fun, WAVE and Alpha Xi Delta are dedicated to making your holiday not only sweeter but a little more educational.

For more information regarding WAVE and all other events that the organization presents, you can contact Meg Long at [email protected] or Debra Darmata the Operations Manager of WAVE at [email protected] 8 It’s that time of year when all the ghost and goblins come out to play. For NMSU, that means that events are happing all throughout the week leading up the spooky night of October 31st. Here is a calendar of the Halloween events on NMSU’s campus, put on by many diff erent organizations.

October 24 October 25

WAVE Promotional Tabling Nite Life: Figure Drawing Club Haunted House 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 7:00 am - 12:00 am

October 26

Nite Life: Figure Drawing Club Haunted House Bake Sale Haunted House 8:00 am - 5:00 pm 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 6:00 am - 12:00 am

Fresh Flower Sales Outober Drag Show 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

October 27

Nite Life: Figure Drawing Club Halloween Carnival Alpha Xi Delta Fall FrenXi Haunted House 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 6:00 am - 12:00 am

October 28 October 29 Nite Life: Figure Drawing Club Haunted House Nite Life: Figure Drawing Club Haunted House 6:00 am - 12:00 am 9:00 am - 12:00 am Alpha Xi Delta Fall FrenXi Alpha Xi Delta Fall FrenXi 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

9 By: Salina Madrid Picking a Halloween costume can be a hard decision at times, but with all of the new movies, presidential election, and trendy styles, it makes your choice a lot easier. This year expect to see a variety of costumes, ranging from Pokémon, to Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and don’t underestimate the power of superheroes. The top, most popular costumes this year are as followed:

These costumes, among many more, can be fun to dress up as, but make sure you are capable of being comfortable. Try to avoid wearing anything to revealing or insulting. Wearing something to scandalous may even cause a wardrobe malfunction, which is the last thing you want on this fun night. Wearing a costume that isn’t as revealing will help avoid any trouble and will make Halloween more enjoyable. Police are recommending not to dress up as clowns this Halloween because of all the controversy and threats that have been going around. Avoid this costume and you won’t face any problems. But most importantly, don’t be ashamed to dress up as what you want to be, just make sure you are staying cautious of what is safe and don’t forget to know your worth! 10Making sure your costume is functional will result in you having a better, more memorable night that you can look back on as years pass. As Halloween inches closer, it is important to remember to stay safe while having fun. Though this Holiday is a memorable occasion, taking precautionary measures will help make your night more enjoyable.

Whether you’re on campus, trick-or-treating, or at a party, its always good to have some safety tips handy.

Have a Buddy System Make Sure You Eat Pick a Proper Costume Don’t go anywhere alone! And Are Hydrated For the safety of yourself Travel in a group at all and others, try not to wear times and never go with anyone Before The Party a costume with weapon you don’t know. If you know you’re going to drink, that might be confused as a real one. make sure you have lots of water and This could cause problems, especiall y food in your system so you don’t get with all the clown scares this year! too drunk too fast. Good nourish- Don’t Black Out ment will help your bodies blood Don’t drink too much to alcohol level. where you can’t function! It is extremely important to stay Keep Handy an Emergency Make Sure Your Phone aware of your surroundings and others at all times. Number is With You and Though 911 is very useful, it is Charged Follow Your Gut important to have your campus police phone If you get separated from your group If you fee l that you are in number as well , especiall y if you are on or near of friends, it is important to have a bad, sketchy, negative campus. That way if an emergency happens, they your phone so you can contact them. environment, trust your gut and can get to you or the scene sooner. Also, make Kee p it with you at all times just in leave. This is probably your intuition sure you have campus safe-ride numbers, local case of an emergency. tell ing you that something is wrong taxi numbers or download the app UBER. Just in or not right. case you nee d a way to get home. Keep An Eye On Your •NMSU Campus Police Number: (575)-646-3311 Drinks and Candy •Crimson Cab: (575)-524-8294 Don’t let anyone else •Pete’s Pick Up: (575)-646-1111 pour or give you a drink, because you •Las Cruces Taxi’s: (575)-524-8294 don’t always know what could be in Don’t Drink and it. The saying, “Don’t take candy from strangers,” still is extremely Drive Have Fun effective for coll ege students. You Drink, You Drive, You Most important- Lose! Make sure the person driving ly, don’t forget you around is completely sober for to have fun! Don’t their safety and for yours. Make sure forget to make lots of they have full attention on the road. memories and take lots of pictures

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12 TRU sports NMSU Football Takes on Ranked Texas A&M By: Austin Gest The New Mexico State football team will travel to top-ten ranked Texas A&M on Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. on ESPNU. Here is the preview to NMSU’s stiff est test of the season. Texas A&M has surprised some folks After starting the season unranked, A&M is heading into their eighth game of the season and have certainly exceeded expectations. Texas A&M will be coming off of their most important game of the season, having played top-ranked Alabama the week before. This is the third time that Texas A&M (6-0) has climbed to number six in the nation under coach Kevin Sumlin, who took the helm in College Station fi ve years ago. Showing off his exciting style of play and fl ashy skills to the college football world, Johnny Manziel opened the door for several top recruits to come to Texas A&M in the past few years and as a result, they have been able to compete with the traditional SEC powers. What to watch out for from Texas A&M: Texas A&M thrives off ensively by using an explosive rushing attack that is contributed to by several moving parts, and against competition such as UCLA, Arkansas, Auburn, and Tennessee, the off ense is averaging just under 275 rushing yards per game. Starting quarterback Trevor Knight is a versatile threat. The former Oklahoma Soon- er has thrown for 1,500 yards and nine touchdowns, while adding 500 yards on the ground. Starting running back Trayveon Williams has been enjoying his best season rushing for over 700 yards thus far. It is not only the off ense that New Mexico State will have their hands full with. Texas A&M owns the 22nd-ranked defense in the nation, so the NMSU off ense will have its hand full inside Kyle Field Saturday night. How New Mexico State can stay competitive: Looking into the history of New Mexico State’s football program, you would not expect them to have two wins this early in the season; they have won both games at home. As mentioned, this is another road game for NMSU, who have lost all of their road games by 16 points or more. The best player on the team, running back Larry Rose III has been essentially a non-factor in the games he has played in besides the win against Louisiana-Lafayette, in which he accumulated 161 total yards and a touchdown. For New Mexico State to have any chance of hanging around with one of the best teams in the nation, they must give Rose III a ton of touches, and needs to fi nd success like the kind he has at home on the road. Turnovers will play a huge factor in this game if New Mexico State can come out on top. Their two wins have come in games where they forced two turnovers and if Rodney Butler and the defense can muster four or fi ve turnovers, good fi eld positions, and defensive scores, they will keep the game close. On the other side of the ball, Rogers will need to be better protected than he has been in the past two games, as NMSU has surrendered 10 quarterback sacks so far this season.

NMSU should walk into Kyle Field with a very straight-forward game-plan: avoid injuries, and leave College Sta- tion with all of the team’s key players healthy as they will head to Sun Belt rival Arkansas State for their next game. 13 TRU sports Aggies Defeat UMKC in Five-Set Thriller Stay Unbeaten in WAC Play

By: Joseph Fullbright

The volleyball hitting and cutting back on errors helped Jordan Abalos tallied her 11th dou- team won its 10th consecutive match on them take the set 25-17. ble-double of the season with 21 kills and Thursday, October 13, in the Pan American 15 digs, Kassandra Tohm had 11 kills, and Center, by defeating UMKC in a five-set Set four was one of the most intense Brianna Ainsworth added a career-high 57 thriller [23-25, 24-26, 25-17, 27-25, 15-12]. sets the Aggies have been involved in this assists. The Aggies found themselves down two season. UMKC looked to be in control with sets to none, but railed together to win the a 20-16 lead and NMSU reeling to stop the “We have to play in this 5-1 [formation]. next three and improved to 16-4 (6-0 in opposing attack, but the Aggies showed We are not built for it, the injures [to Crash WAC play) on the year. why they were the conference favorites Parker, in particular] forced us in to that. I by rallying to tie it at 21. After trading a would love to be able to rest some people The ‘Roos (10-9, 3-3) were the more few points, they found themselves in a and help us get through the weekend.” aggressive team right off the bat as they set-point situation, up 24-22. It wouldn’t be jumped out to a commanding 13-6 lead. that easy, as the ‘Roos rallied to tie the set New Mexico State followed their victory NMSU called a timeout trying to regain at 24. The Aggies would go on to win the over UMKC with a 3-0 sweep of Chicago their rhythm, but poor offensive execution nail-biter, 27-25, despite both teams com- State on Saturday. The next day, they trav- put them in a 24-17 hole. With their backs bining for 20 errors and each hitting below eled up I-25 and fell to rival New Mexico 3-1. against the wall, the Aggies rallied off six .100 in the set. Their record after the busy weekend is now straight points to make it 24-23, but would 17-5 and 7-0 in WAC play. go on to fall 25-23. This was the first time In a deciding fifth set, the ‘Roos jumped the Aggies lost a set since September 24 out to a 6-2 start. That would be it for The Aggies will have a key week ahead vs. Utah Valley. them, as the Aggies went on a dominating as they return home for a quick two-game 12-1 run to take a commanding 14-7 lead. homestand. They face Grand Canyon on The second set was more of a back- They would close out the set and win the Thursday at 7:00 and Cal State-Bakersfield and-forth affair. NMSU jumped out to a match 15-12. on Saturday at 1:00. 9-5 lead, but that was the farthest they were able to separate from UMKC. The “We talk about being persistent, we talk two teams traded points all the way from a about it everyday, because of our youth 21-21 tie to 24-24. The ‘Roos put the Aggies and lack of skill in some spots. We have to away and took set two 26-24. be persistent in the way we compete and I thought we did a good job with that,” said “We were getting what we wanted, Jordan, discussing the team’s rally. [but] our setting and attack choices really need to improve,” said coach Jordan. “But, Sophomore Tatyana Battle has really when we are cooking on all cylinders, we stepped up this season for the Aggies, and are hard to beat. We have 18 more kills, but tonight really showed that. She finished ten more attack errors. We have really got with a career-high 19 kills and 16 digs. to learn to stop doing that.” “She [Battle] couldn’t play in six ro- Knowing they couldn’t afford to lose an- tations last year, she didn’t have the ball other set in the match, the Aggies locked control, and now she is really improved and in during the third set. After hitting .169 has done a good job,” said Jordan. “She has between the two first sets, NMSU hit a very really improved and we expect her to keep impressive .314 as a team. Their improved getting better and better.” 14 Aggie Soccer Week in Review (10/10 – 10/16) NM State 1 Seattle 2 The Aggies fell to the first-place last Friday 2-1. The NMSU defense was the key for them staying in the game. They held the Redhawks (8-5-1. 3-0) scoreless in the first half, but would fail to keep the defending WAC Champions in check the rest of the way. Seattle got on the board first with a 52nd-minute goal from Ayana Robles. Seven minutes later, Rosalie Sittauer nailed in a cross from a corner kick to give them a 2-0 lead. The Aggies would prove to be resilient. In the 79th-min- ute, defender Stephanie Petre notched her first goal of the season. That would be all for the scoring in the game as the Aggies dropped the match and fell to 4-10-1 on the season and 1-1-1 in WAC play. NM State 2 Utah Valley 2 (OT) Holly Abdelkader has established herself as one of the top players and leaders on the NMSU women’s soccer team, and last Sunday was no different. After trailing 2-0 to Utah Valley, Abdelkader took matters into her own hands and scored a pair of goals in less than a three-minute span. Her goals led to a 2-2 tie forcing overtime. Neither team would score in the overtime period and the game end in a tie. The Aggies ended the weekend with a record of 4-10-2 and 1-1-2 against the WAC. It was the 14th time in NMSU women’s soccer history that a match had ended in a tie. The Aggies’ next match will be this Saturday, October 29, vs. UTRGV. It is Senior Day and is the last regular season match of the year.

Photo Courtesy: 15 Las Cruces Sun News ASNMSU Senate elections are quickly approaching. The following are all of the candidates for the fall elections for the latest crop of senators, listed in alphabetical order. For more informa- tion on the candidates or how to vote, visit ASNMSU’s offi ce, on the second fl oor of Corbett above Aggie Lounge. You can also e-mail their Chief Elections Offi cer – [email protected] Remember: You can vote on-line at elections.nmsu.edu

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Monday 24 Tuesday 25 WEDNESDAY 26 Red to Green Money Management Red to Green Money Management Fly Fishing Clinic Work with disabled veterans to Guthrie Outside @ 9:00am Guthrie Outside @ 10:00am teach them fly fishing Alumni Pond @ 8:00am

ASNMSU Election Week Polling ASNMSU Election Week Polling Fresh Flower Sales Throughout campus @ 10-2:00pm Throughout campus @ 10-2:00 p.m. Gerald Thomas Hall lobby @ 9:00am

NFL Watch Party After the Fire - Safety Presentation Bake Sale Corbett Center @ 6:30pm Corbett Center @ 7:00pm corbett center @ 9:00 am Haunted House Church Service Nite Life: Figure Drawing Club Haunted Corbett Center @ 8:00 am Domenici Hall @ 6:00 House (assisting WAVE @ Aggie Underground) Corbett @ 7-12:00 am ASNMSU Election Week Polling Throughout campus @ 10-2:00 p.m.

Outober Drag Show Corbett Center @ 7:00pm THURSDAY 27 FRIDAY 28 SATURDAY 29 ASNMSU Election Week Polling ASNMSU Election Week Polling Mountain View Regional Center Flu Throughout campus @ 10-2:00 p.m. Throughout campus @ 10-2:00 p.m. Drive MV Regional Center @ 7-11:00am Halloween Carnival International Christian Fellowship O'Donnel Hall Atrium/Lobby @ 5:00pm Corbett Center @ 7:00pm Campus Farm Tour NMSU Campus Farm @ 9:00am NFL Watch Party Corbett Center @ 6:30pm Southwest Keys Community Outreach Public Park in El Paso @ 10:00am

Pumpkin Festival Mesilla Valley Maze 3855 W. Picacho @ 11:00 am

SUNDAY 30 Candy Drop Maag Field @ 11:00 am Contact our Cultural Editor, Salina Madrid Pumpkin Festival Mesilla Valley Maze 3855 W. Picacho or our Advertising Director, William Jones, @ 11:00 am about publicizing your event with The Round Monster Mile Fiel of Dreams, 2501 Tashiro Dr @ 6 pm Up for November 2016.

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