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Doña Ana Community College students move the tassels on their graduation caps from right to left as their degrees are conferred during a graduation ceremony at the Pan-American Center in Las Cruces on May 9, 2024.
DACC grads move their tassels over
On May 9, more than 500 erstwhile students of Doña Ana Community College moved their tassels over as they graduated with degrees and honors ready to go out and challenge the world and … more
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Encouraging Meandering
Off the grid at Pitchfork Ranch A. Thomas Cole and his wife, Lucinda, have been putting their lives into the land. Upon retirement, they bought an 11,393-acre cattle ranch in 2003 with plans to … more
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BLM Las Cruces District holds public comment period for Gila Lower Box Area
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District announces a 45-day public comment period for the final Recreation Area Management Plan and Environmental Assessment finding. more
NM's postal carriers go to bat for hunger May 11
It is nearly summer, and time to go to bat for those struggling with hunger in New Mexico. This Saturday, letter carriers with the U.S. Postal Service will collect nonperishable food items on the … more
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District Attorney candidate disqualified after judge’s ruling
A judge disqualified a district attorney candidate after finding dozens of nominating petition signatures invalid. The ruling on April 8 means Las Cruces attorney Pedro Pineda won’t appear … more
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New Mexico State University will host three commencement ceremonies for spring 2024 graduates Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, at the Pan American Center. A ceremony for graduate degree candidates will start at 6 p.m. Friday, and two separate ceremonies for undergraduates will take place at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday.
NMSU to award over 2,000 degrees at spring 2024 commencement ceremonies
New Mexico State University will award more than 2,000 degrees this week at commencement ceremonies honoring spring 2024 graduates. NMSU will recognize students who completed graduate degrees in … more
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Dulcinea Lara, Lesley King-Steward, Iliana Perez, Ryan Rox and Athena Huckaby
Desert heroines honored for community work
A desert heroine is “fierce and brave – as resilient as life in the Chihuahuan desert. She is a gift to Doña Ana County,” according to DesertHeroines.com. Desert … more
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The Dance Eclectic presents its original evening of dance works, “La Saison de la Faerie,” at the Black Box Theatre in downtown Las Cruces May 18 and 19.
Dance troupe brings faerie season to Black Box
Faeries, came take me out of this dull world,  For I would ride with you upon the wind, Run on the top of the dishevelled tide, And dance upon the mountains like a flame! — William Butler … more
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Residential buildings on University Avenue near New Mexico State University are fenced off ahead of their demolition, seen on May 6, 2024.
Identify, preserve historic structures
An open letter to Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez and the city:   It is with dismay and frustration that many of us have been made aware of the pending demolition of three … more
‘Oasis Odyssey’
Lydia Emmanuel Productions is hosting an art exhibition by Stockholm based artist William Reed at the historic dome shaped building, at 1901 Tenth St., Alamogordo. The artist has spent the month of … more
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What's Going on in May?
Desert Exposure would like to include your special events, from any southern New Mexico community. Please submit your event title, time, location and contact information to editor@desertexposure.com; Desert Exposure, 1740-A Calle de Mercado, Las Cruces, NM 88005; or call Elva at 575-443-4408. more
Upcoming Area Art Happenings: May 2024
Branigan Cultural Center is accepting proposals for community exhibits with themes of cultural and historical significance relating to the Borderlands and the Southwestern U.S. to be presented in … more
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Algernon D'Ammassa
The Man in the Straw Hat
The release of Salman Rushdie’s new memoir , “Knife: Meditations after an attempted murder,” is a message in itself: The assassination attempt that sought to silence him has instead … more
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State Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill
Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill to withdraw from election
State Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill, D-Silver City, announced in a news release Thursday that she will not seek a second term in the legislature after all, creating an opening for Republicans to flip a … more
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Scenes from the inaugural New Mexico Tamale Festival
Tamale Festival returns downtown
The beloved tamale, a traditional dish of corn-based dough steamed in corn husks or sometimes banana leaves, will be celebrated in Las Cruces on Cinco de Mayo at the second annual New Mexico Tamale … more
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Algernon D'Ammassa
National Prayer Day tugs at our sleeve
When President Joe Biden signed the proclamation marking the first Thursday of May as our national day of prayer, know that it was not for tradition and had nothing to do with his own Catholic faith: … more
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Bill Oliver, environmental activist musician
Environmental activist comes to town playing his tunes
When Bill Oliver was a kid, he couldn’t decide between Smokey Bear and Chuck Berry so instead of trying to choose, he just did a little of both. “They were my heroes early on,” … more
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A record $24.5 million settlement was reached by Ameredev II, LLC this week as part of a campaign to crack down on air pollution.
Record settlement reached in gas flare case
A state agency reached a settlement agreement with an oil and gas company as New Mexico continues to crack down on air pollution from that sector. The New Mexico Environment Department announced … more
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Securing the heart of downtown Las Cruces
Downtown Las Cruces is the vibrant pulse of our city, where the essence of our community comes to life. It's a place where residents, employees and visitors converge to celebrate the unique spirit of … more
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Raising voices, bringing classical style to the borderlands
When Jorge Martinez-Rios started with music as a child, he had no use for opera. But then, as a musician, he started hearing it. “As soon as I started listening – one aria and … more
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