By Rae Arnett The New Mexico Lottery Scholarship has allowed me to make it to my senior year with less than $5,000 in student loans. Several students have no debt because of the Lottery Scholarship. […]

By Mark Foley Derek Jeter announced February 12 that the 2014 season would be his last. Jeter will finish his career with the Yankees. New York drafted the all-time great shortstop with the sixth pick […]

By Blake Smith    One of my favorite things on this planet is the sport of basketball. I am an avid NBA fan—go Lakers—but I am also a big fan of college basketball.    College […]

By Brad Hamann As a working artist who sold his first piece in 1976, I find myself amazed at the stubborn perpetuation of the fallacious concept of the “starving artist.” Incredibly, it continues to find […]

By Eamon Scarbrough    The best advice I’ve ever received came from a band called Napalm Death, who I saw from the front of a huge crowd.    In between songs, the vocalist would banter, […]

By Linda Squire    A midterm election will take place in November 2014. As you enter the voting booth, will you understand the positions of the various candidates and how the ideas of these people […]

By Eamon Scarbrough   I have certain priorities as a 21-year-old man: those of a student, a prospective college graduate, and eventually a member of the workforce.    Many people have similar priorities, and one of […]

Lauren Smith took these four pictures within Portales, capturing its natural beauty.