'Christmas Minerals' Trail Leads To Bureau Geologist
By Valerie Kimble
Virginia McLemore isn't one to seek the national spotlight, but listeners of CBS radio news may get a chance to hear her voice in the weeks before Christmas. View Entire Article »
Champion Roper Turned Tech Student
By Valerie Kimble
Randy Sena used to chase steers with a lasso and a horse. Now he's aiming to rope himself a degree in electrical engineering at New Mexico Tech. View Entire Article »
Bureau of Mines Publications
By George Zamora
A description of four of the latest publications of the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. View Entire Article »
Mineral Engineering Student Has Unusual Summer Job
By Kathleen Hedges
Mineral Engineering student Brandon Pease found himself with an unusual summer job. He was not only gaining knowledge in mineral engineering and blasting techniques, but he was also helping to preserve a New Mexico landmark. View Entire Article »
Caving Club Sinks to New Depths
By George Zamora
At a little over a year old and as one of the newest student organizations at the university, the Tech Caving Club is also rising fast as one of the most popular student clubs on campus . . . by going underground. Way underground. View Entire Article »
NM Tech Students "Crack the Code"
By George Zamora
A group of computer users on the New Mexico Tech campus has pooled its collective computing power to take on the formidable task of deciphering encrypted messages encoded with long strings of binary numbers--blocks of ones and zeros--which can sometime involve trying 72 quadrillion or more possible combinations to unlock a specific security code. View Entire Article »
First State Bank Marks 45 Years of Scholarships
By George Zamora
Last year, Socorro's First State Bank celebrated its 50th anniversary of continuous operation; and, this week, the independent bank marks another milestone as it completes its 45th year of having provided hundreds of full- tuition scholarships to area students who chose to attend New Mexico Tech. View Entire Article »
Exchange Programs Give Students "Worldly" Experience
By George Zamora
Although the Quer?taro campus of the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey Tec) is only 1,100 miles south of the New Mexico Tech campus, the exchange program between the two universities gives students firsthand experiences with lifestyles, traditions, and customs that are sometimes similar and at other times worlds apart. View Entire Article »
Summer Spends Summer in Costa Rica
By Valerie Kimble
Summer Rhodes has photos from commencement exercises last June at Roswell High School, where she was valedictorian for the Class of 1998. Her parents are in the photos, and so is her younger brother. The only family member missing is Summer herself. She was in Costa Rica. View Entire Article »
Minor Earthquake Activity in Northern Socorro County
By George Zamora
A series of minor earthquakes measuring between the magnitudes of 2.1 and less than 1 occurred Sunday night, March 22, through Monday, March 23, near the northern Socorro County communities of San Acacia and Alamillo, located about 11 miles north of Socorro. View Entire Article »
