NMSU

New Mexico State University is the only land grant univ. in the  state of New Mexico!  

( I didn't know what that meant so apparently, according to wikipedia, it is land granted to a state for a college of agriculture/science/engineering, as per the Merrill Acts of blah blah...)

The NMSU main campus and the community college, Dona Ana Community College, are located on the south side of Las Cruces between Interstate-25 and Interstate-10. NMSU opened in 1889 as the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and received its current name in 1960. It is the second largest 4 year university in New Mexico and has campuses in Alamogordo, Grants, and Carlsbad. It's total enrollment is 18,497 and offers degrees ranging from Agriculture to Nursing to Engineering to Music to you name it, we got it. BTW its has super cute campus too!

NMSU is a grade A agri-school so the campus has huge trees and sprawling lawns and ponds. It recently has completed renovations in many buildings keeping with the old spanish mission style. The new Barnes&Nobel bookstore store will open in August 2011 and the new NMSU performing arts complex is starting to go up.

Lots of renovations going on! NMSU Getting her pretty on.

There is no Dana only Zuhl (Library)

Museums? Yeah we got em.

Smart people, those too.

Cool Building

Mesilla Park

Las Cruces is a city of neighborhoods, each one different from the other. I happen to live in Mesilla Park, a neighborhood of SW Las Cruces. It is full of families, professionals, local celebrities (more on that later), and increasingly more and more younger creatives types are moving in. Mikey's Place for the Arts, a venue for all kinds of creative arts, is located at Conway and Harrelson. They host the SumArt Festivals each year, and host a number of live music concerts, dance, painting, even fire dancing. Over the past few years that I have lived here a few other venues have opened in the warehouses across the street from Mikey's, increasing the artistic vibe. The Mesilla Park Community Center and park ( 304 Bell Ave.) sits in the center of the community and has several classes like yoga and Tai Chi, and offers afterschool programs for kids. The park is a meeting place for the community, especially for the dogs and dog lovers of the neighborhood. The streets of Mesilla Park are lined with huge old trees, Conway Ave is shady all day and perfect for jogging, walking and bike riding. Mesilla Park is criss-crossed by many canals and ditches that offer even more recreation opportunities. All in all Mesilla Park is one of the cool neighborhoods that make up Las Cruces, visit us and you'll see why.

More food!!

There is great New Mexican food all over town, and El Comedor is top notch! I had the menudo, it was thicker than I'm used to but it was freaking delicious! The ambiance is nice to, the patio is cute, lots of potted plants and huge umbrellas. Best of all, this great food comes cheap! El Comedor is open every day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner @ 2190 Avenida de Mesilla.

Food food food!!!!

Ate at Delicia's this morning, the caldo de res its the best thing to cure anything, a cold, a hangover, a break up. The restaurant was really busy this morning but the staff was nice and quick. My tacos were a little greasy, but everything can't be roses and butterflies, the beans and rice were tasty.

This Is Las Cruces, New Mexico

Las Cruces is the best kept secret of the Southwestern United States. Las Cruces? Yes, Las Cruces and before you label us a one horse town or the middle of nowhere take a look at the breath taking beauty, awesome, gorgeous people, delicious food, culture, arts, etc etc. My name is Bert Pinon, I'm a nursing student at the New Mexico State University and would love to show you why Las Cruces is the only place in the world for me.