Images

  In this month's edition of the Age Spot, Las Cruces Sun News columnist Claudette Ortiz visits the Hatch Library.

 PEN/Faulkner Award Winner - ‪Benjamin Alire Sá‬enz

  Jack Fields reviews "42," the story of Jackie Robinson's baseball career.

  Tilahun Adera is the Dean of the College of Health and Social Services at New Mexico State University.  The Dean's First Annual Healthcare Symposium, "Understanding the Affordable Care Act," will be held May 1 from 8am to 2pm at the Las Cruces Convention Center.  The event is free and open to the public and continental breakfast and lunch will be served.  Registration is required online at http://chss.nmsu.edu

Registration deadline is April 24.

Jack Fields reviews the new 3D release of the film "Jurassic Park."

Jack Fields reviews the film "Olympus Has Fallen."

An Earth Day message from Las Cruces Sun News columnist Claudette Ortiz.

Fred Martino interviews Las Cruces author Al Galves, writer of the book "Harness Your Dark Side: Mastering Jealousy, Rage, Frustration, and other Negative Emotions."

Fred Martino interviews New Mexico Land Commissioner Ray Powell.

Community Meetings

  The student television newscast produced by the New Mexico State University journalism department is being honored for the third year in a row.  News 22, which airs on KRWG-TV, has placed in the top 3 in Society of Professional Journalists Region 9 Mark of Excellence Award for Best All-Around Newscast.

Also up for awards:  News 22 sports anchor and producer Stephanie Flores for Best Sports Reporting and reporter Katie Bieri for Best In-Depth Reporting.  The winners will be announced at the April Region 9 conference in Santa Fe.

An interview with Satya Rao, Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences at NMSU and Founder of Southern New Mexico Suicide Prevention Coalition and Survivors Support Group.

  Las Cruces Sun News columnist Claudette Ortiz with this month's edition of the Age Spot.