ENMU The Chase

11/25/2025

We have our new publication out! Where are you picking yours up from?

11/12/2025

Be sure to check out our latest publication! Articles by ENMU students!

11/11/2025

We’ve had our new rack up in the University Theatre Center for a couple of weeks now!

Make sure to stop by any of our locations around campus to pick up the print edition or read online now!

10/14/2025

Our new publication is out! Pick up our print publication or check out our website!

09/24/2025

Our second publication is out now! We’ve also got a new distribution rack available now in the Music building! Make sure to check out our new issue or read online at enmuthechaseonline.com! 💚

09/23/2025

09/22/2025

We’ve got our distribution racks and boxes around campus! Be on the lookout for new publications of our student newspaper! Or check out our website to read online! 🗞💚

09/16/2024

Please join us on Wednesday, Oct 2 at 4pm for a memorial honoring Dr. Patricia Dobson and her life of selfless service. The memorial will be held in the UTC Mainstage Theatre and there will be a silent auction (Sept 30-Oct 2) in the lobby benefitting the Patricia Ann Dobson memorial scholarship fund.

11/05/2023

Our hounds took the win again the West Texas A & M buffaloes this afternoon with a score of 35-27! We are keeping the infamous wagon wheel for another year!!!!! 🐾🐾🐾

11/03/2023

A Sense of Familiarity in this Year’s Wagon Wheel Game

By Sports Writer Kinzie Davis

A tradition since 1986 between the West Texas A&M Buffs and your Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds

On Saturday, November 4th, the two teams will face off again to see who will charge the hill and take home the beloved Wagon Wheel! The current record is 17-18 in West Texas's favor. There is a strong sense of rivalry coming into this year's game. The elements contributing to this are the Greyhounds stole back the wheel last year, there is an opportunity for the Greyhounds to tie up the record, and the head coaches have a long history in Portales.

Last year, the Greyhounds beat West Texas with a wild ending. They were down by 4 with 1:39 left on the clock when they had a 75-yard drive down the field and then converted on a 37-yard pass into the endzone. The stadium was in shock! This was the first time the Greyhounds had defeated the Buffs in four years. To make the victory even sweeter, this was the first Wagon Wheel Game played inside the Buff's New Stadium. Not to mention, it was the Buff's last home game, senior night, and the odds were in their favor. The Buffs might have a bitter taste still in their mouths from that loss.

Both teams come in this year with comparable match-ups. Currently, Eastern is 4-5, and West Texas is 3-6. A Unique element to this year's match-up is the coaching staff. The Buffs' head Coach, Josh Lynn, is not a stranger to Portales. He had the pleasure of being the head coach of the Greyhounds for five seasons and is an Eastern Alumni. He played for the university from 1997 to 2000. Josh Lynn has a long history with the Wagon Wheel and knows what it takes to win, but do his new recruits understand what it takes?

One thing is certain: Kelly Lee and the experienced Greyhounds know what it takes to keep the Wagon Wheel at their house. Lee has a long history of coaching the Greyhounds. He spent five years as their offensive coordinator, creating one of the most dominant run games and efficient passing games in the Lone Star Conference. From 2017-2020, he served as the head coach and recently returned this season.

It is evident that there is a long history of the wagon wheel in both coaching staffs and a deep rivalry for both teams. This year, the game is to be played right here in Portales. This offers the perfect opportunity for the Greyhounds to tie the record and keep the Wagon Wheel. The hounds look forward to seeing the stands filled with their fans this Saturday at noon!

11/01/2023

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The Haunting History of Halloween

Written By Staff Writer: Madison Lawson

Remember smelling the crisp fall air? Lingering excitement about wearing a new costume? The adrenaline right before adventuring around neighborhoods for candy? This is the feeling that Hallow’s Eve brings to most people. This is a time of the year when children and adults can have fun. Some adults enjoy this time to dress up and express their creativity for one night of the year and use this opportunity to have genuine fun with peers. Many adults enjoy Halloween because they can spend quality time with their children and make core memories. Most children enjoy seeing Halloween décor and seeing their friends or even random people dressed up in scary or extravagant costumes.

This day was originally a Celtic festival of Samhain, usually celebrated between October 31st and November 1st. People in Ireland believed that during these two days, spirits could roam free between the spirit world and reality. During this festival, people would dress up and build bonfires to ward off these evil spirits. In the eighth century, November first became All Saint’s Day, which upheld the traditional Samhain celebrations.

As time evolved, this holiday became less religious or spiritual and more of a national activity for children and adults in America. Throughout the 1950s, teens were known for being mischievous and causing disruption. This is when people in America started the tradition of Trick-Or-Treating on this day. Adults encouraged community activities like this to keep communication and connection among each other. People were almost always excited about dressing up, and this increased the popularity of more creative masks being manufactured in the 1960s. In the 70s and 80s, costumes became more gruesome as horror movies rose in popularity. This led to the classic vampire, zombie, and werewolf costumes that many people still love and wear today.

Building haunted houses and creating ultra-spooky attractions is more of a modern tradition that people of all ages can enjoy. Halloween is when most people want to be scared and voluntarily submit themselves to being terrified in various ways. These types of events are filled with people who are dedicated to helping others enjoy the frightful night.

Halloween can be celebrated in numerous different ways. What matters is that people can express their love for the holiday with others in safe, creative, and memorable ways.