New Mexico State University is a public land-grant and space-grant university, and one of the top 225 institutions of higher education in the United States. Teacher Hiram Hadley established the school in 1888, calling it Las Cruces College. It then became a land-grant college thanks to the Morrill Act, and was renamed New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In 1960, it was finally renamed New Mexico State University. Today, it sits on 900 acres of land in an urban setting and is a flagship school. Notable alumni include Former Governor of New Mexico Garrey Carruthers, computer scientist Alvy Ray Smith, CEO of Starbucks Kevin Johnson, football player Pervis Atkins, engineer Paul Klipsch, author Denise Chavez, golfer Alena Sharp and astronomer Roosevelt Skerrit. The school’s colors are crimson and white, its mascot is Pistol Pete and its teams are nicknamed the Aggies. Its sports affiliation is Athletics NCAA Division I – WAC, Independent, and there are 16 different varsity teams at the school. Varsity sports offered by New Mexico State University include men’s football, basketball, baseball, golf and tennis, and women’s soccer, softball, cross country, golf, basketball and indoor and outdoor track and field.
Las Cruces is the seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 97,618, and in 2015 the estimated population was 101,643, making it the second largest city in the state, after Albuquerque. Las Cruces is the largest city in both Doña Ana County and southern New Mexico. More from Wikipedia...
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