<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0loegK_0vlAmAiP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0loegK_0vlAmAiP00" width="1500" height="844" >LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — New Mexico State University is gearing up to host the I-25 rivalry game against the University of New Mexico on Saturday.It'll be the first time the two schools compete at Aggie Memorial Stadium since the shooting death of a student on UNM's campus in 2022.KFOX14/CBS4 sat down with NMSU's chief of police to discuss additional safety measures for Saturday's game."You can expect that the Las Cruces police department, the sheriff's department, state police, along with some of the small agencies will be assisting on this," NMSU Interim Chief of Police Justin Dunivan said.Dunivan added that some officers from UNM will come down to Las Cruces in preparation for the rivalry game."They will have direct communication in contact with my officers," Dunivan said.Not only will the NMSU police department have additional resources but also some added surveillance equipment.There will also be a "better barrier" between the two student sections to prevent what happened at the battle of I-25 two years ago, according to Dunivan.Back in 2022, a fight between students from both schools broke out.KFOX14/CBS4 later learned that the brawl was what eventually led to the shooting death of UNM student Brandon Travis just one month after the basketball rivalry matchup.Dunivan said students from each respective school will have different entries to the stadium to help avoid as much contact as possible."So it's going to be labeled for UNM students and visitors as a proactive initiative to enter at a certain location. We will be putting out a map within the next day, that UNM students will enter either on the Northwest side or Southeast side. [NMSU] students will enter on their normal side, which is the Northeast side of the stadium," Dunivan said.Students at NMSU said they are excited about the rivalry game.However, some are concerned the added safety measures might not be enough."I mean, it's kind of unavoidable. You get a bunch of people hyped up for something, it's gonna end up in conflict," one student said."Well, I mean, it's a rivalry," another student said. "Something's gonna happen. But hopefully, it doesn't, but if it does, everybody just stays safe."The battle of I-25 is scheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m.Sign up to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox.</div></body>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — New Mexico State University is gearing up to host the I-25 rivalry game against the University of New Mexico on Saturday. It'll be the first time the two schools compete at Aggie Memorial Stadium since the shooting death of a student on UNM's campus in 2022.