It publishes daily breaking news and information on its website, and prints a weekly edition on the campus.

The name of the student newspapers was selected as a result of its one editorial stating, "It is a precise name for the paper, which is actually a weekly round-up of news and involves a rounding up of subscribers and advertisers as well.

The Round Up underwent many different faces and phases including breaking away from the student government, ASNMSU, and becoming truly independent in 2013.

In 2015, the paper changed its brand identity and format for a year, and reduced its frequency to once monthly.

Now in its 118th year of existence, The Round Up is the longest-standing student organization on the NMSU campus, and has never skipped a semester of coverage.