The UNM Law School has launched a new program for students seeking a Master of Studies in Law, otherwise known as the MSL program. Program Director Daniel Ortega said the degree targets those who can thrive in a demanding, competitive academic atmosphere, as demonstrated by their academic record and professional accomplishments.
With nearly two years of U.S. presidential election coverage over and done with as of Tuesday night, UNM students can now turn their attention to casting ballots for government leaders much closer to home. Senatorial elections for the Associated Students of UNM are on Wednesday, the undergraduate student governing body is looking for students to give input on who should represent them. “Our Elections Commission has been working diligently to make sure this is a fair and efficient election for students who wish to make their voice heard,” said Gabe Gallegos, ASUNM communications director.
Elijah Brown is ready to step back on the court for the first time in 2016-17, just in time for the season opener Friday night against Idaho State at WisePies Arena. Brown did not play during last week’s exhibition matches, as he was resting a hamstring injury. Although the injury happened last season, hamstrings can take more time to recover and have have a lingering effect. But Brown appears to be 100 percent now, and the junior guard said he didn’t take it easy on the workouts during the offseason.
The spectrum of emotions incited by the presidential election has perhaps never before been seen. Universities are often at the center of such political energy, with students of different opinions, backgrounds and beliefs advocating for certain changes to be made for their futures. With fame comes power and impression. Many students across the nation have constructed legacies for themselves, pursuing careers in politics or entering politics using their previous career as a mechanism to do so. Some, however, never enter the brackish pool of politics and instead use their name to promote a candidate, idea, or even awareness of an issue.
The New Mexico football team had to wait until 1:10 a.m. Sunday to grind out a 35-26 win over Nevada, but the team’s punter had been waiting the entire season to earn an important accolade. The Mountain West named junior Corey Bojorquez as the conference’s Special Teams Player of the Week, after he averaged 52.8 yards on four punts in Saturday’s game. Nevada’s return game was essentially eliminated. Three punts weren’t returned, and Bojorquez unleashed a 66-yard bomb to pin the Wolf Pack at their own 4-yard line when the team sold out to block a punt in the waning moments of the fourth quarter.
At 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, just 18 hours after the presidential election was called, protesters gathered at First Street and Central Avenue in Albuquerque to protest Donald Trump’s victory. Protesters sprayed graffiti stating “FUCK TRUMP” on the windows of Tucanos, as well as down the road on crosswalks with messages such as “Live free or die,” “Trump is the enemy” and “Fuck the Police.” From there, the protest marched east up Central, stopping at UNM Bookstore and walking back west toward Tucanos. From there the march went on, with police blocking off side streets and redirecting traffic to seemingly let the protesters have free reign on the road.
The UNM Health and Sciences Committee convened Tuesday morning, as regents listened to administrative and system reports followed by discussions about financial situations, quality conditions in the hospital and marketing efforts. HSC Chancellor Paul Roth, with other University officials, went over the numbers pertaining to the recent release of a state audit, the full-time equivalency management strategies for next year and the continuation of improving quality care for patients.
Both New Mexico cross country teams are heading to Logan, Utah to run in the NCAA Mountain Region Championships on Friday. The women's team climbed to No. 6 in the most recent USTFCCCA National Coaches’ Poll after winning its ninth straight Mountain West title two weeks ago. “They ran very well, Alice and Calli were in front to do a good job, just a real positive experience for the women,” New Mexico head coach Joe Franklin said of the race. “And the men keep going better and better.”
Last week, the Lobos took some extra time toward the end of practice to work on penalty kicks — and it paid off in a big way Wednesday in the Conference USA Tournament. The No. 5 seed Lobos (10-6-2, 4-3-1) battled through two overtime periods and 10 penalty kicks to take down the No. 4 seed Kentucky Wildcats (11-4-3, 5-3-0) during the first round of the 2016 Conference USA Championships. As of Tuesday, Kentucky was listed in the NSCAA Coaches Poll as the No.19 team in the country.
The New Mexico volleyball team will host Utah State on Saturday, expecting revenge at their penultimate home match against an Aggies squad that beat the Lobos 3-1 last month. The Lobos (14-14, 4-10 MW) dropped to No. 9 in the conference after falling in both of their road matches last week. Despite the losses against Wyoming on Thursday and Colorado State on Saturday, UNM went the distance against the Rams, playing them in a five-set battle before eventually falling.
Harassment within Law School On the afternoon of Oct. 31, an officer met with a student at 2500 Campus Blvd. NE in regards to a professor harassing her. She said the Office of Equal Opportunity was already conducting an investigation, but they recommended that she also speak with UNMPD. The officer reported that the student was emotional while explaining her situation. The student said in May 2016, she began taking a summer course with a UNM Law professor when she felt his behavior towards her was becoming sexual.
“The Land” opens up with a simple, overstated question directed to four teenagers: “What are you going to do with your life?” The school principal asks each of them individually, cut between footage of the students committing a crime later that evening. It’s a question that resonates vividly throughout the film’s 90-minute runtime, interwoven between footage of the students committing crimes later in the narrative. We follow a coalition of naive, high school skateboarders by the names of Cisco, Junior, Patty and Boobie, on the streets of Cleveland. The group’s friendship is tested through a very saturated plot that is predictable and cheesy at times.
Despite federal election results, the Democratic Party of New Mexico has been given some cause for celebration. DPNM held an election night event at the Hotel Andaluz in downtown Albuquerque, attended by several dozen people including voters, volunteers, and key party members. Decade-long Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse-Oliver, a democrat, will be New Mexico’s next Secretary of State. After maintaining a senate majority and flipping the house of representatives, Democrats now control the New Mexico state legislature.
With tensions at an all-time high for many in the country, some students chose to spend Election Night among their peers, watching the results roll in at the Student Union Building, as it became more evident that Republican candidate Donald Trump would win the presidency. The event, which was organized by ASUNM Governmental Affairs, represented an unbiased neutral venue for students. “The Millennial generation came out in record numbers this election, proving the notion that college-aged students are getting involved at a faster rate than ever,” said Nathan Cowan, director of Governmental Affairs. “ASUNM GA wanted to provide a non-partisan avenue to watch this historic event.”
Here's a quick wrap-up of county and state election results: For the Bernalillo county commissioner in District 2, Democrat Stephen Michael Quezada has won the office with 62 percent of the vote over Republican Patricia B Paiz. Democrat Linda Stover has cinched the county clerk seat over Republican Maryellen Ortega-Sainz with Stover receiving 59 percent of the vote. Nancy Marie Bearce has won the county treasurer seat with 56 percent of the vote against Republican Kim Hillard. All Bonds on the ballot were passed by wide margins, receiving more than half of all the votes on every bond.
In response to the article published on Monday, here are some things to know about your undergraduate student government.
On Wednesday of last week Robert Sanchez of the U.S. Government Accountability Office came in and talked about the potential for the United States to diversify the national energy portfolio and the hazards and obstacles that are in the way. The gist of what he was telling those of us interested in the topic was that renewable energy isn’t all that likely to be 100 percent of the energy portfolio – as it stands, fossil fuels are the cheapest available energy source and it seems that it won’t change any time soon with the onset of fracking.
The front page article of the Nov. 7 paper should come as a shock to all students. The crux of the matter is that the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico appears to be doing little more than funding itself and its own extravagances rather than appropriating funds to the students that it claims to be serving. The majority of the money, which comes directly from student fees, does not make it back to the students, who are being milked like cash cows. It would almost be comical to chalk this up as negligence on behalf of ASUNM, but the truth is that they know exactly where this money goes and how little there is to show for it.
As the sun set on Election Day, with all eyes glued to TV screens and phones as the major party candidates raced to 270 electoral votes, Donald Trump, the Republican Party candidate, defied expectations and was announced the next president of the United States. Trump beat out Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton — who many had projected to dominate — and a slew of third-party candidates. The race between Clinton and Trump, however, was the highlight of the evening as numbers began to fluctuate between the two throughout the evening.
While most of the nation was coming to terms with the outcome to a presidential race that many had predicted would go the opposite way, the headquarters for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson was relaxed on Election Night. Trays of champagne glasses were whisked by as a conga line, led by a giant cutout of Johnson’s head, formed and made a circuit around the room. Around 7:30 p.m., Libertarian vice presidential candidate Bill Weld came, shook hands and took photos with children. The room, with a capacity of 900, was certainly not bursting.
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