Freshman recruit Sammie Woodward will no longer be a Lobo, as announced by the University of New Mexico late Wednesday morning.
Last month, at the NCAA outdoor championships, Frerichs set a new collegiate record in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, turning in a time of 9:24.41. Television analysts said Frerichs had a good chance to make the Olympic team if she could shave another four seconds off her time—on Thursday, she did exactly that.
It’s time like this when the structure of racism rears its ugly head from the hidden shadows of the so called “post-racial” society. It’s time like this where people are waking up and realizing that they are fighting an everyday struggle and war on race. These events that are blasted all over the news and social media numb one’s response and ability to process the difficult situations. When we are constantly waking up to hear of another killing of someone who looks likes us— we begin to constantly question, “Are my family, friends, co-workers, peers, neighbors next” or even “Am I next?”
Ongoing Republican obstructionism to any Obama-proposed legislation recently reached an egregious level; public health is now being endangered. They have blocked appropriations to fund the fight to eliminate the microcephaly-causing Zika virus, carried by mosquitoes, and therefore able to be quickly spread anywhere. They have played with the lives and health of even American babies, even after several tens of thousands of Zika cases have already appeared in Puerto Rico.
This week in Dallas, five police officers were killed and many more were injured as gun violence continues in the United States. The murder of the Dallas police officers took place Thursday night at a peaceful demonstration for the black lives lost in Minnesota and Louisiana earlier this week. The shooter said his actions were a result of police brutality towards black people, and he specifically wanted to kill white officers.
On Friday morning, members of the SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP) and Generation Justice came together with Remembering Ancestors Inspiring Culture Empowering Self (RAICES) at Tiguex Park for a ceremony, at the end of a week filled with news of violence across the country. The gathering was the latest installment of the “Interfaith and multicultural project of standing together in light and love against violence and hate.” RAICES, a group dedicated to educating the community on traditional medicine, said that healing has been important in the region for generations, especially healing together as one.
The University of New Mexico Men’s Hockey team is one of the longest active club sports teams in school history dating back to the late 1960s. Currently, the team comprises the only upper level competitive hockey program that the state of New Mexico offers, which makes it unique. The Lobos sold out almost every single game last season, and is continuing to grow a tremendous fan base.
It doesn’t take much to see why many fans are upset over the newest adaptation of Berserk. After just one episode, fans of the long-running manga were crying foul over some of the stiffest and ugliest 3D animation seen in an anime. It seems that Berserk may never get a faithful anime adaption - or at least one with a decent budget.
What is it like being on campus during the summer months?
In the wake of this week’s police shootings resulting in the deaths of two black men that many across the country deemed as avoidable, dozens of demonstrators gathered to stage an anti-police brutality protest outside of the UNM bookstore on Thursday evening. After speakers spread messages encouraging community involvement, hope, unity and change, protesters occupied the intersection of Cornell Avenue and Central Drive for several minutes, bringing traffic to a brief standstill.
Professor Dirk Gibson has been a faculty member at the Communication and Journalism Department for 20 years. In that time, much has changed around the department, but very little progress has been made, he said. When he first arrived at UNM in 1996, Gibson said the department was “the neatest place.” His first year with the department was a time when scholarly giants roamed the halls, “and they acted like giants”, he said, referring to academic figures such as intercultural communication expert John “Jack” Condon, Jean Civikly-Powell, and former department chair, the late Everett Rodgers.
The UNM Health Sciences Center (HSC) and the abortion clinic at Southwestern Women’s Options (SWWO) have been criminally referred to New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas after an investigation carried out by the Selective Panel for Infant Lives under The Energy and Commerce Committee. According to the findings of the investigation, SWWO and the HSC may have violated a federal statute through transfer of fetal tissue, specifically for valuable consideration; that is, any benefit, money or services exchanged in a contract.
Your article on the proposed Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) does a good job encouraging all to take the bus. But in a town like Albuquerque in particular and a country like the USA in general, bus-taking is still considered for poor and indigent people, the kind who may not be able to afford anything in Snob Hill.
What’s the best way to celebrate Independence Day? Caroline C. Senior, Evolutionary Anthropology “For me, it used to be about fireworks and going out with family.
Big things come in small packages — unless perhaps you are talking about someone with seemingly endless energy, fierce competitiveness and a larger than life personality, so much so that everything just won’t fit. Emily Olivier is anything but a small package.
UNM alum starts writing contest with generous donation. Karen McKinnon, a UNM alumna from the class of 1960, has donated funds to create a poetry competition that will be run by the English Department. There will be a 1,000 dollar first prize, with second and third place prizes for 500 and 250 dollars respectively, McKinnon said.
UNM greek life is on the rise, contrary to popular belief stemming from abandoned houses. The abandoned Greek houses on the Northwest side of UNM Campus have gathered a lot of media attention in the last few months, as they have endured vagrants, fire, and negative attention.
A new study by Anita Kinney, associate director at the UNM Cancer Center, finds over-the-phone genetic counseling for breast and ovarian cancer to be just as effective as in-person counseling. Kinney said over-the-phone genetic counseling empowers those at risk with life-saving information.
In two straight semesters, New Mexico athletes have broken GPA records in the classroom. According to a UNM release, the Lobos have broken the record three times in the past five semesters. The 3.31 achieved by student athletes in the Spring of 2016 just edged out the 3.30 plateau reached in the Fall of 2015.
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