Officials from the Department of Justice received public input and discussed possible reforms for the Albuquerque Police Department on Monday night.
UNM President Robert Frank is forming a new student group in an attempt to increase inclusiveness at the University. A statement released by the president’s office stated that the group, to be called the Student Cabinet, is intended to serve as another avenue for students to participate in University affairs.
Former APD commander Nick Bakas said he supports communication and strives to confront any issue with meaningful discussion. He said the Albuquerque Police Department should do the same.
Students marched around Johnson field all night Friday to raise money for cancer research. Relay for Life is an overnight event meant to emphasize that cancer never sleeps. Participants circled the field for twelve hours to simulate the exhausting process of enduring cancer’s ‘road to recovery.’
When you walk out of “Night and Day,” you’re going to be asking yourself, “What the hell did I just watch?” But the real question is whether or not that’s a good thing.
Thousands of Native Americans traveled great distances to celebrate and preserve their various cultures at last weekend’s Gathering of Nations.
Editor, It is great to read that Emily Larsen supports the decrease of student fees and tuition and that her interest in civic engagement at UNM was amplified through the OurUNM event last Wednesday.
Editor, The story titled “GPSA divestment resolution polarizes students” that appeared in the Daily Lobo’s April 28 issue is emblematic of egregious reporting by Daily Lobo. For one, the resolution passed with 10 votes in favor of it and nine votes against it while one person abstained. ...
It was the summer of Joseph Paz’s sixteenth year. As a high school junior in Las Cruces, his days were filled with basketball and track. He and his friends dreamed of becoming world-class athletes.
by Zachary Pavlik assistant-news@dailylobo.com @ZachPavlik What are your opinions regarding transparency among UNM administration, student government and the student body, and do you believe that students have enough input regarding University affairs? “I don’t think University administration ...
The Graduate and Professional Student Association passed a resolution calling for the University to divest from companies associated with human rights violations in Palestine.
Law student Jessica Marshall will take over as Graduate and Professional Student Association council chair next year. During a GPSA meeting Saturday, Marshall won the position with 14 votes from the 19 council members present.
As the presidential election in Egypt nears, former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday urged Egyptians to turn out to vote. Allies of the Muslim Brotherhood, which ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, continue to urge people to boycott the election, according to Reuters.
UNM student leaders continue to urge President Robert Frank to reverse his decision to exempt the Athletics Department and University Libraries from the student fee allocation process. The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico and the Graduate and Professional Student Association hosted a press conference Friday regarding the change.
New Mexico’s Men’s Golf team captured its second straight Mountain West Championship, spearheaded by a first-place effort by Gavin Green. The Lobos, who held the tournament lead after two days, held off a San Diego State rally and won the tournament with a team score of 846, defeating the Aztecs by three strokes.
A physical presence on the field is something the New Mexico football team has lacked the past two seasons. But thanks to more full-contact drills in this spring’s practices, the Lobos are beginning to form a more aggressive mentality.
Editor, Isn’t this latest occurrence of APD killings all about our ongoing debate regarding police brutality? Not that the death of Mary Hawkes was, of a certainty, unjustly perpetrated by law-enforcement personnel
The semester is almost over and students are studying for their final exams. Registration is already open for the first semester of 2014-2015 academic year and I know students, with help from their advisors and some online curricular planning tools, are deciding what to take next year.
Editor, Emily Larsen, a student at UNM, wrote a letter appearing in Friday’s Daily Lobo which stated that “the hate and resentment expressed toward the ‘rich and white’ (allegedly by #OURUNM at our first march)
For the first time all season, the New Mexico women’s softball team defeated a Mountain West team more than once in a series. Senior day provided late heroics as the Lobos (16-32, 7-14 MW) defeated Utah State 6-4 in the series’ rubber match.
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