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Albuquerque Police Oversight Board Briefs
Nikole Mckibben | September 13Here's what happened at the Sept. 8 Albuquerque Police Oversight Board.
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Geeks take to the streets to raise money for scholarships
Fin Martinez | September 12UNM played host to a unique sight on Saturday: geeks dressed to the nines with their pocket-protectors and horn rimmed glasses dashing around the campus.
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Monday on the Street: Supporting UNM sports
Matthew Reisen | September 12What is the importance of supporting your school’s athletics?
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Locals convene at UNM in solidarity against the Dakota Access Pipeline
Johnny Vizcaino | September 9On Thursday afternoon, Kiva Club members held a demonstration on campus protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline on campus and saying it would hurt the communities the pipeline would run through. Hundreds gathered outside the SUB in a show of solidarity with the protesters who have amassed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota over the past few months in protest.
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UNM students have limited time to claim lost items
Sara MacNeil | September 9Have you ever wondered what happens to unclaimed items at UNM’s lost and found? A bulletin board full of keys, organized by car model, hangs in a small room where textbooks, documents, mail, electronics, clothing, backpacks and thermoses are stored at UNM Police Department’s Lost and Found on the first floor of Hokona Hall.
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First game with alcohol sales goes off without a hitch
Fin Martinez | September 9UNM Athletics and other organizations around New Mexico are providing sports fans of a certain age with a new way to enjoy the game, with the start of alcohol sales at home games for various sports. The decision comes amid a national trend as many schools are adopting the policy of alcohol sales at college sporting events, with New Mexico State University having started sales last season.
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Q & A: Alex Cuadros
Johnny Vizcaino | September 8On Tuesday afternoon, the Latin American and Iberian Institute of UNM held a lecture, where journalist and author Alex Cuadros discussed international media coverage of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil leading up to the 2016 Olympic games. Cuadros, an Albuquerque native, is the author of “Brazillionaires: Wealth, Power, Decadence, and Hope in an American Country.”
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Freshmen living proposal to go before the Board of Regents
Nikole Mckibben | September 8The proposed rule requiring all incoming freshmen to live on campus will now go before the full Board of Regents, despite concerns from the undergraduate student body. Associated Students of UNM President Kyle Biederwolf spoke at Tuesday’s Finance and Facilities subcommittee meeting to voice ASUNM’s opinion on the new policy that would drastically change the lives of future students.
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UNM students broaden horizons through prestigious award
Sarah Trujillo | September 7This year’s recipients of the highly coveted Critical Language Scholarship Award has been named, and two of them have exhibited why with their previous experiences and future aspirations. The CLS Program, a fully-funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion program, aims to broaden the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages while building relationships between the people of the United States and other countries.
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Recent UNM study uncovers trends in rising U.S. sex trafficking charges
Gabriela Garcia-Huff | September 7A study conducted by a team at UNM’s College of Nursing has revealed interesting trends in rising U.S. sex trafficking cases, and how they are being prosecuted. The study analyzed the rate of charges filed by federal prosecutors in sex trafficking and related cases across the United States.
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Students find opportunity at internship fair
Cathy Cook | September 7UNM’s Innovation Academy is on a mission to create a new intersection between higher education and innovative new companies, by holding internship fairs that connect students with startups. Last week the Innovation Academy held its second internship fair. It was attended by 100 students and 16 employers.
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Fox News criticizes UNM's new training program
Shelby Perea | September 6The University of New Mexico has been no stranger to making national headlines in recent years, many of them putting the University under fire, as in the case of its handling of sexual assault cases and the campaign to abolish what is allegedly an offensive University seal. UNM was back in the headlines recently because of its updated training for employees, which places a focus on sensitivity training.
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UNM's new degree program is first of its kind
Cathy Cook | September 6UNM is launching the first undergraduate degree program in population health in the country, allowing students the chance to study in a field that is particularly vital in the country. The College of Population Health was formed last year, and is rolling out its first major program this fall.
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Child abuse cases highlight need for preventative efforts
Sara MacNeil | September 6In recent weeks the Albuquerque community came together to mourn the death of Victoria Martens, a 10-year-old brutally murdered under the watch of her mother. Some faculty at the University of New Mexico say a faulty system is to blame.
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Tuesday on the Street: Stress level two weeks in
Matthew Reisen | September 6How is your stress level two weeks into the fall semester, and what do you do to de-stress?
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Regents extend involvement to Alumni Association following memorial courtyard fiasco
Fin Martinez | September 6Last week, UNM’s Board of Regents held a special meeting with the Alumni Association to discuss communication between the two organizations in the wake of communication failures which led to a stalled on-campus project costing five times more than was estimated. As a result, the regents are extending their reach of involvement into the association, just months after reintegrating Health Sciences Center governance under the regents' oversight.
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New UNM hospital in the works
Sara MacNeil | September 6As patients wait longer and longer to be seen at UNM Hospital, the University is beginning the early planning phases for a new replacement adult hospital that aims to alleviate the long lines and overcrowding.
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Campus Safety Week to prepare students for potential emergencies
Elizabeth Sanchez | September 6UNM is launching its inaugural Campus Safety Week this week, with various events and initiative meant to help prepare students for a variety of potential scenarios. Emergency Manager Byron Piatt said he hopes the week of training and awareness becomes a biannual event.
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Campus taproom petition gains steam
Jonathan Natvig | September 2The petition for a on-campus taproom at UNM has gathered much attention recently, and University administration say they are open to a campus-wide discussion on safety and sensibility if students did have the opportunity to drink alcohol on campus grounds. UNM senior Gus Pedrotty started the petition, entitled "Install a Taproom at the University of New Mexico, on Change.org.
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Brief: La Montanita Co-op and UNM Sustainability Studies collaborate on new scholarship
Matthew Reisen | September 2UNM has teamed up with La Montanita Co-op to offer a new $1,000 scholarship beginning this month for students minoring in Sustainability Studies in the Department of Biology, according to a University press release.
