Another sex week is coming to campus, but this one bills itself as a bit more conservative than other events. Sadé Patterson has attended many Sex Week events at UNM over the past two years and said she felt some misleading information was given on abortion and birth control.
The Anderson School of Management recently launched its first Business Community Open House on campus. The dean of the Anderson School of Management, Craig White, said Friday's drop-in event was open to the public, and attendees were given the opportunity to speak with Anderson faculty and staff to learn more about what the business school has to offer.
In February, Gov. Susana Martinez signed a piece oflegislationthat will make it easier for veterans and service members to earn college credit for the training they received in the military. Senate Bill 153, which the House and Senate unanimously approved, was sponsored by Sen. Craig Brandt, R-Rio Rancho. Brandt, a veteran himself, said in a press release that SB 153 will help veterans achieve credit towards a degree — whether a bachelor’s or graduate degree — rather than just earning credits towards courses that count as electives.
The University of New Mexico’s Brain Injury Resource Center, or BIRC, held it’s first Unmasking Brain Injury event earlier this semester, meant to create awareness of brain trauma from first-hand accounts of afflicted individuals. Janelle Torres-Groover, a health educator with BIRC, said the center held a “mask making party”, and welcomed anyone in the community who had suffered a brain injury to make a mask. “The idea started with the Veterans Administration. They were doing this mask making project with veterans who were coming back from the war with brain injuries,” Torres-Groover said.
UNM held a film screening and workshop last week, centered around immigration in the classroom. The event, conducted at the Bank of America Theater located in the National Hispanic Cultural Center, was held by the Latin American and Iberian Institute of UNM in conjunction with the NHCC, the Instituto Cervantes, and the Spanish Resource Center of Albuquerque. The event aimed to familiarize educators with effective means of approaching the topic of Immigration in a classroom context.
The Albuquerque Fire Department was dispatched to 1705 Mesa Vista to contain a blaze in the early hours of Feb. 23. According to AFD, no injuries were reported and the fire has not spread. There is still no further information at the time of publication as to what caused the fire. Part of that is because the structure was a former Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house, one of many Greek houses currently vacant.
UNM introduced a new entrepreneurial group for students this week. Dozens from across campus gathered in the SUB late Monday for the inaugural meeting of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization at UNM. For the first time in four years, UNM will charter a student organization aimed at nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit around campus, said Stacy Sacco, director of the Small Business Institute and faculty advisor to the new group.
The Associated Students of UNM is aiming to improve transparency between undergraduate students and their representatives with a new initiative aimed at those passing through campus. Members of ASUNM said they were attempting to lessen the monotony of Monday mornings for passing students near the South Lot shuttle stop on Yale and Redondo earlier this week by providing them with complimentary coffee and donuts. It was the first installment of ASUNM Commuter Connection, a three-pronged of student-senator interaction event.
Students mobilized in opposition to ASUNM failing a resolution that would allow the use of stun guns on campus with a rally in Smith Plaza on Monday. "The reason we created the rally is because not a lot of students are actually aware that stun guns are banned from campus or that (the) resolution was even up for discussion. That's the problem with ASUNM; there's a lack of transparency of what senate resolutions are going to be discussed. We are trying to create more of a transparency and be the actual link that ASUNM claims to be," said Vivianne Gonzalez, a member of Young Americans for Liberty.
A group of 69 national cancer centers have issued a consensus statement encouraging parents and guardians to vaccinate their kids against Human Papillomavirus before their 13th birthday. According to the statement, approximately 79 million people in the U.S. are currently infected with HPV according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, with 14 million new infections appearing each year.
For the past year, the UNM College of Fine Arts has utilized a studio downtown or events ranging from high school outreach and exhibits to lectures. Now, according to CFA Director Lara Goldmann, the studio at 113 4th St. will be a permanent gallery for UNM fine arts students, as well as local art enthusiasts.
Associated Students of UNM has blocked a proposal to allow people to carry stun guns on campus property.
By Matthew Reisen -When does protecting yourself on campus go too far?- Malik Valentine/sophomore/electrical engineering “I think having a gun would be too much, whether it be a real gun or even a stun gun.
Associated Students of UNM teamed up with University Communication and Marketing, to celebrate 127 years of UNM while introducing some rebranding to the University. Jordan Scott, executive director of LoboSpirit, said the celebration this year was special due to possibilities the collaboration with UCAM provided. “They helped design flyers and the t-shirts as well as purchase them,” she said. “So we were able to get more shirts and kind of help with the whole rebranding unveiling on the undergraduate level.”
Last week, UNM President Bob Frank informed attendees of a town hall that the University is facing budget cuts as a result of the recently-finished state legislative session, briefing a mix of students, staff and faculty on the tough competition for state dollars this year. “They have taken money out of our current budget and they also have cuts for the forthcoming year,” he said. UNM will receive a total reduction of 0.6 percent from the current budget, Frank said, meaning a total recession of $1.9 million dollars for the University.
The grand opening of a new commons area in Zimmerman library on Thursday kicked off a fresh opportunity for graduate students to exclusively utilize a quiet study space. Located on the first floor of Zimmerman, in Room 102 opposite the Learning Commons, the new space will be open during usual library hours, said Abigail G. Robertson, a graduate medieval studies student. Robertson is the incoming Graduate and Professional Students Association (GPSA) Chair of Media and Outreach. She said many factors - including the library's location at the center of main campus as well as availability of resources vital for graduate research - makes Zimmerman an ideal home for the Graduate Commons.
According to a UNM Newsroom press release, several departments and programs at The University of New Mexico will be hosting FAFSA workshops leading up to the priority deadline of March 1. The Office of Admissions, College Enrichment Program, American Indian Student Services and El Centro de la Raza have each scheduled workshops during the month of February, according to the press release.
The Institute for American Indian Research at the University of New Mexico hosts its fourth Indigenous Book Festival on March 3-4, celebrating the work of contemporary Indigenous poets, novelists, scholars and writers, according to a UNM Newsroom press release. This festival is supported by The Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies and through a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council, according to the press release. Some activities for the festival include: a keynote address by Professor C. Matthew Snipp, film presentation of Mekko and 12 dialogue presentations featuring writers/scholars, according to the press release.
On March 3-4, from 9 to 11 a.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. 20 of Student Affairs’ departments and programs will open their doors to the UNM community to showcase what they do, according to a UNM press release “While our departments are always open to students and staff, the open houses will serve as an excellent way to get a more comprehensive look at what each department does,” Dr. Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, vice president for UNM Student Affairs quoted in the press release. “Each department will have someone on hand during their scheduled times to answer specific questions, provide informational brochures, and some will be offering refreshments, tours and prizes.”
Six UNM faculty members are Fulbright Scholars for 2015-2016 and, according to a UNM press release, The University of New Mexico is ranked by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one the of research universities who produced the most Fulbright Scholars during the 2015-16 term. The Fulbright Program is considered the U.S. flagship international educational exchange program, according to the press release.
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