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Criticism doesn't deter David Correia
October 14It was a late summer afternoon when 32 protesters crowded in City Hall to demand justice for victims of APD shootings.
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Assistant professor puts 'obesity gene' in new light
Lauren Topper | October 14The Many Roles of NPC1By Lauren TopperTwo friends share a diet of fast food and sugary desserts.
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Students rally against Columbus Day
William Aranda and Jonathan Baca | October 14To many students, Columbus Day is just another Monday. But to others, it is a sanctioned holiday celebrating the oppression and genocide of indigenous peoples, and on Monday they took to campus and demanded change.Around noon, a group of students from numerous organizations and clubs, carrying signs with “F**k Columbus” written in bold letters, led a tour of campus to celebrate sites of past campus resistance and to point out examples of what they called UNM’s “complicity in colonization and oppression against native peoples.”
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Student leaders seek sex crime response reforms
Marielle Dent | October 13The University’s student governments are working to change the way UNM deals with sexual assault on campus. The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico and the Graduate and Professional Student Association proposed Friday that UNM be proclaimed a Start by Believing campus at this month’s Board of Regents meeting.Start by Believing is a public awareness campaign designed by End Violence Against Women International to change the way people respond to reports of sexual assault and rape.
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Sleep apnea sufferers may soon breathe easier
Lauren Topper | October 13Oneida Aragon awoke in the middle of the night to a disturbing silence: Her husband was not breathing. Again. Worried, she elbowed him in the side. He roused just enough to inhale deeply, then fell back to sleep. She would do this three more times that night.Aragon said her husband suffers from sleep apnea — a condition distinguished by infrequent breathing during deep sleep that, according to the National Sleep Foundation, afflicts more than 18 million American adults. Apart from extreme fatigue, sleep apnea can also cause heart disease.
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Frese, Lujan Grisham face off on economy, environment
Aaron Anglin | October 13U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her challenger, Republican Mike Frese jousted over climate change, the economy and immigration reform during a debate Thursday hosted by New Mexico PBS. Veteran journalist Sam Donaldson moderated the hour-long debate, which was relatively civil as the candidates kept to their allotted response times and worked to avoid direct arguments with each other ahead of the low-key Nov. 4 contest.Donaldson kicked off the debate with a question about economic development, asking the candidates, “If you are elected to Congress, what would you do to promote jobs for this state?”
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GPSA student publication funds in a deadlock
Daniel Montaño | October 8Starting next year, UNM’s student publications will not have to wait for funding from student leadership, said Texanna Martin, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Association.Two of UNM’s literary magazines had to wait to receive funding until last week because the GPSA had to run through legal measures in order to send the money, Martin said.“This isn’t the sort of thing that has a 24 hour turnaround,” Martin said, “But now that everything is in place, there shouldn’t be a problem next year.”The GPSA provides funding to both “Conceptions Southwest” and “Best Student Essays,” but during the last Student Publication board meeting on Sept.
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Armored dinosaur discovered in northeastern N.M.
October 8Researchers at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science have discovered a new dinosaur species that is unique to New Mexico.Known as the Ziapeltasanjuanensis, researchers said the novel species offers fresh insights into the evolution and diversity of some of the oldest inhabitants of the state.
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Showcase to feature students' song
Jonathan Baca | October 8By Jonathan BacaTonight nine students will share their creative passion and perform their original songs in a small coffeehouse as part of a unique new music class.The inaugural UNM Songwriting Showcase will start at 7 p.
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Fire captain fights to keep House seat
Erika Eddy/New Mexico News Port | October 7Emily Kane looked harried as she left Fire Station One in downtown Albuquerque.“Sorry, we were working out with tires,” said Kane, who is running for re-election in House District 15.Kane, 58, had been flipping tires in order to stay in shape for her day job, a captain in the Albuquerque Fire Department.A Democrat, Kane faces Sarah Maestas Barnes in November to retain her position.
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Professor goes from politics to preservation
October 7By Lena Guidi As historical and cultural landmarks in New Mexico are threatened by new developments, on American studies professor aims to preserve them.
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Forum pushes for participatory budget
Sayyed Shah | October 7By Sayyed ShahA group of community members hopes to inspire more people to participate in planning the city’s budget.Participatory Budgeting Albuquerque will host a community forum on Thursday at city hall to guage support for a more democratic style for the city’s financial planning.
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First-time candidate in pivotal House race
Casey Purcella | October 7Control of the New Mexico House of Representatives hangs in the balance in November, and in the thick of it all is Sarah Maestas Barnes, a 34-year-old Albuquerque attorney and first-time candidate running to represent House District 15.
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Clery Report: Sexual assaults up, burglaries down at UNM
Sayyed Shah | October 6Three new categories for UNM’s annual Security and Fire Safety Report, also known as the Clery Report, show that the University has some problems with relationship violence. Lt. Tim Stump of the UNM Police Department said the three new sections of this report, released Oct. 1, include data on dating violence, domestic violence and stalking, and were added based on recommendations made by the Violence Against Women Act of 2013.According to the Report, the number of sexual assaults increased from four reported in 2012 to 11 in 2013. Additionally, Stump said UNMPD had six reported sexual assaults between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31 of this year.
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Journalists create database to log APD violence
Sayyed Shah | October 6An online news outlet is developing a searchable, interactive database of audio, video and other records associated with fatal police shootings in Albuquerque. Journalists at the New Mexico Compass, in partnership with KUNM, have gathered as many materials as they could find, and have organized an Indiegogo campaign to raise money to build a searchable, free-to-the-public database on their website.“This project is a big one and will be unfolding for quite some time,” said Marisa Demarco, editor-in-chief at the New Mexico Compass. “The plan is to build a database with the material we received and invite other media and people to contribute their own primary-source recordings or documents.”
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Suspected bike thief baited by APD, UNMPD joint effort
Daniel Montaño | October 3UNM Police have been cracking down on bike thieves through sting operations. A joint effort between UNMPD and the Albuquerque Police Department has already caught one alleged repeat offender, Daniel Lee Lawrence, who had a warrant for bike theft, said Lt. Tim Stump, UNMPD’s public information officer.Lawrence was arrested on Wednesday, after being seen riding a bait bicycle valued at $1,600, which was planted by APD at UNM Hospital, according to court documents.
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New breath may detect tuberculosis
Lauren Topper | October 3Eleanor Roosevelt, Jane Austen, George Orwell, Chopin — all are believed to have died from tuberculosis. Scientific advances have lowered death rates, particularly in the United States, where TB was once the leading cause of death and known as the “white plague.” Yet today, TB remains a leading infectious disease killer around the world. At the Health Sciences Center, associate professor Dr. Graham Timmins is continuing to make advances by developing a breath test that has the potential to determine if someone has TB within minutes.By sampling the breath of the animals Timmins said he was able to tell 100 percent of the time whether or not an animal was infected with TB.
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Sex event titles, not content, provoke apology
Lauren Marvin and Moriah Carty | October 3What’s in a name? Judging by the uproar surrounding UNM’s Sex Week, quite a bit.Sex Week, co-organized by the Women’s Health Resource Center and Self Serve Sexuality Resource Center, was designed to stress the importance of consent and raise awareness about sexual assaults, but not everyone was happy with the execution of the event.
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UNM campus briefs for Oct. 02, 2014
Erika Eddy | October 2Celestial show opens at TamarindTamarind Institute, a division of the College of Fine Arts at UNM focused on lithography, will host an exhibition of more than 20 works related to the sky, universe and extraterrestrials.
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UNM Prof. may render diabetes needles needless
Lauren Topper | October 2Eggs, toast and an insulin shot. It may not seem like the typical breakfast, but it’s the daily reality for millions of Americans who depend on insulin injections to keep diabetes symptoms under control.In an effort to free diabetes patients from the too-frequent prick of the needle, a team of scientists headed by associate professor Jason McConville has developed a way to administer insulin without needles. Instead, McConville’s method allows insulin to simply be absorbed through the inside of the cheek.
