The New Mexico women’s basketball team will be without its starting center for some time. Redshirt senior Ebony Walker has been suspended indefinitely and stripped of her captain label after being charged with domestic violence and aggravated assault against a household member late Tuesday night.
Fondling suspect caught after chase On Oct. 17, UNM Police Department arrested a man on campus for false imprisonment.
UNM is in the beginning stages of planning a new sports and entertainment district that would accommodate visiting sports fans. The Lobo Development Corporation is facilitating the project, which would cover approximately two acres and sit adjacent to University Stadium, The Pit and Isotopes Park. The development of such districts is becoming commonplace in college towns across the country, said Tom Neale, director of real estate operations at UNM.
To anyone else who had spent 20 years serving in unpredictable, often violent circumstances as an officer with the Albuquerque Police Department, a quiet retirement might have been welcome. But Lt. Tim Stump said he wanted to continue serving a community he had grown close with over the years, so he joined the UNM Police Department. “I had other opportunities when I left APD, and I chose this one out of all of them because I wanted to be part of the community,” Stump said.
Campus Briefs Annual Luminaria Awards The UNM Division for Equity and Inclusion will host Sister Outsider Poetry at the fifth annual Luminaria Awards on Tuesday from 11 a.m.
By Casey Purcella and Lauren Marvin The New Mexico state land commissioner election is too close to call as of press time.
In a race that was tighter than expected, incumbent U.S. Sen. Tom Udall won re-election over his Republican challenger Allen Weh. Weh had gained steam over the last few weeks of the campaign but ended up on the losing end of a 55-45 contest, according to figures available at press time..
Bernalillo County voters have said yes to the advisory question asking whether small amounts of marijuana should be decriminalized. The advisory question, which asked whether penalties for the possession of an ounce or less of marijuana should be reduced to a $25 fine, passed with 60 percent of the vote.
Editor’s note: All numbers were as of press time and may have changed. Republican incumbent Dianna Duran won the New Mexico Secretary of State’s office by four points over Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver. She is the first member of her party to serve in this position in the past 80 years.
Voters overwhelmingly approved a non-binding advisory measure that supported increased funding for mental health services in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County Tuesday night.
As Gov. Susana Martinez put it, fulfilling promises propelled the Republican incumbent in a successful re-election bid for the state’s top office. In front of adoring fans at the Marriott Hotel at Uptown, Martinez spoke a mix of Spanish and English to the GOP election party for roughly 13 minutes after Democratic challenger Gary King’s concession.
There is a noticeable correlation between a candidate’s chances of winning and the amount of money spent on his or her campaign this election cycle.
Democrat Hector Balderas will ring in the New Year as the state’s next attorney general. Balderas beat out his Republican opponent Susan Riedel.
In the race for New Mexico’s First Congressional District, Michelle Lujan Grisham beat Republican challenger Michael Frese by a comfortable margin. The Democratic incumbent beat Frese 59 to 41 percent as of press time. For her second term, Lujan Grisham said she plans to focus on the state’s economy with an emphasis on encouraging small businesses and farmers, supporting education and rebuilding New Mexicans’ faith in the U.S. Congress.
Today is Election Day, and for those planning to vote, The Daily Lobo has compiled the latest updates on the major races.
There have been 28 auto thefts and 97 auto burglaries on campus since January, and some students are beginning to wonder if UNM and the UNM Police Department are doing enough to protect their belongings.
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich visited UNM Monday afternoon to meet with representatives of the Brain and Behavioral Health Institute and discuss mental health initiatives.
The office of the UNM President Bob Frank has announced the 2014 winners of the Sarah Belle Brown Community Service Awards. This year’s awardees include student winner Priscila Poliana, a graduate student in urban and regional planning; faculty award winner Dr. Arti Prasad, division chief for the Department of Internal Medicine and executive medical director of Center for Life; and staff award winner Ashley Taylor, senior academic advisor at Anderson School of Management.
The Albuquerque Police Department and the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday they had reached a settlement agreement that will require the APD to implement sweeping changes in their policies regarding use of force and the handling of suspects with mental health concerns. The agreement states it is “designed to ensure police integrity, protect officer safety, and prevent use of excessive force, including unreasonable use of deadly force, by APD.”
UNM Police Department received a report on Saturday of multiple campus service vehicles with flat tires. In a statement, UNMPD said that 57 service vehicles across campus were vandalized in what may be a Halloween prank.
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