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Thirteen arrested at mayor's office sit-in

Chloe Henson | June 3

Thirteen people were arrested after a sit-in at the Albuquerque mayor’s office Monday evening. One of them, David Correia, a UNM assistant professor for American Studies, was arrested for felony battery on a police officer. Police were called to the mayor’s office in response to protesters who were holding a demonstration and refusing to leave, according to a statement from Janet Blair, an APD spokeswoman.

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Governor hopefuls talk platform issues

Chloe Henson | June 1

The New Mexico Primary Elections will be held on June 3. Voters from around the state will be able to elect candidates from their prospective parties to participate in the general elections in November. There are five democratic candidates for governor. The winner of the primary election will run against Governor Susana Martinez, who is running unopposed in the republican primary election.

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State's first transgender march draws about 100

Zachary Pavlik | June 1

At least 100 people gathered at the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico on Thursday afternoon for the first transgender march in the state. The event was intended to strengthen ties between individuals within the transgender community and reach out to those not yet involved, said Paula Kaski, a community member involved in organizing the march.

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Admin. service commander to become UNMPD chief

Mychal Miltenberger | June 1

Kevin McCabe, commander of administrative services with the University of New Mexico Police Department, will become police chief on July 1, according to a UNM press release. McCabe will replace Kathy Guimond, who is retiring at the end of June. Guimond served nearly 20 years as UNMPD’s police chief.

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NM universities receive $16 mil research grant

Zachary Pavlik | May 25

Universities in New Mexico will receive $16 million over the next four years in a bid to permanently increase research funds in the state. The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research is donating the money for universities to focus on research in sustainable energy, said Mary Jo Daniel, Associate Director of the EPSCoR state office. She said the initiative, Energize New Mexico, will help increase the state’s capacity for research.

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Dem. Gov. hopefuls talk Lottery Scholarship

Chloe Henson | May 25

Three of the five Democratic primary candidates said they support using other sources of funding to subsidize the Legislative Lottery Scholarship. Lawrence Rael, Linda Lopez, Howie Morales, Alan Webber and Gary King participated in a debate in Las Cruces on Thursday. The five contenders will be on the ballot on June 3 as primary candidates for governor of New Mexico.

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Voters to decide APD, AFD chief procedure

Chloe Henson | May 25

Voters will determine whether Mayor Berry will require the City Council’s approval when hiring a new police chief. The legislation that would put the question on the November ballot passed 7-2 at the May 19 Council meeting, said Ken Sanchez, Council president and co-sponsor of the legislation.

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New Mexico Democratic primary debate, a social medial curation

May 22

Five Democrats in the New Mexico governor’s primary race — Alan Webber, Howie Morales, Lawrence Rael, Linda Lopez and Gary King — participated in a debate Thursday at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. Daily Lobo News Editor Chloe Henson tweeted responses from the candidates.

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GPSA resciends divestment resolution by 11-10 vote

Chloe Henson | May 12

The Graduate and Professional Student Association narrowly rescinded a divestment resolution during a council meeting Saturday. The council voted 11-10 to repeal the resolution, said Kris Miranda, acting council chair for the meeting.

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Frank compromises on scope of SFRB

Zachary Pavlik | May 12

President Robert Frank struck a compromise with student government that returned University Libraries and the Athletics Department to the Student Fee Review Board’s purview.

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Health plan will cover Autism

Chloe Henson | May 11

Staff and faculty may benefit from a change in the new health insurance plan that will allow companies to cover costs for care and treatment of those diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

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Insurance changes cause disruption

Chloe Henson | May 11

Lee Brown, a UNM professor of medicine, said the upcoming University health insurance changes will bring good things and bad things.

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The Howl: May 10 episode

May 11

Check out this week's episode of The Howl, the Daily Lobo's weekly news webcast.

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Daily Lobo Photo Issue: Spring 2014

May 8

The Daily Lobo photo desk assembled its end-of-semester photo issue. Here’s what they saw through their viewfinders and captured with their cameras.

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Casa Xalteva, 20 years of culture

Zachary Pavlik | May 7

Ken Carpenter can let out a sigh of relief, as a dream he never thought would last enters its 20th year of existence. Casa Xalteva, a Spanish school and cultural center Carpenter co-founded in Granada, Nicaragua, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and is still going strong

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Global Education Office to increase international presence

Zachary Pavlik | May 7

Faced with the task of increasing University study abroad participation by 33 percent in six years, the new Interim Director of the Global Education Office, Paul Edmunds, has his work cut out for him.

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Nation briefs

Chloe Henson | May 7

President Barack Obama visited Arkansas communities to offer the government’s support to towns ravaged by tornados, according to ABC News. Vilonia, Arkansas was one of the towns hit by massive storms that tore through the state on April 27, killing 15 people.

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5-08 OurUNM Extended Cut

Erika Eddy | May 7

by Erika Eddy news@dailylobo.com @Erika_Eddy The student movement, OurUNM, staged a die-in Wednesday in front of Zimmerman Library. The participants outlined students’ bodies in chalk and wrote individual messages protesting various University policies, Matthew Barceleau, a law student, said ...

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Curanderismo added as MOOC

Chloe Henson | May 7

After attracting more than 35,000 participants to its first course, UNM will continue to expand its Massive Open Online Course program, this time with a class on Curanderismo.

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Students say parking situation still lacking

Zach Pavlik | May 6

Students said price, efficiency and crowding were their chief concerns with the parking and transportation system at UNM. Sophia Gruskos, a senior psychology major, said she chooses to park off campus because of the price of on-campus parking and because the parking meters on campus where she would park only allow payment by card.