A new Subway Café opening on Central Avenue will offer more to customers than the standard sandwich. Lethy Bernal, owner of the café, said the new business, which is planned to open Wednesday, will be a traditional Subway, but it will include a full coffee bar.
The Albuquerque Police Department said it deployed a SWAT team to the scene of Armand Martin’s shooting death because he refused to leave the house and posed a danger to others. An APD officer shot and killed Martin on Saturday evening after Martin barricaded himself inside his house.
Members of the student movement Our UNM demanded more student inclusion on administrative decisions, advocated for greater transparency and insisted on increased accountability of administration and student government.
UNM is conducting a nation-wide search for a new vice president for human resources. Search coordinator Lisa Marbury said the search committee recently approved the advertisement and position profile and will advertise the position for one month before beginning the selection process.
A new student organization aims to build connections between entrepreneurs and innovators across campus. The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization club hosted its first event Thursday night. At the event, the group introduced entrepreneurs to the events’ attendees.
Sexual Assault Awareness month is over, but some UNM organizations continue their work to prevent assault on campus. Shaya Rogers, a member of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, said her organization, along with the Women’s Resource Center and other entities on campus, hosted several events to raise awareness of sexual assault throughout April.
The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico resolved their stance on University divestment at a senate meeting Wednesday night. Resolution 16S calls for the creation of a permanent committee at UNM to review, evaluate and monitor issues related to socially responsible investments.
Community members shared stories and brainstormed potential solutions regarding the Albuquerque Police Department to Department of Justice investigators Wednesday.
There will be a meeting to promote a “Start by Believing” campaign at UNM today to combat sexual assaults. Shaya Rogers, a member of the Feminist Leadership Majority Alliance, said students can take pictures with a sign that says “…when someone tells me they were sexually assaulted, I start by believing.”
On April 21, UNM Police Department was dispatched to Q Lot in reference to a burglary. According to the report, the victim alleged that he parked his car sometime in the morning, and returned later that evening to find his vehicle burglarized.
Two UNM students took home first place in an international advertising competition last week. Josh Dolin, a senior strategic communications major, and Sydney Sivils, a senior marketing and operations management major, won first place in the Advertising Campaign category of the DECA International Career Development Conference in Washington D.C.,
The UNM Police Department on Tuesday afternoon arrested another football player in connection to an April 13 sexual assault. UNMPD charged SaQwan Edwards, a 21-year-old senior cornerback, with two counts of second-degree criminal sexual penetration and one count of kidnapping, Lt.
Officials from the Department of Justice received public input and discussed possible reforms for the Albuquerque Police Department on Monday night.
UNM President Robert Frank is forming a new student group in an attempt to increase inclusiveness at the University. A statement released by the president’s office stated that the group, to be called the Student Cabinet, is intended to serve as another avenue for students to participate in University affairs.
Former APD commander Nick Bakas said he supports communication and strives to confront any issue with meaningful discussion. He said the Albuquerque Police Department should do the same.
The Graduate and Professional Student Association passed a resolution calling for the University to divest from companies associated with human rights violations in Palestine.
Law student Jessica Marshall will take over as Graduate and Professional Student Association council chair next year. During a GPSA meeting Saturday, Marshall won the position with 14 votes from the 19 council members present.
As the presidential election in Egypt nears, former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday urged Egyptians to turn out to vote. Allies of the Muslim Brotherhood, which ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, continue to urge people to boycott the election, according to Reuters.
UNM student leaders continue to urge President Robert Frank to reverse his decision to exempt the Athletics Department and University Libraries from the student fee allocation process. The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico and the Graduate and Professional Student Association hosted a press conference Friday regarding the change.
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