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Crime Briefs
May 6On April 28, the UNM Police Department responded to a report of burglary at the Lomas Parking Structure, according to a police report.
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Site will connect students, research opportunities
Chloe Henson | May 6A new UNM website aims to connect students with faculty who can provide research opportunities on campus. Research Match will help students find research positions based on their major and interests, said Kiyoko Simmons, director of the Center for Academic Excellence and Leadership Development.
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ASUNM parking summits give drivers a voice
Zach Pavlik | May 6The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico and Parking and Transportation Services are collaborating to incorporate student voices on the University’s parking availability. Jenna Hagengruber, ASUNM senator and vice-president elect, said when she was elected to the Senate, her most immediate goal was to communicate with PATS about the student complaints she heard regarding a perceived lack of parking and the fines incurred from citations.
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Protesters hijack City Council meeting
Zachary Pavlik | May 5Protesters commandeered the Albuquerque City Council meeting Monday in a bid to highlight a perceived lack of accountability among city officials. The Albuquerque Government Center was shut down and cleared around 6:30 p.m.
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Camp caters to kids on autism spectrum
Chloe Henson | May 5A summer camp associated with UNM is offering University students the opportunity to work with kids and teens with who have been diagnosed with autism.
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Protesters take over City Council meeting, a social media curation
J.R. Oppenheim | May 5In the light of another shooting death involving Albuquerque police, protesters stormed the Albuquerque City Council meeting. Here is a social media curation of the events.
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Lobo Spotlight: Brian Soller
Chloe Henson | May 5Professor Brian Soller has concluded that not all teen romances lead to happy endings. In his recent sociological study, Soller found that the discrepancy between ideal romantic relationships and real romantic relationships puts some female teens at higher risk for depression, he said.
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New Subway Café will be first in New Mexico
Chloe Henson | May 4A 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.
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Man killed firing at SWAT
Chloe Henson | May 4The 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.
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Our UNM seeks diverse reforms
Zach Pavlik | May 4Members 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.
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University begins hunt for new HR VP
Chloe Henson | May 4UNM 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.
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Entrepreneurs, students connect
Chloe Henson | May 1A 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.
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Groups advocate for rape victims
Chloe Henson | May 1Sexual 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.
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ASUNM agrees on divestment
Mychal Miltenberger | May 1The 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.
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DOJ investigators host public forum on police
Zachary Pavlik | April 30Community members shared stories and brainstormed potential solutions regarding the Albuquerque Police Department to Department of Justice investigators Wednesday.
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Campus briefs
Chloe Henson | April 30There 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.”
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Crime Briefs
Jennifer Bartleson | April 29On 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.
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Students take first in DECA competition
Chloe Henson | April 29Two 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.,
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Third suspect, SaQwan Edwards, arrested in sex assault case
Thomas Romero-Salas and J.R. Oppenheim | April 29The 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.
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Justice department forums focus on APD
Chloe Henson | April 29Officials from the Department of Justice received public input and discussed possible reforms for the Albuquerque Police Department on Monday night.
