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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Parking & Transportation Services discussed citation prices, cost of operations, and future plans that will affect UNM students and faculty. A panel of seven members of PATS hosted a forum at the Student Union Building Thursday about issues related to parking.
On April 12, an officer was driving through A-lot, south of the Student Resident Center, when he noticed a pair of bolt cutters laying under a car that had a boot on it. The reports states that the officer continued to drive through the area and noticed a white male adult in a black t-shirt and jeans, ...
For HungerU crew member Mollie Dykes, food is a basic human right. “These kids in school, if they’re hungry, that’s the only thing they’re thinking about,” she said. “It’s affecting their grades, their performance in school. It’s having a long-term effect on them.”
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), foreground, speaks in support of a $10.10 national minimum wage at a news conference at Focus Ink on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, UNM students marched into the offices of both the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico and UNM President Robert Frank to demand transparency, accountability and more student involvement.
The University of New Mexico’s Innovative Design Clinic, has created, a touch screen shower designed to save water. The touch screen shower, the Hydrotouch, recently took first place in the UNM Business Plan Competition, in the Entrepreneurial Ventures Track category.
by Chloe Henson news@dailylobo.com @ChloeHenson5 Hawaii Officials say a boy survived a flight from Santa Clara to Maui in a Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767’s wheel well, according to the Los Angeles Times. The 15-year-old boy endured frigid temperatures and oxygen deprivation during the 5 1/2-hour ...
Three weeks ago, Celestino Crow advised Mary Hawkes not to trust the Albuquerque Police Department. Little did he know that that would be his final encounter with Hawkes.
The Albuquerque Police Department is still unable to produce video of the officer-involved fatal shooting of Mary Hawkes earlier this week. At a press conference Wednesday morning, APD Chief Gorden Eden said the city and state police, the District Attorney’s Office and an independent review officer are conducting an active investigation on Hawkes’ shooting.
Two UNM student organizations set up in front of Zimmerman Library Wednesday afternoon to protest the National Security Agency. “This is our ‘Exposing the NSA’ event,” said UNM Conservative Republicans President Amber West.
The Albuquerque Police Department is still unable to produce video of the Mary Hawkes’ officer-involved fatal shooting of Mary Hawkes earlier this week. At a press conference Wednesday morning, APD Chief Gorden Eden said the city and state police, the District Attorney’s Office and an independent review officer are conducting an active investigation on Hawkes’ shooting.
UNM running back Crusoe Gongbay posted bail and was released from jail early Tuesday morning. On Monday, Gongbay, a 20-year-old UNM student, turned himself in to police shortly before 5 p.m. He faces two counts of sexual penetration, one count of kidnapping and one count of conspiracy. Gongbay’s bail was set at $50,000.
UNM President Robert Frank has taken away the Student Fee Review Board’s ability to make student fee recommendations for the Athletics Department and University Libraries. Frank made the decision to rewrite the SFRB policy in late March to take Athletics and Libraries outside of the jurisdiction of the SFRB.
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