Groups in protest of the Albuquerque Police Department organized two follow-up demonstrations Monday at UNM. Several organizations promoted the events by way of social media. One protest was scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. on Central Avenue in front of a Denny’s next to Columbia Drive.
UNM’s Graduate and Professional Student Association experienced an increase in expenses this year. Melissa Berghmans, a member of the GPSA Legislative Finance Committee, said requests far exceeded the student association’s budget.
Hundreds of Albuquerque residents united Saturday morning to commemorate the life of a hero of workers’ rights. The March for Justice, which began at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, was a part of the center’s 21st annual César Chávez day.
A video crew for The Howl was on scene during Sunday night's protest against the Albuquerque Police Department. Click here to see this special report.
As police on Sunday night deployed tear gas during repeated, heated confrontations with protesters, UNM students got caught up in the furor. “I feel like I just got beat with a stick,” said Ruben Holly, a UNM student affected by the gas. “Every single mucus membrane on my face just let loose.
UNM’s Board of Regents on Friday approved a zero-percent increase in undergraduate tuition and student fees for the next school year. The regents passed the motion unanimously at a meeting in the Student Union Building that afternoon.
by Zachary Pavlik news@dailylobo.com @zachpavlik Hundreds of Albuquerque residents united Saturday morning to commemorate the life of a workers’ rights icon. The March for Justice, which began at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, was a part of the center’s 21st annual César ...
Protesters flooded Central Avenue on Sunday after the online group Anonymous called on the city’s residents to protest the Albuquerque Police Department after the shooting of a homeless man. Hundreds gathered in front of APD’s headquarters downtown after Anonymous posted a video press release on YouTube Wednesday urging residents to protest police violence in the city.
The online group Anonymous has jumped on board in opposition of the Albuquerque Police Department’s use of deadly force in the death of James Boyd. Protestors have again taken to the street. Here is some of the Twitter coverage done by the Daily Lobo staff.
UNM’s Board of Regents on Friday approved a zero percent increase in undergraduate tuition and student fees for the next school year. The regents passed the motion unanimously at a meeting in the Student Union Building that afternoon.
The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico’s third highest ranking official will try her luck at the undergraduate student government’s presidency during this semester’s ASUNM election.
Only eight clinical law programs in the nation can claim to be better than the clinical education program at the UNM School of Law, according to a recent U.S. News and World Report ranking. The University tops the 193 other law schools in the United States that were ranked by the survey. UNM jumped two spots from its 2013 ranking.
ABQ Ride bus No. 706 was caught in a collision on the intersection of Central and Yale with a black Honda Accord at 12:54 p.m. Thursday. One bus rider was taken away from the scene by ambulance and another passenger said he felt shaken up to the point of an asthmatic attack. The car was dented and a bus rider’s bicycle was destroyed. (Caption by Stephen Montoya)
After two years as a senator at the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico, Colt Balok will take a shot at the undergraduate student government’s presidential seat in this semester’s election.
California Sen. Leland Yee was arrested Wednesday after a series of raids by officials to crack down on public corruption, according to the Los Angeles Times. Also arrested was Raymond Chow, a San Francisco criminal known as “Shrimp Boy.”
UNM President Robert Frank shifted oversight of the Office of Equal Opportunity from Academic Affairs to University Counsel early last month. Frank said he decided to move the OEO out of Academic Affairs because Provost Chaouki Abdallah was concerned that the office in its current location does not serve UNM’s north and south campuses.
Police are investigating an incident in the Santa Clara dormitory in which someone carved a swastika on a resident’s door over spring break. According to the report from the UNM Police Department, the resident of the vandalized room discovered the offensive icon on Sunday upon returning to the dorm from spring break. He had left the dorm on March 14.
UNM students on Saturday will party for 13.1 hours straight to benefit sick kids. LoboTHON will host the University’s first ever LoboTHON Dance Marathon event on Saturday in the Johnson Recreational Center, with the goal of raising $14,000 for UNM Children’s Hospital.
Seven pairs of hands held up a black plywood coffin Tuesday night at the intersection of Central Avenue and First Street. The coffin had a white wooden cross on its top cover. One of its sides was covered with amateur, almost blurry home photos of various men. Another side read “APD KILLED US” in blue marker.
After four hours of presentations and discussion, the UNM Board of Regents decided to postpone the decision on next year’s tuition and fee rates.
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