As they prepare to pack Monday’s City Council meeting for the second time, protesters on Thursday organized their thoughts for further action against the Albuquerque Police Department’s excessive use of force in a community forum.
The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico will get about $750,000 for its budget for next school year. ASUNM’s budget bill passed the undergraduate student government’s senate in a meeting Wednesday night. The bill will allot nearly three-quarters of a million dollars to ASUNM and the student organizations it represents.
The UNM Biology Undergraduate Society hosted Wolf Fest 2014, an educational event regarding wildlife, on Friday. The event aimed to raise awareness of the endangered New Mexico Grey Wolf, according to a news release from the UNM Newsroom.
Washington-based online news outlet Mother Jones released audio Wednesday morning of Gov. Susana Martinez speaking with her aides during her gubernatorial campaign in 2010, and her comments have drawn criticism.
The PHI Air Medical helicopter that crashed on the roof of UNM Hospital last week has been removed, but authorities have not yet identified the cause of the crash.
Over 20 nationalities will gather Thursday to give UNM an international flare. Annette Mares-Duran and Mavel Marina, both advisers in UNM’s Global Education Office, are the two masterminds behind this year’s International Festival, an annual event that has been going on for over 30 years.
On Wednesday, Rachel Williams, who served as the president pro-tempore of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico, was elected as the new president of the undergraduate student organization. Williams snagged the position from incumbent Isaac Romero and ASUNM Sen. Colt Balok.
Talking about the protagonist of the Albuquerque-set “Breaking Bad” brings a little chuckle to quantum physicists like Ivan Deutsch. “One of the funny things is that in ‘Breaking Bad,’ Walter White’s pseudonym was Heisenberg,” he said. “Heisenberg is actually a quantum physicist.
For U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., the government should strive to enhance national security without infringing on privacy rights. On Friday morning, Heinrich addressed UNM students on the topic of cyber security, describing it as a vital field in need of reform.
Albuquerque residents rallied at Civic Plaza Saturday afternoon to discuss the importance of the Albuquerque Police Department, to remember fallen officers and demonstrate their support for the APD. About 200 veterans, business owners and other attendees met at 10 a.m. to praise and defend the officers.
As the Department of Justice last week agreed that the Albuquerque Police Department exercises excessive force, protests against police raged on. About 100 people rallied in front of City Hall on Saturday afternoon to continue to peacefully protest APD’s excessive use of force.
Afghanistan After the country’s first democratic presidential election last week, former Afghan opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah leads the race, as preliminary results were released Sunday.
About 200 people rallied at Civic Plaza Saturday afternoon to voice their support for the Albuquerque Police Department. Veterans, business owners and others met at 10 a.m. to praise and defend the officers. After about an hour, the supporters marched around downtown, chanting “APD” and shaking hands with officers.
President-elect Texanna Martin will succeed Priscila Poliana as the next president of the Graduate and Professional Student Association. Martin, who is pursuing a master’s degree in public administration, won the position Thursday evening with 198 out of the 389 votes cast for president.
Staff, faculty and other members voiced to UNM administration their concerns about changes to their health benefit plan during a special faculty meeting Thursday afternoon. The Board of Regents passed changes to the health insurance plan Tuesday.
A U.S. senator will discuss national security issues in front of an audience of students today. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., will give the speech as part of this year’s UNM National Security Studies Program Symposium.
After more than a year of investigations, the U.S. Department of Justice has concluded that the Albuquerque Police Department practices excessive force. At a press conference Thursday morning, Jocelyn Samuels, acting assistant attorney general of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, said the results were a product of a thorough investigation.
The Department of Justice on Thursday unveiled the results of its investigation into the Albuquerque Police Department’s shooting incidents. Here is a PDF file of that report.
Rachel Williams on Wednesday night won the presidency of the Associated Students of New Mexico. Williams, who ran with the Connect ASUNM slate, received 940 out of the 2,303 ballots cast on election day. She snagged the presidency from Forward UNM’s Isaac Romero, who garnered 742 votes, and Team You’s Colt Balok, who garnered 481 votes.
The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico on Wednesday night celebrated a record student voter turnout of the past five presidential elections.
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