The Chinese government is continuing its search for attackers that killed 29 people in a stabbing rampage in a train station in the province of Yunnan. The government has claimed the attackers were part of a separatist group from Xinjiang, according to the Agence France-Presse.
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![UNM President Bob Frank gives the State of the University Address to students and faculty at Keller Hall on Friday morning.
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Daily Lobo News Editor Ardee Napolitano was live as UNM President Robert Frank delivers his State of the University. Read his tweets here.
Parishioners of UNM’s Aquinas Newman Center continued to fight for the future of the Dominicans in the parish in a rally Thursday afternoon. Catherine Loweree, a UNM alumna and a parishioner who organized the event, said she started planning the rally in the end of January after hearing news of the Dominicans’ upcoming eviction.
The University’s undergraduate student government on Wednesday addressed the removal of parishioners in UNM’s Aquinas Newman Center. The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico Senate passed Resolution 7S a vote of 12-7 with one abstention at a meeting that night.
After about four decades of trying to acquire land on south campus, UNM sealed a $1.2 million deal for property last month. UNM has obtained 23 lots along Sunshine Terrace, after reaching an agreement with the family that privately owned the lots early in January.
The Legislative Lottery Scholarship is effective at getting students through college, a new study has found. According to a UNM study conducted by the Office of Enrollment Management, 62 percent of New Mexico high school graduates who receive the scholarship graduate in six years,
After months of investigation, UNM’s Internal Audit Department has decided that a Law School group’s case regarding public money misspending deserves a criminal investigation.
UNM sits at the lower end of a ranking regarding return on investment for top-tier universities in the region. According to BestValueSchools.com, UNM ranks 11 out of 13 among “number one schools” in the western region for ROI.
UNM’s Anthropology Department Professor Cristobal Valencia will discuss political views regarding fracking in New Mexico on Thursday at 5:15 p.m. in George Pearl Hall, room P104.
Parties on both sides of the immigration debate voiced their opinions through two different film screenings Tuesday night at the Student Union Building Ballrooms. The UNM Conservative Republicans showed “They Come to America II: The Cost of Amnesty,” a documentary-style film that provided information on amnesty for undocumented immigrants.
On February 20, police arrested a man who assaulted a UNMPD police officer. According to the report, the man was skating when he encountered an officer and threw a bottle at him. The man reportedly fled the area, but police were later able to locate him at 2001 Redondo Drive NW.
Despite a recent robbery, business at Chillz Frozen Custard is heating back up again. Justin Carson, the owner of Chillz, said he decided to reopen his establishment after receiving support for his business on social media.
Ancient rituals combine with hip-hop culture to promote the importance of healthy living. The Native Health Initiative is collaborating with the United Hip-Hop Family to promote wellness through dance.
Veronica Plaza says that although what you don’t know can’t hurt you, it certainly can’t help you either. Plaza, 47, along with her Medical Spanish class, seeks to educate UNM’s student population on the implications of the Affordable Care Act.
Last week, UNM’s undergraduate and graduate student governments expressed their concern about the Comprehensive Fee, a policy that the Board of Regents have been talking about which might take away the Student Fee Review Board’s recommendation power regarding allocating funds for Athletics, Information Technology, University Libraries and Student Health and Counseling.
After nine years, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip will step down next week from his role as the prime minister of the Baltic nation. Ansip’s resignation follows his announcement in 2012 that he would not run again in the 2014 parliamentary elections, according to the Associated Press.
Every July, part-time UNM student Isolina Viloria flies to Venezuela to see family and friends. The constant presence of political turmoil in her homeland has never proved too severe to deter her from visiting. But this year is different, the mother of two kids said.
Every July, part-time UNM student Isolina Viloria flies to Venezuela to see family and friends. The constant presence of political turmoil in her homeland has never proved too severe to deter her from visiting. But this year is different, the mother of two kids said.
As this year’s state legislative session ended Thursday, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 347 to prevent the Legislative Lottery Scholarship from expiring at the end of this fiscal year. The Daily Lobo spoke with UNM President Robert Frank on Friday about his impression of SB 347 and how it might affect students in the future.
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