SANTA FE – The last senate bill to be introduced in this year’s legislative session reached the New Mexico Senate floor by the end of UNM Day. And it came in time to address a statewide higher education issue.
Three men and a woman were arrested with more than 350 bags of heroin on Tuesday evening in lower Manhattan, according to the New York Times.
A coalition of students from different colleges across the state has decided to offer its support to a long-term solution for the Legislative Lottery Scholarship’s solvency issue. Isaac Romero, president of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico and a member of the work group, said he supports Senate Bill 150 because it would provide a long-term solution to the shortage in funds for the scholarship.
About two-thirds of UNM students’ parents advocate raising the Legislative Lottery Scholarship’s GPA requirement to ensure its solvency. According to a survey conducted last June by the University’s Parent Association, 64 percent of the 468 respondents are in favor of increasing the scholarship’s minimum GPA requirement from a 2.5.
On January 28, officers arrived at UNMH on a report of a woman who said she was in fear of being followed. According to the report, Claudia Molina said she was at a gym when her boyfriend called her and asked her where she was, intending to visit her.
A woman in blue latex gloves placed an orange stress ball in Janet Frank’s right hand in the Student Union Building Ballroom C on Monday morning. As Frank squeezed, the woman inserted a needle attached to a clear tube into her arm. Moments later, the tube turned dark red.
UNM might help to create a new university in Asia in the next few years. University President Robert Frank on Thursday returned from a six-day trip to China, during which he met with national administrators about the possibility of collaborating with a Chinese university to form a new higher education institution in the country.
UNM’s Athletics Department might receive $4 million in student fees from the University next fiscal year. The University’s Student Fee Review Board elected to respect in full the department’s budget request during the board’s second round of deliberations Saturday.
After almost eight years, UNM is still uncertain about plans for a new wellness center on campus. UNM President Robert Frank said his administration would conduct a public dialogue to figure out what the next step for the proposed wellness center will be.
After surrendering to the African Union during the weekend, about 200 militia fighters with the Muslim group Seleka fled the capital of Bangui on Saturday. According to the Agence France-Presse, Central African authorities claimed that the fighters left for the city of Kaga Bandoro, which is north of Bangui.
The Daily Lobo's new weekly online show, The Howl, made its debut this weekend. It will provide a recap of the week's top stories.
With only three weeks left in this year’s legislative session, Lottery Scholarship-related bills are pouring in. Three bills were introduced into the state Senate that attempt to address the lack of sufficient funds to power the Lottery for the next fiscal year.
Another body of student government at UNM has decided to lend their support to undocumented students at the University. The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico passed a resolution that supports the, “rights of all undergraduate students at the University of New Mexico to apply for and obtain a state-issued drivers’ license.”
Some UNM students are hoping to get an edge in a national competition that kicked off last week. According to a press release from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation website, five UNM students will compete in Up to Us, a national competition in which 24 university teams will attempt to “educate and engage their peers on the effects of the nation’s rising debt and motivate action in Washington on fiscal issues.”
After inspecting Castetter Hall on Wednesday morning, police and fire personnel found that the incident was a false alarm. UNM Police Department Operations Lieutenant Trace Peck said the department responded to the incident after getting a call about a possible blaze in the building.
The Health Science Library and Informatics Center and the Health and Sciences Center are hosting the “New Mexico African-American Legacy” exhibit in the lobby of the Domenici Center for Health Sciences Education from Jan. 23 to May 14.
After inspecting in Castetter Hall on Wednesday morning, police and firemen has found that the incident was a false alarm. UNM Police Department Operations Lieutenant Trace Peck said the department responded to the incident after getting a call about a possible blaze in the building.
The Rev. Richard Litzau said that a recent decision by the Santa Fe archbishop seeks to improve the parish at his expense. “The challenge is that the archbishop wants to increase the number of diocesan vocations,” he said. “So he decided to assign diocesan priests here. That’s what he’s done, and we have to move.”
A UNM alumnus has led a project to protect American soldiers. MRIGlobal recently announced the end of development for the Individual Protection Ensemble Mannequin System, headed by Mark Abashian, who obtained his M.S. in geochemistry from UNM.
President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union Tuesday night in Washington. Daily Lobo managing editor John Tyczkowski and assistant news editor Chloe Henson provided some highlights of the president’s address.
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