An abortion protester was arrested on campus Thursday afternoon in the midst of recent weeks’ abortion ban debates on campus. UNM Police Department arrested Rives Grogan, 48, in the south side of Zimmerman Library, according to the police report.
Anti-abortion activists showed up to support the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance in front of the UNM Bookstore on Thursday. The anti-abortion demonstrators were from the California-based organization Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust.
The Office of the President, the Civil Campus Council, El Centro de la Raza, the College of Fine Arts and the Office of the Dean of Students will host this month’s Civility Speaker Series on Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the SUB in Lobo A and B.
The “Team You for ASUNM” slate dominated Wednesday’s elections for the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico senate. Eight of the 10 senators who were elected for a full senatorial term ran with Team You.
Wednesday’s voter turnout for the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico senate election broke records. According to data from ASUNM’s Elections Commission, 1,705 students cast their ballots in this semester’s elections.
A proposed Associated Students of the University of New Mexico constitutional amendment to expand the number of senators from 20 to 24 failed to pass Wednesday night. ASUNM Sen. Earl Shank, who co-wrote Amendment One, said the amendment aimed to increase representation for students.
Despite a fire in the old Education Building, applied math senior Sarah Black’s Linguistics 303 class was not immediately cancelled Monday morning. “I was coming from a previous class and was coming towards the education building,” she said.
A complaint filed by UNM Hospital employees last week regarding a rule that made flu shots mandatory for them has now reached the streets. UNMH union employees gathered outside the hospital along Lomas Boulevard on Tuesday to rally against what protesters called “anti-working family” policies.
Today, students have the opportunity to elect 10 Associated Students of the University of New Mexico (ASUNM) senators. According to the ASUNM Law Book, there will be eight locations on campus for students to vote at. Locations include the Student Union Building, Zimmerman Library, Student Residence Center Commons, Johnson Center, Dane Smith Hall, Casas del Rio, Mesa Vista Hall, Regener Hall and the Engineering complexes.
The state of the new Sandoval Regional Medical Center dominated discussions at the UNM Hospital Board of Directors’ meeting Friday. The prognosis: healthy and flourishing.
UNM administrators continued to discuss the distribution of financial aid among University students in a Board of Regents meeting Monday morning. Terry Babbitt, vice president of enrollment management, offered an update on the issue in front of the regents.
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Mark DeRosa announced his retirement from Major League Baseball Tuesday. DeRosa had signed a one-year deal worth $750,000 with the American League club and batted with seven home runs, 12 doubles and 36 runs for Toronto. Throughout his career, the American athlete had a batting average of .268. DeRosa is currently being considered for a game coverage position as an on-air analyst with the Chicago Cubs.
Physician Miriam Komaromy said that throughout her years of experience treating prescription drug addiction, she has encountered people personally affected by it. Just last Friday, a mother told Komaromy her personal story.
Protesters rallied at the Student Union Building on Monday night in response to a movie that deemed undocumented immigration “illegal.” The film, titled “They Came to America: The Cost of Illegal Immigration,” led to the protest because of its title and its depiction of undocumented immigrants.
Student organizations at UNM are pushing for a new wellness center on campus. Students, staff and community members looked at nine potential amenities packages Monday at the Student Union Building for the planned wellness center and voted on which they most wanted.
Members of 350.org New Mexico are once again calling for UNM to drop its investments in fossil fuel companies. State group 350 NM was one of several participants with that goal in mind at a meeting held at the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice, along with UNM students and community members.
UNM Hospital employees have filed a complaint against UNMH administration about its decision to make flu vaccines mandatory for all staff. On Thursday, UNMH union members released their “Prohibitive Practices Complaint” against the hospital in order to negotiate the terms of the mandate and how employees will be affected.
UNM celebrated its guardians of diversity in Student Union Building ballrooms Friday morning. In the fourth annual Presidential Luminaria Awards, University administrators recognized students, faculty, staff and organizations who exemplify equity and inclusion on campus. Nine awardees got one of the coveted trophies.
A former abortionist came to Albuquerque Friday night to talk about the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance. Anthony Levatino, a former abortionist who practices gynecology in Las Cruces, encouraged anti-abortion activists to campaign in favor of the initiative at Glory Fellowship Hall.
The UNM Conservative Republicans has found a film to back up their stance on undocumented immigration. The group will host a screening of the movie titled “They Come to America: The Cost of Illegal Immigration” in the Student Union Building today. The movie is directed by Dennis Michael Lynch.
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