As student government elections near, some candidates are already geared up to snag a Senate seat. The Aspire for Associated Students of the University of New Mexico slate has started its campaign to be elected to the undergraduate student council’s Senate.
For members of (un)Occupy Albuquerque, the Marigold Parade is something deeper than an annual Mexican tradition. Armed with signs and fake money, (un)Occupy members marched along Isleta Boulevard on Sunday, to protest against the U.S.’s Mexican border policies as part of this year’s Día de Los Muertos celebrations.
A celebration usually full of rejoice and remembrance of loved ones was riddled with politically influenced floats this weekend. Floats in this year’s Marigold Parade, which took place Sunday, included those from schools such as Del Norte High School, Erne Pyle Middle School and New Mexico International School.
Months after UNM’s student governments passed resolutions to make education cheaper for undocumented students, the UNM administration has expressed further support. UNM President Robert Frank said Friday he personally supports providing in-state tuition to DACA-qualified undocumented students.
With funds for the Lottery Scholarship dwindling to near exhaustion, the New Mexico Legislature and various universities in the state, including UNM, have been working to find a long-term solution to preserve it.
Australia’s High Court will hear arguments for and against legalizing same-sex marriage this week. The Australian Capital Territory, which includes the capital city of Canberra, became the first jurisdiction in the country to legalize same-sex marriage late last month, and the law is expected to come into effect in early December.
As Kyle Stepp hiked up one of his legs during an interview with the Daily Lobo Wednesday, his pants revealed what appeared to be a regular, working leg. “My whole left leg is fake on the inside,” he said. “They removed all my bone. My femur, my knee and my tibia is fake.
For one potentially new Albuquerque nonprofit restaurant, what you could pay should correspond to what you get. Food Karma is looking for a potential location in the city. The nonprofit restaurant, which is currently in the planning process, would have a counter service and a donation box, which would allow restaurantgoers to pay what they can for the meal anonymously and judgment-free.
Curator Jina Brenneman will be giving a lecture on Canadian-born artist Agnes Martin. Martin lived in Taos, New Mexico from 1954 to 1957, where she created her first semi-abstract piece. Art dealer Betty Parsons saw the biomorphic piece and consequently funded Martin’s move to New York City.
UNM agreed to contribute to an initiative that will further push it to increase graduation rates. The University has agreed to participate in “Mission: Graduate,” which aims to add 60,000 graduates with college degrees and certificates to central New Mexico by 2020, according to a news release.
UNM might soon add yet another location to its international exchange opportunities soon. Eszterházy Károly College (EKC), located in Eger, Hungary, and UNM agreed to collaborate to allow students from each university to go exchange at the other, according to a UNM press release.
On Oct. 23, UNMPD responded to a call about a public altercation between two women on the south side of UNM Hospital. Upon arrival, a police officer met with one of the women, who told the officer that she and the other woman exchanged words before the fight started, according to the report.
Climate change became the focus of a discussion by a UNM department Monday. In keeping with its community outreach and education programs, UNM’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences held a discussion with the League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico (LWVCNM).
A University department is trying to learn more about synthetic marijuana. Tiffany Martinez, health educator for UNM’s Campus Office of Substance Abuse and Prevention (COSAP), said her department is conducting more research on ‘spice.
College students need to become more informed about the nuances of the national debt situation, UNM students participating in a national project say.
Going into college, UNM alumna Amira Rasheed wished to pursue a double major in the sciences. As a student with cerebral palsy, she said she didn’t let her condition keep her away from her goals. “It was a big change, to take what (my family) taught me and kind of build my advocacy skills, where I can advocate for services for things I needed and wanted,” she said. “I wanted to be treated with dignity and respect like everyone else.”
UNM’s Parking and Transportation Services has found a new home on campus. PATS’s office, which was previously located on the intersection of Central Avenue and University Boulevard, has moved to the space beside the Cornell Parking Structure across from the UNM Bookstore.
After getting a new building this semester, UNM’s College of Education is expecting a new leader, as the University has begun a national search for the college’s dean.
A blaze damaged a recycling facility south of Albuquerque International Sunport on Sunday. Larry Gallegos, public information officer for Bernalillo County, said piles of recycled material stacked in front of the Town Recycling warehouse caught fire at about noon.
The Graduate and Professional Student Association will begin gathering feedback from students regarding the construction of a new wellness center at UNM. James Foty, executive assistant for the president at GPSA, updated the council on its plans to build the center at a meeting Saturday.
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