ASUNM senators discussed Wednesday a resolution that would make it easier for students with no Social Security number to pay for their education. Various students showed up at the meeting to advocate for Resolution 26F.
On Sept. 1, a UNMPD officer received a station report about a male subject “approaching a female multiple times,” according to the report. The woman allegedly told police that an African American male approached her on Sept. 1 near Satellite Coffee on Central.
Not for the first time, Albuquerque residents raised placards and took to the streets against military intervention in Syria. This time, they rallied outside a United States senator’s office.
Justin St. Germain said he drew from personal early life stories set in the Southwest to make his memoir shine. “Son of a Gun,” which hit the shelves last month, tells the story of the life and death of St. Germain’s mother Debbie, who was allegedly killed by St. Germain’s stepfather in his hometown of Tombstone, Ariz. Divided into two parts, the book is both a narration and an investigation of the event.
A new website allows students to stay on top of their degree completion on the go. The new site called Degree Plans gives students a list of courses necessary to complete a given degree plan in four years as well as a by-semester schedule of those courses. The project started development in May and was released Aug. 15. UNM Associate Provost for Curriculum Greg Heileman, one of the coordinators for the project, said the application involved many different departments.
UNM’s Health Sciences Center will have to seek more money from the state Legislature next year. At a meeting held Friday afternoon, the UNM Hospital Board of Directors approved a $9.5 million increase in the HSC’s funding request to the Legislature.
On Aug. 27, Bernalillo County became the third county in New Mexico to start issuing same-sex marriage licenses. How do you feel about the county court’s decision to allow same-sex marriage in Albuquerque and in the rest of the county?
The Obama administration’s proposal for a military strike on Syria has not swayed students at UNM. A protest held at the UNM Bookstore on Friday demonstrated the University community’s skepticism of Obama’s plan.
Voter registration for the Oct. 8 Albuquerque mayor election ends tomorrow, but incumbent Richard Berry has just fired the starting gun for his campaign.
In 2000, Abby Johnson had a surgical abortion. Still a college student at the time, she was afraid that having a baby would ruin her future. When she became pregnant by the same man in 2003, Johnson had an abortion again.
Based on personal experience, bussing tables for minimum wage can be very frustrating, especially when you’re a college student with big dreams. But before getting that professional desk job, students have to undergo an application process more rigorous than filling out a simple application
A local Sustainable Business Summit recognized UNM with a special Judges’ Award for achievement in sustainability. Mary Clark, sustainability manager at UNM, said there were several categories at the Aug. 29 summit.
Shelled critters have invaded the Duck Pond and questions remain as to where they came from. Turtles have arrived in the Duck Pond to stay, said Mary Vosevich, director of UNM’s Physical Plant Department, which is in charge of maintenance of the pond.
On Aug. 31, a UNMPD officer observed a man lying on a grassy patch near Oñate Hall, according to a police report. The officer suspected the man of stealing from Johnson Center, and police say they had been searching for the suspect of that crime for that entire day.
While UNM’s website still lists 12 designated smoking areas on campus, enforcement of the policy has gone null. Robert Burford, student conduct officer at the office of the dean of students, said a nonsmoking committee “that was formed in the past” created the zones to reduce smoking on campus.
An on-campus team that aims to prevent sexual assaults at UNM shifts into full gear this semester. UNM’s Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) launched at the beginning of this semester
For the ninth year in a row, business-minded UNM students can win up to $25,000 through a campus competition. Students can now register for the annual UNM Business Plan Competition organized by the Anderson School of Management.
Fake chicken corpses rested atop one another in a bin inside a tent near the Student Union Building. Posters of farm animals doused in mud and blood lined the walls, while a baby pig squealed in a documentary playing on a large screen.
The Student Success Center had its official opening celebration Tuesday afternoon. It opened in Mesa Vista Hall in the University Advisement and Enrichment Center.
Last week, the advocacy organization Public Citizen filed a letter of complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services about the National Institutes of Health’s Transfusion of Premature (TOP) trial, in which UNM was a participant.
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