UNM student Chris Peverada was halfway through eating a crab roll after running in the Boston Marathon when he heard two loud explosions near the restaurant he was sitting in.
A UNM alumna withdrew her election bid for mayor of Albuquerque last week, narrowing the race down to three candidates. Margaret Aragon de Chavez, wife of former Albuquerque mayor Martin Chavez, dropped out of the race on Friday.
UNM police have given the all clear regarding a potential bomb threat at the UNM dental residency clinic Friday morning.
UNM OIPS ended yet another International Festival in style by holding their inaugural international fashion show in the SUB. The International Festival, held Thursday afternoon, featured myriad international fare, vendors and performers.
Last year, UNM physical therapy student Susan Halbig ran in the American Parkinson Disease Association 5k race to honor her father. “My father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s six years ago,” she said. “For me, a way to support my dad rather than just being at home with him was to run it.”
Now that Gov. Martinez signed a bill April 5 that increases tax credits for TV shows and movies filming in New Mexico, film-extra positions are in high demand. This bill adds to New Mexico’s attractiveness as a filming site.
This year’s New Mexico Shared Knowledge Conference is trying to prove that students with nonscience majors can still pursue their own research.
After the Board of Regents raised student fees for Athletics, one member of student government is questioning the transparency of the UNM administration.
Federal sequestration brings budget cuts for research and other government-funded endeavors here at UNM, and northern New Mexico’s public radio station is feeling some major effects.
After the sexual batteries on campus earlier this semester, UNM junior Melinda Madrid and others said they are more careful when walking on campus.
Hundreds of students and activists marched around the UNM area in nothing but their underwear Saturday morning to protest rape culture.
A UNM student sustained serious injuries after a bus ran over her at the intersection of Yale and Lomas boulevards Friday afternoon.
In a meeting Wednesday, the senate unanimously passed Resolution 11S, which requests that UNM President Robert Frank form a committee of various UNM representatives to develop a proposal to create a student-governed “green” fund.ay, the senate unanimously passed Resolution 11S
UNM’s fourth and final candidate for vice president for research and economic development has spoken to the community at an open forum, and the next step for the University is selection.
At the Board of Regents’ annual budget summit Tuesday, regents approved a measure to allot a $900,000 increase in student fee money for Athletics for the fiscal year starting in July. The Daily Lobo asked students for their reactions to the increase.
Veganism is an increasingly popular way to stay healthy, but it can be difficult to stick to because it limits food options. Vegans, like vegetarians, avoid meat, poultry, and fish.
Wednesday night was a good night for the “Believe for ASUNM” slate. Undergraduates elected 11 of Believe’s 12 candidates to represent them next year.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is no stranger to clashes with the University administration. UNM’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was suspended April 4 following allegations of criminal sexual penetration.
A UNM student reported that an unknown suspect had stolen two pieces of his art from the College of Fine Arts where they were displayed on the third floor.
Former New Mexico governor and 2012 presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party Gary Johnson believes that the U.S. should cut a whopping 30 percent of its federal spending.
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