UNM President Robert Frank, who earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from UNM, is the first University alumnus to serve as president.
Pro-Palestine protesters rallied Friday in opposition to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, chanting “Palestine will live on forever.”
Organizations that request funding from the Student Fee Review Board will have to make their cases at hearings held over winter break.
The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) passed a resolution calling for the University to require a three-credit diversity course be added to the requirements for an undergraduate degree.
Robert Frank will be inaugurated on Sunday as the 21st president of UNM. Frank’s inauguration ceremony will take place along with the unveiling of a giant U in front of Hodgin Hall. Michelle McRuiz, managing editor of the UNM Alumni Association’s magazine “Mirage,” said the statue was a gift from the association in an effort to strengthen campus pride.
Freshmen who begin attending the University in fall 2014 may be required to take a U.S. and global diversity course.
Editor-in-Chief of the Blue Mesa Review Nora Hickey said that in the publication’s 29 years, its annual issue never went without a print edition, until now.
With winter break just a month away, students may be going home or on vacation, but airfare can be expensive during the holidays. And when you tack on baggage fees, it takes an even bigger toll on your wallet.
The ASUNM Senate welcomed six new members Wednesday night. The RISE slate, the only slate to run this semester, dominated the race. Nine out of RISE’s 10 candidates won a seat.
Six people in the Department of Safety and Risk Services have been laid off following an audit performed earlier this year.
Ivy Lewis reported to UNMPD on Oct. 26 that someone attempted to break into her car while it was parked in R-Lot. According to the police report, the driver’s side window was broken and the ignition appeared to have been tampered with.
Students should expect faster Wi-Fi on campus by the end of the semester, when UNM’s IT Department expects to complete access-point replacements.
UNM students will roam campus tonight, checking for safety hazards and inadequate lighting at the semiannual Campus Safety walk. Student conduct officer and event organizer Rob Burford said the safety walks have been a UNM tradition since the ‘90s.
Undergraduate student government senate elections are on Wednesday. There are 10 open seats on the ASUNM Senate. Meet some of the candidates
Fatal drug overdoses occur in New Mexico at a rate double that of the rest of the country.
Past instances of overspending by candidates for undergraduate student government led the elections commission to increase candidates’ spending limits for Wednesday’s election.
The wife of the man who was shot and killed at a UNM foreign exchange student party in July has been indicted on a murder charge.
Students interested in studying or working abroad can attend events all this week to learn more about international programs and opportunities.
Last week, the Student Fee Review Board began the months-long process of determining the amount students will pay in activity fees next year and how that money will be divided up.
Thursday night in the SUB, UNM students, faculty and the Albuquerque community came out to support the Queer Straight Alliance and the Residence Hall Association’s fourth annual drag show
Solutions by The State News
