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Local author’s fans laud 40-year anniversary
Avicra Luckey | April 24Earlier this month, Gov. Susana Martinez declared April 23, 2012 as Bless Me, Ultima day in the state of New Mexico.
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Richardson reflects on administration, student fees
Svetlana Ozden | April 24As her term comes to an end, GPSA President Katie Richardson said she checked most of the goals for her presidency off her list.
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Faculty base pay stagnates during past 4 years
Hannah Stangebye | April 23UNM faculty, on average, made about 9 percent less than their colleagues at peer institutions in 2011.
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English dept. celebrates New Mexico literary classic
Avicra Luckey | April 23Although Bless Me, Ultima was banned in Arizona public schools, UNM celebrates the novel’s 40 year anniversary with a reading marathon of the book today.
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AP crime briefs
April 20Police say a dispute over drugs ended with an officer shooting an armed man in southeast Albuquerque.
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NM youths join effort opposing child soldiering
Avicra Luckey | April 20Tonight, Albuquerque activists participate in an international effort to stop the use of child soldiers in Africa. People all over the world will plaster their cities with posters to raise awareness about the violence and brutality in Uganda.
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Students win contest with water-treatment system
Svetlana Ozden | April 20UNM’s Lobo Engineering team designed and built a water-treatment system that prepares murky seawater to be purified for drinking.
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Photo Essay: Art Installation
April 19Students from Eso Robinson’s Art Practices II class created an art installation Wednesday on the west side of Ortega Hall.
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Sustainable campus could still use work
Jeffrey Hertz | April 19During the last five years, UNM has made significant improvements in conserving energy and protecting the environment.
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Dean: Honors college would boost retention rates
Hannah Stangebye | April 19The University Honors Program allows students the opportunity to earn academic distinctions, but according to the dean of the program, 90 percent of students who enroll in the program drop out of it.
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Career Paths: MMA fighter
Victoria Carreon | April 18Some people train for weeks — sometimes months — to enter a cage with someone who hopes to take them down.
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Projects widening Lead and Coal end
Svetlana Ozden | April 18The city of Albuquerque partially reopened the newly renovated Lead and Coal avenues last week.
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Sustainability Expo offers bike sale, fresh produce
Staff Report | April 18In honor of Earth Day, UNM hosts an annual bike auction, transportation fair and a grower’s market.
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How to compost in two weeks
Barbara Gomez-Aguinaga | April 17Compost is an organic fertilizer that can easily be made at home. Its nutrients are helpful not only for crops and gardens, but also for the environment.
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Patient, advocate fights cancer homeopathically
Avicra Luckey | April 17Lexie Shabel said her biggest mistake in treating her breast cancer was choosing chemotherapy when she was first diagnosed.
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Groups hold event to combat violence
Svetlana Ozden | April 16One quarter of female college students in the United States are victims of attempted or completed sexual assault according to the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence.
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Pro-Palestine group erects ‘Israeli Apartheid Wall’
Avicra Luckey | April 16Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) gathered Saturday to build a plywood mock “Israeli Apartheid Wall” that will be erected on Smith Plaza all this week as part of the group’s Mock Wall Campaign.
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Students design Honda ad
Elena Saavedra Buckley | April 16Students at the Anderson School of Management are working with Honda to create an advertising campaign to sell real products to real-world customers.
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Roybal veto stops student vote on amendment
Luke Holmen | April 13ASUNM President Jaymie Roybal vetoed a bill she said she did not believe “was in the best interest of the student body,” instead of letting students vote on the issue.
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Schmidly reflects on presidential term
Avicra Luckey and Victoria Carreon | April 13President David Schmidly’s five-year career at UNM will come to an end in July when President-select Robert Frank takes office.
