President Obama appointed UNM alumnus Adrián A. Pedroza to the White House Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics last week.
The Board of Regents approved a proposal last week to create a degree-granting program in museum studies at UNM.
An electrical fire ignited at the future site of a health club next to the Mint Tulip Vegan Cafe on Central Avenue near Yale Boulevard this morning. Dan Barrera, the health club’s owner, said he opened the building planning to continue readying the club for its upcoming grand opening, but when he turned on the lights, sparks flew. “I turned the lights on, then they went out,” he said.
The Occupy Albuquerque movement officially changed its name to (Un)occupy Albuquerque after a vote at its general assembly meeting Sunday. Protester Clint Cosper said the change addressed concerns some protesters raised about the negative connotations of the word ‘occupy.’ “Some feel ‘occupy’ has a charged connotation,” he said.
A group of UNM advertising students said they weren’t satisfied with the opportunities available to them at existing advertising firms, so they decided to create one of their own.
A debate over per diem rates for traveling UNM faculty and graduate students ended last week when the Board of Regents approved the “split check” policy. The policy allows travelers to claim federal per diem rates of up to $71 per day for meal reimbursements, but only part of that reimbursement will come from state-appropriated money.
Peace Studies professors in collaboration with Occupy Albuquerque protesters will hold teach-in sessions next week designed to give the community an idea of what Occupy Albuquerque stands for. Organizers held the first teach-in, “Intro to the Occupation,” on Tuesday. Desi Brown, who is pursuing a graduate degree in the Peace Studies program, helped coordinate the event.
The Board of Regents ruled Tuesday that employees making less than $50,000 per year will be eligible for a bonus. Employees haven’t been eligible for a recurring pay raise in three years, and this year saw a 1.75 percent decrease in what they’re required to pay into their retirement funds.
GetEQUAL, a grassroots organization that works to change anti-LGBTQ sentiments, protested Chick-fil-A on campus outside the bookstore on Tuesday.
Oct. 1 — Occupy Albuquerque protesters marched along Central Avenue in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York.
Protesters still occupied campus grounds as of late Monday night, Police showed up at midnight Sunday and told protesters they had to leave.
The sound of drums echoed across campus Monday as UNM’s Native American Studies Indigenous Research Group celebrated “Indigenous Day.” NASIRG co-chair and student Alyssa Begay said the group organized Indigenous Day events as an alternative to the nationally recognized Columbus Day.
At least 20 UNM and state police officers showed up at midnight Sunday with plastic zip handcuffs and canine units and informed the 30-40 Occupy Albuquerque protesters on campus they would have to leave the University.
Protestors outside UNM Bookstore on Saturday chanted “Tax the rich, end the war” in honor of the tenth anniversary of U.S. involvement in the Afghanistan war.
Twenty-five runners braved the cold Saturday morning to participate in the Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity’s first annual Autism Awareness Run at Tiguex Park.
Lobo Development officials told ASUNM they hope to drastically increase UNM’s on-campus housing. Lobo Development Board members Eliseo “Cheo” Torres and Walter Miller spoke to the senators about why they think on-campus housing benefits UNM students during a Sept. 28 ASUNM meeting. “We have to increase on-campus student housing because studies indicate that students do better if they work and live on campus,” Torres said.
UNM’s Student Health & Counseling services have begun a campaign encouraging students to get the flu shot before flu season hits.
UNM administrators released a statement to the media Wednesday telling Occupy Albuquerque protesters to apply for a permit to occupy main campus, but protesters said the administration didn’t inform them.
“Occupy Albuquerque” protestors braved the wet weather Tuesday night as they continued to protest in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement, but UNM officials said protesters must get a permit before noon today if they plan to stay.
The amount of students attending Albuquerque Public Schools that don’t graduate is 37 percent and, of those, many have trouble earning their GEDs, getting jobs or attending college, GED Preparatory Program officials said.
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