The UNM Veterans Resource Center hosted the Stand Down and Project Hand-Up 2010 to assist homeless veterans. The project helped more than 400 homeless veterans with VA claims, counseling, food, health, showers, free haircuts and provided a warm breakfast and dinner, VRC Director Elise Wheeler said. “We can offer a hand to those who have raised their right hand,” she said.
If its latest legal maneuver is any indication, UNM would rather endure potential costly court proceedings than enter into settlement discussions with former wide receivers coach J.B.
UNM is inching closer to receiving an exempt waiver that would allow it to sell alcohol at The Pit, University Stadium and the SUB.
About 80 protestors lined the streets downtown Friday to call attention to the number of APD officer-involved shootings this year. Andres Barros organized a protest in response to the mid-August death of his friend Enrique Carrasco.
Eight cars were burglarized two weeks ago in South Lot, adding up nearly $2,000 of stolen property and damages, according to UNMPD. On Oct.
Brenda Sanchez and her 10-year-old daughter waited in line for 20 minutes to receive a free flu shot without ever having to step out of the family minivan.
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta saw increased attendance for a third straight year. The fiesta had more than 811,000 visitors, nearly 50,000 more than last year’s event, said Kathie Leyendecker, a balloon fiesta spokeswoman.
The Office of Equity and Inclusion launched a campaign aimed at making victims and witnesses of hate crimes feel comfortable coming forward.
A proposed recreation center could increase student fees, but while ASUNM mulls over the idea, they’ve committed to cutting costs elsewhere. Johnson Gym is not accessible enough for students, said Vice President for Student Affairs Cheo Torres at ASUNM’s Wednesday meeting. “We teach courses there during the day, and in the evenings we run out of space,” Torres said. Funds for this planned center would likely come from student fees, said Tim Gutierrez, associate vice-president of Student Affairs, and would require about $117 student fees increase per semester. “It’s a lot cheaper than joining the fitness center,” Torres said. ASUNM President Lazaro Cardenas said the recreation center should not be funded through student fees. ”Students don’t have that much money,” Cardenas said. “I don’t want that to be a barrier to them obtaining some type of education. It’s tough to even think, in my mind, of raising student fees. I don’t support a rec center at the current time.” Sen. Terence Brown supported the center.
UNM is an ideal campus for bike-riders, but even more so for bike thieves. From Jan. 1 to Oct. 4, 118 bikes have been reported stolen, said UNMPD spokesman Lt.
When Roberto Robledo was only 13 years old, he made his first pair of “sicodelico” style boots in his father’s boot shop in Juárez, Mexico. “In Mexico, if a family owns a boot shop, it means everyone in that family knows how to make shoes and boots, especially my parents are from León Guanajuato,” Robledo said.
Family Studies junior Deanna Tompkins came to UNM from Denver on a Daniels Scholarship, which she said is hard to get. She works in African-American Student Services (the Afro) and mentors girls by building their spirits and teaching them how to set goals and put community events together. She said the Afro feels like a home away from home. “I don’t have any family here. I just have myself and whatever friends I’ve acquired along the way,” she said. Tompkins has been in the foster care system since she was 8 years old, but now she’s movin’ and groovin’ to the song of her own independence. It’s where she gets her passion for social work.
The Lobo Village real estate office is accepting applications from students and faculty interested in leasing a Lobo Village apartment. The complex opens August 2011, and the real estate office is hosting a kick-off event today at 10 a.m.
The on-campus LGBTQ resource center is hosting a forum today to counteract the effects of cyber bullying on gay and lesbian students. David Griffith, a program assistant at LGBTQ, said the forum will examine the community impact of technology as a tool for bullying. “I’ m sure UNM is not as bad as a lot of colleges across the United States, but there are definitely still issues that are present, and there are members of the UNM community that have faced these issues before,” Griffith said. The all-inclusive forum will take place in SUB Ballroom C from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Students on the panel will share their experiences about facing discrimination, and people can talk to counselors and get information about on-campus and community resources. Griffith said the forum will give students an outlet to express concerns so they don’t fall victim to tragedies like that of first-year Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi.
UNMPD will begin restricting its public services starting Nov. 1. The escort service will only be offered during the hours of 4 p.m. to 7 a.m., and will only provide escorts to locations on main campus. In the past, UNMPD offered escorts for people to locations close to the campus area.
NMSU’s Faculty Senate approved a proposed regent selection process Oct. 7, bringing on board another one of the state’s research universities in an attempt to dramatically reform the state’s Boards of Regents.
It’s billed as the only blacklisted film in America, and members of the original Hollywood Ten wrote, directed and produced it.
In an e-mail sent Monday, UNM President David Schmidly announced his appointment of Paul Roth as acting President until Schmidly is given medical clearance to return. In a University-wide statement, Schmidly said he is gradually recovering from an Aug. 17 operation, and his medical team advised him not to resume his normal schedule. Roth, the executive vice president for Health Sciences, became acting president after Schmidly discussed the matter with Roth and Board of Regents President Raymond Sanchez, said Billy Sparks, a Health Sciences Center spokesman. “As acting president, Roth will do all the normal day-to-day operations of the University as well as working with the regents, faculty and staff until Schmidly’s return,” he said. Roth is on vacation and was unavailable for comment Monday. Sparks said the decision to appoint an acting president was made based on existing regent policies. Schmidly has been on medical leave since Aug. 18. Sparks couldn’t say how much medical leave Schmidly has left. “It’s a legal question as well as very murky territory. What I can say is that hopefully by naming an acting president, Schmidly will be able to focus entirely on his recovery,” he said.
Audio specialist Eric Devore walked onto the Pit court Thursday and contemplated the last three months that he worked renovating the arena. “I used to come to Lobo basketball games when I was a kid.
Author Rudolfo Anaya will come full circle Thursday evening, reflecting on his famous works and his career as a UNM professor. The lecture is part of the annual Literature of the Southwest series, which focuses on the works of Chicano and indigenous writers. The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the George Pearl Hall auditorium. It is free and open to the public. Kathleen Washburn, an English professor, said Arizona State University professor Simon Ortiz will speak at the event. An Acoma Pueblo native, Ortiz will talk about the significance of southwestern and indigenous literature.
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