A woman claiming to have been stabbed ran into a classroom in the Anthropology Building around 7:55 p.m., according to several witnesses who were in the classroom. Student Mike Johnson, who was visibly shaken, said a woman ran into his music appreciation class clutching her throat and asking for help. “I set my set stuff down and this poor lady walks in.
A UNM office released a survey last week that contradicts common perceptions regarding substance abuse among college students. The Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention released, “College Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use in New Mexico,” a study that for the first time surveyed students at five four-year institutions and two two-year institutions in New Mexico.
Congressman Martin Heinrich was not on campus Friday to speak. He was there to listen. Heinrich met with student veterans and representatives of the UNM Veterans Resource Center to gather information on scholarship programs for Veterans.
People who knew Ashley Forsythe said she was a quiet, studious woman until you got to know her. And her mother, Christine, said Ashley’s passion for science and geology showed up at a young age.
Some residents of Hokona Hall have gotten used to flipping on their heaters and smelling the 1950s. Hokona Hall, built in 1957, will get a facelift this summer.
In a twist away from the graduate students’ special election, the ASUNM Senate resolved nearly the opposite of everything the graduate student body voted on pertaining to athletics. In a 19-0 decision Wednesday, the undergraduate student Senate voted to support student athletes, Athletics Director Paul Krebs and the department as a whole.
If you’ve ever accidentally coasted through a yellow light below a red-light camera, the anxiety you once felt might be a thing of the past. Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry is negotiating the terms of a contract with the UNM Institute for Social Research to test whether the cameras actually make Albuquerque’s streets safer. Berry will decide whether to remove the cameras based on the ISR study, said T.J.
One ASUNM senator is proposing a bill that would limit the veto power the Board of Regents has over the ASUNM constitution. The catch? The Board of Regents must willingly vote away their power if the amendment is to pass.
When the College of Education building opens, it might just be a LEED leader. The building — across from Hokona Hall — will be open for classes in the fall semester, and its use of energy efficient features may earn it a rating of platinum in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system by the U.S.
Ex-presidential candidate urges students to organize Former presidential candidate Howard Dean visited campus Tuesday to drum up Democratic support in New Mexico. Students gathered in the SUB Theater to hear Dean speak about national issues including health care and political participation. “Being in a democracy requires obligations, not just freedoms,” Dean said.
The UNM community donated a record amount to United Way this year. The fundraising campaign began last semester and lasted until early this semester, when the UNM community exceeded its goal of $1 million by raising $1,010,604.
First-floor residents of Santa Ana Hall awoke at 4 a.m. Tuesday to screaming fire alarms and billowing smoke. A bulletin board on the east end of the first floor caught on fire, according to UNMPD spokesman Robert Haarhues.
Daily Lobo: Normally when I’ve heard the name Dominique, it’s a girl’s name. Dominique Maffucci: Yeah.
If you find yourself unable to log into MyUNM this weekend, don’t panic. The MyUNM portal is undergoing an internal update in preparation for a later Banner upgrade, said Vanessa Baca, IT communication specialist. “We are getting a new version of MyUNM in order for it to work in compliance with the new upgraded version of Banner 8,” she said.
UNM will receive more than $37 million in federal stimulus funding for research initiatives. The money, which came from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is split between main campus and the Health Sciences Center.
President Schmidly announced today the creation of a team of advisers who aim to help the administration consolidate its budget during times of economic hardship. The “President’s Strategic Advisory Team” will be made up of unpaid students, staff and faculty.
Ethics, education and budget solutions are the issues that drive state Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Bernalillo.
Sustainable agriculture student Travis McKenzie wasn’t swayed when people told him he should go to NMSU to study agriculture. McKenzie said he has been trying to organize a community garden on campus for the past four years.
After contentious debate, the Student Fee Review Board decided to slightly cut Athletics funding. According to the unofficial SFRB worksheet, 2.2 percent of last year’s funding is being cut — more than $33,000, or $2.32 per full-time student.
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