After the Virginia Tech shootings two years ago this month, UNMPD updated campus security measures - including purchasing semiautomatic weapons - to protect students. In consideration of violent incidents that have occurred on campuses nationwide, UNMPD officials updated their equipment and training and changed the way they respond to emergencies.
Faculty members are reactivating the UNM chapter of a national organization of university professors, hoping to strengthen their voice in the outcry against UNM's administration. The American Association of University Professors counts more than 45,000 professors as members.
Students count on UNMPD to protect them from burglars and other dangers in the middle of the night, and the department responds to many such incidents. UNMPD relies on student patrols, which walk the University campus during the night to report suspicious happenings, said UNMPD spokesman Hector Terrazas.
Students looking to buy organic produce or find a good deal on a bike might want to stop by Cornell Mall today. In honor of Earth Day, UNM will host its Sustainability Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organizations including UNMPD, Parking and Transportation Services, Lobo Energy and the Sustainability Studies program's Lobo Growers Market will set up booths and activities for expo-goers to take part in.
While UNM students don't often resort to physical violence, verbal abuse is frequent, said Harry Linneman, director of Counseling and Therapy Services. Student Health and Counseling is offering an anger-management workshop today from 3 to 5 p.m. to help students anticipate those problems, Linneman said.
More than 25 hungry patrons waited in line at noon at the Cheba Hut sandwich shop Monday, hoping to take advantage of a once-a-year special. "What I love about it is it's the one day where we make this like our holiday, just the fact today everybody around the world is smoking weed," said "Angie," a marijuana user.
Sarah Cornell, assistant history professor, will present the final lecture of the 2009 Borderlands Lecture Series on April 30. The lecture will be in the SUB Santa Ana rooms A and B at 3 p.m. Daily Lobo: What will you talk about during your presentation? Sarah Cornell: The lecture will look at the ideas and experiences of the diverse peoples who lived between the Southeast and Mexico over the course of the 19th century.
Friday's rainstorm didn't stop hundreds of people from coming out to show their support in the fight against cancer. Students, staff and community members packed Johnson Gym for the fourth annual Relay for Life to raise money for cancer research and treatment programs.
The three resolutions left off of the GPSA ballot last month passed with little opposition last week. Graduate and professional students voted no confidence in former Regents President Jamie Koch and requested an external audit and a re-evaluation of decision-making structures at UNM.
A single rectangular sticker can show lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people that they have somebody they can talk to about their sexual identity if they need to, said Kevin Hallgren, co-organizer of the LGBTQ Safe Zone training. Hallgren said the sticker, an upside-down, rainbow-colored triangle with the words "Safe Zone" underneath, will also communicate that the person wearing the sticker is an ally to LGBTQ people.
UNM's Athletics Department said it is trying to keep a high standard of performance while dealing with the impact of the economy. Paul Krebs, vice president of Athletics, said most sports at UNM will absorb a 10 percent budget cut for the next fiscal year, with each team responsible for shrinking its expenses.
What would you like the new ASUNM administration to do for the undergraduate student body? Michelle Mummey Freshman Art studio "I don't really know actually, (because) I'm not really here all that often. Definitely (offer) more programs for students to express themselves and stuff.
In addition to final projects, papers and the pressure of registering for classes, students with 80 credit hours now have to attend a mandatory advisement seminar in order to remove a hold on their accounts. The college of Arts & Sciences instituted mandatory graduation-planning sessions last year.
The ASUNM slate Lobos Unidos won nine of 15 slots in the Spring Election, according to results released Wednesday. Presidential candidate Monika Roberts took 54 percent of the vote over her opponent, Lobos Unidos candidate Brian Moore. Roberts will take the helm from current ASUNM President Ashley Fate in May.
April 8-10 Three cars were keyed on campus this week. Two were in the UNMH parking structure; the other was in the Redondo Village parking lot, east of the police station. April 8 A UNM Police officer was dispatched to Sigma Chi N.E. in response to a vehicle fire, which UNMPD ruled to be arson.
About 2,500 people gathered at the intersection of Montgomery and Louisiana boulevards on Wednesday to protest the deficit the government has created by bailing out the banking industry. They brought tea bags, homemade signs, American flags and cans of pork and beans to the metaphorical tea party - one of many hosted in cities across the country.
Students came out in waves to eat snow cones, play inflatable games and talk about religion during an "EidRagious" celebration on Wednesday. The Muslim Student Association hosted the event on the east side of the SUB as part of Islamic Awareness Week. Soha Abdalla, secretary of the MSA, stood at a table with pamphlets and translated copies of the Quran, urging passersby to take part in the event.
Many people exercise regularly and eat a balanced diet to keep their bodies healthy, but have you ever thought about doing the same for your voice? New Mexico's first annual World Voice Day will be recognized at the Speech-Language-Hearing Center on Thursday from 10 a.
STC.UNM hosted its sixth annual Creative Awards ceremony on Monday to honor students and faculty who have been issued patents or copyrights within the past year. "What we're celebrating here tonight is one of the things that make public research universities great," said Julia Fulghum, vice president for research.
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