Despite a report stating New Mexico's Public Education Department has been slow in improving education for American-Indian children, UNM has been hard at work, said Joseph Suina, associate professor.
Bryan Evans, a candidate for vice president on the Progressive Action Coalition slate, said he wants big changes in ASUNM.
A citywide minimum wage hike could become law before the end of the month. City Council President Martin Heinrich introduced the proposal to the council on Tuesday. The council will vote on the proposal during a meeting April 20.
Resource conservation manager Linda McCormick has spent more than two years trying to improve the recycling program at UNM.
Ministers from the Church of Scientology set up a bright yellow tent in front of the SUB on Monday to give massages, administer stress tests and answer questions about their religion.
About 1,200 Albuquerque residents marched Downtown on Saturday to celebrate the birthday of civil rights leader CÇsar Ch†vez and to support social justice for immigrants.
The regents who attended Friday's Budget Summit all agreed tuition will have to go up next year. But no one knew by how much.
About 2,000 high school and middle school students from around the state came to UNM on Saturday as part of New Mexico MESA's 18th annual Math & Science Jamboree.
Democrats need to recognize the spiritual needs of American citizens, said Michael Lerner, a rabbi from San Francisco. He said liberals in the United States tend to look down on religion.
Hend Al-Showaier faced difficulties as a woman growing up deaf in Saudi Arabia. In a lecture Thursday at the Humanities building to 66 people, Al-Showaier discussed problems that came her way as she went through public school in the Middle East. She said, through a sign language interpreter, there were few resources available for deaf children and few schools were equipped to handle her.
Faisal Nabulsi said mocking the prophet Mohammed is mocking more than a religion - it's making light of a way of life.
Mallery Quetawki Sophomore Biology "If they are going to start raising tuition, they should start putting money toward safety on campus, not utilities." J.C. Lovelace Junior Pharmacy "I guess utilities are kind of important if we are going to be here. I don't really understand why they keep raising ...
To artist Paul RÇ, his home is the embodiment of peace. "I consider my home as a studio, laboratory and chapel in that it is a very peaceful place," RÇ said.
At today's Budget Summit, the University will be looking at possible tuition increases for next year. Five campus groups submitted proposals to the president's office last week that will be discussed at the summit.
There are more candidates in this year's ASUNM spring election than either the 2004 or 2005 elections. Three students are running for president, three for vice president and 32 for senate - 27 people ran for office in 2005's spring election and 14 in 2004.
Student Desi Brown said UNM's Peace and Justice Fair began last year to get people to discuss peace. "It isn't just a five-letter word. We can talk about it," said Brown, president of Students Organizing Action for Peace.
Women in science and engineering gathered to discuss the challenges they face every day in the workforce at a forum Wednesday in the SUB. In a male-dominated industry, women need role models, said Anita Obermeier, forum coordinator and director of the Feminist Research Institute at UNM.
American pop culture has influenced the overconsumption of alcohol among college students, said health educator John Steiner. "People look at college as the fountain of beer or party central," said Steiner, of the UNM Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention.
There are misconceptions regarding the status of women in Islam, said Ihab El-Kady, an associate professor at UNM. El-Kady was invited by the Muslim Student Association to present the lecture "Position of Women in Islam" in the SUB on Tuesday. About 20 students attended.
ASUNM unanimously approved its spring 2006 budget of $522,167 Tuesday night. Andrea Roussel, chairwoman of the finance committee, said she was happy with the final budget.
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