Katie Sierra, a 15-year-old sophomore at Sissonvile High School in West Virginia, was told by circuit judge James Stacy that she could not form an anarchy club or wear T-shirts opposing bombing of Afghanistan, according to the Nov. 2 Albuquerque Journal.
Paul Steele, a professor of corrections sociology at UNM, says he has visited prisons, walked the corridors of psychiatric wards, sat in electric chairs and stood in gas chambers in an attempt to gain an understanding of his field.
As part of a nationwide event aimed at raising awareness of non-traditional college students, the UNM Association for Non-traditional Students will offer an informational talk for people with questions about childcare Wednesday.
A group of UNM professors and a nationally-known economist will discuss free trade and current U.S. economic policy on campus today.
A four-year dispute between the campus police union and the University's Human Resources office continues, as their latest round of court-ordered mediation ended at impasse in late October.
The UNM football team has little time to bask in its 52-33 trouncing of the Air Force Academy last week with this weekend's pivotal game at San Diego State University looming.
The Albuquerque Community School Project recently received a $3.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help expand literacy-based, after-school and summer programs in 10 historic neighborhoods in Albuquerque.
Senior Melissa Bell scoops spaghetti out of "Hannibal" the pumpkin as senior Shirley Liu, middle, and graduate student Lori Ebert react during a pumpkin carving contest in Smith Plaza Wednesday. "Hannibal" won the people's choice award and second in a department.
Former television movie star turned environmentalist Dennis Weaver and a group of hybrid car enthusiasts stopped by UNM during a tour of the Southwest to promote alternatives to oil Wednesday.
Instructors knew 18-year-old Kevin Johns as a bright, friendly, intelligent student, who had potential to do great things.
UNM instructor Bob Anderson was shaving on the morning of Oct. 22 when he heard on National Public Radio that the United States had bombed a hospital during one of its attacks on Afghanistan. He said that was when he decided it was time to do something to stop the attacks, which he says are unacceptable for Americans to blindly follow.
UNM graduate student Christina Squire said she has always loved performing and that directing is a completely different high, which leads to learning and improvement.
Just in time for Halloween, ghostbuster Peter Jordan offered explanations for a variety of paranormal activities during a chilling presentation Tuesday night.
Freshman Aika Aguilar plays "Bloody Mary" Monday in "The Dungeon," a haunted house in Mesa Vista Hall sponsored by El Centro de la Raza. The fund-raiser runs through tomorrow.
UNM's Center for Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions has been awarded two grants worth $2.7 million for programs that will provide and test treatment for substance abuse among homeless street youth.
The Board of Regents' Finance and Facilities Committee elected approved phase two of renovation at the law school and the results of a UNM audit during its meeting Monday.
A moratorium on student visas would not stop terrorism and would hurt the United States, said University of California-Berkeley student protesters Tuesday outside U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office.
UNM piano professor Pamela Pyle moved to Albuquerque from New York City three weeks before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and said she has felt helpless searching for a way to help the victims.
The UNM General Library and other campus groups are joining the United Blood Services to sponsor a fourth annual blood drive today and Tuesday on campus.
About 150 people gathered in Roosevelt Park Saturday morning and marched to Lockheed Martin and back to protest military action in Afghanistan.
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