Registered nurse Maria Scarpelli said the current situation for nurses at University of New Mexico Hospital is getting worse. "Nurses are leaving the field because of working conditions, and working conditions are greatly impacted by the fact that we don't have enough nurses," said Scarpelli, who works at UNM Hospital and is a nursing union chapter president.
A modern love tale about a drag queen, a social protest on racism and bigotry and the rights today's police officers invade are some of the musical stories told on a new album by contemporary American folk singer Ethan Daniel Davidson.
For many years, art clubs on campus have given students, faculty and the community a chance to explore art through ceramics, and now jewelry-making is on the agenda. The ASUNM Crafts Studio, one of UNM's oldest organizations, was recently granted funding to jump-start a jewelry-making section of the club.
Las Vegas, Nev. - The UNM women's basketball team used a strong second-half performance to overcome a sloppy first half in its 55-49 opening-round win over San Diego State University in the Mountain West Conference Tournament Wednesday.
Shelly Schultze (right) films nurse Bobbie Beggs making rounds at UNM Hospital for the television documentary, "Trauma: Life In The E.R.," Wednesday.
One-man band Keller Williams will promote his new release, Loop, Tuesday at The Wool Warehouse at First Street and Roma Avenue.
Sandrea Gonzales, director of the UNM Women's Resource Center, said the best part of her job is watching women who never thought they would make it into college graduate and pursue upper level degree.
It pays to be a geek. We know that now - especially in the age of Bill Gates and Amazom.com founder Jeff Bezos. But when techno-journalist Jon Katz researched his book "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho," that acceptance was still a few years coming.
People ask me all the time: If you could meet any musician in the world, who would it be? Though I change my mind regularly, the one person I come back to, without fail, is Kristin Hersh.
Supporters of indigenous rights walked from UNM to downtown Albuquerque Tuesday to present the Mexican Consulate with nine pages of signatures supporting the Zapatista movement.
Las Vegas, Nev. - The UNM women's basketball team has had trouble closing out its opponents in the final minutes of games this season and often has barely hung on for the victory.
The latest CD from United Dope Front, Constant Elevation, is a tight mesh of jazz, trip-hop and other varying musical elements. According to a press release, the eight-piece ensemble's style draws from 1970s funk influences such as Miles Davis, Eddie Harris and the Headhunters.
Chris Linson Jr. thought his boxing career was down for the count, but he recovered and is now punching his way to the top.
Editor, I'm assuming that Jeremy Reynalds, writer of Friday's column, "Eminem Condones Anger," is an English major.
Amy Hughes solders a pendant for her small metal constructions class in the Fine Arts Building Tuesday.
Editor, Are you a professor to whom we must prove our knowledge? Are you an ever-inquisitive child waiting to be informed? Are you a girl at a party whom we feel we must impress with our education?
When Colorado State University and the UNM men's basketball team meet tonight in the Mountain West Conference Tournament, the Rams may hope that their lucky number is 12.
Editor, I was reading the Opinion page Monday morning and ran across a comment about a Channel 4 (KOB-TV) news broadcast. It seems odd to me that an organization would reject money from someone when its people are starving.
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