The “Team You for ASUNM” slate dominated Wednesday’s elections for the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico senate. Eight of the 10 senators who were elected for a full senatorial term ran with Team You.
Wednesday’s voter turnout for the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico senate election broke records. According to data from ASUNM’s Elections Commission, 1,705 students cast their ballots in this semester’s elections.
A proposed Associated Students of the University of New Mexico constitutional amendment to expand the number of senators from 20 to 24 failed to pass Wednesday night. ASUNM Sen. Earl Shank, who co-wrote Amendment One, said the amendment aimed to increase representation for students.
Despite a fire in the old Education Building, applied math senior Sarah Black’s Linguistics 303 class was not immediately cancelled Monday morning. “I was coming from a previous class and was coming towards the education building,” she said.
When you think of a superhero, what comes to mind? If you are like my friends and me, then you might be thinking of rippling muscles, a stylish outfit and a cape that just won’t stop. But that is not the only reason we are attracted to heroes, right?
Entertainment should strive to provide what the audience wants, but not in the way they expect. Or if they can’t be bothered, just some hackneyed trash will do. The Aux Dog Theatre has selected “Boeing Boeing,” a 1960s French sex farce, as its oddly dated choice for its current production.
The following is a letter home from the annual war on Christmas.
The Bible contains both poison crap and precious wisdom. Tragically, many people swallow both the poison crap and the precious wisdom and proclaim it all as the Word of God. Deuteronomy 7:2 says, “And when the Lord your God gives them over to you, and you defeat them, then you must utterly destroy them; you shall make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them.”
I want empathy; at least some. In recent weeks, I’ve found myself getting more and more disappointed by the lack of empathy expressed by my fellow Albuquerque citizens with regard to the upcoming abortion ban vote. Although I can’t see myself ever getting an abortion past twenty weeks, or even before that point, I can still imagine how difficult a position some women find themselves where they may have to choose to undergo such a surgery.
A complaint filed by UNM Hospital employees last week regarding a rule that made flu shots mandatory for them has now reached the streets. UNMH union employees gathered outside the hospital along Lomas Boulevard on Tuesday to rally against what protesters called “anti-working family” policies.
Today, students have the opportunity to elect 10 Associated Students of the University of New Mexico (ASUNM) senators. According to the ASUNM Law Book, there will be eight locations on campus for students to vote at. Locations include the Student Union Building, Zimmerman Library, Student Residence Center Commons, Johnson Center, Dane Smith Hall, Casas del Rio, Mesa Vista Hall, Regener Hall and the Engineering complexes.
The state of the new Sandoval Regional Medical Center dominated discussions at the UNM Hospital Board of Directors’ meeting Friday. The prognosis: healthy and flourishing.
UNM administrators continued to discuss the distribution of financial aid among University students in a Board of Regents meeting Monday morning. Terry Babbitt, vice president of enrollment management, offered an update on the issue in front of the regents.
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Mark DeRosa announced his retirement from Major League Baseball Tuesday. DeRosa had signed a one-year deal worth $750,000 with the American League club and batted with seven home runs, 12 doubles and 36 runs for Toronto. Throughout his career, the American athlete had a batting average of .268. DeRosa is currently being considered for a game coverage position as an on-air analyst with the Chicago Cubs.
New Mexico men’s head soccer coach Jeremy Fishbein feels confident that the Lobos will earn a bid to the NCAA College Cup, he said. A résumé boasting an 11-4-2 overall record and a first-place finish in the Conference USA regular season will benefit the cause.
Dillon Farrell’s room filled up with the sound of children singing gospel music. No, this isn’t typically how Farrell wakes up in the morning. Farrell wasn’t even in his own bed.
The New Mexico men’s basketball team is partnering with Nike N7 sportswear and will wear turquoise jerseys on Nov. 30 versus San Diego in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Nike N7 is also collaborating with Nevada, Florida State and Oregon State.
I’m not really one to read erotic books. I have nothing against them, and I know plenty of people who find excitement in reading tales of the kinky, but I’m just not one of them. When I first opened “The Big Book of Orgasms: 69 Sexy Stories,” I wasn’t quite sure what I was in for.
Physician Miriam Komaromy said that throughout her years of experience treating prescription drug addiction, she has encountered people personally affected by it. Just last Friday, a mother told Komaromy her personal story.
Protesters rallied at the Student Union Building on Monday night in response to a movie that deemed undocumented immigration “illegal.” The film, titled “They Came to America: The Cost of Illegal Immigration,” led to the protest because of its title and its depiction of undocumented immigrants.
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