(un)Occupy protester and UNM alumnus Sebastian Pais stopped eating Oct. 25 in an effort to convince UNM President David Schmidly to speak to protesters about what they call a violation of First Amendment rights.
UNM administrators temporarily allowed the (un)Occupy movement a new permit for campus, but protesters said the change is just the beginning of the dialogue they want with University higher-ups.
Oct. 31 — UNM grants temporary permit allowing protesters to occupy Yale Park from 5 — 10 p.m. on weekdays. The permit expires Friday.
Graduate students now have one less spot on the Student Fee Review Board. Members of the SFRB voted unanimously on Wednesday to change its composition from four undergraduate students and three graduates to five undergraduates and two graduates.
The (un)Occupy Albuquerque protesters have turned their attention from Wall Street to the fight for their First Amendment rights and their right to occupy UNM’s Yale Park.
Lobo basketball ticket distribution starts today, but students can only pick up two tickets per game this year instead of the four like last year. Also, seating is general admission instead of assigned seating.
UNMPD closed Yale Park to (un)Occupy protesters, UNM students and staff for the second day in a row Thursday.
UNM is home to one of the nation’s only university Centers for Quantum Information and Control. The center’s director, professor Ivan Deutsch, said the CQuIC has made UNM one of the most visible universities in the area of quantum information research.
UNM Police Department blocked off Yale Park, the former camp site of the (un)Occupy Albuquerque movement, Wednesday afternoon and told protesters they could not hold their general assembly meeting there. The protesters, who hold the meetings at 6 p.m.
Brittany Arneson, a UNM student who has become an increasingly visible face of the (un)Occupy Albuquerque protests, said she experienced both kindness and callousness from law enforcement during her arrest and incarceration at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center on Tuesday night.
During a conference call Wednesday, White House education representatives spoke about the Obama administration’s new efforts to help student loan borrowers manage their debt.
State police arrested at least 40 Occupy Albuquerque protesters late Tuesday night after UNM administrators refused to renew the protesters’ permit to occupy Yale Park.
Nearly 30 Occupy Albuquerque protesters converged on UNM President David Schmidly’s office Tuesday morning, demanding to meet with the president after University administration said it wouldn’t renew the protesters’ permit to occupy Yale Park.
Occupy Albuquerque’s permit to occupy UNM’s Yale Park expires today, and UNM officials denied the protesters’ permit extension.
A woman staying at UNM’s Yale Park, Occupy Albuquerque’s Camp Coyote, died Saturday. Officers were dispatched to the walkway across Redondo Drive from Yale Park Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
A newly developed gambling website, Lobo Poker Club, is exclusive to UNM students and claims “it’s impossible to lose.” Arizona State University student Chandler Bator created the site along with some 200 similar sites for universities across the country.
Students participated in activities like wheelchair basketball and a blindfolded obstacle course to experience what it might be like to live with a disability as a part of UNM’s Disability Awareness Day on Friday.
The Daily Lobo spoke with ASUNM President Jaymie Roybal about ASUNM’s plans for this year. Roybal outlined both long- and short-term goals for the University.
Police arrested a man Friday after he threatened Occupy Albuquerque protesters on UNM campus with a knife. Miguel Aguirre, 48, was charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest at Occupy’s site, Camp Coyote, Albuquerque Police Department Sgt.
Ralph Montoya pled guilty to two counts of second-degree murder, and one count of second-degree kidnapping Tuesday in court in relation to the murders of UNM professor Hector Torres and graduate student Stefania Gray in March 2010.
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