John Melia and Amy Perea - an elementary education major at UNM - met three years ago at the Jewish community center where Perea works. They've been a couple for a year and a half, and on a recent trip to Mazatlan, Mexico, Melia asked Perea to marry him. "I knew I wanted to propose to her," Melia said.
From above, Johnson Center's Olympic-sized pool looks like an abandoned mine dug into one wing of the building. The center's staff doesn't know when they will be able to reopen the pool, which has been closed for remodeling since November 2007. It was less than a month away from reopening in November when the project hit a snag.
A parade celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day stretched nearly half a mile from University Boulevard to I-25 on Sunday. About 500 people with signs honoring the human rights activist marched from UNM to Civic Plaza to the beat of Highland High School's marching band.
As Israeli troops marched farther into Gaza, about 300 people marched through the streets of Albuquerque's Old Town on Saturday, protesting Israel's advance. The protesters began at the plaza and walked to the Museum of Natural History and Science, where speakers called for Israel's immediate withdrawal from Gaza.
Pageant contestants aren't the only ones asking for world peace these days. The UNM chapter of the Soka Gakkai International Buddhist Club is hosting a discussion today with Amnesty International and humanist societies to share perspectives on world peace.
Sophomore Andrew Riordan gasped in disbelief as UNM President David Schmidly announced him the winner of a new MacBook. The computer giveaway was part of Monday's ribbon-cutting ceremony for the technology center of the UNM Bookstore. Melanie Sparks, director of the Bookstore, said she and the administration decided to revamp the technology area of the store to better serve the UNM community.
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