Personal safety has been a hot issue on campus since the Feb. 15 stabbing, and the Women’s Resource Center wants to show students how to kick crime in the face. The WRC is hosting a self-defense presentation Monday to inform the UNM community how to stay safe.
State legislators passed $240 million worth of tax increases Wednesday after a heated debate on the House floor. The measure, an essential component in completing the state budget, passed the House by a vote of 38-28, after being debated for nearly three hours. The bill will now go to the Governor’s desk for executive approval.
As the clock struck zero, the UNM men’s basketball team lined up two ladders, one under each basket, and cut down the nets at The Pit. To get there, the Lobos (28-3 overall, 14-2 MWC) had to fend off TCU.
The second contender for the School of Engineering’s dean was on campus Monday to outline his intentions for the school, whose dean stepped down in July. Patrick O’Shea, University of Maryland’s chairman of Electrical and Computer Engineering, held two forums with students, faculty and staff. O’Shea said he would focus on increasing the department’s exposure to attract donors and increase national ranking. “The key thing when it comes to department ranking is simply making sure department chairs respect and recognize the things that are going on,” he said.
If you can’t get a Subway sandwich after dark, blame the city’s crime rate. The Subway at the corner of Girard Boulevard and Central Avenue has stopped accepting cash after 8 p.m., because it has been robbed twice since the beginning of the year, store owner Leticia Bernal said.
UNM Police officers responded to a report of a gunman near the Communication and Journalism building shortly after 5 p.m.
The Mountain West Conference issued UNM head basketball coach Steve Alford a public reprimand for “unduly” verbal language aimed at BYU senior Jonathan Tavernari, after the Lobos defeated the Cougars at the Provo, Utah Marriott Center on Saturday, 83-81.
Last season, the UNM men’s basketball team captured a share of the Mountain West Conference championship with a win in its final game of the season. Saturday, the Lobos sealed that title a game earlier, with an 83-81 win against BYU in Provo, Utah.
Six UNM doctors returned home after providing pediatric, surgical and obstetrician care to earthquake victims in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.In collaboration with the National Emergency Medical System, the New Mexico Disaster Medical Assistance Team sent a team on its first international deployment.
Students will soon have the chance to voice concerns to ASUNM senators about everything from campus lighting to new dorms. The undergraduate student government will host a town-hall meeting Monday in the SUB Atrium.
In response to the Feb. 15 stabbing, about 70 students, faculty and staff traipsed about campus Thursday looking for safety hazards. The Office of Student Affairs and Student Affairs vice president Eliseo “Cheo” Torres organized a campus safety walk.
UNM is responding to the Feb. 15 student attack by holding a campus safety walk tonight. Students will meet in front of the Saggio’s in the SUB at 6 p.m.
Trudgingly, the UNM women’s basketball team trekked to a 65-50 victory over downtrodden Colorado State. For the greater part of 30 minutes, the Lobos (16-10, 8-6 Mountain West Conference) slogged toward the finish line — but they did finish, stringing together enough effort in a concentrated four-minute period to open the second half, in which Eileen Weissmann had four points, one coming off a 3-pointer.
The reporters at the New Mexico Independent were happy to hear that the special session of the New Mexico Legislature was postponed for five days. Having spent hundreds of hours liveblogging the torturous 30-day legislative session, the staff of the online news source kept New Mexicans informed about how their officials were spending tax dollars.
UNM Students and staff are growing accustomed to the updated e-mail system, even if they are disinclined to the sudden change.
UNM alumni are opening up their homes to 12 strangers. “Dinner with 12 Strangers” began about six years ago to better connect alumni and students.
For the first time ever, the Student Veterans of UNM will sponsor scholarships for two student veterans starting in the summer semester. Zack Mutchler, president of Student Veterans of UNM, said the scholarships are important to supplement the financial assistance the government gives to veterans.
GPSA is trying to decide if it should volunteer some money to keep the student UNM newspaper afloat. At a meeting Saturday, GPSA discussed whether to give funding to the Daily Lobo from GPSA’s funds.
Full Disclosure: Mario Trujillo is the editor-in-chief of Conceptions Southwest Written into the ASUNM government’s constitution is a clause that automatically allots 8.5 percent of its budget to Student Publications.
UNM President David Schmidly unveiled Wednesday the list of students, faculty and administrators who will make up a new team of advisers. Schmidly asked Faculty Senate leadership — but not GPSA and Staff Council — for a list of possible candidates for the team.
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