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UNM Green Fund uses student fees to support student projects in sustainability

Gabriela Garcia-Huff , Brianna Mortensen and Jaden Torres | April 28

The UNM Green Fund has invested $43,000 of allocated student fees to support student-created projects like electric charging stations in campus parking garages, a seed library and a composting system to Lobo Gardens and events educating the public on zero waste initiatives. UNM’s Office of Sustainability created the Green Fund five-years ago. Its mission is to stimulate ideas and actions that make UNM more environmentally friendly.

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Sustainability Studies Program had humble beginnings

Gabriela Garcia-Huff , Brianna Mortensen and Jaden Torres | March 26

Editor's Note: The Sustainability Studies program was conceived in 2002 during an Earth Systems Engineering Convention held in Boulder, CO.

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Student uses Sustainability Expo to promote local economy

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | April 20

Rebekah Bibb, a UNM senior, is using the annual Sustainability Expo on Thursday to advocate for local economic development with a craft market consisting of various local and student vendors Bibb, a student in the UNM Sustainability Studies program, is dedicating her senior capstone project in the program to promoting more sustainable buying practices and giving students an opportunity to showcase their crafts.

Crowds gather on Johnson Field on UNM Main Campus as part of the annual Fiestas event on Saturday, April 11, 2016. This Saturday, the  event will take place on Johnson Field once more with headliners Gramatik and Skizzy Mars.

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Fiestas 2017 promising big name performers, less cost to students

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | April 5

For this year’s Fiestas, UNM’s annual Arts and Music Festival on Johnson Field, ASUNM Student Special Events strived to bring the biggest names to the most students, without breaking the bank. Claire McNallen, the executive director of SSE, said that unlike previous years, she and her team were very selective and conscious of whom they were appealing to. She said they chose not to advertise outside of UNM this year, in an attempt to mainly target students. “We’ve been really purposeful about getting as many students involved as possible. We were just trying to figure out who we don’t service with Fiestas every year and get them pulled in,” she said.

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Pair of UNM regents to continue serving past term

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | April 2

UNM Regents Jack Fortner and Bradley Hosmer will remain on the board passed their allotted terms after the New Mexico Senate did not complete the confirmation hearings necessary for their replacements during the recently-adjourned legislative session. The nominated replacements — former state Sen. John Ryan and Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce CEO Alex Romero — were selected by Gov. Susana Martinez and sent on for approval by the Senate Rules Committee. However, the session ended before these hearings could be held.

Governor Susana Martinez speaks during a higher education summit on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 in Albuquerque, N.M. Despite student government leaders’ initial considerations for a new student regent, Martinez appointed a representative from the Athletic Department after going through the process a second time.

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UNM student government, others question student regent selection process

Jonathan Baca and Gabriela Garcia-Huff | March 19

Despite the appropriate processes being undertaken by UNM student leaders and administrators for nominating a new student regent, Gov. Susana Martinez chose to reopen the process, resulting in a nominee who wasn’t previously submitted for consideration. The new student regent nominee, second-year law student Garrett Adcock, was recently announced by Martinez after student government members scrambled to find new candidates at the request of the governor in February.

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Shia LaBeouf brings anti-Trump art piece to Albuquerque

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | February 20

It was early afternoon on Saturday Feb. 18. People had been slowly gathering downtown near Central Ave and Seventh Street all day in the hopes that they would run into the often publicly discussed actor and activist Shia Labeouf.

A UNM banner hangs in the rotunda of the New Mexico State Capitol during UNM Day in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. Members of nearly 30 UNM community organizations showcased their work to New Mexico state representatives and patrons of the state capitol building.

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Students travel to Santa Fe for UNM Day

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | January 31

Monday marked UNM’s annual excursion to the New Mexico Capitol as part of its recognition and celebration of the state’s flagship university, while also advocating for issues pertinent to the University community.

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Yiannopoulos speech still on, despite safety concerns

Gabriela Garcia-Huff and Nikole Mckibben | January 25

The upcoming talk by alt-right speaker Milo Yiannopoulos on UNM campus, part of his “Dangerous Faggot Tour,” has been a controversial and hotly discussed topic for students lately. Several student groups and individuals have taken it upon themselves to protest the provocative nature of Yiannopoulos’ political views and ultimately shut down the event. The event organizers, from the University’s College Republicans and Young Americans for Liberty, have been working to promote their value of free speech throughout this entire process. Ryan Ansloan, a member of both groups, said he fears the possible actions of groups who disagree with Yiannopoulos’ political ideologies.

Lyudmyla Kostyk, center, studies at UNM with her two children, who are also attending classes, on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016.

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Grad Issue: Mom comes from Ukraine to pursue nursing career

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | December 11

16 years ago, Lyudmyla Kostyk left her home and travelled to New York City in the hopes of pursuing a degree in nursing. At the time, she left her two children, Oksana and Pavlo Vivchar, with her parents in their home — nearly 5,000 miles away in Ukraine. This week, Kostyk will be graduating with a Bachelors of Science degree in nursing from UNM. But she will not be alone. Kostyk’s daughter, Oksana, will be joining her mother on this highly anticipated day, with her own bachelor’s degree in biology.