Media violence can’t be avoided in today’s society, thanks to video games, films and music, according to a study by UNM professor of pediatrics Victor Strasburger. Strasburger’s study found that media violence has led to an increase in adolescent aggression.
Chris Wilson, chairman of cultural landscape studies at UNM, is the closing speaker at “Through the Lens,” an exhibit at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe.
Crowds of students flocked to Mesa Vista Hall on Friday for free HIV testing and prevention information during Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The event was hosted at African American Student Services, and local activist Hakim Bellamy did much to promote the event through Facebook.
Sam Adams went to UNM's kickoff for Black History Month because the celebration brings out feelings of pride, passion and belonging for him, he said. On Saturday, the Africana Studies Department held a brunch titled "From Civil Rights Activism to the Election of Barack Obama.
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