An “Elevated Game-Day Dining” Experience at UNM

A NEW DINING EXPERIENCE IS COMING TO UNM ATHLETIC EVENTS. THE UNIVERSITY HAS SIGNED AN EIGHT YEAR AGREEMENT WITH CHICAGO-BASED LEVY RESTAURANTS TO PROVIDE DINING AND CONCESSION SERVICES. LEVY REPLACES SODEXO. THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH SODEXO EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. LEVY RESTAURANTS IS THE FOOD SERVICE COMPANY FOR SEVERAL OTHER UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING…MORE

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Pets of the Week | June 11

AL (ID# 1591153) IS A 6 YEAR OLD, MALE GOLDEN BROWN GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX WEIGHING 53 POUNDS. ◊          Al is a fairly easy going laid back companion drawn to people. He wants to greet every person he comes across always with a smile on his face.   ◊          Al is your perfect companion for daily…MORE

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Candidates’ Loss Could Be Johnson’s Gain

     COULD GARY JOHNSON BE A FACTOR IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE IN NEW MEXICO THIS FALL?? UNM POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR LONNA ATKESON SAYS YES…GIVEN THE FACT DONALD TRUMP AND HILLARY CLINTON HAVE SUCH HIGH NEGATIVE RATINGS.      SHE SAYS WHERE THERE ARE SO MANY NEGATIVES AGAINST BOTH THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IN…MORE

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More New Mexicans at the Polls This Year

     NEW MEXICANS CAME OUT TO VOTE IN TUESDAY’S PRIMARY ELECTION. OUR NEWS PARTNER, KOB-TV, REPORTS VOTER PARTICIPATION OUTPACED TURNOUT IN PREVIOUS YEARS FOR BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. ONE IN THREE ELIGIBLE VOTERS CAST BALLOTS TUESDAY … ROUGHLY 350 THOUSAND. THAT BEATS THE NUMBERS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES IN 2004, 2008, AND…MORE

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Homeowner Shoots Burglar

     RIO RANCHO POLICE SAY A HOMEOWNER SHOT A BURGLAR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT HAPPENED AROUND 2 AM IN THE ONE THOUSAND BLOCK OF LUZ DEL SOL.      THE BURGLAR FLED, AND POLICE LATER LEARNED THAT AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN HAD BEEN DROPPED OFF AT PRESBYTERIAN RUST MEDICAL CENTER WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO THE…MORE

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Overdose Deaths Down for NM

     STATE OFFICIALS REPORT SOME IMPROVEMENT IN A PROBLEM PLAGUING NEW MEXICO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THERE WERE ALMOST 500 DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO IN 2015. BUT THAT WAS CONSIDERABLY FEWER THAN THE YEAR BEFORE.      SECRETARY OF HEALTH LYNN GALAGHER SAYS SHE’S ENCOURAGED BY THE NINE PERCENT DROP…MORE

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Hunger Relief Advocates Losing Volunteers

     ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK AND ITS PARTNERS ARE TACKLING ISSUES HEAD-ON THIS WEEK. THEY MEET THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AT NATIVO LODGE. ALISSA BARNES WITH ROAD RUNNER TELLS US MORE THAN 100 HUNGER-RELIEF PARTNERS WILL ATTEND.      SHE TELLS US MOST OF THEM ARE VOLUNTEERS … BUT MANY ARE GETTING OLDER AND WANTING TO…MORE

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Campfires a Threat in Santa Fe National Forest

     YOU GO TO THE FOREST BECAUSE YOU LOVE THE OUTDOORS. SO, DON’T BE THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR BURNING IT DOWN. FIRE MANAGERS WITH THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST SAYS THEY’VE SEEN FAR TOO MANY UNATTENDED OR ABANDONED FIRES SO FAR THIS YEAR.      SINCE MEMORIAL DAY, 50 OF THOSE CAMPFIRES HAVE BEEN…MORE

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