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🌱 UNM Disenrolls 286 Students + B. Ruppe Drugs Museum Exhibit

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Hello, neighbors! Rachel Kilimnik here with the latest edition of the Albuquerque Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 71 Low: 43.

Here are the top stories today in Albuquerque:

  1. The University of New Mexico is disenrolling 286 students from classes for not complying with university's requirement for vaccination against COVID-19. University spokeswoman Cinnamon Blair said the students being disenrolled took no action to comply with the requirement by Friday's deadline. Blair told the Albuquerque Journal that the students facing disenrollment received daily messages for over a month. (KOB)
  2. Barelas is known as a historic community in Albuquerque, the mural of Maclovia Sanchez de Zamora and the iconic B. Ruppe Drugs sign is hard to miss. The B. Ruppe Drugstore once was the longest continuously operated drugstore in Albuquerque. Everything in the building, before it was sold, was archived at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. The museum is set to be displayed for at least a year. The curator says she will be displaying more items with time. (KOAT New Mexico)
  3. Nonprofit organizations are increasing their efforts to help get Afghan refugees resettled in New Mexico. With an overabundance of donations from community members, the Islamic Center of New Mexico in Albuquerque is now looking forward to distributing necessary items to Afghan families in need. (KOAT New Mexico)
  4. Albuquerque City Councilors are gearing up for some big improvement projects, some years in the making. (KRQE News 13)
  5. The City of Albuquerque is in desperate need of lifeguards during their winter months, trying to fill close hire close to 40 lifeguards. (KRQE News 13)

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— Rachel Kilimnik

About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.

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