March 16 at 8:07 PM This is a systemic problem, Sarita Cargas, associate professor at the University of New Mexico, tells SFR. A lot of people in older generations don t understand what students are facing these days. Last April, the UNM Basic Needs Project a collection of experts, UNM staff members and community members conducted a study on economic conditions for students at the university. Their report, Basic Needs Insecurity at UNM
, found nearly a quarter of all students surveyed described themselves as food insecure, with 52% of Indigenous students, 48% of gay and lesbian students and 35% of Hispanic students describing themselves as unsure of when their next meal might come.
COVID-19 by the numbers Over the weekend, New Mexico health officials reported 471 new COVID-19 cases: 288 on Saturday and 183 on Sunday. Santa Fe County had 17 new cases 12 on Saturday and five on Sunday. There have now been 186,922 total cases, with 156,554 designated as recovered by the health department. The state also announced 22 more deaths: 10 on Saturday and 12 on Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities thus far to 3,808. As of yesterday, 169 people were hospitalized with COVID-19. You can read all of SFR s COVID-19 coverage here. If you ve had experiences with COVID-19, we would like to hear from you. Webber wants a second term