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UNM receives license to swill

Alcohol will be sold during Lobo football and basketball games this season. On Tuesday the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department granted UNM a liquor license for sales in suite- and club-level areas inside The Pit and University Stadium. “We have obtained the license, and we will move forward with our plans,” Sports Information Director Frank Mercogliano said. The action came after a contentious eight-month battle with the Albuquerque City Council. In November, the council cited public safety concerns when it denied UNM’s waiver request of a state law that bans alcohol sales within 300 feet of a school. JUL 11

Caldera still listed on UNM’s payroll

Former UNM President Louis Caldera left the position almost five years ago, but his name still appears in the University salary book as a law school professor making $124,000 a year. APR 27

Provost candidates seek public input

The University announced three finalists for the interim provost position on Monday, continuing a month-long process to replace former provost Suzanne Ortega. APR 27

Jarion Henry is now a Lobo

On Sunday night, the 6-foot-7 forward from Dallas, Texas, gave a verbal commitment to play with the UNM men’s basketball team next season. UNM beat out Georgetown, USC, Marquette and Oregon to sign the four-star prospect. Henry joins Dominique Dunning and Hugh Greenwood as the third member of UNM’s 2011 recruiting class. Henry averaged 14.8 points, 13.1 rebounds and 8.6 assists during his senior year at Kimball High School. APR 25

Schmidly to Resign in June 2012

UNM President David Schmidly will not return to the University when his contract expires. Schmidly announced he will not renew his contract Thursday morning in a University wide e-mail. APR 21

Roybal elected president

Jaymie Roybal is the ASUNM president for the 2011-12 school year. Roybal, who ran on the Now slate, received 883 votes in the Wednesday’s election, 62 more than her opponent, Tim Mousseau, who ran on the New Day slate. APR 21

Arbitrator sides with UNM on Pit alcohol

Beer and wine might be available for some fans attending UNM football and basketball games next season. APR 21

IT balances $2 million cut without layoffs

Information Technologies will see roughly $2 million cut from its budget next year, but no one is getting fired. Instead, the department won’t hire replacements after full-time employees retire or quit. APR 19

WRC hosts event to help rape victims

The ages of sexual assault victims in New Mexico range from as young as 6 weeks to 90 years old, according to data compiled by the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico, and one in four women in the state will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. APR 19

Cuts likely to cause layoffs

The Board of Regents approved $10.5 million in cuts to the University’s budget Monday, and the Office of Equity and Inclusion was among the hardest-hit programs. Rumored to be cut completely, OEI budget was instead cut by $136,320, meaning it will have to terminate five positions within the department. APR 14

Tuition hiked, fees frozen

The UNM Board of Regents decided not to increase student fees and approved a 5.5 percent tuition-and-fee increase that will raise costs to students roughly $305 next year. Tuition alone will increase 7 percent next year. APR 13

Regents: Expect more fees

The Regents Finance and Facilities Committee voted Monday to raise student fees by $40 and increase tuition 6.3 percent. APR 12

Committee to weigh likely tuition hike

UNM’s Board of Regents will take its first step to determine tuition increases and approve an operating budget for 2012. The meeting starts today at 9 a.m. APR 11

Guv makes fake pot illegal

 
Just like the real thing, synthetic marijuana is now illegal.
Gov. Susana Martinez signed a bill at a news conference inside a Farmington Boys and Girls Club banning the possession and sale of synthetic marijuana. APR 8

A case of retaliation?

Michael Thorning announced Monday that he is dropping out of the ASUNM presidential race, three weeks after resigning from his high-ranking position in the president’s cabinet. The former chief-of-staff declared March 8 he’d run against Attorney General Jaymie Roybal, and he said ASUNM president Laz Cardenas cut his chief-of-staff duties in half three days later. “I think I got the sense that it was either going to become a hostile work environment or I wasn’t going to be working there,” Thorning said. APR 5

Hundreds march in farmworkers rally

More than 300 people celebrated labor activist Cesar Chavez’s efforts Saturday. Supporters marched through the downtown Barelas neighborhood to the National Hispanic Cultural Center. APR 4

Memorial set for student, mother

by Shaun Griswold
shaun24@unm.edu
 
UNM community members will remember student Beatrice Dominguez-Meiers’ life at a memorial service Saturday morning. Her son, James Meiers, said his mother was dedicated to serving people until the very end. “It wasn’t until the last couple of months where she really got so sick that she couldn’t help people,” he said. APR 1

Still no decision on budget

UNM regents spent eight hours listening and discussing, but not approving, budget proposals during Monday’s budget summit. The regents heard University members discuss tuition increases, department decreases and consolidation, instructor salaries and student services. MAR 29

Former KNME employee sues UNM over missing funds

A former general manager at KNME filed a lawsuit last week claiming the University terminated her for asking too many questions about why the station was missing more than $4 million. The plaintiff, Joanne Bachmann, claims that starting in 1992 UNM funneled millions of dollars from federal agencies and donors intended for the public TV station. MAR 29

Regents to talk tuition, cuts

The Board of Regents will discuss raising tuition costs, covering employee retirement benefits and work toward approving a 2011-12 operating budget during an open meeting today in the SUB Ballroom. On the table is a 5 percent tuition increase, on top of a 3.1 percent mandated by the State Legislature. MAR 28

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