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Ortega classroom ‘disaster’ after leak

English students walked into a mess of fallen tile and water their first day of class Tuesday in Ortega Hall Room 121, after a leak damaged parts of the ceiling, a UNM official said. JAN 21

Teachers: Budget cuts hurt education

New Mexico teachers flocked to the Roundhouse on Monday with a clear message: Cutting education funding won’t hurt teachers as much is it will hurt students. JAN 18

Medical clinic seeks student volunteers

Casa De Salud is looking for volunteers who want to gain hands-on experience in the medical field. The medical clinic in Albuquerque’s South Valley area serves more than 11,000 patients each year, focusing on those without insurance in low-income areas. The clinic now has 20 student volunteers, but is looking for more, said spokesman Zane Maroney. “You’re actually learning medicine,” he said. “Doctors bring you in to watch procedures and explain them step-by-step.”
Scholarships and work-study are also available to many volunteers, Maroney said, and volunteers should work six hours per week for a year and speak Spanish proficiently. OCT 4

Aid work fosters introspection

In the everyday life of a college student, it’s easy to get caught up in seemingly endless papers, tests and tailgates. SEP 14

'Old Man Gloom' prepares to burn again

Kids and adults of all ages swarmed a Santa Fe warehouse Tuesday night and worked tirelessly — stuffing long shredded paper into a 50-foot, wood and wire structure almost as big as the room itself. SEP 2

Regents approve annual work plan

UNM President David Schmidly is promising to tackle low graduation rates, get faculty involved in big decisions and do some major fundraising this year. The Board of Regents approved Schmidly’s annual work plan at its meeting Aug. AUG 16

Concealed weapons invited out for drinks

A law that went into effect July 1 allows some New Mexicans to carry concealed weapons into restaurants that serve beer and wine. The state has always allowed people with concealed weapons licenses to bring weapons into restaurants that don’t serve alcohol, said George Munoz, the senator who introduced the bill, but there are still no weapons allowed in restaurants with full liquor licenses. Munoz said the law shouldn’t affect any restaurants because one term of the concealed weapons license states that it’s illegal to drink when carrying a gun. “When you have a conceal and carry license, you’re not allowed to consume alcohol. JUL 26

Graduation rate at UNM lower than peer schools

Only about 42 percent of UNM students graduate within six years. But there may be several underlying reasons for the less-than-impressive graduation rates, said Wynn Goering, vice provost of Academic Affairs. “One of the things we’ve learned about our students is that they have far more off-campus obligations than students in similar places,” Goering said. UNM students have far different lives compared to students at peer institutions, including the universities of Arizona and Colorado at Boulder, Goering said. According to fall 2009 surveys conducted by UNM, 43 percent of incoming freshmen care for a dependent, compared with only 19 percent of students at other schools. JUL 26

Emcore puts domestic abuse on forefront

Abuse victims may be more likely to come forward and ask for help as a result of Tuesday’s deadly shooting at Emcore, an Albuquerque fiber optics company. Summer Little, Women’s Resource Center program manager, said high profile events like the one at Emcore tend to draw a spike in the number of abuse victims who seek help. “Events like this can be a trigger for people who have experienced abuse or are experiencing abuse,” she said. JUL 19

APD: Emcore employee kills two, wounds four in rampage

Questions about a deadly shooting spree Tuesday morning at a local Albuquerque fiber optics manufacturer are now being answered. JUL 14

Albuquerque ideal for those fleeing discrimination

Some Hispanic immigrants and families may soon call Albuquerque their new home. As a result of Arizona’s “draconian” new immigration law, undocumented immigrants and legal Hispanic citizens are looking to escape the state, said Ralph Arellanes, director of New Mexico’s League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). “They’re leaving Arizona because of fear — fear of being racially profiled and arrested,” he said. JUL 12

Marshal: Fireworks too risky in dry areas

A ban on fireworks in certain areas of Bernalillo County went into effect Wednesday, just in time for the Fourth of July. No fireworks, including sparklers and fountains, are allowed in areas east of Tramway Boulevard to the west face of the Sandias, the East Mountains and the Rio Grande Bosque, said Chris Gober, Bernalillo County fire marshal. “Wildlife, trees and grasses — that’s starting to dry out and getting to a critical level, so we’re trying to limit the number of human-caused wildfires,” he said. Gober said there are between 30 and 40 wildfires caused by fireworks every year, which is why the county implemented the ban. JUN 28

UNM eyes new housing projects

The June 17 groundbreaking ceremony for the south campus dorms wasn’t just about praising the new project. JUN 21

Provost: Juarez unfit for travel

A May 25 e-mail from the Provost’s Office discouraging students from traveling to Mexico caused one of UNM’s summer programs to change its plans. However, at least two other programs based in Mexico still plan on visiting the violence-ridden country. The e-mail said that Deputy Provost Richard Holder is advising students to avoid the Juarez area. It cited an El Paso Times article about a University of Texas at El Paso student who was murdered while driving on a highway outside of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. JUN 14

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