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Officials find cure for long-term debt
Six figure deficit set to be payed off in five years
About a year ago, some University budget officials and College of Fine Arts representatives noticed a problem.
That problem took the shape of a $555,000 budget deficit between two accounts within the college.
"These kinds of problems are not terribly unusual," said Max Kerlin, UNM director of resource management.
Hospital rolls out contract with IHS
Construction of hospital expansion close to beginning
by Manuelita Beck
Daily Lobo
Bids are due back today for the construction of UNMH Children's Hospital and Critical Care Pavilion.
According to Sam Giammo, the UNM Health Sciences Center director of public affairs, the hospital will choose a bid in mid-July.
Financial aid renovations help students with process
UNM's Financial Aid Office has implemented several new features designed to create a more user-friendly and efficient environment for students in search of financial assistance.
According to financial aid figures, more than 20,000 students submit applications to the office each year.
ASU fraternities film porn movie
U-Wire
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona State University President Michael Crow said Thursday that disciplinary action would be taken against ASU fraternities and fraternity members — including the executive vice president of the student government — who took part in making a pornographic video that included sex on a campus lawn, adult movie stars and a sexual scavenger hunt.
Group work mimics real life
Ughh...the dreaded group project.
UNM students are frequently asked by professors to participate in collaborative projects designed to be educational, but many students say they are more of a burden than anything.
"I hate them," said UNM business student Aaron Orosco.
Military returns to Harvard Law after ban
The Associated Press
BOSTON — Harvard Law School will allow official on-campus recruiting by the military this year rather than risk costing the university $328 million in federal funds.
For more than a decade, the law school has prohibited recruiters who discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation from using its facilities, including its career services office.
