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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.
UNM neighborhoods cope with parking difficulties
Residents request permit parking to combat crowding
Jonathan Broyles has lived on Cornell Drive for three months. He said he parks in his driveway, but if he had to park on the street it would be difficult.
Many residential streets around UNM are permit parking only because residents often find their driveways blocked and no place to park on the street.
Students advocate Fair Trade at UNM eateries
The UNM group that persuaded campus food-service officials to offer Fair Trade coffee will expand its campaign in the fall semester.
Established in fall 2002, Fair Trade Initiative has pressed UNM officials to stop selling conventional coffee on campus in favor of Fair Trade coffee.
Native American studies degree nears approval
After more than 30 years of planning, a bachelor's degree in Native American studies may be a possibility for UNM students.
"People have been working on this since the first part of the '70s," said John Gates, director of Native American studies. "It has been in the works for a while.
Regents rejected in senate committees
UNM Regent Jamie Koch says the Senate Rules Committee is playing politics with two of Gov. Bill Richardson's regent appointees.
Regent Douglas Brown from UNM and Brian Quintana, a regent from the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped, were not approved last week by the committee, which sends its recommendations to the full Senate.
Correction:
The headline for the issue dated 07/01/04 should have read "Hospital rolls out contract with IHS" instead of "Hospital rolls out contact with IHS".
The error is regretted.