Provost Suzanne Ortega asserted the safety of graduate and teaching assistant positions Wednesday, despite rumors that these jobs would be among the first cut as UNM deals with the effects of the recession. "I can't promise you, but we haven't reached a single scenario where we'll have to back out of our commitments to graduate students," Ortega said.
Video by Michael Demko Interview by Xochitl Campos Production by: Joseph Trisolini Xochitl Campos
Photos by Gabbi Campos, Production by Xochitl Campos & Joseph Trisolini Interviews by Xochitl Campos
The mechanical engineering department is planning to change its curriculum to prepare students for sustainable jobs. Professor Andrea Mammoli said he thought of starting a renewable-energy program while he was on sabbatical in 2004. "We are trying to put in a curriculum that looks at all aspects of sustainable energy.
Mechanical engineering students and faculty installed solar panels on the roof of their building Tuesday. The installation marks the last step in a sustainability project that has been on the department's agenda for more than 20 years. Professor Andrea Mammoli said the panels were installed alongside ones the department purchased in the 1980s in an effort to conserve energy in the building.
Only lawyers and painters can change black to white, attorney Joseph Sullivan said. He said attorneys change their arguments from case to case, just like graffiti artists can change their medium from wall to canvas. Sullivan will be among several artists featured at Bomb the Canvas, an art exposition designed to illustrate hip-hop culture through graffiti.
Six-feet, five-inch Lobo men's basketball player Tony Danridge wears a size 14 shoe. He is one of four returning starters from last year's team. He is only 248 points away from making his 1,000th for the Lobos. But he never thought he would play Division-I college basketball.
Solutions by The State News
