Feb. 29 A UNM Police officer was dispatched to Novitsky Hall after a student reported his truck stolen from M Lot. The student told police he had parked his truck next to the observatory and went to his job. When he returned during his lunch break, his vehicle was missing.
Editor, After reading David Martinez's letter Wednesday about his experience with Chartwells at New Mexico Tech, I felt the need to share my experience as well. I also went to New Mexico Tech a few years ago and transferred here. What I am about to say are just my experiences that I can accurately remember and generalizations that may or may not be true.
The Student Fee Review Board passed a recommendation last week for a 12 percent increase in student fees next semester. The recommendation was submitted to Cheo Torres, vice president of Student Affairs, on Wednesday for review, said Joseph Garcia, chairman of the board.
Biciaccion will fix your bicycle for free and will even show you how to do it yourself. The group meets the last Wednesday and Sunday of every month at 10 a.m. by the Duck Pond. "We set up our tools, and anybody who shows up on two wheels, we'll fix up their bike for them or do whatever we can," co-founder and UNM student Nathan Brody said.
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Welcome to another edition of "From the Sports Gutter." This week, the topic is the NBA. The MVP race is heating up between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Also, this season has seen more blockbuster trades than usual, which is making for some thrilling playoff races.
Editor, Normally, I prefer not to make personal remarks about people's behavior. In general, poor behavior earns people what you might expect. However, I have noticed a disturbing rash of disrespectful conduct among UNM students that, frankly, isn't becoming of young adults seeking to get higher degrees.
The UNM men's basketball team used a stout defense to knock off UNLV 59-45 on Tuesday at The Pit. The sold-out crowd of 18,018 - the second consecutive sold-out game - made it an emotional win on Senior Night, senior guard Jamaal Smith said. "For our crowd to come out this year and support us like they have is just incredible," he said.
Editor, After a week of hearing people complain about Aramark, I think it's time for a little story. When I first came to UNM, I was blown away by the selection at La Posada. It was quite an upgrade from the gruel they would serve in my high school cafeteria.
Editor, I want to place a few facts surrounding the ownership of guns. Criminologists have found that citizens use firearms as often as 2.5 million times every year in self-defense, but in more than 90 percent of these defensive uses, citizens merely brandish their gun or fire a warning shot to scare off the attacker.
The way UNM head coach Steve Alford sees it, J.R. Giddens locked up the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Award in his final collegiate home game. The senior was the catalyst in the Lobos' 59-45 win against UNLV on Tuesday at The Pit. Giddens finished with 17 points, 15 rebounds and five assists on Senior Night and left to a standing ovation and chants of "MVP" when he was taken out of the game in the final minute.
Editor, Whatever one's view of the exchange between Philip Howell and Joachim Oberst regarding the war in Iraq and all its merits or lack thereof, the following information should be part of any debate worth the attention of the rest of us. The war has been either the first or second issue for the American public for the past year.
Staff report The Higher Education Initiative was approved Tuesday in Rio Rancho. The bond passed with 63 percent of the vote. The bond authorizes a .025 percent hike on gross receipts tax in Rio Rancho. The funds are equivalent to 25 cents per $100 and will go toward the acquisition, reconstruction, renovation and improvement of a UNM campus in Rio Rancho.
Plasticized human corpses will be on display inside Coronado Center through May. But a group of UNM medical students says it will protest the exhibit because it's unethical. The exhibit will showcase human bodies that have been plasticized - a rubberization process that replaces the body's water and fatty material with plastic - and dissected so organs can be placed on display.
Former NM lawmaker dies of esophageal cancer at 73 (AP) - Ron Godbey, a former Republican state lawmaker who battled members of his own party over drug reform proposals, died Saturday. He was 73. Godbey died of esophageal cancer at a hospital in San Angelo, Texas, said his daughter, Julie Godbey Thompson of La Porte, Texas.
UNM men's basketball coach Steve Alford rallies students to go to tonight's game against UNLV at The Pit during Monday's Greek Sing in the SUB.
Editor, You may recall the U.S. Navy successfully shooting down a disabled spy satellite over the Pacific Ocean a week ago. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said publicly that this test proved our country's missile defense system works, and that the operation "speaks for itself.
German company opens plant for solar equipment ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A German company broke ground Monday on a plant here that will manufacture solar equipment, and state and local officials are looking to the venture to help make New Mexico a leader in the renewable energy industry.
Editor, Our country values and believes in education. We, as citizens, fight for freedoms that ensure our right to make choices and to be unfettered in our search for happiness and success. We, as the caretakers of the children in our society, believe in leaving behind a legacy of hope for a better life.
More than 30 employers will participate in the Communication and Journalism Department's job fair today. The fair will be in the SUB Ballroom B from 1 to 4 p.m. Jerra Gonzales, president of UNM's Public Relations Student Society of America, said newspapers, broadcast stations, and advertising and public relations firms will offer students internships and job opportunities.
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