The United Staff of UNM won the right to represent educational support employees at the bargaining table Thursday. Of 1,050 eligible voters, 658 cast ballots with 531 voting to unionize and 127 voting against it. The union met the minimum number of votes to make the election valid — 630 votes or 60 percent. The group easily met the simple majority it needed to win the election.
Ecstasy use in the United States is growing at an alarming rate. Originally found only at raves or dance clubs, ecstasy has infiltrated Middle America. Just recently, Matthew Perry of the hit TV series "Friends" entered drug rehabilitation, claiming that ecstasy was one of several drugs he had problems with.
The state of New Mexico is buzzing with excitement over the postseason success of the two UNM basketball programs in the National Invitation Tournament.
The University of Memphis' tall front line took a big bite out of UNM's chances for an NIT Final Four appearance in the Big Apple with its 81-63 manhandling of the Lobos Thursday night.
Track and Field Followers of the UNM track and field team will get a rare glimpse of the team at home Saturday at the Don Kirby Memorial Invitational, held at the Great Friends of UNM Track Stadium. It is the team's only home meet this season.
The Tiffany that performed in front of Popejoy Hall yesterday was not the Tiffany some people may have been expecting.
This is an open letter to President William Gordon: We, the undersigned faculty of UNM, express our support for the University staff who are involved in an organizing campaign that will result in a secret-ballot election today.
I am proud of my education and the two degrees that I have from UNM.
The New Mexico Daily Lobo staff is extremely disappointed by the decision student government made Wednesday night to pass an amendment to cut the newspaper’s funding it receives from student fees.
Ecstasy use in the United States is growing at an alarming rate. Originally found only at raves or dance clubs, ecstasy has infiltrated Middle America. Just recently, Matthew Perry of the hit TV series "Friends" entered drug rehabilitation, claiming that ecstasy was one of several drugs he had problems with.
It might not be the NCAA Women's Final Four, but for the UNM women's basketball team, reaching the Women's National Invitation Tournament Final Four is just as good.
Scenester has recently attained new levels of rock 'n' roll wisdom, creativity and expertise on its new CD, Spoon-fed Corporate Rock.
The UNM men's basketball team is in Memphis, Tenn., today as one of eight teams remaining in the NIT, for a quarterfinal game against the University of Memphis. The winner travels to the Big Apple for the NIT final-four next week.
Today, University staff members have the opportunity to vote on unionization, and though I am a member of the faculty, I would like to urge all staff members to seriously consider voting in favor of establishing a union.
The History Undergraduate Association is hoping to give students a broader view of the Vietnam War era during a panel discussion Thursday.
Mark Smith of the American Association of University Professors said that distance education will have a great impact on UNM's future.
The ASUNM Senate approved a constitutional amendment that proposes elimination of all funding the undergraduate student government allocates to the New Mexico Daily Lobo — which is $38,000, or 5 percent of the paper’s budget. The bill eliminates student funding of the paper but increases funding for Conceptions Southwest and Best Student Essays from 2 percent to 3 percent of the student fees the Associated Students of UNM receive annually.
UNM Children Hospital patient Paul Cox, 10, feeds an anteater from SeaWorld San Antonio in the hopital's playground Wednesday. Kyle Cheves (right), SeaWorld animal care specialist, speaks about the anteater's hospital visits while Paul's mother Sheri Cox and members of the media listen.
Lobos (left to right) Jasmine Ewing, Molly McKinnon, Chelsea Grear and Jordan Adams fall down to celebrate the team's 77-55 win over the University of Alabama at Birmingham Wednesday. The victory propels UNM to the National Invitation Tournament Final Four to play the University of Hawaii Saturday at The Pit.
Maybe it's my old age, maybe it's too many early '90s punk shows, but, wow, is the Launchpad loud!
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