News
Governor appoints two regents
Shaun Griswold | February 22If all goes according to plan, UNM’s Board of Regents will have two new members. On Tuesday, Gov.
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City: Neuter your pets to help ‘epidemic’
Chelsea Erven | February 22New Mexico’s animal shelters launched a spay-and-neuter initiative Tuesday to help combat animal overpopulation and euthanasia. Every day, 66 pets enter New Mexico shelters, Public Safety Director Darren White said during the Spay Day event at Albuquerque’s Eastside Shelter.
Opinion
Former Mennonite pastor questions Bible’s dogma
February 22Editor, I write as a former sincere Bible believer. I majored in Bible in college. I pastored an Illinois Mennonite church from 1966-68.
Opinion
Appointed student regent has UNM’s interests at heart
February 22Editor, Susana Martinez selected Jake Wellman on Monday as her appointment to the student regent position for the UNM Board of Regents.
Opinion
Guv student regent appointee brings wealth of experience
February 22Editor, I write in support of Gov. Susana Martinez’ appointment of undergraduate political science major Jake Wellman. I have had the opportunity to work with Wellman on the Student Fee Review Board (SFRB) in 2010-11.
Opinion
Run and hide; the flu has arrived
February 22The flu is here. It’s late this year, but it’s here now. We are seeing lots of wretched masses in the clinic.
Culture
Live music, lunch a tasty combo
Antonio Sanchez | February 22Whether it’s the hum of an acoustic guitar in UNM’s Atrium, or the bass of a band performing by the copper statues, UNM’s Noontime Concert Series provides a variety of performances Wednesdays at noon. This week acoustic musician Bryce Hample, of local band Reighnbeau, will perform a solo set at the Atrium. “It’s not very often that I have the opportunity to play for an hour,” Hample said.
Culture
Club erases poindexter stereotype
Alexandra Swanberg | February 22The UNM Anime Club attracts those of a “nerdy bend.” It provides an avenue for nerdy students to come together in a relaxed social situation, and discuss and watch anime.
Culture
‘Othello’ villain seduces crowd
Graham Gentz | February 22Aux Dog Theatre is back for round two in its 2011 season, tackling one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, “Othello,” with the thunder and human horror it deserves. For those who didn’t read “Hamlet” in school, the title character is a Moorish general in the service of the armies of Venice (making him an Arab or North African — and certainly an outsider). He is happily married and trusted by all, except for his right-hand man, Iago, who seeks to destroy Othello’s marriage, trust and mind. Othello is the most “tragic” of Shakespeare’s tragedies.
News
Senate to confirm student regent
Shaun Griswold | February 22UNM will soon have a new member on the Board of Regents. Gov. Susana Martinez appointed Jacob Wellman to the student regent post Monday.
News
Guv proposes slash in remedial funds
Alexandra Swanberg | February 22Gov. Susana Martinez proposed a $4.9 million cut in remedial education funds from the state’s colleges in order to focus on problems in the K-12 system that make remedial courses necessary.
News
Web access receives high marks
Shaun Griswold | February 22UNM is at the top of its game in cyberspace. UNM’s web access and presence was ranked 76th out of 12,000 universities worldwide and 62nd out of North America colleges. UNM Website Administrator Matthew Carter said the quality of a university’s electronic content can factor into a student’s decision to attend UNM. “The ranking represents UNM has a fair amount of scholarly content and makes it readily available,” he said. Webometrics Rankings of World Universities, an initiative of Cybermetrics Lab, conducted the analysis of global universities’ web content.
Sports
Despite great performance, Gordon blames himself
Cesar Davila | February 20Four and a half minutes into Saturday’s matchup with Utah, it was evident that UNM center Drew Gordon would have an impressive performance.
Sports
Burned at the Buzzer
Ryan Tomari | February 20In their final battle as conference rivals, the Utah Utes hit the UNM men’s basketball team the hardest.
Opinion
UNM Nourish chapter needs help for Nicaragua projects
February 20Editor, The UNM chapter of Nourish International is in its first year, but it’s off to a great start.
Opinion
Legislators push for cycle safety
Danny Hernandez | February 20Just a couple of months ago, I was riding my motorcycle on Stanford Drive heading south one block from UNM when an oncoming car veered into my side of the street.
News
SFRB holds separate hearings
Hunter Riley | February 20Student Fee Review Board members couldn’t agree over whether a video camera should be allowed to record applicant hearings, so undergraduate and graduate members held separate sessions over the weekend. ASUNM board members met in one room of the College of Education Building, while GPSA board members deliberated next door.
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Flintco denies foul play in Pit contract
Barron Jones | February 20A lawsuit filed in January alleges UNM unethically awarded the $60 million Pit renovation project to an Oklahama-based contractor, but the contractor says it is not responsible for UNM’s actions. The lawsuit, filed by the New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council and The Local Electrical and Iron Workers Union, alleges contracting company Flintco was given the construction management contract for the Pit because of its relationship with UNM President David Schmidly.
News
Business students win big bucks
Shannon Alexander | February 20Several UNM students are one step closer to realizing their small business dreams after winning a campus-wide entrepreneurship contest. Anderson School of Management hosted its first annual Entrepreneurial Challenge on Friday.
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Democrats defeat poll ID bill in committee
Shaun Griswold | February 17Democrats halted a bill that would have required New Mexican voters to show photo identification at the polls.
