Lobos Basketball Tournament
Anderson to hold session on fund-management program
May 7Staff Report The Anderson School of Management will host an information session today about courses that let students manage millions of dollars in real investments. The Investment Management Program is designed to teach students how to manage investment funds from various sources with guidance from Anderson faculty and the Anderson Investment Advisory Committee.
One-stop opens in Mesa Vista Hall
Leah Valencia | May 7Students and administrators mingled on Wednesday at the opening of Student Services' one-stop location in Mesa Vista Hall. The Main Campus one-stop in North Mesa Vista Hall is one of two places students can now go for registration, admissions and financial aid needs.
Catastrophic-leave program quick to deny valid requests
May 7Editor, UNM staff should carefully consider remaining in the catastrophic-leave program. Recently, a UNM employee whom I supervise was involved in a serious accident that required a three-week hospital stay. This employee's annual and sick leave banks were quickly depleted, and he filed for catastrophic leave.
Soundscape duo mixes at the margin
Kate Stimpson | May 7The local experimental music scene extends an open invitation to everyone. Metal Rouge will perform at ARTS Lab on Friday at 9 p.m. The group from Los Angeles will appear with local duo Mesa Ritual. Andrew Scott hails from New Zealand, where he met Helga Fassonaki during her three-year visit from the United States.
Hands-on henna
Hunter Riley | May 7Making henna is like making a cake. You can tweak the ingredients to change the product, said Kayla Mansfield, a local henna tattoo artist and founder of Kayla's Face Painting. She has been doing henna tattoos for four years in Albuquerque, often at UNM. "I didn't know how to make the henna at first, and my friend Pam, who is also a henna artist, taught me how to make it," Mansfield said.
Dancers put feet down for festival
May 7Students of UNM's Department of Theatre and Dance vied for President David Schmidly's attention Wednesday by stomping in front of Carlisle Gym for six hours. The students danced flamenco to draw attention to a lack of funding for Albuquerque's world-renowned annual flamenco festival.
Students to undress for charity
Rhian Hibner | May 7Boxers or briefs? You might find out at UNM's first annual Undie Rock 'N' Run, which starts at Johnson Field at 8:30 p.m. today. Participants can assemble in the field wearing what they wish to donate to Joy Junction, a local homeless shelter. Everyone will then shed their clothes and start a one-mile jog through campus.
Early prep can ease stress of finals week
Leah Valencia | May 6Professors say students should start preparing for tests early to avoid unnecessary stress during finals week. Communication & Journalism professor Karma Chavez said students should get ready for finals as early as possible. "Don't overdo it," she said. "Just focus and prep early.
Students capture college life for MTV
Hunter Riley | May 6Breaking up with your girlfriend on national TV might be hard to get through, but it could get you a spot on MTV's "College Life." At least that's what Jordan Hickson found out. Hickson, a member of the show's current season, is from Mukwonago, Wis., and has been attending Madison University for two years.
How to stay healthy during finals
Peggy Spencer Columnist | May 6It's finals time. What are you doing reading the paper? Shouldn't you be studying? Drop this rag, go buy a candy bar and hit the library. No, wait. I'm not serious. It's a good thing you're taking some time to relax. I know these days and nights are mostly filled with cramming for exams, cranking out papers and tanking up on caffeine and junk food.
Question & Answer
May 6Jeffrey Mitchell, senior research scientist at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, focuses on community economic development. Mitchell has studied the differences of the arts and cultural economic communities in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. DL: What is the common theme in your research? How is it all connected? JM: The common theme there is basically how these communities can sort of develop economically within the context of global and national changes in the economy, and so we are a very "bottom-up" type of approach to economic (development).
Artist's Avenue
May 6UNM student D'Andre Quinn Curtis Armand DQ, or Dre, collects fine art. He stores it at his mom's home in Arizona and in his apartment. His home also doubles as a sewing studio, where he recently stitched, from scratch, a sleek Three Stooges vest with silky threads.
COSAP survey: More students binge drinking
Donald Duran III | May 6More students at UNM are taking risks by binge drinking, but more disapprove of drinking and driving, according to a COSAP survey. The Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention reported the results of its 2008 Student Lifestyles Survey last month. John Steiner, COSAP health educator, said results of past surveys were not published, but statistics this year show that 90 percent of the 835 students surveyed either disapproved or strongly disapproved of drinking and driving, which is up from past data.
Focusing on differences only perpetuates gender inequality
May 6Editor, Articles addressing inequalities, such as last Tuesday's article, "Study: Female professors earn less than males," are hard to find within any sort of publication, and so I applaud the Daily Lobo for putting an effort into educating the community on an issue that is often overlooked.
Choir group prepares for NYC trip with local show
Tricia Remark | May 6Las Cantantes is a small concert choir group with big dreams. The all-women group is one of four UNM concert choirs. Las Cantantes will perform Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of St. John, 318 Silver Ave. S.W. The Cantantes recently released a Christmas CD, My Dancing Day, and plan to record another CD this coming fall, said Darci Lobdell, UNM student and Las Cantantes member.
Regents' budget strategy robs New Mexicans, UNM
May 5Editor, Judging by the Lobo's latest reports on UNM's 2009-10 budget, the UNM Board of Regents has adopted a four-step strategy for covering its 5.2 percent increase in expenses over last year. Step one: Rob the poor to give to the rich. The budget approved by the regents Friday calls for decreasing expenditures to its branch campus by rates ranging from 6 percent at Taos and Las Alamos to about 4 percent at Gallup.
