March 30-April 3 Two cars were burglarized on campus this week. One was parked in South Lot; the other was in D Lot, east of La Posada. A third car was stolen from the UNMH parking structure. March 31-April 4 Fourteen skateboarders were stopped and cited for unlawful use of public property this week.
Fourteen recycling bins were removed from the Student Family Housing complex and South Campus two weeks ago. All seven of the bins at SFH were removed, and seven of more than 100 bins were removed from South Campus. Serena Pearson, spokeswoman for Risk Management - which includes sustainability and recycling - said the bins were taken out to make the pickup route more efficient.
Editor, The current field of candidates for GPSA president offers an embarrassment of riches. Both candidates have impressive résumés and thoughtful platforms of reform. Yet, a choice must be made, and that choice has become clear: Lissa Knudsen is the candidate that will most strongly stand up for the interests of graduate and professional students in the face of an arrogant administration and its ASUNM stooges.
ASUNM and GPSA share a few initiatives they hope the Board of Regents will fund during the budget summit today. Tuition, scholarships and searching for alternative sources to fund University Libraries and bus passes are four issues the student governments addressed in their budget recommendations to the Board of Regents.
UNM Continuing Education's DWI Education program has been working to improve security after a breach in 2007. The program - designed to educate first-time licensees in New Mexico about DWI laws and prevention - operates in conjunction with the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
Editor, For the past two years, I've had a chance to work repeatedly alongside B. Lee Drake, who is currently running for GPSA president. He has come under fire for his attempts to reach out to the broader UNM community, which has been dismissed as having no higher agenda than a high school dance.
A quip is a witty remark, especially one made on the spur of the moment. It's also the name of the artist whose mural was on the outside wall of Angel Alley in Nob Hill until recently. Quip is showing seven pieces in the boutique at the Cirq Art Gallery until April 29.
The New Mexico film industry is not only churning out local actors onto the silver screen - it's bringing stunt talent to the Land of Enchantment. Shelby Swatek and Michael Long, directors of LA Stunts, said they came to Albuquerque to help begin a growing industry.
Students might see a $100 increase in student fees to fund the construction of an additional recreation center, said Kim Kloeppel, vice president for Student Affairs. Students voted to support the building of a recreation center on campus, according to a survey conducted in February.
Alcohol-related deaths, ODs on the rise in NM ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Despite recent success in lowering drunken driving deaths, overall alcohol-related and drug overdose deaths are still rising in New Mexico, leading health officials to call for the state to expand its work to prevent substance abuse to save lives.
UNM will go tobacco-free on Aug. 1. That means no cigarettes and no chewing tobacco, except within designated smoking areas around campus, said Pug Burge, co-chairwoman of the Smoke Free Environment Committee. The committee has presented its revised campus smoking policy to campus groups, including GPSA and ASUNM, Burge said.
Editor, Beth Johnson's letter concerning the GPSA election was condescending. Graduate and undergraduate students pay tuition, and it is unfair to single out ASUNM's only concern as being "the Homecoming football dance." All the ASUNM senators I have met take their responsibilities as student representatives seriously, and they devote a lot of their free time toward working hard on what they believe is in the best interest of the students.
Nothing ruins the thrill of moving out of your parents' house like getting stuck with a $400 bill from your apartment complex for broken utilities and cleaning charges, said UNM graduate Marisol Enyart. Enyart said she moved into an apartment complex five years ago before she began her freshman year.
Creative writing classes were canceled this week to prepare for today's annual colloquium. Julie Shigekuni, director of the Creative Writing Department, said students can explore their options within the department. "Students should know who the faculty members are," she said.
I am running for ASUNM president because I strongly believe that the role of any government - student or otherwise - is to offer powerful and representative advocacy on behalf of whatever constituent group it claims to represent. As a three-year veteran of ASUNM who has served as an ASUNM senator and the ASUNM attorney general, I have had the opportunity to see the true power of this organization firsthand.
Editor, I am an undergraduate at UNM who is about to graduate. I have attended this University for a long time. I've watched slates and ASUNM presidents come and go. I've seen firsthand the apathy that many undergraduates feel toward their student government.
GPSA presidential candidates B. Lee Drake and Lissa Knudsen sparred during debates last week, so the Daily Lobo decided to sit down one-on-one with the candidates to talk about their platforms. GPSA elections are being held online through Thursday. Daily Lobo: What things happening around UNM made you want to run for GPSA president? Lissa Knudsen: I really feel like the fact that students' voices need to be heard.
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