One of UNM's students is a nationally recognized rock climbing champion. Sophomore Page Brown was featured on the TV series "The Real Winning Edge" on My50-TV on Sunday. She was named national champion for females aged 18 to 19 in rock climbing in the summer of 2007.
President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus bill into law on Tuesday in what is being hailed as a landmark achievement. The 1,073-page bill package includes $308.3 billion in spending, $267 billion for social services, and $212 billion in tax breaks.
Hundreds of students have decided to take a full load of courses and save money, even if they have to commute between two campuses to do it. Kathleen O'Keefe, UNM Financial Aid director, said the number of consortium agreements turned in by UNM students has increased from 632 last year to 745 this year.
Editor, I have been interested in the recent articles addressing the salaries of UNM staff, faculty and administrators. The compensation structure seems to be blatantly offensive to the staff and faculty. It should be a source of keen embarrassment and shame for the higher-salaried administrators.
How do you feel about the Health Department cracking down on Food Not Bombs serving meals without a permit? Cameron Eklund Senior Nutrition "I don't understand why they would care so much if it was free. If no one's making money, then I don't really see the point in cracking down on it.
I commend the thoughtful UNM student letter writers on their charming ideas for exciting and innovative ways that this institution can offer fewer services. In budget-cutting discussions, much like politics, no one is ever truly right or wrong. The brightest plans often emerge from intense debate.
Now is not the time for February failures - not with March Madness a few weeks away. But you don't have to tell Steve Alford's Lobos that. On Saturday, the UNM men's basketball team (16-10 overall, 7-4 Mountain West Conference) will face San Diego State (18-6 overall, 8-3 MWC).
Students can take anonymous mental health assessments on Student Health and Counseling's Web site. The series of self-assessments presents questions to students regarding bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and post-traumatic stress. They are available at Shac.
Faculty members want Regents President Jamie Koch to recheck his numbers. Koch wrote an open letter to the community Feb. 5 saying the average faculty salary was $94,000. Koch said he got his numbers from Mark Chisholm, director of Institutional Research.
"Paradoxical" best describes the artworks of Julia Sapir and Jessica Kennedy, two MFA students presenting their thesis exhibitions in Jonson Gallery. On Friday, Sapir's photography series "Equation" and Kennedy's painting series "Self-Diagnosis" will be on display as part of an opening reception.
In Wednesday's story "President's CEO-like mind-set controversial at OSU, Texas Tech," David Smith should have been identified as OSU's chancellor and not as a faculty member. The error was made in editing.
"I used to be terminally serious," Stephen Hunt said of himself before he found the healing benefits of laughter. Hunt said he teamed up with the Tavern to help people lighten up and laugh. Every Monday night in April, the Tavern, at 4007 Menaul Blvd. N.E.
Editor, President David Schmidly may not be the best president for UNM. Though after President William C. Gordon left, UNM hasn't exactly been a magnet for successful leaders. There have been more than enough lackluster presidents to pass through the revolving doors of Scholes Hall.
Albuquerque's Food Not Bombs chapter said UNMPD ordered the group to stop distributing food to students and community members on Friday, citing a city ordinance that prohibits serving without a license. But UNMPD spokeswoman Christine Chester said the department doesn't have a record of the incident.
Editor, We all value the diversity of New Mexico, particularly at UNM. Multiculturalism is a valued perspective and appears to be sought after across the board. If we evaluate issues affecting our state in terms of productive versus nonproductive activities, perhaps we can identify and determine which aspects of diversity and multiculturalism are an end or a means to an end.
Editor, I don't want to hurt any administrative feelings, because I know the new definition of campus integrity requires that I "demonstrate self-control in difficult situations" and that freedom is now defined as "open-mindedness toward people who hold differing opinions" than I do.
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