Lobos Basketball Tournament
Sculpture vandal cited by police
February 18Staff Report UNM Police cited student Michael Graham for spray-painting a picture of Geronimo onto the outside of the Center of the Universe structure Monday night. UNMPD spokeswoman Christine Chester said Graham received a petty misdemeanor for graffiti on public property.
Column: The plight of the working professor
Cathy Binger guest columnist | February 18In Regents President Jamie Koch's op-ed published in the Albuquerque Journal on Feb. 4, he made two statements that I would like to address. First, he claimed that tenure and tenure-track faculty members on the UNM Main Campus make "an average of more than $94,000 in salary" per year, and second, that these same faculty members are "contracted to work for 189 days per year" and are given an additional "39 personal days per year to devote to outside interests and pursuits.
President's CEO-like mind-set controversial at OSU, Texas Tech
February 18Mark Weiser was facing an alleged software-piracy scandal that threatened to compromise the integrity of his department at Oklahoma State University. The information and technology system was on the verge of collapse in 2004 when an IT employee approached Weiser, director of OSU's Center of Telecommunications and Network Security Management.
UNM staff should visibly protest administration's furlough plan
February 18Editor, In response to the gathering economic storm, the University administration plans to give staff the option to take unpaid furloughs from their jobs. Few staff members are in a financial position to do this. Therefore, it is logical to expect that the policy will save little money.
Dorms to get fire alarm upgrade
Abigail Ramirez and Tamon Rasberry | February 18Fire alarms in many dorm rooms on campus will be updated to include louder sirens and a system to pinpoint where a fire is located. Walt Miller, vice president for Student Life, said Santa Ana Hall and Santa Clara Hall are being upgraded this semester. The two-building project this semester cost $250,000.
Daily Lobo Spotlight
February 18Daily Lobo: Why creative writing? Molly Sroges: Because I love to write. It is my ultimate passion. I can't really dream of living without writing short stories - mostly short stories. I write poetry, too, but I prefer fiction. DL: What do you normally write about in your short stories? MS: Usually, they're fantasy short stories, so kind of typical fantasy stuff with people who have magical powers and have to save the world, but I'm really into people who have magical powers but don't have to save the world..
Secrets collector prepares to share
Tricia Remark | February 18Everyone has secrets. No one knows this better than Frank Warren - author, volunteer and founder of the PostSecret Project. Warren will speak at the SUB Ballroom today at 7:30 p.m. for free. Warren began PostSecret in November 2004. The project was inspired by a dream in which three postcards he had bought earlier that day appeared.
Artist's Avenue
February 18The joys of musical theater won Michael Carter over last year, and he has plunged headfirst into training and performing. He's performing in "Broadway, Your Way," which wraps up this weekend at Theatre X. The Albuquerque native makes visual poetry films and music videos on the side.
Band's Brazilian styles entice listeners, dancers
Hunter Riley | February 18The band Saudade has a way of drawing people inside the Blackbird Buvette on Thursday nights to hear Brazilian jazz, clarinetist Bob Gusch said. "A lot of people just wander in because they hear us and they'll come in and have a seat," Gusch said. "And we can see people tapping their toes and drumming on the bar.
'International' mixes thrills with smarts
Rhian Hibner | February 18"The International" might be the most intelligent, frantically paced thriller ever made. It's got all the action of movies like "Crank" and "Live Free or Die Hard" without the stupidity. Clive Owen is an interesting creature in the acting world. Not every movie he's made has been a critical success, but every movie he's been in has at least been fun to watch, or in the case of "Children of Men," absolutely moving.
Lobos come out on top in low-scorer
Isaac Avilucea | February 18Low-scoring game? Try no scoring. On Tuesday at The Pit, the UNM women's basketball team and BYU combined to shoot 19.6 percent from the floor (10-51) in the first half. In spite of nausea-inducing play, the Lobos (18-6 overall, 7-4 MWC) won 52-37. "It was a physical, defensive game," head coach Don Flanagan said.
Unpopular actions taint Oklahoma tenure
Pat Lohmann | February 18President David Schmidly faced allegations of cronyism and preferential treatment for athletics when he served as president of Oklahoma State University from 2002 to 2007. Schmidly came under fire during his years as president for hiring several vice presidents, giving a bonus to a coach while denying raises for faculty, and ordering a student residence complex to be leveled.
Schmidly's $6M cut
February 17President David Schmidly has pledged to cut 15 percent of nonacademic administrative spending in the next three years, and University administrators refuse to confirm or deny the possibility of cutting jobs to achieve that goal. Staff Council President Loyola Chastain questioned Schmidly and the Board of Regents at their meeting last week about what areas and positions would be considered nonacademic and administrative for budget reduction purposes.
Column: Reclaiming the University's vision
Robert Anderson guest columnist | February 17There is a parallel between the meltdown on Wall Street and the meltdown at UNM. Both have taken place at almost the same time, and both were deregulated by their public oversight bodies. Congress deregulated Wall Street; the governor and state Legislature deregulated UNM.
Faculty meeting postponed for memorial
February 17Staff Report The meeting scheduled for Wednesday to address the faculty's crisis of confidence in University administrators has been delayed until next week. The meeting was organized by the Faculty Governance Committee after being called for by a petition that was signed by more than 200 faculty members who said they are not confident in the leadership of President David Schmidly, Regents President Jamie Koch and Executive Vice President of Business and Finance David Harris.
Youths rally for space of their own
Hunter Riley | February 17How many people can say they've gone snowboarding Downtown? Warehouse 508, a youth-oriented entertainment space, put together Fight for the Right, and the group is trucking in about 10 tons of snow for Albuquerque youth to legally snowboard and skateboard on Civic Plaza today, starting at 6 p.
Students pair up for language program
Tricia Remark | February 17Want to practice a foreign language without the pressure of getting a grade? No problema. UNM students can learn languages through the Conversation Partners program, which is restarting this semester. Paul Edmunds, academic manager at the UNM Center for English Language and American Culture, started the Conversation Partners program in 2002, but he said it lost momentum after a couple of years.
