Winning the USA Rock Paper Scissors League Championship could take you to Panama City, Fla., for MTVU's Spring Break, where students will have a chance to compete for $20,000 toward tuition. The competition, sponsored by AMP Energy, takes place today in the SUB Ballroom from 11:30 to 2 p.
Dozens of students showed up to ASUNM's biweekly meeting Wednesday to voice their disapproval of a proposed vote of confidence in President David Schmidly. The undergraduate student government tabled the vote after the students at the meeting made it loud and clear that ASUNM would not be speaking for the student body if it passed the resolution.
Staff Report New Mexico Indymedia, a local show that focuses on current affairs and community issues, will host a live, hour-long forum to discuss issues the UNM community faces. The show will air at 7 p.m. today on Community Cable Channel, which is channel 27 on Comcast.
Editor, After listening to a news broadcast about President David Schmidly's plan to have staff take furloughs, I was infuriated. The staff at UNM is the backbone of the University. Being a former employee, I had noticed over a long period of time that the staff is expected to do the jobs of two or three people already.
With Valentine's Day on Saturday, I want to help you plan a special dinner that is romantic and tastes amazing. And it'll only set you back $13. With the economy in the dumps, a lot of people have cut back on spending. Valentine's Day doesn't have to be expensive; you just need a little time, effort and someone to impress.
Members of Black GPSA brought back the Freedom Ride to protest the Legislature's proposed budget cuts to UNM's ethnic minority centers. About 20 students, staff and faculty members took the 90-minute Rail Runner trip to Santa Fe on Wednesday. They went to represent centers such as El Centro de la Raza, African American Student Services and American Indian Student Services.
President David Schmidly said he would like to see UNM's ethnic centers get recurring, "hard money" funding from the state each year. Universities across the state have been struggling to develop a backup plan to support their "soft money" student services - those that have to lobby for funding each year - in case the Legislative Finance Committee's proposed budget cuts are approved by the Legislature.
Editor, Vice President Joe Biden said, "If we do everything right, there is still a 30 percent chance we will get it wrong" while addressing a meeting of Democrats. He, President Barack Obama, Sen. Harry Reed, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and the entire New Mexican democratic congressional delegation want to borrow $1 trillion to fund their spending plan.
Parking lot fistfights between couples punctuated the production of David Mamet's play Oleanna in New York in 1993. "This play has been known to cause divorces and problems, and it's had a lot of really interesting reactions over its past productions," director Barney Lopez said.
Editor, Recently, President Barack Obama came out in support of legislation that would implement restrictions, limits and caps on the salaries of CEOs of major corporations and businesses. Why is it OK for Obama to demand CEOs from large businesses "limit" their salaries and pay taxes when the highest CEO in the U.
Beginning this summer, Student Health and Counseling plans to offer nicotine-replacement therapy free of charge to students who qualify. SHAC is working with the Smoke Free Environment Committee to make the transition to a smoke-free campus as easy as possible.
Fair-trade roses are this year's option for conscientious Valentine's Day shoppers, said Tanya Cole, owner of Tiger Lilly Flowers. Cole moved her business from Central Avenue to her home so she could spend more time with her 19-month-old son. Cole said she found out about fair-trade roses from a friend in the floral business and called the supplier, Fair Trade Certified.
About 800 people showed up Saturday for opening night at Cirq, the art space that used to be Sol Arts. Owners Ernest Doty and David Hammond resurrected the space with their life savings and high hopes. "Me and some friends were always finding ourselves going out of town, traveling, looking for something to do, something different than Albuquerque was offering, and I really liked the galleries and the art and the boutiques I would see out in L.
UNM's division of Enrollment Management is working to increase student retention and graduation rates. However, in the last decade, the University hasn't had a system for polling students to find out why they're leaving. Periodic surveys conducted by UNM gauge student satisfaction, but students who leave UNM are not systematically surveyed, said Carmen Alvarez Brown, vice president for Enrollment Management.
Editor, Barack Obama is going to kill New Mexico's economy. When I saw Obama talking about ridding the world of nuclear weapons and killing the missile defense shield, I cringed. I cringed because I knew this was bad news for New Mexico. I guess the majority of New Mexicans were not listening or are too stupid to connect the dots or were too happy thinking about how they were going to spend their $500 check from Exxon Mobile.
Editor, From the trials of history and the embryo of social allegiance, we've finally matured to a defining cohesive social partnership in this country. Together, we have set aside the segregating serums that have plagued our growth and tainted the fibers of love so evident in our blueprints of life.
Bob King Court needed a nice shining. Air Force supplied the wax. The UNM women's basketball team did the buffing. The Lobos had a Falcon feeding frenzy on Tuesday at The Pit. What could be worse than a 73-39 loss in Fort Collins, Colo.? Try a 77-33 loss in Albuquerque.
President David Schmidly's goal of cutting nonacademic administrative spending by 15 percent over the next three years could total $6 million, the Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis announced yesterday. University spokeswoman Susan McKinsey said the president will begin by reducing administrative spending by 5 percent when framing this year's budget, which will be finalized in April.
There is a simple answer to why the UNM women's basketball team has dropped three straight games: The Lobos pulled a Phil Hellmuth. UNM went on tilt. In poker, someone is said to go on tilt when they get a bad beat and, in turn, adopt a less-optimal strategy, resulting in over-aggressive play.
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