What do you think about the potential move of the Student Services Center? Dayra Fallad Junior Communication "It is very inconvenient and not a very good idea. I know there's space problems, but I don't think that the students should suffer because of that.
Even in a rivalry between two schools that has brewed for 114 years, new traditions between UNM and NMSU continue to surface. In its second year, the Rio Grande Rivalry Football Run is getting more attention. This year, the UNM and NMSU ROTC cadets are running Saturday's game ball from UNM's practice field to Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces.
Saturday morning, all students are invited to Johnson Gym. An Albuquerque community team of professional basketball players will provide inspiration to students with lower-limb disabilities. Starting this weekend, the Albuquerque Kings will coach disabled men and women students in wheelchair basketball.
Only 2 percent of graduating medical students plan to pursue careers in primary-care internal medicine, according to a study released earlier this month. Linda Simmons, senior residency coordinator of internal medicine at the UNM School of Medicine, said residents have been changing their area of concentration.
Break out the banners. Pack the celebratory cigars. It's Lobos and Aggies - an interstate battle between the University's football program and its brotherly counterpart in the heart of the south. It's safe to say, as ESPN columnist Bill Simmons once pointed out, there is a difference between a rivalry and a feud.
Editor, Who will pay for the bailout? Less than two weeks ago, John McCain and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson declared the fundamentals of our economy were sound. Now, American taxpayers are told we must pay the bill to bail out financial institutions that have recently failed or are failing at a price likely to exceed $1 trillion.
Bernalillo County Republican Party Chairman Fernando C de Baca resigned Thursday morning amid public outrage over comments he made during an interview with BBC Radio last week. In the interview with BBC reporter Ross Atkins, C de Baca, 70, said Hispanics of his generation would not support Sen.
This is a continuation of Thursday's story on the UNM Foundation The administration and staff of the UNM Foundation are still being paid by the University, even though the fundraising entity became independent of University authority this summer. John Stropp, foundation president, said the foundation is partially funded by the University because it is a nonprofit institution.
Editor, One issue being discussed this presidential election is John McCain's age. McCain is 72 years old. Some people see McCain's age as a negative or even a disqualifying attribute. On the contrary, I see it as a tremendously positive attribute for leading the U.
The College Democrat leadership is similar to Barack Obama in two ways: Both take an inordinate amount of credit for a lackluster set of accomplishments, and both compensate for these inadequacies by attacking the accomplishments of those who are more successful than themselves.
"The Lonely Bucket" dance show was named to sound like the title of a children's book. The hour-long show features vignettes between each dance piece, like dance commercials interrupting a dance show. "One of the vignettes is 'The A's of Modern Dance,'" dancer and choreographer Rosamond Stewart said.
The Subways All or Nothing Available Now 2/5 New Musical Express announced The Subways' All or Nothing release is UK's best rock album of the year. These must be dull and uninspiring times if this is the yardstick by which we measure good rock. It has plenty of energy, and the producer, Butch Vig, ...
UNM will host a Civil Rights Symposium in the SUB today and Friday to get students and community members talking about the far-reaching effects of racial strife. Dan Cryer, a coordinator for the event, said the issues of the Civil Rights Movement are still critical for students today.
Critics have hailed "In Search of a Midnight Kiss," directed by Alex Holdridge, as the best American indie film in years, comparing it to Woody Allen's early works such as "Manhattan," and "Annie Hall." The film is black and white and gives the viewer the perspective of spying on someone's private life.
UNM and community colleges around New Mexico are making an effort to give adults who perform below high school level a second shot at education. So far, 28 Adult Basic Education programs are offered at community colleges around the state and at UNM branch campuses.
The UNM Foundation, which raises money for UNM, became independent of the University this summer. The Foundation is a nonprofit institution and raised $85.5 million for various colleges and University projects through fundraisers and endowments last year.
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