Each semester, the Center for Academic Program Support (CAPS) provides tutoring assistance to more than 4,000 students in several areas of study. While many students are satisfied with the outcomes of these sessions, some students, like Miguel Aragon, said they aren’t getting the help that they’re looking for. On a scale from one to 10, Aragon said he rates CAPS a five.
Charges of promoting prostitution, conspiracy and tampering with evidence, brought against former UNM president and professor emeritus F. Chris Garcia in July, were dropped until further notice.
KUNM celebrates its 45th birthday this fall. The radio station first broadcast within a three-mile radius from a 10-watt transmitter on top of the SUB in 1966.
A UNM professor will be honored in the White House for her accomplishments in the field of engineering. President Obama announced Monday that Dr. Yasamin Mostofi, UNM assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Mike Locksley won’t be coaching the Lobos any longer, but he’s still going to get their money. Locksley will be paid the rest of his salary for this season, $200,000, and $150,000 for the next two years for a total of $500,000. Athletics director Paul Krebs said hiring Locksley was a mistake.
Though former head football coach Mike Locksley might be gone, the football team is still around and shocked at his departure, players said. Junior tight end Lucas Reed said that the decision to fire Locksley wasn’t what he expected to happen after the loss to Sam Houston State last Saturday.
In 58 days NASA launches a new rover to Mars, and UNM professors and students have had a hand in creating and maintaining some of the instruments aboard.
Copper thieves have come to UNM. According to a police report, copper lightning rods on the top level of the Yale parking structure were cut and damaged, indicating a robbery.
A possible Lobo football recruit, Joshua Butts, was arrested Saturday on charges of aggravated DWI in a car registered to former head football coach Mike Locksley. According to the police report, the vehicle was registered to Michael and Kia Anika Locksley and had a UNM license plate. Butts was also accused of reckless driving, being a minor in possession of alcohol and driving without a license. Three other individuals, Brian Salazar, Desiree Cordova and Ashley Wellito, all under the age of 21, were reportedly intoxicated in the car.
Dec. 9, 2008: Locksley is introduced as the UNM football head coach.
Mike Locksley is no longer head coach of the Lobo football team. Paul Krebs announced Sunday that Locksley has been relieved of his duties and that defensive coordinator George Barlow will take over as interim coach for the rest of the year.
Poorly designed directories and website systems combined with a lack of funding are stopping some students from reaching faculty and staff. “It’s ridiculous, I can’t get ahold of anyone,” said student Matthew Santos.
Several bike rental programs currently exist at UNM, and more may be on the way. UNM Recreation Services’ rental program allows students to rent bikes, U-locks and helmets for $40 per week or $10 per day. Parking and Transportation Services allows UNM departments to rent bikes for free to faculty and staff under its Lobo Bikes program.
Lobo recruit Joshua Butts was arrested Saturday for aggravated DWI in a car registered to head football coach Mike Locksley. According to the police report the vehicle was registered to Michael and Kia Anika Locksley with the license plate reading, 34UNM02. Butts was also charged with a minor in possession of alcohol, reckless driving and driving without a license. Three other individuals, Brian Salazar, Desiree Cordova and Ashley Wellito, all under the age of 21, were also arrested for being under the influence of alcohol.
While none of the students, administration members or anyone on the planning committee knows if a new recreation center will be built or if Johnson Gym will be renovated, Recreational Services says it’s clear Johnson is aging and over capacity. The 7,800 seat facility, built in 1957 as UNM’s main gym, now accommodates the physical education and exercise science departments, as well as portions of Lobo Athletics and recreational services.
UNM’s Student Health and Counseling center made the switch to electronic records last month, making students’ records safer but nurses’ jobs harder. SHAC Director Beverley Kloeppel said the electronic system is safer because it eliminates risk of illegible practitioners’ notes.
UNM parking officials enforced penalties in 1908, the same way they do 2011. A century-old parking ticket was one of the items discovered inside a time capsule buried at Hodgin Hall in 1908 and opened Wednesday night at the alumni building’s grand re-opening.
Some UNM students had the opportunity to visit colleges across the southwest this summer to bring back ideas for improving student life at UNM. The visits were arranged by Walt Miller, associate vice president for Student Life, and included delegates from ASUNM and GPSA who observed recreation facilities, housing facilities, student health centers and food service/dining options.
UNM dedicated a wing on the third floor of the Centennial Engineering Center Aug. 23 to a small, but still emerging branch of science. The nanomaterials and nanomedicine lab is a major initiative that involves federal and state funding, along with grants, and features collaborative efforts from different academic disciplines at UNM, including the Cancer Center and the Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, as well as Sandia National Laboratories.
The Mexican consulate in Albuquerque granted UNM and the UNM Foundation $50,000 for student scholarships during a press conference Wednesday.
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