The body of a missing Virginian woman was found on campus Thursday after a suspected suicide, according to APD. Police spotted the rental car belonging to Rochelle Cremona-Simmons and her husband in the Redondo Village parking lot east of Johnson Field at about 11 a.m., APD Spokeswoman Trish Hoffman said.
Confused about the construction on Lead and Coal avenues? You aren’t the only one. The roads are undergoing an 18-month-long overhaul.
The UNM Mathematics and Statistics Department’s acting chair stepped down from her position, and college deans said they are not comfortable disclosing why.
Bed bugs suck. Though previously eradicated, a resurgence of the nighttime pests has Albuquerque crawling with them.
Budget cuts caused UNM’s ranking among research libraries to plummet and claimed five permanent positions, making the accommodation of this year’s 1.8 million projected visitors more difficult. University Libraries ranks 78 out of 113 research universities, according to the Association for Research Libraries.
Bond D’s defeat at the polls means state educational institutions won’t enjoy a sliver of $155 million — funds UNM intended to use for major capital projects. Raising property taxes would fuel funding, said Terri Cole, president and CEO of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce.
UNM regent Jack Fortner contributed more than $40,000 to Governor-Elect Susana Martinez and was recently appointed to her higher education transition team. Fortner made five contributions totaling $40,250, including a $20,000 donation to Martinez’s campaign just weeks before Election Day.
UNM graduate students won’t accept budget cuts without a fight. Somber, red-clad graduate students lined the back wall of the SUB ballrooms during Tuesday’s Board of Regents meeting and raised signs to contest the current 3.2 percent and proposed 5 percent budget cuts. Graduate student Liza Minno-Bloom helped form Graduate Employees Together (GET), a committee advocate for graduate and teaching assistants.
“Hanging of the Greens” is one of UNM’s oldest traditions, and Friday is the deadline to take part in it.
The north side of the SUB became a religious battleground Monday. Muslims, homosexuality and premarital sex were among the subjects addressed by a visiting Christian group, creating uproar from students passing by. Member Ken Fleck said the demonstration reflected the history of Christianity. “We are not here to be effective; we are here to be biblical,” he said.
A Sunday peace talk on the Israel-Palestine conflict inspired objections from local Jewish groups. With UNM Peace Studies and American Studies’ support, Palestinian-American Ali Abunimah spoke at the SUB, though the departments received letters from the Jewish Federation of New Mexico and the UNM Hillel that called Abunimah’s talk anti-Semitic. Sam Sokolove, JFNM executive director who wrote the letter, said Abunimah’s support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is troubling.
Santa Ana dorm residents will wear black today to protest the demolition of their dorm over winter break, but University officials said demolition is postponed. UNM Real Estate Director Kim Murphy said the dorm will be demolished May 2011 during the first phase of a master student housing plan to add up to 3,000 beds on main campus.
UNM’s push to make campus fully handicapped accessible is made more difficult by insufficient funding, University officials said. Leslie Donovan, University Honors Program associate professor, relies on a power wheelchair and said she experiences campus accessibility issues every day. She said handicapped parking is a major issue. “Almost all the places on campus are nominally accessible, but often in a very difficult way,” she said. “People who use wheelchairs have a hard time parking anywhere on campus. There are simply not enough spaces. If you can’t park in a handicapped space where you can get your ramp down, you end up having to go long distances to get where you need to be.” The University formed a committee in 1994 to transition the campus to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 guidelines for accessibility.
UNM gave community members a chance to recycle electronic waste for free this weekend at the Annual E-waste Recycling event.
What started as an annual film festival that showcased adult films has become a battle for self expression and free speech.
Journalist Gwen Ifill will stop by KNME this weekend to lend insight into Tuesday’s midterm elections. Ifill, host of PBS’ Washington Week, will also discuss politics and the state of journalism on the public access station Saturday. Joan Rebecchi, KNME communication manager, said the station invites celebrities throughout the year to boost donations, and event ticket sales have spiked, with VIP tickets sold out. “Any time we hold these events, our donor numbers increase,” she said. Gene Grant from KNME’s New Mexico in Focus, will ask Ifill questions to start the night, followed by audience questions, Rebecchi said. Afterward, she said Ifill will sign copies of her book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, at the UNM Bookstore. In a 2009 interview with The New York Times, Ifill said her book focuses on African-Americans and the progress they’ve been afforded by past generations’ sacrifices.
ASUNM passed a resolution against the demolition of the Santa Ana dorms Wednesday night. The possible demolition would displace 177 residents over winter break, who would then be placed in other dormitories. Sen.
Students Paisley Palmer and David Davis said they were excited to vote for their first time. However, just days before election day, they noticed something was wrong when they still didn’t have their voter-registration cards.
By the end of November, Susie McCarthy will move the Star Barber Shop and Salon to her renovated garage from its location on Monte Vista Boulevard.
Start exploring career options at today’s career fair hosted by the UNM Office of Career Services. Jenna Crabb, Career Services director, said fewer recruiters will attend this year’s fair, because employers must now pay registration fees. During the past four years, the United States Office of Personnel Management covered costs, she said. Crabb couldn’t say how many fewer recruiters will be at this year’s fair, but that shouldn’t discourage students from attending the Public Service Career Showcase. “We have some great companies that are coming,” she said. “There are great opportunities that exist within these sectors for students.” Thirty-one employers will be on hand, including representatives from Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Drug Enforcement Agency, the National Security Administration, the American Red Cross and many others. To help students prepare for the career fair, the UNM Office of Career Services hosted workshops designed to improve students’ resumes and interviewing skills. Crabb said many of the companies attending today’s fair will conduct interviews Friday at the Career Services offices in the Student Services Center.
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