Ticket sales have spiked as students plan ahead for the arrival of “Wicked,” leaving Popejoy unable to meet the demand for half-priced student tickets, which are no longer available. The Student Fee Review Board, a student advisory body that recommends allocation of student fees, cut the funding for discounted tickets $3,000 this spring.
UNM pharmacy student Paul DeSantis faces up to 20 years in jail after being charged with possession with intent to distribute oxycodone and possession of firearms.
U.S. House Rep. Martin Heinrich hosted a “telephone town hall” discussion June 30, where he discussed the benefits of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to more than 3,000 callers.
Daily Lobo: So what you brought you to UNM today? Arturo Soltero: Actually, just to kill time. I only have a part-time job, so until I get a better financial situation, I don’t have a place to hang out.
An arsonist struck at the Sigma Chi House at 1850 Campus Blvd. N.E. early June 10, Albuquerque Fire Department officials said.
A fire at 1301 Broadway Blvd. N.E. broke out last Wednesday evening in a building that houses three businesses: Cross Country Auto Parts, TMM Business Records Storage and Factory Motor Parts. The flames were confined to TMM’s portion of the building by Thursday, said Melissa Romero, Albuquerque Fire Department spokeswoman. “High winds were a challenge during the first night in the extinguishment of the fire,” she said.
A ban on fireworks in certain areas of Bernalillo County went into effect Wednesday, just in time for the Fourth of July. No fireworks, including sparklers and fountains, are allowed in areas east of Tramway Boulevard to the west face of the Sandias, the East Mountains and the Rio Grande Bosque, said Chris Gober, Bernalillo County fire marshal. “Wildlife, trees and grasses — that’s starting to dry out and getting to a critical level, so we’re trying to limit the number of human-caused wildfires,” he said. Gober said there are between 30 and 40 wildfires caused by fireworks every year, which is why the county implemented the ban.
The Information Technologies Department will be shutting down power to various buildings throughout late June and early July as part of an effort to strengthen the UNM network. IT Chief Information Officer Gilbert Gonzales said replacing network switches that are no longer efficient will ensure continued network availability, reliability, security and speed. “These switches have been running for five or more years,” Gonzales said.
The June 17 groundbreaking ceremony for the south campus dorms wasn’t just about praising the new project.
Chelsea Erven Thirty protestors chanted outside Senator Tom Udall’s downtown office June 15 trying to convince the senator to co-sponsor the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act as a stand-alone bill. The DREAM Act would give undocumented immigrant students who have resided in the U.S.
UNM is now offering a course designed to be a hands-on garden laboratory that will promote local food production. Brendan Picker, one of the class’ three teaching assistants, said the class has been in the works for awhile.
A May 25 e-mail from the Provost’s Office discouraging students from traveling to Mexico caused one of UNM’s summer programs to change its plans. However, at least two other programs based in Mexico still plan on visiting the violence-ridden country. The e-mail said that Deputy Provost Richard Holder is advising students to avoid the Juarez area. It cited an El Paso Times article about a University of Texas at El Paso student who was murdered while driving on a highway outside of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
by Shaun Griswold Daily Lobo Two graduate students from the Civil Engineering department, Yi Huang and Mohammad Minhaz Mahdi, died June 5 in a car accident in Sandoval County. Huang, a 24-year-old student from China, and Mahdi, a 30-year-old student from Bangladesh, both died after their car slid off the road and rolled over three times, according to a representative of the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Department. The two graduate students and another student, Nasrin Sumee, were returning to Albuquerque from a hiking trip at the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument near Cochiti Pueblo. Huang died at UNM Hospital and Mahdi died at the scene, according to the police report. Sumee survived the crash and is in stable condition at UNM Hospital.
New Mexico’s next governor will be a woman. Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez won 51 percent of the vote in a five-candidate primary.
UNM’s Student Family Housing facility is undergoing some major renovations and management restructuring.
Parking and Transportation Services is allowing students, faculty and staff to jump on a waiting list for permits to the new parking structure on Yale Boulevard and Lomas Boulevard. The Yale Parking Structure will add approximately 790 spaces for student use, said Bob Nelson, PATS associate director.
About 20 protesters braved the 100-degree heat June 5 to voice concerns about the government’s handling of the April 20 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Seize BP, a national organization that calls for the U.S.
The Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center (HSLIC) is undergoing a technological makeover. Student fees for the library have been raised to $260 annually to finance new exam preparation materials, expand the number of e-books, provide access to more library resources and maintain quality computer equipment in heavily used, student-oriented areas.
After 38 years at UNM as a student and staff member, and 13 years in his current position, Randy Boeglin, dean of Student Affairs, has decided it is time for retirement. In the interim, Boeglin will be replaced by Kimmerly Kloeppel, who is currently acting as the Division of Student Affair’s Fiscal and Planning officer, while a search goes on for a new dean.
The people have voted, the printer is running and the new Lobo cards are ready for students to pick up. The University is printing new ID cards for students and staff in the spring semester, said Carolyn Hartley, manager of ID services. The Lobo card office is printing new cards for returning students.
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