News

Co-op to offer healthy foods

Avoiding the freshman 15 or the extra pounds put on during mid-terms could soon be easier thanks to a group of students opening a student run co-op store on campus. Co-op organizer Jake Wellman said the store will be a place for students to get experience running a business while providing healthy food options for students. “We see this as the type of place you can go and get fresh cauliflower,” he said.

Routine cleaning leaves fish out to dry

The Duck Pond became a grave site to 45 fish that dehydrated during a routine cleaning that went horribly wrong. On May 20 the UNM Physical Plant Department began its annual operation to clean the sludge from the pipe that maintains the Duck Pond water flow.

Man found dead near University

Albuquerque Police are investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old man whose body was discovered in a south University residential area near Copper Avenue and Cedar Street N.E.

Crime Briefs May 12

Books snatched out of C&J Display case UNMPD is saying thieves broke into the display case inside the Communication and Journalism building May 6 and stole between 10 and 15 books, said Nancy Montoya, administrator for the C&J department. On the morning of May 7, a professor asked Montoya why the display case was open.

Regents approve south campus housing after long debate

The Board of Regents unanimously voted in favor of the ground lease agreement for an 864-bed dorm complex on south campus. Before the decision, however, several community members and UNM staff and students voiced concern about the project.

Activist groups: No funds for Israel

A group of students at UNM is following the University of California Berkeley’s trend by starting a “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” campaign against Israel. This means the removal of school funds from groups that make a profit in Israel, said Nada Noor, a spokeswoman for UNM’s Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East. “Our aim is not to target Israel for the sake of targeting Israel but rather target companies engaging in and profiting from illegal, destructive and inhumane behavior,” she said.

Law school must stick with GPSA for now

A subcommittee of the Board of Regents voted Thursday to table the law students’ request to secede from the Graduate and Professional Students Association. The Academic and Student Affairs Committee advised the Student Bar Association to work harder with GPSA to make the organization better meet its needs.

Fine arts students face fee increase, class cancellations

College of Fine Arts students are paying extra in unexpected fees for fall 2010 classes. Jim Linnell, dean of CFA, said students enrolled in almost any class in the college will have to pay an extra $5 per credit hour in fees.

Mayor battles property crime

Before he was Mayor, Richard Berry was a property crime victim. Criminals stole his pick-up truck. They later dumped the truck in the foot hills and set it on fire.

Photo Issue Spring 2010

Professor uses award ceremony to bash Schmidly, administration

The air of excitement suddenly turned somber at the Teaching Awards Ceremony on Thursday afternoon, when the most prestigious award winner gave a speech about the decline of UNM’s core mission – education.

Physical Plant waiting on parts to repair 74-year-old elevator

The Scholes Hall elevator has suffered a “catastrophic failure,” Mary Vosevich, director of the Physical Plant, said the wording on the notice plastered throughout the halls of the administrative office building is not meant to be dramatic. “That’s just a term that we use for the elevator that cannot be repaired without procuring some other parts that can’t be bought,” she said.

Media helps catch thieves by releasing security video

Publicized surveillance footage was the key to capturing two young men recorded stealing from the New Mexico Court of Appeals on Tuesday.

UNMH fire sparked by flame in smoke stack

It wasn’t a chemical reaction that sent the Biomedical Research Facility into flames early Wednesday morning. According to the Albuquerque Fire Department, a generator tested outside the building, north of UNM Hospital, on the ground level started the blaze. Sam Giammo, spokesman for the Health Sciences Center, said the generator had a stack on it designed to carry fumes out over the top of the building. “It appears that something inside that stack ignited,” he said.

College of Education gets updated building

The new College of Education building, which opens today, may be the most sustainable building on campus.

DREAM Act supporters host conference

A conference on campus today addresses a Senate bill that would allow exceptional undocumented students a streamlined path to U.S.

Schmidly has tumor, may miss graduation

UNM President David Schmidly announced Tuesday that he will be seeking medical treatment for a small abdominal tumor.

Athletics employee arrested on DWI charge

Stephen Reaves, 25, a weight room intern for the UNM football team, was arrested on a charge of aggravated DWI in the Nob Hill neighborhood early Sunday morning, according to an APD criminal complaint. KRQE 13 initially broke the story Monday morning.

Examining Web censorship worldwide

Censorship is a touchy subject in America, but it’s a part of everyday life in other countries. Assistant Professor of Computer Science Jed Crandall and Ph.D student Jong Chun Park have been working to understand the Chinese government’s methods of Internet censorship.

Embattled south campus housing slated to open in fall 2011

American Campus Communities is taking over UNM student housing. The company builds student housing all over the country.