Do you want to work for The Man? More than 70 employers from federal, state and municipal governments will present job opportunities as part of the Public Service Career Showcase in the SUB Ballrooms on Wednesday, said Mary Montano, Career Services event coordinator. President David Schmidly encouraged students to attend the fair in his Monday-morning message Oct.
For nine months, the sounds of machinery and clanking metal have replaced the sounds of bouncing basketballs at The Pit. But that’s about to change. Tonight, UNM’s 42-year-old arena will open up to the public when the Lobos take the court in an exhibition match against New Mexico Highlands.
Anne Lippert is a second-year graduate student in the psychology department at UNM. She is doing research that could lead to a better understanding of psychopathic behavior.
Harvard wants UNM graduates. The Harvard Law School Dean of Admissions, Joshua Rubenstein, traveled to campus Friday to make the Ivy League school seem less pretentious.
A pro-faith and abortion-rights lecture at north campus on Thursday encouraged students to consider how these two concepts, which are often thought to be at odds, can work together. Life begins when a fetus is able to live outside the womb, some time in the second trimester, said Frank Yates, a Protestant minister. “In most Jewish and Protestant conceptions, breathing is the issue,” he said.
Bridges don’t usually wear bras. But thanks to Bras Across the Bosque, more than 1,000 bras covered the Montano Bridge on Friday in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
J.B. Gerald, the Lobos’ former wide receivers’ coach, said he had faith that the University would expose the truth at the conclusion of its investigation into a Sept. 20 physical altercation between him and head coach Mike Locksley. But during a 50-minute interview with the Daily Lobo on Saturday, Gerald said it became increasingly apparent throughout the process that the University wasn’t concerned with determining exactly what happened that day.
Noel Pugach, professor of foreign relations and Jewish studies, gave an in-depth history of Zionism in the SUB on Thursday. About 15 students attended the event, which was sponsored by the UNM Israel Alliance.
Funds for another parking structure on campus may go toward projects at the UNM Health Sciences Center instead.
The American Medical Student Association is trading candy bars for fruits and veggies during their Healthy Halloween Carnival to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network. The carnival is taking place in the Honors Forum, on the ground level of the Student Health Center, on Friday and will include a silent auction, live music and painting and games for children.
About 50 UNM students stood outside in the cold on Wednesday to circulate a petition describing their grievances with the UNM theater department. Student Morgan Harris was among the protestors in front of Popejoy.
The Provost’s Office is teaming up with the Board of Regents and University College to streamline advisement all across campus.
President Obama will sign an expansion of the Federal Hate Crime law today, making it a federal crime to physically attack a person because of their sexual orientation.
The Daniels Fund awarded a $15,000 grant this month to support a summer camp for children with autism in New Mexico. UNM’s Center for Development and Disability organizes Camp Rising Sun, which serves more than 80 children ages 8 to 13 in two summer sessions.
The UNM administration is gladly accepting federal stimulus funds to replenish half of the Instructional and General budget cuts, but the University is also looking past the one-time stimulus package to next fiscal year, when the government might not be so generous.
Media violence can’t be avoided in today’s society, thanks to video games, films and music, according to a study by UNM professor of pediatrics Victor Strasburger. Strasburger’s study found that media violence has led to an increase in adolescent aggression.
Daily Lobo: What do you study? Galen Billings: I’m a freshman, man. I haven’t really gone in any direction right now, but I’m thinking journalism. DL: I’m studying journalism myself.
Nonprofit organizations around New Mexico may soon see a boost in funding — even in hard economic times. Faculty, staff and students are teaming up for the annual UNM and United Way campaign called “UNM Lives United,” which began Monday. United Way is a national nonprofit organization that raises funds for issues such as education and health care. This year, UNM’s goal is to raise $1 million for the organization.
Graduates from Albuquerque high schools are increasingly attending UNM rather than schools out of state and simultaneously choosing to live off-campus, according to data provided by the offices of Enrollment Management and Student Housing. Ten percent more Albuquerque high school graduates — including high schools in Rio Rancho — have attended UNM since the beginning of the recession, according to Enrollment Management.
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