Pi Beta Phi had members of the UNM community twisting their tongues to Dr. Seuss’ rhymes Wednesday in an attempt to fight illiteracy in New Mexico. Competitors in the sorority’s second annual First Book Speed Read paid admission to read books aloud to children as quickly as possible at the Pi Phi house.
Five members of the Queer Straight Alliance stood in front of the ASUNM Senate Wednesday to make their case for adding a queer resource center at UNM. But by that time, the Senate was already sold on the idea, said ASUNM Sen.
The historic community of Martineztown, founded in 1823, was threatened by urbanization in the late 1960s. The area, also know as South Martineztown, is east of downtown Albuquerque and north of Grand Avenue.
UNM reopened Johnson’s Olympic pool after renovations in March, and the pool already needs repairs. Tiles surrounding the pool are coming up from the floor, and Johnson Center staff taped them down with duct tape.
The Student Health and Counseling center only has 50 H1N1 vaccinations to ration between about 25,000 students. Vaccinations for the entire student body of UNM were expected to arrive in early October, but there’s already a month delay and still no clear distribution date in sight, said Beverly Kloeppel, director of SHAC. The H1N1 vaccine shortages are nationwide, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Web site, and New Mexico has received only 0.48 percent of vaccines made in the U.S.
Students erected a Wall of Burning Issues on Monday in the SUB, and student Travis McKenzie recited a poem encouraging the UNM community to participate in the event.
The Provost’s Office is trying to discern faculty members’ opinions on their stake in University governance. Provost Suzanne Ortega announced at the regents’ meeting Tuesday that her office would conduct a survey among faculty — many of whom are concerned about their role in UNM’s shared governance — to collect baseline data on faculty’s views on decision-making roles at the University before any changes are made.
Senior Sarah Melendez participated in the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program with political science professor Gabriel Sanchez.
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has favored legalization of marijuana since he held office before Bill Richardson. Johnson, a Republican, was an advocate for drug policy reform and decriminalization of marijuana while he served as governor from 1994 to 2002.
UNM President David Schmidly is recommending changes in Human Resources and University Counsel policies in light of the media outcry after head football coach Mike Locksley’s Sept. 20 physical altercation and the investigation that followed. Schmidly sent a letter to Athletics Director Paul Krebs recommending that the HR representative in the Athletics Department report to the University’s Division of Human Resources.
Daily Lobo: What are you studying at UNM? Jessica Ortega: I’m going to study to be a teacher. DL: So you’re in education? JO: Not yet, but I’m planning on getting into it. DL: OK, cool.
An organization of UNM fraternities has secured a first-ever scholarship for its members. The Masonic Charity Foundation donated a lump sum of $15,000 to UNM’s branch of the North American Interfraternity Council for an annual $750 scholarship.
A UNM class is making advertisements for the FBI. Advertising Campaigns 490, a class offered in the Anderson School of Management, operates a marketing organization called Nvent Marketing Partnership.
Eighteen years ago, a man accused of armed aggravated assault found himself in front of then District Court Justice Gene Franchini. The state legislature had recently passed a mandatory one-year sentence for all crimes involving a gun, and the man — who in an act of road rage threatened a fellow driver with a pistol — was the sole breadwinner for his family.
The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra management and the Player’s Association have taken to dueling through press releases. On Nov.
Two professors have filed lawsuits against the University in yet another chapter of the story that has plagued the creative writing program since associate professor Lisa Chavez posed with students on a sadomasochistic Web site. The professors, Teddy and Sharon Warner, who are married, claim University administrators retaliated against them because Sharon has continued to speak out against the University’s handling of the incident.
President Schmidly had a rough Wednesday. Several hours after fielding questions from reporters at the press conference regarding the Sept.
Faculty members are doing more than just speaking out through their Faculty Senate about concerns with the University administration.
Seniors about to graduate have an opportunity to land jobs and boost their resumes at the same time.
All three of the doors opened by the “Coronado Creeper” last Tuesday night had doorknobs that did not lock automatically. The “Creeper” broke into Coronado Hall and entered three unlocked rooms.
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