The dorms on south campus have yet to be approved, but they’ve already prompted claims of preferential treatment for athletes. GPSA President Lissa Knudsen said south campus dorms would give preferential treatment to athletes because they will be close to athletic complexes.
UNM’s Sustainability Studies Program has seen an increase in student enrollment and demand for a sustainability studies major this year. Program Director Bruce Milne said last semester the program had approximately 55 students, and this year 87 students have enrolled. He said the increased enrollment will allow professors in sustainability studies to provide new classes.
The mayoral race came to an end earlier than Albuquerque expected. The Oct. 6 Albuquerque Mayoral Election will not continue with a runoff election in November. According to the City Clerk’s Web site, Richard “R.J.” Berry won the election with 43.22 percent of the vote over Incumbent Mayor Martin Chavez and candidate Richard Romero. Berry had 32.273 total votes. Chavez ended the election with roughly 35 percent of the vote, and Romero had about 21 percent of the votes counted.
Several UNM students are taking a stand in the national campaign to pass a climate control bill. 1Sky is a national organization campaigning for the bill, which the senate will vote on before December.
UNM’s most famous couple is leaning toward reconciliation — as long as Lobo Louie vows to sever all commercial ties with Route 66 Casino’s pin-up girl. Many UNM community members were angered by the joint ad campaign, which debuted in early September and includes spots that show Lobo Louie cohabitating with Route 66’s sultry model.
UNM’s El Centro de la Raza celebrated its 40th anniversary this week. Director Verónica Méndez-Cruz said the celebration at the SUB Monday and Tuesday involved children who are not old enough to attend college.
Daily Lobo: So what’s your concentration? Essence Johnson: Vocal performance. DL: Are you in any choirs at UNM? EJ: I’m in the concert choir and jazz choir. DL: What year are you? EJ: Well, I’m a second-year music student, but I have tons of credit hours.
With midterms around the corner, students should head to the UNM Family Practice Center on north campus for their free flu immunizations, said Amy Frederick, Student Health & Counseling nurse manager. Frederick said getting the shot might ensure students stay healthy and can ace their tests.
The Division of Enrollment Management plans to let students register for fall and spring classes at the same time. Multiterm registration would allow students to register for a year of classes instead of only one semester’s worth, said Carmen Brown, vice president of enrollment management. She said multiterm registration should be available by fall 2011.
Andrew Ah Young, who graduated from UNM in May, said his family felt the earthquake that hit his hometown in American Samoa before the tsunami waves washed everything away last week. Tsunami waves poured over American Samoa on Sept.
When a dryer in the Hokona Hall laundry room caught fire last week, the smoke alarms either went off immediately or a half hour late, depending on whom you ask. “I could smell the smoke in my room about 20 minutes before the fire alarm went off, and I live on the third floor,” said student Axie Papp. Bobby Childers, Residence Life and Student Housing public affairs representative, said the alarms functioned exactly as they were supposed to. He said it wasn’t possible that it took the alarms a half hour to go off.
The GPSA wants to give head football coach Mike Locksley a second chance. The Graduate and Professional Students Association passed a resolution Saturday urging the University not to terminate the coach, who is under fire after he had an altercation with assistant coach Jonathan “J.B.” Gerald Sept. 20.
The Associated Students for Empowerment hosted Disability Awareness Day on Friday to help the UNM community appreciate the day-to-day experience of being disabled. The ASE hosted several activities to show able-bodied individuals what it is like to be disabled, including wheelchair basketball and a blindfold obstacle course. High school student Carter Radzka participated in the wheelchair challenge.
Always in cherry and silver, President of Howl Raisers Wes Henderson tries to raise school spirit among students at UNM.
Nikolas Weir is an international theater artist and advocate for the blind. He worked in communities across the globe before he moved to Albuquerque.
Students who are sensitive to graphic imagery might do well to avoid Smith Plaza next week, said Dean of Students Randy Boeglin. Monday through Wednesday, Justice for All, an anti-abortion organization, will present 18-foot posters that include pictures of aborted fetuses, said Justice for All representative Tammy Cook.
Members of ASUNM amended the student government’s election code Wednesday in an attempt to increase voter turnout in upcoming elections. In a 16-2 vote, the Associated Students of UNM passed an amendment to the election code. The amendment increases candidate campaign budgets by $50, allows students who are unable to make it to the polls to vote by other means, requires polling places to be marked with at least one sign, and makes voting hours on north campus later in the evening.
If UNM undergraduates plan to attend graduate school, they should start planning as early as freshman year, said Jenna Crabb, UNM’s director of Career Services. Representatives from 86 graduate and professional institutions will be at the Graduate and Professional School Fair in the SUB today to help students research potential schools, Crabb said. “You want to look at faculty-to-staff ratio, locations and research opportunities available for your particular field,” she said.
A former Israeli Defense Forces soldier spoke out against the Israeli government’s policies at a lecture in the SUB on Tuesday. Micah Kurz, who grew up in Jerusalem, served in the Israeli army from 2001 to 2004.
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