Megumi Yamamoto, a UNM graduate student, died in a helicopter crash Tuesday after she was rescued from a hike on Mt. Baldy near Santa Fe. The helicopter pilot was also killed in the crash. New Mexico State Police Spokesman Peter Olson said the bodies of Yamamoto and Sgt. Andy Tingwall were recovered from the crash site on Thursday.
The Albuquerque chapter of Food Not Bombs refuses to stop serving free food in front of the UNM Bookstore, despite numerous violation notices and, now, a court injunction. Judge Clay Campbell, district two, granted the New Mexico Environment Department's request for a preliminary injunction against Food Not Bombs on June 1, prohibiting the not-for-profit organization from serving food until they obtain a permit.
Special Olympics New Mexico held its largest-ever summer games last weekend. Some 1,035 athletes, up from 800 last year, participated in track and field, bocce, volleyball, cycling and gymnastics, said SONM spokesman Oscar Solis. There are more than 2,500 athletes involved in Special Olympics in New Mexico and three million worldwide, he said.
Daily Lobo: Why are you going for your Master's in Business Administration? Casey Stephens: I actually had a job when I graduated in finance, which is what my degree is in. I had a job as a broker, and that was in December, which was not a good time for the financial industry, so I signed my contract to go to Phoenix, and they had to rescind the offer, because they just couldn't afford to hire people.
Rural university students have turned to classes that focus on alternative and holistic health as a means to self-growth and healing, according to a UNM-Taos professor. Jean Ellis-Sankari, department head at the UNM-Taos Academy of Holistic Health and Human Services, published an article on the topic, titled "Higher Education as an Alternative Point of Access to Holistic Health," in the May 2009 issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
UNM is aiding in the recovery of L’Aquila, Italy, after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the city on April 6. UNM will provide a new academic home for at least two displaced students from the University of L’Aquila this year.
How many people may have been exploited so you could drink your morning coffee? UNM Fair Trade Initiative is trying to answer that question. Student Mike Butler, a member of the group, said most students are unaware of the unfair treatment and the low wages that many farm workers receive.
UNM wants to build a new recreation center for its growing student population and increase student fees by $117 per semester to pay construction costs. UNM's Division of Student Affairs conducted an online survey in February to evaluate recreation programs and see what improvements students wanted.
Faculty members are reactivating the UNM chapter of a national organization of university professors, hoping to strengthen their voice in the outcry against UNM's administration. The faculty has been struggling with the administration over how they have addressed important issues at the University such as retaining tenure-track professors, preventing programs from dissolving due to lack of instructors, and maintaining faculty pay.
The Graduate and Professional Student Association urged the Board of Regents to carefully review student surveys before approving construction of the new recreation center at the regents meeting on May 12. The GPSA council passed a resolution on May 11 asking the Board of Regents to conduct another survey before proceeding with plans for the center.
Swine flu has reached UNM's main campus. A case of the H1N1 virus was confirmed in a student living in Hokona Hall, according to a University e-mail alert released Wednesday evening. The student has recovered and is now well, according to the e-mail.
Lobo staffers move on to next challenge Maggie Ybarra The Daily Lobo is losing its most hard-hitting news reporter this year. Two-year Lobo veteran Maggie Ybarra is graduating with a degree in print journalism and a handful of reporting awards. Ybarra said her passion for news is like an addiction.
Vanessa Strobbe Sports guru Vanessa Strobbe said she gets her life drive from God. "God gave me a lot of gifts," she said. "And, if I don't use them to my full ability, I feel like I'm wasting them. There are a lot of people who would kill for some things, and it would be slapping them in the face if I didn't capitalize on everything I was blessed with.
Steven Fernandez Being an objective, embedded journalist is hard. But Steven Fernandez made it look like a cinch. Fernandez has worked at the Daily Lobo for five years, two of those as sports editor. He graduates this spring with his bachelor's degree in print journalism.
Military and globalization expert Jimmy Johnson will speak at the Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on May 18. Janice Hart, who helped organize the event, said Johnson is a distinguished member of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, and he will talk about the origins of the dispute.
Students of UNM's Department of Theatre and Dance vied for President David Schmidly's attention Wednesday by stomping in front of Carlisle Gym for six hours. The students danced flamenco to draw attention to a lack of funding for Albuquerque's world-renowned annual flamenco festival.
Boxers or briefs? You might find out at UNM's first annual Undie Rock 'N' Run, which starts at Johnson Field at 8:30 p.m. today. Participants can assemble in the field wearing what they wish to donate to Joy Junction, a local homeless shelter. Everyone will then shed their clothes and start a one-mile jog through campus.
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