What do you think about a global currency, such as what China proposed this week? Matthew Reisen Junior Economics "You wouldn't have the exchange rates, but at the same time, people would have a problem with their nation not having their own currency.. I think it has to do with culture, you know, as well as the economy.
UNM has found a commencement speaker. Antonio Flores, president of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, has been selected to replace former Mexican President Vicente Fox, whose commencement speech was canceled. Some on campus had expressed outrage at the selection of Vicente Fox as speaker.
Eighty-four enrollment management employees are moving to the Student Success Center on South Campus, leaving 21 employees to handle the needs of more than 20,000 students on Main Campus. Carmen Alvarez Brown, vice president of Enrollment Management, said the 21 employees are cross-trained financial aid specialists who will be able to complete financial aid transactions on-site before sending the paperwork to South Campus.
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - Traditionally, the Santa Ana Star Center is used to house New Mexico Scorpions hockey games. On Wednesday, there wasn't a zamboni in sight, and the venue was transformed into a hardwood haven. But with the way the UNM women's basketball team shot in the first half, it seemed like there was still a layer of ice below the stained floors.
Students passing by the Duck Pond on Wednesday might have noticed uneven tombstones rising above the lush grass in the sunny afternoon. Students gathered to pay their last respects to textbooks that the Bookstore will not buy back because they are not the most recent edition.
UNM will see about $11.7 million in state cutbacks, but student services have been spared, said Marc Saavedra, UNM director of Government and Community Relations. The $11.7 million is a 3.5 percent cut in state appropriations to UNM. This is a victory for the University, Saavedra said, because original forecasts were for a 5 percent to 7 percent cut, and other states' universities are facing between 10 and 20 percent cuts in appropriations.
Grad students: Mark your calendars. Tomorrow you can meet the research librarians who will help you with your thesis over a cup of coffee in Zimmerman Library. University Libraries is hosting the event so students can get familiar with the resources available for their projects and meet other graduate students looking to get a jump-start on research.
In the $787 billion stimulus package signed by President Obama, $11.1 billion is set aside for nationwide research, and UNM faculty are aiming to get a cut of that. Julia Fulghum, vice president for Research and Economic Development, is working to help professors submit proposals to get research funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
UNM faculty members have drafted an open letter to New Mexicans asking for their support in conflicts with the administration. The letter, written March 12 and signed by 165 faculty members, states that problems at UNM are problems for all New Mexicans. Maggie Werner-Washburne, who co-authored the letter, said the misuse of education money is affecting the student-faculty ratio, which has gone from 14:1 to 20:1.
Students in "From the Rockies to the Andes," a 300-level honors course worth eight credit hours, spent spring break studying in Argentina, where they compared the country's geography and diverse culture to New Mexico's. The course meets once a week and is cross-listed in behavioral science and earth and planetary sciences.
In Monday's article "Sanchez named top regent," Alarie Ray-Garcia, spokeswoman for Gov. Richardson's office, did not say Richardson considered Fortner to be too conservative in spending on athletics. She said Richardson had considered Fortner but decided he put too much emphasis on the Athletics Department.
Daily Lobo: You're an exchange student? From where? Julia Tyrolt: I'm from Germany. Close to Frankfurt. It's a university of applied sciences. I'm the guinea pig. Like, I'm the first person to come here as an exchange student from there. DL: How does UNM compare? JT: It is very well-organized, and we don't have to study as much as you Americans here.
Dozens of people gathered in the Galleria Plaza on Saturday morning to protest continued U.S. military involvement overseas. "Gaza, Gaza, don't you cry. Palestine will never die" protesters chanted as traffic passed in the sunny morning. Stop the War Machine and Iraq Veterans Against the War teamed up to organize the event, which took place on the sixth anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Regent Raymond Sanchez has replaced Jamie Koch as the president of the Board of Regents. Sanchez was voted into the position during a regents meeting Friday. Regent Jack Fortner was re-elected vice president, and Regent Carolyn Abeita was elected treasurer for 2009.
About 200 concerned citizens gathered at the UNM School of Law on March 15 to tell UNM planning officials how developments to the area will affect their neighborhood. Neighbors for Green Space organized the event to discuss the University's plans to develop North Campus.
State Auditor Hector Balderas met with students Thursday to discuss the possibility of an additional audit of the University. He met with about 30 students outside of El Centro de la Raza. Balderas has been meeting with faculty, administrators and students throughout the week to decide whether a partial audit of the University's finances is warranted.
Jamie Koch is stepping down as the president of UNM's Board of Regents. Gov. Bill Richardson announced in a statement on Thursday that Koch had "graciously agreed to step aside as president to avoid being a distraction." Koch will remain a member of the board, and Richardson said he will support Koch in his upcoming reconfirmation hearing before the Legislature.
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