If you've seen ghosts, apparitions or UFOs, Ph.D. candidate Bill Dewan wants to know about it. Dewan is surveying UNM students about their experiences with the paranormal in an attempt to understand the cultural context behind such experiences. "Different people conceptualize the supernatural or the abnormal or the paranormal differently - individually, culturally, historically," he said.
Students and administrators agree that UNM's academic advisement system is flawed, but few students showed up to Tuesday's advisement forum in the SUB. Sophomore Alison Gaik, one of about 35 students at the forum, said she wished more students were willing to express their opinions.
Miguel Gandert has an exhibition titled "Sacred and Secular: Photographs by Miguel Gandert" on display at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center. Daily Lobo: What got you interested in photography and photojournalism? Miguel Gandert: Well, I started working on the yearbooks when I was in the seventh grade.
Construction of UNM's Rio Rancho campus began more than a week ago, and officials say work will proceed despite the recent revelation that state law requires off-campus facilities to be authorized by the Legislature. The University is backing House Bill 354, which asks the Legislature to authorize construction of the campus, an expansion of the existing West Side campus.
Construction of UNM's Rio Rancho campus began more than a week ago, and officials say work will proceed despite the recent revelation that state law requires off-campus facilities to be authorized by the Legislature. The University is backing House Bill 354, which asks the Legislature to authorize construction of the campus, an expansion of the existing West Side campus.
On a night of lasts, the possibility of a first was born. For the first time ever, the UNM men's basketball team will have at least a share of the Mountain West Conference regular-season title. The Lobos have never won a MWC regular-season title, but they captured one in the WAC in 1994.
In what was the game of the year for the UNM men's basketball team, senior Tony Danridge ended his Pit career on top. The senior finished the night with a career-high 29 points. "(It's) just a great way to go out," Danridge said. Danridge capped his scoring at the Pit with a final free throw with 6.
Daily Lobo: What are you reading there? Val Vallejos: My gossip magazine, Life and Style. DL: What is it gossiping about? VV: Well, Rihanna and Chris Brown, of course, since he's been beating up his girlfriend. DL: What do you think about that? VV: It's pretty crazy.
Staff Report Students can voice their opinions about advising at UNM during today's Student Academic Advising Town Hall. The event, hosted by ASUNM and GPSA, will be held in the SUB Atrium from noon to 1:30 p.m. Students who can't make it can share their experiences on comment cards, which will be available at the GPSA and ASUNM offices in the SUB, GPSA President Chris Ramirez said.
ASUNM voted not to change its elections policy, shooting down a resolution that would have allowed candidates to spend more on their campaigning and imposed stricter punishments for those who violated the code. Sen. Christopher George proposed a bill on the topic at a Senate meeting Feb.
Graduate and professional students are working to persuade legislators to change a state code that prevents them from getting subsidies for child care. Lissa Knudsen, GPSA council chairwoman, said the Children, Youth and Families Department code offers subsidies only to undergraduate student parents.
UNM Foundation officials say the fundraising group has outperformed the national average, in spite of the economic recession, by diversifying the investment of donated funds. The Foundation brought in a 0.7 percent return last fiscal year on an estimated $325 million in endowment funds, Foundation President John Stropp said.
UNM's voting faculty have resolved that they have no confidence in President David Schmidly, Executive Vice President David Harris and Regents President Jamie Koch. According to a document provided by Faculty Governance Committee chairman Richard Wood, about 500 voting faculty members - some 28 percent of UNM's faculty - voted in favor of all five motions presented during the meeting Wednesday.
What are you doing to save money during the economic crisis? Tirzah Alva Graduate Student Counseling "Making lists before I go shopping, and I'm not taking as many trips." Katie Odegard Freshman Psychology "I ride a scooter, and I live with my parents, and I'm working - and it's working out.
Contrary to what was printed Thursday, Phil May, not John Taylor, was pictured addressing faculty members about one of the ballot items presented at Wednesday's meeting at Popejoy Hall. ---- The quote on page one of Thursday's issue, "If there is disrespect toward faculty, they're not going to respect you," should have been attributed to student Alison Carrillo and not Magdalena Avila.
Every day, the sun's rays beat down on the West Mesa, bleaching every bone they touch. It's not uncommon to find skeletons of cows, dogs and the occasional antelope among patches of dead grass and tumbleweeds on the mesa, just a 30-minute drive from campus.
Many faculty members had already voiced support for President David Schmidly at the faculty meeting on Wednesday when a woman, who did not immediately identify herself, stepped up to the microphone. "I would like to urge you to vote against this motion," she said.
The faculty meeting fell on Ash Wednesday, and biology professor Maggie Werner-Washburne was quick to draw a connection between the events. "It's a reminder to all of us that redemption is possible and that miracles are possible," she said. However, Werner-Washburne didn't hold out much hope for the University if faculty did not issue a vote of no confidence in Regents President Jamie Koch.
About 500 faculty members met in Popejoy Hall on Wednesday to discuss and vote on five motions regarding the way the University is run. Each motion required 50 percent of the vote to pass, and the faculty passed all of them. The faculty have resolved: 1) To request an external audit of the University's finances to establish where educational funds have been spent in the last six years.
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