UNM department chairs are grappling with a large deficit that threatens to reduce the amount of overhead return they receive on grant money for years to come. The $4.4 million deficit was created under the direction of Terry Yates, former vice president for Research and Economic Development.
Student Heath and Counseling will hold a body image screening today as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. "Appearance is a big deal, and it is OK to feel good about your appearance and take time to look good and feel good," said Jessica Spurrier, health education manager.
Sammy Hayes could barely hold back tears when she spoke of her late husband, a former employee at Los Alamos National Laboratories. "When you watch somebody you love die, you want to take somebody out and wring their neck because you know in your heart they were exposed to stuff that causes three separate cancers," she said.
One of UNM's students is a nationally recognized rock climbing champion. Sophomore Page Brown was featured on the TV series "The Real Winning Edge" on My50-TV on Sunday. She was named national champion for females aged 18 to 19 in rock climbing in the summer of 2007.
Regents President Jamie Koch said in an interview Friday that he arrived at $94,000 as the average faculty salary by factoring in retirement benefits. Faculty members called for Koch to check his facts after he cited the figure in an open letter to the community Feb.
The Student Fee Review Board, which drafted its final recommendations on Friday, is stuck between a rock and a hard place: the depressed economy and shallow pockets of college students. As departments face the possibility of receiving less funding from the State, many have asked for increases in their SFRB funding.
How do you feel about the Health Department cracking down on Food Not Bombs serving meals without a permit? Cameron Eklund Senior Nutrition "I don't understand why they would care so much if it was free. If no one's making money, then I don't really see the point in cracking down on it.
Hundreds of students have decided to take a full load of courses and save money, even if they have to commute between two campuses to do it. Kathleen O'Keefe, UNM Financial Aid director, said the number of consortium agreements turned in by UNM students has increased from 632 last year to 745 this year.
President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus bill into law on Tuesday in what is being hailed as a landmark achievement. The 1,073-page bill package includes $308.3 billion in spending, $267 billion for social services, and $212 billion in tax breaks.
Albuquerque's Food Not Bombs chapter said UNMPD ordered the group to stop distributing food to students and community members on Friday, citing a city ordinance that prohibits serving without a license. But UNMPD spokeswoman Christine Chester said the department doesn't have a record of the incident.
Students can take anonymous mental health assessments on Student Health and Counseling's Web site. The series of self-assessments presents questions to students regarding bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and post-traumatic stress. They are available at Shac.
In Wednesday's story "President's CEO-like mind-set controversial at OSU, Texas Tech," David Smith should have been identified as OSU's chancellor and not as a faculty member. The error was made in editing.
Faculty members want Regents President Jamie Koch to recheck his numbers. Koch wrote an open letter to the community Feb. 5 saying the average faculty salary was $94,000. Koch said he got his numbers from Mark Chisholm, director of Institutional Research.
Fire alarms in many dorm rooms on campus will be updated to include louder sirens and a system to pinpoint where a fire is located. Walt Miller, vice president for Student Life, said Santa Ana Hall and Santa Clara Hall are being upgraded this semester. The two-building project this semester cost $250,000.
Daily Lobo: Why creative writing? Molly Sroges: Because I love to write. It is my ultimate passion. I can't really dream of living without writing short stories - mostly short stories. I write poetry, too, but I prefer fiction. DL: What do you normally write about in your short stories? MS: Usually, they're fantasy short stories, so kind of typical fantasy stuff with people who have magical powers and have to save the world, but I'm really into people who have magical powers but don't have to save the world..
President David Schmidly faced allegations of cronyism and preferential treatment for athletics when he served as president of Oklahoma State University from 2002 to 2007. Schmidly came under fire during his years as president for hiring several vice presidents, giving a bonus to a coach while denying raises for faculty, and ordering a student residence complex to be leveled.
Mark Weiser was facing an alleged software-piracy scandal that threatened to compromise the integrity of his department at Oklahoma State University. The information and technology system was on the verge of collapse in 2004 when an IT employee approached Weiser, director of OSU's Center of Telecommunications and Network Security Management.
Staff Report UNM Police cited student Michael Graham for spray-painting a picture of Geronimo onto the outside of the Center of the Universe structure Monday night. UNMPD spokeswoman Christine Chester said Graham received a petty misdemeanor for graffiti on public property.
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