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.
Low-scoring game? Try no scoring. On Tuesday at The Pit, the UNM women's basketball team and BYU combined to shoot 19.6 percent from the floor (10-51) in the first half. In spite of nausea-inducing play, the Lobos (18-6 overall, 7-4 MWC) won 52-37. "It was a physical, defensive game," head coach Don Flanagan said.
Staff Report The meeting scheduled for Wednesday to address the faculty's crisis of confidence in University administrators has been delayed until next week. The meeting was organized by the Faculty Governance Committee after being called for by a petition that was signed by more than 200 faculty members who said they are not confident in the leadership of President David Schmidly, Regents President Jamie Koch and Executive Vice President of Business and Finance David Harris.
President David Schmidly has pledged to cut 15 percent of nonacademic administrative spending in the next three years, and University administrators refuse to confirm or deny the possibility of cutting jobs to achieve that goal. Staff Council President Loyola Chastain questioned Schmidly and the Board of Regents at their meeting last week about what areas and positions would be considered nonacademic and administrative for budget reduction purposes.
Want to practice a foreign language without the pressure of getting a grade? No problema. UNM students can learn languages through the Conversation Partners program, which is restarting this semester. Paul Edmunds, academic manager at the UNM Center for English Language and American Culture, started the Conversation Partners program in 2002, but he said it lost momentum after a couple of years.
Doug Brown said he was looking for a new project to take on when he got the phone call - he was appointed dean of UNM's Anderson School of Management. Brown was interviewed on campus in January, along with two other finalists, for the position. Brown said he hadn't applied for the job but that he was nominated for it anonymously.
UNM's Student Affairs department is conducting another online survey to evaluate recreation programs and suggest improvements to Johnson Center, said Kim Kloeppel, fiscal planning officer for the department. Kloeppel said that as part of the planning phase for remodeling Johnson Center, UNM hired consulting firm Brailsford & Dunlavey, based in Washington, D.
During a live television show Friday, representatives of the University's staff and faculty said UNM's financial and administrative problems originated with Gov. Bill Richardson. The roundtable discussion took place during an episode of New Mexico Indymedia.
Is student government doing a good job of representing you at the Legislature? Leonard Martinez Junior English "Yes, I do. I usually agree with their decisions, and I think they are pretty good decisions for the most part." Karl Maier Junior Media arts "I do trust the student government.
Dozens of students showed up to ASUNM's biweekly meeting Wednesday to voice their disapproval of a proposed vote of confidence in President David Schmidly. The undergraduate student government tabled the vote after the students at the meeting made it loud and clear that ASUNM would not be speaking for the student body if it passed the resolution.
Staff Report New Mexico Indymedia, a local show that focuses on current affairs and community issues, will host a live, hour-long forum to discuss issues the UNM community faces. The show will air at 7 p.m. today on Community Cable Channel, which is channel 27 on Comcast.
UNM's division of Enrollment Management is working to increase student retention and graduation rates. However, in the last decade, the University hasn't had a system for polling students to find out why they're leaving. Periodic surveys conducted by UNM gauge student satisfaction, but students who leave UNM are not systematically surveyed, said Carmen Alvarez Brown, vice president for Enrollment Management.
Bob King Court needed a nice shining. Air Force supplied the wax. The UNM women's basketball team did the buffing. The Lobos had a Falcon feeding frenzy on Tuesday at The Pit. What could be worse than a 73-39 loss in Fort Collins, Colo.? Try a 77-33 loss in Albuquerque.
Beginning this summer, Student Health and Counseling plans to offer nicotine-replacement therapy free of charge to students who qualify. SHAC is working with the Smoke Free Environment Committee to make the transition to a smoke-free campus as easy as possible.
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