The burning question at the Smoke Free Environment Committee's open forums this week was whether designated smoking corridors will be set up across campus. Pug Burge, co-chairwoman of the committee, said she has received positive feedback from the UNM community on the corridor proposition.
Colorado State was like glass at The Pit - Plexiglas. The Rams didn't bend or break easily, even though the UNM men's basketball team (13-8 overall, 4-2 in the MWC) ultimately earned a 68-50 victory. The key word here would be earned. Rams head coach Tim Miles made sure of it.
The Physical Plant Department said it is well on the way to its goal of saving $75,000 in energy costs over winter break. The project, known as the Winter Setback Program, aimed to save money by reducing temperatures in unoccupied buildings and was introduced in President David Schmidly's final Monday Morning Message before the break.
A team of UNM engineering researchers is working to develop a new composite material to rival concrete, which deteriorates after a few decades. The team is looking to make the material as blast-resistant as possible. The research is being funded by more than $2 million in grants from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the National Science Foundation and the Army Research Office.
Are you a monkey? Chalk drawings have appeared all over campus asking this question, prompting more than 1,200 hits on RUAMonkey.com. The Web site features a video of about 20 people wearing monkey masks and dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on the steps leading into Smith Plaza.
Proposed legislative budget cuts could end UNM's free bus pass deal with the City of Albuquerque. The Legislative Finance Committee is proposing to cut all of its funding to the program. UNM spokesman Benson Hendrix said that during the last fiscal year, the Legislature allocated $35,000 for student bus passes.
Program directors and students were upset and in disbelief over a proposal from the Legislative Finance Committee that outlines budget cuts to 62 University programs, including African-American Student Services and El Centro de la Raza. The proposed cuts range from 3 percent to 100 percent - with a bulk of the campus' ethnic programs recommended to lose all their legislative funding.
The Briefcase that UNM has long provided its students will soon snap shut forever. Briefcase is the name of an online file-storage system available to students when they log into their UNM accounts. Vanessa Baca, spokeswoman for Information Technology Services, said the application will be removed Friday.
Students nationwide will spend billions of dollars on college textbooks and course materials this year, but they have more options of where to spend than ever before. According to the National Association of College Stores' financial report, students spent $5.
Student regents get to sit at the table with government-appointed, middle-aged businesspeople and take part in million-dollar decisions that affect the future of UNM. This year, Cate Wisdom will be the first undergraduate to take the student regent seat, and she intends to make the most of it.
Daily Lobo: How long have you been playing guitar? Claire Wright: I've been playing guitar about six months. DL: Why did you pick it up? CW: Because I like to write and I've always wanted to write songs as well. DL: Do you know the theory behind the guitar? Or are you just kind of fiddling around? CW: A little bit.
President David Schmidly has outlined an economic plan for the fiscal year 2009-10 that relies heavily on halting all increases in compensation. Schmidly briefly described the economic plan in an e-mail sent to the UNM community on Monday. He said the context of his plan was in keeping with mid-year revenue adjustments, which he expects to be included in the state's solvency plan.
Wednesday was an unusual day for Newsland Bookstore. It was busy. In the early hours, people swept in and out of the newsstand at 2112 Central Ave. Some bought six or seven copies of the New York Times. Others grabbed a Wall Street Journal and a USA Today.
UNM's Smoke-Free Environment Committee is gearing up for its next set of forums this week. The committee is seeking input from faculty and students on how to implement President David Schmidly's policy and make campus smoke-free, said Pug Burge, co-chair of the committee.
Students, faculty and staff will no longer submit paper applications for campus jobs. Starting this semester, applicants will apply online at the UNMJobs Web site for positions on Main Campus, the School of Medicine, School of Law and branch campuses. Duane Arruti, associate vice president of human resources technology and business services, said the system will be more efficient for employers.
Lobo Conservatives president Stephen Dinkel has hit AM airwaves with co-host Eric McInteer to discuss current events from a conservative perspective. Dinkel was producing a show last semester on BlogTalkRadio.com when he was approached by a consulting agency that wanted to put the show on the radio.
John Melia and Amy Perea - an elementary education major at UNM - met three years ago at the Jewish community center where Perea works. They've been a couple for a year and a half, and on a recent trip to Mazatlan, Mexico, Melia asked Perea to marry him. "I knew I wanted to propose to her," Melia said.
Do you think the petition to remove President David Schmidly from office is a good idea, and would you sign it? Angelica Portillo Junior Biology "Honestly, from what I've heard, I can say that I don't agree with the decisions he's making for us the students.
New Mexico Tech lost more than $200,000 to cyber-theft, the school discovered over the holiday break. In the spring semester last year, thieves hacked into banking accounts at Tech and routed $204,000 to a private account before it was automatically bounced to an offshore account.
UNMPD Chief Kathy Guimond said motions suppressing evidence in Kevin Boyar's trial are disappointing but that police were acting with students' safety in mind when they arrested Boyar on May 6. "Our concern that day and every day is for the safety of everyone on campus.
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