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.
Students who want to participate in a leadership development program next month must apply through Student Activities by Friday. LeaderShape's Catalyst program is a one-day event designed for up to 60 participants. In order to be eligible, applicants must be full-time students for the spring 2009 semester and have a 2.
The No. 23 UNM women's basketball team was derailed Wednesday at The Pit by San Diego State, 57-52. The loss snapped an 11-game home winning streak for the Lobos and knocked UNM down to 14-3 overall and 3-1 in the Mountain West Conference. "We just never got our offense going," head coach Don Flanagan said.
UNM's School of Law is looking to hire a dean this semester. Four finalists will interview for the position on campus this month and next. Provost Suzanne Ortega is heading the search committee, and Deputy Provost Richard Holder said a decision should be announced around March, two to four weeks after the interviews are finished.
Better education can lead to better ejaculation, according to research done in part by UNM psychology professor Geoffrey Miller. Miller and his research group found that more-intelligent men have a higher sperm count and more-mobile sperm than their less-educated counterparts.
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