From above, Johnson Center's Olympic-sized pool looks like an abandoned mine dug into one wing of the building. The center's staff doesn't know when they will be able to reopen the pool, which has been closed for remodeling since November 2007. It was less than a month away from reopening in November when the project hit a snag.
WASHINGTON - About one million people braved the 31 degree weather and crushing crowds to see the inauguration of Barack Obama, America's first black president. They flocked to the National Mall in droves as early as 5 a.m., waving banners and flags, contending for a front-row seat to watch a pivotal moment in American history.
Daily Lobo: Are you involved with any student groups? Marc Rodriguez: The athletics department. DL: What's your major? MR: Sports psychology. I would like to work with top athletes and key performance. DL: Have you always been interested in that? MR: Yeah, I have been into sports.
Professor Richard Schaefer has sponsored broadcast journalism programs throughout North America, and now some of his students are covering President Obama's inauguration. Five undergraduate and graduate Communication and Journalism students traveled to Washington, D.
A parade celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day stretched nearly half a mile from University Boulevard to I-25 on Sunday. About 500 people with signs honoring the human rights activist marched from UNM to Civic Plaza to the beat of Highland High School's marching band.
Staff Report Judge Judith Nakamura ruled last week that some evidence against Kevin Boyar, the student accused of bringing weapons on campus last year, will not be used when his case goes to court. Nakamura said statements Boyar made after his arrest will be suppressed and that the weapons police recovered also won't be used as evidence.
Saturday's game against BYU is a bit like those "Looney Tunes" episodes featuring Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner. The UNM men's basketball team is the Coyote, and the Cougars are the Roadrunner. Try as they might, the Lobos can never get their hands on the Cougars.
Professors and students aren't the only ones whose workloads will increase when classes start next week. Between making lesson plans, grading, holding office hours and monitoring students in laboratory courses, UNM's teaching assistants will be back to work around the clock.
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As Israeli troops marched farther into Gaza, about 300 people marched through the streets of Albuquerque's Old Town on Saturday, protesting Israel's advance. The protesters began at the plaza and walked to the Museum of Natural History and Science, where speakers called for Israel's immediate withdrawal from Gaza.
The federal investigation keeping Gov. Bill Richardson from Washington could affect administrative work at UNM as well. On Jan. 5, Richardson withdrew his name from the commerce secretary post in President-elect Barack Obama's administration. He cited the federal grand jury investigation of $1.
President David Schmidly denounced the escalation of what he called the "us-versus-them" politics that have developed between faculty, staff and administrators, during a regents' meeting on Dec. 18. The meeting was held six days after the forum where Schmidly was booed while trying to address faculty, staff and student concerns about the University's finances.
At Friday's forum, students, faculty and staff told President David Schmidly he needs to pay more attention to their needs. Communication and Journalism chairman John Oetzel presented statistics about the number of faculty and students at UNM and said the ratio is burdening both groups.
UNM's new course-evaluation forms are getting mixed reviews from students and faculty. The ICES evaluation forms have been replaced by Individual Development and Educational Assessment forms, which are used at universities across the country. Sophomore Kelsey Carrillo said she remembers the ICES as a more effective way to evaluate courses.
President David Schmidly defended his fiscal decisions amid jeers from about 750 students and employees during Friday's forum on the University's financial troubles. The sound system failed repeatedly during the meeting, requiring speakers to shout their questions.
At the forum Friday, students and employees voiced concerns about the wide salary gap between administrators and faculty. Some asked President David Schmidly if he would take a pay cut and have his vice presidents do the same. Schmidly earns a base salary of $387,600, and UNM's 14 vice presidents make an average of more than $250,000.
The Anderson School of Management is starting a new master's program aimed at students who have an undergraduate degree in business. The Accelerated Master of Business Administration program is a response to a significant increase in the number of MBA applications at universities across the country, according to a news release from the school.
President David Schmidly's smoke-free initiative is in the beginning stages of implementation. Pug Burge, co-chair of the Smoke-Free Environment committee, said the group is giving the UNM community an opportunity to be a part of the process. The committee has scheduled two forums for February, she said, where the group will introduce ideas for what the smoke-free policy could look like.
UNM announced Monday night that finals scheduled before 10 a.m. Tuesday will not be held. According to UNM's finals schedule, this applies only to classes that met Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and had finals scheduled for Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. Finals set for 10 a.
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