The Board of Regents will spend $3 million to install a steam turbine that will provide energy for campus. The money comes from the $6 million cogeneration unit project the regents axed last week. The remaining $3 million will go toward renovating The Pit.
UNM and Albuquerque Public Schools will align their spring breaks in 2010 in an attempt to accommodate employees' needs. Laurie Mellas, executive director of the UNM Parent Association, said she has been working with APS for four years to align the breaks but that the proposal has not caught on until this year.
About 50 students and faculty members agreed that President David Schmidly must justify his decision to spend more on a top-heavy administration while scaling back on academic programs. The mix of graduate students, professors, associate professors and department directors met in the SUB on Monday to prepare for Schmidly's Friday forum.
In light of the economic crisis, many pet owners are giving up their furry friends because they can no longer afford to take care of them. The number of pets being surrendered has increased by 45 percent compared to last year, said Peggy Wiggle, executive director of Animal Humane Association of New Mexico.
Daily Lobo: What are you majoring in? Andriea Pirlot: I'm majoring in sign language, or I plan to, but I want to go to dental school. DL: How does that work? AP: I get my degree in sign-language interpreting, but I get all the prerequisites that you need for dental school, so I can still apply.
Mike Locksley's holidays just got a lot brighter. According to ESPN, Locksley, Illinois' offensive coordinator, will succeed Rocky Long as UNM's head football coach. Long resigned Nov. 17 after the Lobos went 4-8 overall and 2-5 in the Mountain West Conference.
Students' eggs and sperm can fetch a high price in the marketplace. But the harvesting process is not as fast and easy as some might think. Egg donors can make about $5,000 per donation, according to Reproductive Resolutions, a national company that provides information about egg donation.
At a forum today, students can suggest how the University administration might solve its financial woes. The Graduate and Professional Student Association and the Historical Graduate Student Association will host a UNM economic strategy session today in SUB ballrooms A and B at noon.
While employees across the U.S. live in fear of layoffs, UNM faculty and staff are encouraged to donate part of their paychecks to support the University. John Stropp, president of the UNM Foundation, said next year's fundraising campaign will aim in part at UNM employees.
Mike Locksley's holidays just got a lot brighter. According to ESPN, Locksley, who was previously Illinois' offensive coordinator, will succeed Rocky Long as UNM's head football coach. Long resigned on Nov. 17 after the Lobos went 4-8 overall and 2-5 in the Mountain West Conference.
Candidates for four traditionally black sororities lined up Thursday for an informational session on sorority life and how to join the sisterhood. African-American Student Services hosted the event for students who wish to join the sororities, which, along with five fraternities, are part of UNM's "Divine Nine," said Marla Wyche-Hall, program manager at the University College Advisement Center.
Staff Report The Board of Regents decided Thursday it will not divert $10 million in funding from two proposed parking structures. On Nov. 11, the regents approved reallocating the structures' funding because of budget shortfalls. But at their meeting Thursday, the regents moved to continue the parking projects because they will pay for themselves, said Steve Beffort, vice president for Institutional Support.
UNM will move forward on costly building projects, despite budget concerns and feared legislative cutbacks. Administrators said it is financially prudent for the University to build now instead of waiting for the recession to end. Finance and Facilities Committee members on Thursday discussed the capital projects that will take place on campus next year, including classroom modernizations and renovations of The Pit.
How will the economy affect your holiday plans? Elijah Esquivel Junior Business "It does kind of suck for family members who have jobs that are kind of on the edge, because they can't really spend as much. So you feel bad for them. But it's not going to affect me too bad, because I don't have a job that I'm worried about losing, because I'm still a student.
The Rail Runner Express will give a discount to UNM students who make the 60-mile commute between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. "It's our policy that students pay half the regular fare to ride the train, whether they're UNM students or CNM students or students in general," said Lawrence Rael, director of the Council of Governments for the Rail Runner.
The regents approved a reallocation of funds that will put another $17 million toward remodeling The Pit. The money, which UNM raised by selling system revenue bonds in 2007, was initially slated to pay for a second cogeneration energy unit and renovations to University Stadium, said Andrew Cullen, associate vice president of Planning, Budget and Analysis.
Provost Suzanne Ortega asserted the safety of graduate and teaching assistant positions Wednesday, despite rumors that these jobs would be among the first cut as UNM deals with the effects of the recession. "I can't promise you, but we haven't reached a single scenario where we'll have to back out of our commitments to graduate students," Ortega said.
About 475 UNM students are receiving merit-based scholarships this year - but they could lose their funding if they don't write a thank-you note. The UNM Presidential Scholarship pays for students' tuition and fees and offers financial help with housing and meals.
With less than three weeks of the semester left, students should begin reviewing for their exams as soon as possible, said Ellee Cushing-Cruver, CAPS program coordinator. Cushing-Cruver said students should find out how much time they have to study for each class instead of cramming for finals at the last minute.
With only two weeks before finals, students may want to consider starting on papers now and getting help from the Center for Academic Program Support. CAPS is being used by more students as final exams and paper deadlines near, said Alicia Lacovara, a senior intern in the program.
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