Students met in the SUB Tuesday to discuss at length a word so controversial, few will say it out loud. UNM's Black Student Union held its second N-word Luncheon on Tuesday, where a panel broke down the issues surrounding the word and its usage. The panel addressed how the word has managed to stick around for so long.
UNM has nine more vice presidents than NMSU and outspends State on vice-presidential salaries by about 3 to 1, according to the University's salary book. UNM spends about $3.4 million per year on the salaries of 14 vice presidents and one interim vice president.
Mystery will continue to envelop UNM football's coaching vacancy until the position is filled, according to Athletics Director Paul Krebs. "I will not, throughout the course of this process, be commenting on candidates," Krebs said. "To comment on one means I really feel compelled to on all (of them).
The two top candidates vying to be director of Admissions and Recruitment Services have worked with President David Schmidly and Carmen Alvarez Brown, vice president of enrollment management. The candidates discussed their qualifications for the position - which could pay more than $100,000 - in open forums on campus last week.
Daily Lobo: Why did you choose biology? Thanh-Lan Nguyen: They don't have an optometry school here, so I would have to move, and that's the only thing - the downside of it. But, I really like eyes, because I know it can capture a lot of your emotions. DL: How do you mean? TN: I know it's really complicated and it's connected to the brain - that's a really sensitive area.
Forget a barn burner. When the UNM women's basketball team took on DePaul on Monday, the entire Pit nearly caught fire. And not just with excitement - though there was plenty of that. UNM improved to 3-0 on the year, as Amy Beggin proved to be a savior with her last-second layup that propelled the Lobos to a 68-66 victory.
In a time of economic contraction, Hewlett-Packard has chosen to build a new facility in Rio Rancho. Company executives said they are looking to fill as many entry-level positions as possible with recent college graduates. The move to Rio Rancho will bring an estimated 1,350 jobs to Albuquerque and Rio Rancho by 2012, said Jim Payne, Rio Rancho city manager.
For 11 seasons, head coach Rocky Long spearheaded UNM's football program. But on Monday, in a room jam-packed with reporters, Long announced he would step down as the Lobos' head football coach. "It's hard for me to leave," he said. "But it's the right thing to do for the program.
Rose Chavez, a UNM alumna who organized the Lobo Growers Market, has been controversially removed from her position as coordinator of the market. As a result, the Oct. 21 market was canceled. Chavez said she was fired when Bruce Milne, executive director of Sustainability Studies, and Terry Horger, program manager of Sustainability Studies, said she wasn't performing to their expectations.
The Board of Regents moved forward on building a student recreation center, approving $80,000 to fund a planning phase at its meeting Tuesday. University architect Roger Lujan will work with Van H. Gilbert and Opsis Architecture, a firm based in Portland, Ore.
A line of protesters stretching two blocks marched through Downtown Albuquerque on Saturday to oppose California's gay marriage ban. Dozens of people assembled in Civic Plaza before the march, brandishing signs with slogans such as, "You don't have to be gay to believe in equal rights," "Fight the H8," and "Better gay than grumpy.
The Zapatista women of Chiapas, Mexico, are in need of medical resources and training, and a local group is coming to their aid. The Escuchame Rugir Collective - which means "hear me roar" in Spanish - has hosted a fundraising dinner for the women for each of the past five years.
The pink forms students use to add or drop a class after deadline will go from $10 to $75 next semester, a decision the Office of the Registrar hasn't publicized. The new cards will be a lighter pink and will have slightly different information on them, said Paula Smith-Hawkins, supervisor for student records in the Office of the Registrar.
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An electrical fire started in the George Pearl Hall architecture building late Wednesday night, setting off alarms and leading authorities to evacuate the building. Albuquerque Fire Department battalion commander Victor Marquez said the small fire was started by defective wiring in the building, which created smoke in the basement.
The New Mexico Veterans Integration Center asked students to give their two cents at the "Mile of Coins" fundraiser held in Smith Plaza on Tuesday. Students were asked to give any change they could to make a line of coins later donated to the Veterans Integration Center.
A total of $30 million in funding that was put aside in 2007 will be reallocated to programs that could help the University raise money to pay off its debts. The $30 million was accrued from the sale of system revenue bonds in 2007, and the University has decided to invest it in as-yet undecided programs to ensure the University can repay everyone who purchased the bonds, said Andrew Cullen, associate vice president for institutional planning.
Like a hands-on science museum, UNM's hydraulics laboratory lets students explore real-world applications of scientific principles. The laboratory, in the Centennial Engineering Center, features a 50-foot-long, customizable arroyo simulator, a water-turbine simulator and equipment to let students test aerodynamic drag on cars and the effects of water pressure on fire hoses.
Since medicinal marijuana was legalized in New Mexico in 2007, there are about 200 medical cannabis users in the state, according to Reena Szczepanski, director of Drug Policy Alliance New Mexico. However, patients have no place to legally purchase the drug, except in California, Szczepanski said.
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