Students, faculty and staff can get child care at UNM through the Children's Campus. But they'll have to act fast to get their kid a spot, said Sarah Valles, the center's program manager. "We joke about it, but not completely," Valles said. "The average wait for an infant room can be anywhere from one to two years.
The Board of Regents will select a food-service provider for UNM at its meeting Wednesday. Aramark, the food-service provider for the University, will reach the end of its eight-year contract in April. Students have said Aramark provides unhealthy options and forbids bringing outside food into the SUB and La Posada.
UNM staff member Toyoko Tsukuda, right, and medical student Adam Forshaw protest against the "Bodies Human" exhibit on Saturday at Menaul and Louisiana boulevards. The protesters want Coronado Center to close down the exhibit because they say it's unethical.
The Office of the President announced Thursday that Tito Guerrero III is a finalist for UNM's provost position. Guerrero is the vice president and associate provost for diversity at Texas A&M University. Guerrero will be on campus Monday and Tuesday for interviews, during which faculty, staff, students and the Board of Regents will meet with him, said Julia Fulghum, chairwoman of the provost search committee.
Judge asked to reconsider former Marine's sentence (AP) - An attorney for an Iraq war veteran who was sentenced to two years in prison for fatally shooting a would-be burglar has asked a judge to reconsider his client's sentence. Elton John Richard II, 30, was sentenced last month by state District Judge Pat Murdoch after pleading no contest to a charge of voluntary manslaughter.
Two UNM organizations will celebrate International Women's Day on Saturday. Monica Garcia, president of the Women's Law Caucus, said that instead of having a one-day celebration, the caucus will have events all month. "This year, we chose to focus on ending violence against women," she said.
UNM's Sustainability Studies program might not be around in the fall. Last year, the program received $207,000 from the state Legislature. But this year, Sustainability Studies only got $15,000, Interim Provost Viola Florez said Florez said the program is not part of UNM's budget and is not guaranteed money from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Jason Trambley Junior Communication and Journalism I think it is, actually. I went to go check it out, and I think that those people are dead and that everybody has the natural curiosity to see the human body in its true form. Jaime Hilyard Senior Anthropology I think there definitely needs to be more research into where the bodies actually come from.
The Student Fee Review Board passed a recommendation last week for a 12 percent increase in student fees next semester. The recommendation was submitted to Cheo Torres, vice president of Student Affairs, on Wednesday for review, said Joseph Garcia, chairman of the board.
Feb. 29 A UNM Police officer was dispatched to Novitsky Hall after a student reported his truck stolen from M Lot. The student told police he had parked his truck next to the observatory and went to his job. When he returned during his lunch break, his vehicle was missing.
The fire at Puccini's Golden West Saloon started because of some linseed oil left on cleaning rags, owner Kathy Zimmer said. "It was a freak accident," she said. "We had been treating our floors with linseed oil. We thought it was being handled properly, but the linseed oil didn't quite get out of the rags that were used to clean with, so those rags spontaneously combusted during the night.
Sex offenders banned from libraries ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Albuquerque has banned people on the state's sex offender registry from city libraries to keep them from using city computers to track down victims, a city official said. Navy sailor convicted of leaking info NEW HAVEN, Conn.
At the end of every semester, students evaluate their professors and courses by filling out the ICES evalutation. The deputy provost uses the evaluations to help determine whether a professor gets a raise, promotion or even tenure. But the results aren't public, so students don't get to see them before signing up for a class.
Staff report The Higher Education Initiative was approved Tuesday in Rio Rancho. The bond passed with 63 percent of the vote. The bond authorizes a .025 percent hike on gross receipts tax in Rio Rancho. The funds are equivalent to 25 cents per $100 and will go toward the acquisition, reconstruction, renovation and improvement of a UNM campus in Rio Rancho.
Plasticized human corpses will be on display inside Coronado Center through May. But a group of UNM medical students says it will protest the exhibit because it's unethical. The exhibit will showcase human bodies that have been plasticized - a rubberization process that replaces the body's water and fatty material with plastic - and dissected so organs can be placed on display.
Former NM lawmaker dies of esophageal cancer at 73 (AP) - Ron Godbey, a former Republican state lawmaker who battled members of his own party over drug reform proposals, died Saturday. He was 73. Godbey died of esophageal cancer at a hospital in San Angelo, Texas, said his daughter, Julie Godbey Thompson of La Porte, Texas.
Gov. Bill Richardson signed a $180 million bill in the SUB on Monday. The bill was part of the general obligation bond act that would give $70 million to UNM. About 10 percent of that money would be allotted for a potential dental intern program. David Harris, executive vice president of administration, said New Mexico residents will vote on the issue in November.
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