Staff Report: Black History Month begins on campus 11 a.m. Friday with a flag-raising ceremony outside of Scholes Hall. President David Schmidly will speak, followed by the raising of the Pan-African flag by students and members of ROTC, African-American Student Services and the community.
The journalism and mass communications programs at UNM haven't been accredited for almost six years, but they took a major step toward reaccreditation Wednesday. A team from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications recommended the program be accredited after a three-day review that began Monday, Communications and Journalism chairman John Oetzel said.
Staff Report: Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois will speak in Albuquerque on Friday. The event will be at the Albuquerque Convention Center. He will discuss the economic challenges facing New Mexico, the country and his plans if elected president. The event is free and open to the public.
Jan. 22 A man reported that his ex-girlfriend might have posted fliers around campus with his image and personal information. The man's current girlfriend said she found similar fliers on her car and at work. The man said he has not had contact with his ex-girlfriend since April.
Illegal immigration is a make-or-break issue for the 2008 campaign in border states like New Mexico. For years, Congress has battled back and forth on the issue. But no senator, president or congressman can understand the importance of the issue better than people who have spent their lives wanting to become citizens, said Monica Schapiro, a 25-year-old from Ecuador.
Staff Report Former President Bill Clinton will speak at UNM on Thursday. He is campaigning for his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York. He will speak to students, faculty and staff in Johnson Gym at 3 p.m., said Kristen Lee, a campaign organizer for Hillary Clinton.
Almost five years, almost 4,000 U.S. casualties, and the fate of the Iraq War will rest with one presidential candidate. Student Caleb Franzoy, who served two terms in Iraq, said the next president needs to win the war or send the troops home. "There is a job to be done over there, and we need to either do it right or quit and get out," he said.
A cancelled bus trip didn't stop students from participating in UNM Day at the Capitol on Tuesday. Students travel to Santa Fe every year to lobby the Legislature. A bus full of students was scheduled to leave at 7:30 a.m., but the trip was canceled due to icy road conditions.
There has never been a dental school in New Mexico. But that can change if Gov. Bill Richardson gets his way. Richardson is asking the Legislature for money to create New Mexico's first dental school at UNM. A dental school could be costly, said Mark Moores, director of the New Mexico Dental Association.
Zachariah Southard Electronic arts Senior Daily Lobo: How long have you been a UNM student? ZS: Since, uh, wow, 1998. I left for two years to work in Silicon Valley, during the dot-com era, and I returned in 2002. DL: And you're from? ZS: I was born in Santa Fe.
Health care is a hot-button issue for Americans who feel sick and abandoned by modern medicine. But reforming the medical industry has proved divisive. "We are a very expensive health care system, and our health indicators don't really reflect that we're getting good value for the money that we're spending on our health care system," said Beverly Kloeppel, director of the Student Health Center.
If you don't have a vehicle or hate looking for parking in the University area, there's a new way to rent a car on campus. Zipcar, the world's largest car-sharing service, announced Monday a partnership with UNM that will give students, faculty and staff access to five vehicles available for rent 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
UNM is looking to raise the bar for prospective students. President David Schmidly said he will ask the Board of Regents to raise the University's GPA admissions requirement from 2.25 to 2.5 for fall 2009. By 2010, students would need a 2.75 GPA to get into UNM, he said.
GPSA's council chairwoman resigned at Saturday's meeting. Melanie Armstrong's resignation was read before the Graduate and Professional Student Association. Armstrong oversaw the council's meetings. She collaborated with the executive board over the agenda for each meeting, deciding the amount of time spent on each item, and delegated who was able speak and for how long.
Political ads are popping up all over TV and radio, and the lawns of some Albuquerque homes are littered with campaign signs. That can mean only one thing: It's election season again. And New Mexico is in a position to pick the next Democratic candidate. Polls open Feb.
GPSA representatives voted Saturday not to hold a special election to recall their president. But some members of the Graduate and Professional Student Association say that violated the organization's constitution. In November, council members drafted a petition to recall Joseph Garcia, and 284 graduate students signed it.
Santa Fe 'safe havens' help violence victims SANTA FE - Some Santa Fe businesses are joining in the fight against domestic and sexual violence by displaying decals that identify them as "safe havens" for victims. The decal lets victims know that the staff inside is trained to assist people who have been assaulted or raped by helping them access appropriate community resources.
February is Black History Month, but festivities begin on campus this weekend with a brunch and speech featuring LeVar Burton. Burton, who hosts the show "Reading Rainbow," was selected to speak because of his accomplishments as an actor and a role model, said Finnie Coleman, director of African-American studies.
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