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.
Albuquerque is not renowned for its slopes, but every winter skiers and snowboarders dust off their equipment and head to the mountains. It is a city with people devoted to the sport, said Kat McKenzie, marketing director at Wolf Creek Ski Area in Colorado.
Police find burned body on west mesa The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department has identified a burned body found on a dirt road on a mesa west of Albuquerque as that of Danny Michael Baca, 53, whose home was near Chilili. Baca's body was found Jan. 11. Authorities said he'd been shot.
Jan. 3 A male patient at UNM Mental Health Center assaulted a female health care worker in his room. A witness said the woman tried to give the man his medication, but the man refused and became angry. He punched her on the right side of her head. The woman's right eyebrow was bruised and swollen.
Heather Menzer never knew the importance of organ and tissue donors until she injured her knee in 2004. Menzer, an athlete, was told she needed two tissue transplants if she wanted to continue playing sports. "People don't think about the impact and significance of tissue donation, but they are important," she said.
Bricklight District business owners say they look forward to the new Harvard Mall. Louie Torres, owner of Rock 'n' Reels at 105 Harvard Drive. S.E., said he is excited about the prospect of additional customers drawn in by the renovation. "I think it will be good, because a business park will move down here," he said.
Governor's health plan receives mixed reviews SANTA FE (AP) - The governor's health coverage plan, his priority in the current session, debuted before a legislative committee Wednesday to mixed reviews. Some business leaders and health care providers praised it as a big step toward reforming a system under which 400,000 New Mexicans remain uninsured.
Fraud is difficult for any business, but it can devastate a nonprofit, an associate professor of accounting said. "Unfortunately, nonprofit organizations are more susceptible to fraud than for-profit organizations due to the makeup of their workforce - which are typically volunteers or part-time people," Rich Brody said.
University-area coffee shops will soon have to contend with another Starbucks. Starbucks is opening a shop at Central Avenue and Terrace Street, but no opening date has been announced, a spokesperson for Starbucks said. The shop will be the fourth Starbucks within one mile of Main Campus and has some local coffee shop customers and employees concerned.
Finnie Coleman was named acting dean of University College earlier this month. Coleman, director of African-American studies, replaced Peter White. White, who served as dean for eight years, resigned to pursue teaching. Interim Provost Viola Florez said Coleman's background made him an obvious choice.
After the UNM men's basketball team let another big lead slip away, it seemed the Lobos were set up for an all-too-familiar loss. But even after Utah erased a 12-point deficit and took a nine-point lead in the second half, it was UNM's "sixth man" that helped carry the Lobos to a 77-67 overtime victory Tuesday at The Pit.
Chris Chappelle Freshman Political Science Daily Lobo: What did you do for winter break? Chris Chappelle: I actually worked up in Nebraska. DL: What were you doing up in Nebraska? CC: It's called a waste characterization study. It's where we go through landfills and sort the trash into different categories.
Gerald Martinez and his family woke up to the news last week that their house would be renovated for the TV show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Martinez is a pastor at Joshua's Vineyard Church. He and his family were rewarded the home makeover for their help in rebuilding the Trumbull Park Village - a neighborhood in southeast Albuquerque.
The Board of Regents presented law professor Jim Ellis with the Meritorious Service Award earlier this month for his teaching career of over three decades and a landmark victory he won before the Supreme Court. "He's a man who's devoted his time to doing what's good for children and people with disabilities," Regent Raymond Sanchez said.
UNM students will be able to receive substance-abuse treatment this semester. The City of Albuquerque and the UNM Institute for Social Research are offering the service. The new service will be available through the Albuquerque Metropolitan Central Intake.
The owners of the Frontier Restaurant decided Thursday to stop offering 24-hour services. The restaurant will close its doors from 1 to 5 a.m. every day, co-owner Dorothy Rainosek said. Rainosek said there were a number of reasons behind the decision. "Primarily, it is the insurance for 24-hour service, and part of it is the cost for additional security as well as staffing for the late shift," she said.
Iraqi suicide bomber kills 18 at funeral in Baghdad BAGHDAD (AP) - A suicide bomber apparently targeting a senior security official blew himself up inside a funeral tent Monday, killing 18 people in the latest of a series of deadly attacks chipping away at the notion of a calmer Iraq.
About 220 people attended a conference Friday to discuss the state's film industry. UNM held the New Mexico Media Industries Conference in the SUB. Attendees eager to learn about the state's growing film industry attended free classes throughout the day.
A UNM professor who helped discover the Hantavirus died last month. Terry Yates, vice president for Research and Economic Development, died from brain cancer on Dec. 11. He was 57. Ira Greenbaum spoke about Yates at a memorial service at Popejoy Hall on Dec.
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