UNM students have been able to ride city buses for free since August, and now CNM students can do the same. The program extended to include CNM students after Mayor Martin Chavez met with the community college's president, Kathie Winograd, said Greg Payne, director of transit for ABQRide.
About 500 people evacuated Zimmerman Library on Wednesday after a water pipe burst, flooding the basement. The library had to be cleared, and the power was shut off while clean-up crews drained the water, said Joel Straquadine, facilities maintenance manager of Physical Plant.
About 500 students were evacuated from Zimmerman Library on Wednesday afternoon after a 10-inch water pipe burst and flooded the basement. The library had to be cleared and the power shut off until Physical Plant workers could assess if the flood damaged any electric lines, said Joel Straquadine, facilities maintenance manager.
If the food on campus leaves a bad taste in your mouth, fill out a survey in front of the SUB. The survey is to determine students' wants and needs for on-campus dining, said Jennie McDowell, a worker with Aramark.
The old saying that the winners of war write the history isn't always true, a military historian said. "In some instances, it was the losers who wrote the history books," Geoffrey Megargee said.
Elly Miksch Freshman Pre-Med Daily Lobo: How long have you been a Red Sox fan? Elly Miksch: Since I was little - like little, little. DL: Are you from Boston? EM: No. But my aunt is, and she has season tickets. That is how I started to like them, because every time we'd go (to Boston), we'd ...
Communication, education and support are key in battling hate crimes at UNM. That's the conclusion a group of students came to after a GPSA-led discussion Monday. The graduate student government hosted the forum to discuss a proposed hate crimes resolution to be presented to President David Schmidly.
Staff Report UNM got a C for sustainability. The Sustainability Endowment Institute released its 2008 Campus Sustainability Report Card on Wednesday. The report covers the 200 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada with the largest endowment funds.
Life can be more problematic than late homework assignments and massive midterms, student Margi Miranda said. "We're college students, and we think we have problems because we can't get our papers done or something," said Miranda, who volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House. "But our problems are nothing compared to what some people are going through."
Since 1991, the Frontier Restaurant has been open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But about a year ago, the restaurant closed its doors between 1:30 and 4 a.m. on a Saturday and Sunday after a fight broke out.
Caleb Trotter's life changed last week when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. His mother, Nicole, said they got support from church members and Caleb's school, but the diagnosis is difficult to handle.
Staff Report The president of UNM's Board of Regents will help raise money for Mayor Martin Chavez's senatorial campaign. "The mayor's a good friend of mine," Jamie Koch said. "Pete Domenici had that seat since 1973. It'd be great if we could get a Democrat in there and a person who was born and raised in New Mexico.
Steve Malins Biology Senior Yes, because I think it's important that restaurants maintain a high standard of health, and UNM should do its part to maintain a higher standard than regular state standards. Jakub Fojt Business Freshman No. It should be up to the students to decide whether they ...
Student R.J. Nicks said he fell into thousands of dollars of credit card debt after he was offered a deal that seemed too good to be true.
Curanderismo is not alternative medicine - it is the medicine of the people, said Sandrea Gonzales, a curandera. "They feel comfortable. They feel safe. And that is the whole part of curanderismo," she said.
Alcohol and drugs can ruin your life, said Chelsea Mowrer, event coordinator of Red Ribbon Day. "Not only could it be fatal to you and other people around you," she said. "You can lose your job, be kicked out of school and lose scholarships."
Sonia Balasch said she is happy to be back in the United States after being stranded in Venezuela for three months. Balasch said gunmen stole all of her belongings Aug. 26. She said she couldn't get back into the U.S. until now because her passport and visa were stolen.
Staff Report If you're interested in working in public service, check out the job fair today in the SUB. More than 60 employers from the federal, state and municipal governments will be on campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The federal organizations include the CIA, FBI and DEA.
Global warming will reduce surface water in the Rio Grande Valley, and the shortage will change New Mexico's economy, a team of researchers said. Brian Hurd and Julia Coonrod conducted a yearlong study on how climate change will affect the state's water supply.
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