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.
The pounding of hammers and sounds that emanate from a construction site disturb the usually serene atmosphere of the Harvard Mall during the day. Once construction is complete, the area around Harvard Drive across from UNM will have a new life to it, one of the development partners said.
PNM wants to increase its annual rates for electricity by almost 15 percent. The increase would cost the average household about $80 more per year. The utility company needs to increase its electric rates because production costs and customer demand have gone up, said Jeff Buell, a spokesman for PNM.
Three bus stops on North Campus will close indefinitely Nov. 1 for construction. The stops service Q and G lots and the Redondo shuttles.
Imagine being able to meet potential suitors without going farther than the next table at a restaurant. That's the concept behind UNM alumna Kirsten Muncy's speed-dating business, ABQMatch.com.
About 20 people walked 4 1/2 miles from Johnson Field to Civic Plaza on Saturday to support refugees in northern Uganda. The trek, called Gulu Walk, was part of an international campaign to help children who flee villages to avoid coercion to fight in Uganda's 20-year civil war, said alumna Kay Bounkeua, who organized the Albuquerque walk.
After fleeing Darfur in 2003, refugee Daoud Hari returned six times to be a translator for international reporters. Hari said he wanted his story told. "I want to show everyone, tell everyone what is happening," he said. "That is very valuable to me."
Several campus groups have talked about banning smoking on Main Campus. The Health Sciences Center became smoke-free over the summer, and a Staff Council resolution to ban tobacco at UNM was presented to the Board of Regents in March.
Staff Report The fight against cancer will make small steps unless scientists get funding to take risks with their research on the disease, a UNM researcher said. Michelle Ozbun said a lack of federal funding allows researchers to take on only small projects with little risks, but projects with big risks are the ones that pay off.
Mehran Makvandi Sophomore Pre-pharmacy I don't really care about that issue. I could see why they would want to ban it from campus, but there is a lot of people who smoke and attend college. Shouldn't it be their right to continue what they have always been doing? Sharon Joseph Senior Sociology It's ...
Seventeen people may soon have to face the music for illegally sharing files on UNM's network. The University received pre-lawsuit notices from the Recording Industry Association of America on Wednesday, offering network users the opportunity to settle their cases before going to court, said Richard Mertz, a lawyer for UNM.
Vietnam veteran Bruce Renolds wouldn't have a bed to sleep in if not for the New Mexico Veterans Integration Center. "If it wasn't for this place, I would be homeless," Renolds said. "It was a lifesaver."
The 2008 presidential election campaigns are well underway despite being more than a year away. Hillary Clinton is favored for the Democratic nomination, and Rudy Giuliani is favored for the Republican nomination. The Daily Lobo sat down with political science professor Tim Krebs and asked him about the 2008 election.
Students involved in Colleges Against Cancer might not be directly affected by cancer, but they know someone who is. "I know a lot of people who have it," Molly Maguire-Marshall said. "This year, my best friend's mom was diagnosed with cancer."
Residents of the North Campus area want to stop the University from developing a nearby golf course, but it appears to be a lost cause. "We're going to move ahead with the retirement community for the North Golf Course with participation with the neighborhood association," said Jamie Koch, president of the Board of Regents.
Orange barrels and construction signs will grace the roads of North Campus for the rest of the semester. Construction began last week on the intersection of Camino de Salud and Yale Boulevard, west of UNM Hospital.
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