Jonathan Kozol said he is tired of seeing children in inner-city schools treated like machines. "In a lot of schools, they don't refer to children as children anymore," he said. "They train our kids to give the answers, the predictable answers."
UNM Recreational Services celebrated its 50th birthday under a full moon Tuesday. About 300 students showed up on Johnson Field to enjoy free food and reggae music.
UNM received a subpoena Thursday from the Recording Industry Association of America, demanding the University release the names of 16 UNM network users suspected of illegal file sharing.
University Stadium will never see a crowd as large as the one at the football game against NMSU two weeks ago.
Arrests for alcohol violations on campus dropped by almost 75 percent last year, according to UNM Police's 2006 crime report. The change resulted from campuswide initiatives to prevent alcohol abuse and more awareness about the University's no-tolerance alcohol policy, said Lt. Pat Davis, spokesman for UNMPD.
Ethan Schanning Junior Chemistry Daily Lobo: Why are you majoring in chemistry? Ethan Schanning: Basically because I want to set myself up for med school here. DL: Do you do cool experiments? ES: I'm more into the nutritional side of things. I work at R Downs, too. DL: What is that? ES: It's ...
Homecoming is a chance to get students involved on campus, the Lobo Spirit director said. "We wanted to promote general spirit among students from all walks of life," Cate Wisdom said.
Alumnus Preston Dennard was a star receiver in the NFL for eight years after graduating, but he couldn't have done it without a mentor, he said. "I came from a very poor background," he said. "My daddy worked until his last dying day on this earth, but it didn't limit me. I had a mentor, and he's my best friend to this day."
About a dozen students marched through campus Monday, shouting slogans in support of diversity and unity on campus.
Staff Report A UNM administrator will soon advise President Bush. John Garcia, chief economic development officer, was appointed last week by the president to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. "The goal is try to see the best use of public lands in terms of preservation but also promotion when appropriate," Garcia said.
Every two weeks, one of the world's 7,000 languages becomes extinct. UNM faculty is working to keep American Indian languages alive in New Mexico and trying to establish a center to help preserve them.
UNM may change it's undergraduate curriculum to meet the needs of a changing student body, said Terry Babbitt, interim vice president for enrollment management. Freshman enrollment is down for a second year, but school officials said the decline is offset by an increase in transfer students.
Produce isn't meant to be filled with chemicals, stored for months and shipped 200 miles, a local farmer said.
Since the 1970s, women's resource centers have helped women overcome obstacles in and out of the classroom.
About 75 people attended a ceremony Thursday to raise the Mexican flag and address issues of intolerance at UNM. The ceremony was held because a student took down a Mexican flag from a flagpole outside Scholes Hall on Monday, tore it and took it to the Air Force ROTC office.
After four ASUNM senators resigned, students who did not win the spring election stepped in to fill their spots.
Codi McIntyre Senior Psychology No. I haven't seen it be an issue at all while I've been here, but I have heard about a few things. But in my opinion, we're not too racial. Thierry Milleret Senior Cinematic arts Everybody has a little bit of racism in them. It doesn't necessarily mean that ...
UNM will manage payroll for all university employees through a Web banner system beginning in January.
A student took down a Mexican flag from a flagpole outside Scholes Hall Monday, tore it and took it to the Air Force ROTC office, police said. A summons was issued for Peter Lynch, 30, by the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court for criminal damage to property, said Lt. Pat Davis, spokesman for UNM Police.
A team of doctors and nurses from UNM Hospital is a finalist in a national competition and could fetch them up to $5 million.
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