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.
UNM Hospital received a $12.3 million grant to study Valencia County children from gestation to age 21. Doctors and nurses from the hospital will keep tabs on 1,000 children's health as part of a national study, said Robert Annett, principle investigator for the project.
Sandeep Panta Graduate student Computer engineering Daily Lobo: Where are you from? Sandeep Panta: The south of India. DL: What do you think about New Mexico? SP: New Mexico is good only because I have a lot of friends here. I haven't gone to a lot of places in New Mexico. Other people always ...
There was tension in Smith Plaza on Monday when abortion-rights groups and an anti-abortion group presented their opposing viewpoints.
Two UNM students died over fall break after their vehicle crashed near Cuba. Rachael McCoy and Michael O'Neill, both 18, were on their way home to Farmington when the crash happened, said Tim Lucero, undersheriff for Sandoval County.
GPSA passed an anti-discrimination resolution Tuesday, but it cut more than half the original bill. GPSA president Joseph Garcia said the resolution had been stripped of its teeth after almost three hours of debate, but it still tackles important issues on campus.
About 60 men stumbled across campus in high heels Saturday to raise awareness of violence against women. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes was put on by the YWCA and members of UNM's Greek community.
UNM might be able to hire twice as many students for work-study. The University will ask the state Legislature to double its funding for the work-study program, an increase of about $1.5 million, said Marc Saavedra, government relations director. "The more you have students living and working on campus, then you tend to see more students graduate, first of all, but they also graduate within four to six years," he said.
ASUNM will ask New Mexico for $25 million to make the University more energy efficient. "If you lower the cost of your energy consumption, that money can be invested in education, which is a better use of resources," said Matt Barnes, vice president of the student government.
Almost 200 bicyclists rode around Albuquerque on Saturday for a ride in remembrance of student James Quinn. Quinn was a law student who was killed Sept. 15 when his bicycle was hit by a vehicle on Route 66 in Tijeras Canyon. He was 28.
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