Joanna Michnovicz Sophomore Theater Daily Lobo: Why did you come to UNM? Joanna Michnovicz: I live here. I grew up in Albuquerque. So, it's the best choice - the Lottery Scholarship. DL: Why major in theater? JM: I've been doing theater since I was a little kid. So, I've always enjoyed it. I just ...
The director of an Indian fair-trade organization described women's lives in the slums of Mumbai at the Fair-Trade Gala on Saturday. "Women (in Indian slums) don't have opportunities," Pushpika Freitas said. "They are uneducated, and they do not have any marketable skills. They are brought up to bear children and to be a mother. They're not supposed to think or be someone."
Gregory Gleason, a political science professor, will go on a 10-day trip to Israel at the end of May, but he's not sure what his trip will be like. "I don't think the itinerary is something that's public," he said. "People are getting blown up - it's not something where you want people to know when you'll be someplace."
About 1,100 students, staff and faculty volunteered in Albuquerque on Saturday to walk kennel dogs, plant a community garden and play video games with hospitalized children. "I think it's great that in a state and community that is not so rich - like Albuquerque - we can actually go out and do this," said Nico Condon, who helped organize the sixth annual Spring Storm. "We can get all these people out in the community helping people." Community Experience, a branch of ASUNM, sponsored the event. About 800 people volunteered in 2006.
If you want to download "Borat" and Fall Out Boy music videos on UNM's wireless Internet network, be ready to answer to fellow students who want to check their MySpace accounts. If someone uses the connection to download large files, it will dominate the bandwidth and prevent others from using the Internet, said Paula Loendorf, director of ITS Communication Network Services.
Harry Belafonte challenged an audience of about 500 people Thursday to become more engaged and active in the United States' struggle for racial equality and human rights. "Where is our humanity?" Belafonte said at Popejoy Hall. "What is happening to us as a people? And, can we wake up to a clearer vision and to make the sacrifices that are required to make a difference?"
Antoinette Cuaderes Freshman Civil engineering I already used it, and I had to pay for some tuition. I'm set up on a payment plan. Nancy Rivera Junior Biology I'm going to (Las) Vegas, hopefully. Christine Rehme Freshman Art education I'm getting a tattoo - finishing up work on my ...
Despite a campuswide e-mail that informed everyone to be "especially vigilant" and report suspicious activities to UNM Police, the University is not vulnerable, said Lt. Pat Davis, spokesman for the department.
Student Jovita Belgarde loves to powwow. "It's so energizing, with all the drumming and dancing and singing," she said.
Daryl Davis said getting a Ku Klux Klan hood and robe was one of the defining moments of his life. But Davis is no white supremacist. He's an African-American who wrote about the KKK based on interviews with its members.
ASUNM passed election reforms too quickly and didn't set enough guidelines to regulate campaigning in its April election, the chairman of the student government's elections commission said. "With the implementation of online voting, I think that rules governing the campaigners and the campaign workers were missing completely," Nas Manole said.
UNM students showed support for Virginia Tech on Wednesday by signing a banner in the SUB that reads, "Our Heart Goes Out 2 VT." "The tragedy over there has affected our students," said Tanya Skinner, executive director of the Lobo Spirit Committee. "We're grieving because we are a community here, just like their campus."
The next dean of University Libraries might keep Zimmerman Library's doors open all night.
UNM ranked in the top 25 graduate schools for Hispanics in the April 9 issue of the magazine Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education. But some Hispanic graduate students said they are worried the ranking will make the University complacent about improving its services for minorities.
UNM's Counseling and Therapy Services will have a meeting Friday for students concerned about the shootings at Virginia Tech. "It's a debriefing session for students to process their feelings in a safe environment," said Harry Linneman, director of the office. "They can sort out if what they're feeling is normal or not normal, and they can talk about it with other people."
Add fundraising to the list of adrenaline-fueled activities alongside skydiving and rollercoasters.
Jay McAdams Junior Earth and planetary sciences Daily Lobo: Where are you from? Jay McAdams: New Hampshire. DL: Why did you come to UNM? JM: It's cheaper than paying in-state tuition in New Hampshire. DL: What would your major be if you weren't majoring in Earth and planetary sciences? JM: ...
Don't let its small stature fool you - the silvery minnow is an integral part of the Rio Grande's ecosystem, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist said.
Alumnus Jayson Capps wanted a career in marketing, but he was majoring in fine arts. He signed up for UNM's Cooperative Education Program and worked as a marketing intern for Career Services for six semesters. After he graduated, the office hired him as a professional intern. "I was able to work under someone who could really give me some guidance," he said. "I learned things I never would have been exposed to with my fine arts major. Plus, I got a job after I graduated."
UNM President David Harris met with about 100 people at the law school Sunday to talk about the future of the North Golf Course. The meeting was held because residents are concerned that UNM will commercially develop the golf course, said Sara Koplik, president of the North Campus Neighborhood Association. "We've watched it change over the last 20 years," she said. "This place is beloved."
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