A Palestinian youth organizer spoke at UNM on Saturday and called for nonviolence and dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians as a solution to the problems in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Hisham Jabi spoke to about 65 people in the SUB about the lives of young Palestinians and the political and socioeconomic situation in those two regions.
If you're wondering how high the expectations are for Steve Alford, look no further than his wallet. Alford, officially introduced as the new UNM men's basketball head coach on Friday, will be making an annual salary of $975,000 - nearly twice the amount of former head coach Ritchie McKay, who was fired Feb. 22. UNM Athletics Director Paul Krebs said Alford's salary is necessary if the Lobos are going to be one of the elite teams in the nation. "We aspire to have a great basketball program," he said. "We aspire to compete with the best. And if you want to compete with the best, you need to pay the best, and that's what we're willing to do."
When something has to be mixed in a channel that is measured in micrometers, it's complicated. Liquids in a microscopic channel can't be mixed by shaking them up like gin and vermouth in a martini, said Dimiter Petsev, assistant professor in chemical and nuclear engineering.
David Schmidly, UNM's next president, said the University's student and campus employees could alleviate parking problems by walking more. "I'm a walker," he said. "I try to walk everywhere I can. I try to lead by example."
ASUNM met for an emergency session Wednesday and passed two election reform bills aimed at increasing voter turnout for the student government's elections.
The UNM men's basketball team officially announced Steve Alford as its new head coach today, signing the former Iowa Hawkeye head coach to a six-year deal.
Matthew Duran Sophomore Political science No, because it's not that hard just to show up to the polls and write in who you want. That's what I've done the last few elections. It's not that hard. Nichole Wilson Freshman Health sciences Yes, because I am in (ASUNM) Lobo Spirit, and I feel that ...
House Bill 384 gets the ball rolling to increase compensation and benefits for part-time faculty at New Mexico colleges and universities, said Democratic Rep. Danice Picraux, who introduced the bill. The bill passed in the House and Senate but has not been signed by Gov. Bill Richardson.
A toy airplane caused a bomb scare at Johnson Center on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. after it crashed through a window on the roof and into a yoga class, said Lt. Pat Davis, UNM Police spokesman.
Researchers of the future can expect to search library archives as easily as they search the Internet, said Michael Kelly, director of the Center for Southwest Research. "They want it to be like Google," he said. "They want to be able to go to one place, type in what they're looking for, and it searches everything." UNM is moving in that direction with the Rocky Mountain Online Archive - Rmoa.unm.edu - a $250,000 Web site launched by the University on March 1. More than 20 libraries in New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming are part of the archive. Before the archive, there was no place to search collections in the three states. "You'd have to look at a list from each library and find out what you wanted and tell them," Kelly said. "It was pretty laborious." A search on the site for Billy the Kid lists 65 documents, including Lincoln County documents and a collection of photographs. Most of the documents are not available digitally, but the Web site lists enough information to request the documents from the library. "We'll have people call us and say, 'Could you photocopy the contents of folder six in such-and-such a collection?'" Kelly said. "They wouldn't have been able to do that before."
Gov. Bill Richardson signed a bill March 13 that requires employers to provide a private, clean space for breast-feeding mothers to pump their milk. Graduate student Lissa Knudsen lobbied the Legislature in order to show how important it was to get the bill passed. Lobbying wasn't easy, she said. "I felt like a fish out of water," she said. "This was the big time, and I'm a student, but it went really well, and we made it through with flying colors." House Bill 613 also requires that employers allow flexible breaks for employees who breast-feed. Sandrea Gonzales, director of the Women's Resource Center, said it is a step toward protecting breast-feeding rights for mothers at UNM. "It's extremely important for nursing mothers, because in the past, it's been difficult for them to find places," she said. "This makes it more convenient for a nursing mother to be a student, to be successful and to complete her education." Knudsen said a mother's right to breast pump should be protected.
For couples who have a hard time conceiving, the Reproductive Medicine and Fertility Center hosts a fertility seminar at UNM once a month.
Whether you've been bitten by a snake or swallowed some acetone, the New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center probably has an answer.
More than 400 pairs of boots, representing National Guard deaths in Iraq, stood in rows in Smith Plaza on Monday. Todd Lambert, who helped organize the "Eyes Wide Open" exhibit, said UNM is an appropriate place for the traveling memorial to visit.
Jeannette Ferguson Senior Biological chemistry Daily Lobo: How long have you lived in Albuquerque? Jeannette Ferguson: I was born here, left when I was 3, came back when I was 8, and now I am 24. DL: What do you like about this city? JF: It's pretty. There's not a lot of tall buildings, so you ...
A class like "Booze and Drugs" wouldn't exist without the Research Service Learning Program. Vice Provost Peter White will teach the interdisciplinary English class for the first time this summer.
Next fall, students who are short on gas money and don't like walking will have no excuse to skip class. House Bill 2, signed by Gov. Bill Richardson on Thursday, includes a $35,000 appropriation that gives students free city bus rides to and from campus.
Priorities that were vetoed during the 2006 legislative session came to fruition this year in Senate Bill 710. The bill included an assortment of allocations for UNM, including environmental health and research programs, and funding to plan and design a building for UNM West.
Alumna Vera Norwood met with about 20 staff members Thursday to discuss her achievements as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and her plans for the future if selected as dean. Norwood got her bachelor's, master's and doctorate from UNM.
ASUNM voted in favor of a bill Wednesday aimed at increasing voter turnout for its elections, but it didn't pass because four senators weren't at the meeting. The bill proposed to open a polling center in a hallway of Mesa Vista Hall near the ethnic student centers. Nine senators voted in favor of the bill, six senators opposed it and one abstained.
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