News - The Daily Lobo

News

Group aims to make service a requirement

Caleb Fort | April 5

If a group of UNM students gets its way, community service classes will be required to graduate. "If you're coming in as an undergraduate, just like you have to take English 101 and history 101, you would have to take a class that has a service approach to learning," said student Travis McKenzie, a member of the Service Action Network, a student group aimed at increasing community service from UNM students.

Electrician Geno Brown installs a wall sconce in the Communication and Journalism Building on Wednesday. The building's renovation is scheduled for completion around mid-May.

News

A long wait finally to end

April 5

It has been a long wait for the renovation of the Communication and Journalism Building, but the chairman of the department said it will be worth it when it's done around mid-May.

Students Adam Chavez, left, and Ellen Cruz, center, read pamphlets about sexual assault prevention passed out by student Caitlin Potter at a Student Health Center booth on Smith Plaza on Wednesday. Booths were set up on the plaza to promote National Sexua

News

Event educates on sexual assault

April 5

Sexual assault comes in many forms. "When you think about sexual assault, you think about rape," said Natahnee Winder, a peer educator at UNM's Student Health Center. "Stalking, domestic violence and unwanted contact are also issues." Winder organized an information booth for National Sexual Assault Awareness Day on Wednesday.

News

Lawsuit: Veterinarian forced into resigning

Caleb Fort | April 4

A lawsuit against UNM and two professors alleges that a former University veterinarian was forced to resign after complaining about cruel experiments on animals. The suit was filed May 27 by Daniel Theele, who was a veterinarian and director of the Animal Resource Facility since 1998.

Student Maria DeBlassie, left, talks to Brian Lee, a judge at the Undergraduate Creativity and Research Conference, about her project on author Jane Austen on Tuesday in the SUB.

News

Imaginations on display

April 4

Student Lauren Anderson said math and nature go hand in hand. Anderson used matrices to answer a question a piano instructor posed about why keys on a piano are arranged the way they are.

News

Board's process comes under fire

Bryan Gibel | April 4

The Student Fee Review Board's deliberation process does not conform to the state's open meetings act, according to a report by a national organization.

Student Ghadeh Hadi, left, talks about Islam with student Jasmiine Clemons-Thompson on Monday in Smith Plaza. Islamic Awareness Week is sponsored by the Muslim Student Association and will run until Friday.

News

Association aims to clear up misconceptions about Islam

April 3

You shouldn't believe everything you see on TV, especially when it comes to Islam, said student Saba Afsar. "The media portrays it as a harsh religion," Afsar said. "It gives us a bad name, like Muslims are taught to shoot and kill people. I couldn't even kill a spider, let alone a human." Afsar organizes activities for female members of the UNM Muslim Student Association, which is sponsoring Islamic Awareness Week. The group has an informational tent in Smith Plaza from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Friday. The week's activities include lectures, ethnic food and Turkish drum performances. Afsar said the purpose of the event is not to convert people but to clear up misconceptions about Islam, such as the oppression of women. "When you look at it, Islam is one of the first religions to grant women's rights," she said. Student Samah Kamal, a member of the association, said women have had more rights under Islam than any other religion, including the right to own land and the right to vote.

News

Daily Lobo spotlight

April 3

John Sumrow Junior Fine arts Daily Lobo: What's your job on campus? John Sumrow: I'm a senior graphic designer. DL: What do you do? JS: All the billboards statewide. If they want a magazine, I design that - do the layout and a lot of photography. DL: What do you like about your job? JS: I ...

Students David Lee, right, and Rafael Garcia set up during the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference in the SUB on Monday.

News

Event to showcase creativity

April 3

Research isn't just for professors or graduate students. Undergraduates should get practice researching and presenting their findings, said Marla Wyche-Hall, who helped coordinate this year's Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference.

Dancer Luis Garcia performs a blessing with other Aztec dancers as part of a C

News

Celebrating Chávez through music, dance

Nancy Seplveda | April 2

About 250 people marched down Avenida CÇsar Chávez on Saturday to celebrate the life and accomplishments of a human rights activist who died in 1993. CÇsar Chávez founded the United Farm Workers of America and organized nonviolent boycotts, marches, strikes and political demonstrations to fight for the rights of farm workers and immigrants.

New Mexico first lady Barbara Richardson, center, looks at the ceiling of the Star Wars-themed infusion center in the Carrie Tingley Hospital on Saturday.

News

First lady dedicates new pavilion

April 2

The $233.8 million, 476,555-square-foot Barbara and Bill Richardson Pavilion was dedicated Saturday at UNM Hospital. It was a milestone for medicine in New Mexico, said Hazel Tull-Leach, executive director of the hospital's Development and Marketing. "It shows that someone had a vision, a dream and that they were able to go full circle," she said. Barbara Richardson said the pavilion helps address the greatest need in the state. "There is truly no more important mission than providing health care," she said. The six-story facility specializes in care for children with a pediatric and adult emergency room, themed nursing units and an interactive, Star Wars-themed infusion center, said Shannon Skinner, a hospital spokeswoman.

GPSA President Joseph Garcia speaks at an elections forum in the SUB on Thursday. Garcia is running unopposed in his bid for the presidency this year.

News

GPSA prepares for elections

March 30

GPSA held a forum for its upcoming elections Thursday in the SUB, and Joseph Garcia, president of the organization, said it has been a successful year.

News

daily lobo asks you:

March 30

Stephanie Ortiz Senior Art studio I think we definitely need a slow withdrawal process, but I'm not sure a year is going to be the exact time that we need. A lot of people want troops out quickly, but considering all the work that's going on there, we definitely need more time. Nolan Tarkington Junior Mechanical ...

News

Kids' program needs donations to continue

Caleb Fort | March 30

A UNM sports program for financially disadvantaged children has no money for the summer.

News

New dean named for largest college

March 30

Provost Reed Dasenbrock named Brenda Claiborne as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on Thursday.

Mayor Martin Chávez speaks to a crowd at the Fair Trade Forum sponsored by the Albuquerque Fair Trade Coalition on Wednesday in the SUB. Chávez said the forum was an important step toward expanding fair trade in Albuquerque and across the st

News

Chávez: Fair trade could secure economic future

Bryan Gibel | March 29

Mayor Martin Chávez said Wednesday that fair trade and sustainability are important to Albuquerque's future. Chávez said fair trade is similar to the sustainability measures the city is taking.

News

Bill allows athletics to impose surcharges

March 29

A bill that would allow UNM and NMSU's athletic departments to put surcharges on products and services is waiting for Gov. Bill Richardson's signature. Senate Bill 717 gives the universities the right to put a surcharge of 5 percent to 25 percent on anything related to athletics, including merchandise, concessions and broadcasting rights.

Birth control prices offered at university student health centers have increased this year because of federal policy changes. Prices at UNM's Student Health Center will go up from about $15 per month to $25 to $35 per month, said Linda Haakenson, manager

News

Price of birth control to increase on campus

Nancy Seplveda | March 29

The price of birth control offered at student health centers in universities across the nation increased this year, doubling or tripling in cost. The hike is a result of federal policy changes that make it more expensive for drug manufacturers to participate in Medicaid if they give discounts to colleges.

News

Veterans won't get free tuition in N.M.

March 28

A constitutional amendment to give veterans free tuition to New Mexico colleges died on the House floor when the session ended after it passed House committees and the Senate. Senate Joint Resolution 15 aimed to expand New Mexico's Vietnam Veteran Scholarship program to include veterans of any conflict or war. If passed, the amendment would go to voters in the 2008 election. It may be reintroduced during the next legislative session and appear on the ballot in 2008. Lee Pierre, a Vietnam veteran and certifying clerk for UNM's Veteran's Office, said the scholarship program shouldn't be limited.

News

UNM could get 225 tuitions, or 1 coach

Caleb Fort | March 28

One head basketball coach costs UNM as much as 10 full professors. "I think it seems ridiculous," student Trisstin Maroney said. "Think of what else you could spend the money for his salary on - pretty much anything else." Steve Alford's $975,000 salary could also pay for 17 assistant professors or tuition and fees for 225 students. Athletics Director Paul Krebs announced Alford's hiring and six-year contract Friday. Student Elisa Bonner said UNM should wait to see how good Alford is before giving him so much money. "I don't think it's reasonable to give him so much right off the bat," she said. "If we're to become a top-20 school, I think it would be worth it. UNM needs more light shed on it." Alford has a record of 308-183 in 16 years coaching college basketball. Maroney said no matter how well the basketball team does, it won't be worth Alford's salary.