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.
Melissa Marquez Sophomore Biology I'm going to go to Las Cruces to visit my boyfriend. Then I'm going to go home to see my parents. Kate Munk Senior Linguistics I am flying my boyfriend's dad and sister into town, and that's about it. Hopefully, I'll be catching up on all my missed work. Jordan ...
More freshmen were eligible for the Lottery Scholarship this year than ever before at UNM. According to the Office of Institutional Research, 1,951 of 2,603, or 75 percent, of eligible freshmen qualified. The second highest year was 2004, when 71 percent qualified.
LAS VEGAS - The UNM women's basketball team was not going to watch Brigham Young celebrate another first place. The Lobos secured their fourth Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship in five years Saturday, defeating the regular season conference champion Cougars 63-49 in Las Vegas.
The Lobos still had a bitter taste in their mouths after last week's 70-59 loss to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. So this time, they weren't going to let another second-half lead slip away. The No. 3-seeded UNM women's basketball team sprinted out to a 21-point lead and never looked back in an 80-52 thrashing of the No. 6-seeded Runnin' Rebels on Wednesday in Las Vegas. The win sets up a semifinal matchup for the Lobos on Friday with the Wyoming Cowgirls, who beat San Diego State on Wednesday in the opening round game of the Mountain West Conference Tournament. Guard Katie Montgomery said the Lobos didn't forget the last meeting with the Rebels.
With midterms and test anxiety in the air, the College Enrichment and Outreach Programs uses the Adam Sandler movie "Billy Madison" to teach students how to study more effectively. The program is sponsoring a test-taking workshop today from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Mitchell Hall Room 102. "Test-taking skills is not exactly the most exciting topic," said Ricardo Romero, senior student program adviser. "What we try to do is incorporate that to make it a little more interesting for students."
The UNM Wilderness Alliance will spend spring break tracking down Mexican gray wolves. About 15 people, including 10 students and a couple wolf trackers, will go to the Gila National Forest and backpack through the mountains in search of two packs of the endangered species, the Aspen and Saddle packs, said Phil Carter, president of the alliance. The purpose of the trip is to document the wolves' behavior and use the information to raise awareness about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services' wolf reintroduction program, Carter said.
UNM is trying to get pit bulls out of the doghouse. El Centro de la Raza hosted a pit bull awareness and pet adoption fair Tuesday in the Mesa Vista Hall courtyard. The event was held to educate the campus community about the breed and provide information on pet adoption, city pet ordinances, and dog care and training, said student Laura Hernandez, who helped organize the event.
The Student Health Center will try to get a higher cap and more support for contraception under the student health insurance plan. Employees of the center met Tuesday to discuss negotiations with provider Macori Inc. for student health insurance.
The Lobos still had a bitter taste in their mouths after last week's 70-59 loss to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. So this time, they weren't going to let another second-half lead slip away. The No. 3-seeded UNM women's basketball team sprinted out to a 21-point lead and never looked back in an 80-52 thrashing of the No. 6-seeded Runnin' Rebels on Wednesday in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - The UNM men's basketball team waited all season to return to the team that started 5-0. Unfortunately for the Lobos, another second-half collapse means there won't be another chance to turn this season around. UNM lost to Texas Christian 62-54 in the play-in game of the Mountain West Conference Tournament in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Caleb Odenbach Freshman Culinary arts Daily Lobo: Why are you majoring in culinary arts? Caleb Odenbach: I'm planning on going out and being a chef. DL: What's your favorite thing to cook? CO: I like Italian food, generally. Stromboli and stuff like that. DL: Do you cook for your friends? CO: ...
If you have always wanted to learn ninja techniques and salsa dancing, this week is for you. Recreational Services is sponsoring March Madness Fitness Week, where students, faculty and staff can participate in any of the service's classes for free.
A UNM professor will join the ranks of Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld as the star of an HBO special. Instead of comedy, Robert Meyers' show focuses on how family members can convince addicts to seek help.
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