Black Men in Motion kicked off its first Madden football video game tournament Wednesday in the SUB. Jason Goodman, president of the community outreach organization, said he wanted to have an event that was unique. Most events on campus aren't exciting enough to draw people in, he said.
Condoms, circumcision and sex education have been used in an attempt to prevent the spread of AIDS. The TV station MTVU is trying something different - an online video game. The station is asking college students nationwide to submit ideas for a game that will raise awareness and educate people about HIV.
Boston's will no longer serve circular pizzas starting Friday. Instead, the restaurant and sports bar will serve heart-shaped pizzas as a Valentine's Day fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network. "We want to be involved with the community, so we thought of something more creative," general manager Henry Buckner said. The restaurant and the 42 others in the nation will give $1 from each pizza they sell to the Children's Miracle Network.
Students will get a chance to try stress- and anxiety-relieving tactics today at the Focused Awareness Workshop.
For the last 75 years, Maxwell Museum has been UNM's time machine for experiencing human evolution and learning about societies of the past.
Daily Lobo: What do you think is the most important issue facing higher education? Herman Lujan: I think it's funding. In an information economy, every change is important. If you don't keep pace, you lose, and you may never truly regain your footing. So, I think funding is important. The cost of education ...
Herman Lujan, presidential candidate for UNM, visited campus Tuesday to meet with faculty, students and staff. Lujan is the provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University-Los Angeles. Candidate Robert McGrath will visit campus Friday. Here's a look at Lujan's meetings:
Mary Catherine Senior Biology Daily Lobo: Where did you go to high school? Mary Catherine: Actually, I'm an exchange student. I went to high school in Quebec. DL: When did you move here from Quebec? MC: Only for this semester. DL: So, you'll be going back home after this semester? MC: Yeah. DL: ...
The president of UNM is supposed to define the mission of the institution and gather resources for achieving the University's goals. Students have a chance to meet the finalists in the presidential search to ask questions and learn more about candidates.
Student Jerome Baca wasn't prepared for college when he graduated from high school, but it wasn't because his high school did a poor job. "I wasn't ready to study or take the time to study," he said. "I wanted to party." A report from the Graduation Task Force states that many students are not prepared to go to college after they graduate from high school, and that hurts retention and graduation rates.
Students preparing for the real world have a helping hand at UNM. The University's Career Services Office in the Student Services Building offers guidance for finding employment upon graduation.
Student Travis Cole said he's not worried about being arrested for traveling to Cuba and delivering humanitarian aid. "It's an open form of civil disobedience," he said.
Gov. Bill Richardson appointed attorney Carolyn Abeita to the Board of Regents on Jan. 26. She will replace Regent Sandra Begay-Campbell. Abeita, who graduated from UNM with a bachelor of arts in 1983 and received her law degree from the UNM School of Law in 1988, said she will bring her experience working with minority issues to UNM.
Meredith Hay, the second of five presidential candidates to visit UNM, spoke with students, staff and faculty Thursday. Candidate Herman Lujan will visit UNM on Tuesday. Here's a look at each of Hay's meetings:
Black History Month began Thursday at UNM with the raising of the red, black and green flag of Pan-Africanism. "The red stands for the blood our people have shed for us in our past, present and future," said Scott Carreathers, director of African-American Student Services. "The black is for the people - we as a people - and the green for the land that we have today." The flag, along with the New Mexican and American flags, was lowered to half-staff Thursday outside Scholes Hall.
Fay Soucy Junior English It's a brilliant idea. Young people are getting pregnant and either having to get an abortion or raising a child they can't afford. Wally Bennett Freshman Pharmacy I don't know the effects of it, so I don't know if it should be prescribed or not. It could be good. ...
Meredith Hay UNM presidential candidate Daily Lobo: What do you think is the most important issue facing higher education? Meredith Hay: There are four issues across the country facing higher education, and they include access, transparency, accountability and innovation. Those are all very important ...
Fifteen people sitting in a room for three days might not seem healthy. But it's the first step in redesigning UNM's program for employee health and wellness, said Carolyn Thompson, vice president of Human Resources.
Hiring students to work at UNM might help them graduate sooner. "We know that working off campus correlates negatively with graduation rates," Provost Reed Dasenbrock said. "There's a strong push in here to increase the amount of employment opportunities on campus." Dasenbrock started a committee in June to identify the factors affecting graduation rates at UNM. The six-year graduation rate for entering freshmen in fall 2000 is 43.3 percent. He released the Graduation Task Force's report Jan. 25. The report gives eight strategies to improve graduation and retention rates.
The UNM women's basketball team rolled through San Diego State on Wednesday, winning 76-46.
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