Scott Podeyn Junior Geography I can understand not being near doors because that is where people congregate, but out here in the open area as the wind blows, smoke is quickly dissipated. There is more smoke coming out of a diesel or a bus than there is coming out of a cigarette. Kristen Gilbert ...
UNM Law School hosted an event Thursday exploring the U.S. response to terrorism and its global implications.
Student Ariel Dubyk said it is not the University's responsibility to foster a relationship between students and parents.
Ed Lewis, a UNM alumnus and the co-founder of Essence magazine, told students that his time at the University was critical to his success.
Peter Krumland, a blind UNM student, said he was verbally abused in a hazing incident on Aug. 11 by members of the fraternity to which he pledged, Phi Delta Theta. Krumland filed a report with the Dean of Students Office on Aug. 18, said Randy Boeglin, dean of students. A code of conduct charge letter was then issued to the fraternity, Boeglin said.
Several students sat down and started smoking cigarettes about five minutes into a forum Wednesday on the east side of the SUB about banning smoking on campus. Student Brice Sawin, one of the smokers, said a campuswide smoking ban doesn't make sense. "Not smoking indoors, not smoking in hospitals, not smoking in high-fire-danger forests - all that makes sense," he said. "But not being able to smoke when you're walking to class is just ridiculous."
Many students don't know about campus skateboarding rules, said Lt. Pat Davis, UNM Police spokesman. Because of that, officers usually don't penalize people who disobey the University's skateboarding policies, he said. According to the UNM Business Policies and Procedures Manual, skateboarding is allowed but with several conditions.
The Anderson Schools of Management kicked off the second Technology Business Plan Competition on Tuesday in the SUB. The competition has a top prize of $25,000. The second-place team gets $10,000 and the third-place team, $5,000. The competition is open to UNM students. The deadline to apply is Nov. 15.
UNM gave information Tuesday about how students, staff and faculty can keep their computers safe as part of Computer Security Day. The event, which was part of the national computer security month, featured presentations from UNM's Information and Technology Services.
UNM alumna Sheena Gamache said her classwork on a recruitment campaign for the U.S. Department of State prepared her for the real world. "Before this project, I'd done millions of projects for millions of classes," she said. "But this was the most unique thing I've ever played a part in."
University employees are being trained by police to participate in crime prevention in the community. The training is part of the Eyes and Ears program that started over the summer to increase awareness in the community, said Lt. Pat Davis, spokesman for the UNM Police Department.
Billy Edelman, Sophomore, Theater / Psychology Where are you from? My mother is from Ecuador, and I happened to be born there, but my father is American. He is from New York. I have dual citizenship. Why did you move? Sept. 11, 2001. Basically, my parents decided that we would probably be better ...
Luke Nihlen, a UNM instructor, doesn't like iTunes, because the songs are hard to copy to CDs and MP3 players. He doesn't want to get sued for stealing music with peer-to-peer systems like Kazaa or Bittorrent. Instead, he gets about 10 CDs a week from the Web site Lala.com.
As part of Latino Education and Advocacy Day, organizations registered voters Monday and educated them about issues that will affect UNM students. UNM's Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan and the University chapter of the Public Interest Research Group, along with state organizations, were also collecting signatures for a petition to send to Rep. Heather Wilson, urging her to cut interest rates on loans and fully fund tuition-assistance programs like work study.
The UNM Press opened its new building Friday with a ceremonial ribbon cutting done by its director, Luther Wilson. "The main advantage of the new building is its efficiency," Wilson said. "It was designed for our needs and purposes." Wilson said the new building cost $5.4 million.
A protestor was arrested on charges of battery on a police officer at a symposium about nuclear warheads in the SUB on Friday. Robert Anderson, 62, who is a Central New Mexico Community College professor, former UNM professor and local antiwar activist, pleaded not guilty on Sunday to the charge. The symposium was held to discuss the future of the U.S. nuclear weapons program and the development of new warheads.
by Jeremy Hunt and Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Student Heather King said she's not planning on participating in any homecoming events. "I'm not really sure what the point of homecoming is," she said. "There's a football game and a dance. It seems like something for high school." Tanya Skinner, co-chair ...
The Rev. Al Sharpton, a 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, spoke to about 150 people on Saturday at the first conference of the Black Political Action Committee. Sharpton said he came to encourage all voters - particularly African-Americans and Hispanics - to exercise their right to vote. "We have an opportunity to come out in big numbers and make a difference this year," he said.
Patricia Madrid, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, said the war in Iraq is the most important issue in this year's elections. "I am running for this race because we need to change this administration's failed foreign policy," she said. Madrid, New Mexico's attorney general, spoke in front of Zimmerman Library on Thursday.
Journalist Amy Goodman spoke about her radio show and new book in the SUB Thursday night. Goodman's visit was the beginning of events for KUNM's 40th anniversary. "KUNM is a jewel in public media - a national treasure," Goodman said.
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