The UNM Board of Regents unanimously approved the position announcement for University president Tuesday. The announcement will be published in at least 100 publications, including journals about higher education and national newspapers such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
After a forum Monday at African-American Student Services, President David Harris said there needs to be more meetings held to address the return of the Sigma Chi fraternity to UNM. "I'm willing to commit to some due process here," he said. "I don't have any problem with that."
Evelyn Walker History Junior What year are you? It is my second degree. I am retired. I got my first degree in business, and I worked in banking, in finance. I have another two years, another four-year degree. I transferred some (credits), about 30 hours. When did you graduate? I graduated in 1976 ...
Student Jahmelia Lindsay went to Coyolillo, Mexico, for a class during the summer. "It was a transcendental experience," Lindsay said. "We wanted to get back." Lindsay is the president of Tercera Raiz, or Third Root, a student group dedicated to helping the international black community.
It took student Sophie Lucero two months to find out that her new job was a scam. She had just lost a job and needed money, so she applied for a position selling knives. "I was so excited when they called me back to go in for the training session," she said, "that I didn't even think of checking out if they were legit."
Student James Anaya, a member of UNM's Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter, was arrested Friday on charges of raping a female student at the fraternity's house. Lt. Pat Davis, UNM Police spokesman, said Anaya was charged with first degree criminal sexual penetration. Anaya pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Friday, said Rudy Chavez, Anaya's lawyer.
by Joshua Curtis Daily Lobo Dead fish and media arts share a home at the Center for Environmental Research Informatics and Art in a renovated building that used to be the bookstore. The building houses art facilities and biological research labs. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was Sunday. During ...
Student Alan Takach said the balloon fiesta is more like a party than a competition for serious balloonists. "We go out to fly for fun on our own and do competitions," he said. "The balloon fiesta is more about gathering the balloonists from around the world." Takach, who is training to be a pilot, went on his first balloon ride in 2000.
UNM and Albuquerque Police departments put the southwest corner of campus on lockdown Friday from about 5:30 to 9 p.m. while searching for a suspected gunman. Officers did not catch the suspect, a bald or balding 5-foot-7-inch, 170-pound Hispanic male in his 40s, said Lt. Pat Davis, UNM Police spokesman.
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.
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