by Marcella Ortega Daily Lobo On sidewalks, bus stops and newspaper dispensers, a new form of graffiti is appearing all around campus. It is called stencil graffiti. Stencilists create their designs in the form of a stencil, which they use to fi lter spray-painted images onto their surface of ...
by Abigail Ramirez Daily Lobo After student Rosalinda Olivas picked up a fl yer for the 2nd Annual Mexican Traditional Medicine Fair, she looked forward to the event as a way to heal her foot. "I've had a broken toe for about two months, and it seems to be getting worse," Olivas said. "I already ...
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo When UNM student Cherie Nanco was a sophomore in high school, her grades were low, and she was on the verge of dropping out. Nanco's life changed when her teachers referred her to Los Compa§eros Youth Mentoring Program, an organization with UNM's law school ...
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Jack Kaplan, an instructor for Continuing Education at UNM, made $825 from his first sale on the online auction Web site eBay. He received a 5 percent commission for selling his friend's motorcycle for about $16,000, he said. "I got that much money for a total of ...
Jessica Van Why, a UNM accounting major, thought she botched her interview for an internship at Intel. "I totally thought I blew the interview, because they asked me some tech-related questions," she said. "I don't really have any background in technology. I don't even know what I said."
The reopening of Zimmerman Library on Monday brought a smile to the face of UNM student Rose Ebaugh. She'd been struggling to find places to use computers for the past two months, until the first floor of the library was opened after an April 30 fire torched the basement and damaged thousands of square feet of property.
Some engineering students will get their first field experience on 16,000 miles of New Mexico pavement this summer.
UNM may begin conducting background checks on employees as early as spring 2007, said Susan Carkeek, vice president of Human Resources.
UNM's transition to a new telephone switch is more than 60 percent complete, said Paula Loendorf, director of telecommunications. The switch is the device that connects calls and provides a dial tone.
The Board of Regents approved an operating budget of $1.7 billion dollars for the 2006-07 school year Tuesday. The budget is a $106 million, or 6.7 percent, increase from last year's.
The Board of Regents gave its approval Tuesday to begin building a $53.2 million Cancer Research and Treatment Center starting in October. Dr. Cheryl Willman, director of the center, said the building would be occupied by November or December of 2008.
While the state Fire Marshal's Office is still investigating the Zimmerman Library fire as arson, a general insurance adjuster said at Tuesday's Board of Regents meeting the fire seemed to be intentionally started.
UNM can expect rolling outages of phone service beginning June 19, as technicians move phone lines to a new switch, said Mark Reynolds, UNM's telecommunications operations manager.
The fire that tore through the Zimmerman Library basement April 30 damaged journals that can't be found in UNM's online journal database, said Camila Alire, dean of University Libraries.
Two of UNM's technology departments will become one, starting July 1. Computer and Information Resources and Technology will merge with the Telecommunications Department to form Information Technology Services.
Shelley Rael is hoping an emulation of a hit television show will be the key to getting UNM faculty and staff members in shape. The eight-week program is based on NBC's "The Biggest Loser," a show that challenges its contestants to lose weight with a vigorous workout routine and a healthy diet.
UNM is going to have an expanded catalogue of hybrid classes for the fall semester. In a hybrid course, half of the students enrolled in a class would meet with their instructor and the other half of the students would attend class online through WebCT, said English professor Scott Sanders.
UNM may soon be part of the International Center for the Study of Terrorism. The center, led by Penn State University's Kevin Murphy, will examine terrorism using the social sciences - why terrorists become radicalized and how the public reacts to acts of terrorism.
Albuquerque Police officers formed a three-block barricade around Lead Avenue and Buena Vista Drive Wednesday afternoon looking for a man wanted on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
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