by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo The past couple months have been good for the motorized scooter business. New Urban Transport is no exception, said owner Richard Meltz. "This year when the price of gas hit three bucks, the scooter business went through the roof," he said.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo Teresa Neely, director of Zimmerman Library, said the West Wing study area in the building is not a designated quiet space. However, she has received about five complaints from students who say their study sessions are disrupted by public discussions and meetings held in the wing, especially in the Willard Reading Room.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Christine Rack, a part-time faculty member at UNM, qualified for food stamps last year. Rack, who has a doctorate in sociology and is in the process of publishing a book, taught four courses last year and made about $12,000.
by Lisa Adams Daily Lobo UNM alumnae Marilyn Markel and Carilyn Alarid said it took them about 10 years to get their children's book published. "We did a lot of work editing the book," Alarid said. The sisters were part of the UNM Bookstore Children's Book Fair on Saturday.
by Marian Chavez Daily Lobo About 100 people donate their bodies to the UNM School of Medicine for research every year. Families, friends, students and faculty from the medical school gathered Saturday at the Aquinas Newman Center to honor the 104 people who donated their body to science this year.
by Troy Chavkin Daily Lobo University College Dean Peter White said planting a tree helps bring life out of death. White, along with other UNM students and staff, planted a tree Thursday to remember the five people allegedly murdered Aug. 18 by John Hyde.
by Jason Kleymann Daily Lobo College students are ideal bone marrow donors, said Fae Jones from United Blood Services. "We really like signing up the college crowd because they're younger people," she said. "They are going to be around longer and tend to be healthier people.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Brent Duncan's family could always count on him to get things done. "We're going to miss him being our handy man," said his mother, Priscilla Duncan. "He always told his sister, 'Don't ever take your car to the shop. I'll fix it for you.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo A wounded man requesting assistance on campus was detained by UNM police after officers found he had warrants charging him for killing his wife and stepson in Washington. UNM police dispatchers received a 911 call from Bryan Christopher Matsen, 35, at about 1 a.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Daniel Garcia said the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium is a good way for students to show their work to the rest of the University's academic community. Garcia will be presenting a 10-minute documentary he produced over the summer about a religious ceremony in the East Mountains at the Nov.
by Sunnie Redhouse Daily Lobo About 400 American Indian high school students throughout New Mexico took part in UNM's American Indian Day in hopes of becoming future Lobos. Seniors from 32 schools attended the event to learn the ins and outs of college life from UNM's Recruitment Services and American Indian Student Services.
by Annette Herrera Daily Lobo UNM's Clinical Law Program has created a low-income taxpayer program with the help of a grant provided by the IRS. Evan Hobbs, a New Mexico attorney, was hired to help with the low-income taxpayer program and supervise law students providing legal advice to taxpayers.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Eight members of the RISE slate and two independent candidates were elected to the ASUNM Senate Wednesday. Jeramie "Chewy" White, an incumbent, received 321 votes, the most of any candidate. He is excited about his next term, he said.
by Aidan Turowski Daily Lobo Enrique Lamadrid is a busy man. When he's not teaching or helping students, he is planning his next class excursion to central Mexico or the Caribbean. Known as "El Profe" by his students, Lamadrid was awarded the AmÇrico Parades Prize on Oct.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo Getting a good grade in John Benavidez's class is not so easy. Benavidez, an instructor in the Anderson Schools of Management, gave his promotions management class a hefty assignment - create a marketing plan for the U.S. State Department's summer internship program.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Paying bills - a common frustration for college students - is also a problem for UNM, city officials said. Andrew Lieuwen, water waste supervisor for the City of Albuquerque, said UNM owes the city $14,559 for water-related costs as of Oct.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Every Tuesday morning for nine months, four UNM students have been working to make a voice-activated wheelchair a reality. "This can really help people in the end. It can really serve a purpose later on and help somebody's life out," said Patrick Thomas, a UNM senior.
by Sunnie Redhouse Daily Lobo ASUNM's Community Experience is collecting non-perishable food items this week to help feed the hungry in New Mexico. The group is collecting food in bins throughout the SUB and monetary donations at food vendors around campus.
by Apollonia Trujillo Daily Lobo UNM athletes and students participated in the sixth annual Run for Relief on Sunday to help fight cancer. The participants were sponsored by outside contributors who donate an amount for every mile completed or donate a flat amount.
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