by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Kendall Speten and Amy Wallner-Drake didn't know what to expect once the sun set over Santa Fe on Thursday evening. Speten and Drake, who are UNM graduate students, said they both attended Zozobra for the first time this year.
"The whole city is under water. It's shocking how all these people are being called refugees. They have nothing." "All the pictures of babies and children without clothes and food have hit me the hardest." "The reactions of all the families and people the hurricane is affecting.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo City Councilor Eric Griego was the only mayoral candidate to participate in a debate at the SUB on Wednesday - and he was 45 minutes late. Representatives spoke for candidates Mayor Martin Ch†vez and Brad Winter. A surrogate also spoke for Griego until he arrived.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Ed Angel said he hopes his new position with Gov. Bill Richardson will help future UNM graduates get fun, well-paid jobs in New Mexico. "I would like there to be jobs in New Mexico," he said. "We need steady, year-round work." Angel, who is the director of the Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory at UNM, was appointed to the Governor's Council on Film and Media Industries in August.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo Lisa Atwa said she is a little nervous to donate rooms in her house to evacuees of Hurricane Katrina. "But I just kind of went on faith that the people who come would be good and appreciative," she said. Atwa, a graduate student in the nursing program at UNM, is one of more than 1,600 New Mexicans to offer more than 4,700 free rooms in their homes for the evacuees staying at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo American Indian tribal leaders from New Mexico expressed their frustration toward UNM leaders Tuesday at a summit on higher education. Everett Chavez, governor of Santo Domingo reservation, said young American Indians should not have to go to New Mexico State or Arizona State to receive a college education when UNM is closer to their home.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Koren Stewart, Mrs. New Mexico 2005, spoke to a small crowd on Smith Plaza about suicide prevention. She said people should watch closely for signs that their friends or family members are at risk of committing suicide. "Watch for hopelessness, rage, uncontrolled anger, acting reckless or engaging in risky activity seemingly without thinking," she said.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo John Hutson, a former U.S. Navy admiral, said he believes homosexuals should be able to serve openly in the military. He told a room of about 15 UNM students and faculty Tuesday at the UNM School of Law that allowing gays into the military may create some problems, but nothing that cannot be solved.
by Jessica Del Curto Daily Lobo Alijsha Maxwell said sleeping on a cot at the Albuquerque Convention Center was a luxury compared to what he was used to. "It's better than where we were. We were standing in water, with the mosquitoes," he said, looking down at his white sneakers.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo The Information Technology Cabinet is in need of students to help direct the way technology is implemented on campus Jane McGuire, UNM information systems planner, said there are still openings on the cabinet for graduate and undergraduate students.
by Tamara Gaskill Daily Lobo Small orange buckets were set up all over campus Tuesday for students to donate money for Hurricane Katrina victims. Aaron Reinhardt, head volunteer for ASUNM's Community Experience, said the goal was to raise $40,000 by Sept.
by Sunnie Redhouse Daily Lobo Students and community members took time out of tailgating to make donations for Hurricane Katrina victims and survivors. UNM's Red Cross Club had a booth at South Lot to collect donations before Monday's football game. "It's a chance to help out people in need," student Matt Andrews said.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Student Marshall Martinez decided to do his part to help victims of Hurricane Katrina by donating blood. However, a United Blood Services worker told Martinez, who is gay, that he had a permanent deferral on his name, which means he can never donate blood.
ASUNM's Community Experience, the Student Activities Center and Greek Life are placing orange buckets at the SUB and across campus all week for donations. To donate to UNM's Red Cross Club, contact Alexis Day at redcross@unm.edu Road Runner Food Bank is looking for volunteers and donations.
Staff Report UNM President Louis Caldera announced Saturday the University will pay tuition costs for students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. "These are extraordinary circumstances," Caldera said in a news release. "And as a university, we are reaching out to support these students.
"I have family members in Louisiana, but they weren't affected. I'm planning on sending money." "I'm planning on trying to help, probably by donating." "I'm not planning on sending supplies. I think the government should be doing more.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Students planning on playing arcade games in the SUB game room will have to look elsewhere. The former cUeNM game room in the SUB is now managed by TechSmiths and will take its name. TechSmiths has replaced the air hockey table and the various arcade games with Microsoft Xbox game consoles and computers.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo Avram Penner had been at Tulane University in New Orleans for only an hour before he had to evacuate. "My friend just told me it wasn't worth staying," he said. Penner is one of 10 students enrolling at UNM after hurricane Katrina forced the closing of several universities on the Gulf Coast on Monday.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Clovis Acosta, director of Parking and Transportation Services, answered the call of duty Wednesday - literally. Acosta published his phone number in Tuesday's edition of the Daily Lobo in an attempt to fix potential problems with UNM's courtesy shuttle service.
by Brandale Mills Daily Lobo The University spent $2.3 million dollars to repair Centennial Library after a pipe froze and burst last December, spilling more than 40,000 gallons of water into the building. While some areas were accessible to students in March, the entire library was reopened Wednesday after nine months of construction.
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