Samuel Roll, UNM professor emeritus and psychologist, said almost everyone who commits suicide goes through a period of contemplation. Suicidal individuals have a truncated sense of time, he said. "If they can't see past the week or can't anticipate Christmas or next semester, this is a bad sign," Roll said.
Sarah said Eddy didn't seem like the type of person who would commit suicide. "He wasn't the person who was depressed or would take a drastic action ever," said Sarah, a former girlfriend of Eddy's. Eddy was a UNM student who took his own life in July. Sarah and Eddy are pseudonyms.
Faculty members got an overview of UNM's legislative priorities at a lunchtime presentation on Monday. David Harris, UNM vice president for finance, spoke in Ortega Hall about the University's finances and its legislative priorities. Colston Chandler, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, told Harris he was concerned about the amount of faculty input in the development of UNM's priorities.
In 1970, a UNM student went to Frank Logan, a research psychologist, to seek help for depression. He was turned away, said Molly McCoy Brack, director of Agora. He was directed to the Student Health Center, where he was told he'd have to return in a few weeks, she said.
Number of ATV injuries concerns UNM surgeons (AP) - A new study by two UNM surgeons reveals troubling trends when it comes to all-terrain vehicle related injuries in the state. According to the study, someone is admitted to the UNM Hospital trauma center about three times a month with injuries from an ATV wreck, and often the victim is a child or teenager who was not wearing a helmet.
Snow changes everything for the grounds and landscaping crew. If crewmembers see an inch of snow outside, they have to report to work regardless of the time. Yesterday, some of them started the day before 5 a.m. "We stop all our functions and just do snow removal," said Gary Smith, associate director of environmental services.
Four UNM students have committed suicide since July. Carol Wagner-Adams, director of Counseling and Therapy Services, said given UNM's student population of 25,000, about 1.7 students will commit suicide each year. Last year, five students committed suicide.
Terror group says it was behind Mosul killings BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's most feared terror group claimed responsibility Sunday for slaughtering members of the Iraqi security forces in Mosul, where dozens of bodies have been found. The claim raises fears the terror group has expanded to the north after the loss of its purported base in Fallujah.
It was Chicano studies. Then it was Southwest Hispanic studies. After students pleaded with Enrique Lamadrid on Wednesday night, he decided to name the program Chicano, Hispano and Mexicano studies. Students vowed if the title was not changed from Southwest Hispanic studies, they would take action by protesting and discouraging high school students from enrolling in UNM's program.
by Sheila Rupp Daily Lobo Brent Neighbor spends so much time tending to UNM playing fields, he doesn't work much on his own yard. "My lawn at home looks terrible," said Neighbor, UNM's athletics turf manager. When the game starts, Neighbor is not in the stands.
Vandalism has caused a vending service to pull its machines out of about 20 UNM buildings. UNM Police Department Lt. Michael Young said waves of vending machine break-ins hit the campus, but he could not say how many were broken into during a string of incidents that began in August.
Honor students planning to enroll in a weekly seminar this spring may already recognize the name of their instructor. Gov. Bill Richardson will teach a 400-level seminar entitled, "How New Mexico State Government Works: The Key Players and the Key Issues.
Members of UNM's College Greens made a pact not to spend any money the day after Thanksgiving. The pact is in recognition of International Buy Nothing Day, which advocates abstaining from making purchases on the biggest shopping day of the year. "The challenge is to try to live simply for a day," said Clair Long, co-chair of the College Greens in an e-mail.
Although Thanksgiving isn't until tomorrow, some international students have already celebrated the holiday. On Friday, host families prepared a lunch of traditional Thanksgiving dishes for international students, and a dance was held afterward. Linda Melville, advisement specialist for the International Studies Program, said the office has considered celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday several times, but have held the event on different days because international students typically do not celebrate it.
Sarah Lentz says the Banner system at UNM is twice as much work as the old paper-based system - for now anyway. "We knew there were going to be problems," said Lentz, administrator for the Department of Theatre and Dance. "They warned us that any big move like this, there's going to be a huge transition period, so it was to be expected.
Not many people get the chance to go to Antarctica. Barbara Cohen, research assistant professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences, waited seven years to spend six weeks looking for meteorites in Antarctica. "I really wanted to go," she said. "It's hard to get to Antarctica.
Plane crashes on its way to pick up former president crashes HOUSTON (AP) - A private jet that was en route to Houston to pick up former President Bush clipped a light pole and crashed Monday as it approached Hobby Airport in thick fog, killing all three people aboard.
Not all journalists are journalism majors, nor have they all graduated from an accredited program. New Mexico had two accredited journalism programs until UNM's journalism program withdrew its application for accreditation two years ago. Faculty and students discussed whether the loss would affect students' chances to find a job in journalism.
by Paula Bowker Daily Lobo Dorms aren't just on campus. The Abbey, located at 1625 Gold Ave., offers off-campus dorm rooms for UNM and TVI students. Owner Al Moye said they take in any student who wants to live in a dorm setting that is less expensive than on-campus student housing.
It's been two years since UNM's journalism program withdrew its application for accreditation. The accreditation board's report stated there were six problems the journalism program needed to address: governance, diversity, instruction, advisement, internships and alumni relations.
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