At least 1 million workers in more than 3,000 maquiladora plants make $4 a day. A student delegation that traveled to Juarez, Mexico, the site of many maquiladoras, or U.S. assembly factories, said they saw the brutal treatment of Mexican laborers firsthand.
UNM students joined forces with Ronald McDonald on Saturday at the second annual World Children's Day Block Party. People donated money to the Ronald McDonald House by purchasing game booth tickets. All proceeds from the event went to the Ronald McDonald House.
Doctor gives up license after three suspensions (AP) - An Albuquerque doctor whose medical license had been suspended three times has voluntary surrendered it. The New Mexico Medical Board accepted Dr. Jonathan Burg's voluntary surrender Thursday. Burg, who practiced physical medicine and rehabilitation, said he was tired of legal battles over allegations of misconduct.
ASUNM President Kevin Stevenson is on a mission. He wants to make sure student surveys for the Princeton Review give the University credit for its academic programs. UNM has been included in the Princeton Review's publication The Best 357 Colleges since 1991.
Today 450 undergraduate students will present their research on a variety of topics ranging from science to theater. It's part of the first UNM Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, which will take over every room in the SUB for 12 hours starting at 9 a.
The politics of terrorism rely on shock, said Steve Coll, managing editor of the Washington Post. "It is meant to produce a visceral and gut reaction," he said. "The politics of terror isn't of the head or the heart, but of the stomach." Coll spoke to a full room in the SUB Thursday night as part of a weeklong international symposium and discussion series on terror and human rights.
In "Coaches' pay dwarfs professors,'" in Thursday's Daily Lobo, it was stated the Lobo football team is bowl-eligible for the third season. The Lobos are bowl-eligible for the fourth season. Also, Ritchie McKay, men's head basketball coach, signed a 5-year contract in 2002, not in 2000.
A trip to buy cigarettes turned into something she can still feel the effects of years later. Melissa Roberge, a victim of a drunken driving crash in 2002, said she suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome. Every time her fiancÇ sneaks up behind her, she said she can feel the effects of the crash like it just happened.
Brittany Jaeger 501 Chewy White 459 Charlotte Woods 436 Matt Gallegos 435 Jackie Garcia 372 Kelly Shaffer 366 Erin Muffoletto 361 Adelicia Otero 358 Jason Koury 356 Andrea Roussel 354 Constitutional amendment Changes the number of required ASUNM senators to the Outreach and Appointments Committee from "three to five" to "five to seven" senators.
Crystal Smiley junior, biology "I don't think everyone who downloads will be punished. I don't see how they could punish everyone, but I still think something should be done about downloading, because it is illegal." Stephen Madrid junior, communications and journalism "It's OK to download before the movie has been released into stores.
There are dysfunctional foods, and there are functional foods. "Dysfunctional foods are very good for our emotional well-being," said Irwin Goldman, associate professor of horticulture at the University of Washington, while showing a slide with photos of Little Debbie snacks.
It's not about whether the SUB has healthy options. It's about people making healthy choices, dietician Shelly Rael said. "You can't say the SUB is unhealthy," she said. "People can make good choices, too." Rael works as a dietician in the Employee Health Promotion Program, a program that put together a Web site that gives information on how to make good choices from the nine food vendors in the SUB.
A student in Donna Knaff's class plagiarized a paper. As part of his punishment, he was supposed to attend a panel discussion about plagiarism with her on Wednesday. The student didn't show. "I have never in my career seen so many students not willing to come meet with us," said Dean of Students Randy Boeglin, a panelist.
Dates with student leaders auctioned for charity (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. - University of Arizona student leaders are selling themselves for money. Alpha Phi Omega, a coed service fraternity, is auctioning off dates with campus bachelors to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Southern Arizona.
Community Coalition for Health Care Access members have tried to dig up dirt, but they have hit an obstacle. UNM Hospital failed to grant the group access to public records. A lawsuit was filed in state District Court on Tuesday against the University. The coalition made an appearance at the groundbreaking ceremony for the UNMH expansion project Wednesday carrying signs that read, "Paid for all, made for all?" - referring to the tax money that funds the hospital.
The $233.8 million children's hospital expansion project will double Neuroscience Director Cindy Martinez' unit capacity at UNM Hospital. "I'm really happy this is finally going to happen," she said. "It's been needed for a long time." The UNM Board of Regents approved the site of the building in June 2001.
Pepsi is the official beverage of UNM. It pays the University $1 million a year for the privilege. "They actually lose money on the contract," said Dupuy Bateman, UNM's vice president for auxiliary enterprises. "Or at least that's what they tell us.
The Lobo football team is bowl-eligible for the third consecutive season, and head coach Rocky Long has been given his fourth contract extension in seven seasons. Athletic director Rudy Davalos announced Tuesday Long was given a contract extension leaving him at the helm of Lobo football team through the 2009 season.
One of UNM's legislative priorities would create a new program to entice rural high school students to become doctors. "How would you like to take a student from the Navajo reservation, bring them to New Mexico, train them for 11 years and then send them back to be a doctor?" said Carlos Romero, UNM governmental affairs director.
Start from main campus and you could eventually reach north campus through a series of underground tunnels. But the tunnel system isn't as exciting as it seems, said Mary Vosevich, director of the Physical Plant Department. "It's where our steam, domestic water, chilled water, electricity, voice and data lines are placed to reach all the buildings on the campus," she said.
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