Jessica Herrera Junior Fine Arts "I think that the parking at UNM is absurd. They just made a huge multi-million dollar parking lot. That could've gone into more funding for either the teachers, programs or activities, and I really don't know who's using that parking lot.
Albuquerque's Spring Crawl just keeps getting bigger every year - from the ticket prices and crowd attendance to the advent of national acts mixing with the local scene. Spring Crawl is a Downtown festival sponsored by the Weekly Alibi, Albuquerque's alternative arts newspaper.
by Manuelita Beck Daily Lobo Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart says digital technology is the key to preserving indigenous music. "It allows us to preserve this music forever - to preserve it, distribute it and repatriate it back to the cultures it comes from," Hart said.
UNM uses an estimated 900,000 gallons of water every day. UNM gets water from the City of Albuquerque's aquifer using three private campus wells, its primary source being well No. 7. Jeffrey Zumwalt, UNM's associate director of utilities, said last month UNM drew more than 21 million gallons of water from well No.
For an hour today, a band will be playing without electricity. To celebrate Earth Day, a large solar panel donated by Sacred Power will give Five Minute Sin enough energy to play from noon until 1 p.m. The mid-day entertainment will be accompanied by information on environmental issues like clean air, alternative energy sources and ways to sustain Mother Earth.
Staff Report Sign Fest, a visual arts performance featuring deaf performers, will be back at Popejoy Hall tonight at 8 p.m. Student from Sign 214, lexical semantics, have been responsible for every aspect of the show from publicity to production, Phyllis Wilcox, the course's instructor said in a University news release.
It is becoming more common to hear Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" during class than at a concert. Students' concentration is sometimes broken by the digital sounds of famous tunes coming from cell phones, while blushing students try desperately to turn them off.
The Daily Lobo misidentified the president of the UNM Board of Regents as Jack Fortner in Wednesday's article "Contractors cry foul on labor deal." The Regents president is Jaime Koch.
With record enrollment and limited parking space, UNM Parking and Transportation Services is conducting an online survey until May 1 to determine how to cope with the ever-present dilemma. Josh Kavanaugh, Parking and Transportation Services associate director, said the department is working with Walker Parking Consultants to take a deeper look at a long-range solution.
Tuesday night was spent dancing and celebrating for the new Miss Indian UNM. Jessica Valdez, a UNM sophomore, was crowned in SUB Ballroom A after submitting a personal statement, showcasing her talents and responding to an impromptu question. She said the competition was like a roller-coaster ride.
More than 50 UNM students presented their research findings Monday as part of the Program of Research Opportunities for Undergraduates first annual undergraduate research symposium. "There are so many undergraduates who receive bachelor degrees without doing research," said program coordinator Theresa Lopez.
Students frustrated with UNM Web mail will have another option next fall. CIRT will be replacing its current Web-based e-mail application, Mulberry, with Stalker Software's Communigate Pro. "It should be a good thing in terms of reliability and support that we get," said Steve Spence, Computer and Information Resources and Technology technical support analyst.
Staff Report Congress is considering a modification of the Higher Education Act that would set aside $125 million for graduate programs at universities with a high percentage of Hispanic students. The Higher Education Act of 1965 provides financial assistance to postsecondary and higher education students.
American Indian Movement Chairman Dennis Banks had more than his new autobiography, Ojibwa Warrior, to address Monday night to a standing-room only crowd in the SUB's Lobo room. Banks was aware of the events that transpired at the Duck Pond on April 1, and saw the videotape of the incident.
There is little chance the UNM Board of Regents will consider putting the project labor agreement back on the table any time soon. The regents voted 4-2 in favor March 8 for the UNM Hospital agreement. Some regents said the agreement would ensure timeliness, quality and efficiency for the project - something that has been a problem with construction projects at UNM in the past.
Rancher charged with animal cruelty SANTA FE (AP) - A northwestern New Mexico rancher is charged with extreme animal cruelty for the deaths of more than 100 head of cattle. State Livestock Board deputy director Cliff Mascarenas said he's seen large numbers of cattle die because of extreme weather.
by Jessica Frison Daily Lobo This month's record rainfall wasn't the only storm that came to Albuquerque. Volunteers for Spring Storm gathered at University Stadium on Saturday morning for ASUNM's yearly community service event. The Community Experience, an ASUNM executive agency, organizes the event that has been growing in volunteer numbers since its inception three years ago.
After weeklong voting for GPSA president, Buckner Creel, a fourth-year graduate student, defeated his opponent, Vicente Vargas, by 173 votes. Raising the organization's visibility on campus is something out-going president Aaron Kugler said he worked on during his term.
In an effort to bring awareness of American-Indian culture to the UNM community, eight campus organizations have put together a week of lectures, concerts and demonstrations. Nizhoni Week began Sunday and is designed to inform the public about different tribes and their cultures, said junior Allicia Waukau, vice president of UNM's KIVA Club.
Thomas Hochmann English sophomore "It's hard to say. I think as it is now, we're provided a good enough educational experience, so I'm not sure what an increase in tuition would do to benefit me. I think if they could show justification for it, that would probably convince me one way or another.
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