A UNM employee took Monday off, sitting in front of the SUB for nine-and-a-half hours, hoping to bring attention to his cause. Russell Morris, a UNM admissions officer, had about 170 signatures on a petition to decertify United Staff-UNM, a union for educational support staff at the University.
UNM President Louis Caldera revised the four scenarios presented at the budget summit regarding tuition and made a different recommendation to the Board of Regents - a 12.8 percent tuition increase. In the past, the Finance and Facilities Committee, a subcommittee of the regents, has approved the president's recommendation before they met to set the budget for the fiscal year.
A recent poll showed 76 percent of New Mexicans would support increasing the tax on tobacco products to provide funds for health research. "Now we're going to use that data to help bolster some arguments for increasing funding for health programs in the state and to encourage aligning health priorities in the state with what New Mexicans want," said Linda Penaloza, a research assistant professor at UNM's Prevention Research Center, which co-sponsored the survey.
by Krista Pino Daily Lobo UNM students are looking to pitch their ideas to judges in a national advertising competition. The American Advertising Federation's national student advertising competition is the only nation-wide college competition.
Within 10 years, more than 3,000 students with at least 98 credit hours left UNM without graduating. On Friday, students celebrated the graduation of more than 1,000 of those students through the Graduation Project - the only one of its kind in the nation.
by Amy Henderson Daily Lobo The fizzy volcanoes and wobbly planet models of middle school, science-fair glory are distant memories to students in the UNM Biology Department. Biology students study a wide variety of subjects from the tiny bacteria in Antarctic lakes to the grand old cottonwoods along the Rio Grande Bosque.
Jimmesha Winston Senior Journalism & Mass Communications "Not on campus because I think people are more open-minded and educated, but in Albuquerque, yeah." "It's all about education. I think the more mixture and the more variety they get on campus, people will take that role on themselves and not feel the need to demonstrate such hatred.
ASUNM unanimously approved its Spring budget last week and left a bitter taste in the mouths of some campus organizations. The Associated Students of UNM Finance Committee divided about $500,000 among 124 student organizations, groups and ASUNM executive agencies.
Another effort to revitalize Downtown Albuquerque is in motion. The Downtown Core, which is bound by I-25 to the Rio Grande River and I-40 to Avenida Cesar Chavez, is home to three neighborhoods designated as historic districts by the City of Albuquerque - Old Town, Huning Highland and the 4th Ward.
The efforts of exceptional staff members were recognized Wednesday at the 15th annual Provost's Outstanding Staff Awards. "Since it is a university, the attention is usually placed on the students and, secondly, the faculty," said Karen Olson, chairwoman of the provost committee for staff.
The search for a new UNM Art Museum director has been narrowed down to four. "We have four very highly qualified candidates," said David Stuart, associate provost of academic affairs and hiring officer for the position. "Each has something different to offer.
American-Indian students said they are appalled at the display of racial insensitivity that occurred on campus Thursday. Maria Williams, assistant professor of Native American Studies, and Steven Loza, director of the Arts of the Americas Institute, stated in a police report that a student coming out of Mitchell Hall began to yell at members of Tribe2, an American-Indian rap group.
In an article citing two UNM professors, Harvard scholar Samuel Huntington warns that Hispanic immigration poses a major threat to America. The statement was published in the March/April issue of Foreign Policy, a magazine Huntington co-founded. In his article, "The Hispanic Challenge," he cites UNM professors Charles Truxillo and Chris Garcia.
by Katie Stallcup Daily Lobo Bright lights are not necessarily making campus safer. "We've actually made the campus way too bright in some areas," said Gil Berry, head landscape architect at UNM. "The brighter the light, the darker the shadow. You can have it so bright on the paving that you can't see anything off the paving, in the bushes and that sort of thing.
It may be getting dark a little later, but students walking around campus after nightfall don't have to walk alone. The University Escort Services will accompany students, staff and faculty members from any place on campus to anywhere within a one-mile radius of the UNM campus 24 hours a day, said Lt.
Gas prices are at record highs this week, but there are things UNM students can do to save money on fuel. According to an AAA New Mexico news release, the state's record for gas prices was set Friday at $1.684 per gallon. The national average is $1.755 per gallon.
Red or green - it's a choice for chile, but also represented women's choice for reproductive freedom Tuesday. "The choice between red or green burritos highlights the need to protect choice for women in New Mexico and around the country," said Giovanna Rossi, executive director for NARAL Pro-Choice New Mexico.
Staff Report UNM's School of Medicine has been ranked as one of America's best graduate schools. The latest issue of U.S. News & World Report, on newsstands Monday, ranked 125 medical schools and 19 schools of osteopathic medicine. The school was ranked No.
Students planning to pay for editing services advertised around campus might want to check their syllabi twice. Scott Sanders, chairman of UNM's English Department, said it is up to individual instructors to determine how much outside help a student can receive.
by Kristin Terrill Daily Lobo Making racecars is a real-world application for student engineers. On Saturday at Explora Museum, UNM students displayed their sleek, shiny fire-engine-red 2003 racecar. This year's model will be the one they take to competition.
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