State Flu confirmed in infant death over weekend SANTA FE (AP) - State health officials confirmed Thursday that a 3-year-old Bernalillo County girl has died from influenza, marking New Mexico's first such death in a flu season experts fear could be the worst in years.
The Hanging of the Greens is thought to be the oldest tradition at UNM, and for one of the event's coordinators, it's a family thing, too. "My mom did it when she was here," said Amy Weber, co-chairwoman of Hanging of the Greens, which takes place tonight on campus from 6 to 9 p.
A UNM program designed to lower the dropout rate for Hispanic students in kindergarten through college will soon be expanding its efforts, thanks to a national grant. The Engaging Latino Communities for Education Program, ENLACE, was recognized by the Lumina Foundation earlier this month for its retention efforts with minority students at Albuquerque Public Schools, TVI and UNM.
Staff Report UNM employees are getting into the holiday spirit by donating their time and effort to one local nonprofit organization. UNM's Advancement Division, which is coordinating this year's annual "Spirit of Giving" campaign, decided to focus its efforts on the Women's Community Association after researching many organizations in the Albuquerque area, said Hilary Jetty, a development specialist for the Advancement Division.
The Student Health Center has seen far more patients - and earlier in the season - with flu-like symptoms this year than in years past, a UNM official said. Between 90 and 100 patients are coming to the center every day, and a majority of them are showing signs of having influenza, Beverly Kloeppel, the center's interim director, said.
Since Sept. 11, 2001, the FBI has been given the enormous responsibility of protecting the nation from future terrorist attacks. Focus on homeland security has escalated, leading to increasing incidents of racial profiling that have added fuel to the controversy surrounding Americans' personal freedoms.
Bike thefts on UNM's campus are up this semester. Not just up - drastically up. According to UNMPD figures, 67 bikes were reported stolen from campus between Aug. 1 and the middle of October this year. During that same time period in 2002, 10 bikes were reported stolen to the UNM Police Department.
A push by the University to enforce old regulations will soon mean an end to alcohol in two UNM Greek houses, officials say. UNM owns the land that the Kappa Sigma and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternities sit on and lease the houses to the organizations. Those leases are ending within the month, and an official from UNM's Real Estate Department said before the organizations are allowed to sign new ones, they must go dry by Jan.
LAS CRUCES - The men's basketball game between bitter rivals UNM and NMSU was everything it was hyped up to be. In front of a raucous crowd full of Aggie faithful, NMSU beat the Lobos in a 67-48 battle that was reminiscent of a twelve-round boxing match.
University police have collected physical evidence from a local man in connection with an alleged sexual assault that occurred at an SRC room early Saturday morning. According to the affidavit for a search warrant, the victim was assaulted when she went to throw up in a shared bathroom during her birthday party at the Student Residence Center.
UNM officers arrest reckless driving suspect UNMPD detained a man for reckless driving as well as driving on a revoked license on Nov. 21. Two officers were returning from Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center when they encountered a black sedan gaining speed as it entered the freeway by way of the Coors on-ramp.
The ASUNM Craft Studio's move from the Communication and Journalism building to the SUB has been a win-win situation for the student-artists and the department, both parties say. Since the move, the studio's membership has increased from 35 to more than 100, Associated Students of UNM President Jennifer Onuska said.
Local Cousins plead guilty in fatal stabbing near UNM ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A teenager has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a UNM student during a party. Valentino Jaramillo, 18, also pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of aggravated battery-great bodily harm, conspiracy to commit great bodily harm, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and escape from a peace officer.
Deborah La More and the ASUNM Crafts Fair have a lot in common, including University affiliation, a love of art and a hiatus from both. La More brought about 35 examples of her work - framed amalgamations of painting and photography - from her home in Santa Fe to sell at the University where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1994.
UNM's new director of Resource Management will be leaving the sunny beaches of Hawaii's Big Island for the dry, high-altitude climate of Albuquerque. And he actually seems to be happy about it. "Frankly, I've had my eye on New Mexico opportunities," said John Whittaker, who will take over Academic Affair's top financial post in January.
After more than a year without, UNM staff members will once again be able to extend their roles on campus and become students as well as employees, thanks to a program that has been reinstated by Human Resources. Staff as Students is a program that offers staff members the opportunity to take classes at UNM.
Although it's early in the UNM men's basketball season, the team took a devastating loss Monday night in The Pit, falling to the University of Portland 77-71. A combination of a complacent second half performance, mixed with the outstanding shooting of Portland guard Casey Frandsen, gave the Lobos their first loss of the year.
UNM's Health Sciences Center is helping develop technology for the medical industry that is bringing training to a whole new level and gaining some stardom in the process. The center is one of only a handful of medical schools in the country that uses Human Patient Stimulation Technology, computer controlled mannequins designed to simulate human physiology.
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Ch†vez made an impromptu visit to UNM Monday to open the lines of communication with who he calls the most important people at UNM -students. The mayor, who began meeting with classes from area schools once a week when he took office in 1993, said he understands the importance of being accessible.
Scared and trapped outside of a locked door at UNM's Science and Technology Park, Stephanie Johnston carefully recorded the license plate of a pickup truck belonging to a man she says was exposing himself. In an anxious attempt to report the crime and ensure her safety, Johnston called APD and was transferred to the UNM Police Department at about 3:30 p.
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