Former New York police officer Peter Christ told a crowd of about a dozen UNM community members Monday night that drug prohibition in the United States doesn't work. "Prohibition is the definition of the times we live in today," said Christ, now vice director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.
It would appear that the shoe is now officially on the other foot. A free Internet service, www.ratemyprofessors.com, gives students nationwide the opportunity to rank professors in three categories - easiness, helpfulness and clarity. Helpfulness and clarity ratings are combined for an overall grade between one and five, with the highest rated professors denoted with a red chile icon and a "hot" classification.
Staff Report UNM School of Medicine officials are designing a program to get more doctors to underrepresented areas of the state and recruit more minority students to the medical field. The program, still in its developing stages, would help promising University freshmen get provisional medical school admission to increase recruitment and retention of state residents in the school, said Ellen Cosgrove, associate dean of continuing medical education.
UNM Provost Brian Foster said the University is working to become an equal partner with other state entities to further New Mexico's push for economic development. The University has developed a plan that allows it to use its strongest attributes to benefit the state, Foster said.
Bob Anderson said his plan to spend Albuquerque's money on community development rather than "wars abroad" makes him the best candidate for City Council in District 6. Anderson, 59, and an adjunct professor of Western civilization and political science at UNM, is running on the Green Party ticket.
Steve Birdine spoke to about 75 people in the SUB Ballroom Saturday, urging them to change their lives and put his affirmative words into action, as part of the first UNM Black Cultural Conference. Birdine is the president and chief executive officer of Affirmations in Action, a diversity-consulting firm in Indianapolis.
One group of UNM students takes its religious beliefs seriously - broadcasting them on TV for thousands of viewers to see. Ryan and Kristie Gloetzner, both UNM undergraduates, are among 10 University students who intern for YTV, a locally produced television station based on Christianity.
UNM's first Black Cultural Conference will raise awareness among University students about black culture, event organizers say. "We are doing this to build a sense of community and pride in our heritage," said Jocelyn Gamble-Mims, senior program adviser for UNM's African American Student Services.
UNM senior Javier Martinez said District 6 needs a City Council representative who knows the problems facing the La Mesa and Trumbull neighborhoods. Martinez, a 22-year-old political science major, said if he is elected to the council Oct. 28, the citizens of those neighborhoods will have exactly that - a councilor intimately versed in the everyday issues they face.
Local Arson suspect regains job after judge's ruling ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A woman accused of burning down an Albuquerque youth center she once headed has regained her job. State District Judge Pat Murdoch ruled Thursday that Donna Rowe can resume the directorship of Youth in Transition, despite charges pending against her.
Tearing down the goal posts after a rousing football victory is a time-honored college tradition. However, UNM officials are concerned for fan safety and say they are tired of paying the large tab that accompanies the act. Scott Dotson, UNM's assistant athletic director in charge of facilities, said football fans have torn down six goal posts at University Stadium since 1997, bringing with them a hefty price tag.
by Felicia Fonseca Daily Lobo The rising use of anabolic steroids prompted the NCAA to subject athletes to year-round testing in 1990; the recent increase in ephedra use is prompting the possibility of similar probes. Due to the findings of a 2001 NCAA survey, the association added ephedra to its list of banned substances, Frank Uryasz, president of the National Center for Drug Free Sport, Inc.
The rain started falling Tuesday morning. And it kept falling. And it didn't stop until yesterday. The National Weather Service reported a full inch of rain at the Albuquerque Sunport as of 5:30 yesterday morning - equal to the 30-year average for the entire month of October.
Staff Report "Lucy," the 3 million-year-old fossil discovered 29 years ago, remains a central figure in the still unraveling tale of human evolution. Tonight, one of the scientists who made the groundbreaking discovery will speak about the advances made in science since the discovery and how it has impacted anthropology.
Only 37 percent of UNM football players who entered the University between 1993-1997 graduated within six years, according to a recent report by the NCAA. The University has the fourth worst graduation rate in the Mountain West Conference, and the 97th worst out of the 117 Division I-A colleges nationwide.
Staff Report The National Collegiate Athletic Association this week proposed a new way to measure graduation rates in response to claims from universities nationwide that the current federal standard system is creating inaccurate results. The NCAA also moved a step closer to enacting reforms that would use a second new measure, a "real time" annual assessment of academic progress to better monitor Division I institutions that aren't adequately educating their athletes, said Myles Brand, the NCAA's president, in a news release.
Bike sale garners funds for UNM Police Dept. The UNM Police Department bike auction raised more than $1,700 for the department Wednesday. The auction, which ran from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Duck Pond, raised a total of $1,757.25. All of the nearly 50 bicycles were sold along with some stereo and speaker equipment that the police had in their impound.
by Neelam Mehta Daily Lobo Selling plasma is one of the few ways to spend an hour of the day for a good cause while actually getting paid for it. The process is time consuming, but a person can make as much as $210 per month donating plasma, said Nathan Callender, manager of Yale Blood Plasma Inc.
Staff Report Participating in the statewide Bike and Walk to School Day is one of UNM's first steps in promoting the use of alternative transportation since joining Albuquerque's Alternative Commute Transportation program. The program was started by as a way of promoting the environmental benefits of alternative transportation more than three years ago.
National Bush staff continues search for CIA leak WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush questioned on Tuesday whether investigators would be able to determine who leaked the identity of an undercover CIA officer but said his staff was cooperating. "I want to know the truth," he said.
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