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.
After at least three years outside the loop, UNM is initiating training for faculty and staff members about federal rules regulating confidential student information, the University's registrar said. UNM Provost Brian Foster circulated a University-wide memo Oct.
The next time beer lovers purchase their favorite brew, they may be paying a little more if one nonprofit organization has its way. The National Academy of Sciences recently proposed an increase in excise tax on alcohol, more specifically beer, as a way to curb underage drinking.
Nearly 50 unclaimed bikes, including some that haven't been ridden for almost five years, will be auctioned today to raise money for the UNM Police Department. "These bikes were just confiscated or abandoned," said Monica Sanchez, a data entry operator in the records division of the UNM Police Department.
by Cindy Lewis Daily Lobo Tucked away in a corner of Johnson Gym is a room full of weight machines, treadmills and parallel bars. But this is not a typical exercise room. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11 a.m. a group of people with physical disabilities and injuries meet there for a physical education class designed to meet their needs.
Ballon Fiesta cancelled due to morning winds ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - There was not a cloud in the sky. Nor a balloon. Windy conditions Monday morning prompted officials at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta to postpone the day's events, said fiesta spokeswoman Kathie Leyendecker.
While most UNM students spent Monday putting their brains to the test, the University's Air Force ROTC detachment spent the day testing its strength and courage. The detachment, called the Warhawks, put 26 of its 130 cadets through Kirtland Air Force Base's Confidence Course to build teamwork and test individual stamina and endurance.
Five distinguished community members agreed, for the most part, that the United States must take greater precaution concerning preemptive military strikes and work more closely with the international community. Former N.M. Govs. Jerry Apodaca and Dave Cargo; Roger Hagengruber, director of the Office for Policy, Security and Technology and a UNM professor; Paul Stokes, a weapons expert; and William Morgan Stewart, foreign affairs columnist for The Santa Fe New Mexican expressed their views during the panel discussion titled "The People Speak: America Debates Its Role in the World.
Four UNM biology students are playing a significant role in understanding and preventing West Nile virus in Albuquerque, all while getting paid and earning college credit. The students, all undergraduates, are participating in the Albuquerque Environmental Health Department's Bio-Disease Management program.
While other UNM supporters eagerly anticipated a Lobo Homecoming victory Saturday, a gathering of UNM students, staff and alumni met to pay homage to another UNM victory - the success of a student. Toby Pugh, a UNM alumnus, was invited back to UNM for Homecoming festivities as a result of his impressive history as an architect and student, said John Hooker, president of the University's American Institute of Architecture chapter.
Students who are seriously considering law school got a chance to meet with advisers and admissions representatives at UNM's second annual Law Day. Representatives from more than 50 law schools nationwide were on campus Saturday to answer questions regarding law school and ease the stress of students looking to someday practice law.
UNM internal auditors concluded in April that a University employee should not have been paid a full-time salary during part of her time in law school. In her response to the findings, however, the employee contends the audit report was flawed. The audit focused on Kari Ward Karr, former director of UNM's Counseling Assistance and Referral Services, or CARS, who worked as director at the same time she was attending UNM's School of Law.
State Two non-fatal cases up state's virus total to 179 SANTA FE (AP) - Two more human cases of West Nile virus were reported Thursday, bringing the state's total to 179. None of the new cases were fatal, and both cases involved mild symptoms, the state health department reported.
UNM has been named to America's 100 Best College Buys for the eighth consecutive year. The ranking designates the University as one of America's best college educations for value. "We're always pleased to be noted," said UNM President Louis Caldera.
Fliers posted across campus yesterday bearing the name and photograph of an assistant coach within the Athletics department stated "I sexually assault UNM women basketball players." University officials are investigating the matter, UNM spokeswoman Susan McKinsey said.
Research of human origins and evolution during the past decade has helped scientists better understand the forces behind evolution in early humans, a visiting lecturer said Thursday. But, the past ten years has also produced the same product paleontologists' work for the past 100 years has: more questions.
Homecoming Week rolled toward its conclusion on tricycle wheels yesterday down the sidewalk near the Duck Pond. The annual ASUNM Cherry/Silver games competition - a sometimes competitive, often hilarious series of Olympic-style events - brought one of 17 student organizations a step closer to winning the Spirit Cup.
The U.S. government's most recent anti-drug campaign, claiming the purchase of illegal drugs funds terrorism, may be scaring teenagers straight. According to two White House reports released earlier this month, the ads, which officially began running during last year's Super Bowl, have reduced the number of teenagers who use drugs by more than 15 percent.
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