The ASUNM Senate unanimously approved an appropriation Wednesday that could start a new tradition at UNM. Sen. Matt Burgess said after receiving approval from the city fire marshal and Dean of Students Randy Boeglin, the Associated Students of UNM School Spirit committee got the go ahead for a bonfire before the UNM football game against New Mexico State University on Sept.
Staff Report A $650,000 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration may prove to be a shot in the arm for the UNM College of Nursing - and for New Mexico's health care system. The funds were granted to the college and will be used to recruit and retain nursing students throughout the state using Web-based courses, according to a Health Sciences Center news release.
Fresh on the heels of its recent accreditation, UNM's Landscape Architecture Program is looking to improve the aesthetic value of campus-area communities. The program recently received an $18,000 grant from the UNM Center for Regional Studies to develop an urban landscape network for Albuquerque's historical Martineztown neighborhood.
College students often blow off the risks associated with smoking, but recent studies show one in five smokers will die unless they kick the habit. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 24 percent of New Mexicans are smokers.
Staff Report Two of UNM's schools are being lauded as top spots for Hispanic students in the United States. The Anderson Schools of Management and UNM School of Law were named to Hispanic Business magazine's annual top 10 lists for Hispanic Students.
National Administration officials claim Syria aids terrorists WASHINGTON (AP) - Syria is allowing militants to cross its border into Iraq to kill U.S. soldiers and is aggressively seeking to acquire and develop chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, a senior Bush administration official said Tuesday.
Police have arrested two suspects in relation to an attack last month in the University area that left a UNM senior clinging to life. According to an Albuquerque Police Department criminal complaint, on Aug. 11 as many as five people attacked Bryan Christensen, 22, in the alley near his apartment on Stanford Drive behind the Frontier Restaurant - just several hundred yards from campus.
The U.S. Senate approved an amendment 50-45 Wednesday that will keep the Bush administration from altering the federal student financial aid formula. The proposed revisions to the U.S. Department of Education's formula would reduce the amount of money the federal government doles out for college by $270 million next year and could affect up to 100,000 students nationwide.
Richardson proposal could cut benefits SANTA FE (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson's administration outlined proposals Monday to save more than $40 million on Medicaid next year, mostly by cutting benefits, payments to providers and some eligibility restrictions.
Darlene Lucero, associate registrar, said there has been a significant increase in the amount of courses that charge special fees at UNM over the past few years. Lucero said this semester there are 1,123 University courses that have additional fees students must pay, and it's becoming a trend among University departments to implement fees for all their classes.
by Felicia Fonseca Daily Lobo Coffee can make a person stay awake at times, but when the body is ready, sleep is inevitable. "Sleep is not like avoiding eating for a week," said Amanda Beck, medical director of the University of New Mexico's Sleeping Disorders Center.
State Fire, vandalism damage Head Start buildings SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) - A Navajo Head Start program's administrative office and other facilities were completely gutted in a weekend fire, agency officials said. It was the second time in a week the agency had seen damage to its property.
by Kate Crofts Daily Lobo This August marked a significant occasion in astronomical history. Due to Mars' position, stargazers were able to view the red planet more clearly and more closely than they ever had before. When Mars passed within 34,650,000 miles to Earth on Aug.
Hidden from most of the campus community in the lower level of Woodward Hall, Media Technology Services plays a crucial role in the learning and teaching process at UNM. But if you were to ask the people who work there, they would say majority of the University doesn't even know it exists.
A 30-year-old tradition brings farmers from across the state to Albuquerque every Saturday morning - their trucks and cars full of everything from freshly picked fruit and flowers to baked pies and bread. Farmers' Markets, six of them in all, provide the community with an excuse to interact with neighbors and a rare chance to buy food straight from the people who grew it, said Eric Garretson, president of the Albuquerque Growers Association and director of the city's downtown farmers' market.
by Jennifer Eaton Daily Lobo UNM's main campus covers several square miles and contains more than a hundred buildings. Protecting and securing those buildings, as well as their contents, is one of the many responsibilities of UNM Campus Security which includes nine officers covering three eight-hour shifts each day.
A part-time instructor in the UNM Communication and Journalism department said the National Fire Protection Association is not doing enough to enforce its fire prevention policies, making it possible for fires such as those at nightclubs on the East Coast to happen again.
Nutrition labels already list the fat content in food products, but manufacturers must now go a step further. In July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration implemented a new regulation requiring unhealthy trans fatty acids to be included on nutrition labels.
Staff Report The UNM Student Health Center, located directly across from the SUB near the center of campus, offers students a wide range of health care options, insurance and counseling services. According to its mission statement, the center provides quality health care to foster student success.
Although campus police and University security constitutes most of UNM's safety force, there is a small group of students standing ready to do their part to make the community safe. That group is the UNM Student Patrol and this is its eighth year of working to provide late-night escorts and lending a hand to assist UNM police and campus security.
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