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.
by Emily Williams Daily Lobo In 1969, Hispanic students created a program on the UNM campus to serve as a support system and encourage the success of students. During the past 30 years the program went through name changes while growing as a staple for the Hispanic student population.
Bob Martin has spent more time as an embedded journalist during military conflicts throughout the world than the majority of his counterparts. Martin, a photographer, reporter and helicopter pilot for KRQE-TV, told stories of his 26 years of experience to a class of aspiring journalists Thursday.
The Department of Communication and Journalism is seeking an estimated $3.7 million in capital improvement funds to renovate its 54-year-old building that department officials say is badly in need of repairs. Rising maintenance costs and a demand for more space are key reasons for the request, made by the department to University administrators who allocate state funds each year, said Brad Hall, the department's chairman.
With the Albuquerque Police Department's infamous Party Patrol out of commission, some students might think the time is right for public debauchery, but police are still looking to break up parties. Party Patrol, the brainchild of Mayor Martin Ch†vez, was aimed at curbing underage drinking and drag racing but has been shut down for about two and a half months, APD Sgt.
Dean Jones, an employee at the New Mexico State Fair's Indian Village, remembers when it was nothing but a dirt lot; he sat and watched the rodeo from a set of bleachers outside. Back then, he said, it was only 25 cents to get in. "As people's needs and wants change, fairs need to change along with them," Mike Cerletti, the fair's manager, said.
University police are crossing their fingers a federal judge will award them a portion of nearly $40,000 seized from an Albuquerque man who was stopped near campus on Aug. 19. An agent from the Drug Enforcement Agency said law enforcement officials have reason to believe the money, now being held as evidence by University police, comes from the sale of drugs.
by Keri Burson Daily Lobo Along with the convenience of living on campus comes the student responsibility to ensure rooms are properly cared for, and officials say so far damage has not been a major problem at UNM. "Students live hard in the residence halls, but I don't think they're abusive," said Robert Schulte, director of housing and food services.
Despite rising natural gas prices, UNM officials say they are committed to reducing air pollution in the city by continuing to run many of its vehicles on the fuel source. The University teamed with the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department and PNM in March 2001 to install a natural gas station on campus, said Louise Martinez, director of the natural resources department.
UNM's Campus Office of Substance Abuse and Prevention in conjunction with the Albuquerque Partnership, a nonprofit organization dedicated to substance abuse prevention, was recently awarded a grant from the United States Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.
The Recording Industry Association of America filed 261 lawsuits Monday against people allegedly sharing large amounts of music over the Internet in violation of copyright law. According to the U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, none of the lawsuits involve UNM students as of yet, but the association promised more such lawsuits - possibly thousands of them - in the coming weeks.
Warren Smith, chairman of the Foreign Languages and Literatures department, said the manipulation of time sheets by two employees is to blame for the department being more than $16,000 in debt. Smith said the two staff members, Wilma Williams and John Owen, allegedly began falsifying time sheets for personal gain around December 2001, six months before he became department chairman.
Sandia Labs helps NASA in shuttle crash cause ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - From the serial explosions of the Unabomber to the crash of the space shuttle Columbia, Sandia National Laboratories has done its share of detective work. With Columbia, a Sandia computer simulation showed the plausibility of a theory - regarded with skepticism while the shuttle was still airborne - that a piece of foam dislodged during the launch and damaged a wing.
New Mexico's drought situation, solutions to the problem and consequences for the state were the topics of a panel discussion featuring several local experts in the field Tuesday night. "What drought and climate change to New Mexico," the first in a four-part lecture series titled "Water Issues for the 21st Century," is intended to educate the UNM community about the state's growing water concerns, said Marilyn O'Leary, director of the Utton Transboundary Resources Center, one of the event's co-sponsors.
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