The "gold key of completion" passed from UNM administrators to students Tuesday in an afternoon ceremony marking the summer opening of the newly renovated SUB. Julie Weaks Gutierrez, UNM Vice President for Business and Finance and Walt Miller, associate vice president of Student Development, passed the key to UNM President Chris Garcia at the beginning of the ceremony.
UNM lawyers have been granted more time to respond to a plaintiff motion of summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by a former UNM School of Medicine professor. The motion requesting more time was granted Monday by District Court Judge Susan M. Conway, who agreed with UNM counsel that the defense needs more time to collect material relevant to the case before a decision on summary judgment can be rendered.
Larry Willard resigned Tuesday after more than six years as president of the UNM Board of Regents to become chairman of the New Mexico Governor's Economic Development Corporation. Willard, whose tenure at the University has spanned more than 15 years including service on the boards of the Anderson Schools of Management and UNM Hospital, said he will miss working at UNM.
Gasoline prices around the state appear to have stabilized during the past month as the Fourth of July approaches, bringing relief to many motorists who fear they would face price gouging at the pump over the holiday weekend. New Mexico's average price for regular unleaded has remained between $1.
UNMPD police incidents reported Incidents that were investigated and had reports filed by the UNM Police Department. They occurred between June 16 and June 18. Auto Burglary: 2 Aggravated Assault: 3 Vandalism: 4 Theft: 10 Narcotics: 1 DWI: 1 Man arrested after refusing to leave party Campus police arrested and cited a UNM student for criminal trespass June 17 after he allegedly refused to leave a party at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house.
UNM officials are applauding Mayor Martin Chavez's recent proposal to crack down on littering and say they are doing their part to remedy the city's trash problem by keeping UNM clean. "UNM has what I consider an increasingly terrible problem with litter," said Gary Smith, associate director of UNM's Environmental Services Department.
Representatives from UNM management and United Staff-UNM will meet Wednesday in an attempt to hammer out a wage-increase agreement for more than 1,000 University staff employees. Union members voted 30-3 last week to adopt a step-in-grade proposal drafted by US-UNM leaders that would provide employees with an automatic annual salary increase.
After two contractors and nearly two years of construction, the new SUB will finally open its doors July 1 with great anticipation and some frustration. The construction ends with a ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday that will include presentations by University President Chris Garcia and other UNM administrators.
University police have served a search warrant seeking a DNA sample from a UNM alumnus in the investigation of an alleged campus sexual assault that took place at the SAE fraternity house Feb. 28. The warrant was served June 5 by UNM Police Department Det.
Two months of contract negotiations between UNM and the union representing more than 1,000 University staff employees have resulted in an impasse over salary proposals. At a Tuesday night meeting, members of United Staff-UNM voted 30-3 to accept a wage- increase proposal drafted by union leaders, thereby rejecting three options offered by UNM to increase staff pay.
by Krystal Zaragoza Daily Lobo Results of a study regarding the effectiveness of New Mexico's mandatory alcohol server education program show that alcoholism and DWI are growing problems and that the program is failing at providing alcohol servers with the tools they need.
The surface of The Pit was not as damaged as previously thought after the arena's malfunctioning fire-prevention system was triggered for the second time last month, dumping huge amounts of water onto the hardwood, according to officials from UNM's Athletics Department.
This week, more than a dozen Albuquerque students ages 12-14 will explore the field of law at UNM and have a rare opportunity to experience college life first hand. UNM's "Adventures in Learning Camp for Gifted and Talented Children," which is taking place Sunday, June 15 through Friday, June 20 on campus, is intended to expose the students to the University and all it has to offer them, said Fred Perez, department of recreational services director.
by Jodi Hunley Daily Lobo The waterfowl that inhabit UNM's Duck Pond are suffering from malnourishment due to a number of factors, making them susceptible to injury, according to Marian Hamburg, a local wildlife rehabilitator. Hamburg, who has been taking care of UNM's ill or injured ducks for 10 years, said she receives anywhere from two to six ducks a year and that there should be some changes to keep the ducks healthier.
A grand jury has indicted an Albuquerque homeless man for allegedly fondling a 7-year-old child in UNM Hospital's emergency room waiting area while his mother was being treated for an injury on May 26. A criminal complaint registered the same day in Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court and based on the testimony of a UNM police officer states that the victim's mother returned from the emergency room and discovered 39-year-old Gary Zeitlin kneeling down with his hand on the child's groin area.
UNMPD Woman assaulted, purse stolen in UNMH structure UNM police responded May 22 to a report of purse snatching at the UNM Hospital parking structure. The victim, a 69-year-old woman, told police that just as she exited her car in the structure's first level, an unknown male struck her with a "karate chop" to the left side of her neck and shoulder area, the police report states.
The LodeStar Astronomy Center, funded through a grant from UNM, is offering a number of week-long children's summer camps to immerse them into the field of astronomy. The center, which is located inside the New Mexico Museum of Natural History, is the only planetarium in the state open to community events and its administrators are taking advantage of that by placing a strong emphasis on child learning, said Aileen O'Catherine, LodeStar's outreach manager.
One UNM employee and another former employee were allegedly harassed and retaliated against for reporting instances of billing fraud in the Health Sciences Center Pain Management Clinic last year, reliable sources have told the Daily Lobo. A nurse who began employment at the clinic in April 2001 noticed shortly thereafter that William L.
by Lisa J. Tabet Daily Lobo Attaining a college education may soon become more affordable than ever, with federal student loan interest rates expected to drop dramatically beginning July 1, according to U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-NM. "Borrowing to pay for college should be the investment of a lifetime," Udall said in a news release.
UNMPD Painting worth $500 stolen from Art building A UNM art student has filed a report with campus police after one of her paintings was reportedly stolen from the Art building between May 11 and May 14. The campus police report states that the painting was taken from a storage locker that was open and unlocked.
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