MTV's reality-based TV shows "Fraternity Life" and "Sorority Life" have touched off a firestorm of controversy on college campuses across the country including UNM, whose Greek community believes the shows provide an inaccurate portrayal of Greek life. The impact is also being felt within the business community, said Jim Levi, national sales director of Greek101.
by Jay Reynolds Daily Lobo Representatives from the local chapter of a national organization advocating abortion rights are planning for a statewide celebration Wednesday commemorating the abortion rights movement. NARAL, formerly known as the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, will coordinate the national campaign marking 30 years of fighting for women's right to choose and Roe v.
In an announced closed meeting Friday, the UNM Presidential Search Committee reviewed the "small number" of presidential evaluations completed by the University community after each of the five finalists' campus forums conducted throughout April. Larry Willard, president of the Board of Regents and a member of the search committee, said the committee received very few evaluations "considering the number of people we have here on campus.
UNM star center Jordan Adams was selected 18th by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2003 WNBA draft on Friday. Adams is the first UNM women's basketball player from UNM to be drafted into the WNBA.
About 50 peace activists and poets showed up to watch 13 more shave their heads to show opposition for the U.S.-led war in Iraq and to honor of the victims of the conflict on Sunday. "Peace Buzz," was designed as an avenue for local artists and activists in a profound personal statement of mourning for the victims of the war in Iraq to send a collective cry for peace, said Sue Chavez, a member of the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice, co-sponsor of the event.
Drummer Donna "C," of The Donnas, performs during a free concert for UNM students on Johnson Field Friday. The concert, part of College Television Network's Music Binge Tour, was sponsored by Student Special Events.
UNM, in collaboration with other educational institutions in the Southwest, is organizing lobbying efforts to have New Mexico selected as the site for a new imaging radio astronomy telescope. The Low Frequency Array Telescope, also known as LOFAR, will be a major new multi-element imaging telescope designed to operate within low frequency ranges.
In an official vote by the Faculty Senate, two-thirds of respondents favor presidential candidate Carlos Santiago and more than 80 percent think the next UNM president should have experience as an educator and academic scholar. Beverly Burris, president of UNM's Faculty Senate, said 30 senators responded to the three-part survey.
State Gov. Richardson declines bid to run for president WASHINGTON (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson told "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert he won't accept a nomination to be the Democratic vice presidential candidate. "I love being governor. I love being in New Mexico.
Arthur Simoni, managing editor of the Daily Lobo, has been named to lead the newspaper into its 109th year as the 2003-04 editor in chief. Simoni, 27, is a junior majoring in University Studies. He was selected for the position by the Student Publications Board on April 11 and will take over editorship of the paper May 4.
Staff Report More than 60 Albuquerque area high school students are getting a taste of the UNM Health Sciences Center job market through a partnership between the University and the city. The Job Mentor Program is a project funded by the Albuquerque Business Education Compact and operated by the City of Albuquerque Job Training and Family Services Division.
Moments after winning the 2003-04 Miss Indian UNM pageant at Hokona Hall Wednesday night, Jerelene Yazzie receives congratulations from Deidre Sanders of Durango, Colo. Yazzie, 26, is a senior in the Anderson Schools of Management planning to pursue a master's degree in finance next fall.
Members of UNM's Faculty Senate received a questionnaire Wednesday asking for feedback regarding each of the five presidential finalists, including their professional qualifications, as well who they think should be the next UNM president. The questionnaire comes after a faculty-only meeting Wednesday where several faculty members, many of them senators, expressed concern about disparities between presidential qualifications and the academic backgrounds of at least one of the finalists.
The U.S. Army War College's Current Affairs Panel visited UNM Wednesday to discuss a number of issues including the shifting focus of national security in the United States and the country's role in the globalization of the world. Joe Manous, lieutenant colonel in the U.
Diversity interests Santiago Ryan Floersheim UNM presidential candidate Carlos Santiago said he wants the position because he is interested in the diverse population of New Mexico and because his administrative experience closely parallels the responsibilities of the job.
Staff Report A group of about 30 UNM faculty members, most of them from the Faculty Senate, indicated with an informal vote Tuesday that they heavily favor presidential candidate Carlos Santiago and that they doubt candidate Louis Caldera is qualified to lead UNM.
A teach-in on campus designed to offer several perspectives on the war in Iraq focused on historical U.S. occupation in different countries. Sponsored by the UNM American Studies Department, the "Teach-in on the war in Iraq and its consequences" featured a panel of six UNM professors representing five different departments.
UNM's Faculty Senate used its last meeting of the year to recognize the work of outgoing President Chris Garcia. "I'd like to thank you all for your service for the Faculty Senate," Garcia told members during his report. He also applauded the work of the faculty during the last year and expressed his hope that professors will aid UNM's next president as much as they helped him.
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