By researching campus topics, working closely with the University community and using her experience from a career in higher education that began more than 30 years ago, Linda Bunnell Shade said she would succeed as UNM president. "I have admired UNM from afar," she told audience members at a public forum for University staff Tuesday.
State Police are investigating a single-car crash that killed a UNM student north of Socorro last week to determine if alcohol played any role in the early morning accident which left another UNM student injured. Collin Smith-Levin, 22, of Albuquerque was pronounced dead at the scene after he was ejected from the vehicle he was traveling in after it rolled over several times on the southbound side of I-25 on April 17.
In the aftermath of six Albuquerque Public Schools teachers' suspensions, a four-member panel addressed issues such as the First Amendment's role in classrooms and fielded questions from about 50 local educators at the Anderson Schools of Management Monday night.
Former U.S. Senator and political mainstay Gary Hart told members of the UNM community Monday that to secure our future in these uncertain times, we must revive and restore the values of the public. Hart, who stopped at UNM as part of a national tour designed to gauge the country's support for his ideas as he explores a possible candidacy for president in 2004, gave the lecture "The Iraq War and America's Role in the World.
A UNM chemistry professor recently received the top award that emphasizes higher education for analytical chemists, recognizing him as one of the best chemistry educators of all time in the United States. Chris Enke, whose career in education spans more than four decades including teaching stints at Princeton University, Michigan State and most recently UNM, is one of only 21 individuals to have been selected to receive the J.
Iraq U.S. attempts to head off food shortages in capital BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - With potential food shortages just weeks away, the U.S. military opened a warehouse to U.N. aid shipments Sunday, stockpiling flour for Baghdad's people as workers toiled to restore battered basic services like power and water.
A panel discussion open to the public tonight will focus on what constitutes rigorous and responsible democratic teaching in New Mexico public schools - from kindergarten through the university level - in times of public controversy such as war. Room 1064 at the Anderson Schools of Management will be the site of what Lois Meyer said she hopes will be a forum for "questioning, promoting and deepening what it means to teach democratically.
Not to be deterred with the closure of Roosevelt Park, a group of more than 75 advocates for the legalization of marijuana congregated Sunday in the wooded area directly west of Hodgin Hall to celebrate 4-20. "I went to Roosevelt today and the fact that I can't ride my bike through a park I paid tax dollars for violates the Constitution," said Cyrus Gould, a TVI sophomore.
A professor from the American Studies Department has helped organize a series of presentations about the aftermath of the war in Iraq on Tuesday because she says it is precisely what students want to know about. "We did it in part because of an interest expressed among our students regarding the war," said Rebecca Schreiber, assistant professor of history.
UNM and New Mexico State University have received a grant from the U.S. Department of the Army that will fund the Universities to the tune of $2-8 million per year for research and development. The grant, part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Education Institution Strategic Partnership, is meant to provide funding for universities, which in turn provide research to the agency.
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. "I know all the aspects of running a large research university," Santiago said.
State UNM student dies after vehicle veers into median SOCORRO, N.M. (AP) - A University of New Mexico student was killed and two Socorro men were injured in a one-vehicle crash north of Socorro before dawn Thursday, according to state police. State Police Lt.
Staff Report UNM's Housing and Dining Services is preparing for more than 14,000 people representing 120 groups locally and from across the country this summer during various events that are held at the University yearly. Dennis Weber, conference guest services manager, says academicians, cheerleaders, solar car enthusiasts and others will live from days to weeks on main campus to take part in conferences, workshops, training camps and student orientations.
A series of license plates declaring drivers' loyalty to the cherry and silver has helped raise more than $60,000 in two years to support student programs and create a sense of tradition. According to the New Mexico Motor Vehicles Department, each Lobo license plate costs $35 a year, plus registration fees.
The Horizon slate swept the ASUNM elections in a landslide Wednesday, according to the unofficial results. Current Associated Students of UNM President Jennifer Onuska was re-elected with 827 votes, while Vision slate presidential candidate Tio Vega had 495.
UNMPD UNM student finds man masturbating in library A University student filed a police report with campus police after she allegedly witnessed an unknown man masturbating inside the UNM Parish Library on April 4. The report was filed two days after the incident and in it, the student says she was working on the library's third floor when she noticed the man, sitting behind her, masturbating with his genitals fully exposed.
Pepper spray is significantly more effective than Mace and is regarded as safer and less toxic than tear gas, according to a 2001 study by the U.S. Department of Justice. Developed in 1973, pepper spray, which is made from the oily extract of the cayenne pepper plant, was first used by FBI personnel and U.
A growing number of Albuquerque residents, including several UNM students, have filed complaints with the Albuquerque Police Department's Oversight Commission regarding tactics used by officers at a March 20 anti-war demonstration near campus. Independent Review Officer Jay Rowland, who has received five complaints about the police officer's actions at the protest that day, said his department plans on thoroughly investigating each complaint to determine if APD violated any laws.
Senior Kurt Nilson, who is running for vice president of ASUNM on the Vision slate, said if he is elected, his main goal will be to hold the student government more accountable to the students it represents. "We want to represent students above and beyond what we've set up as our goals," Nilson said.
The city's chief public safety officer said he expects the mayor's office to hand down a decision today regarding the proposed closing of Roosevelt Park on Easter Sunday to prevent an annual celebration of marijuana and hemp. "That certainly is an option," said Nick Bakas, chief public safety officer for the city.
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