UNM will celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe Feast Day in its own special way Dec. 12, with music, refreshments and guest speakers lecturing on the apparition that is a mainstay in New Mexican culture. "This is an occasion where all the cultures that reside in New Mexico can come together," said Andrew Burgess, director of the UNM Religious Studies Program.
With a recent visit from guest artist Yoshihirio Mizokami, the UNM Art Education Program continued its long-standing tradition in teaching traditional and contemporary methods of creating hand-made functional pottery. Mizokami, who is a stoneware potter working in the tradition of Karatsu, worked with students on a daily basis in the pottery studio during his three months at UNM, said Kathryne Cyman, art education instructor.
Staff Report A prestigious UNM almunus has been selected to help lead the way for Arizona State University's law school to become a premier institution in American Indian law education. Kevin Gover, 47, who graduated cum laude from the UNM School of Law in 1981, will teach courses at the ASU College of Law's Indian Legal Program.
UNM Budget Director Curtis Porter addressed the ASUNM Senate Wednesday in a tuition forum to outline the University's stance on funding priorities and tuition credits. Porter said that students are often confused by the term tuition credit because it sounds as if the University is gaining revenue.
The ASUNM Senate wrapped up its fall session Wednesday by passing a record amount of last-minute legislation before saying goodbyes to several longtime senators. The Associated Students of UNM Senate addressed 23 appropriations bills, as student groups asked the Senate for last-minute monies to fund groups before the semester ends.
UNM police and the Albuquerque Fire Department responded to a fire call at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house Nov. 27. Michael Koller, president of the fraternity, said members called University police and the fire department after they noticed smoke coming through the floor in the fraternity house at 1811 Mesa Vista Rd.
Staff Report A free ticket and ride to the City of Sin. That's the deal UNM has put together for full-time students with a valid LoboCard who want to cheer for the football team at the SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl, Dec. 25, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.
Staff Report Five UNM employees have received this year's award recognizing excellence in outstanding University staff service. The Gerald W. May Staff Recognition Awards were presented to Lucille Cordova, Carolyn Gonzales, Ray More, Susan Quintana and Carol Vollbrecht at a President's Office ceremony Wednesday.
Staff Report A UNM professor is playing a key role in improving the communication strategies that can be used to help control the spread of HIV/AIDS in developing nations. Everett Rogers, a Regents' Professor in the Communication and Journalism Department, has co-written a book, Combatting AIDS: Communication Strategies in Action, that details the importance of using communication strategies to influence government policy and gender relations in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Students were subjected to some HIV/AIDS shock therapy Tuesday during World AIDS Day to help them realize just how prevalent the disease has become in society. The event, which was recognized internationally on Sunday, was held between the Duck Pond and Zimmerman Library and, according to event organizers, was to show the UNM community how close to home the epidemic is.
by Stuart Overbey Daily Lobo New Mexico pedestrians walk some of the meanest streets in the nation, according to "Mean Streets 2002," a report from The Surface Transportation Policy Project. According to the report, for the years 2000-01, a total of 120 pedestrians died in traffic accidents statewide, which translates to 3.,by Stuart Overbey Daily Lobo
Staff Report Popular UNM history professor Richard Berthold announced his plans to retire in a statement Monday. Berthold stated "constant harassment by persons in authority at the University" as the reason for his retirement. Berthold said in a statement that he would like to continue teaching but that his retirement will take effect at the end of this semester.
UNM Faculty Senate members voiced their concerns about the top secret security clearance qualification for all presidential candidates at a Board of Regents meeting Monday. Faculty Senate President Beverly Burris and Faculty Sen. John Geissman laid out their trepidations about including the top secret security clearance in the statement of qualifications for the presidential position.
The Board of Regents' Finance and Facilities Committee voted to approve the sale of 3.2 acres on UNM's south campus to TVI at its Monday meeting. The land, which is south of Coal Avenue between University Boulevard and Buena Vista Drive, will be sold to the Technical Vocational Institute for its appraised value of $545,000.
While the Supreme Court will hear a case concerning the use of ethnicity as a determining factor for university admissions, a UNM official said ethnicity is only one factor it considers in evaluating a student's application.
The UNM football team accepted an invitation Monday to play in the SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl on Christmas day. "I think this vindicates a bunch of young people," head coach Rocky Long said yesterday afternoon. "We're the second place team and the second best team in the conference.
Staff Report A first-ever study examining the psychological processes of adolescents confronted with sex and birth control issues will be the focus of a UNM College of Nursing study. Results from the study will be used to help reduce the number of unintended teenage pregnancies.
UNM German Studies Professor Peter Pabisch has been named the Distinguished Max Kade Research Professor, an honor that included funding to a panelist at an international conference on the cultural aspects of the German language. The conference, "Future Chances of the German Language in Eastern Europe," took place at the University of Graz in Austria in November.
In celebration of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 200th birthday, UNM Philosophy Department Chairman Russell Goodman will organize a summer institute for college professors to discuss the popular author. Goodman, who has taught courses about Emerson and other American transcendentalists such as Henry David Thoreau, proposed the grant to the National Endowment for the Humanities a year ago and was surprised when it was accepted.
Staff Report The New Mexico Alpha chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at UNM has been awarded two of the international fraternity's most prestigious awards this year. The Gold Star Award, presented to individual chapters for superior excellence in chapter operations and the Founders Trophy, presented to the best chapter of Phi Delta Theta on medium-sized campuses, are two of the highest accolades presented each year by the fraternity's general headquarters.
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