It’s not uncommon to see UNM student Ben Tucker wearing a papier-mÉchÇ capitalist pig mask or a cheerleading outfit as he screams, “My back is achin’. My bra’s too tight. My booty’s shakin’ from left to right. Shout it out — revolution!”
Spring is in the air, and letters announcing college financial-aid awards are in the mail. This year, those letters are likely to cause confusion and concern among the college-bound and those who pay their bills. The reason: More students are eligible for aid, but there are few additional aid dollars to go around.
Parking and Transportation Services’ leap into the Internet age could save commuter students headaches caused by standing in infamous long lines before the start of the fall semester.
Graduating students entering the job market this year are learning an early lesson about the world of work: Nothing is guaranteed.
The Internet gives students a useful research tool when they’re writing papers, but it also opens the door for plagiarism.
MILWAUKEE — Students seeking summer employment are learning a painful lesson: The best-paying jobs aren’t as plentiful as in years past, and competition for available positions is more intense. In particular, summer job-seekers will find fewer employment prospects at manufacturing plants and high-tech companies — two areas that provided many with gainful employment during the recent economic boom.
An architect and an author who have earned international distinction will receive honorary degrees at UNM’s 2001 Spring Commencement Ceremony Saturday at 9 a.m. in The Pit.
Monday, May 7, was the final spring semester edition of the New Mexico Daily Lobo. The newspaper will be published weekly during the summer beginning May 31.
More than 40 years ago, UNM professor Fred Harris bypassed the writer’s life to pursue politics and public office. Now at age 70, Harris is mining his experiences for the career he once considered but set aside while in law school: novelist.
The UNM Police Department released a composite sketch of a man who has been accused of attacking three women during the past three months in the parking structure at the northeast intersection of Campus and Lomas Boulevards.
The Senate approved $675 in rollover funding for the Black Student Union but rejected a bill that would make "a beast of almost mythical proportions" the Senate's mascot. Representatives of the Black Student Union did not attend a spring budget workshop and hearing that are required to receive funding through ASUNM without being penalized. Student groups that do not attend the workshop or hearing receive at least 15 percent less in funding than they did the year before.
Students can now choose field trips and hands-on activities over the lengthy, dull lectures often associated with the courses students are required to take to earn a UNM degree.
Some are leaving because of opportunities or frustration. For others, it's just their time to go. Wednesday night was the last Senate meeting for senators who will not be returning in the fall.
Underneath all that clothing, hidden in the nooks of college bodies, are tiny rings of metal and splashes of permanent color that no boss will ever see. No one can walk around UNM for very long without seeing that hair dye, tattoos and piercings are becoming the norm. A study done in January at Texas Tech University found that 15 to 20 percent of college students, who are the bread and butter of many tattoo shops, have tattoos and piercings.
The argument at the center of last year’s student government election controversy took one step closer to being settled after the Board of Regents Academic Affairs Committee meeting Monday. The committee approved an ASUNM Constitutional amendment that changes language in the student government election code, requiring that Senate vacancies be filled by the candidate who earned the most votes in the most recent student election.
The statistics said it was unlikely he would go to college — much less obtain a degree. Born to a working-class family, he grew up poor, a minority and unprepared for college.
Mike McEntee, a city councilor and Republican mayoral candidate, will speak about city politics and answer questions tonight at 7 p.m. in room 127 of Dane Smith Hall.
In an effort to reach more students, UNM Career Services is opening a satellite office in room 117 of Farris Engineering Center. Career Services and the School of Engineering will celebrate the opening of the new office today at 11:15 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Students and faculty say it’s hard to escape the ringing and gabbing that comes with cell phones on campus, and some professors are trying to quiet the noise in their classes. UNM student Daniel DePaula sat outside of Mitchell Hall yesterday pressing buttons on his cell phone. He said he doesn’t really need the phone, but it helps him to get in touch with people and “find the skinny” on parties.
The UNM College of Education and Albuquerque Public Schools will celebrate the first year of a program that provides professional development in literacy for middle and high school teachers.
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