-Tribune Media Service KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When a Kansas State University sophomore went to court in December for smoking marijuana, she was worried not only about what the judge would say but also about what the U.S. Department of Education would do.
While new parking spaces on the western side of Redondo eliminated a bicycle lane, Parking and Transportation Services representatives said the changes are safe and environmentally sound.
Chris Blea knealt on the ground and looked up in silence as his cousin, Martin Abeyta, ripped at ropes — trying to secure himself to tree limbs. Abeyta jumped and wrapped his arms around branches. Friends and fellow climbers yelled, “C’mon, get in there, push it!”
Despite the instability associated with being a part-time faculty member, Ann Skinner-Jones loves teaching as adjunct professor at UNM.
The UNM Board of Regents approved a $1.2 billion operating budget for 2001-2002 and $5 million to plan the expansion of UNM Hospital during its June 5 meeting.
Albuquerque voters want professional baseball back in the city and at a familiar site. The city’s residents Wednesday approved a bond issue that will provide up to $15 million to renovate the 32-year-old Albuquerque Sports Stadium. UNM athletic officials and administrators made it clear they hoped to use the Sports Stadium to help advance the University’s baseball program, but voters had other plans.
CIRT has had a rough month, and its troubleshooters are working overtime to solve problems that have affected UNM users’ Internet access. The UNM network has been experiencing intermittent connection problems from a variety of campus locations since the installation of new network equipment on May 19 in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Buildings.
Graduate student government members said goodbye and ate gooey burritos during their last meeting of the semester Saturday morning.
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.
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