The reopening of Zimmerman Library on Monday brought a smile to the face of UNM student Rose Ebaugh. She'd been struggling to find places to use computers for the past two months, until the first floor of the library was opened after an April 30 fire torched the basement and damaged thousands of square feet of property.
Jessica Van Why, a UNM accounting major, thought she botched her interview for an internship at Intel. "I totally thought I blew the interview, because they asked me some tech-related questions," she said. "I don't really have any background in technology. I don't even know what I said."
Mikaela Backstedt proved she can play with the best young female golfers in the world June 14. Representing UNM and her home country of Sweden, Backstedt finished fourth overall at the British Open Amateur Championships. Backstedt said she was pleased with her performance against the stiff competition.
Concerning the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board's decision on whether to move forward with banning aspartame, the artificial sweetener, "Delay and deflect" should not be the modus operandi in this matter. So many lives are at stake, and my intent as petitioner is only to prevent further neurodegenerative and carcinogenic damage, as well as the inevitable behavior problems, learning disabilities and birth defects resulting from corporations gratuitously and unnecessarily adding a chemical metabolized as formaldehyde and methanol to 6,000 food products and more than 500 children's medications.
I am appalled by the recent decision to dismiss Austin, Texas, art teacher Tamara Hoover after she posed for artful nude photos. Being a teacher today is hard enough without a person's personal life coming under attack every time he or she turns around.
There is nothing better than finding something different. The first time I heard Regina Spektor was on a song titled "Modern Girls & Old Fashioned Men" by the Strokes. In the duet with Julian Casablanca, she sounds like a jazz singer out of the 1930s. I had to know who she was. I found that she is not just a jazz singer - she created a sound through a combination of genres.
I am writing from Israel, where I am nearing the end of a six-month study abroad at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As a New Mexican and a Lobo, I believe I am in the position to share something important with UNM students. Though I am a Presidential Scholar and have significant incentives to continue studying at UNM, I have decided to transfer to another university upon returning to the United States.
I found Kristen Woodruff's anti-smoking argument in the June 1-7 issue of the Daily Lobo to be very eloquent and prudent. However, I'm far more concerned about other sources of environmental pollution.
UNM's transition to a new telephone switch is more than 60 percent complete, said Paula Loendorf, director of telecommunications. The switch is the device that connects calls and provides a dial tone.
It doesn't matter whether it's a butterfly alighting on a sorority girl's ankle, a blue teardrop falling from a convict's eye, or a pin-up girl jiggling on a barfly's arm - getting a tattoo hurts. That's because the needle must stab the skin hundreds of thousands of times to leave the mark.
As I prepared to write this column, I took Regina Spektor's jazz roots as a cue to revisit what has been described as the greatest jazz film of all time: "'Round Midnight."
UNM may begin conducting background checks on employees as early as spring 2007, said Susan Carkeek, vice president of Human Resources.
With Dwyane Wade winning the 2006 NBA Finals MVP, the NBA is going through a revolution. That's right, the Michael Jordan hangover may finally be over. For years, basketball fans have been waiting for another superstar to captivate us like His Airness once did. Many have tried and many have failed, at least until now. Let me explain.
If you happen to stumble into the UNM Art Museum, you will be pleasantly surprised. In the downstairs level, you will find an exhibit of paintings by Clinton Adams that will take you on an artistic safari through time.
Some engineering students will get their first field experience on 16,000 miles of New Mexico pavement this summer.
It is encouraging to see any form of exercise incentive plan, but I found one that is even better - but underutilized. It pays cash to the participants, while saving money for the employer by reducing sick-leave usage and lost productivity. The primary benefit is to the participant, who will feel better and probably live a longer, healthier life.
The Board of Regents approved an operating budget of $1.7 billion dollars for the 2006-07 school year Tuesday. The budget is a $106 million, or 6.7 percent, increase from last year's.
I attended the UNM Board of Regents meeting on Tuesday and watched the dog-and-pony show regarding the fire in the library. There is still no definitive answer as to the cause of the fire, but it was hinted that it could have been arson. No one is willing to say. UNM's slide show presentations were designed to do what UNM does best - cover its ass and deny any responsibility.
The Board of Regents gave its approval Tuesday to begin building a $53.2 million Cancer Research and Treatment Center starting in October. Dr. Cheryl Willman, director of the center, said the building would be occupied by November or December of 2008.
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