New Mexico head coach Yvonne Sanchez is not ready to scrap her coaching pedagogy just because her squad is in the midst of a slump. The head coach said in Thursday’s press conference that she needs to keep being patient in order to allow her team to come around.
The Department of Communication and Journalism added a new entrepreneurial media course this semester. The course, CJ 393, is being taught by both Communication & Journalism professor of practice Michael Marcotte and instructor Carolyn Flynn. The course is focused on innovation and media entrepreneurship, combining business and journalism to keep up with the modern needs of the field. "Many people entering journalism will at some point or another probably start their own business or be an entrepreneur...so we want to offer something to equip students to navigate this rapidly changing market," Flynn said.
The UNM Communication and Marketing Department held an event in the SUB ballroom C to rollout the new UNM brand concept. The brand concept has been introduced to the University in order to increase enrollment and create awareness about the offerings of UNM, UNM officials said. “We have challenged ourselves to consider and reflect upon who we are, what we do and why it matters – in other words, to develop the UNM brand for the 21st century.
In the past, the WWE’s Royal Rumble has served as a golden opportunity for surprise appearances and victories. This year’s Royal Rumble match, which for the first time ever is for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, doesn’t have that feel to it. There really isn’t anything set up right now that makes fans feel that something big will happen. Maybe that's because by the time the Royal Rumble match itself starts, the fans will already know who more than half the entrants will be. Or it might be the fact that the Royal Rumble will be entirely focused on WWE champion Roman Reigns, who will enter the match as the No. 1, struggling to fight off 29 other competitors.
Cullen Neal will miss Saturday’s game at San Jose State after sustaining a concussion on the last play against Wyoming, head coach Craig Neal announced Thursday afternoon. The Lobos' starting point guard is currently going through the University’s concussion protocol, and Craig Neal identified Cullen Neal as day to day in practice.
I am writing this letter to complain about UNM’s practices when it comes to construction or repair of school property, in particular with regard to outdoor public furniture such as picnic tables or benches. I was surprised to see this morning when taking a walk across campus that my favorite lunch bench, the brown one located on the northwest side of Mitchell Hall, had been removed. I have eaten lunch there almost every day at two for the past three years. If you have ever walked by you’ve probably noticed me, baseball cap, Bills jacket, rocking out to Husker Du or something similar.
Disrespect for staff just keeps on coming. The Daily Lobo, printed issue, dated January 29, 2016 printed an article on page two in relation to the budget.
Tuesday not only marked the first day of class for the spring semester, but also the first day of practice for the New Mexico women’s tennis team as it prepares to host the first match of the season against Colorado. Kelcy McKenna is still in her first year as the new head coach, taking over the duties last July. McKenna said the team will feature three new faces on the court as well.
The New Mexico spirit squad knows it’s an uphill battle for them when participating at competitions This past weekend at UCA & UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship in Orlando, UNM fell just short of making it into the finals in its three divisions. The Lobos participated in the Division I Small Coed, Large Coed Division and the Division IA Jazz. Even though UNM didn’t advance in any of the three divisions, second-year program coordinator Kelly Grice said the team improved on its scores from last season and that’s more important in the long run.
University of New Mexico Associate Professor of Sociology Jessica Goodkind spearheaded the Refugee Well-being Project (RWP) here on campus in 2006, and it has since blossomed into a program that benefits all parties involved. Goodkind said by enrolling in her Health and Social Inequalities two-semester course, student volunteers can work directly with refugee families while other volunteers assist with different aspects of the project. When students volunteer for RWP, they must commit to nine months of work, she said, and after two and a half months in class, students are paired with refugee families from November through May. After this pairing they focus on learning and advocacy, as students help guide them through acclimating to their new lifestyles.
Lottery scholarship woes are front and center as the New Mexico legislative session ramps up. Associated Students of UNM President Jenna Hagengruber said that currently the lottery is only able to fund about 95 percent of tuition for qualifying students for the scholarship instead of the previous practice of 100 percent funding. The lottery funds are depleting quickly, she said, and while the Liquor Excise Tax has been able to provide a supplemental $19 million to lottery funds, that source of funding is set to expire at the end of next year.
A new semester brings new business to the University, most of which goes through the Associated Students of New Mexico (ASUNM) at some point. ASUNM, the undergraduate student governing body for the University, has many events and developments coming up that concern students, faculty members and administration. ASUNM President Jenna Hagengruber goes through everything that is new, what has changed and how the student body can get involved.
The New Mexico men’s and women’s track and field squad will hit the ground running on the newly resurfaced track to compete for the first time this year at home on Friday. Head coach Joe Franklin, in his ninth year of coaching the team, said that, overall, the team is healthy and excited to face competition. He said they will get a good test by facing strong competition right out of the gate. The head coach said that stiff competition and being home will both benefit the team.
Much has been said about what the cast and crew of The Revenant had to endure while shooting the film: working in freezing temperatures outside the cozy confines of a typical studio, only having about an hour and a half each day to shoot scenes in natural light, literally going around the world just to find some snow. Leonardo DiCaprio's quest for his first Oscar sent him on a journey as desperate as the character he plays.
Sei Tokuda, professor and chair of the UNM School of Medicine, recently passed away Jan. 2, after a year-long battle with various medical issues. He was 85 years old. Tokuda was an active staff member at the University who dedicated his life to protecting the human and civil rights of all individuals. Tokuda was honored with a Career Development Award from the National Institute of Health in June of 1968, when he was an associate professor in microbiology. The grant given with the award, totaling $125,000, paid his salary for five years. The Career Development Award is one of the oldest grants given by NIH, an organization originally designed to establish outstanding young professors and encourage them to stay in the field of medical education.
A team of UNM Health Sciences Center researchers plan to implement a study that they hope will determine which treatment model works best for patients afflicted with Hepatitis C. According to a UNM HSC press release, the study is part of a national effort that aims to determine “why some patients develop resistance to certain therapies for the treatment of Hepatitis C.” The study will be funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), UNMHSC officials said.
A UNM professor has received the 2016 Award for Excellence in Teaching by the Medieval Academy of America Committee on Centers and Regional Associations, according to a UNM press release. Timothy Graham, professor of history and director of the Institute for Medieval Studies, said that he was honored to receive the award, according to the press release.
Scientists at UNM conducted research to better study carbon emissions through fault systems in the East African Rift, according to a UNM press release, part of an effort to understand carbon emissions from the Earth’s interior and how it affects the atmosphere. The research is funded by the NSF Tectonics Program, and is being directed by UNM Professor Tobias Fischer as part of a continued effort to quantify global emissions of CO2 from the Earth’s interior.
UNM’s Continuing Education Conference Center will host VEX Robotics Competition on Jan. 23, according to a UNM press release. According to the statement, middle and high school students from across New Mexico will participate in the competition sponsored by the UNM School of Engineering.
New Mexico men’s tennis started the spring season with a win, but that was the only one it would pick up before leaving Lubbock, Texas.
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