The University deals in some pretty big money – the projected budget for 2014-2015 is just shy of $2.6 billion, for only one year. So where does all of this money come from, and more importantly, how does UNM spend it? “We have state money, we have federal money, we have private money, and we generate our own money,” said Bruce Cherrin, chief procurement Officer in the purchasing department.
German submarine explosions, polish firing squads and a pencil and paper will soon show a unique experience of World War II. Freelance illustrator Markus Freise was inspired to create “Großväterland,” a 120-page comic novel about World War II, because the amount of eyewitnesses left to tell their personal experiences of the war continually decrease.
Editor, Did you know UNM charges graduate tuition for undergraduate level classes taken as a prerequisite to a graduate class?
On Tuesday, Dec. 23, UNMPD was dispatched to the UNM Student Health Center on Cornell Drive in reference to a stolen delivery van. According to the report, the attending officer observed a van matching the description of the stolen vehicle headed eastbound on Central Avenue from University Boulevard. After checking the license plate with UNMPD, the officer activated his emergency lights and pursued the van.
The nationally recognized Quilt Week is coming to Albuquerque with some foreign visitors. The Quilt Week is put on by the American Quilter’s Society, the largest quilting society in the world. For the second year in a row, two tentmakers from Cairo will be presenting their work, Bonnie Browning, executive director of the American Quilter’s Society said.
Editor, I think it’s just great that there will be three more white males on UNM’s Board of Regents. That will really help diversify this group so that it will better reflect New Mexico’s population. Way to go, Governor Martinez.
The recent drop in international oil prices is threatening to limit the funding UNM receives from the state, University officials warned during Friday’s Board of Regents meeting. When President Bob Frank gave his administrative report to the Regents, he noted that the price of oil per barrel dropped from $92 in August to $49. This is significantly lower than prices were in December at $66 per barrel, when Frank projected a $2.8 million budget deficit for UNM, he said.
We live in interesting times. Despite being relatively racy and dark in subject matter for a mainstream comedy, “The Interview” might have disappeared into the annals of history if not for North Korea blasting the Sony Entertainment Network with enough cyberpunk hacking attacks to make the corporation pull the film from theaters.
Harold Bailey is the consultant and community outreach representative trying to create a productive dialogue between the Albuquerque Police Department and the community at large in the wake of the settlement between the APD and the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Associated Students of UNM announced Friday that it will focus on better connecting to the student body during the spring semester.
The weather in Albuquerque has been cold, and one of the best good ways to warm up are with soups, sauces and stews. The basis of any good potage is a flavorful stock. But what is a stock? Technically, stocks are made from bones and the meat and connective tissues that are still attached. Usually, aromatics and other seasonings are added. On the other hand, simmered meat is a broth. Broths can be flavorful, but they won’t develop the body and texture of a stock.
For theater fans seeking something different, one local festival looks to cause a revolt. Juli Hendren, one of the founders of the Tricklock Theater Company, said the Revolutions International Theater Festival’s mission is to connect the international and local theater communities.
The three-day Albuquerque Comic-Con brought thousands of comic book, film, television and anime fans together with celebrities and artists at the Albuquerque Convention Center this past weekend.
The New Mexico men’s basketball team finished off a two-game Mountain West road trip with a win behind a pair of seniors who carried the young Lobo squad. Senior guard Hugh Greenwood scored a team-high 22 points and hit a career high six 3-pointers to lead the Lobos in a win at Utah State 66-60 on Saturday. That win followed a 56-42 loss at San Diego State last Tuesday.
Editor, Where does good-natured humor leave off and barbed insult begin? Once more we have killings by Muslims, this time in France. This was at the offices of magazine Charlie Hebdo. It turns out the shooters were offended by the all that satire, caricature and lampooning of Islam and its prophet.
The New Mexico men’s and women’s track and field teams earned 16 top-10 finishes in the opening meet of the season at the Air Force Collegiate Open on Friday. Aasha Marler earned the only first-place finish for the women with a win in the long jump. She recorded a jump of 19 feet, 8 1/4 inches. The senior also took sixth in the 60 meter dash.
The New Mexico ski team hopes to continue a long tradition of success this season. The Lobos have placed within the top-10 out of 140 collegiate ski team throughout the United States continuously for the last 30 years, Fredrik Landstedt, the head coach for the men's and women's UNM alpine and nordic team said. Landstedt has been the head coach for the UNM ski team for eight years. He said he felt confident in the team’s ability to make it to NCAAs this year.
UNM has turned over information requested by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of an investigation into the school’s handling of reported sexual assaults and harassment on campus. According to a press release, UNM handed over the information just in time for the Jan. 9 deadline set by the Justice Department back in December.
At the start of this new semester, two University officials have compiled a list of facts and tips that can help new and returning students protect themselves from crime while on campus. The UNM Police Department and the Global Education Office have advised students to follow the guidelines issued by the university to avoid thefts and other scams.
A late steal by junior guard Bryce Owens in the final seconds gave New Mexico its fifth straight home victory over Utah State on Saturday, 60-59. A year ago, the story could have been different.
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