After 38 years at UNM as a student and staff member, and 13 years in his current position, Randy Boeglin, dean of Student Affairs, has decided it is time for retirement. In the interim, Boeglin will be replaced by Kimmerly Kloeppel, who is currently acting as the Division of Student Affair’s Fiscal and Planning officer, while a search goes on for a new dean.
The people have voted, the printer is running and the new Lobo cards are ready for students to pick up. The University is printing new ID cards for students and staff in the spring semester, said Carolyn Hartley, manager of ID services. The Lobo card office is printing new cards for returning students.
Avoiding the freshman 15 or the extra pounds put on during mid-terms could soon be easier thanks to a group of students opening a student run co-op store on campus. Co-op organizer Jake Wellman said the store will be a place for students to get experience running a business while providing healthy food options for students. “We see this as the type of place you can go and get fresh cauliflower,” he said.
The Duck Pond became a grave site to 45 fish that dehydrated during a routine cleaning that went horribly wrong. On May 20 the UNM Physical Plant Department began its annual operation to clean the sludge from the pipe that maintains the Duck Pond water flow.
The 48-year wait is over. And for head baseball coach Ray Birmingham, his three-year promise became a reality. On Monday, the UNM baseball team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time since 1962.
Albuquerque Police are investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old man whose body was discovered in a south University residential area near Copper Avenue and Cedar Street N.E.
Books snatched out of C&J Display case UNMPD is saying thieves broke into the display case inside the Communication and Journalism building May 6 and stole between 10 and 15 books, said Nancy Montoya, administrator for the C&J department. On the morning of May 7, a professor asked Montoya why the display case was open.
The Board of Regents unanimously voted in favor of the ground lease agreement for an 864-bed dorm complex on south campus. Before the decision, however, several community members and UNM staff and students voiced concern about the project.
By now most of you have finished your finals and are getting ready to head for the beach, the folks’ house, or the summer job.
Editor, When I made my comments about President Schmidly at the teaching awards ceremony, I was not yet aware of his new health problem. I wish him a speedy recovery. Howard Waitzkin UNM Professor Editor’s note: To read the story about Waitzkin’s speech, visit DailyLobo.com
Editor, As someone who converted to Islam at the age of 24, I can say that there are many lies being spread about Islam.
Albuquerque seems like an unlikely rival for such cultural hubs as New York and L.A.; but in the world of flamenco, the Duke City reigns supreme. Eva Encinias-Sandoval, UNM professor and director of the National Institute of Flamenco, said, “The national and international communities are envious and surprised at what we have here.” Albuquerque’s flamenco scene has a nationally-acclaimed flamenco conservatory.
The electronica tent at the Desert Rocks Music Festival in Moab, Utah has the sun to thank for its power.
Roller skates have never been so brutal. On Saturday, the all-girl roller derby team, Muñecas Muertas, will face off against the Denver Roller Dolls, which are ranked third in the nation. Savannah Wasko, a member of Muñecas Muertas, said the roller derby league started five years ago.
Looks are not deceiving. The UNM baseball team was literally horned by TCU Sunday at Isotopes Park, and after the game it looked it.
Willy Kesler needs to buy outfielder Max Willett a nice steak dinner after the UNM baseball team’s 3-2 victory over No.
If ever I am afforded the opportunity to pen an autobiography, there will inescapably be a chapter dedicated to my 2009-10 year as sports editor, a year that, synopsized, witnessed equal amounts of spanking and stroking. Yet few remember the stroking, just the spanking.
A group of students at UNM is following the University of California Berkeley’s trend by starting a “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” campaign against Israel. This means the removal of school funds from groups that make a profit in Israel, said Nada Noor, a spokeswoman for UNM’s Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East. “Our aim is not to target Israel for the sake of targeting Israel but rather target companies engaging in and profiting from illegal, destructive and inhumane behavior,” she said.
A subcommittee of the Board of Regents voted Thursday to table the law students’ request to secede from the Graduate and Professional Students Association. The Academic and Student Affairs Committee advised the Student Bar Association to work harder with GPSA to make the organization better meet its needs.
College of Fine Arts students are paying extra in unexpected fees for fall 2010 classes. Jim Linnell, dean of CFA, said students enrolled in almost any class in the college will have to pay an extra $5 per credit hour in fees.
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