What would you like the new ASUNM administration to do for the undergraduate student body? Michelle Mummey Freshman Art studio "I don't really know actually, (because) I'm not really here all that often. Definitely (offer) more programs for students to express themselves and stuff.
UNM's Athletics Department said it is trying to keep a high standard of performance while dealing with the impact of the economy. Paul Krebs, vice president of Athletics, said most sports at UNM will absorb a 10 percent budget cut for the next fiscal year, with each team responsible for shrinking its expenses.
Godlike NFL figure Vince Lombardi sent his Moses, Bill Walsh, down this past Tuesday and handed the American sporting community his equivalent of the Ten Commandments. It's called the 2009 NFL regular-season schedule. The schedule, which was announced on April 14, couldn't have come at a better time.
Murderers Row, meet Stephen Strasburg. San Diego State's right-handed pitcher will face the Lobos' batting lineup today. Strasburg has been portrayed as something of an urban legend, a pitcher harkening back to a story Sports Illustrated concocted about a hard-throwing ace named Sidd Finch, whose fastball whizzed by at 168 mph.
About 2,500 people gathered at the intersection of Montgomery and Louisiana boulevards on Wednesday to protest the deficit the government has created by bailing out the banking industry. They brought tea bags, homemade signs, American flags and cans of pork and beans to the metaphorical tea party - one of many hosted in cities across the country.
Forced laughter leads to real laughter. "Even if you start out fake laughing, because you're in a group, pretty soon that gets funny, and then, you start out really laughing," Laugh Club founder Danny Birdsell said. "Also, (Madan Kataria) from India, he was saying that it doesn't even matter if you're fake laughing.
Editor, It is disappointing when reading opinions from people who are either misinformed or so blatantly biased that they fail to acknowledge another's point of view. An opinion article from two weeks ago was a perfect example of why there has been so much mistrust and finger-pointing at our University.
Students came out in waves to eat snow cones, play inflatable games and talk about religion during an "EidRagious" celebration on Wednesday. The Muslim Student Association hosted the event on the east side of the SUB as part of Islamic Awareness Week. Soha Abdalla, secretary of the MSA, stood at a table with pamphlets and translated copies of the Quran, urging passersby to take part in the event.
I am deeply humbled by the support of those who voted for me, and I promise my administration will make it a priority to also represent those students who voted for my opponent. Now, it is time to get to work. Though there is more than one month before I take office, it is essential to get started establishing the administrative team that will represent UNM graduate and professional students.
April 8-10 Three cars were keyed on campus this week. Two were in the UNMH parking structure; the other was in the Redondo Village parking lot, east of the police station. April 8 A UNM Police officer was dispatched to Sigma Chi N.E. in response to a vehicle fire, which UNMPD ruled to be arson.
If foot pain or stinky feet are a problem, members of the Tea Lover's Social Group say the cure may be soaking your feet in Earl Grey tea. Founder Angela Fioravantes said at the New Mexico Tea Company she heard about the healing benefits of Earl Grey tea on foot pain.
Comedian and health writer Tom Naughton made "Fat Head" to debunk what he claims to be myths propagated by the film "Super Size Me." "I was offended by two things: One, the premise (that) it's McDonald's fault people are getting fatter," he said. "I was also offended, as a computer programmer, that his math doesn't add up.
Editor, One problem I have with ASUNM and the student elections at UNM is the profound lack of relevant information about the political issues at hand and the student candidates themselves. I would like to think that I keep myself pretty well-informed about the issues that affect my University and the systems that make it work.
The ASUNM slate Lobos Unidos won nine of 15 slots in the Spring Election, according to results released Wednesday. Presidential candidate Monika Roberts took 54 percent of the vote over her opponent, Lobos Unidos candidate Brian Moore. Roberts will take the helm from current ASUNM President Ashley Fate in May.
The University has budgeted for adding seven or eight faculty positions in the coming year and for promoting some faculty members. Curtis Porter, associate vice president for Budget, Planning & Analysis, said an estimated $800,000 in instructional funds is available to create the positions, and some of the money was also allocated to hiring more advisers, graduate assistants and teaching assistants.
by As the late, great Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail." For our University's current situation, more relevant words were never spoken. We all feel the economic and academic crunch, the limitless weight bearing down upon us, making even the most courageous of us sweat.
If you were to compile a list of adjectives to describe last year's UNM football team, chances are you wouldn't use words like "balanced" or "high-scoring." More than likely, you'd describe them as a smash-mouth, lull-you-to-sleep-then-catch-you-snoozing team.
Many people exercise regularly and eat a balanced diet to keep their bodies healthy, but have you ever thought about doing the same for your voice? New Mexico's first annual World Voice Day will be recognized at the Speech-Language-Hearing Center on Thursday from 10 a.
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