Following the re-opening of Hodgin Hall last year, the UNM Alumni Association plans to bring back a former tradition by building a giant, bronze “U” in front of the building.
Now that the semester has begun, students might have trouble readjusting to the school year and a new set of classes.
The Student Health and Counseling Center began a new program Monday to help improve students’ health and physical fitness.
The commanding officer of the largest naval station in the world is a former Lobo. Capt. David A. Culler Jr. became commanding officer of Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Va., on Aug. 2. Culler said the naval station houses 63 warships and about 180 aircraft.
Dean of the UNM School of Law Kevin Washburn has been nominated by President Obama to be the assistant secretary for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Although efforts to collect $675 million in donations for UNM began in 2006, the UNM Foundation has collected only about 60 percent of that money and has only two more years to reach the goal.
In addition to extended library hours, UNM will offer free food, free massages and chances to win free electronics to help students survive finals.
As the weather warms, outdoor activities become more popular among students, and rock climbing is one way for students to get outdoors and face a physical challenge.
UNM faculty, on average, made about 9 percent less than their colleagues at peer institutions in 2011.
The University Honors Program allows students the opportunity to earn academic distinctions, but according to the dean of the program, 90 percent of students who enroll in the program drop out of it.
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