Center opens in memory of pipeline explosion CARLSBAD (AP) - A fire training center financed from a $10 million endowment given in memory of 12 members of an extended family who died in a 2000 natural gas pipeline explosion is ready to provide training. The Permian Basin Regional Training Center will provide training on fires and hazardous material incidents.
Neighbors for Green Space hosted an ice cream social at the North Golf Course to thank elected officials for supporting efforts to preserve the course. About 50 people attended the event, which honored seven officials, including Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, City Councilors Isaac Benton and Rey Garduno, County Commissioner Deanna Archuleta and State Sen.
Community members gathered at Civic Plaza on Friday to support the Longest Walk, a five-month trek from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., in support of American Indian rights. Student Maya Peters, who organized Friday's ceremony, said about 50 people walked through Civic Plaza, but the group hopes to have thousands of marchers by the time it gets to Washington, D.
After a pickup game of basketball one afternoon, UNM student Marcus Bustos' life was changed forever. He was sore and weak after the game, and the pain didn't fade. He visited a doctor and had blood work done. The spring of his freshman year, Bustos was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
Workers say workshop title implies whites are racist (AP) - A dozen employees at a federal laboratory have objected to the description of an upcoming workshop - entitled "White Privilege and Diversity" - as implying whites are racist. But a Sandia National Laboratories spokesman said the lab didn't write the blurb and merely passed along information.
Chris Sauter Freshman Business and Spanish They totally have the right to do that. It's something they have the right to do. Hilary Ross Junior Nutrition I think that the Olympics is something that is really important to a lot of people throughout the world.
More than 100 T-shirts designed to tell the stories of domestic violence victims were displayed Thursday at North Campus for Sexual Assault Awareness Week. The T-shirts were part of the Clothesline Project, which started in 1990. Margie Lang, deputy director of the Governor's Office of Victim Advocacy, said the project was made so people could see the prevalence of violence against women.
Students from around the world shared their culture, customs and cuisine with the UNM community on Thursday. The Office of International Programs and Studies held its annual International Festival and Study Abroad Fair at Cornell Mall. About 20 booths represented dozens of countries, including Turkey, India and Russia.
Students were given prevention tips, free condoms and information about health care services Wednesday in Smith Plaza for Sexual Assault Awareness Day. There is a one-in-three chance a female will be sexually assaulted, said Eileen Hanson, lead coordinator of the event.
April 3 A UNM Police officer was dispatched to the Children's Psychiatric Center after a patient's family member threatened a receptionist. The receptionist said she told the patient's family they had an appointment at 8 a.m., and if they were more than 20 minutes late, they would have to reschedule.
The Board of Regents approved a 3 percent increase in faculty pay last week, but the Faculty Senate said that's not enough. The organization asked the regents in February for a 6 percent increase, which would make faculty compensation competitive with peer institutions, said Jacqueline Hood, president of the Faculty Senate.
If Aramark employees want to continue working at UNM, they will need to apply to the new food-service company. About 200 food-service employees can stay and work for Chartwells or relocate to another location served by Aramark. In March, the Board of Regents unanimously voted to give the University's food-service contract to Chartwells, choosing not to renew an eight-year contract with Aramark.
State imposes restrictions in face of high fire danger SANTA FE (AP) - The state is putting restrictions on campfires, open fires, smoking and fireworks in 23 of New Mexico's 33 counties starting Friday. Restrictions are being imposed because of high winds, low humidity and low precipitation that have increased fire danger across the state.
President David Schmidly discussed the future of UNM during a Web cast Tuesday. Students, staff and faculty tuned in and watched the Web cast around campus. About 15 people watched the Web cast in the SUB Theater. Schmidly said UNM must become a role model for higher education.
When Martha Bedard took over as dean of University Libraries a year ago, one of her goals was to extend the hours of UNM's libraries. She's one step closer thanks to a $200,000 allocation in the budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year. Bedard said getting funding is the first step in the process.
President David Schmidly will produce a live Web cast today for students, staff and faculty. Schmidly said he will talk about his strategic plans for UNM and its future. "If the University tends to just live year to year, I think that's a real mistake with no clear vision or sense of where you're trying to go," he said.
UNM's Model United Nations team brought home five awards at a conference in Puebla, Mexico. Among the 160 university teams and graduate programs that competed in the Harvard World Model U.N., UNM was the only school to win more than one award in the same committee.
Firefighters make progress against wind-fueled blaze CAPITAN (AP) - The strong winds driving a fire that has burned an estimated 10,000 acres of grass and brush in south-central New Mexico were dying down late Monday afternoon, allowing firefighters to make progress against the blaze.
Junior Business enterprise program Daily Lobo: What is the business enterprise program? Michelle Gallegos: It's kind of complicated. It's specifically for blind people. DL: How long have you been blind? MG: I was born completely blind. I was born really early.
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