The fire at Puccini's Golden West Saloon started because of some linseed oil left on cleaning rags, owner Kathy Zimmer said. "It was a freak accident," she said. "We had been treating our floors with linseed oil. We thought it was being handled properly, but the linseed oil didn't quite get out of the rags that were used to clean with, so those rags spontaneously combusted during the night.
Sex offenders banned from libraries ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Albuquerque has banned people on the state's sex offender registry from city libraries to keep them from using city computers to track down victims, a city official said. Navy sailor convicted of leaking info NEW HAVEN, Conn.
At the end of every semester, students evaluate their professors and courses by filling out the ICES evalutation. The deputy provost uses the evaluations to help determine whether a professor gets a raise, promotion or even tenure. But the results aren't public, so students don't get to see them before signing up for a class.
Staff report The Higher Education Initiative was approved Tuesday in Rio Rancho. The bond passed with 63 percent of the vote. The bond authorizes a .025 percent hike on gross receipts tax in Rio Rancho. The funds are equivalent to 25 cents per $100 and will go toward the acquisition, reconstruction, renovation and improvement of a UNM campus in Rio Rancho.
Plasticized human corpses will be on display inside Coronado Center through May. But a group of UNM medical students says it will protest the exhibit because it's unethical. The exhibit will showcase human bodies that have been plasticized - a rubberization process that replaces the body's water and fatty material with plastic - and dissected so organs can be placed on display.
Former NM lawmaker dies of esophageal cancer at 73 (AP) - Ron Godbey, a former Republican state lawmaker who battled members of his own party over drug reform proposals, died Saturday. He was 73. Godbey died of esophageal cancer at a hospital in San Angelo, Texas, said his daughter, Julie Godbey Thompson of La Porte, Texas.
Gov. Bill Richardson signed a $180 million bill in the SUB on Monday. The bill was part of the general obligation bond act that would give $70 million to UNM. About 10 percent of that money would be allotted for a potential dental intern program. David Harris, executive vice president of administration, said New Mexico residents will vote on the issue in November.
Daily Lobo: Do you like it here at UNM? Kelsey Heileman: Yes and no. I wish that it was a little bit more academically rigorous.
More than 30 employers will participate in the Communication and Journalism Department's job fair today. The fair will be in the SUB Ballroom B from 1 to 4 p.m. Jerra Gonzales, president of UNM's Public Relations Student Society of America, said newspapers, broadcast stations, and advertising and public relations firms will offer students internships and job opportunities.
German company opens plant for solar equipment ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A German company broke ground Monday on a plant here that will manufacture solar equipment, and state and local officials are looking to the venture to help make New Mexico a leader in the renewable energy industry.
UNM men's basketball coach Steve Alford rallies students to go to tonight's game against UNLV at The Pit during Monday's Greek Sing in the SUB.
UNM will find out which of its seven sororities and 11 fraternities is the best during Greek Week competitions this week. "It's all about bragging right," said Jacob Salmon, public relations chairman for Greek Week. "There's not any kind of trophy or anything rewarded to the winning house, just the knowledge that you are the best chapter on campus.
The associate vice president of Student Life recommended that UNM not renew its contract with Aramark. Walter Miller said no decision has been made on which company will receive the new contract. But he said he will not recommend Aramark. The Board of Regents will make a final decision on the contract at its March 12 meeting.
Gov. Richardson not sure if he'll make endorsement SANTA FE (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson remains undecided on whether to make an endorsement in the Democratic presidential race, but said Sunday the party needed to unify behind a nominee to avoid a protracted and negative campaign.
Students, staff, faculty and administrators met in the SUB on Friday to talk about the budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year. President David Schmidly said this year's budget will include about $1.8 billion. "We don't get all of our money from the state of New Mexico," he said.
The small, unassuming structure on University Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue is shrouded in mystery to most people. Some think it houses the campus water sprinkler system, while others mistake it for a storage shed. But the real purpose of the building is known to only 30 male students on campus.
Staff report UNM's budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year will be discussed today from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in SUB Ballroom C. The budget, which will go into effect on July 1, will be presented to the Board of Regents at its March 12 meeting. President David Schmidly said the goal of the summit is to discuss the recommendations of UNM's main constituencies: Associated Students of UNM, Graduate and Professional Student Association, Faculty Senate, Dean's Council and Staff Council.
More than 1,000 people walk, jog and play golf at the UNM North Golf Course. And that's one reason why the University must preserve it, said Sara Koplik, president of the North Golf Course Community Advisory Board. "It's such an important open space in the middle of the city," she said.
Students can learn about countries and their cultures without having to go farther than UNM. The World Language Expo 2008 will be hosted in Ortega Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The event will have presentations on languages and cultures from all over the world.
The historic Golden West Saloon caught fire at around 6 a.m. Thursday. Investigators have yet to determine the cause. Melissa Romero, spokeswoman for the Albuquerque Fire Department, said firefighters went into the bar to stop the flames. But the fire was too intense, so firefighters went outside to put it out, she said.
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