President David Schmidly announced Tuesday that Suzanne Trager Ortega will be UNM's provost. Ortega will take office Aug. 1. Schmidly said Ortega is a good fit for the job, because she has a great interest in students, is a good listener and has a sense of humor.
DWI offenders to be sentenced at school (AP) - Valencia County Magistrate Daniel H. Hawkes wants to show high school seniors the real deal when he sentences six people who pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. He's preparing to set up his court Thursday in the Belen High School auditorium, where the defendants will appear in handcuffs and leg shackles and will be guarded by police officers in uniform.
Albuquerque artist Paul Ré is looking to give back to the University. Ré plans to donate his house, property and art archive to UNM's Jonson Gallery when he dies. His assets will be liquidated and given to the University, and his art will be used in a rotating exhibition at the UNM Art Museum, Ré said.
In Tuesday's story "UNM: Behavior in class could warn of violence," it should have said that under UNM's Student Code of Conduct, students can be expelled if perceived as a threat. The error was made in editing.
UNM property was damaged during an anti-war protest that happened over spring break. And the University wants Stop the War Machine, the group that organized the protest, to pay for the mess. The UNM Police Department found red handprints plastered on sidewalks, streets, buildings and signs near the Institute for Public Policy, at 1805 Sigma Chi Road, said Lt.
Under a new University policy, students can be expelled if their instructor sees them as a threat. After April's shootings at Virginia Tech, the University began planning the Faculty Intervention Team to prevent violence on campus. Counseling and Therapy Services handed out pamphlets to instructors to help them identify and report troubled students, said Harry Linneman, director of the program.
The Lambda Theta Phi fraternity is looking to clean up stereotypes of Hispanic males. "As Latino males, we already have a stereotype," said Ruben Salazar, vice president of the fraternity's UNM chapter. "Usually, people only see the negative aspects of us.
In Monday's story "Coach: Lobos to rise out of ashes," the caption should have said the Lobos lost eight of nine games before spring break but have since gone on to win five of their last six. The error was made in editing.
Student Roger Martines and Allisha Morath smoke hookah at the Duck Pond. "We decided to come out and have a picnic, topping it off with a little hookah," Martines said.
The sun sets as people pray at the top of Tome Hill to celebrate Good Friday. Thousands hike up the hill every year before Easter Sunday.
Parents will soon have a louder voice at UNM. The Board of Regents voted unanimously March 12 to create UNM's Parent Association. Janet Schmidly, former teacher and wife of President David Schmidly, said the association will give students' families a voice in UNM administration.
The week after spring break, the Student Health Center sees a rise in sexually transmitted infections. Dr. Peggy Spencer, a physician at UNM, said students should think twice before having unprotected sex over break. The risk of catching an STI is something students should always be wary of, she said.
LAS VEGAS -- There's something about postseason play that makes the UNM women's basketball team turn it up a notch The No. 4 Lobos defeated No. 9 Colorado State 65-41 on Friday and are one win away from earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. UNM handled the Rams, especially in the first half, to advance to the Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship on Saturday.
High court removes judge for misconduct SANTA FE (AP) - The state Supreme Court has ordered Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Judge J. Wayne Griego removed from the bench. The high court went well beyond the Judicial Standards Commission's recommendation that Griego be suspended without pay for 90 days and reprimanded for ticket-fixing.
The Board of Regents passed a resolution Wednesday to increase tuition by at least 5 percent but no more than 6.9 percent for next year. The increase means students can expect to pay between $232 and $317 more. President David Schmidly's budget proposal included funding for 50 more teaching assistant positions, Zimmerman Library to be open 24 hours and $1 million in scholarships for students.
Albuquerque has a stronger market for arts and culture than most major cities in the U.S. In fact, it's about equal to Los Angeles, said Christopher Mead, dean of UNM's College of Fine Arts. UNM's Bureau of Business and Economic Research published a report in August that looks at the economic impact arts and cultural industries have on Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.
The Board of Regents unanimously voted Wednesday to give the University's food-service contract to Chartwells. Students have complained that UNM's food-service provider, Aramark, doesn't provide healthy options, puts high prices on its products and forbids them from bringing food into the SUB for special events.
March 7 A UNM Police officer went to the Lockheed Martin building after windows at the front entrance had been shot. The officer said they had been shot with a BB or pellet. There were no witnesses. March 7 UNM Police officers arrived at the south side of Campus Boulevard after receiving reports of a man kicking in windshields.
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