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Faking it
Abigail Ramirez | October 20Although she won't turn 21 years old until May, she still walks into bars and clubs without a problem.
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Forum takes on language
October 20The government may be afraid of political scandals, bad press and low approval ratings, but linguist Otto Santa Ana said the U.S. government has something else on that list: Hispanics.
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daily lobo asks you:
October 20Nicole Steele Freshman University studies I think they should actually be allowed on campus, just because I think they are kind of displaying their own point of view and their own beliefs. RaShawn Jackson Junior University studies I'm against abortion, but I think them demonstrating is necessary. ...
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System upgrades to prevent access to UNM Web sites
October 20Many of UNM's computer systems will be down for maintenance Sunday.
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Drought summit meets
October 19Jonathan Overpeck, a University of Arizona professor, said the planet is in danger if people don't take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Overpeck is the director of the Institute for the Study of the Planet Earth at the University of Arizona. He gave a presentation Wednesday about the greenhouse effect and climate change at the fourth annual New Mexico Drought Summit at the Continuing Education North Building. The greenhouse effect is when gases, mainly carbon dioxide, get trapped in the atmosphere and cause the planet to heat up, he said. Carbon dioxide levels have been rising rapidly since the last half of the 20th century, Overpeck said.
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Kenyan lecturer prefers to leave rather than sit idle
Caleb Fort | October 19Chao Sio, a Kenyan lecturer at UNM who was arrested for an expired visa, said she is not going to fight deportation. She expects to leave for Kenya on Monday. Sio is not going to appeal, because during the proceedings, she would not be released from the Cornell Companies detention center where she is being held. "It would take forever to pursue this in court," she said in an interview at the center Wednesday. "I'm not going to sit here and wait for that. I'm just ready to get it over with." Sio was arrested Sept. 14 by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents. She had applied for political asylum but was denied. She told her lawyer to file an appeal, but her lawyer left the state and dropped Sio's case without telling anyone, she said.
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Profs say teachers can fight racism
Scott Albright | October 18Jeffrey M.R. Duncan-Andrade, assistant professor at San Francisco State University, said urban schools in America are doing what they're designed to do - perpetuate inequality.
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Greeks enhance UNM community
Caleb Fort | October 18When student Bryan Deshayes came to UNM from Los Alamos in 2003, he didn't have a lot of friends.
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Event emphasizes dangers of alcohol
October 18COSAP, a campus organization dedicated to substance-abuse prevention, is hosting Red Ribbon Day today to raise awareness about alcoholism and the dangers of drunken driving.
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Diplomat pushes service
October 18Former U.S. diplomat John Brady Kiesling, who resigned in 2003 to protest the invasion of Iraq, spoke to students Tuesday about foreign relations.
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Daily Lobo spotlight
October 17Michael Miller Freshman Nutrition and dietetics Why do you want to major in nutrition and dietetics? I have always been interested in how the human body works. I started lifting weights a couple years ago and was more interested in how to build muscle as far as nutrition went - protein and creatine ...
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Students donate denim to charity
Abigail Ramirez | October 17UNM dropped its pants for charity this month as part of Cotton's Dirty Laundry Tour. ASUNM's Community Experience collected about 1,300 pairs of jeans and denim clothing for the program, said Doug Rocks-Macqueen, assistant director of the organization. The tour came to UNM on Monday to pick up the denim, which has been collected around campus over the last two weeks.
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Candidates discuss Navajo health care, supporting artisans
October 17Lynda Lovejoy, a Navajo Nation presidential candidate, came to UNM on Monday to address students' concerns about Navajo health care, scholarship funding and sovereignty. About 100 people attended the forum hosted by Native-American Studies in the SUB.
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UNM expansion approved
Caleb Fort | October 17UNM officials completed a trade Monday that will give the University land for a Rio Rancho campus. Jamie Koch, president of the Board of Regents, said the campus is necessary for the University's success. "There's only so much we can expand on this (main) campus," he said. "The University should have gone out to the West Side a long time ago."
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UNM downsizes parking services by closing Zia lot
Abigail Ramirez | October 16Students with Zia Lot permits will be directed to park elsewhere today.
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Hispanic heroes honored for serving NM community
October 16University students Vanessa Garcia, Sebastian Iriart and Eric Garcia received awards Saturday at the Unsung Heroes Award Banquet in the SUB.
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VP of human resources resigns
October 16by Jeremy Hunt Daily Lobo The vice president of human resources, Susan Carkeek, is leaving UNM after 10 years to take a job at the University of Virginia. She said being the director of human resources at the University of Virginia will enhance her career, because the university has a good reputation ...
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Proposed tax would increase funds going to cultural events in Albuquerque
Abigail Ramirez | October 16by Abigail Ramirez Daily Lobo As Election Day nears, paying an extra 18 cents for a $100 item has become a topic of debate. The Quality of Life tax could make Albuquerque unique, said Judy Anderson, who spoke in favor of the tax at a debate Saturday. "One of the things that makes this city livable ...
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Arrested activist's wife, supporters speak to regents
Marcella Ortega | October 11Jeanne Pahls, wife of former UNM professor and antiwar activist Robert Anderson, said she is upset by her husband's Sept. 29 arrest. "I'm wondering why the police feel the need to slam someone on the ground for speaking the truth at a meeting that never should have occurred at UNM," she said. "I don't think that has any place at a university."
