Student Danila Crespin said she wanted an inoffensive way to remind people of the sacrifices U.S. soldiers have made in Iraq. In order to do that, Crespin and about five other students handed out daisies to passersby in front of the UNM Bookstore on Friday.
Tuition and fees will increase by at least 5.3 percent next year, said Curt Porter, associate vice president for Planning, Budget and Analysis at UNM. That would bring tuition and fees from $3,361 per full-time resident student to $4,109.
Hypnosis is not mumbo jumbo, said hypnotist Nancy Miller. "It's the real thing," she said.
Bonnie Wennerstrom Senior Art history "I think I would agree more if maybe once the person was here, they'd have the ability to extend their stay if they wanted to." Frances Everist Sophomore Early childhood education "I think allowing people to come into the United States is a good thing. ...
Graduate student Melanie Armstrong said it takes good teamwork to plant 30,000 bulbs in one day.
Kirk Miller, a candidate for University counsel, said he enjoys working under the public eye. "Everything is watched. You know when you do something it may very well be on the front page of the paper the next day, or at some point," he said. "That requires you to manage in a particular way. And it's also, quite frankly, a fun place to be because you're at the heart of what people care about."
UNM student Maddie Ellms was chosen from more than 2,000 applicants to help clean up hurricane destruction over Spring Break.
The Body and Brain Club, a student group, is trying to recruit people into a cult, said student Monica Demarco.
UNM senior Greg Luther said after studying abroad in Granada, Spain, he returned to campus with much more drive and determination.
by Mark Schaaf Daily Lobo Minus 20-degree weather, snow and heavy winds are all part of Jicarilla Apache youth learning the ways of their ancestors, said Mariann Skahan. Skahan, winner of the annual New Mexico Folk Lore Scholars Endowment, presented to about 30 people in the Hibben Center on Tuesday. ...
After six years of hardly competing, the UNM Speech and Debate team is participating in national tournaments again. The team placed second at the Novice Nationals in Georgia on March 10.
UNM fared well during the legislative session, said Carlos Romero, associate vice president for Government and Community Relations at UNM. UNM received about $200 million from the Legislature, which adjourned March 8.
by Mark Schaaf Daily Lobo Jo Ann Stringfield said 23 years as an attorney for the U.S. Air Force would bring the necessary experience to the University counsel position. She was the first of three candidates to interview at a forum Monday at the SUB. Stringfield, interim senior associate University ...
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Being president of UNM's Board of Regents isn't about pushing other regents around. "You run meetings, make appointments, but we're all pretty much equal," said Jamie Koch, president of the Board of Regents. Koch, appointed as a regent by Gov. Bill Richardson ...
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo UNM has a new provost and a new athletics director. Regents approved Reed Dasenbrock as University provost and Paul Krebs as athletics director at a meeting in the SUB on March 13. Regent Jack Fortner said he was confident about Dasenbrock, who served as interim provost ...
UNM is helping collect books to give to children in low-income families. The book drive is a good way for students to give to the community, said student Brandon Wilson.
A mental health program at UNM Hospital, which serves about 200 patients, will be closed by the end of April. Steve McKernan, CEO of the UNM Hospital, said the program, called Intensive Outpatient Services, is undergoing more of a reorganization than a closure.
by Jessica Del Curto Daily Lobo Jeramiah Leonard works out at the gym because he loves feeling sore the next day. "I like to feel like I really beat myself up," he said. Alison Murray, a teaching assistant who instructs weight lifting, aerobics, dance and swimming classes, said that's an inappropriate ...
Cory Cheshire, Junior, Psychology "I'm glad he did it. I feel safer knowing they are watching." Larry Lovato, Senior, Criminology and Spanish "It's a good thing, because it includes a lot of things that protect us as a country. Anybody not doing anything wrong has nothing to fear.
by Mark Schaaf Daily Lobo When University of New Orleans student Cassie Johnson first heard that Hurricane Katrina was heading toward New Orleans and the city was ordered to evacuate, she packed two days' worth of clothes and headed out. "We really didn't think anything of it," Johnson said. Now, ...
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