by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Beth Gattas-Waskow said when her father applied to be the first director of Parking and Transportation Services during the Vietnam War, he was asked a strange question. "When he was interviewed for the job, they asked if he was worried about his house being bombed," she said.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo With the Oct. 4 Albuquerque mayoral elections right around the corner, student Wesley Reed wants to know why he should vote. "If the candidates are expecting the young crowd to get out and vote, they need to give us a reason," Reed said.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo Richard Berthold said the needs of UNM's administration trump those of students by not letting him return to the University to teach. "And more sadly, the faculty is once more permitting an administrator to dictate to an academic department who they can and cannot hire," he said in an e-mail Monday.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo The UNM Alumni Association no longer has to share Hodgin Hall. Karen Abraham, director of alumni relations, said they have waited a long time for the decision. "All along, for the last 22, 23 years, it has been intended that the building would be called the alumni center," Abraham said.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo UNM commemorated the anniversary of the U.S. Constitution on Friday - something which is mandated by law. President George Bush signed Constitution Day into law on Dec. 8, 2004. It requires all federally funded educational institutions to hold an educational program about the Constitution on Sept.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo About 100 people gathered in the SUB atrium and crowded around the balcony overhead to watch machete-wielding dancers Friday. The event celebrated Mexico's 195th anniversary of independence from Spain on Sept. 16. Alex Salcido, student coordinator of the event, said the day is equivalent to U.
by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo About 14 students from the Student Nursing Association modeled nurse uniforms Friday to show the progress the profession has made in the past 100 years. "The nursing uniforms have changed, kind of indicative of the change that's been going on in nursing," said Sandra Ferketich, dean and alumna of UNM's College of Nursing.
Staff Report Richard Berthold will not be allowed to teach at the University after all. UNM Provost Reed Dasenbrock announced Friday he rejected the Honors Department's proposal to allow Berthold to teach a course on Greek history. He said in a news release the matter is confidential and will not be discussed publicly.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo A crowd of about 400 cheered as an 18-foot Aggie - NMSU's mascot - was engulfed in flames in the middle of Johnson Field on Thursday night. The Aggie was on top of a bonfire, which was ignited after the crowd chanted "burn the Aggie.
"I think it's a good idea. I think he's a really good professor. I just hope he doesn't bring his personal opinions to the class, because it's a waste of time to argue over it." "That's messed up. He should have been fired. It's not right to talk about it like that.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Twelve years ago, Robert Bienstock filed a grievance when UNM denied paying his partner's tuition. "He was taking one class at a time, and for a couple of years they allowed it," said Bienstock, who is the deputy University counsel at UNM.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Dr. Michael Richards said the only word to describe the damage he saw in New Orleans is catastrophic. "We had a moment to talk to our patients," said Richards, a medical officer of the N.M. Medical Disaster Assistance Team.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The American Civil Liberties Union is concerned UNM men's basketball head coach Ritchie McKay is using his job to spread religion to his players. Peter Simonson, the executive director of New Mexico's ACLU, said McKay has crossed the line when it comes to separating his religion and his coaching.
by Sunnie Redhouse Daily Lobo ˇ About 10 UNM students got to share their concerns and ideas with Mayor Martin Ch†vez in an informal question-and-answer session Wednesday at the SUB. This comes a week after the mayor was a no-show for a debate on campus.
by Bryant Hammonds Daily Lobo Paul Panas said cutting hair is a big part of his life. "Cutting hair has always been in my blood," he said. Model Hook It Up Barber and Salon opened Sept. 7 in the SUB next to the fitness center. Davina Panas, co-owner of the barber and salon, said she and her husband, Paul, have styled hair for Adam Sandler, Nelly, Burt Reynolds, Kim Basinger and Tom Hanks.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Len Zane, a visiting professor at UNM, said it is a happy coincidence he is teaching in 2005, 100 years after Albert Einstein published the theory of special relativity. "It worked out real nicely to have the classes I'm teaching on the 100th anniversary of Einstein's big year," he said.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo He's back. Richard Berthold, a history professor who retired from UNM after making a controversial remark about Sept. 11, 2001, during a lecture, will be teaching an honors course in the spring 2006 semester. Rosalie Otero, director of the University Honors Program, said Berthold presented the department with a class proposal in August.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Barbara Pickering said she envies women who serve in the military today. "Ninety-seven percent of us were stuck behind desks with a typewriter," said Pickering, a Vietnam veteran. "Now they are doctors and pilots." Pickering was one of four Navajo women veterans who spoke about their experience in the military Monday in Zimmerman Library.
by Marian Chavez Daily Lobo About 40 UNM students took advantage of a free spaying or neutering of their dogs on Saturday. Brenda Myer, an employee at the Eastside Animal Care Center, said some students had more than one dog they got fixed. "So we've probably done at least 50 animals," Myer said.
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