It may seem a little early to think about the holidays, but when it comes to tradition at UNM, it's OK to be ahead of the game. The Hanging of the Greens, one of UNM's oldest traditions, began in the 1930s. Originally, students traveled to the Sandia Mountains to gather greens to decorate the SUB.
Albuquerque has become less dangerous for pedestrians, but New Mexico has the highest pedestrian fatality rate in the nation. New Mexico had 112 pedestrian fatalities in 2002 and 2003 combined, according to a study released Thursday. The national rate for pedestrian fatalities is 1.
Most people use more than 16,000 gallons of water in their lifetime. Three to five gallons of that are used every time someone flushes a toilet. Placing a milk carton full of rocks in a toilet's tank is one way to conserve water, said senior Juan Reynosa from UNM's culture of water class.
Julie was abandoned at age 7 by her alcoholic parents. By age 12, she was living on the streets of Albuquerque and working as a prostitute. Julie's story was one that touched UNM anthropology professor Beverly Singer. Singer's documentary debuted Saturday at the Guild Cinema as part of a film festival benefiting homeless youth in Albuquerque.
by Paula Bowker Daily Lobo Kwanzaa is turning 38 this year. It is an African-American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates family, community and culture. It is celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 and was created by Maulana Karenga in 1966. Karenga, chair of the Department of Black Studies at California State University at Long Beach, believed in the need to preserve, revitalize and promote African-American culture.
Katy Hardy freshman undecided "I probably spend maybe five to seven seriously studying. It does reflect on my grades, because I learn more when I actually sit down and study." Kristin Work junior communications "I spend about eight to 12 hours a week.
Was the star of Bethlehem a legend manufactured by Christians or a miracle that marked the advent of Jesus? It is a question of debate among religious scholars. Rick Larson, a law professor from Texas A&M, tackles this topic in his presentation, "Signs.
Gatorade is the Goliath of sports drinks. It controls 80 percent of the sports drink market. Robert Robergs, director of the UNM exercise physiology lab, created Hydrade, a sports drink he said he would like to see go head to head with Gatorade. "The sports world is hard, because Gatorade has a contract with everybody," Robergs said.
Chris Schueler wasn't thinking about making a suicide film until he met the man who sent him a check. Sam Garcia sent Schueler $1,000 to help fund his filmmaking. When Schueler met Garcia and asked him about his children, he learned Garcia's oldest son committed suicide.
Once myths get started, they're hard to stop. "Once rumor mills get going, it's really difficult, even if it's easily proven to be true," said Jane Phillips, who will teach an urban legends class in the spring. A lot of suicide myths relate to the stigma about asking for help and having people perceive you as crazy in some way, said Molly McCoy-Brack, director of the Agora Crisis Center.
Staff Report A UNM student was kidnapped on Harvard Boulevard while walking home from work and forced to perform oral sex on her abductor Tuesday night, a criminal complaint states. At 6 p.m. while she was walking home, she was held at knifepoint and forced into a car, according to the complaint.
Michael Olivares said when he's showing his art, it feels like his seventh birthday all over again. That was his best birthday ever. Olivares is a painter. Many of his paintings have been scanned and transferred onto magnets that were on display Wednesday as part of the ASUNM Holiday Crafts Fair.
There was only one U.S. reporter at the battle of Ia Drang Valley in the Vietnam War. "I had an exclusive, front-row seat on the biggest, bloodiest battle of the war," said Joseph Galloway, senior war correspondent for Knight Ridder Newpapers. "Then it's only a matter of surviving.
Low attendance didn't stop Justicia Sin Fronteras from going on with its event in the Southwest Film Center on Wednesday. Twelve people showed up. "Even though there are very little people here, it is important to at least reach one person," said Vanessa Galindo, group president.
Scandalous e-mails cause campus uproar at Baylor (U-WIRE) WACO, Texas - Baylor University officials filed a lawsuit against someone who sent sexually explicit and fraudulent e-mails to members of the Baylor community while posing as administrators and others.
Sarah said Eddy didn't seem like the type of person who would commit suicide. "He wasn't the person who was depressed or would take a drastic action ever," said Sarah, a former girlfriend of Eddy's. Eddy was a UNM student who took his own life in July. Sarah and Eddy are pseudonyms.
Samuel Roll, UNM professor emeritus and psychologist, said almost everyone who commits suicide goes through a period of contemplation. Suicidal individuals have a truncated sense of time, he said. "If they can't see past the week or can't anticipate Christmas or next semester, this is a bad sign," Roll said.
KRT Campus Ever since two students named Nate Robinson enrolled at the University of Washington two years ago, one has had to field e-mails and phone calls meant for the other. One Nate Robinson arguably is the biggest man on campus, despite standing only 5 feet, 9 inches.
Bill Martin's first escape was a real one. He is an illusionist, a magician, a hypnotist and an escape artist. In 1968, while he was in Vietnam, teenagers tied him up on his way to retrieve tools for a magic show. They used the Keller rope tie, which Martin had practiced escaping from after he read about it in one of Harry Houdini's books.
KRT Campus Santa and crowded malls aren't the only holiday traditions. So is weight gain. Parties. Holiday meals. Wine and spirits. Americans gain about a pound during the winter holiday season, according to a 2000 study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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