As printed April 14, 2004 by Arthur Simoni Daily Lobo When the ASUNM and GPSA leaders spoke at the budget summit on April 1, UNM President Louis Caldera and the Board of Regents must have been listening closely. Caldera proposed a 12.8 percent tuition increase for resident tuition - similar to the 12.
Union members fear this week's wage negotiations at UNM Hospital won't be as collaborative as they would like. Margaret Trace, a member of the 1199 NUHH, said negotiations have been more confrontational than collaborative since 2000. The National Union of Hospital and Healthcare employees represents the hospital's nursing staff and some technical employees.
Residents of the Student Family Housing complex met with department heads Thursday to discuss rumors that the complex will be shut down. Robert Schulte, director of business services for UNM Housing and Food Services, began the meeting by saying he wanted to clarify things addressed at an April 15 meeting regarding the future of SFH.
In a victory over opponent Joseph Garcia, Sandra Ortsman was elected SOLAS president. Ortsman, a second-year master's student in the Latin American studies and the community and regional planning program, begins her term this fall. A third of LAS students cast their vote last week in the election.
You are looking at the best unpublished photos of 2003-04 taken by the Daily Lobo photo staff. Dozens of frames are shot for each assignment, but we only choose one or two - generally the images that complement the story the best. Only a small percentage of the shots make it into the paper.
UNM computer users are becoming unplugged. Students using laptops at Zimmerman Library, the CIRT building and the SUB can immediately be connected to the Internet through a wireless technology system. The increasing popularity of wireless technology has created a demand for the networks at UNM, said Aaron Baca, technical support analyst at Computer and Information Resources and Technology.
With University commencement ceremonies rapidly approaching, many UNM students are looking forward to additional programs planned to commemorate the end of their college days. El Centro de la Raza is planning its own graduation for students, said Rosa Cervantes, student programs specialist for the program.
Michele Ferm had nightmares for an entire week before she started teaching her first section of German 101. That was the fall semester of 2002, back when she tried to figure out if she could slip out of class on the first day before anyone noticed she was the instructor.
Barbara Murdock Sophomore Nursing "There's no pressure, but a whole lot of stress." Tierney Adamson Sophomore Biology "Not me, but some of my friends do. They wouldn't do it, but they are just swamped." Jessica Bowen Sophomore Spanish "Yeah, because there's that pressure and everyone's burnt out.
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