Jeanette Salazar on how her UNM experience has felt over the years. Daily Lobo: Was UNM your first choice for college? Jeanette Salazar: No. I went to TVI first, and when my husband got stationed here in the Navy, I transferred to UNM. DL: What is it you are looking forward to most about graduating? JS: Stability.
by Apollonia Trujillo Daily Lobo The UNM Lobo mascot and school colors are instantly recognizable to most students on campus and probably the majority of New Mexico residents as well. What most probably don't know, however, is how and when these and other traditions at the school began.
Sharon Goldberg, 54, on being a nontraditional student. Daily Lobo: What is your major at UNM? Sharon Goldberg: I am in the BUS program with disciplines in political science and African American studies. DL: What made you decide to come to UNM? SG: I retired from the phone company.
by Manuelita Beck Daily Lobo One of the bidders for the construction of the UNM Hospital expansion questioned the fairness of the bid process before the Board of Regents voted on Tuesday. The regents voted unanimously to award the contract for the UNMH Children's Hospital and Critical Care Pavilion to Jaynes/J.
"Good morning. A new day to start over again, like magic, and no one will stop you but yourself." Remember those words? For 10 years, Lee Vigil, aka the burrito man, and his wife Stella operated Daniel's Den Quick Stop CafÇ next to the Duck Pond. Vigil was best known for his burritos and his philosophies on life.
Alfredo Rios, 23, on kids, work, school and how they all fit together. Daily Lobo: Where do you think you will be in five years? Alfredo Rios: In five years, I should be on a military base, who knows where. It could be anywhere. It could be Iraq. It could be Afghanistan.
Derek McDonald on coming to UNM in the fall. Daily Lobo: What is the number one reason you chose UNM? Derek McDonald: Being close to home. That's been the best decision for me. DL: Many students are guided by the financial factor. Are you on scholarship? DM: Yes, a partial track and field scholarship.
University College Dean Peter White said there is nothing to fear from congressional legislation that would make UNM's accreditation reports public - they already are. Proposed changes to the Higher Education Act would require accreditation organizations to disclose summaries of their findings to the public.
UNM President Louis Caldera has been secretary of the Army, a Los Angeles district representative and vice chancellor of the nation's largest public university system, but he's never taught a class. One year ago this August, Caldera left his post as Vice Chancellor for University Advancement in California's public university system to become UNM's 18th president.
Veterans and local peace activists spoke at TVI on Wednesday about the horrors of war. Tim Origer, a member of the Santa Fe chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America, said his group protests the war in Iraq every Friday in Santa Fe. Origer, whose leg was blown off in the Vietnam War, set up a 168-foot banner adjacent to the food court.
For business student Connie Lee, transferring to UNM was a learning process in itself. Lee said she dealt with the long, difficult process of getting classes to count for credit toward her degree when she transferred to UNM in fall 2003. She said living in California where she attended California State University at Fullerton was becoming expensive, so she made the move to New Mexico.
Woodward Hall was filled with 100 voices and faces of Iraqis on Saturday. Independent journalist Zelie Pollon and photojournalist Laurent Guerin brought a glimpse into Baghdad's vibrant and dangerous life with their multimedia presentation, "The Baghdad Project.
Rain did not stop two dozen UNM Republicans from showing their support for George Bush July 15 at a Party for the President held at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house. The party was one of 7,000 events held nationwide to "increase voter registration and expand the president's volunteer base," said Phil Garcia, a UNM student who organized the event.
by Krista Pino Daily Lobo The UNM Staff Council established its first weeklong celebration to be held through Saturday. The Employee Health Promotion Program will give away smoothies in the Johnson Gym kitchen today from 12-1 p.m. for UNM staff members as part of the celebration.
Proposed changes to the lottery scholarship program are not on paper yet - the governor's Task Force on Higher Education is keeping them all in a discussion phase. Two working groups made first reports on Friday to chairman Toney Anaya about changes that would affect New Mexico's Lottery Scholarship program.
by Krista Pino Daily Lobo This week's rain dampened the ground, but there will still be no singing, making s'mores and ghost story telling around the campfire. Don Williams, director of New Mexico state parks, said the monsoon season will bring some relief to the state, but hasn't changed the status of fire restrictions in most parks.
CIRT security administrator Jeff Gassaway said Wednesday that an unknown and unauthorized party outside of UNM accessed a list of the University's Linux NetIDs and encrypted passwords. He said as many as 500 to 1,500 students use Linux, a flexible computer operating system, and urged all students to change their passwords.
If you are reading this article, you are probably not among the growing percentage of college-aged Americans who are reading less. According to a survey released by the National Endowment for the Arts in July, only 57 percent of Americans read a book in 2002.
UNM College Republicans didn't have signs at the Democratic rally in Albuquerque on Friday - they had flip-flops. Midway through his speech, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry was interrupted when the Republicans began clapping flip-flops over their head chanting "flip-flop, flip-flop.
It was a long night for Casey Malarcher. Malarcher, a graduate student and Ph.D. candidate, began defending his doctoral dissertation last Thursday at 2 a.m. from Seoul, South Korea. Malarcher said this is the first UNM Web conference that has reached three continents, and the first where the candidate has been outside the United States.
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