In an effort to keep UNM head football coach Rocky Long, the University's Athletics Department plans on extending his contract. Long, having just completed his sixth season at UNM, has posted an impressive track record with the team, increasing its victory total in each of the past four years.
by Felicia Fonseca Daily Lobo The sixth leading cause of death listed on U.S. death certificates in 2001 is affecting more and more young people every day. Diabetes, particularly Type 2, which keeps the body's cells from properly using insulin, has shown to be more aggressive in people ages 18 to 44, according to a recent study conducted by the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research.
The ASUNM Lobbying Committee is making an extra push in the upcoming legislative session to sway lawmakers to make UNM's El Centro de la Raza a funding priority. El Centro de la Raza Director Veronica Mendez-Cruz said the extra funding would help deal with the recent significant enrollment increase in Hispanic students at UNM.
by Felicia Fonseca Daily Lobo An open house in Mitchell Hall Wednesday kicked off the recent move of a group that has filled a void at UNM. Peer Mentoring for Graduates of Color is an organization that works to build community among groups in graduate school that have historically been underrepresented at UNM.
by Ryan Floersheim and Felicia Fonseca Daily Lobo In an effort to get UNM students their financial aid money faster, the University Bursar's office is trying a new disbursement system this semester, but it made for a long, hectic day Tuesday. In the past, financial aid disbursement at the University was staggered through the first week of school based on students' social security numbers.
Two local human rights organizations recently conducted a study and determined that racial profiling and biased policing are concerns for many Albuquerque residents. The study, whose findings were published last week, was the first of its kind in Albuquerque.
Starting this week, UNM students will have an inexpensive and convenient cure for the lag of a long week thanks to the new Midweek Movie Series at the SUB. "We want students to stay on campus and to get involved with student activities," said Ryan Lindquist, student activities adviser.
They are the most recognizable figures in UNM athletics, but rarely get the recognition they deserve. The University's mascots, Louie and Lucy Lobo, do more than ignite the crowds at UNM athletic events. They have become symbols of the University that are recognized across the country.
UNM students are losing out on untold amounts of money through the University Bookstore's textbook buy-back program because faculty members are failing to participate in the program, officials say. The program, which allows students to sell textbooks back to the bookstore at the end of every semester, is a source of income many UNM students rely on.
by Felicia Fonseca Daily Lobo The stage was set Thursday to "cook" methamphetamines in two abandoned apartment buildings in Albuquerque; only it was police and researchers making the drug, not criminals. The event was part of an effort to fight meth production and abuse in Albuquerque.
The University Athletics Department, with the help of Gov. Bill Richardson, will begin construction on a new practice facility for the men's and women's basketball teams sometime in the next year. Richardson has slated $2.5 million for the project, which athletic officials say will greatly increase the equity in practice times for the women's team and help with recruiting.
Man shoots himself after robbing meat market A man fatally shot himself when police cornered him after a robbery at a southeast Albuquerque meat market. Two men armed with guns robbed the store Sunday afternoon and fled in a car for about half a block as officers pursued them.
New Mexico continues to have a place to send its trauma patients, as the UNM Hospital recently retained its Level 1 status. The hospital remains the only health care facility of its kind in the state. UNMH earned the re-verification after its four-year review by a national accrediting board despite recent staffing deficiencies and controversies.
Much to the dismay of several hundred local military veterans who showed up to see him, democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark did not attend an event held in his honor in Albuquerque Sunday. The veterans did not let that deter their spirit though, as they chanted and waved signs for Gert, Clark's wife, who took his place to rally the troops in what she called "New Mexico's grassroots effort to change the future of the country.
After a lengthy, sometimes difficult search, UNM's Latin American and Iberian Institute has a new director, but the appointment has drawn mixed reactions from the community. Cynthia Radding, a history professor at the University of Illinois, was named to the position after a 10-month, nationwide search that drew criticism from local activists who felt the position should be filled by a Hispanic person.
Freshman enrollment rose nearly 30 percent over the last five years, yet despite the increase in numbers, University officials say freshman retention is at an all-time high. According to numbers from the Office of Institutional Research, a record 76 percent of freshmen enrolled in the fall 2002 semester have continued their studies at UNM.
More than 300 high school students from across the country converged on UNM's campus over the weekend for the 9th annual Lobo Speech and Debate Tournament. This year's event, the largest in the state, was expanded to include students from five other states, including Georgia, Florida and California, to provide New Mexico students the best experience, said Mario Herrera, the tournament's director.
Students opening their own businesses have been a recent trend at UNM, and Nicole Montes is no exception. The 22-year-old UNM junior is the owner of the Silver Board Shop near campus. The shop, which caters to skateboard and snowboard enthusiasts, opened the first week of December.
Two UNM professors who said they were beaten by Albuquerque police officers during the March 20 anti-war protest near campus have appealed the decision of the department's chief who dismissed their claims. Lane Leckman and Durwood Ball said they attended the protest out of curiosity and decided to stay and serve as witnesses should the situation escalate to violence.
UNM President and former United States Army Secretary Louis Caldera recently weighed in on the controversial issue of the military draft, speaking out against it in Time magazine. "I was asked by Time to write about the draft because of my prior job and about many of the things I have said and written about military service and about the draft specifically," Caldera said.
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