by Lisa J. Tabet Daily Lobo Amid children dancing to a mariachi rendition of "It's a small world," a handful of excited parents and several state and University dignitaries attended the grand opening ceremonies of the UNM Children's Campus on Wednesday. The children's campus, located on a recently constructed north campus site, will replace both the Child Care Center and the Manzanita Center at UNM.
Low enrollment and limited resources have jeopardized the future of the English as a Second Language Writing program at UNM - a program one lecturer in the English Department says is worth continuing because it is valuable to students. Marisa Clark, who will receive the UNM Outstanding Adjunct Teacher or Lecturer of the Year award in May, is the program director for English as a Second Language, also known as ESL.
A UNM student who landed on the cover of this summer's Abercrombie & Fitch catalog attributes his young modeling career to simply being in the right place at the right time. Michael Smith, a 21-year-old UNM junior, said he met his modeling agent while at the 7-11 convenient store in his neighborhood about a year ago.
National Prisoners deny Hussein had weapons before war WASHINGTON (AP) - High-ranking Iraqi prisoners are uniformly denying Saddam Hussein's government had any weapons of mass destruction before the war, U.S. officials familiar with their interrogations said Tuesday.
Staff Report The recently appointed head of the Arts of Americas Institute within UNM's College of Fine Arts said he believes that performance and research make beautiful music and that he plans to carry the institute's tune even further. "I don't like to separate the academic from the artistic," said Steve Loza in a UNM press release.
A note threatening vandalism and signed by "the management" was placed on the windshield of a UNM student who parked in the former Sigma Chi fraternity house parking lot Tuesday. Kathleen Williams, a UNM senior, said she filed a police report with UNMPD after discovering the note at about 3:15 p.
MTV's reality-based TV shows "Fraternity Life" and "Sorority Life" have touched off a firestorm of controversy on college campuses across the country including UNM, whose Greek community believes the shows provide an inaccurate portrayal of Greek life. The impact is also being felt within the business community, said Jim Levi, national sales director of Greek101.
by Jay Reynolds Daily Lobo Representatives from the local chapter of a national organization advocating abortion rights are planning for a statewide celebration Wednesday commemorating the abortion rights movement. NARAL, formerly known as the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, will coordinate the national campaign marking 30 years of fighting for women's right to choose and Roe v.
In an announced closed meeting Friday, the UNM Presidential Search Committee reviewed the "small number" of presidential evaluations completed by the University community after each of the five finalists' campus forums conducted throughout April. Larry Willard, president of the Board of Regents and a member of the search committee, said the committee received very few evaluations "considering the number of people we have here on campus.
UNM star center Jordan Adams was selected 18th by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2003 WNBA draft on Friday. Adams is the first UNM women's basketball player from UNM to be drafted into the WNBA.
About 50 peace activists and poets showed up to watch 13 more shave their heads to show opposition for the U.S.-led war in Iraq and to honor of the victims of the conflict on Sunday. "Peace Buzz," was designed as an avenue for local artists and activists in a profound personal statement of mourning for the victims of the war in Iraq to send a collective cry for peace, said Sue Chavez, a member of the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice, co-sponsor of the event.
Drummer Donna "C," of The Donnas, performs during a free concert for UNM students on Johnson Field Friday. The concert, part of College Television Network's Music Binge Tour, was sponsored by Student Special Events.
UNM, in collaboration with other educational institutions in the Southwest, is organizing lobbying efforts to have New Mexico selected as the site for a new imaging radio astronomy telescope. The Low Frequency Array Telescope, also known as LOFAR, will be a major new multi-element imaging telescope designed to operate within low frequency ranges.
In an official vote by the Faculty Senate, two-thirds of respondents favor presidential candidate Carlos Santiago and more than 80 percent think the next UNM president should have experience as an educator and academic scholar. Beverly Burris, president of UNM's Faculty Senate, said 30 senators responded to the three-part survey.
State Gov. Richardson declines bid to run for president WASHINGTON (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson told "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert he won't accept a nomination to be the Democratic vice presidential candidate. "I love being governor. I love being in New Mexico.
Arthur Simoni, managing editor of the Daily Lobo, has been named to lead the newspaper into its 109th year as the 2003-04 editor in chief. Simoni, 27, is a junior majoring in University Studies. He was selected for the position by the Student Publications Board on April 11 and will take over editorship of the paper May 4.
Staff Report More than 60 Albuquerque area high school students are getting a taste of the UNM Health Sciences Center job market through a partnership between the University and the city. The Job Mentor Program is a project funded by the Albuquerque Business Education Compact and operated by the City of Albuquerque Job Training and Family Services Division.
Moments after winning the 2003-04 Miss Indian UNM pageant at Hokona Hall Wednesday night, Jerelene Yazzie receives congratulations from Deidre Sanders of Durango, Colo. Yazzie, 26, is a senior in the Anderson Schools of Management planning to pursue a master's degree in finance next fall.
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