by Erin Raterman Daily Lobo A series of UNM spring semester workshops designed to help teaching assistants become better educators is underway with its second installment beginning today. The workshops are organized by the Teaching Assistance Resource Center and funded through UNM's Department of Academic Affairs.
A conference featuring presentations by some UNM professors and focusing on local climate change and public perception of it will make its way to campus and the surrounding community this weekend, starting tonight. The second annual conference on global warming, "Heating Up: Coming to Terms with Climate Change in New Mexico," will run through Sunday and attempt to translate the scientific topic into public terms with a diversity of experts and activities.
Sophomore Natalie Montgomery, who is running for ASUNM senator on the Horizon slate, said that if elected, she wants to use her position to unite all the undergraduate organizations on campus to better UNM. "In order for everyone here to see their goals to fruition, they need all the support they can get," Montgomery said.
Sophomore Amy Corcoran, an ASUNM senatorial candidate, said she wants to connect student government with individuals and other groups on campus, whether they are affiliated with an organization or not. "The social aspect is really important to me," Corcoran said.
ASUNM senatorial candidate Veronica Garcia, who is running with the Vision slate, said increased security on campus will be one of her highest priorities if elected. "UNM consistently has a high number of incidents regarding students' safety every year," Garcia said.
Sophomore Pedro Arturo Ramos said he would make a good ASUNM senator because he is honest, open-minded and determined. "I am a man of my word," Ramos said. "Anyone who knows me knows that when I say I'll do something, it gets done." Ramos, a mechanical engineering major, is running with the Horizon slate.
Yesterday, the Daily Lobo ran a photo as part of an ongoing feature "SPIRITU on the Road" that was of a different band. This is the second Lobo photo error for this recurring column, the first occurring on March 12. For all the current installations of "SPIRITU on the road" and an accurate picture, go to www.
Larry Penley, one of five finalists for the UNM presidential position, challenged students, faculty and staff Thursday to raise the University's national and international reputation by continuing to enrich the local and state communities. "UNM is an institution with an enormous future ahead of it," Penley said to a group of about 15 people in the Willard Reading Room.
Duff Lill, a junior majoring in finance, said he is running for ASUNM Senate because he has experienced the executive side of student government and wants to make a difference on the legislative. "I was executive lobbying director for ASUNM," Lill said.
Renowned author Tony Hillerman said that students who wish to be writers should learn three simple rules. “Elmore Leonard once told me ‘Leave out the parts readers skip,” Hillerman said. “Another guy told me, the short way to spell writer’s block is l-a-z-y.
Police have charged 56-year-old Thomas Newsome, a man they believe to be homeless, with murder for the shooting death of Eric Hunter, 39, at the Mail Boxes Etc. across from campus Tuesday. A witness to the incident reportedly told police Newsome was crossing the intersection at Yale Boulevard and Central Avenue when he pointed a handgun at Hunter, who was driving by in his white Ford minivan.
Despite frustration from its new members, the UNM Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously passed the 2003-04 fiscal year budget which includes a 4.5 percent increase in tuition and fees and a 3 percent increase in faculty salaries. All undergraduate and graduate students can expect their tuition to increase 4.
The ASUNM Senate unanimously passed its budget for the 2003-04 fiscal year Wednesday with $310,404 out of $485,747 going back to funding for the Associated Students of UNM. The ASUNM student agencies — Community Experience, the Crafts Studio, the Elections Commission, the Homecoming Committee, the South West Film Center and Student Special Events — accounted for most of the $310,404.
Man exposes genitals in popular 7-Eleven store A 7-Eleven clerk’s generosity of giving a homeless man a free hotdog was rewarded with an unwarranted look at the man’s genitals after he exposed himself inside the popular convenience store just north of campus.
Jacque Garcia If Jacque Garcia, a member of the Vision slate, is elected to the ASUNM senate, one of her top priorities will be bringing ideas from the UNM community back to the student government for implementation, she said. Garcia, a freshman majoring in psychology, said getting the word out about the Associated Students of UNM is crucial to the organization’s effectiveness.
UNM presidential candidate Louis Caldera said his interest in leading UNM is to help the University in any way he can and to build support from the state and beyond. "We need to find the resources that the University needs," Caldera said. "You are all to be commended for having a very fine University with very highly regarded programs.
by Stephanie Candelaria Daily Lobo With fewer than 25 employees, the Mid-Rio Grande Chapter of the American Red Cross depends on a core of trained volunteers to fulfill its mission in the local community. Now, a small group of UNM students will do its part to help the international humanitarian organization.
UNM senior Nick Trudell said he will make a good ASUNM Senator because he is very organized, in touch with the needs of the students and easy to approach. Trudell, a member of the Cherries to Silver campaign, said that his main objective, if elected, will be to bring the fun back to the UNM campus.
ASUNM senatorial candidate Matt Hanson, who is running as a member of the Vision slate, said that if elected, he would like to push for faculty evaluation forms that would be accessible to students. "I think it would make the faculty more responsible if they knew students could look up an evaluation, filled out by other students, and decide whether or not they want to take the class," he said.
A dispute between a driver and a pedestrian turned deadly Tuesday afternoon after a male victim was shot with a small caliber handgun while inside the Mail Boxes Etc., 2132A Central Ave. SE, directly across from campus. The man died while being transported to University Hospital, said Albuquerque Police Department Det.
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