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Digital reconfiguration

February 24

Two UNM electrical engineering students are combining existing technologies with their own concepts in an attempt to create a new way of training medical personnel syringe injection techniques. Daniel Derkacs and Bill Anderson's electrical engineering senior design class project is to write software for a needle simulator device based in virtual reality that someday could be a more effective tool than traditional cadavers.

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SouthWest film to tell story of hate crime

February 24

Staff Report ASUNM, the SouthWest Film Center and Student Special Events will present a one-time screening of "The Two Towns of Jasper" -- a documentary film about the racially motivated murder of a Texas man -- in Keller Hall at 7 p.m., tonight. "The Two Towns of Jasper" tells the story of James Byrd Jr.

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UNM writers to get workshop

Kayla Anderson | February 21

UNM faculty, staff and students who are interested in writing manuscripts can attend a free panel discussion tonight meant to inform would-be writers about the ins and outs of getting published.

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Students get to see real life situations at Winter X-Games

Ryan Floersheim | February 21

The director of the Athletic Training Education program works double time as the director of sports medicine for ESPN, a job she uses to bring exposure to UNM and provide many of her students with hands-on education. Susan McGowen, who has worked for the Entertainment Sports Programming Network for nine years, has headed medical teams providing assistance for sporting events across the world, including the Winter, Summer and International X-Games and the Global-X Championship.

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UNM fires SUB construction company

February 21

Workers from Silver Construction Company of New Mexico, Inc. have been given seven days to leave campus after their contract to build the new SUB was terminated by University administrators Thursday.

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New regents speak to ASUNM Senate

Arthur Simoni | February 20

ASUNM senators exchanged suggestions and questions with two new members of the UNM Board of Regents concerning topics such as the presidential search, tuition increases and faculty and staff salary increases. Newly appointed Regs. James Koch and Donald Salazar were guest speakers at the Associated Students of UNM meeting, Wednesday, and took the opportunity to acclimate themselves with the senators’ concerns.

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Delacour ahead of Venezuelan game

Stuart Overbey | February 20

UNM alumnus Justin Delacour has gathered some international publicity lately by questioning the practices of Venezuela's best-known polling companies. In an online report, "Can You Believe Venezuela's Pollsters?" Delacour accuses Venezuela's largest polling firms of being against the country's president, Hugo Chavez.

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Construction to enhance library

Matt Steeves | February 20

Construction is underway for a new entry forecourt at the North end of the Zimmerman Library. "I wanted to enhance the north-side entry, it had been on my list of things to do for a while, it will be just as much a front door as the South-side entry," said Gil Berry, associate director of Facility Planning.

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Administrators speak up in Chicano Studies debate

Clay Holtzman | February 20

The efforts made by a coalition of students and community members to delay the search for a new director of the Chicano/a Studies Program seems to have attracted the attention of UNM administrators throughout campus. Roberto Ibarra, special assistant to the president for Diversity Issues, said he was at Wednesday’s meeting between University College Dean Peter White and the coalition to collect feedback and information for both Garcia and his own work regarding campus diversity initiatives.

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Burns breaks ground in his film creations

Jeff Proctor | February 20

Recent winter storms on the East Coast dealt a harsh blow to UNM’s 21st Century Speakers Series. Award winning historical documentary filmmaker Ken Burns was set to give a presentation titled “Telling American Stories” at Popejoy Hall, Thursday night, but flight cancellations kept him in the Northeast.

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Proposals passed to raise teachers' wages

February 19

Staff Report The New Mexico Legislature passed several education reform proposals designed to secure funding for a professional licensure program in public education and increase minimum salaries for teachers statewide. "For years, we have lagged behind our neighboring states in teacher salaries, and we're paying a price," Rep.

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Bill may make N.M. roads safer

February 19

Staff Report New Mexico taxpayers without social security numbers are one step closer to being able to obtain driver's licenses thanks to the passing of House Bill 173 by the state House of Representatives Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Miguel Garcia (D-Albuquerque), would allow residents who work in the state to obtain a driver's license and auto insurance.

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New regent to lead search committee

Angela Williams | February 19

The UNM Board of Regents voted Tuesday to appoint a new regent, Maria Griego-Raby, to head the Presidential Search Committee, even though Griego-Raby has not been involved in the current search process. Larry Willard, the board's president and a search committee member, nominated Griego-Raby to replace former Reg.

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UNM police investigate alleged sickleave forgery

Clay Holtzman | February 18

UNM Police detectives are investigating an alleged incident of forgery that may have been committed by an Athletics Department employee. According to a UNM police report, filed by Sylvia Lopez, personnel coordinator for the Athletics Department, an employee allegedly forged a physician's signature to use as a documented excuse from attending work, while at the same time receiving sick leave benefit pay worth more than $2,500.

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UNM presidential search narrows

Jeff Proctor | February 18

The UNM Presidential Search Committee spent an hour and a half Monday narrowing down its list of applicants from last week's figure of 83 to a "number fewer than 15." "That number could increase or decrease," said Larry Willard, acting committee chairman.

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Intel makes large donation to group

Ryan Floersheim | February 17

The Intel Corp. announced Friday that it is donating $17.5 million worth of computer manufacturing equipment to Next Generation Economy Inc., an Albuquerque economic-development group. A portion of the donated equipment will soon be set up at UNM’s Manufacturing Training and Technology Center.

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UNM construction to wrap up

Kayla Anderson | February 17

UNM is now investing nearly $82 million in utility and construction projects across campus. However, University officials say the end is near for many of those on-going campus projects, eliminating the orange flags, heavy construction equipment and safety barricades that have become an-all-too familiar sight for the UNM community.

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Student activist staunchly stands for several causes

Stuart Overbey | February 14

With his short hair, plaid shirt and wire-rimmed glasses, soft-spoken Trey Smith seems an unlikely leader of student peace activists. But that is the idea. "There's people who say, 'Well, I saw someone holding a sign about Bush being Satan,' and that sign alone is what keeps people from joining us," Smith said.

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Presidential search counts 80 candidates

February 14

Staff Report Reg. Larry Willard said that the presidential search committee is continuing to narrow down its list of candidates for the next president of the University. The committee met Thursday in a nearly three-hour long closed session and Willard said that there are still about 80 candidates.

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UNM administrator to tackle abuse

February 14

A UNM Health Sciences Center administrator has been selected by Attorney General John Ashcroft to be on a 20-member national committee that identifies solutions for domestic violence. Pamela Galbraith, administrator of the Behavioral Health Hospitals and Programs at UNM's Health Science Center, accepted the nomination to be on the U.