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Economic slump causes
February 6The economic slump may have at least one beneficiary - graduate schools.
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LaDuke encourages activism
Angela Williams | February 6Former vice-presidential candidate Winona LaDuke said Tuesday that she has been motivated to involve herself in environmental activism because she is an American Indian and a mother.
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Development threatens lake, other sacred lands
Andrew Webb | February 6A panel discussion about the protection of Zuni Salt Lake, the Petroglyph National Monument and other lands sacred to indigenous people packed a room at the Anderson School of Management Tuesday morning.
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Bomb threat targets biology building
Alma Olaechea | February 6UNM police officers evacuated Castetter Hall for about two hours after the department received a bomb threat call Tuesday morning.
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The joy of self-defense
February 5Health and Fitness Instructor Nicholas Spezza meets with his Self Defense class Monday in Johnson Center. The class is scheduled to meet once a week until the end of April. Also pictured from left are graduate students Laura Fausto and Joy Davidson.
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Tough withdrawl, accessibility spur increase in Xanax abuse
February 5When Bryan stopped taking drugs six months ago, he got through the worst of his heroin withdrawal in a week. It was Xanax that tortured him for a full month.
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Activists protest nuclear forum
Marissa Padilla | February 5Supporters of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space protested a UNM School of Engineering forum Monday, saying the event is furthering the development of dangerous weapons that may harm future generations.
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In good company
Jason Gil Bear | February 5Gary Scharnhorst, a UNM English professor, was recently selected as chairperson of the American Literature Section of the Modern Language Association, which is the highest elected office for a professor in that field.
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SUB space up for grabs until 5 p.m. Friday
February 5Student organizations interested in obtaining space in the renovated Student Union Building have until 5 p.m. Friday to apply for one of about 20 new offices planned for its basement.
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Specialists lecture on health
February 4Specialists in emergency, internal, natural and sports medicine from the UNM Medical School will be offering free "mini med-school" sessions beginning Tuesday.
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UNM professor discusses Argentinian roots of Jesuits
Marissa Padilla | February 4UNM honors assistant professor Celia L¢pez-Ch†vez provided a detailed timeline of the Jesuit economy in San Juan, Argentina, from 1540-1767 for listeners at the Latin American and Iberian Institute Friday.
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Parmer awaits court decision
James Barron | February 4When Marlon Parmer left the UNM men's basketball team last week, head coach Fran Fraschilla said he and his staff had helped Parmer through academic, legal and team issues.
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GPSA finds extra $65,000 for graduate research fund
Iliana Limn | February 4In a year when the state Legislature is eyeing across-cross-the-board budget cuts, UNM's graduate student government found that sometimes it just pays to be lucky.
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Colleges add emergency management as a degree
February 4The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, bolstered by the West Coast's Nisqually earthquake and the World Trade Organization protests, have led colleges to take a serious look at emergency management as an academic discipline.
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LaDuke to speak on campus
Kenn Rodrguez | February 4Winona LaDuke, author and former Green Party vice presidential candidate, will be making two appearances on the UNM campus Tuesday to discuss indigenous people and environmental issues.
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U.C. system evaluates SATs
February 1In what would rank as the first major testing change in 30 years, an influential faculty committee proposed Wednesday that the University of California scrap the frequently criticized SAT I aptitude exam and seek new custom-designed admissions tests to measure what a student has learned in high school.
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'Plagues' seminar descends on UNM
Carla Medina | February 1The UNM Institute for Medieval Studies is sponsoring a series of free seminars titled "The Plagues of the Middle Ages" that begin tonight and run through Saturday afternoon.
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Group calls sprawl a health risk
Angela Williams | February 1Lack of good urban planning contributes to problems such as dependence on automobiles, pedestrian deaths and degrading communities, panelists said Thursday during an off-campus public forum.
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Presentation on sustainable city planning today
February 1The Economics Department at UNM is sponsoring a presentation today titled, "Toward a Sustainable Los Angeles: A Nature's Services Approach." The presentation, by Stephanie Pincetl, research associate professor in geography and coordinator of the Sustainable Cities Program at the University of Southern California, is at 2:30 p.m. in the Social Sciences building, Room 1002.
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Physical abuse linked to poor female health
Jason Gil Bear | February 1A study complied by a UNM professor says women who are physically abused are in poorer health than women who are not involved in intimate partner violence.
