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All chained up

October 10

Chris Karney, a 24-year-old street performance artist and confusionist, tries to untangle himself from 100 feet of chain, seven padlocks and a straight jacket Tuesday in front of a large croud by the Duck Pond. Karney, originally from Iowa, now lives in San Francisco and has been traveling and performing on the streets and in comedy clubs for 10 years. Karney is scheduled to perform at Laff’s Comedy Cafe Wednesday at 8 p.m.

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Health center offers flu shots for winter

October 9

UNM's Student Health Center is providing several temporary clinics on main campus beginning today so students, faculty and staff can get vaccinated for the upcoming flu season.

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Balloons grace city skyline

Jamilee Gerzon | October 9

As spectators, tourists and balloon enthusiasts walked into the Balloon Fiesta Park Sunday, they were greeted by the smell of breakfast burritos, hot coffee and the whooshing of hot air.

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Up, up and away!

October 8

Ralph Keyser pilot for "Eos" balloon #26, firers the burners before taking off Saturday morning from Balloon Fiesta Park.

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GPSA has more research funds than expected

Iliana Limn | October 8

The GPSA Council debated Saturday how to distribute nearly $92,000 at its disposal for graduate research this year.

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Campus offers mixed reactions

Andrew Webb | October 8

Campus reactions to the allied air strikes on Afghanistan Sunday morning ran the gamut from strong support to disapproval for what may be the beginning of a long campaign against terrorism in the Middle East.

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Fraternity to build on its service skills this weekend

Carla Medina | October 5

Members of Omega Delta Phi fraternity will help build a Habitat for Humanity house Saturday, continuing the group's commitment to volunteering and community service.

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UNM's construction projects plow ahead

Andrew Webb | October 5

The UNM community will have to continue finding its way around barriers and orange barrels as the nearly constant process of updating campus facilities continues into the fall semester.

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UNM professor to lead accounting conference

Alex Piltch | October 5

Joni Young, an associate professor at the Anderson Schools of Management, is one of three people organizing the national conference of the Academy of Accounting Historians in Santa Fe Nov. 15-17.

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LETTERS: Berthold's critics ought to fight ideas, not personality

Javier Romero | October 4

The real question is, is Dr. Berthold being put to trial for his personality or for his ideas? Dubbing undesirable political behavior as mental aberration was a favorite of the late Soviet regime and many other such regimes. So, let's keep personalities out of the discussion and let's focus on ideas.

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Fall budget passes unanimously

Andrew Webb | October 4

The ASUNM Senate unanimously passed the $23,170 fall budget in minutes but wrangled for hours over the wording of a resolution in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks during its meeting Wednesday.

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Religions prefer peaceful justice

Misty P. Salaz | October 4

Messages of peace resonate from many religious leaders in the UNM community as people turn to their faith for answers in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Group aids women in medicine

Dagmar Gromann | October 4

Women in the medical community are still fighting to be considered professionally equal to men, said Dr. Kathy Alvarez, a UNM assistant professor who recently helped found a minority support group.

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Greek Nachos

October 4

Junior Paul Blodgett sells nachos and bottled water by the Duck Pond Wednesday to raise money to pledge for the Latino fraternity Lambda Theta Phi.

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Stories in a blanket

October 4

No. B. Coe holds up "Flights of Fancy: Mother Daughter Ritual" from her "Red Blanket Series" in the Women's Resource Center Wednesday while discussing her 54 years of painting and sculpting. Coe showed "Life Passions," a 10-minute video of her work.

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Athletes thrive in obscurity

Iliana Limn | October 3

UNM's Ultimate Frisbee Club is one of many athletic-related student organizations that thrive despite existing in relative anonymity.

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Senate supports free speech, due process

James Barron | October 3

The Faculty Senate passed a resolution supporting freedom of speech and the faculty's right to academic freedom in its emergency meeting Tuesday at the Kiva Lecture Hall.

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Artistic, unique groups abound

Andrew Webb | October 3

Got a competitive or artistic itch to scratch? Students can meet friends with just about any special interest through an array of chartered organizations for various games and hobbies ranging from the weird to the wonderful.

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Irish writers, artists to be featured at local festival

October 3

UNM's English Department is sponsoring "The Irish Renaissance, 1890-1932," a festival including a lecture series and several plays that runs until Nov. 12.

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Students can still charter their group

Andrew Webb | October 3

A bumper crop of more than 30 student groups applied for charters this semester, which may be a UNM record.