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June 14The UNM Chemical and Research Laboratory Suppliers in room 146 of Clark Hall will be closed Thursday, June 28, and Friday, June 29, for annual inventory.
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Students fight having aid tied to drug convictions
June 14-Tribune Media Service KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When a Kansas State University sophomore went to court in December for smoking marijuana, she was worried not only about what the judge would say but also about what the U.S. Department of Education would do.
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New spaces offset lost parking
Iliana Limn | June 14While new parking spaces on the western side of Redondo eliminated a bicycle lane, Parking and Transportation Services representatives said the changes are safe and environmentally sound.
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Cousins top tree competition
Alma Olaechea | June 7Chris Blea knealt on the ground and looked up in silence as his cousin, Martin Abeyta, ripped at ropes — trying to secure himself to tree limbs. Abeyta jumped and wrapped his arms around branches. Friends and fellow climbers yelled, “C’mon, get in there, push it!”
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Skinner-Jones named top adjunct instructor
Linda Frieson | June 7Despite the instability associated with being a part-time faculty member, Ann Skinner-Jones loves teaching as adjunct professor at UNM.
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Regents approve $1.2 billion budget
Iliana Limn | June 7The UNM Board of Regents approved a $1.2 billion operating budget for 2001-2002 and $5 million to plan the expansion of UNM Hospital during its June 5 meeting.
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Voters endorse renovation
May 31Albuquerque voters want professional baseball back in the city and at a familiar site. The city’s residents Wednesday approved a bond issue that will provide up to $15 million to renovate the 32-year-old Albuquerque Sports Stadium. UNM athletic officials and administrators made it clear they hoped to use the Sports Stadium to help advance the University’s baseball program, but voters had other plans.
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CIRT experiences technical difficulties
May 31CIRT has had a rough month, and its troubleshooters are working overtime to solve problems that have affected UNM users’ Internet access. The UNM network has been experiencing intermittent connection problems from a variety of campus locations since the installation of new network equipment on May 19 in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Buildings.
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Finals apathy bug hits final GPSA meeting
Alma Olaechea | May 7Graduate student government members said goodbye and ate gooey burritos during their last meeting of the semester Saturday morning.
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Protestor parts ways with UNM
Alma Olaechea | May 7It’s not uncommon to see UNM student Ben Tucker wearing a papier-mÉchÇ capitalist pig mask or a cheerleading outfit as he screams, “My back is achin’. My bra’s too tight. My booty’s shakin’ from left to right. Shout it out — revolution!”
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Web Exclusive: Financial aid comes up short of students’ needs
May 7Spring is in the air, and letters announcing college financial-aid awards are in the mail. This year, those letters are likely to cause confusion and concern among the college-bound and those who pay their bills. The reason: More students are eligible for aid, but there are few additional aid dollars to go around.
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Permits now available
Iliana Limn | May 7Parking and Transportation Services’ leap into the Internet age could save commuter students headaches caused by standing in infamous long lines before the start of the fall semester.
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Web Exclusive: Companies begin rescinding job offers to college graduates
May 7Graduating students entering the job market this year are learning an early lesson about the world of work: Nothing is guaranteed.
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Web Exclusive: Schools try to untangle students' Web of lies
May 7The Internet gives students a useful research tool when they’re writing papers, but it also opens the door for plagiarism.
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Web Exclusive: Great summer jobs for students harder to find this year
May 7MILWAUKEE — Students seeking summer employment are learning a painful lesson: The best-paying jobs aren’t as plentiful as in years past, and competition for available positions is more intense. In particular, summer job-seekers will find fewer employment prospects at manufacturing plants and high-tech companies — two areas that provided many with gainful employment during the recent economic boom.
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Author, architect to be honored at graduation
May 7An architect and an author who have earned international distinction will receive honorary degrees at UNM’s 2001 Spring Commencement Ceremony Saturday at 9 a.m. in The Pit.
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Daily Lobo begins summer intersession
May 7Monday, May 7, was the final spring semester edition of the New Mexico Daily Lobo. The newspaper will be published weekly during the summer beginning May 31.
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Web Exclusive: UNM professor dabbles in mystery writing after successful political career
Iliana Limn | May 7More than 40 years ago, UNM professor Fred Harris bypassed the writer’s life to pursue politics and public office. Now at age 70, Harris is mining his experiences for the career he once considered but set aside while in law school: novelist.
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UNM police release sketch of suspect
James Barron | May 7The UNM Police Department released a composite sketch of a man who has been accused of attacking three women during the past three months in the parking structure at the northeast intersection of Campus and Lomas Boulevards.
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Senate approves BSU rollover
Alma Olaechea | May 3The Senate approved $675 in rollover funding for the Black Student Union but rejected a bill that would make "a beast of almost mythical proportions" the Senate's mascot. Representatives of the Black Student Union did not attend a spring budget workshop and hearing that are required to receive funding through ASUNM without being penalized. Student groups that do not attend the workshop or hearing receive at least 15 percent less in funding than they did the year before.
