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Groups turn lights on, off in response to Bush policy
June 28Local groups staged two different rallies June 21 to illustrate their opinions of President Bush’s proposed energy policy.
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Faulty wiring causes outage
Iliana Limn | June 28Faulty wiring caused a power outage that affected 10 buildings on the southwest corner of main campus Wednesday. Bill Tryens, a UNM facility engineer, said an old cable likely blew a fuse in one of three main lines, which caused a transformer to overheat. “It blew smoke into the Civil Engineering Building at about 8 a.m. this morning, which prompted the fire department to treat it like a fire,” he said.
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Physics Dept. receives grant
June 21The University of New Mexico Physics Department was awarded a National Science Foundation grant for $366,000 for three years to conduct theoretical research on quantum dynamics of electrons in organic materials.
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Police battling rash of thefts
June 21The UNM Police Department is asking for help from UNM faculty, staff and students in their efforts to apprehending individuals responsible for a recent rash of computer thefts and safecracking incidents on campus. “This type of activity is not that unusual,” UNM Detective Mike McGinnis said in a news release. “What is unusual is the recent frequency of these incidents,” he said.
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News in Brief
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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: 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: 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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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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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.
