The name on his driver’s license says Lawrence Floyd, but he introduces himself as Pink while strumming an air guitar and humming his favorite Pink Floyd song, “Comfortably Numb.” Floyd is one of the hundreds who will sleep on the streets of Albuquerque tonight.
Student fees look, once again, like they’re going to increase by $10.10 to a total of $456.91 next year in order to fund three organizations and a Queer Resource Center. The groups and center were set to losing funding after Cheo Torres, vice president of Student Affairs, asked the Board of Regents not to increase student fees, a suggestion that conflicted with the Student Fee Review Board’s recommendation of a $10.10 increase in February. Torres rescinded the recommendation in a memo addressed to Provost Suzanne Ortega on Thursday.
The UNM Board of Regents may give a new meaning to cutting classes at today’s budget summit. Administrators will meet with several UNM departments in SUB Ballroom C to discuss and approve a final budget for the 2011 fiscal year. Raymond Sanchez, president of the Board of Regents, said that though UNM is facing a 7.7 percent reduction in state funding, he is confident the University is braced to handle it. “It has been a rough year financially and otherwise,” he said.
It’s been four days since UNM repealed its “dry campus” rules, and the Daily Bobo still can’t find a single sober person to interview. “Issshh ‘cuz we’re all- all are celebratin!” said Petey “Taz” Radisson, a drunk student.
Because everyone and everything seems to gravitate toward the Duck Pond, Daily Bobo editor-in-chief Eva Avenue got to wondering what’s at the bottom.
The UNM Regents will determine whether or not the School of Law will secede from GPSA. Of 343 law students, 110 voted from March 24-26 by e-mail ballot on whether they should leave GPSA.
Students, staff and community members continue to remember the life and work of professor Hector Torres and student Stefania Gray. The two were found dead at Torres’ home March 8.
Wolfpack wants to “howl yes” on sustainability, campus security and free student tickets to athletic events. Wolfpack ASUNM presidential candidate David Conway and vice presidential candidate Zoe Riebli said these issues are important to Wolfpack’s goal of moving UNM forward. “The concise message is that we’re trying to bring the University toward a progressive future,” Conway said.
About 50 students held a rally at Smith Plaza on Monday asking the administration to think twice before superseding the fee recommendations of the Student Fee Review Board. Holding signs that read “Student fees are a student right” and “Save our programs,” the group of student government leaders, undergraduates and graduates attempted to justify a $10 increase on students for the 2010-11 academic year to fund several nonprofit organizations and a queer resource center. “We respect the administration.
Community members paid homage to civil rights activist Cesar Chavez Saturday yelling “Whose streets?
Students at the UNM School of Law voted last week to secede from GPSA. Three-fourths of those who voted agreed with the statement, “I vote to withdraw the law school’s affiliation with GPSA.” The number of voters was not readily available this weekend. Genevieve Graham, who helped organize the secession vote, said she had expected the law students to vote in favor of seceding.
If you are a member of the UNM community, the University wants your input on the future of main campus residence halls. Every Thursday night until the end of the semester, Student Housing Outreach Workshops are held in the SUB to get feedback about new dorms from students, faculty and community members, said Kim Murphy, UNM’s director of Real Estate. “Some of our dorms date from the 1950s so they are easily 60 years old and some of them are in need of refurbishment or replacement,” he said.
New Mexicans are free to eat their tortillas after Gov. Bill Richardson vetoed the food tax Wednesday, forcing lawmakers to choke down an unbalanced budget. The governor vetoed the legislation, passed by state lawmakers, which would reinstate a 2 percent local and county gross receipt tax on food items.
Students danced and practiced yoga for peace in the SUB Wednesday. The fifth annual UNM Peace Fair, held in the SUB, featured performances and about 25 Albuquerque organizations presented ideas about peace. “As part of the Peace Studies program, students do an internship,” said Les Field, director of the Peace Studies program.
Like body hair, Mustachio Bashio has grown over the years. Dominic Abbott is one of the organizers for Friday’s party and said that each year the bash is bigger and better. “It’s about putting your inhibitions aside, both men and women and letting the mustache shine,” he said.
Summer is right around the corner, but students won’t be using UNM pools any time soon. The Olympic pool, Johnson pool and the therapy pool are all closed due to maintenance issues.
The Graduate and Professional Student Association may lose about 345 members depending on the results of a vote today. The Student Bar Association, which represents UNM’s School of Law, called a vote to determine whether the law school students will secede from GPSA to form their own organization. Law student Genevieve Graham, who helped with the planning stages for the vote, said some law students want to secede from GPSA to have more control over student government. “For quite some time now, GPSA’s interests have not been aligned with law school interests,” she said.
What do sex, drugs and obesity have in common? According to one UNM doctor, the answer is simple – the media.
UNM students dodged drinks thrown from cars and yelled at oncoming traffic Monday to protest the recent health care reform.
A missing UNM student is now safe and sound after taking a road trip across five different states. Student Sheena Jain drove through New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansas by herself, said Hector Terrazas, UNM Police Department officer. Jain went missing on March 6 and was last seen at her family’s home in Las Cruces, said Dan Trujillo, Las Cruces Police Department spokesman.
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