UCAM's News clips for Wednesday, April 16, 2008
1. UNM Takes Lead In Safety (Albuquerque Journal)
By Martin Salazar; Journal Staff Writer
A year after 32 people were gunned down at Virginia Tech, New Mexico is looking at becoming the first state in the nation to accredit colleges based on how safe they are.
The accreditation would be voluntary and is aimed at ensuring that campuses are prepared for a shooting or other emergency.
Most New Mexico colleges already have made changes to assure parents and students that their schools are safe.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08AprilNewsClips/16safety.htm2. UNMH Has Had Share of Scary Incidents (Albuquerque Journal)
By Martin Salazar, Journal Staff Writer
The question on many people's minds following last year's Virginia Tech tragedy was: "Could it happen here?"
Ask any campus safety official in the country the question, and the response will likely be that it could happen anywhere. Not just in Blacksburg, Va., or at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, or at Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08AprilNewsClips/16unmh.htm3. Services available to help students deal with death (Daily Lobo)
By: Xochitl CamposThe death of a student doesn't get filed away as part of business proceedings at UNM.
It's something Dean of Students Randy Boeglin said is handled carefully and thoughtfully.
"It's a very important thing for us to do and do well," he said. "And the perspective we communicate is that we share the sense of loss, and it is not just a procedural thing."
Though UNM has never had to deal with anything like what happened at Virgina Tech or Northern Illinois, he said it has seen its share of deaths.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08AprilNewsClips/16services.htm4. Candidates vie for ASUNM top spots (Daily Lobo)
By: Maggie YbarraVoting begins today for ASUNM elections.
Thirty-one students are running for positions in the Associated Students of UNM, including openings for president, vice president and 10 senatorial seats.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08AprilNewsClips/16asunm.htm5. UNM says no to dorm basement renovation (Daily Lobo)
By: Brandon CallStudents in the Santa Ana-Alvarado Community Association planned to redesign the Alvarado basement this semester.
But the University halted their plans, said Stephanie Kean, a Resident Hall Association representative for the dorm.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08AprilNewsClips/16basement.htm6. Light-Hitting Catcher Helps UA Slam Lobos (Albuquerque Journal)
By Ken Sickenger, Journal Staff Writer
One unlikely swing of the bat proved too much for the University of New Mexico baseball team to overcome Tuesday night.
Light-hitting catcher Dwight Childs belted a sixth-inning grand slam that proved to be the difference in Arizona's 10-6 victory over the Lobos at Isotopes Park.
It was the first career home run for Childs, a sophomore who came into the at-bat hitting .161 for the season.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08AprilNewsClips/16lobos.htm7. News from Inside Higher Education:
* A Pentagon Olive Branch To Academe
Defense secretary discusses plans for new university consortia and grants -- largely in social sciences -- for non-classified research, and pledges no political restrictions.
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/16/minerva8. News from the Chronicle of Higher Education:
http://libproxy.unm.edu/login?url=http://chronicle.com* Virginia Tech, One Year Later
In the aftermath of the shootings one year ago today, colleges nationwide have made changes in how they identify and handle threats to campus safety.* Scientists May Be Putting Their Own Names On Papers Written By Companies
A search of court documents suggests many articles written by drug or medical publishing companies later acquired the names of academic scientists as authors.* Papal Visit Presents Security And Logistical Challenges For University
Most classes will be canceled, and the majority of faculty and staff members have been asked not to come to the university.* Distressed Students Find Comfort And Safety On A Confessional Web Site
A Web site that offers students a chance to post distressed feelings and find only support in return is gaining a national following.* American Internships In Israel Promote Extremism, Report Says
A forthcoming report on American student internships in Israel and the Palestinian territories says that some programs are promoting extremist politics instead of academic values.9. News from Diverse Issues in Higher Education:
* HSI Leaders Appeal For Increased Funding
With the White House proposing cuts for their favored programs next year, leaders of Hispanic-serving colleges and universities descended on Washington, D.C., this week to state their case for more, not less, funding for fiscal year 2009.
http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_11009.shtml* University of Illinois Center Works to Deconstruct the Politics of Race
During this historic presidential election campaign, remarks with racial overtones have made headlines, offending some voters and garnering sympathy from others. The candidates have been required to interpret, explain, apologize for, denounce or distance themselves from these statements and those who made them.
http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_11007.shtml10. National News:
* Topics in University Security: Lockdown 101 (NY Times)
IN February, a man carrying a fake assault weapon burst into an American foreign policy class at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. The seven unsuspecting students, along with a stunned professor who later remarked that he was “prepared to die at that moment,” were held hostage for 10 minutes. During that time, the gunman said he would kill at least one of them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/opinion/16fox.html?ei=5070&en=14e81363cf788fd5&ex=1209009600&emc=eta1&pagewanted=print* Fear and Learning on Campus (NY Times)
LAST week, as I was editing my student film, my eyes wandered to the monitor of a nearby student. She had a gun in her movie, I noticed. I was impressed by her ambition. She had obviously done a lot of work — paperwork.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/opinion/16mathias.html?ex=1209009600&en=cb337a7f11a8e8d9&ei=5070&emc=eta1* St. Xavier to reopen Wednesday (Chicago Tribune)
Graduate classes to begin Wednesday night; undergraduate classes Thursday. Expressing confidence that St. Xavier University is safe, officials said they will reopen the school Wednesday, days after threatening graffiti prompted them to shut down.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-xavier-opening-webapr16,1,7528963.story* Virginia Tech served as warning on campus privacy
Mass shooting led universities nationwide to re-evaluate policies. In the year since a mentally disturbed student went on a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, federal regulators, educators and legal experts have tried to reach a new understanding of the complex web of privacy laws that came under heavy criticism as one of the reasons no one acted in time to prevent the tragedy.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-privacy_swansonapr16,1,645496.story* God and Man at Notre Dame (NY Times)
POPE BENEDICT XVI will give several speeches during his visit to the United States, but the most consequential for American Catholics may be his address to the presidents of Catholic colleges and universities tomorrow.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/opinion/16woodward.html?ex=1209009600&en=2fa9d53acba8dabb&ei=5070&emc=eta1* Many Mass. graduates unprepared in college
Thousands of Massachusetts public high school graduates arrive at college unprepared for even the most basic math and English classes, forcing them to take remedial courses that discourage many from staying in school, according to a statewide study released yesterday.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/16/many_mass_graduates_unprepared_in_college?p1=email_to_a_friend* College rejection isn't the end of the world
Record numbers of applications leave many high-achieving students without a seat at their first-choice school. But in some cases, second-best ends up being a winner. With nearly perfect grades at a prestigious Los Angeles prep school and high SAT scores, Emily Podany should have nailed a spot at Stanford. But when she applied early to study astrophysics at her dream school, the Palo Alto university flat-out rejected her. Podany was crushed.
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-second14apr14,1,5406303.story11. Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Tuesday, April 15 include stories about:* Bioengineering Outreach at Dolores Gonzales Elementary
* Lobos in Spring Training for Football
* Lobo Baseball Team Loses 10-6
http://www.unm.edu/news/08AprilNewsClips/16media.htm
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