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March 3, 2010
Prospective Engineering dean: UNM needs donors by Kallie Red-Horse Daily Lobo
Amie Zimmer / Daily Lobo Subway manager Eddie Dodson stares out the window of his restaurant on the corner of Girard Boulevard and Central Avenue on Monday. The restaurant has been robbed twice this year.
Subway won’t accept cash past 8 due to robberies by Andrew Beale Daily Lobo
If you can’t get a Subway sandwich after dark, blame the city’s crime rate. The Subway at the corner of Girard Boulevard and Central Avenue has stopped accepting cash after 8 p.m., because it has been robbed twice since the beginning of the year, store owner Leticia Bernal said. Sandwiches can still be purchased by credit card at night. “We stopped accepting cash after the second robbery, because it’s never worth it to put my customers and employees at risk,” she said. “We are concerned with the safety of customers and staff, and it’s never worth it for
someone to get hurt over money.” Bernal said the store was robbed on Jan. 15 and again on Feb. 12. She said neither robber was caught, even though the store is under 24-hour surveillance. “The cops were never able to find the guys, even though we gave them the tape,” she said. Night Manager Kenny Goodhart, who was present for the second robbery, said he called the police while the robber was still in the store. “He knew I had a key to the register, so he gave me two minutes to go get it. I walked around the corner and called the cops right away and told them this guy was in the store with a gun,” he said. “They were trying to get
a description of him when he came around the corner and started waving the gun in my face.” Goodhart said the police showed up quickly, but they were unable to locate the perpetrator. “The cops did a search like no other. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many cops on the block,” he said. “A detective came and showed pictures (of possible suspects) to another employee who was here, but he couldn’t verify that it was the guy. He was wearing a mask.” Goodhart said the first robber took around $2,000 from the store but the second one only got about $80. He said the robber pulled a gun on him at the second robbery.
“He walked straight through the door,” he said. “I didn’t snap what was happening at first — sometimes you don’t get it right away with something like that. It registered after a minute. He walked up to the register and pulled his shirt up and he had a gun. “The other guy there working just opened up the register so he’d get the gun out of my face.” Goodhart said he suspected that it might have been the same person who robbed the store twice. UNM student Nathan Montano said the police aren’t doing enough to keep the area around the University safe. “It’s obviously not safe, since it’s
Greek Week mixes competition with philanthropic spirit by Kallie Red-Horse Daily Lobo
UNM’s fraternities and sororities are shaking off the winter blues with some old-fashioned philanthropy. This year’s Greek Week is Disney-themed and benefits Best Buddies New Mexico, Watermelon Mountain Ranch and the Albuquerque Rio Grande Zoo. Alex Roark, organizer of the event, said the week provides an incentive for Greek collaboration. “Greek Week is just one of the only times out of the whole year where the entire Greek community gets together to do several events,” she said. “The main focus of it, of course, is raising money for whatever organization we choose.”
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The houses’ combined effort for a week allows for a significant change, said Tess Goering, public relations committee chairwoman. “Throughout the year, we all contribute in separate ways with our own philanthropy and our own projects, and I think, during Greek Week, part of the biggest focus of the week is really coming together,” she said. “It’s 500plus people joining to make a difference in our community because we can. Our contributions are magnified when we all come together as one great big community’.” Goering said Best Buddies was selected because it’s a new nonprofit mentoring organization. Tim Mousseau, head of the community service committee, said 500 volunteers from
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The second contender for the School of Engineering’s dean was on campus Monday to outline his intentions for the school, whose dean stepped down in July. Patrick O’Shea, University of Maryland’s chairman of Electrical and Computer Engineering, held two forums with students, faculty and staff. O’Shea said he would focus on increasing the department’s exposure to attract donors and increase national ranking. “The key thing when it comes to department ranking is simply making sure department chairs respect and recognize the things that are going on,” he said. “Celebrate our successes, advertise our successes and invite people from other institutions to see all the beautiful things that are going on here.” Student Josh Goldman said he came to the forum in the Centennial Engineering Building to put his 2 cents in about the dean candidate and was impressed with what he saw. “He was well-spoken and enthusiastic,” he said. “He seemed qualified to me, and I thought he had good ideas about improving our ranking.” Funding is a crucial component of a successful university, O’Shea said. “Money is critically important to success, and resources are critical,” he said. “If you look at all the great universities in the world, they did not become that way on accident. They became great because
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Gabbi Campos / Daily Lobo Members from Pi Kappa Alpha perform a dance number during Greek Sing in the SUB on Monday. The event was part of Greek Week, which aims at bringing together UNM’s fraternities and sororities in the spirit of philanthropy.
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