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September 22, 2011
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Junfu Han / Daily Lobo President David Schmidly enters the Glenn L. Emmons Room and looks at the pictures of past UNM presidents during the grand re-opening of Hodgin Hall Wednesday. The Glenn L. Emmons Room in Hodgin Hall is now a room for displaying photos and brief biographies of all past UNM presidents.
Jesikha Williams / Daily Lobo ASUNM President Jaymie Roybal and Executive Director of the Alumni Association Karen Abraham pull items out of the time capsule Wednesday night.
Hodgin Hall re-opens, time capsule unearthed by Tamon Rasberry news@dailylobo.com
UNM parking officials enforced penalties in 1908, the same way they do 2011. A century-old parking ticket was one of the items discovered inside a time capsule buried at Hodgin Hall in 1908 and opened Wednesday night at the alumni building’s grand re-opening. A college newspaper, a Lobo banner, a magazine, books and a
letter from a student were also unearthed inside the 103-year-old time capsule. Alumnus David Swan said he was fascinated by the items because they showed the leaps UNM has made from its humble beginnings, when Hodgin Hall was the only building on campus. “To think about what that very tiny beginning has spawned in this state is just amazing,” he said. “To be part of this is really something special.”
The black-tie event allowed faculty, students and staff from many generations to learn about the University’s past and bury its present history inside the time capsule to be opened in another 100 years, ASUNM President Jaymie Roybal said. “We are a part of history, and that’s a really exciting thing because whoever is at this University in 100 years is going to open up something that we were involved in,” she said.
Students travel for tips on innovation by Charlie Shipley
charlieshipley84@gmail.com Some UNM students had the opportunity to visit colleges across the southwest this summer to bring back ideas for improving student life at UNM. The visits were arranged by Walt Miller, associate vice president for Student Life, and included delegates from ASUNM and GPSA who observed recreation facilities, housing facilities, student health centers and food service/dining options. ASUNM president Jaymie Roybal said the trips were worthwhile because UNM has a unique campus. “We’re different from a lot of schools,” she said. “We’re a big commuter campus, we have lots of nontraditional students and we have a lot of alumni that are still involved in the University. I think the socioeconomics of a UNM student are different from a student at UNLV.” Brittany Jaeger went on the trips as a representative for Miller. She said the findings will be shown to
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At Wednesday’s event, students wrote letters to commemorate their time at UNM. One will be chosen to be buried in the new time capsule to be opened in 2111. Swan said despite the problems the University’s faces today, UNM’s rich history is something of which we can all be proud. “I think, even with all the issues that go on from time to time, UNM has whole treasures its roots,” Swan said. “We have culture in New Mexico, and this University
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organizations such as the Student Health Center and the Honors Program. “We asked every school the same exact questions,” she said. “If the regents wanted to see it, we’d take it to the regents. We’d take it to student housing, to student affairs, the health center, the rec center … They’re all interested to see what students found.” Jaeger said the trips were no longer than a day, with the exception of a trip to Texas Tech. “We’d get to the Sunport at about 4:30 a.m. and return to Albuquerque at around 11:30 at night,” she said. Miller refused to give exact costs for the trips, but said the short duration of each trip was meant to be economical. “Most of what we had to learn could be packed into a tight schedule,” he said. “These were factfinding trips, they weren’t visits.” Miller said the trips weren’t funded using student fees.
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is part of the roots we have here at this community, and it binds us together.” University President David Schmidly also attended the event. “People love history, and the idea of having time capsules is a great idea, and I think that it shows students that the history of their university is important,” he said.
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