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Lead and Coal construction frustrates students by Kallie Red-Horse
Guzman Construction project manager Tom Kryfko overlooks the removal of sidewalk and curb along Lead Avenue on Thursday. Construction on the one-way avenue, from Oak street and Washington street, is expected to be completed in eight months.
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Confused about the construction on Lead and Coal avenues? You aren’t the only one. The roads are undergoing an 18-month-long overhaul. The construction has been in the works since about 1989, said Mark Motsko, the City’s Municipal Development spokesman. “We have had the neighborhoods in the Lead and Coal corridor asking the city for help with making it feel more like a neighborhood and less like a speedway,” he said. “So finally, now after 20 years, we are actually doing that.” Student Joe Buffaloe, who lives in the area, said the construction is an inconvenience. “I don’t think anyone in the neighborhood wants it to happen,” he said. “It is absolutely not worth it. There are so many better things that they could be doing with that money. They are taking something that works really well and spending a bunch of money to make it worse.” Student Noel Blair said road
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Secrecy surrounds math chair resignation APD: by Chelsea Erven cerven@unm.edu
The UNM Mathematics and Statistics Department’s acting chair stepped down from her position, and college deans said they are not comfortable disclosing why. Deborah Sulsky was appointed to the position of acting chair in September when the previous department chair left on medical leave, but she refused to elaborate on the circumstances behind her resignation. “I don’t want to talk about it,” she
said. Brenda Claiborne, College of Arts and Science dean, said Sulsky informed her that she was stepping down a week ago. Claiborne said Sulsky revealed the reasons for her resignation, but Claiborne declined to reveal that information. “I prefer not to share those reasons without her knowledge or consent,” Claiborne said. “I very much appreciate professor Sulsky’s service to the department during her tenure as acting chair.”
Janet Cramer, the college’s associate dean, also said she was uncomfortable speaking about the situation. “We’re not comfortable relaying that information,” she said. “I think she can speak for herself.” Other math department faculty members declined to comment, saying that they didn’t want to get involved. Claiborne met with the department Tuesday afternoon and said the college is in the process of selecting another acting chair.
Claiborne said Sulsky will return to her previous position as a professor and associate chair of the department. “I expect to have someone appointed in the next few days,” she said. “In the meantime, the department’s instructional capacity and quality will not change.” Editor’s Note: The Daily Lobo will continue to follow this story and would greatly appreciate any information about Sulsky’s resignation. E-mail staff reporter Chelsea Erven at cerven@unm.edu.
COINS FOR A CAUSE Tyler Fitzgerald,4, (top) and his brother Sean Fitzgerald,7, (bottom) fill the center of a lobo paw in Smith Plaza with pennies during the Miles of Coins event sponsored by the Student Veterans of UNM. The paw was filled with coins to support scholarships for student veterans. Laurisa Galvan Daily Lobo
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Suicide at UNM by Andrew Lyman alyman@unm.edu
The body of a missing Virginian woman was found on campus Thursday after a suspected suicide, according to APD. Police spotted the rental car belonging to Rochelle CremonaSimmons and her husband in the Redondo Village parking lot east of Johnson Field at about 11 a.m., APD Spokeswoman Trish Hoffman said. She said officers believe the couple had a disagreement, and Cremona-Simmons drove away with their rental car. Hoffman said Cremona-Simmons’ husband reported her missing Nov. 4. She said police don’t believe there was any foul play. “It appears that she took her own life,” Hoffman said. As of Thursday, the Office of the Medical Investigator had not determined the cause of death, but Hoffman said the OMI also suspected suicide. KOB reported Nov. 7 that Cremona-Simmons was in town with her husband for a conference. The couple stayed at an Albuquerque hotel, and Cremona-Simmons’ family said she was on a list for a heart transplant, KOB reported. Hoffman said Cremona-Simmons’ family had been notified, and by 1 p.m. the car was towed and the scene was cleared.
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