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LaPo renovatins set to finish by end of summer By Nichole Harwood @Nolidoli1

UNM’s on-campus dining facility began renovations in April and is currently making progress to open its doors to students right before the beginning of the next semester. The design phase for the renovation of La Posada lasted almost two years, said Paul WilsonScott, Resident District Manager for Chartwells, the company that manages the dining hall. The designs made with UNM and the architectural team will include made-to-order areas, which is one of the current floor dining trends, Wilson-Scott said. To continue to keep up with the trend, there will be more made-to-order areas throughout the facility. The schedule for construction is tight and is expected to continue through the student move-in dates, he said. The renovations are pretty dramatic, Wilson-Scott said, but after recently viewing their progress, he said they look great. “I’m really excited. I think it will add a lot of value to all of our existing students and to the new students,” Wilson-Scott said. “It’s going to be a really fresh look that’s going to blow people away. I think it’s going to be awesome.”

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Paul Wilson-Scott, Resident District Manager of Chartwells, strolls through the food prep stations located in La Posada Dining Hall on Sat., June 24, 2017. The cafeteria adjacent to many UNM dormitories is undergoing a summerlong renovation.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Martinez picks new regent Team sets academic record, 2017 schedule released

By Denicia Aragon

@deniciaaragon98 Former President and CEO of Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Alex Romero has been appointed by Gov. Susana Martinez to fill the open seat on the University of New Mexico Board of Regents. For nearly 50 years Romero has gained experience in New Mexico’s business community. He is a retired bank executive who spent 35 years in the banking industry in the Albuquerque area. Romero is also the former Executive Vice President of Bank of America’s New Mexico Consumer Market Division, making him responsible for the bank’s marketing outreach and its New Mexico Banking Centers. “I understand the importance of a quality education as we prepare our students for the workforce or becoming entrepreneurs,” Romero said. In December of 2004 Romero was named President of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber

By Matthieu Cartron @cartron_matt

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Recess Regent Alex Romero

of Commerce and retired in April of this year when appointed as a UNM regent. For his first three weeks as a member, Romero began getting to know the key leaders at UNM and understanding their roles at the University.

“I have met some very impressive leaders with tremendous passion for the University and their work,” he said. “I have spent time with the other Regents also getting to know them and learning about their expectations.”

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If any team has demonstrated the ability to balance both academics and athletics, it has been UNM women’s soccer. The latest semester marked the fourteenth consecutive semester in which Lobo women’s soccer maintained a collective 3.4 GPA or higher. Additionally, the team set a program record in the 2017 spring semester by achieving a 3.77 GPA. While several student-athletes outperformed that benchmark, all 27 scored higher than the 3.5 plateau. But showing discipline in the classroom isn’t a new phenomenon for the team. The Lobos have never failed to score at least a 3.00 GPA since the program’s inception in 1993. Over the 25-year history of the program, the team has achieved a combined 3.37 GPA. “Our number-one goal for our

players is for them to leave UNM with a degree and experience that allows them to succeed,” UNM head coach Heather Dyche said in a release. “The student-athletes on this team work incredibly hard on the field and in the classroom, and a 3.77 team GPA is something we are all really proud of.” The Lobos have demonstrated success on the field as well, and for the last nine seasons have had a winning percentage over .500 in Mountain West Conference play. The Lobos will hope to continue the tradition of success both on and off the field in the 2017 fall season. In the 2016 season, the Lobos played 13 games away from home and only six at the UNM Soccer Complex. As anticipated, UNM will have more home games in the 2017 fall season than in the previous season. In addition to the tentatively scheduled home exhibition match

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