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Real estate manager Bill Cornelius runs this apartment complex at 1907 Gold Ave. S.E.

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Your guide to housing

May 2

A backyard, a porch and your own bathroom might seem like good reasons to rent a house. But students first need to know their rights as tenants, said James Chavez, a real estate attorney. "What you want to do is treat it like a business arrangement," he said. "Everything should be in writing." Chavez said most landlords are decent business people, but when tenants aren't familiar with the New Mexico Owner-Resident Relations Act, they can be caught off guard. It's important to understand the lease and what it requires, Chavez said.

Students Randi Valdez, left, and Arelis Soto talk in Valdez's dorm room in Santa Clara Hall on Monday.

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Your guide to housing

May 1

Living on campus is an experience every college student should have, said Randy Boeglin, director of Residence Life. Boeglin said living in the dorms helps students become well-rounded. "It's part of that whole helping one grow and develop in a holistic sense," he said. "We want them to live a self-authored life. What's more powerful than a self-authored life?"

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Daily Lobo spotlight

May 1

Caitlin Codini Junior University studies Daily Lobo: What is the last Pauly Shore movie you saw? Caitlin Codini: Oh, "Son in Law," probably, a while back. DL: What's your favorite Pauly Shore movie? CC: I don't have one. DL: Why not? CC: Too much investment for Pauly Shore to have a favorite. DL: ...

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Laptop theft puts employees at risk

May 1

A laptop stolen in San Francisco on Wednesday might have had the personal information of about 3,000 UNM employees, said Susan McKinsey, a University spokeswoman. The laptop was in the office of a consulting firm doing work on UNM's human resources and payroll systems. The information included names, home addresses, e-mail addresses and UNM ID numbers.

GPSA President Joseph Garcia talks to a reporter in the SUB on Sunday about his plans to run for Albuquerque City Council in October.

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President of GPSA to run for city seat

Caleb Fort | April 30

Graduate student Joseph Garcia said he will run in the October election for Albuquerque City Council. A Thursday post on the blog New Mexico Politics With Joe Monahan stated that Garcia, president of GPSA, was a possible replacement for City Councilor Martin Heinrich.

Mary Vosevich, chairwoman of the Sustainability Task Force, talks to students about implementing energy-efficient policies at the University during a forum in the Honors Forum Lounge on Thursday.

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Sustainability gets green light

April 27

Students who need a minor and want to fight for the environment have an option in the Sustainability Studies Program. It is time for students to save the world from disaster, and sustainability is an important part of that, said Bruce Milne, director of the program.

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daily lobo asks you:

April 27

DesirÇ Findlay Sophomore Bilingual education I think it'll be very useful. Some people don't have cell phones, but I'm sure that they know someone who has a cell phone. Not everyone has text messaging, either, but again, I'm sure they know someone who does. It's much quicker than e-mail, because ...

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Task force to take on campus safety, security

April 27

UNM announced the creation of the Safety and Security Task Force on Tuesday. The group includes UNM's chief of police, the dean of students and the manager of Albuquerque's emergency services.

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Outage planned for Web services

April 26

All ITS services, including LoboWeb, WebCT and on-campus Internet, will be down from 9 p.m. May 12 to 11 a.m. May 13. "We tried to do it at night so it would impact the least amount of people and services," said Rosemary Barrett, technical support analyst. "We know that it affects faculty, staff and students - especially students and faculty, because of the fact we're right at the end of semester."

Ambrosia Ortiz, vice president of Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Justice, holds a package of oral contraceptives. The group plans to pay for the price increase of birth control pills sold on campus.

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Group to foot bill for increase in price of oral contraceptives

Caleb Fort | April 26

Although the price of oral contraception at UNM went up, students will not have to pay more. Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Justice, a student group, will pay for half of the cost of the pill, said Ambrosia Ortiz, vice president of the group.

Dr. Kendall Crookston, director of transfusion medicine and coagulation, looks at labels on blood units in a refrigerator at UNM Hospital on Wednesday.

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A bloody upgrade for UNMH

April 26

UNM Hospital's new blood refrigeration system is like a vending machine. "This vending machine keeps track of each unit of blood, and it's connected through a computer network," said Dr. Kendall Crookston, director of transfusion medicine and coagulation. "So, it keeps track of each unit and all the data about what kind, when it expires, which patients it can be used for (and) who takes it out."

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Offices at North Campus evacuated after chemical spill

April 26

The Office of the Medical Examiner building on North Campus was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a chemical spill in one of the laboratories, said Lt. Pat Davis, UNM Police spokesman.

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In case of emergency, check your phone for text messages

Caleb Fort | April 25

Students, staff and faculty can sign up to get emergency text messages from UNM starting today. The University announced a one-year, $17,000 agreement with Omnilert, a Washington, D.C., company that makes software for sending text messages to large numbers of people.

Delle McCormick, executive director of Borderlinks, talks about immigration along the Arizona-Mexico border during a discussion at the Latin American and Iberian Institute on Tuesday.

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A new look at the border

Bryan Gibel | April 25

Delle McCormick came across Olivia, a 12-year-old Mexican migrant, last year while walking along the Arizona-Mexico border. The girl had been in the desert for days, trying to reach the United States, and was suffering from dehydration and exposure. When they were only five minutes from a hospital and five minutes from a road, Olivia's body gave out, and she died of a heart attack.

William Taft, a lawyer and former adviser to the Department of Defense, talks about U.S. foreign policy Monday at the law school.

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Lawyer: U.S. can't go it alone in Iraq

April 25

The United States needs to promote and conform to international law if it wants success in the Middle East, said a former legal adviser to the Department of Defense. William Taft, an adviser during President George W. Bush's first term, said that after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the United States began to break away from its history of encouraging countries to work together.

Rebecca Sigal and Joel Garcia look at a truck that was converted to run on biodiesel. The truck was part of the Albuquerque Alternative Energies Fair held in Cornell Mall on Monday.

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UNM may provide a solution to your everyday commute

April 24

Students shouldn't spend so much time in their vehicles, said Cynthia Martin, program planning manager for Parking and Transportation Services. With rising gas prices and construction projects limiting mobility on campus, it's a good time to look at other ways of commuting, Martin said.

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Daily Lobo spotlight

April 24

Joanna Michnovicz Sophomore Theater Daily Lobo: Why did you come to UNM? Joanna Michnovicz: I live here. I grew up in Albuquerque. So, it's the best choice - the Lottery Scholarship. DL: Why major in theater? JM: I've been doing theater since I was a little kid. So, I've always enjoyed it. I just ...

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Fair trade offers taste of India

Bryan Gibel | April 24

The director of an Indian fair-trade organization described women's lives in the slums of Mumbai at the Fair-Trade Gala on Saturday. "Women (in Indian slums) don't have opportunities," Pushpika Freitas said. "They are uneducated, and they do not have any marketable skills. They are brought up to bear children and to be a mother. They're not supposed to think or be someone."

Gregory Gleason, a political science professor, talks on Monday about his 10-day trip to Israel. Gleason was selected as an academic fellow for the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a nongovernmental foundation in Washington, D.C.

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Learning from political strife

Caleb Fort | April 24

Gregory Gleason, a political science professor, will go on a 10-day trip to Israel at the end of May, but he's not sure what his trip will be like. "I don't think the itinerary is something that's public," he said. "People are getting blown up - it's not something where you want people to know when you'll be someplace."

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Students extend a helping hand

April 23

About 1,100 students, staff and faculty volunteered in Albuquerque on Saturday to walk kennel dogs, plant a community garden and play video games with hospitalized children. "I think it's great that in a state and community that is not so rich - like Albuquerque - we can actually go out and do this," said Nico Condon, who helped organize the sixth annual Spring Storm. "We can get all these people out in the community helping people." Community Experience, a branch of ASUNM, sponsored the event. About 800 people volunteered in 2006.