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Hispanic heroes honored for serving NM community
October 16University students Vanessa Garcia, Sebastian Iriart and Eric Garcia received awards Saturday at the Unsung Heroes Award Banquet in the SUB.
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VP of human resources resigns
October 16by Jeremy Hunt Daily Lobo The vice president of human resources, Susan Carkeek, is leaving UNM after 10 years to take a job at the University of Virginia. She said being the director of human resources at the University of Virginia will enhance her career, because the university has a good reputation ...
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Proposed tax would increase funds going to cultural events in Albuquerque
Abigail Ramirez | October 16by Abigail Ramirez Daily Lobo As Election Day nears, paying an extra 18 cents for a $100 item has become a topic of debate. The Quality of Life tax could make Albuquerque unique, said Judy Anderson, who spoke in favor of the tax at a debate Saturday. "One of the things that makes this city livable ...
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Arrested activist's wife, supporters speak to regents
Marcella Ortega | October 11Jeanne Pahls, wife of former UNM professor and antiwar activist Robert Anderson, said she is upset by her husband's Sept. 29 arrest. "I'm wondering why the police feel the need to slam someone on the ground for speaking the truth at a meeting that never should have occurred at UNM," she said. "I don't think that has any place at a university."
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Out, but not yet in the clear
Riley Bauling | October 11by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo In the trunk of UNM student Matt Kenney's car is an aluminum bat with a strip of cloth wrapped around the handle. It's there at his parents' request. Kenney, a gay man, won't get rid of the bat, because he has heard about gay bashings too often to risk driving around ...
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President position announcement receives approval
October 11The UNM Board of Regents unanimously approved the position announcement for University president Tuesday. The announcement will be published in at least 100 publications, including journals about higher education and national newspapers such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
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Sigma Chi topic of forum
October 10After a forum Monday at African-American Student Services, President David Harris said there needs to be more meetings held to address the return of the Sigma Chi fraternity to UNM. "I'm willing to commit to some due process here," he said. "I don't have any problem with that."
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Daily Lobo spotlight
October 10Evelyn Walker History Junior What year are you? It is my second degree. I am retired. I got my first degree in business, and I worked in banking, in finance. I have another two years, another four-year degree. I transferred some (credits), about 30 hours. When did you graduate? I graduated in 1976 ...
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Group raises funds for Mexican town
Scott Albright | October 10Student Jahmelia Lindsay went to Coyolillo, Mexico, for a class during the summer. "It was a transcendental experience," Lindsay said. "We wanted to get back." Lindsay is the president of Tercera Raiz, or Third Root, a student group dedicated to helping the international black community.
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Fake jobs used to scam students
Abigail Ramirez | October 10It took student Sophie Lucero two months to find out that her new job was a scam. She had just lost a job and needed money, so she applied for a position selling knives. "I was so excited when they called me back to go in for the training session," she said, "that I didn't even think of checking out if they were legit."
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Member of fraternity arrested on rape charge
October 9Student James Anaya, a member of UNM's Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter, was arrested Friday on charges of raping a female student at the fraternity's house. Lt. Pat Davis, UNM Police spokesman, said Anaya was charged with first degree criminal sexual penetration. Anaya pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Friday, said Rudy Chavez, Anaya's lawyer.
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Science, art housed together
Joshua Curtis | October 9by Joshua Curtis Daily Lobo Dead fish and media arts share a home at the Center for Environmental Research Informatics and Art in a renovated building that used to be the bookstore. The building houses art facilities and biological research labs. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was Sunday. During ...
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Student finds high-flying hobby
Marcella Ortega | October 9Student Alan Takach said the balloon fiesta is more like a party than a competition for serious balloonists. "We go out to fly for fun on our own and do competitions," he said. "The balloon fiesta is more about gathering the balloonists from around the world." Takach, who is training to be a pilot, went on his first balloon ride in 2000.
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Suspect not found after lockdown
October 9UNM and Albuquerque Police departments put the southwest corner of campus on lockdown Friday from about 5:30 to 9 p.m. while searching for a suspected gunman. Officers did not catch the suspect, a bald or balding 5-foot-7-inch, 170-pound Hispanic male in his 40s, said Lt. Pat Davis, UNM Police spokesman.
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Do you think smoking should be banned on campus?
October 6Scott Podeyn Junior Geography I can understand not being near doors because that is where people congregate, but out here in the open area as the wind blows, smoke is quickly dissipated. There is more smoke coming out of a diesel or a bus than there is coming out of a cigarette. Kristen Gilbert ...
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Law school hosts talk on Guantanamo Bay
October 6UNM Law School hosted an event Thursday exploring the U.S. response to terrorism and its global implications.
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UNM connects to parents
October 6Student Ariel Dubyk said it is not the University's responsibility to foster a relationship between students and parents.
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Entrepreneur shares his story with students
Caleb Fort | October 6Ed Lewis, a UNM alumnus and the co-founder of Essence magazine, told students that his time at the University was critical to his success.
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Fraternity violates code of conduct
October 5Peter Krumland, a blind UNM student, said he was verbally abused in a hazing incident on Aug. 11 by members of the fraternity to which he pledged, Phi Delta Theta. Krumland filed a report with the Dean of Students Office on Aug. 18, said Randy Boeglin, dean of students. A code of conduct charge letter was then issued to the fraternity, Boeglin said.
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Smoking debate flares up
October 5Several students sat down and started smoking cigarettes about five minutes into a forum Wednesday on the east side of the SUB about banning smoking on campus. Student Brice Sawin, one of the smokers, said a campuswide smoking ban doesn't make sense. "Not smoking indoors, not smoking in hospitals, not smoking in high-fire-danger forests - all that makes sense," he said. "But not being able to smoke when you're walking to class is just ridiculous."
