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the daily lobo asks you:How do you think movie downloaders will be affected now that the Motion Picture Association of America is suing them?

November 19

Crystal Smiley junior, biology "I don't think everyone who downloads will be punished. I don't see how they could punish everyone, but I still think something should be done about downloading, because it is illegal." Stephen Madrid junior, communications and journalism "It's OK to download before the movie has been released into stores.

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Benefits of onions outweigh bad breath

Katy Knapp | November 19

There are dysfunctional foods, and there are functional foods. "Dysfunctional foods are very good for our emotional well-being," said Irwin Goldman, associate professor of horticulture at the University of Washington, while showing a slide with photos of Little Debbie snacks.

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Dietician: SUB offers healthy choices

Rivkela Brodsky | November 18

It's not about whether the SUB has healthy options. It's about people making healthy choices, dietician Shelly Rael said. "You can't say the SUB is unhealthy," she said. "People can make good choices, too." Rael works as a dietician in the Employee Health Promotion Program, a program that put together a Web site that gives information on how to make good choices from the nine food vendors in the SUB.

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Panel advises using plagiarism to teach

Marisa Demarco | November 18

A student in Donna Knaff's class plagiarized a paper. As part of his punishment, he was supposed to attend a panel discussion about plagiarism with her on Wednesday. The student didn't show. "I have never in my career seen so many students not willing to come meet with us," said Dean of Students Randy Boeglin, a panelist.

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Campuses in the news

November 18

Dates with student leaders auctioned for charity (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. - University of Arizona student leaders are selling themselves for money. Alpha Phi Omega, a coed service fraternity, is auctioning off dates with campus bachelors to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Southern Arizona.

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UNMH sued for records

Felicia Fonseca | November 18

Community Coalition for Health Care Access members have tried to dig up dirt, but they have hit an obstacle. UNM Hospital failed to grant the group access to public records. A lawsuit was filed in state District Court on Tuesday against the University. The coalition made an appearance at the groundbreaking ceremony for the UNMH expansion project Wednesday carrying signs that read, "Paid for all, made for all?" - referring to the tax money that funds the hospital.

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Expansion underway

Rivkela Brodsky | November 18

The $233.8 million children's hospital expansion project will double Neuroscience Director Cindy Martinez' unit capacity at UNM Hospital. "I'm really happy this is finally going to happen," she said. "It's been needed for a long time." The UNM Board of Regents approved the site of the building in June 2001.

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UNM caters to local taste despite contracts

Felicia Fonseca | November 18

Pepsi is the official beverage of UNM. It pays the University $1 million a year for the privilege. "They actually lose money on the contract," said Dupuy Bateman, UNM's vice president for auxiliary enterprises. "Or at least that's what they tell us.

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Coaches' pay dwarfs professors'

Rachel AlaimoMonson | November 18

The Lobo football team is bowl-eligible for the third consecutive season, and head coach Rocky Long has been given his fourth contract extension in seven seasons. Athletic director Rudy Davalos announced Tuesday Long was given a contract extension leaving him at the helm of Lobo football team through the 2009 season.

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UNM's legislative priorities

Manuelita Beck | November 17

One of UNM's legislative priorities would create a new program to entice rural high school students to become doctors. "How would you like to take a student from the Navajo reservation, bring them to New Mexico, train them for 11 years and then send them back to be a doctor?" said Carlos Romero, UNM governmental affairs director.

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Underground tunnels 'backbone' of campus

Katy Knapp | November 17

Start from main campus and you could eventually reach north campus through a series of underground tunnels. But the tunnel system isn't as exciting as it seems, said Mary Vosevich, director of the Physical Plant Department. "It's where our steam, domestic water, chilled water, electricity, voice and data lines are placed to reach all the buildings on the campus," she said.

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Regents dedicate building

Felicia Fonseca | November 17

Nancy and Pete Domenici already have one, and Barbara and Bill Richardson will have theirs. The Board of Regents unanimously approved the naming of a UNM building for the Richardsons on Tuesday night. A portion of the new UNM Children's Hospital and Critical Care Pavilion will be known as the Barbara and Bill Richardson Pavilion.

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Religion may lengthen life

November 17

by Tara Zechini Technician (North Carolina State University) (U-WIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. - Religious people live longer and healthier lives than their non-religious counterparts, according to studies released by Duke University Medical Center. While the studies concentrated on older adults, researcher Harold Koenig, professor of medicine at Duke University, said results pertain to college students.

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Students seek voice in admissions

Rivkela Brodsky | November 17

Even though students at the law school have been accepted, they were concerned enough about the admissions process to organize a forum Tuesday night. Denise Chanez, president of the Mexican American Law Student Association and one of the organizers of the event, said it was a dilemma they struggled with while putting the event together.

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Senate ballots include food poll

Felicia Fonseca | November 17

Today will mark the second time students will be able to vote on food services in the SUB. The ASUNM Senate ballot will have a student poll with choices for a pizza place in the SUB, along with a question on the importance of cost and quality for food services.

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Banding together to support cancer patients

Rachel AlaimoMonson | November 16

Call it the slap bracelet of the 21st century. Since May, yellow bands have bedecked millions of wrists all over the world. And they are still going strong. The bands are the brainchild of the Nike Corporation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Lance Armstrong is a cancer survivor and six-time winner of the Tour de France.

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Grant starts dental residency

Rivkela Brodsky | November 16

Most New Mexicans don't have to fear going to the dentist. That's because New Mexico has the worst patient-to-dentist ratio in the nation, said James Strohschein, acting resident director of UNM's dental residency program. To change that, UNM Division of Dental Services was awarded an $880,000 three-year grant by the U.

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UNM granted rights to researh

Felicia Fonseca | November 16

It's four years and $540,000 later. A federal appeals court ruled on Nov. 9 the University has ownership of a discovery made years ago by Galen Knight, former staff member, and Terence Scallen, professor emeritus. The state District Court ruled in UNM's favor twice, and the decision was upheld twice.

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Resource Center debate continues

Felicia Fonseca | November 15

Students, faculty and staff have been protesting outside the School of Architecture and Planning for about three weeks. Dean Roger Schluntz said he hasn't noticed. The protests were in front of the building the dean's office is in. Access to resources Concerns arose over the school's model shop and its Media and Resource Center, both of which operate on an appointment-only basis.

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Students change study techniques

Deborah Harvey | November 15

Trying to memorize what a professor says might not be the best way to study. Susan Deese-Roberts, director of Center for the Advancement of Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, said there are three modes of studying styles - auditory, visual and tactual. "Students either like to hear it, which means they are probably an auditory learner; see it, meaning visual learner; or move around while they are learning, which is usually tactile and kinesthetic," Deese-Roberts said.