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Regents skip on search

The UNM Board of Regents selected two new vice presidents in a special meeting Thursday, bypassing the University's requisite national search for vice presidential positions. In a unanimous vote, with only Regent Sandra Begay-Campbell missing due to familial obligations, the regents selected David Harris for the newly created position of executive vice president for administration.


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In-state tuition offered to immigrants

Not all universities admit undocumented immigrants for in-state tuition rates, but UNM does. At El Centro de la Raza, Andrew Gonzalez, student programs specialist, said he gets at least two phone calls a day from undocumented immigrants wanting to apply to UNM.


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Panel ponders gay rights

James Ellis, a UNM law professor, said Wednesday the proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage probably will not pass this year. Ellis was part of a panel at a teach-in at the UNM School of Law about the controversy surrounding gay marriages in New Mexico and the rest of the country.


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Women of color address identity

More than half of the population is female, yet the social and political issues affecting females, specifically minorities, are all but ignored, AndrÇa Mays said. "Women as a group are disproportionately affected by social ills such as poverty and abuse," said Mays, organizer of the first annual Women of Color Mixed Heritage/Ethnicity/Race conference.


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Local music stores survive despite music downloading

A new wave of lawsuits has hit music fans engaged in illegal file sharing. "We felt that we could not stand by and watch while an entire industry, the most vibrant music industry in the world, was being downloaded to death," said Cary Sherman, the Recording Industry Association of America's president, in an online conference.


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Brazilian martial art a mix of style, strength

For UNM's Capoeira fighters, the object is not to land a blow, but to dance. Every Tuesday night, the Capoeira club gathers to practice a Brazilian national sport. Former club president, Eric Bierke, said membership is growing steadily as interest takes hold on campus.


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Jaywalkers beware: Cops cracking down

Cutting across the street to save time on the way to class could end in fines for UNM students. During February, officers from the Albuquerque Traffic Unit began enforcing the city's jaywalking law as a means of establishing awareness after an accident that left two pedestrians dead on Dec.


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UNM collaborates with U.S. Air Force

Staff Report UNM signed a deal with the U.S. Air Force this week to help the military branch's officers and civilian relatives earn college degrees by combining credits from the University and the Air Force's educational system. The agreement will provide a framework for UNM and Air Force's Institute of Technology to offer part-time graduate programs.


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Speakers come at high cost

Frequent visits to UNM by famous speakers and performers come with hefty price tags - and students often foot the bill, officials say. Michael Moore, the liberal author and filmmaker who made an appearance on campus in October, made an estimated $35,000, a portion of which came from UNM student fees, said Kevin Stevenson, executive director of Student Special Events, the organization that brings many acts to UNM.


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Club gets students in the swing

Swing dancing is alive and well at UNM. Jitterbugs Anonymous, a special interest club at the University that facilitates communication among swing dancers at UNM, allows the community to work in the promotion, continuation and education of swing dancing, its members say.


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Correction

Monday's ASUNM column had the wrong due date for election packets. Election packets are due to the ASUNM office by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 29.


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Caldera pushes grad school bill

Staff Report During a recent jaunt to Washington, D.C. with the entire Board of Regents in tow, UNM President Louis Caldera joined state representatives in urging Congress to pass a bill that would help more Hispanic students attend graduate school. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, last year Hispanics accounted for less than five percent of the graduate school student body nationwide - the lowest among all minority students.


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Tourney brings cash to UNM

UNM is quickly learning how fruitful national exposure can be, as its second year as host of the NCAA women's basketball tournament is bringing enormous crowds and loads of cash. Even though the women's team was dismantled by national powerhouse Florida on Saturday, as of Wednesday afternoon, fewer than 700 tickets remained for The Pit's 16,000 available seats as an enthusiastic crowd waited to see the Gators face Baylor.


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Pond gets spring cleaning

The UNM Grounds and Landscaping crew spent its spring break cleaning the Duck Pond after years of abuse by passersby who inadvertently muddied the pond's water by overfeeding its wildlife inhabitants. Feeding the ducks and goldfish bread, a common occurrence at the Duck Pond, led to more than four feet of sludge accumulating on the pond's bottom, endangering the animal's lives and making the water unsightly, said Gary Smith, associate director of UNM's Environmental Services Department.


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National champs

Staff Report UNM's ski team has gone down in history as the first Lobo team to win an NCAA title in the school's history. Solid performances from the Alpine and the Nordic teams helped secure the title for UNM at the 2004 NCAA Skiing Championships held in Truckee, Calif.


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Male pill may soon be reality

With more than 100 million women worldwide taking an oral contraceptive daily, many are eager for the pill to be available for men. The ANZAC Research Institute in Sydney, Australia is one of many pharmaceutical companies that are confident, thanks to recent developments in their research, that male contraception will be available soon.


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UNM-West keeps growing

In an effort to help it come through on its commitment of offering higher education to all New Mexicans, UNM is taking an increasing interest in expanding the services on its West Side campus. Started from a small program within Rio Rancho Elementary School in 1990, UNM-West has seen an explosion of popularity with the nontraditional, part-time students who are increasingly making up student bodies nationwide, said Jeronimo Dominguez, vice provost of the Extended University.


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Protests mark one-year anniversary in Iraq

About 500 protesters representing 40 local groups gathered at Robinson Park to mark the one-year anniversary of the war in Iraq on Saturday morning. With signs stating "End U.S. Occupation in Iraq" and "Another Patriot for Peace" the crowd walked up Central Avenue, through Old Town and stood in front of the Red Stone missile at the National Atomic Museum.


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Models bare all for the sake of art

It's just nature. But some nude art models say it's not easy work being natural. "You have to be in shape. It takes an endurance and stamina," said Renee Woods, TVI and former UNM model. "It's not that it's hard. It's just not easy. You can't just be a lump on the log.


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Last-minute senator approved by ASUNM

David Steele is coming through in a pinch for ASUNM. Former Sen. Natalie Montgomery resigned and Vice President Amanda Sims had to fill the position within two weeks. The Senate unanimously approved Steele, an electrical engineering major, Wednesday, exactly two weeks after Montgomery left.

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