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March 19At least 50 doctors are needed to adequately serve the Las Cruces area’s health care needs, an official from Triad Hospitals Inc. said.
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University of New Mexico goes on Spring Break
March 9The Daily Lobo will not be publishing between March 12-16 because the University is on Spring Break, but the staff will be updating the Web site. Continue to check out www.dailylobo.com for news updates and coverage of the men's and women's basketball teams as they continue in post-season play.
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ASUNM studio under scrutiny
Blake Driver | March 9Health inspectors are reevaluating the health conditions in the ASUNM Crafts Studio after a Daily Lobo article drew attention to the organization’s move to the first floor of the Communication and Journalism building.
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<font color="red"><ib>Web Exclusive:</font> Parking restrictions in effect during Spring Break
March 9While the majority of the campus is observing Spring Break, Parking and Transportation Services will be inforcing parking policies because March 12-17 is only an academic break.
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Buzz abound over new dorms
Jenna Naranjo | March 9Many students at UNM have heard a thing or two about the new dorms, but no one seems to know what will become of the $12 million dollar project when it is finished this summer.
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Speaker series focuses on children
Jenna Naranjo | March 9The focus on education during the recent presidential election prompted the University to choose "Our Children's Future" as the topic for this year's 21st Century Speakers Series at UNM.
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Student group aims to assist victims of rape
Angela Williams | March 8Jennifer Herrera said she wants to help students who are rape and abuse victims to not fear talking about their experiences.
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Legislators hold answer to shortage
Angela Williams | March 8Registered nurse Maria Scarpelli said the current situation for nurses at University of New Mexico Hospital is getting worse. "Nurses are leaving the field because of working conditions, and working conditions are greatly impacted by the fact that we don't have enough nurses," said Scarpelli, who works at UNM Hospital and is a nursing union chapter president.
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Committee approves cutting Lobo funds
Alma Olaechea | March 8The ASUNM Steering and Rules Committee unanimously passed a bill Wednesday night to cut all of the New Mexico Daily Lobo's ASUNM funding, which is about $37,000. Sen. Lisa Marie Gomez, along with other member of the committee, agreed that the money would be better spent on other student organizations.
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Zapatistas garner local support
Jenna Naranjo | March 8Supporters of indigenous rights walked from UNM to downtown Albuquerque Tuesday to present the Mexican Consulate with nine pages of signatures supporting the Zapatista movement.
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Center celebrates women
Iliana Limn | March 8Sandrea Gonzales, director of the UNM Women's Resource Center, said the best part of her job is watching women who never thought they would make it into college graduate and pursue upper level degree.
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New lot up for grabs
Iliana Limn | March 7The ever-frustrating parking space hunt will get a little easier for members of the UNM community lucky enough to win the lottery. UNM Parking and Transportation Services is opening the former Bob Turner Ford parking lot at the southwest corner of Lomas and University Boulevards to the public via an online lottery system at parktrans.unm.edu/turner.cfm.
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Former Lobo sentenced on abuse charges
Staff and Wire Report | March 7ALBUQUERQUE, N.M - Former University of New Mexico basketball player Malcolm Battles pleaded no contest Tuesday to two charges stemming from his December arrest on domestic-abuse allegations. He was sentenced to probation.
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House passes increase for scholarship funding
March 6SANTA FE — The House has approved a measure to earmark more state lottery proceeds for a college scholarship program while also helping finance public school technology.
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GPSA funds student social
Alma Olaechea | March 5The GPSA Council allocated $600 for an upcoming graduate social and discussed the status of its funds during a Saturday meeting in Zimmerman Library.
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UNM employees to vote on forming union
March 5About 1,000 University of New Mexico employees from academic advisers to child care workers decide on March 22 whether to form a union.
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Nun assails justice system
Angela Williams | March 5Sister Helen Prejean said Sunday during a speech on campus that the death penalty is used because of a corrupt justice system and societal problems, such as racism and discrimination against the poor. Prejean, the author of "Dead Man Walking," spoke at the Continuing Education Auditorium in support of New Mexico legislation for repealing the death penalty. She said that the death penalty is not only inhumane, but is corrupted by the system that uses it.
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UNM expo to feature many languages
Jenna Naranjo | March 2Parts of campus will be anything but quiet this Saturday when about 500 guests will head to UNM for a language expo featuring 10 languages from around the world.
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Nun to speak against executions
Angela Williams | March 2Sister Helen Prejean, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and author of “Dead Man Walking,” will speak about the death penalty at UNM’s Continuing Education Auditorium Sunday.
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Professor says community is answer to crime
Jenna Naranjo | March 2A UNM sociology professor studying community policing said filling the streets with police is not necessarily the answer to fighting crime. Professor Richard Wood said, although more police working at once can help fight crime, the best way is for police to build a bond with the communities they serve.
