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Information systems get upgrade for efficiency

by Justin Flam Daily Lobo Due to a pending series of technology upgrades, UNM students may have to wait in fewer lines in the future, said Fred Youberg, manager of the Electronic Management Information Systems project. The upgrades, which will affect some administrative processes, campus information systems and other support systems, are meant to increase the efficiency of services among University faculty, staff and students.

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COLUMN: Dieting cults gain popularity

by Jane Eisner Knight Ridder-Tribune The spring fashion collections that strutted down the runways in New York last week are, according to some of the snootier critics, an unimaginative throwback to the 1950s, evoking an era of pastel domesticity, illusory safety, even a kind of Eisenhower dullness.

ASUNM senators vote in new agency

The ASUNM Senate established an executive agency at UNM for the first time in 10 years during its meeting Wednesday. The Associated Students of UNM Senate voted unanimously to add the Community Experience as the seventh executive agency. It joins the Crafts Studio, Election Commission, Homecoming Committee, Lobbying Committee, Southwest Film Center and Student Special Events as committees that provide special services to the undergraduate student body.

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COLUMN: Iraq war rhetoric intolerable

by Justin Peters U-Wire I used to get violent migraines as a kid. Without warning, my eyes would go blurry, and every word, every sound that I heard became a shovel beating against my skull. Medicine didn't help, so all I could do was shut myself in a totally dark room, grit my teeth, and wait for the world to return to normal.

LETTER: UNM Childcare worth the wait, mother says

Editor, After reading the Sept. 18 letter to the editor regarding UNM daycare leaving a child hungry, I have to respond. I personally don't feel UNM Childcare would allow a child to go hungry. I speak from experience as my daughter is also at UNM daycare and I feel very lucky to have her there.

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COLUMN: U.S. behind in stem-cell study

by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist This past Sunday, California Gov. Gray Davis signed a law specifically allowing embryonic stem-cell research in the state. He is being vehemently opposed in this decision by the Bush administration and the Roman Catholic Church.

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Horse tests positive for West Nile in North Valley

In an announcement made yesterday at the Duck Pond, Rudy Bueno, Albuquerque environmental health supervisor, said that a horse in the North Valley has tested positive for the West Nile Virus. The confirmation makes Bernalillo County the eleventh county to report the presence of the virus in horses.

N.M. Commission on Higher Education loses its director

Bruce Hamlett, executive director of the Commission on Higher Education, publicly announced Monday his resignation because after nine years, he said he has accomplished the goals he established for himself. "Over time, your ability to get things done begins to wane," Hamlett said.

Women's soccer team goes to Alabama for showdown

Staff Report The UNM women's soccer team's Erchen Theys picked up another award Tuesday to go with the honor she received over the weekend. Theys, a junior midfielder, was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week Tuesday. That award comes after Theys took the Offensive MVP award at the University of Evansville's ProRehab Aces Classic in Evansville, Ind.

Faculty regent motion passes first test

UNM's Faculty Senate voted Tuesday to approve resolutions for both a new faculty regent on the Board of Regents and to hold an open forum for all presidential-search finalists. Faculty Senate President Beverly Burris said that the resolution to place a faculty regent on the board came from discussion and widespread support from faculty last year.

Football loss raises new questions

It seems UNM's football players and coaches would like to put the disappointment of last week's loss to New Mexico State University behind them and move on to the next game - Friday's nationally televised game against Texas Tech University. But many fans and members of the media won't let them.

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Cross country teams head west for Calif. invitational

A mere two weeks after the UNM Lobo Invitational Meet, the men's and women's Lobo cross country teams will head for Palo Alto, Calif., for the 29th Stanford Cross Country Invitational. The meet, which takes place Sept. 28, will be UNM's first out-of-state meet of the season.