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English 101 students to showcase newfound skills

UNM’s English Department is rewriting the traditional curriculum for its 101 courses. The department will host its first Celebration of Student Writing on Thursday in the SUB to showcase student projects that incorporate genres of writing beyond essays and stories. Freshman Meagan Halstead, a student in Rick Raab-Faber’s English 101 class, had to write memos for her class project.


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Gerald to University: Expect lawsuit

J.B. Gerald, the Lobos’ former wide receivers’ coach, said he had faith that the University would expose the truth at the conclusion of its investigation into a Sept. 20 physical altercation between him and head coach Mike Locksley. But during a 50-minute interview with the Daily Lobo on Saturday, Gerald said it became increasingly apparent throughout the process that the University wasn’t concerned with determining exactly what happened that day.



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Candy swap carnival to educate community

The American Medical Student Association is trading candy bars for fruits and veggies during their Healthy Halloween Carnival to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network. The carnival is taking place in the Honors Forum, on the ground level of the Student Health Center, on Friday and will include a silent auction, live music and painting and games for children.


	From left, students Ian Alden, Amy Bourque, Rachel Leos, Laura Hosen and Tara Brown sit outside Popejoy Hall to gather signatures for a petition expressing problems with the theater department. Students from the department protested their concerns Wednesday.
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Students protest theater department

About 50 UNM students stood outside in the cold on Wednesday to circulate a petition describing their grievances with the UNM theater department. Student Morgan Harris was among the protestors in front of Popejoy.



	State representatives toss around proposals dealing with the state deficit during the NM Legislature’s special session on Oct. 17. The Legislature eventually passed House Bill 17, which cuts UNM’s I&G budget by 4 percent and special projects by 6.5 percent. Governor Richardson has 20 days to approve the bill.
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UNM braces for financial hardship

The UNM administration is gladly accepting federal stimulus funds to replenish half of the Instructional and General budget cuts, but the University is also looking past the one-time stimulus package to next fiscal year, when the government might not be so generous.


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Study explores effects of media violence

Media violence can’t be avoided in today’s society, thanks to video games, films and music, according to a study by UNM professor of pediatrics Victor Strasburger. Strasburger’s study found that media violence has led to an increase in adolescent aggression.


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United Way campaign goal set to $1 M

Nonprofit organizations around New Mexico may soon see a boost in funding — even in hard economic times. Faculty, staff and students are teaming up for the annual UNM and United Way campaign called “UNM Lives United,” which began Monday. United Way is a national nonprofit organization that raises funds for issues such as education and health care. This year, UNM’s goal is to raise $1 million for the organization.


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High school grads choose to stay home

Graduates from Albuquerque high schools are increasingly attending UNM rather than schools out of state and simultaneously choosing to live off-campus, according to data provided by the offices of Enrollment Management and Student Housing. Ten percent more Albuquerque high school graduates — including high schools in Rio Rancho — have attended UNM since the beginning of the recession, according to Enrollment Management.


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UNM's advising ratio twice the national average

UNM and its peer institutions are finding themselves with an influx of students who need advisement, but the universities don’t have the money to hire more advisers. UNM’s University College student-to-adviser ratio of 770-to-1 is the highest of 16 peer institutions that had data readily available, and it is more than twice the last recorded national average.



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Growers market features live music, local fare

A growers market, complete with a solar-powered band, a balloonist and more than a dozen local food vendors, will take over Johnson field on Saturday. Sustainability Studies Program Coordinator Terry Horger, who organized the event, said the growers market emphasizes environmental consciousness and local produce.


	Members of the UNM Formula Society of Automotive Engineers team surround a race car that they built as part of an international competition.  The Interim Dean of the School of Engineering has not committed to providing the program with $30,000 in funding for 2011.
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Student race car team loses University funds

The checkered flag might wave early for a team of race car-building students. The Formula Society of Automotive Engineers is an annual international collegiate engineering competition where students design and build their own race cars.


	Cheyenne Beardsley, co-chairwoman of UNM’s chapter of New Mexico Youth Organized, stands behind the group’s fruit stand near the Duck Pond. The stand offers locally grown fruit for $1 or less.
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Student group sells local, organic fruit at Duck Pond stand

A group of UNM students is offering a healthy alternative to the snack options of chips and candy available at the SUB. The UNM chapter of New Mexico Youth Organized has a fruit stand, stocked with local and organic fruit, near the duck pond. Cheyenne Beardsley, co-chairwoman of UNM NMYO, said the group has organized the fruit stand twice and plans to open it again on Friday. “We sell organic and local fruit and we’re trying to have that available for students on campus,” she said.


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UNM to upgrade degree audit program

If you’ve ever been frustrated trying to understand your degree audit online, help is on the way, according to the Office of Enrollment Management. The LOBO Trax degree audit is an upgraded version of the current E-Progress report, said Annette Torres, Enrollment Management senior degree audit analyst.


	George Barlow strolls down the sidelines on Tuesday at the Lobos’ Indoor Practice Facility. Barlow, UNM’s interim head coach, will wear the headset in place of Mike Locksley during Saturday’s home game against UNLV. Locksley is serving part of his 10-day suspension as a result of his altercation with assistant coach J.B. Gerald.
Sports

Stand-in coach sustains Locksley's lead

The Lobo ship seems to be guiding itself with interim head football coach George Barlow at the helm. Take a little public relations skills and throw in a travel agent — the result is a 10-day temporary replacement coach. “Really what you are doing is seeing over — for lack of a better word — day-to-day operations of the program,” Barlow said.



	Cindy Legarda, left, Dorian Delgaldo, center, and Stephanie Ortiz prepare flu vaccinations in the SUB atrium Monday. Congressman Martin Heinrich stopped by campus yesterday to see how well UNM was prepared for a potential H1N1-virus outbreak.
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Heinrich stumps for flu prevention

Congressman Martin Heinrich was on campus Monday to meet with UNM health officials, visit the flu vaccination clinic in the SUB and discuss UNM’s preparation for the H1N1 virus. “I wanted to see the clinic here and see how they are handling the coordination between UNM-H, UNM and the entire campus community,” Heinrich said.


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