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Student leaders seek sex crime response reforms

Marielle Dent | October 13

The University’s student governments are working to change the way UNM deals with sexual assault on campus. The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico and the Graduate and Professional Student Association proposed Friday that UNM be proclaimed a Start by Believing campus at this month’s Board of Regents meeting.Start by Believing is a public awareness campaign designed by End Violence Against Women International to change the way people respond to reports of sexual assault and rape.

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Sleep apnea sufferers may soon breathe easier

Lauren Topper | October 13

Oneida Aragon awoke in the middle of the night to a disturbing silence: Her husband was not breathing. Again. Worried, she elbowed him in the side. He roused just enough to inhale deeply, then fell back to sleep. She would do this three more times that night.Aragon said her husband suffers from sleep apnea — a condition distinguished by infrequent breathing during deep sleep that, according to the National Sleep Foundation, afflicts more than 18 million American adults. Apart from extreme fatigue, sleep apnea can also cause heart disease.

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Lobos' mental toughness must remain, Davie says

October 10

New Mexico hasn’t always been able to roll with the punches, but in UNM’s 21-9 win over UTSA last Saturday, the team was able to bounce back from a 9-0 deficit to earn its second road win of the season.

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GPSA student publication funds in a deadlock

Daniel Montaño | October 8

Starting next year, UNM’s student publications will not have to wait for funding from student leadership, said Texanna Martin, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Association.Two of UNM’s literary magazines had to wait to receive funding until last week because the GPSA had to run through legal measures in order to send the money, Martin said.“This isn’t the sort of thing that has a 24 hour turnaround,” Martin said, “But now that everything is in place, there shouldn’t be a problem next year.”The GPSA provides funding to both “Conceptions Southwest” and “Best Student Essays,” but during the last Student Publication board meeting on Sept.

Spencer G. Lucas shows the remains of Ziapeltasanjuanensis, a new dinosaur species that is unique to New Mexico, on Monday at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. The Ziapelta fossils were found in the Kirtland formation at Hunter Wash, an area in the San Juan Basin located in northeastern New Mexico.

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Armored dinosaur discovered in northeastern N.M.

October 8

Researchers at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science have discovered a new dinosaur species that is unique to New Mexico.Known as the Ziapeltasanjuanensis, researchers said the novel species offers fresh insights into the evolution and diversity of some of the oldest inhabitants of the state.

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Showcase to feature students' song

Jonathan Baca | October 8

By Jonathan BacaTonight nine students will share their creative passion and perform their original songs in a small coffeehouse as part of a unique new music class.The inaugural UNM Songwriting Showcase will start at 7 p.

American Studies professor Tita Berger works to preserve local historic landmarks. She calls her research method “place ethnography,” looking at what places can tell us about groups of people.

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Professor goes from politics to preservation

October 7

By Lena Guidi As historical and cultural landmarks in New Mexico are threatened by new developments, on American studies professor aims to preserve them.

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Forum pushes for participatory budget

Sayyed Shah | October 7

By Sayyed ShahA group of community members hopes to inspire more people to participate in planning the city’s budget.Participatory Budgeting Albuquerque will host a community forum on Thursday at city hall to guage support for a more democratic style for the city’s financial planning.

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Clery Report: Sexual assaults up, burglaries down at UNM

Sayyed Shah | October 6

Three new categories for UNM’s annual Security and Fire Safety Report, also known as the Clery Report, show that the University has some problems with relationship violence. Lt. Tim Stump of the UNM Police Department said the three new sections of this report, released Oct. 1, include data on dating violence, domestic violence and stalking, and were added based on recommendations made by the Violence Against Women Act of 2013.According to the Report, the number of sexual assaults increased from four reported in 2012 to 11 in 2013. Additionally, Stump said UNMPD had six reported sexual assaults between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31 of this year.

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Journalists create database to log APD violence

Sayyed Shah | October 6

An online news outlet is developing a searchable, interactive database of audio, video and other records associated with fatal police shootings in Albuquerque. Journalists at the New Mexico Compass, in partnership with KUNM, have gathered as many materials as they could find, and have organized an Indiegogo campaign to raise money to build a searchable, free-to-the-public database on their website.“This project is a big one and will be unfolding for quite some time,” said Marisa Demarco, editor-in-chief at the New Mexico Compass. “The plan is to build a database with the material we received and invite other media and people to contribute their own primary-source recordings or documents.”

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Suspected bike thief baited by APD, UNMPD joint effort

Daniel Montaño | October 3

UNM Police have been cracking down on bike thieves through sting operations. A joint effort between UNMPD and the Albuquerque Police Department has already caught one alleged repeat offender, Daniel Lee Lawrence, who had a warrant for bike theft, said Lt. Tim Stump, UNMPD’s public information officer.Lawrence was arrested on Wednesday, after being seen riding a bait bicycle valued at $1,600, which was planted by APD at UNM Hospital, according to court documents.

Lobo redshirt junior setter Hannah Johnson watches the ball go over the net during the volleyball game against Utah State at Johnson Center on Thursday night. The game went into overtime, where the Lobos defeated Utah State 3-2.

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Volleyball: Late Offense takes down state

Liam Cary-Eaves | October 3

Despite a sluggish start, late game heroics sparked the New Mexico volleyball team to a 3-2 thriller over Utah State. After winning the first set against the Aggies, UNM’s offensive play vanished. Lobo head coach Jeff Nelson said he was proud of his club’s poise late in the game when the team finally found some rhythm offensively.“We were really grinding that whole match,” Nelson said. “It wasn’t our best match, but when we did things well, they were good enough to win.”

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New breath may detect tuberculosis

Lauren Topper | October 3

Eleanor Roosevelt, Jane Austen, George Orwell, Chopin — all are believed to have died from tuberculosis. Scientific advances have lowered death rates, particularly in the United States, where TB was once the leading cause of death and known as the “white plague.” Yet today, TB remains a leading infectious disease killer around the world. At the Health Sciences Center, associate professor Dr. Graham Timmins is continuing to make advances by developing a breath test that has the potential to determine if someone has TB within minutes.By sampling the breath of the animals Timmins said he was able to tell 100 percent of the time whether or not an animal was infected with TB.

Tatiana Falcón-Rodríguez dresses up in a vulva costume during the “Todo Sobre Orgásmos” event on Monday. The costume allowed Falcón-Rodríguez to more easily point out features of the female anatomy to the people in attendance.

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Let's talk about sex

Lauren Marvin | October 2

A woman in a vagina costume takes the stage in the SUB ballroom, and Sex Week begins. Sex Week is about creating a comfortable atmosphere for students, staff and faculty to talk about sex and to raise awareness of sticky topics like sexual assault through workshops this week.Angela Catena, gender violence program assistant, said Sex Week is a collaboration between local sexuality resource shop Self Serve and the UNM Women’s Resource Center.

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UNM Prof. may render diabetes needles needless

Lauren Topper | October 2

Eggs, toast and an insulin shot. It may not seem like the typical breakfast, but it’s the daily reality for millions of Americans who depend on insulin injections to keep diabetes symptoms under control.In an effort to free diabetes patients from the too-frequent prick of the needle, a team of scientists headed by associate professor Jason McConville has developed a way to administer insulin without needles. Instead, McConville’s method allows insulin to simply be absorbed through the inside of the cheek.

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Success of Native American students a priority

Jonathan Baca and Raleigh Silversmith | October 1

Keeping and graduating Native American students has a problem for some time, but the source and solution have not yet been found.

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Frank urged to divest from fuel companies

Marielle Dent | October 1

A group of activists and students is urging UNM President Bob Frank to sell off all University investments in fossil fuel companies within the next five years -- and UNM administration is listening.

Panelist Dr. Nancy Lopez, left, speaks during the “Exclusion Masked as Excellence” seminar in the SUB Santa Ana A&B on Tuesday afternoon. Panelists at the seminar discussed their disapproval of raising the high school GPA requirement from 2.5 to 2.75.

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GPA increase discussed at conference

Jonathan Baca | October 1

Students and faculty crammed into a crowded conference room in the Student Union Building to discuss the “continued practice of keeping students of color out of the University.”

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Scientists don't make light of EM threats

Sayyed Shah | September 30

UNM scientists, in collaboration with the University of Maryland, have received a $6 million grant from the federal government to study electronics in highly electromagnetic environments.The grant was awarded to create an Air Force Office of Scientific Research, which is a basic research funding agency.

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Smart grid can reduce emissions

Tomas Lujan | September 30

Campus researchers are developing a smarter way to power the future by providing buildings with the ability to communicate.Known as a “smart grid,” the experimental system was installed at UNM’s Mechanical Engineering building in 2005.