Culture
Staying on pointe
Antonio Sanchez and Nicole Perez | October 25Students Chelsea Costello and Elysia Pope waved their jazz hands and shrugged their shoulders as they danced onto stage Friday night.
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Stars share show-biz tips
Nicole Storey | October 25There’s no wrong way to eat a Reese’s in the theater business, according to “Lion King” star Syndee Winters.
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‘It’s chalk. It’s something that people should understand policies on.’
Ardee Napolitano | October 24A clear indication of ASUNM election season is the abundance of political advertisements on campus drawn on the sidewalks with chalk, but students can’t chalk on campus wherever they please.
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UNM mulls major in Japanese
Megan Underwood | October 24Students studying Japanese at UNM may soon have the opportunity to major, rather than just minor, in the language.
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Parent Association elects interim president
Ardee Napolitano | October 24After electing an interim president two weeks ago, the UNM Parent Association is working to keep the organization up and running.
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Student tutors at CAPS make it work
Ardee Napolitano | October 23Students who find that peer tutors at the Center for Academic Program Support (CAPS) are sometimes not able to provide adequate tutoring can receive additional assistance; all they have to do is ask.
Sports
Basketball poll results released
J.R. Oppenheim | October 23Some UNM men’s basketball players said they have embraced an underdog role for the upcoming season. Media members covering the Mountain West Conference gave them that bulletin board material.
Culture
Comedy’s desperate candidate cavorts in corruption
Justino Brokaw | October 23With an impending election, today’s political climate is ripe for satire. Vortex Theatre answers the call with its timely production of David Mamet’s “November.”
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Graffiti a problem at the center of the universe
Antonio Sanchez | October 22Since its creation, the piece of art titled “The Center of the Universe” has been a magnet for graffiti and vandalism.
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Transferring credits a fickle enterprise
Antonio Sanchez | October 22Graduation for UNM transfer student Kelsey Flint-Martin will be a bittersweet occasion.
Sports
Women win last home match, second-place ranking
J.R. Oppenheim | October 22The UNM women’s soccer team hasn’t had many home matches in 2012, but the Lobos have made the most of their time at the UNM Soccer Complex.
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Unified data center to make audits easier
Svetlana Ozden | October 19The University’s Internal Audit Department will attempt to centralize the University’s data center in an effort to improve the auditing system and keep track of issues more closely.
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SHAC fights student stress with laughter yoga
Megan Underwood | October 19A free workshop at the Student Health and Counseling Center encourages students to laugh as a form of therapy and stress reduction.
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Graffiti cleanup $20k per year
Courtney Rogers | October 19Since fall 2011, UNM’s Physical Plant Department has received more than 2,240 work orders for the removal of graffiti.
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Vagabond Inn facelift poised to move forward
Ardee Napolitano | October 18Despite being struck down by the City Council in August, plans to renovate Vagabond Inn are under way.
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UNM concerned about cyclists
Ardee Napolitano | October 18Because of the growing population of bicyclists and skateboarders on campus, monitoring riders has become a bigger concern at UNM, said Interim Dean of Students Kim Kloeppel.
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Foundation fosters freshman futures
Laura Meurer | October 18About a quarter of UNM freshmen don’t return for a third semester, and a new program launched this year aims to combat that.
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Hospital approval delayed
Svetlana Ozden | October 17The approval of UNM’s proposed adult-care hospital has been postponed. The State of New Mexico Board of Finance voted to table the approval of the $146 million hospital during a board meeting Tuesday.
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Program to promote Latino education
Ardee Napolitano | October 17A new project will provide additional access to educational resources in an effort to improve Latino student academic success. A $600,000 grant aims to improve the quality of education for Latino students in New Mexico.
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2012 Election Voter Guide
Alexandra Swanberg | October 17This week’s 2012 Election Voter Guide concludes with the remaining eight candidates for state Senate from districts 14, 15, 18 and 20. Last week’s guide included six of the 16 opposing candidates for state senator, running for districts 10, 17 and 21.
