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Support UNM, get free lunch
Jessica Hitch | January 20UNM groups are preparing for their day at the Roundhouse to rally in favor of students and the broader University community.
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Winning streak ends with loss at home
Cesar Davila | January 19The UNM men’s basketball team’s 13-game winning streak came to a halt Wednesday night at The Pit. The Lobos fell to San Diego State 75-70 in front of a sold-out crowd.
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Internet giants unite against SOPA/PIPA
Chelsea Erven and Luke Holmen | January 19Many people found it difficult to access websites such as Wikipedia and Reddit on Wednesday after more than 500 websites “blacked out” in protest of SOPA and PIPA.
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Occupy protests fail to derail Governor’s speech
Chelsea Erven | January 18Occupy New Mexico protesters greeted Gov. Susana Martinez with chants and jeers Tuesday as she stepped up to give her State of the State Address at the Roundhouse.
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Dean injured on trip to Mexico
Ashley McElroy | January 18One UNM dean’s winter break vacation in Mexico ended with a life-threatening spinal cord injury. Jim Linnell, interim dean of the College of Fine Arts, was rushed to the UNM Trauma Center to undergo surgery Dec.
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Frank comments on Athletics, faculty
Luke Holmen | January 18Robert Frank becomes UNM’s 21st president on June 1, and he said he plans to spend the first 100 days of his presidency listening to suggestions from the UNM community.
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2012 Legislative Preview
Jessica Hitch | January 17After several years of cuts, UNM may finally see a budget increase during this year’s legislative session. UNM is expected to receive a $9.9 million increase to its budget after the New Mexico House Appropriation Finance Committee selects a higher education budget recommendation on how the increased funds should be used.
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Noteworthy bills and memorials
Chelsea Erven | January 17New Mexico’s 50th legislative session begins today and will focus primarily on the state’s budget.
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Protesters march to Santa Fe
Chelsea Erven | January 17(un)Occupy Albuquerque protesters set out on foot for Santa Fe early Saturday morning and arrived at the state Capitol yesterday evening, just in time for the first day of the legislative session.
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Alumnus Robert Frank to succeed Schmidly
Luke Holmen | January 9The UNM Board of Regents unanimously selected Robert G. Frank on Jan. 4 to replace David Schmidly as the next president of UNM, but the decision elicited mixed responses from the UNM community.
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Chess club pawns Yale, Princeton for national title
Ashley McElroy | January 9The UNM Chess Club competed in its first intercollegiate championship in December and checked back into New Mexico with a Division III title.
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Defense guards winning streak
Nathan Farmer | January 9The first half of the men’s basketball game on Saturday against North Dakota should have been called the Kendall Williams show. Williams, a sophomore guard, had 15 points in the first half and a career high of 21 points for the game.
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UNM presidential candidate visits begin
Jessica Hitch | December 12UNM presidential finalist Elizabeth Hoffman said during her campus visit Friday that she learned a lot from her controversy-ridden tenure as University of Colorado president, which ended in 2005.
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Election slate found guilty
Luke Holmen | December 12The ASUNM Student Court found the 10 former ASUNM Senate candidates accused last month of misreporting campaign expenses guilty of all charges.
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IDEA forms remain secret
Luke Holmen | December 12Ever wonder about the results of the end-of-semester professor evaluations students fill out? University officials said students will never know.
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the photo issue
December 9The Daily Lobo Photo Issue is a showcase of our photographers’ work. This semester our freelancer photographers each found one person in Albuquerque to focus their cameras on.
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UNM professor dies in accident near Farmington
Chelsea Erven | December 8UNM doctoral student and physical education professor Robert Hohnke died Tuesday following a weather-related car crash near Farmington, but his colleagues said he died a hero.
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Candidates field questions on transparency, funds
December 8Transparency is actually a hallmark of how I try to operate. What I try to do is maintain open dialogue and inclusive processes because that ultimately leads to good decision making.
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Davie’s pay is nothing special
Nathan Farmer | December 8Newly appointed head football coach Bob Davie will make at least $4.5 million during his six-year term at UNM.
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The candidates UNM needs and deserves
December 7It’s down to the final five in the search for UNM’s next president. The Board of Regents announced the finalists during a closed meeting Monday morning and will conduct in-person interviews with each finalist as well as review feedback from students and staff before officially selecting the University’s next president by Jan. 5.
