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Alison De La Concepcion is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in family studies while minoring in psychology. She plans to pursue her master?s in counseling, with possible focuses in mental health, rehabilitation or couple and family therapy.

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Grad Issue: Alison De la Concepcion finds triumph in tragedy

Brendon Gray | December 11

A few years ago, Alison De la Concepcion was not even planning on going to college. Now, she is graduating with a degree in family studies and looking toward a master’s program. Her journey was not easy. Raised in a military family, De la Concepcion travelled across the country throughout her young life. She heard of the University of New Mexico for the first time when her father received a deployment in Albuquerque, but she was hesitant to enroll. “At first, I didn’t want to go to college. I was against it,” she said.

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A recap of ASUNM's busy semester

Brendon Gray | December 3

For the last three months, the office of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico, nestled in a corner on the lower level of the Student Union Building, has been bustling with energy as students leaders work to govern the undergraduate student body. The executive administration, led by President Noah Brooks, Vice President Sally Midani with support from the deeply layered ASUNM executive staff — Chief of Staff Mason Martinez, Director of Communications Noah Michelsohn, Deputy Chief of Staff Alice Vernon, Deputy Director of Communications Chelsea Kaban and Senate Aides Selina Montoya and Sara Midani — have been working to accomplish the administration's three campaign goals.

Left to right, Sen. Emily Wilks, Chair Becka Myers, Sen. Jack Hodge attending Wednesday?s ASUNM meeting in the SUB, Nov. 29, 2017.

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ASUNM votes to pass funding reform bill

Brendon Gray | November 29

This semester’s student government term ended with a legislative fight — and that fight might not be over. Funding showdown Wednesday night, the senators of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico held their final meeting. There, senators voted 11-9 to pass legislation that will dramatically change the way ASUNM entities, called student service agencies, are funded. At the conclusion of the meeting, ASUNM President Noah Brooks told the Daily Lobo he planned on vetoing the legislation Thursday.

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ASUNM hopes to improve candidate diversity this election

Brendon Gray | November 12

The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico are gearing up for another round of senate elections and, with only 10 available seats and 28 contenders, this semester’s competition is sure to be a tight race. Recent legislative changes have moved voting to back-to-back days. Polls open Monday morning, and online voting will remain available until Wednesday. The change was endorsed by the ASUNM student service agency Elections Commission with the intent of increasing voter turnout.

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Student Fee Review Board recommends budget cuts, fee increase

Brendon Gray | November 12

Last week the Student Fee Review Board gave its recommendation on how nearly $16 million of student fees should be distributed. The student board — made up of undergraduate and graduate students — cut nearly all of the requested budgets by 1.4 percent, citing the worsening condition of the University of New Mexico’s fiscal climate. In addition to the across-the-board cuts, there were also some larger decreases. In their recommendation, the board made the largest cut to the athletics department, slashing the unit over $650,000.

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Pro-life students air their grievances at ASUNM

Brendon Gray | November 8

At Wednesday evening’s meeting of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico, members from Students for Life rekindled a debate over a pro-life resolution that failed to pass last week. Emotions were high as several members from Students for Life expressed their concerns to their Senate representatives. At one point, one student supporting the pro-life effort drew astonishment from the room, saying there was “no difference between (ASUNM) and Adolf Hitler.” The resolution — introduced by a seven-person, pro-life voting bloc — failed in committee following scrutiny of its sourcing and statistics.

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ASUNM: Pro-life resolution struck down

Brendon Gray | November 1

On Wednesday, Senators of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico voted against a resolution that would have given support to the Students for Life student organization. The resolution failed 2-3 after a tense committee meeting. The two authoring senators, Jonathan Sanchez and Catriona Byrne, defended their legislation throughout the discussion, despite pushback against the quality of information included in the legislation. The resolution claimed about 25 percent of women will have an abortion before the age of 45.

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Brief: Blood drive helps to save lives

Brendon Gray | November 1

The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico held the annual Halloween Blood Drive on Monday and Tuesday. The two-day event drew campus attention, receiving 111 total donations. Last year, there were 115 donations. The drive, hosted by ASUNM Community Experience, is a Halloween-themed tradition for the University.

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UNMPD and ASUNM unite to increase sexual assault awareness

Brendon Gray | October 27

The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico united the student government and the UNM Police Department Thursday during their second It’s On Us campus event. This year ASUNM partnered with the It’s On Us campaign, a national movement started by the Obama administration in 2014, to ignite discussion of sexual assault on campus. With help from the ASUNM Senate and executive office, senators and staff members handed out informational flyers and invited students to take the national campaign’s pledge against sexual assault.

A sign apologizing for the lack of tampon dispensers is displayed outside a women?s restroom at Johnson Gym on Oct. 20, 2017.

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ASUNM bill requires bathrooms to be stocked with tampons

Brendon Gray | October 22

Last week, several administrators began the process of repairing restroom tampon dispensers across campus after a resolution from the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico passed a bill that asked for change. In the resolution, senators said bathrooms in the Student Union Building, Zimmerman Library and Johnson Center had tampon dispensers that were empty, inoperable or nonexistent. The solution would require building managers to repair, stock and create a structure to maintain the dispensers. On Wednesday afternoon, the resolution was distributed to the building managers’ desks. The next morning, signs were up in Johnson Center apologizing for the tampon dispensers that were out of order.