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Fire ban enacted in several districts

Kallie Red-Horse | May 3

Spring campfires, barbecues and other open flames in Bernalillo County must be extinguished. County commissioners approved a resolution April 26 banning and restricting smoking, campfires and open burning in parts of the county for the next 180 days. County Commissioner spokesman Larry Gallegos said the ban is standard for this time of year, but because of the extreme cold in January and February, plants died and created a greater risk for a brush fire.

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Prof. recounts cannabis history

Kallie Red-Horse | May 2

Where does cannabis come from? Assistant professor Chris Duvall discussed on Friday the origins of cannabis sativa, or marijuana, during the Student Organization for Latin American Studies’ final Brown Bag Lecture Series. He said the plant originated in Central Asia, spread across the continent to North Africa, and enslaved Africans brought knowledge of marijuana to Brazil.

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Provost hopefuls lay out plans

Kallie Red-Horse | April 29

The University held a series of public forums this week at the SUB Theater, allowing students, faculty and staff to meet interim provost candidates.

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GPSA Elects Chair After Re-voting Twice

Kallie Red-Horse | April 25

GPSA has a new council chair, Megan O’Laughlin. It was a tight race between candidates Shannon Crowley, Victor Lopez and O’Laughlin.

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Environmental expo a blast with trash, bikes

Kallie Red-Horse | April 21

Students played with garbage during UNM’s third annual Sustainability Expo. As part of the expo, UNM Recycling hosted a trash-sorting competition.

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Guv: Don’t taint NM chile’s good name

Kallie Red-Horse | April 14

“Red or green?” may be the state question, but for the local chile industry the question is, “Is it grown here or there?” Gov.

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Outcome valid, despite bugs

Kallie Red-Horse | April 12

For the second year in a row, ballot software problems complicated GPSA elections. Seventy-six of 1,235 student votes were deemed ineligible and were discarded, because the link on the GPSA website allowed anyone with a NetID to participate in this year’s election, including faculty, staff and undergraduates.

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NM license plate tops national list

Kallie Red-Horse | April 11

Of all the license plates in the United States and Canada, why New Mexico? The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association awarded New Mexico first place for its turquoise plates, but some New Mexicans are still bummed about the bumper decorations. Student Adam Rottler said the plate is unworthy of a national award.

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Students go homeless for a night

Kallie Red-Horse | April 8

At least 17,000 New Mexicans are homeless, and for one night UNM students can experience what that might be like. Six graduating communication and journalism students, The Happy Campers, organized the event as part of a service-learning assignment, student Bryan Wilcox said. “We hope people leave with a better personal understanding of what is like to be homeless,” he said.

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City takes strides to help pedals

Kallie Red-Horse | April 5

Albuquerque is taking steps to make the city more bike-friendly. Construction workers broke ground Monday on a four-week project to widen El Pueblo Road between Second Street and Edith Boulevard, near the Los Ranchos/Journal Center Rail Runner station.