Harvard wants UNM graduates. The Harvard Law School Dean of Admissions, Joshua Rubenstein, traveled to campus Friday to make the Ivy League school seem less pretentious.
Adam Saavedra fills up his Nissan Altima at the Valero gas station across from UNM at the corner of Columbia Dr. and Central Ave.
Skateboards aren’t banned on campus. But stunts, trick riding, excessive speed, and jumping over steps, benches, rails, walls and fountains are prohibited, according to the UNM Pathfinder. The Pathfinder also prohibits riding within 15 feet of a building. UNM Student Conduct Officer Rob Burford said that the trick ban prevents skateboarders from damaging University property and protects students. “It’s up to other students and faculty on campus to report any violations to our office, and then we investigate them,” he said. But many students and skateboarders ignore the Pathfinder provisions. Skateboarders near Simpson Hall on Friday grinded rails and jumped over stairwells. They said it was one of the last places on campus where the UNM had not installed skate guards. They said that skateboarding and long boarding are legitimate forms of transportation. UNM community member, a skateboarder on campus, Cesar Ornelas said he didn’t know tricks were outlawed under the campus policy. “It sucks because we like coming here to learn new tricks,” he said. Skateboaders Daniel Farley said the policy is repressive. “Skate boarding is a way for people to express themselves, and the skate guards are stopping people from doing that,” he said. — Luke Holmen
The UNM Cancer Center hosted a survivors class April 9 to educate women about ovarian cancer. Center representatives said that one in every 70 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
There’s no better place to window-shop for indigenous culture than at the Gathering of Nations. Five hundred tribes from around North America came to The Pit over the weekend to display their music, dance, artwork and crafts. Jarret Leaman, from Magnetawan First Nation in Canada, came to the powwow to operate a booth for York University in Toronto. He said he relished his Southwest experience. “I’ve enjoyed the weather,” Leaman said. “I’m from Canada so the weather can be colder up there. But I have also enjoyed seeing that the aboriginal culture is so fluid in the city and around it.” The Gathering of Nations proved exactly how fluid native culture can be. In 2008, it opened up Stage 49, where less traditional performances take place. Chee Brossy, a creative writing major from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, said he attended the event to give a tour to his sister’s friend, who came in from Honolulu. He said Native Americans have branched out and expanded their genre platforms to adapt to the changing arts and musical landscape. “The face of Native America is changing so much because people are moving into urban areas, and they’re being influenced by the Internet, and much more than they were just a decade ago,” he said. Jose Enriquez
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