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Patients get a dose of art

Scott Albright | February 22

Massages and music aren't part of the traditional hospital environment, but they're a weekly event at UNM Hospital. Every Wednesday, the hospital offers an alternative approach to healing through the Arts in Medicine program on the hospital's fifth floor. The program runs from noon to 1 p.m. in the Ambulatory Care Center lobby. Musicians and massage therapists provide nontraditional healing methods to patients, staff, students and the community.

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Program helps students find jobs after graduation

Scott Albright | February 5

Students preparing for the real world have a helping hand at UNM. The University's Career Services Office in the Student Services Building offers guidance for finding employment upon graduation.

History professor Jake Spidle looks at a reference book in the reopened reference section in Zimmerman Library on Tuesday. The east wing of the library reopened Tuesday for the first time since the fire in April.

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Library's east wing reopens after fire

Scott Albright | January 17

Teresa Neely, director of Zimmerman Library, said she has been eager to reopen the east wing of the library since the fire in April. "We're very, very happy to open up this much larger space," she said. Fran Wilkinson, dean of University Libraries, cut the yellow caution tape blocking the east wing Tuesday. Neely said faculty and staff had to share offices for the last year and were grateful for the reopening.

Buffalo Soldiers Society of New Mexico members from right, Charles Summerset, Harold Pope and Van Sanders wait before the beginning of a parade in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday on Redondo Drive.

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Hundreds gather to honor MLK

Scott Albright | January 16

About 500 people gathered Sunday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to march down the street that bears his name. Van Sanders, president of the Buffalo Soldiers Society of New Mexico, said King's vision should be kept alive. "All groups have to be a part of the dream," Sanders said. Sanders said King helped the U.S. overcome racism and organized multicultural events. King would have been 78 on Monday.

Students, parents and teachers read in the library at Dolores Gonzales Elementary School on Thursday as part of the UNM College of Education's Family Literacy Program.

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Literacy enhances community

Scott Albright | December 1

Parents and teachers at Dolores Gonzales Elementary School attribute student success and community enhancement to the UNM College of Education's Family Literacy Program. The program is designed to help parents and students who are mostly Spanish-speaking develop literacy skills in order to improve their educational experience.

Gap employee Mycah Silverfox folds pants before putting them on display at the clothing store in Cottonwood Mall on Monday. Silverfox applied for the job a year ago when she was looking for seasonal employment, but she decided to stay.

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For students low on cash, seasonal jobs bring relief

Scott Albright | November 22

Presents, food, decorations and travel expenses are some of the extra costs that come with the holidays. That means it's time for some students to start looking for seasonal work. For students who forgot to save this year, there is help. Robert Amos, a supervisor at the state's Department of Labor, said college students have a good chance of being hired for seasonal work.

Anastazia De Angelis votes during the ASUNM elections on a computer in the SUB on Wednesday.

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PAC sweeps elections, wins 8 Senate seats

Scott Albright | November 16

The PAC slate took eight of 10 ASUNM Senate seats in Wednesday's elections. Two of the JIVE slate's six members were elected. PAC members won every seat they ran for. Sebastian Pais Iriart, a PAC member, received 366 votes, the most in the Senate race.

Nichole Maher, left, listens to A.A. Akom lecture on institutional racism as a part of the Fall Lecture Series in the SUB on Tuesday.

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Profs say teachers can fight racism

Scott Albright | October 18

Jeffrey M.R. Duncan-Andrade, assistant professor at San Francisco State University, said urban schools in America are doing what they're designed to do - perpetuate inequality.

Nia Harris, right, performs an African dance before the screening of "Favela Rising" at the Guild Cinema on Friday. The student group Tercera Raiz, or Third Root, was raising money to bring necessities to Coyolillo, Mexico.

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Group raises funds for Mexican town

Scott Albright | October 10

Student Jahmelia Lindsay went to Coyolillo, Mexico, for a class during the summer. "It was a transcendental experience," Lindsay said. "We wanted to get back." Lindsay is the president of Tercera Raiz, or Third Root, a student group dedicated to helping the international black community.

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Press building designed with efficiency in mind

Scott Albright | October 2

The UNM Press opened its new building Friday with a ceremonial ribbon cutting done by its director, Luther Wilson. "The main advantage of the new building is its efficiency," Wilson said. "It was designed for our needs and purposes." Wilson said the new building cost $5.4 million.