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Walking dead come to life on the dance floor

Gaunt, bloody zombies won’t be seen eating human flesh in a dark room this Friday, but instead dancing around to live music at the Zombie Ball. Kurly Tlapoyawa, owner of local video store Burning Paradise, said Friday’s ball at Burt’s Tiki Lounge will kick off a zombie weekend celebrating the video store’s seven years in business. MAY 4

Dealing with inconvenient truths

Take a minute and ask yourself: How big is my carbon footprint?
Not many will admit to the damage they’ve done, but in some way, shape or form all of us have contributed to the global warming situation we are living through. It’s no secret that carbon dioxide is accumulating in our environment, and although some will debate the issue, countless statistics point to the contribution this has to global warming. Results from a study in April’s edition of Environmental Science Technology show that China and the U.S. APR 29

Once you swap, the fun don't stop

Brush the dust bunnies off the clothes in the back of your closet to trade them in for new clothes at the Sustainable Fashion: Co-ed Clothing Swap on Friday. Olivia Hawkins, co-coordinator of the event, said she didn’t think she had stuff to donate to the event when she first started looking through her closet. APR 22

Scholes Hall bathroom, where all your dreams come true

In a $1.4 million study released by GPSA, the toilet paper in the administrative building is found to be the best throughout the entire University. According to the study, the bathroom tissue is described to “hug your bottom.” The study stemmed from University-wide departments’ complaints about instances when they’ve had to go without t.p. APR 1

Moneysuckers don't care about poor students

After 121 years, the UNM officially changed its name to the University of Notable Moneysuckers.
More than 75 percent of University students petitioned the legislature to change the University’s name to a more appropriate slogan that reflects its mission. Student James Joons, organizer of the event, said he gathered more than 500 pages of signatures in a petition, presented to the legislature, from supporting students, staff and faculty. APR 1

Schmidly to further reduce budget

University President David Schmidly announced guidelines on Tuesday for UNM’s budget reduction.
The reduction in the University’s budget is in response to the New Mexico Legislature reducing state appropriations, including branch campuses, by 7.7 percent, totaling more than $25 million. Schmidly said at the Board of Regents meeting Monday that last year’s hiring pause and hold for vacant positions will remain. MAR 11

A nice, hot spot of hookah

You don’t need tobacco to smoke at this hookah lounge. The Terrene Cafe and Hookah Lounge, on Vassar Drive, is the only hookah lounge in Albuquerque to use tea shisha instead of tobacco shisha. MAR 11

Med students leave unprepared for profession

Medical schools are taking one step forward and three steps back in educating future doctors. Mayo Medical School announced in late February their collaboration with Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication to give doctors the upper hand when distributing medical information. MAR 9

Koch: Rural areas don't have resources for new math standard

High school students have more than a year to meet increased admissions standards passed by the Board of Regents Monday. Regents President Raymond Sanchez said at the Board’s meeting that the regents will review the standards annually to make needed modifications. MAR 9

Faculty works to revive council for professors

Three NMSU-Dona Ana Community College professors made the trip to Albuquerque Thursday to attend “The ‘Crisis’ in Higher Education” forum. MAR 4

Hackers penetrate HSC database

UNM Health Sciences Center notified about 1,900 patients that their personal information was compromised by hackers.
The hackers had access to a list containing some personal information. MAR 4

Advances to improve world health

The advances in technology each day are absolutely incredible. We have come to the point where, if we think outside of the box, we can help developing countries take the first step in creating a healthier population. MAR 1

Three-year study analyzes women teaching medicine

UNM is teaming up with two other research institutions to determine why an estimated 40 percent of women leave academic medicine before they’ve spent seven years in the field. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of three national programs that aim to give women resources to succeed as teachers in the medical field. DEC 14

Crisis center gets record number of finance-related calls

By the end of this week, the Agora Crisis Center may reach a record 10,000 calls for the year, said Jeremy Jaramillo, ACC director of public relations. Jaramillo said when he first started working at Agora nine years ago, the center received about 1,200 calls per year. “We’ve been increasing steadily,” he said. The Agora Crisis Center is an all-issue hotline that community members can call to talk about issues from everyday stress to suicides in progress. DEC 9

Lawsuits filed over professor posing on sex site

Two professors have filed lawsuits against the University in yet another chapter of the story that has plagued the creative writing program since associate professor Lisa Chavez posed with students on a sadomasochistic Web site. The professors, Teddy and Sharon Warner, who are married, claim University administrators retaliated against them because Sharon has continued to speak out against the University’s handling of the incident. NOV 6

Tsunami hits UNM grad’s town

Andrew Ah Young, who graduated from UNM in May, said his family felt the earthquake that hit his hometown in American Samoa before the tsunami waves washed everything away last week.
Tsunami waves poured over American Samoa on Sept. OCT 5

Admissions office may raise GPA standards

The Office of Enrollment Management wants to raise requirements for admission.
UNM’s current entrance requirements for freshmen are a 2.25 GPA and completion of 13 college preparatory classes. SEP 24

String of fires raises suspicion of arson

A fire destroyed a vacant bedroom in the Telos House complex on campus at about 2:50 a.m. Thursday. The house, formerly known as the Lambda Chi house, is at the intersection of Las Lomas Road and Yale Boulevard. In the last 14 months, four fires have damaged the Telos House complex. SEP 18

School of Law rated no. 1 for Hispanics

The UNM School of Law has been ranked No. 1 for the third year in a row in a top 10 list by Hispanic Business Magazine. In September’s issue, the magazine ranked the top 10 schools in the nation for Hispanic students. SEP 10

IT beefs up Lobo-WiFi security measures

Information Technology Services has changed the way students and community members access Lobo-WiFi. SEP 2

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