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‘Ether Man’ convicted of sexual assault in Colorado

For 15 years, a suspected serial rapist known as “Ether Man” raped and terrorized at least 11 Albuquerque women, many of them UNM students at the times of the assaults. JAN 26

New formula needs funding

The state is looking to switch the formula for how much money UNM gets from the state from enrollment-based to performance-based; the question is how. JAN 26

Protesters challenge driver’s license legislation

Demonstrators at the Roundhouse on Tuesday said issues surrounding driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants are not issues of policy, but of human rights. JAN 25

Lottery Scholarship fund may run out by 2014

Powerball lottery ticket prices went up this month, but New Mexico lottery officials said the increased price won’t save the struggling Legislative Lottery Scholarship fund. JAN 24

Internet giants unite against SOPA/PIPA

Many people found it difficult to access websites such as Wikipedia and Reddit on Wednesday after more than 500 websites “blacked out” in protest of SOPA and PIPA. JAN 19

Occupy protests fail to derail Governor’s speech

Occupy New Mexico protesters greeted Gov. Susana Martinez with chants and jeers Tuesday as she stepped up to give her State of the State Address at the Roundhouse. JAN 18

Noteworthy bills and memorials

New Mexico’s 50th legislative session begins today and will focus primarily on the state’s budget. JAN 17

Legislative Session Cheat Sheet

All the talk of politics gets complicated pretty fast, so here’s a rundown of the most common terms encountered in legislative talk. JAN 17

Protesters march to Santa Fe

(un)Occupy Albuquerque protesters set out on foot for Santa Fe early Saturday morning and arrived at the state Capitol yesterday evening, just in time for the first day of the legislative session. JAN 17

UNM professor dies in accident near Farmington

UNM doctoral student and physical education professor Robert Hohnke died Tuesday following a weather-related car crash near Farmington, but his colleagues said he died a hero. DEC 8

Crime Briefs

On Nov. 17 officers were dispatched to Redondo Apartment A where a homeless male who called himself “Preacher Lames (sic) Lawrence” was harassing female students, police reports said. DEC 2

Inexperience may lead to accepting abuse

In New Mexico, 23 percent of all reported domestic violence cases between 2005 and 2009 involved college-age victims, ages 19 to 25, according to statistics from the New Mexico Interpersonal Violence Data Central Repository. DEC 2

Show me how to: Make my computer faster

Jason Bache is an information technologies consultant and owner of Nerds Limited, an Albuquerque-based tech support business that makes house calls to fix both Mac and PC computers. NOV 23

Honors professor awarded U.S. Professor of the Year

Honors Biology professor Ursula Shepherd never intended to teach. “I wanted to be a great novelist, a doctor or a lawyer, never a college professor,” she said. NOV 22

Abdallah quizzed at town hall

UNM Interim Provost Chaouki Abdallah fielded student questions about tuition costs and University expenses on Monday by citing dwindling funding from the state. NOV 16

Athlete pleaded guilty in DWI case

UNM men’s basketball team player Chad Adams pleaded guilty to DWI first offense on Wednesday. Adams was arrested for DWI, careless driving and driving on a suspended license May 1. NOV 11

Garden plots

Broccoli, brussels sprouts and beans flourish in what was an empty lot filled with broken bottles and used syringes. NOV 8

(un)Occupy needs a home

The (un)Occupy Albuquerque protesters’ attentions are focused on finding a place to permanently occupy — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. NOV 8

Police: Suicide attempted at UNM

A female jumped from the fourth floor of the Yale parking structure after contacting APD this morning, UNMPD spokesman Lt. Robert Haarhues said. NOV 3

Hunger Strikes

(un)Occupy protester and UNM alumnus Sebastian Pais stopped eating Oct. 25 in an effort to convince UNM President David Schmidly to speak to protesters about what they call a violation of First Amendment rights. NOV 1

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