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Liesse Jones works on a pair of men’s underwear in her studio on Wednesday. 21-year-old Jones started her own lingerie business after dropping out of fashion school, and now sells organic, hand-dyed underwear in New Mexico, San Francisco and Toronto.

ASUNM President Caroline Muraida (right) and ASUNM Executive Director of Governmental Affairs Cindy Nava teach Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas) how to make the Lobo hand signal. Gonzalez visited the University to learn about student support for the DREAM Act but ended up discussing funding for education, which he said should be a priority to ensure the doors for opportunities remain open for students.