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Opinion

Editorial: 75 years after Hitler's rise, world still has its perils

January 30

On Jan. 30, 1933, the Third Reich came to power in Germany under a combination of circumstances - a wounded national pride that cried for a leader who would avenge Germany's World War I humiliation, a slump in the economy that created a sense of insecurity the Nazis were quick to exploit, and a racial ideology full of promises for the Aryan people and horror for everyone else - particularly the Jews, the gypsies and homosexuals.

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News

AP Briefs

January 30

Senate narrowly OKs stem cell bill SANTA FE - For the second year in a row, a bill authorizing stem cell research on embryos in New Mexico has been narrowly approved by the state Senate. The vote was 20-18 for the measure supported by Gov. Bill Richardson.

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Opinion

TextMe UNM alert service fails to work as promised

January 30

Editor, After I woke up at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, I padded into the living room of my parents' home, turned on the TV to a local news program and turned on my laptop and logged on to Unm.edu. Both informed me that the University was on a two-hour delay. Celebrating slightly, I took a shower and made some coffee.

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Sports

UNM goalie drafted to Colorado

Steven Fernandez | January 30

Mike Graczyk was in Denver awaiting a flight to Charlotte when he checked his voice mail. That's when the former goalkeeper for the UNM men's soccer team found out he had been drafted by the Colorado Rapids. "It was actually pretty crazy," Graczyk said. "I was on my way to visit with a team in North Carolina.

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News

Students travel to Capitol, ask lawmakers for funding

January 30

A cancelled bus trip didn't stop students from participating in UNM Day at the Capitol on Tuesday. Students travel to Santa Fe every year to lobby the Legislature. A bus full of students was scheduled to leave at 7:30 a.m., but the trip was canceled due to icy road conditions.

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News

Iraq War: An uncertain future

Michael Montalvo | January 30

Almost five years, almost 4,000 U.S. casualties, and the fate of the Iraq War will rest with one presidential candidate. Student Caleb Franzoy, who served two terms in Iraq, said the next president needs to win the war or send the troops home. "There is a job to be done over there, and we need to either do it right or quit and get out," he said.

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Sports

Bill Belichick's success with Patriots echoes coaching success of Phil Jackson

Adrian Doerfler | January 30

There is no doubt the New England Patriots put together the greatest season in NFL history, and arguably any other sport, over the past six months. A new receiving core and a full season from a rejuvenated Junior Seau raised Tom Brady and Bill Belichick's team to a higher level than any team before it.

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News

Bill Clinton to speak at Johnson Gym Thursday

January 30

Staff Report Former President Bill Clinton will speak at UNM on Thursday. He is campaigning for his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York. He will speak to students, faculty and staff in Johnson Gym at 3 p.m., said Kristen Lee, a campaign organizer for Hillary Clinton.

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Opinion

Anti-abortionists a threat to women's right to choose

January 29

Editor, I write this in response to Benjamin Sanchez's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Thursday. Sanchez argues that justice is the backbone of what he calls "human nature." As I understood it, human nature is defined as those values we have imprinted on us by both society and our genetic makeup.

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Opinion

UNM students must teach arts patrons how to rock

January 29

Editor, So, I just got back from "Jazz Jazz Jazz," Eddie Daniels' salute to Benny Goodman with New Mexico Symphony Orchestra in Popejoy Hall. It is my feeling that we need to get more UNM students to similar New Mexico Symphony Orchestra events. If you are waiting to hear how it will help you and make you a better person, honestly, I don't really care.

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News

Daily Lobo Spotlight

January 29

Zachariah Southard Electronic arts Senior Daily Lobo: How long have you been a UNM student? ZS: Since, uh, wow, 1998. I left for two years to work in Silicon Valley, during the dot-com era, and I returned in 2002. DL: And you're from? ZS: I was born in Santa Fe.

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Culture

Perfecting a 'low-brow' art

January 29

Collage artist Wayne Berube reads only newspapers and the Bible. "The Bible is certainly a source of inspiration for my pieces," he said. "If I live long enough, I'd love to collage and recreate sections of the Bible. I get so distracted by pop culture - that's the newspaper side.

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Culture

Each console has its bells and whistles, but it all comes down to the games

Rhian Hibner | January 29

Long gone are the days when a video game console only did one thing - play games. The average gamer has many decisions to make when choosing which capabilities they want out of their console. The Wii and the PlayStation 3 have support for Web browsing. The Xbox 360 and the PS3 have support for a number of video and audio codecs, an odd turn for two companies well-entrenched in the digital-rights management game.

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Opinion

Parking pay stations are a hassle, need to be fixed

January 29

Editor, It was the second day of school, and as my last class ended, I remembered what I dread most about returning to school: leaving the parking structure. After my ticket read "invalid" at the pay-on-foot station, I was forced - like many of my fellow students - to wait in line for 45 minutes to pay at the booth.

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News

Health care in New Mexico

Hayley McCullough | January 29

Health care is a hot-button issue for Americans who feel sick and abandoned by modern medicine. But reforming the medical industry has proved divisive. "We are a very expensive health care system, and our health indicators don't really reflect that we're getting good value for the money that we're spending on our health care system," said Beverly Kloeppel, director of the Student Health Center.

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Opinion

Electing Obama will show U.S. is tolerant, progressive

January 29

Editor, The day after the Sept. 11 attacks, headlines around the world read, "We are all Americans." This defining moment united people from all races, nations and creeds in one solidified voice against violence. Regretfully, the U.S. administration, led by President Bush, has since completely and utterly destroyed pro-American sentiments throughout the globe by waging an illegitimate war in Iraq.

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News

Company presents a new way to 'Zip' around campus

Bryan Gibel | January 29

If you don't have a vehicle or hate looking for parking in the University area, there's a new way to rent a car on campus. Zipcar, the world's largest car-sharing service, announced Monday a partnership with UNM that will give students, faculty and staff access to five vehicles available for rent 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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News

UNM might raise entry standards

January 29

UNM is looking to raise the bar for prospective students. President David Schmidly said he will ask the Board of Regents to raise the University's GPA admissions requirement from 2.25 to 2.5 for fall 2009. By 2010, students would need a 2.75 GPA to get into UNM, he said.

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Sports

Lobos collapse 41-38 against BYU at The Pit

Andre van der Merwe | January 28

The UNM women's basketball team fell 41-38 to BYU on Saturday at The Pit in perhaps its worst offensive performance of the season. The Lobos shot 16.7 percent from the field in the second half and were outrebounded 49-30. UNM head coach Don Flanagan said poor shooting will happen, but he was disappointed with the team's effort in getting rebounds.

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Opinion

Woman's right to choose an inherent freedom in U.S.

January 28

Editor, It is not surprising that we, the UNM community, have had to read the opinion of another ignorant individual - more importantly the opinion of another male - on the subject of abortion. I am referring to Benjamin Sanchez's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Thursday.