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Regents approve budget for next year

Brendon Gray | June 13

UNM’s $2.9 billion budget was unanimously approved by Regents on Tuesday. The approved budget plans for $833 million in total revenues and an equal amount of expenses, leveling out to a 1.9 percent overall decrease compared to last year. In his administrative report to Regents, Interim President Chaouki Abdallah said decreases in state funding and Lottery Scholarship support were primary drivers of the revenue reduction.

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News

Photographer Mark Holm: Remembering a true mentor

Diana Cervantes | June 11

Mark Holm was an extraordinary visual storyteller, who with a quiet disposition, steady hand and ready heart captured amazing photographs that have since been published in The New York Times, The Albuquerque Journal and The Guadalupe County Communicator. Holm came on board with the Daily Lobo as a photo coach in 2011, and remained a mentor here until his departure in the fall of 2015.

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Culture

Column: Ellen DeGeneres — A hero during Pride Month and every month

Elizabeth Sanchez | June 11

Twenty years ago, Ellen DeGeneres revealed both her character’s and her own homosexuality on her primetime TV sitcom, “Ellen.” Despite winning an Emmy Award and receiving support from LGBT activists, her announcement was followed by a flood of criticism — advertisers no longer wanted to sponsor the show, she received hate mail, a bomb scare and even death threats.

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News

Top 5 resources for LGBTQ students

Denicia Aragon | June 11

The Daily Lobo has compiled a list of the top five resources for LGBTQ students and community members: Common Bond For over 20 years, this support group has brought together LGBTQ youth under age 21 to talk about issues and join in activities in a judgment-free environment. Common Bond creates a safe environment every Friday night for those in the Albuquerque LGBTQ community to express themselves and learn while having fun.

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Sports

LGBTQ athletes help pave the way to new world of sports

Gabriella Rivera | June 11

The history of the LGBTQ movement within the world of athletics is marked by stories of individual bravery that build on all those before them. Although there were several before him, NFL player David Kopay is generally credited with beginning a movement when he came out as gay in 1975, shortly after retiring from football. The following year, tennis player Renee Richards was outed as a transgender female and was barred from competing in the US Open women’s division. Richards eventually won a court case that allowed her to continue competing as a woman.

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Culture

Albuquerque Pridefest celebrates 41st annual LGBTQ parade

Gabriella Rivera | June 11

Albuquerque joined a national celebration of LGBTQ pride during Saturday’s 41st annual Albuquerque Pridefest. Pridefest kicks off every year with a parade where different groups and organizations create displays and floats that represent and unite the LGBTQ community. Notably, several senatorial candidates and corporate representatives were also in attendance.

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Pulse Nightclub victims remembered at Pride Week vigil

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | June 11

As part of Albuquerque’s Pride Week celebrations, a candlelight vigil in remembrance of lost loved ones in the LGBTQ community was held at Morningside Park on June 9. “Over the past 47 years we have been working on this thing that we call pride,” said Neil Macernie, president of Albuquerque Pride. After 41 years of celebrating pride in Albuquerque, this year’s vigil held special importance. On June 12, 2016, an attack on Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida left 49 people dead and 53 wounded.

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Recent UNM grad begins mayoral campaign with community event

Brendon Gray | June 6

After walking across the graduation stage at UNM just weeks ago, Gus Pedrotty is now making a bid for the Mayor’s office. On Sunday afternoon Pedrotty hosted an event to thank his volunteers and reengage with the community. A chemistry and psychology grad, Pedrotty and his team secured a spot on the ballot with 3,000 signed petitions while the semester was coming to a close. Now that his campaign has accomplished their first goal, it’s on to the next phase. “There’s more work to be done,” he said.

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News

National Briefs for June 6

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | June 5

Arab countries sever ties with Qatar Accusing Qatar of supporting terrorist groups and backing Iran, Saudi Arabia was one of many Arab powers to sever diplomatic ties Monday with Qatar, moving to isolate the energy-rich nation that is home to a major U.S. military base, the Associated Press reports. Qatar was plunged into chaos after the decision ignited the biggest diplomatic crisis in the Gulf since the 1991 war against Iraq, the AP reports. The U.S. military base in Qatar is home to about 10,000 U.S. troops and the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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News

Travel Photos: Where Daily Lobo reporters and photographers have wandered

June 5

These photos were taken by the Daily Lobo staff as they traveled across the country and across the world.

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Sports

Women's Tennis: Lobo gets opportunity to represent her country in upcoming Fed Cup

Robert Maler | June 5

With the departure of five seniors from the women's tennis team, junior Ruth Copas will become the most tenured member of the New Mexico women's tennis program. The Dublin, Ireland native will soon add even more experience to her résumé as she prepares for the upcoming 2017 Fed Cup after being selected to represent her country in the event. Ireland is slated to compete in Group III and will play a round-robin format with the group's field containing four pools of four teams, according to fedcup.com. The winners of each pool will square off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.

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News

Suggestions for summer reading

Gabriella Rivera | June 4

I know, I know — the majority of us don’t even want to think about reading over summer vacation. After all the assigned reading during the semester, all of the reviews of scholarly articles and required essay writing, the last thing you may want to do is pick up a book—but let me try to convince you otherwise. It can be said that there is a book for everyone, and the summer is a great time to read what you want to rather than something that is required for a course. And if you’re having trouble finding a good one, here are a few suggestions to help you out.

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Opinion

Letter: VA Healthcare improving for N.M. Veterans

Daily Lobo Readers | June 4

Editor, Dr. David Shulkin, Secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, recently talked at a news conference about the challenges facing the VA. He spoke about such important issues as access to care, accountability and the quality of care. Now I would like to tell you about what is happening within the New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System (NMVAHCS) and what we are doing to improve health care services for our Veterans. Since I arrived in Albuquerque in December 2014, I have made it a point to travel to every area where we serve Veterans with a community-based outpatient clinic and listen to their concerns, ideas and often praises about their VA care. Near the top of our Veterans' issue list at every town hall has been patient appointment wait times. We take those concerns to heart and have made significant... 

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Opinion

Letter: Stand with Ross Ulbricht

Daily Lobo Readers | June 4

Editor, On May 31, a panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the second Circuit upheld the conviction and sentence of American political prisoner Ross Ulbricht. It's been two years since I last devoted a column to Ulbricht's plight, so a refresher seems in order: After a show trial so obviously fixed in advance that Stalin's pet prosecutor, Andrey Vyshinsky, would have blushed with embarrassment to participate in it, Judge Katherine Forrest sentenced Ulbricht to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the crime of running a website. Yes, really.

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News

Paul Krebs set to retire at end of month

Gabriella Rivera | June 4

After 11 years as the athletic director of UNM, Paul Krebs has officially announced his retirement effective June 30. The announcement came amid controversy revolving around the efficacy of the athletic department — investigations into the athletic department spending by Attorney General Hector Balderas and State Auditor Tim Keller. It also follows a seemingly unpopular decision among the University and community that cut the UNM ski program, though it has since been reinstated., Despite the timing of the decision, Krebs maintains he is “not running from anything”.

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Higher Education receives bill

Nichole Harwood | June 4

Despite a previous veto on a bill that left funding for higher education in an uncertain state, Gov. Susana Martinez has signed legislation to ensure continued state funding for higher education. Rep. Antonio "Moe" Maestas (D-Bernalillo) serves on the House Appropriations and Finance Committee, which is responsible for the budget. He said there were only two differences between the new budget and the original budget. The new budget will give an extra $1 million dollars to UNM health sciences and another million dollars to tuition assistance, Maestas said.

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No evidence of missing data in UNM Foundation server breach

Nichole Harwood | June 4

The ongoing investigation into UNM's recent server breach that may have compromised the financial information of a large portion of its donors failed to find evidence that any data was taken, said Jennifer Kemp, UNM Foundation APR marketing and communication director. The UNM foundation has secured the vulnerability that allowed the unauthorized individual to gain access to the server, Kemp said. Federal law enforcement has also been notified about the incident, and any further actions would be taken by the law enforcement authorities.

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How to avoid Potato Brain Syndrome over the summer

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | June 4

You did it! You finally made it through almost nine whole, long, agonizing months of schoolwork, professors and group projects and now you can taste the melting ice cream, feel the sweet sting of sunburns, and smell the many campfires to come. Sounds great, right?

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Culture

Bad Suns: Live at Meow Wolf

Colton Newman | June 4

The alternative indie rock band Bad Suns is four shows deep into their Outskirts of Paradise Tour and their energy is without a doubt strong. Comprised of lead vocalist and rhythm guitar player Christo Bowman, lead guitar Ray Libby, bass player Gavin Bennett, and Miles Morris on drums. The band is fresh off their newest LP release “Disappear Here” (2016). Satisfying the craving they left with their fans after the release, Bad Suns delivered a quality show that was full of energy, color and a refreshing look at the indie rock genre.

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News

Lawmakers announce lottery scholarship fund reduction for upcoming school year

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | June 1

The state scholarship that aids more than 25,000 students annually saw a 30 percent decrease in funds this week. The New Mexico Higher Education Department announced Wednesday morning that the state's legislative lottery scholarship will only cover 60 percent of students’ tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year — falling from 90 percent coverage in the 2015-2016 year and 100 percent as recently as 2014. The decrease in funds is reflected by an increase in tuition costs and a decrease in revenue for New Mexico higher education institutions — as well as overall dwindling scholarship funds.