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Holiday Time: College of Education donations grant the gift of literacy

Liam Cary-Eaves | November 25

In recent years the UNM College of Education has found a way to spread holiday cheer by giving students new reading material. Since 2011, the Center for Student Success has teamed up with the GSLA for an annual book drive, offering new and gently used books to K-12 students in the community. The “2015 Book Fiesta” has enticed donors by planting giant bins across campus for anyone willing to donate reading materials.

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News

Holiday Time: Grant wishes with local products this year

Matt Reisen | November 25

Every year many Americans flock to mega stores like some sort of high-speed pilgrimage. As a result, stampedes and violent altercations have become synonymous with the holidays themselves. The name “Black Friday” evokes chills down the spine that run deeper than the frigid winter itself. Avoid the frantic shoppers and corporate products to support those closest to you. Give your loved ones the gift of New Mexico’s best. Here are some gift ideas that reflect the best our beautiful state has to offer, while also supporting the local culture.

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News

Holiday Time: On the street

David Lynch | November 25

How do you decide what gifts to get for family and friends?

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Culture

Holiday Time: Homemade gifts might just be what you want for yourself

Skylar Griego | November 25

Imagine eating a small lava cake from a mason jar while enjoying a fizzy scented bath and drinking hot chocolate from a personalized mug. How does one achieve this awesome fantasy? Simple: Make all of this year’s Christmas/Hanukkah/Gift-Giving-Holiday gifts yourself, and then keep the leftover gift materials to make your own.

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News

Holiday Time: St. Martin's gives food, shelter, opportunity to those in need

Isabel Gonzalez | November 25

For a lot of people, the crisp autumn mornings are a friendly reminder that the holiday season is just around the corner. But for others, the falling leaves are a reminder of the harsh winter months to come. According to data from the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness, in 2013 there were almost 1,200 homeless people in Albuquerque. This number fell by more than 800 people after 2009, but there’s still work to be done.

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News

Holiday Time: Top 5 things to get at UNM Bookstore

Denicia Aragon | November 25

For many people, buying gifts are the most stressful of the holidays. Finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list without sending every cent in your bank account leaving you with only ramen to eat for all of January, most people don't know where to begin. The UNM Bookstore is a hidden utopia of gifts and ideas for everyone on your list, without causing your bank account to have a heart attack.

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Sports

Women's basketball: Lobos turn to reserves for easy win

Liam Cary-Eaves | November 24

New Mexico flexed its muscles from the bench on the way to an 83-43 rout over visiting Nicholls State on Tuesday night. Two minutes into the first quarter, head coach Yvonne Sanchez had to resort to the backups after senior Khadijah Shumpert headed to the bench with two fouls. The head coach didn’t need to call on her dominant force down low for the remainder of the first half.

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Culture

UNM instructor defies the odds to create successful business

Robert Maler | November 24

New businesses often have a higher likelihood of failing, especially in their first year, but that didn’t stop a local entrepreneur and UNM instructor from taking that chance. Kristelle Siarza, a communication and journalism instructor, recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of her company, Siarza Social Digital.

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News

UNM School of Medicine honors professor with Living Legend Award

Sayyed Shah | November 24

The UNM School of Medicine recognized the services of Robert Philip Eaton, emeritus vice president for the UNM Health Sciences Center, by honoring him with a Living Legend Award. According to a UNM Health Sciences Center press release, Eaton’s leadership and vision helped elevate UNM HSC to the forefront of cutting-edge medicine. “Eaton, with the help of UNM’s health sciences community, initiated and developed a strategic plan with a 20-year vision. He wanted New Mexicans to have access to the best in health, education and discovery that science can provide,” the release states.

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News

​UNM scholar wins three awards for best publication

Sayyed Shah | November 24

An associate professor of history at UNM has received three scholarly prizes for his article “Latino Landscapes: Postwar Cities and the Transnational Origins of a New Urban America,” which was published last December in the Journal of American History. According to the a UNM press release, in the article, Andrew Sandoval-Strausz challenges “the paradigm of the postwar decades as a period of urban crisis in which cities lost population and violent crime soared.” Sandoval-Strausz in his article stresses the simultaneous counter-trend of massive urbanization that characterized much of the world, especially Latin America, and explains how this process soon became a transnational one as it expanded to include U.S. cities, according to the statement.

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News

UNM ​Center for Participatory Research gets $2 million grant

Sayyed Shah | November 24

The University of New Mexico’s Center for Participatory Research has been awarded a grant of $2 million by the National Institute of Health. The grant will help researchers at the center address key gaps in how community-engaged research projects are evaluated, according to a UNM HSC press release. Nina Wallerstein, director of the Center for Participatory Research, said that the grant is the next step for the community-academic engagement, as partnerships with communities continue to grow. “The field needs methods and tools to measure and strengthen partnerships that promote community ownership and sustainability,” the press release quoted Wallerstein as saying.

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Sports

Men's basketball: Young Lobo bench still developing, coach says

J.R. Oppenheim | November 23

Starters Tim Williams, Cullen Neal, Obij Aget and Elijah have established themselves through four games as regular contributors

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Student groups reject claim UNM is 'terrorist-friendly'

David Lynch | November 23

At the end of October the David Horowitz Freedom Center named UNM one of the top 10 most terrorist-friendly universities in the country, due in part to students groups like the Muslim Student Association and Students for Justice in Palestine. Now, the center is asking University President Bob Frank to take action.

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Opinion

Letter: State funds should not be used on private schools

November 23

I have to take exception with the Albuquerque Journal’s position that state tax dollars should be used to provide textbooks to private schools. The Journal is correct that all New Mexico property owners help fund the state’s public schools and charter schools.

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Sports

Football: Davie sticks with Jordan down the stretch

Liam Cary-Eaves | November 23

The weight of New Mexico’s Mountain West title dreams rested on the shoulder pads of redshirt sophomore quarterback Lamar Jordan late in Saturday’s 28-21 loss to Colorado State. It was fourth down and 5 on the CSU 49, and UNM trailed by seven as Jordan dropped back to pass, running the Lobos’ two-minute offense. The scrambling New Mexico signal caller stepped up in the pocket and took off toward the first down sticks on the left side of the gridiron, easily picking up the first down and stopping the clock in the process.

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News

ASUNM Senate: Pepper spray should be allowed on campus

David Lynch | November 23

At their final senate meeting of the semester on Wednesday, the Associated Students of UNM unanimously voted its support for students carrying pepper spray on campus for their safety, something that might soon be allowed pending a policy change. Resolution 3F states that the undergraduate student governing body “supports the adoption of a policy to allow pepper spray on campus as a commitment to promoting safety ... and empowering students with the ability to protect themselves.”

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News

UNM Libraries move away from e-reserve system

Matthew Reisen | November 23

UNM Libraries is moving its databases from e-reserves to the Learn system, giving students a one-stop shop for class materials. Library Operations Manager Aaron Blecha said they began to advertise the switch in June, and the process is currently underway, with e-reserves to no longer available after Dec. 11.

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News

Monday on the Street: Cost of online courses

Denicia Aragon | November 23

Should the cost of online courses be shared by all students?

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Sports

Cross country: New Mexico takes home team's first national title

Robert Maler | November 23

Women’s cross country’s finished the season on Saturday the same way it started: as the best in the nation. The team captured its first national championship by winning the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships at ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. It is also UNM’s second national title in any sport, joining the 2004 skiing national champions.

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Opinion

Letter: Sex Week was disappointingly short on sex ed

November 23

I attended most of the Sex Week because I believe it is important to be informed, educated and open to what people are bringing to campus. As I attended the “Birds and the Bees 2.0: Better Birth Control, Abortion and STI Education,” I was surely disappointed.