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Senior academic advisors Maureen Johnson, left, and Maxine Padilla have a conversation inside one of the new cubicles at Travelstead Hall on Wednesday. The cubicles were renovated to give students privacy during advisory appointments.

News

College of Education makes upgrades to entice students

Liam Cary-Eaves | January 29

Over winter break, the College of Education underwent major renovations to entice new students while providing a professional ambiance for those already involved in the college’s programs. Program Operations Director for the College’s Center for Student Success, Smith Frederick said the changes implemented in the college have been driven by the needs of the students. The college utilizes the opportunity to have students take surveys and provide feedback in other ways to address support services and potential areas in need of updates or enhancements, he said. Frederick said a major concern of the students was the need to update the areas in which advisement occurs in the Center for Student Success, located in Travelstead Hall.

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez cheers on the Lobos during a basketball game last season. Martinez donated $10,000 to Hugh Greenwoods Pink Pack on Monday afternoon.

Sports

Governor donates to UNM Cancer Center

Kyle Tomasi | January 28

Senior guard Hugh Greenwood’s “Pink Pack” received an unexpected gift from a state figure on Monday afternoon to go toward the UNM Cancer Center. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez presented UNM men’s basketball head coach Craig Neal with a $10,000 check to be given to Greenwood’s campaign, money that was unused from a privately-collected inaugural fund.

A piece of pallasite meteorite is seen under a binocular microscope at Northrop Hall on Tuesday. Meteorites can be analyzed at the Center for Stable Isotopes, a new research facility soon to open its doors at UNM.

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Interdisciplinary research center to open

Lauren Topper | January 28

UNM will soon open the doors to its newest research facility, the Center for Stable Isotopes, which will allow researchers from a wide range of fields to delve into the mysteries of the natural world by looking at its smallest building blocks. The new facility will expand an already existing program based within the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences into an interdisciplinary center.

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UNM campus briefs for Jan. 28

January 28

The UNM Human-Centric Security Initiative presents speaker Adrian Chavez from Sandia National Laboratories, with the lecture “Projecting the Integrity and Confidentiality of Security Functions Through Provable Code Obfuscation” on Friday from 3 to 5 p.m.

News

Sustainability manager applies eco-friendly mindset to her job

Lena Guidi | January 28

Before the term “sustainability” was coined, Mary Clark was interested in leading an environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Now, Clark is the manager of UNM’s Office of Sustainability, a one-person department that oversees the University’s recycling programs, green fund, conservation initiatives, energy use reports and the promotion of sustainable practices on campus. The position is part of the Physical Plant Department, which produces and distributes all of UNM’s utilities.

Culture

Food column: German noodles perfect for winter nights

Steve “Mo” Fye | January 28

German cuisine has always seemed, to me, to be the king of comfort food. Meat and potatoes, roasted, braised or fried; it’s great and warming for cold winter nights. There has been a dearth of good German food in Albuquerque for too long, but now the Heimat House is in the old Assets location on Montgomery. The food is terrific, as is the service. But how can we bring the flavors of Germany to our own tables?

News

Cycle of colonization fueled by spread of drug addiction

January 28

Past: Colonial Britain tried to make China a bunch of opium addicts by pushing the drug on them, so as to make it easier to take them over militarily. Present: After being kicked out of India once, America’s flagship cola company is back in full force giving millions of Indians silly smiles on their faces from being addicted to caffeine as a result, and opening India’s economy even wider to the thrust of America’s economic colonization.

Vincent Gutierrez harvests lettuce in one of Cornelio Candelaria Organics greenhouses on Monday morning. Water in the acequia is distributed according to farmers necessities, the size of their terrain, and the changing seasons.

Culture

'Acequias' show water's importance to New Mexico

Mateo Rocha | January 27

It is an indispensable essence for communities and a valuable resource for the economy, but most of all, water is life. “Agua es Vida: Acequias in Northern New Mexico,” currently featured at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, highlights a hydro-social cycle that has come to embody New Mexican heritage among the farming community.

News

Innovate ABQ seeking proposals

Jonathan Baca | January 27

Innovate ABQ, UNM’s ambitious plan for a business incubator district, is looking for private developers who are interested in investing in the project during the first phase of development. Innovate ABQ sent out a Request for Statements of Interest and Qualifications last week, hoping to get private companies to submit proposals for contracts to build on the new campus.

Culture

Improv show a gratifying sight

Graham Gentz | January 27

How does one make art and be socially conscious? Well, make socially conscientious art. Theatre of the Oppressed is style of socially conscious interactive improv created by Brazilian director, artist and activist Augusto Boal in the mid-twentieth century. Working Classroom, a non-profit corporation, has created a presentation of that work as a joint effort with El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos, an organization which works to defend rights for Latino immigrants.

News

Grant to fund future undergrad professors

Sayyed Shah | January 27

UNM’s Honors College, in partnership with the Mellon Foundation, is using a $420,000 grant to fund undergraduate students who would like to become professors. The primary objective of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program is to increase diversity among professors, said Kate Krause, a professor of economics and the dean of the Honors College and University College at UNM.

Opinion

Obama's protections for Arctic are vital

Will Brewer | January 27

This past week President Obama proposed sweeping new protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Occupying Alaska’s North Slope, the refuge contains polar bears, wolves, dall sheep, muskoxen and one of the world’s largest caribou herds. Initially protected in 1960 and then again in 1980 in recognition of its bountiful wildlife, the refuge has been under pressure from oil and gas development in recent years. By designating the majority of the refuge as a Wilderness Area, Obama’s proposal would afford the highest protection possible under Federal Law.

Culture

'American Sniper' a heartfelt but disjointed film

David Lynch | January 27

It’s tough to decide whether “American Sniper”, the latest directorial effort from Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, is a biopic or not. On one hand, the film’s main subject, Chris Kyle, (Bradley Cooper) —dubbed the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history — has an unwavering presence. This is his show for roughly two hours, from the southern boy to the cowboy to the soldier.

News

Man indicted in DWI crash that killed two students

David Lynch | January 27

An Albuquerque man has been indicted in the November car crash that killed two UNM students and sent two others to the hospital. Joshua Leal, 21, is charged with three counts of vehicular homicide due to reckless driving, one count of vehicular homicide due to DWI, and one count each of child abuse, larceny, tampering with evidence and stealing a motor vehicle, according to nmcourts.gov.

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HSC pain center lowers state opioid abuse

Jonathan Baca | January 26

With the help of a Health Sciences Center research group, New Mexico’s accidental opioid overdose deaths and addictions are down for the first time in years. A new study released by the UNM Pain Consultation and Treatment Center shows that a new state-mandated training program for doctors and clinicians is resulting in significantly fewer opioid painkillers being prescribed to patients, which has led to less addiction and fewer overdoses. Dr. Joanna Katzman, associate professor of neurology and director of the UNM Pain Center, led the team that developed the training program. Katzman was also integral in writing the legislation, Senate Bill 215, which passed the New Mexico Legislature in 2012 and created the mandatory training program.

Opinion

Column: Deflate-gate is over-inflated media scandal

J.R. Oppenheim | January 26

Tired of hearing about Deflate-gate yet? Don’t worry. I’m not throwing in my two cents about whether New England quarterback Tom Brady told his equipment manager to purposefully reduce the PSI in 11 of 12 footballs during last week’s AFC title game. If head coach Bill Belichick gave the order, I don’t care. This won’t affect the Super Bowl in seven days. I am sick of this media oversaturation over Deflate-gate, as I am sure you are. We reached the point of absurdity days ago, and there unfortunately seems to be no end in sight until next week’s title showdown. The national sports media should be ashamed of themselves.

Sports

Sand Volleyball: Inaugural season starts soon

Liam Cary-Eaves | January 26

Questions and excitement surround New Mexico’s newest sport as the first official practice inches near. Sand volleyball will hold its opening practice on Feb. 9, and head coach Jeff Nelson said his team has shown a lot of enthusiasm at open gym sessions in preparation for the inaugural season. Even with an upbeat group of players, UNM has not yet confirmed where it will host the home games, although Nelson said he foresees his team hosting games at the Stoneface courts located on Paseo Del Norte and I-25.

Sports

Women's basketball: Under pressure, UNM rallies in second half

Liam Cary-Eaves | January 26

New Mexico turned to its leaders to fight through a major first-half deficit in a 60-54 victory over Wyoming on Saturday. Nothing was falling in place for the Lobos in the first half as the team went into the locker room trailing 28-19. A halftime speech from head coach Yvonne sparked a fire among her unit, and the Lobos stopped committing silly turnovers in the second half. “I told my leaders Antiesha (Brown), Khadijah (Shumpert) and Bryce (Owens), I challenged them at halftime,” head coach Yvonne Sanchez said. “They responded. I am really proud of those three because everyone kind of jumped on their back and said ‘We’re with you.’”

Students interested in joining Lobo EMS raise their hands during an informational meeting at the Acoma SUB rooms on Friday afternoon. Lobo EMS is UNMs first emergency medical service open to all students who would like to volunteer.

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Volunteer EMS program launches on campus

David Lynch | January 26

MedBow, a branch of the UNM Center for Disaster Medicine, is preparing to jumpstart the University’s first student-run emergency medical services team, which will consist of student volunteers responding to 911 calls on campus. UNM EMS Chief Kane Darling said the group’s main goal is timely and efficient medical response to 911 calls — essentially being an extra set of eyes for UNM police. “Our mission is dedicating ourselves to providing quality emergency medical care to all students, faculty, staff and visitors to the UNM campus,” Darling said.

Opinion

Letter: There's no 'justice for all' while racism stills exists

January 26

If the Ferguson white cop Darren Wilson had killed an 18-year-old unarmed white youth, would the grand jury have indicted the cop? If the cop had been black and if he had killed an unarmed white youth, would the grand jury have indicted the black cop? If the 18-year-old unarmed had been the Ferguson mayor’s son or from the richest family in town, would the grand jury have indicted the cop who killed him?