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New breath may detect tuberculosis

Lauren Topper | October 3

Eleanor Roosevelt, Jane Austen, George Orwell, Chopin — all are believed to have died from tuberculosis. Scientific advances have lowered death rates, particularly in the United States, where TB was once the leading cause of death and known as the “white plague.” Yet today, TB remains a leading infectious disease killer around the world. At the Health Sciences Center, associate professor Dr. Graham Timmins is continuing to make advances by developing a breath test that has the potential to determine if someone has TB within minutes.By sampling the breath of the animals Timmins said he was able to tell 100 percent of the time whether or not an animal was infected with TB.

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News

Sex event titles, not content, provoke apology

Lauren Marvin and Moriah Carty | October 3

What’s in a name? Judging by the uproar surrounding UNM’s Sex Week, quite a bit.Sex Week, co-organized by the Women’s Health Resource Center and Self Serve Sexuality Resource Center, was designed to stress the importance of consent and raise awareness about sexual assaults, but not everyone was happy with the execution of the event.

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Opinion

Writer's beliefs do not define medical disorders

October 2

Editor,It doesn’t seem as though Mr. Ben Sanchez spent much time paying attention in his psychology classes when he clumsily attempted to support his argument in Wednesday’s letter that homosexuality should be recognized as a “disorder.” One argument made by Sanchez that I find particularly dismissible is his claim that homosexuality in humans constitutes a disorder because of its relatively infrequent occurrence compared to heterosexual behavior. By this logic, any characteristic that does not benefit from majority representation can be so defined as a “disorder” — regardless of whether it has any deleterious effect on one’s quality of life or overall ability to function.

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News

Remains suggest united ancestry

Tomas Lujan | October 2

Researchers theorize that the ancient remains of a teenage girl may represent the missing link between modern Native Americans and their Paleoamerican ancestors. Scientists at UNM’s Radiogenic Isotope Laboratory, located in Northrop Hall, said the discovery is among the most significant advances in the scientific understanding of the origin and development of the earliest Americans — especially in relation to the link to modern Native Americans.Earth and planetary sciences professor Yemane Asmerom, who led the research at UNM, said “Naia,” the name given to the remains, is the most intact skeleton ever recovered from the era.

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Opinion

The student voice and your student fees

October 2

Editor, Student fees are always a topical issue on campus. What we fund and how we fund it are questions we are often asked. The current controversy surrounding student fee support to the inaugural “Sex Week” has started an important conversation at perhaps the best possible time. For those in disagreement with the choice to use student fees to facilitate student services like risqué sexual health seminars, this is the perfect opportunity to let your voice be heard. For those in support, this is also the opportunity to advocate.

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Opinion

Homosexuality sufferer withdraws from society

October 2

Editor,Due to the recent letter by Benjamin Sanchez, I have recently learned I suffer from the debilitating disorder known as “homosexuality.”I have lived with it for all my life, but never knew my feelings were the horrible affliction that was described. I have since looked into treatments for such a disorder, but have found that the treatments are much more harmful that the disorder itself, so there will be no help for it. As such, I have decided that I can no longer be in the face of the public.

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News

UNM Prof. may render diabetes needles needless

Lauren Topper | October 2

Eggs, toast and an insulin shot. It may not seem like the typical breakfast, but it’s the daily reality for millions of Americans who depend on insulin injections to keep diabetes symptoms under control.In an effort to free diabetes patients from the too-frequent prick of the needle, a team of scientists headed by associate professor Jason McConville has developed a way to administer insulin without needles. Instead, McConville’s method allows insulin to simply be absorbed through the inside of the cheek.

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Opinion

Sex education helps us make informed choices

October 2

Editor,I feel the need to write in because I think that some people’s understanding of “Sex Week” is not only incorrect, but misleading. These workshops teach young people how to navigate around all aspects of sex.Yes, they may “promote” sex, but many of us on campus are sexually active and need advice on certain aspects of our sexuality (since most of us haven’t had much of a sexual education in the first place).

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News

UNM campus briefs for Oct. 02, 2014

Erika Eddy | October 2

Celestial show opens at TamarindTamarind Institute, a division of the College of Fine Arts at UNM focused on lithography, will host an exhibition of more than 20 works related to the sky, universe and extraterrestrials. 

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Culture

Albuquerque studio and gallery creates better lives

Moriah Carty | October 2

Light chatter, the crisp sound of card stock being cut and the smell of glue fill the air in a small downtown art studio. OFFCenter Community Arts Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping low-income and homeless people express themselves artistically, said board secretary Rachel Harris-Huffman.The center avoids a clinical approach. While art therapist interns do come in from time to time, patrons primarily stick to creating art in groups.

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Culture

Let's talk about sex

Lauren Marvin | October 2

A woman in a vagina costume takes the stage in the SUB ballroom, and Sex Week begins. Sex Week is about creating a comfortable atmosphere for students, staff and faculty to talk about sex and to raise awareness of sticky topics like sexual assault through workshops this week.Angela Catena, gender violence program assistant, said Sex Week is a collaboration between local sexuality resource shop Self Serve and the UNM Women’s Resource Center.

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Opinion

WRC activities counter sexual violence on UNM campus

October 2

Editor,As a former GPSA council chair (2012-13), I want to register my support of the Women’s Resource Center and its Sex Week programming.Back during the search for a permanent WRC director, GPSA sent a resolution in support of Summer Little’s candidacy to the search committee and several administrative offices. Summer has always done everything she can to support student government’s mission of helping all students achieve their full potential.

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Opinion

Personal attacks don't belong in publication

October 2

Editor,Over the last few days I have read letters that not only were written like 11th-grade argument papers, but most importantly seemed to have a decidedly conservative tone.One complained about the Sex Week lectures provided by the Women’s Resource Center; another claimed that, unlike Christianity, paganism is not a supported religion; and the one that really hit home was the letter that stated they could “scientifically” prove that homosexuality is unnatural.

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Opinion

Homosexuality can be defined as a disorder

October 1

Editor, If you have been following the news, you know that the U.S. Supreme Court may choose to hear one of the many cases regarding homosexual marriage.

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Sports

Lobos fighting fast offenses

Thomas Romero-Salas | October 1

Up-tempo, no-huddle offenses have become the norm in college football. New Mexico knows that as well as any other team after facing three straight teams (Arizona State, New Mexico State and Fresno State) who utilize up-tempo offenses to their advantage.

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News

Success of Native American students a priority

Jonathan Baca and Raleigh Silversmith | October 1

Keeping and graduating Native American students has a problem for some time, but the source and solution have not yet been found.

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News

Frank urged to divest from fuel companies

Marielle Dent | October 1

A group of activists and students is urging UNM President Bob Frank to sell off all University investments in fossil fuel companies within the next five years -- and UNM administration is listening.

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Opinion

Paganism has no intellectual or rational defense

October 1

Editor, The recent front-page article highlighting the rise of historical paganism and shamanistic folk religion, “Fall’s pagan pride festival fills pantry”, precisely demonstrates the decline of intellectualism in Western society.

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News

GPA increase discussed at conference

Jonathan Baca | October 1

Students and faculty crammed into a crowded conference room in the Student Union Building to discuss the “continued practice of keeping students of color out of the University.”

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News

Crime briefs

Erika Eddy | October 1

UNMPD reported that the “prickly pear cactus” suspect had created more graffiti around campus using the juice of prickly pears.