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MSNBC names NM candidate to 'watch in 2014' list

Jonathan Baca | September 7

Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver was recently featured on MSNBC’s list “‘30 in 30’: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014.” MSNBC’s list featured female candidates from around the country in a variety of races, and Oliver said she felt privileged to be the only woman from New Mexico on the list. Democrat Toulouse Oliver is running for New Mexico Secretary of State in November against Republican Dianna Duran. She has been active in highlighting issues important to woman voters, and has stressed the importance of getting women to the ballot boxes this November.

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ECHO informs inmates to inhibit infections

Sayyed Shah | September 7

Through the Peer Education Project, professors have trained hundreds of New Mexico prison inmates to spur awareness within the prison system of how to avoid chronic diseases like Hepatitis C and HIV. As part of the program, a group of professors and health practitioners visit New Mexico prisons and train a selected number of volunteer prisoners for 40 hours. “It started in 2009. We go in and train prisoners on how to be educators around infectious diseases, particularly Hepatitis C, HIV and addictions,” said Karla Thornton, an infectious diseases physician and a Health Sciences Center faculty member in her division.

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The Howl: Sept. 6, 2014 episode

September 7

Check out this week's episode of The Howl, the Daily Lobo's online newscast.

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Sports

Football: Despite fumbles, new quarterback promising

Liam Cary-Eaves | September 7

A new offensive dynamic presented itself during New Mexico’s 58-23 loss to No. 17 Arizona State. Redshirt freshman Lamar Jordan not only fit well with UNM’s run-heavy offensive scheme, but the quarterback showed poise on several occasions when dropping back to pass. “Lamar Jordan came in for the first time playing and at least showed you guys a little bit about what we’ve seen from him,” head coach Bob Davie said. “He’s got four years of football left. I think he can be a good player.”

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Sports

Sports Briefs

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 7

Volleyball The New Mexico volleyball team went winless at the Paradise Tour in Hawaii over the weekend. UNM lost its first match of the tournament against No. 20 Hawaii 3-1 (26-24, 18-25, 11-25, 17-25) on Thursday.

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Sports

Talent on the field not enough to stop ASU

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 7

Missed assignments and tackles will always happen in football. However, under head coach Bob Davie, New Mexico has failed game after game to execute its defensive tasks and the key fundamentals that have led to big plays for opposing offenses. That was the case for UNM’s defense once again in a lopsided 58-23 loss to No. 17 Arizona State at University Stadium Saturday night.

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Constraints are rules for people acting like kids

September 7

In response to Constraints strain Cottagers’ conduct Editor, The new constraints on residents are what happens when people who claim to be adults don’t act like it and don’t understand why. Sincerely, Brian Butcher Daily Lobo reader

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Opinion

Thoughtful writing on Middle East refreshing

September 7

Editor, I would like to compliment Jason Darensburg on his insightful article in the Daily Lobo of Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. It is a very brave thing to deliver such a clear and insightful argument confronting today’s biased and willingly dishonest American media outlets. As an exchange student from Amsterdam I was delighted reading such a profound peace of journalism in a university newspaper.

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Opinion

Opinion column inspires thought, appreciation

September 7

Editor, I just wanted to say a great THANK YOU for a column like “U.S. needs to stem violence, not support it.” It talks about very important issues that I feel are not covered in the media enough.

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Opinion

Dept. of Art, Art History building inadequate

September 7

Editor, Thank you for the great article “Fine Arts lacking vital money for upgrades” in Wednesday’s paper. I would like to make a correction. The department in the article is the Department of Art and Art History, which is a part of the College of Fine Arts, but there is no Fine Arts Department at UNM. Although we are working constantly to keep the building looking good and working well, it is too old and too small for such a large number of faculty and students.

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Research scientist to speak at TEDxABQ on drugs

Jonathan Baca | September 4

A trip to Peru, a trek into the Amazonian rainforest, a life-changing encounter with a shaman and a powerful psychedelic brew: These are the ingredients of a compelling TED talk. On Saturday, UNM research scientist Robert Rhatigan will speak at the TEDxABQ conference, sharing the story of how he conquered crippling alcoholism with the help of ayahuasca, an ancient psychoactive drink made from rainforest plants. Rhatigan, who does research in geospatial and population studies, said his goal at the conference is to be an ambassador on the power of psychedelic plants and non-traditional therapies in the treatment of addiction. “I want people to walk away understanding that psychedelic substances are not something that are simply drugs of abuse that people use for hedonistic reasons, recreation, whatever,” he said.

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Audit report shows fraud in SBA's account

Sayyed Shah | September 4

The New Mexico State Auditor’s office is reviewing a recently published UNM internal audit report that found embezzlements in the UNM Student Bar Association’s finances. On Aug.14, the UNM audit department issued a detailed report of its investigation into the financial embezzlement in the Student Bar Association’s account from 2011 to 2013. The report laid out a timeline of the mismanagement of funds and made recommendations to keep another incident from happening in the future.

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HSC's event hoping to spread Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder awareness

Matthew Reisen | September 4

International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day is next week, and members of the Health Sciences Center community will spend the day spreading awareness about the disorder – and their facility. The nationally recognized research center opened last month, but it has been in development for a few years, Dr. Daniel Savage, Neuroscience Department chair, said. “The center is about improving the health and well-being of the citizens of New Mexico,” Savage said.

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Opinion

U.S. needs to stem violence, not support it

Jason Darrensburg | September 4

Roger Waters, founding member of the legendary rock band Pink Floyd, has been a harsh critic of the Israeli government for many years.

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Sports

Challenges ahead in Hawaii for volleyball team

Liam Cary-Eaves | September 4

Head coach Jeff Nelson opened the 2014 volleyball campaign with a rigorous schedule to prepare his unit for conference play with intentions of winning a Mountain West championship. “Our goal is to build towards a conference championship,” Nelson said in the preseason press conference.

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Sports

Fishbein focuses efforts on UC Riverside

Isabel Gonzalez | September 4

By Isabel Gonzalez With the first game out of the way, the New Mexico men’s soccer season is picking up speed, especially with the nation’s top-ranked team coming to town. This weekend, fifth-ranked UNM will host the Lobo Invitational featuring American University, UC Riverside and No.

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Sports

Lobos could make football history

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 4

Upsets don’t occur too often in Lobo Land. UNM will not only be facing 17th ranked Arizona State on Saturday, it’ll be trying to beat history as well. Historically, the Lobos have been putrid against the AP Top 25 with just a 5-50 overall record.

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Refugees find relief in students

Jonathan Baca | September 3

Refugees from around the world are getting support they desperately need, while students working with them are learning life-changing lessons. UNM’s Refugee Well-Being Program is a two-semester course that pairs sociology, psychology and anthropology students with refugees living in Albuquerque.

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Act helps borrowers to defeat defaults

Jyllian Roach | September 3

Student loan borrowers will soon have better options when it comes to paying off their debts. The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday that federal student loan servicers now have more incentives to help keep students from defaulting on their loans. Among these incentives are a customer satisfaction survey, which will serve as an indicator as to which servicer gets the most loans. The better the satisfaction scores, the more loans it may provide.

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Constraints strain Cottagers' conduct

Erika Eddy | September 3

Student residents at the Cottages of New Mexico said they are unhappy with recent changes made by the property’s management. Residents of the housing development, which is marketed to college students, received an email over the weekend stating that each resident will be allowed to invite one guest at a time, and parties will no longer be permitted. Previously, residents could invite up to five guests and register a party with management that could run until 2 a.m. Brianna Gallegos, a junior multimedia journalism major, said living at the Cottages is different than she thought it would be since the implementation of the new rules.