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Culture

Sustainability scrapes by

Since the end of June 2010, the Sustainability Studies program has been on its last leg, but grants gave it the cash infusion it needs to stay afloat and provided extra funding to start summer programs. Bruce Milne, the founder and director of the program, said the W.K.





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News

Tuition increases, retention drops

More students are enrolling at UNM, but tuition hikes mean fewer students are staying. UNM’s undergraduate enrollment grew 4.5 percent the last year, according to the Office of Institutional Research. But its retention rates dropped from about 92 percent in 2010 to 88 percent in 2011. Wynn Goering, vice provost for Academic Affairs, said that the average retention rate in pre-recession years was about 89 percent, but he couldn’t account for the most recent drop. “It’s harder to know for sure whether this return to a more typical level means the economy is returning to normal,” he said. “One thing I can say is that we didn’t see any other patterns to account for the drop.” Because of the economic downturn, more people are choosing to go to school, said Terry Babbitt, associate vice president of Enrollment Management.



The Setonian
News

Film explores waste, cancer

Julia Roberts may never play him in a movie, but considering the work one UNM employee did to try to uncover the truth about a cancer cluster in Ohio, it’s hard not to compare him to Erin Brockovich.


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Sports

Club racks up members

Racquetball is the fastest-growing sport at UNM. For eight years, the UNM racquetball club team has practiced and played on the top-level courts at Johnson Center. Ray Gomez, who has been on the team for three years, said that the club has expanded. “In my first year, we maybe had eight people, and now we have around 20,” he said.







The Setonian
News

Fire ban enacted in several districts

Spring campfires, barbecues and other open flames in Bernalillo County must be extinguished. County commissioners approved a resolution April 26 banning and restricting smoking, campfires and open burning in parts of the county for the next 180 days. County Commissioner spokesman Larry Gallegos said the ban is standard for this time of year, but because of the extreme cold in January and February, plants died and created a greater risk for a brush fire.


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Culture

A hat for every occasion

Expect the unexpected when approaching Larry’s Hats. The facade is painted with bright rainbow squares and the large sign is a luminescent purple, giving it a whimsical and fanciful look.






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