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Professor sees FAS-free future

Chelsea Erven | March 31

Someday, UNM Professor Derek Hamilton hopes to eliminate fetal alcohol syndrome. Using lab rats for his research, Hamilton studies the effects of prenatal ethanol consumption because many children suffer with a moderate version of FAS that can go undetected for years. “What you might see in a textbook about fetal alcohol syndrome, that’s full-blown FAS, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg,” he said.

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Alumnus lectures on atomic bomb

Diego Gomez | March 29

In spring 1953, 600 people at the site and another 15 million television viewers watched an atomic bomb explode in the Mojave Desert. UNLV professor Andrew Kirk said scientists coordinated the atomic explosions to demonstrate the eerie effects on a house and the mannequins set up inside it. In the UNM alumnus’ lecture, “Doomtown: Picturing Home on the Nevada Test Site,” Kirk said the test site was thought to be nothing more than an empty space in Nevada, but in reality, hundreds of thousands lived there, including the Paiute and Western Shoshone tribes. “The West is a complicated place,” Kirk said. “What appeared to be blank spots are full of history. Empty landscapes, supposed waste lands, are loaded with human history of forgotten people and forgotten stories.” The day of the demonstration, Native American tribes protested at the site’s gate, but the scientists proceeded.

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Student regent eyes tuition, energy

Alexandra Swanberg | March 29

Ever since he was young, Jake Wellman was groomed for responsibility — and that doesn’t seem to be changing. The recently appointed student regent said having a seat on the board gives him a chance to be a “servant leader.” He said he was a Boy Scout in middle school, and that experience motivated him to take on leadership roles. “I learned the rewards of helping other people and doing a job that I had to get done well,” he said.

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Get to Know: Patricia Caballero

Kallie Red-Horse | March 29

Patricia Caballero, GPSA Presidential Candidate, Community and Regional Planning Daily Lobo: What do you see as the biggest issues facing the graduate community? Patricia Caballero: How do we come together as a unified body, how do we identify goals and priorities, and how do we go after them strategically?

Culture

Lab manager gives a hand to save a finger

Chris Quintana | March 29

The most dangerous place on campus may not be the nuclear reactor, but the wood and sculpting shops in the art building.

Opinion

UNM President should voluntarily forfeit position

March 29

Editor, Once again, the people in authority positions at UNM refuse to acknowledge that they work for UNM students.

Opinion

MyUNM requires too much effort to update passwords

March 29

Editor, I cannot be the only person who finds the password requirements for MyUNM infuriating. I’ve learned to accept that I have no choice about changing my password — that is a good habit, after all.

Opinion

More students should be like budget summit protesters

March 29

Editor, First, I’d like to thank the students who protested at Monday’s budget summit. And despite the prolonged meeting, many returned to speak their minds during public comment and did so eloquently, intelligently and successfully.

News

Don’t let peers become your boss

Emily Golinko | March 29

I’ve always been confident and outspoken, but recently, instead of speaking in class, I sunk down in my chair.

News

Still no decision on budget

Shaun Griswold | March 29

UNM regents spent eight hours listening and discussing, but not approving, budget proposals during Monday’s budget summit. The regents heard University members discuss tuition increases, department decreases and consolidation, instructor salaries and student services.

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Activists: US needs to stay out of Libya

Shannon Alexander | March 29

Organizers called for “emergency” protests in cities across the country to oppose the recent bombings in Libya, and Albuquerque was no exception. About a dozen members of the local chapter of Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) met in front of the UNM Bookstore for Saturday’s protest.

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Former KNME employee sues UNM over missing funds

Shaun Griswold | March 29

A former general manager at KNME filed a lawsuit last week claiming the University terminated her for asking too many questions about why the station was missing more than $4 million. The plaintiff, Joanne Bachmann, claims that starting in 1992 UNM funneled millions of dollars from federal agencies and donors intended for the public TV station.

News

GET TO KNOW: Joseph Dworak

March 29

DL: What do you see as the biggest issues facing the graduate community? JD: One of my biggest concerns is about the direction of the University and what our focus is going to be.

Culture

Bongo Ball to be a ballistic blast

Andy Beale | March 29

Today, the battle will be fought in SUB Ballroom B. Students in the SUB will participate in Bongo Ball Mania, a war game requiring participants to take cover behind large shields to avoid being shot by their fellow students. “Bongo Ball is a combination of paintball, laser tag and playing around with Nerf guns, more or less,” said Ryan Wooley, the marketing director for Student Special Events. Bongo Ball YouTube videos show a vicious war-simulation game where young men and women prepare for a military career by pretending to be deep in the middle of live-fire combat.

Culture

Breaking binary gender code

Andy Beale | March 29

Adrien Lawyer wants students to think of gender as a spectrum. Lawyer, who gave a presentation titled “Transgender 101” at Scholes Hall, said the widespread concept of a gender binary — that is, boy/girl — does not reflect reality. “Some people don’t think they are just one of those,” he said.

Culture

Surreal play is best of year

Graham Gentz | March 29

Simply put, “The Ghost Sonata” is the best play UNM has produced all school year — SCRAP, UNM Facility, Tricklock or otherwise.

Opinion

GPSA Council should ratify amended constitution

March 29

Editor, On Saturday, the GPSA Council approved a new constitution to be placed on the general election ballot. This proposed constitution is the result of hundreds of hours of work by the GPSA Constitution Committee, as well as several hours of debate and fine-tuning at the council meeting.

Opinion

Japanese fallout should inspire collective uprising

March 29

Editor, Imagine yourself in Japan — now. Imagine you have survived the earthquake and tsunami. You have lost everything.

Opinion

UNM budget summit plagued by ‘theatrical’ inefficiencies

March 29

Editor, I came to the budget summit because I wanted to see where my tuition money was going, and I wanted to hear what students had to say. Protest was in everyone’s mouths.

Opinion

Government of, by, for people will give way to oligarchy

March 28

Editor, It certainly appears that during this time in the history of our species, the government of, by and for the people is struggling to be born at various locations on the planet.