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Kaine: Loan reform will make college affordable

The Daily Lobo sat in on a conference call with the head of the Democratic National Committee and the head of the College Democrats of America. Tim Kaine, chairman of the DNC, and Katie Naranjo, president of the CDA, held the conference call Tuesday to discuss the new Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. The SAFRA is attached to the health care bill and will make college more affordable for students, Kaine and Naranjo said. Kaine said the bill will free up $68 billion in federal funds, which will go to help lower the cost of student loans. “It eliminates subsidies that are just not in it to private bankers by switching to a system of direct lending for federal student loans,” he said.

Regents get final say on secession

The UNM Regents will determine whether or not the School of Law will secede from GPSA. Of 343 law students, 110 voted from March 24-26 by e-mail ballot on whether they should leave GPSA.

Students host vigil for slain professor

Students, staff and community members continue to remember the life and work of professor Hector Torres and student Stefania Gray. The two were found dead at Torres’ home March 8.

Broadcasting bike breaks barriers for personal media

Radio has taken a new wave, literally going mobile. Dylan Stevens-Sheriff, Parker Jennings and Seth Grant put together a broadcast tricycle.

Battle of the Bands: The Noms

The Noms won the UNM Battle of the Bands along with Zagadka. The five-person band plays acoustic pop.

Battle of the Bands: Zagadka

Zagadka tied for first place in UNM’s Battle of the Bands thanks to their powerful sense of identity, developed over the last seven years.

Artist's Avenue: Paul Spella

Albuquerque is sick as a dog … with dance fever! UNM students Paul Spella and Hendrick Onderdonk spin electro house music as DJ team Click Click Bang.

Battle of the Bands ends in toe-tapping tie

After eight and half hours of pounding drums, wailing guitars, crooning vocals and the occasional f-bomb, The Noms and Zagadka emerged the victors of the UNM Battle of the Bands on Sunday in the SUB.

Administration must consider student voice in fee allocation

Editor, This is not an anti-administration letter, nor is it meant as an attack. We have the utmost respect for the administration and what it does, from making hard decisions throughout the economic crisis to the unseen and uncredited good deeds done.

ASUNM Student Government Election

Wolfpack wants to “howl yes” on sustainability, campus security and free student tickets to athletic events. Wolfpack ASUNM presidential candidate David Conway and vice presidential candidate Zoe Riebli said these issues are important to Wolfpack’s goal of moving UNM forward. “The concise message is that we’re trying to bring the University toward a progressive future,” Conway said.

Admins just don't understand

About 50 students held a rally at Smith Plaza on Monday asking the administration to think twice before superseding the fee recommendations of the Student Fee Review Board. Holding signs that read “Student fees are a student right” and “Save our programs,” the group of student government leaders, undergraduates and graduates attempted to justify a $10 increase on students for the 2010-11 academic year to fund several nonprofit organizations and a queer resource center. “We respect the administration.

Conference pipe dreams persist despite harsh reality

The only possible explanation for Lobo pitcher Samantha Gatson’s “it’s not that bad” attitude is she’s being tutored by the University’s famous eternal optimist, Mike Locksley. Or she got hit in the head by a line drive. No matter how many times the UNM softball team was reminded how grisly its play was against No.

Pitcher-Perfect Ending

The UNM baseball team’s pitching staff has given head coach Ray Birmingham fits all season. The Lobos’ pitching was so bad last week, Birmingham is lucky the stress didn’t give him a nervous breakdown. But thanks to right-handed pitcher Bobby Mares’ terrific performance on Sunday, Birmingham can relax. The Lobos won 12-7 on Friday and 8-5 on Saturday against San Diego State.

Lumberjacks executed on the chopping block

Axed. The UNM men’s tennis team swiftly dispatched Northern Arizona 7-0 on Sunday at the Linda Estes Tennis Center. The Lobos, 5-7 overall, relinquished a combined five games to the Lumberjacks (8-6) during doubles play.

Bailout ignores innovation, wastes taxpayer dollars

Editor, Congress apparently needs a refresher course in economic theory, particularly the concept of competitive advantage and the benefits of free trade to an economy.

GPSA clarifies eight (8) amendments

The Graduate and Professional Student Association held a special meeting Saturday to clarify the constitutional amendments on which graduate students will vote.

Administration caps fees, student groups take action

Student organizations and governing bodies are speaking out against an administrative recommendation that prohibits student fees from increasing this year. Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, vice president of student affairs, suggested that all new-money recommendations from the Student Fee Review Board be ignored to keep student fees at their current level.

'Whose streets? Our streets!'

Community members paid homage to civil rights activist Cesar Chavez Saturday yelling “Whose streets?

Law students say no thanks to GPSA

Students at the UNM School of Law voted last week to secede from GPSA. Three-fourths of those who voted agreed with the statement, “I vote to withdraw the law school’s affiliation with GPSA.” The number of voters was not readily available this weekend. Genevieve Graham, who helped organize the secession vote, said she had expected the law students to vote in favor of seceding.

Question of the Week: What do you think about the House passing the health care bill?