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UNM moving forward on smoke-free initiative

President David Schmidly's smoke-free initiative is in the beginning stages of implementation. Pug Burge, co-chair of the Smoke-Free Environment committee, said the group is giving the UNM community an opportunity to be a part of the process. The committee has scheduled two forums for February, she said, where the group will introduce ideas for what the smoke-free policy could look like.

UNM announces two-hour delay for Tuesday

UNM announced Monday night that finals scheduled before 10 a.m. Tuesday will not be held. According to UNM's finals schedule, this applies only to classes that met Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and had finals scheduled for Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. Finals set for 10 a.

UNM's spending shows it values entertainment over education

Editor, With much interest, I read the article in Friday's Daily Lobo reporting on the decision of the regents to divert money from a cogeneration project to Pit renovations but not to move forward on the GPSA-supported expansion of the UNM child care facility.

The Photo Issue

War on drugs ignores individual rights to liberty and property

Editor, If Alaskans have state constitutional protection to have marijuana, why is marijuana still illegal for the rest of us? Marijuana is still illegal because the judiciary does not recognize marijuana users as persons and does not recognize marijuana as property under other state and federal constitutions.

Staff, faculty morale at all-time low despite UNM's reassurance

Staff and faculty are concerned about layoffs, despite assurance from the administration that no one will lose his or her job due to the economic crisis. "I spoke with Regent (Jamie) Koch and told him we were concerned about layoffs," said Loyola Chastain, Staff Council president.

The sorrow of life on the streets

For Wayne Longknife, the holiday season isn't a time for celebration. Rather, it is a time of dangerous sidewalks and freezing nights, the same as any other. "Sorrow is basically a street man's life," he said. "Sorrow and sadness. But still, all I can do is adapt and overcome.

Minor musician (Slideshow)

Eleven-year-old Micah Yoder is one of seven guitar players featured on the Web site YoungGuitarProdigies.com. "It was just after my eighth birthday when I got my first guitar," the Albuquerque resident said. "Dad said if I played six months for a half hour each day that he'd give me lessons.

Students blame advising for graduation oversight

Students have circulated a petition asking the Communications and Journalism Department to offer an additional class in the spring because they will not be able to graduate on time without it. Student Krystle Archibeque signed the petition saying students ought to have the chance to take the class.

Film centers on sexuality switcheroo

Sexuality experiments on fruit flies inspired writer-director Max Mitchell's latest political satire movie, "Horror in the Wind." "In biogenetics, there are ways of changing the pheromones, the DNA of a fruit fly, so you can fool the one fruit fly into thinking the female is really a male," he said.

Grammy-winner's novel touts tradition

Music meets literature as American Indian music legend Robert Mirabal will read from his first novel, Running Alone in Photographs, today in the SUB Ballroom from noon to 1:30 p.m. He will read three passages of different subjects, followed by a Q&A session and then a book signing at American Indian Student Services, 1119 Mesa Vista Hall.

Question & Answer

We sat down with Marc Saavedra, director of Government Relations, to find out how the Legislature's budget will affect UNM's. Daily Lobo: What is the definition of "rescission," and what does it mean on a state level? Marc Saavedra: A mid-year rescission means an appropriation reduction to the state budget.

Question of the Week

Are you going to the forum in the SUB at noon on Friday? Gary Ferrell Senior History and Languages "Yeah, I'm going to do my best. I have a class till noon, but I went to the last one, and I'm sort of upset about what's happening. I think that the way the money's being spent is completely irresponsible.

Students need to attend forum; budget battles affect everyone

Editor, The first question of the day is, How many of you know President David Schmidly will address concerns about the "economic crisis" at an important forum Friday? The second question is, How many of you will show up? As a GPSA representative for the Community and Regional Planning Program, I see it as my responsibility to inform fellow students when important events affecting their University community and academic resources will happen.

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Students delve into game development

On the second floor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering building is what might be the coolest lab on campus. There aren't any lab benches, just a couple of couches, a few tables and a 200-inch projection screen. Attached to the screen is an Xbox 360.

Bush has made United States a broken, bankrupt country

Editor, I have been reading the Daily Lobo's Opinion page for 15 years and have always looked forward to reading the editorials and letters to the editor. Correct me if I am wrong, but the editors of the Daily Lobo have not written a single editorial this semester about the election, the wars or the economic collapse.

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Feature Photo: Breakin' News

Capital funds should be used to help nontraditional students

Editor, I strongly believe that government's role in economic hard times like these is to help the common man get by and to help our nation's workers prepare for what could be a very different future economy. Given the recently declared recession, I particularly appreciate UNM going ahead with major capital improvement projects.