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Nikole Mckibben | October 7UNM Bar Exam Found Unequal A national bar exam, recently adopted by New Mexico, may contain bias.
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Big shows at Popejoy leave UNM students feeling upstaged
Nichole Harwood | October 7Large Off-Broadway performances like The Lion King — which is running through October — have become a double-edged swords. While bringing revenue to Popejoy and the University, the scheduling of popular visiting shows tends to take top priority, causing smaller student organizations to have to schedule around them or find another venue. Faith Grattan, a junior music education major, said there has been difficulties with planning student performances because Popejoy schedules events that bring in revenue. In turn, they take precedence over on-campus groups — even UNM Theater productions.
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In-house improvements may provide solution to University-wide IT inconsistencies
Nikole Mckibben | October 7UNM IT officials, at a town hall earlier this week, provided potential solutions — some already in place at some department — to combat inefficiencies brought to light in report earlier this semester. One of the report’s suggestions was to streamline necessary procedures in order to make things less difficult across all University entities, but that is easier said than done, said Brian Pietrewicz, IT interim deputy CIO. “One of the main themes of the report is that the University is spending a substantial amount of money on IT, but we are not getting a return on our investment,” Pietrewicz said.
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Q & A: El Centro de la Raza's Dayra Fallad
Elizabeth Sanchez | October 6With UNM enrollment data indicating that, in 2011, Latinos/Hispanos made up 37 percent of the student population, the Daily Lobo decided to sit down with Dayra Fallad, a student programs specialist at El Centro de la Raza who identifies as Hispanic, to discuss the subjects of Hispanic Heritage Month, El Centro de la Raza, cultural identity and other related topics.
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Cost of Living At a Glance
Sarah Trujillo | October 6With a new freshman living requirement to be implemented in fall 2018, we took it upon ourselves to crunch and compare the estimated living costs for options on and off campus.
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Zimmerman Library murals have drawn ire for decades
Sara MacNeil | October 6A white man, blonde hair and blue eyed, stands center frame. On either side of him, a Native American and Spaniard face the Anglo and extend a hand. The Anglo holds his hands out to them and, while his blue eyes are wide open, the Native and Spaniard eyes are closed as they face the Anglo rather than stare straight ahead. The image is one out of four frames that make up a controversial work of art in Zimmerman Library.
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Safety report shows a spike in reported crimes on campus
Johnny Vizcaino | October 5A comprehensive report of crime statistics on UNM properties shows an increase in reported criminal activity on campus from 2013 to 2015. The report was compiled and published by UNMPD and the Office of Equal Opportunity’s Clery Act Compliance Office. Some of that increase can be explained by changes in Clery reporting standards over the past three years, said UNMPD Lieutenant Tim Stump and Clery Officer Robert Burford.
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Group working to help students with voter registration
Megan Nyce | October 5As the deadline approaches, the New Mexico Public Interest Research Group is assisting UNM students with voter registration, in hopes of increasing turnout for this year’s presidential elections. NMPIRG is an organization that is working with the Associated Students of UNM, to help students have easier access to voting registration. “It is important to have resources like NMPIRG on campus, so that UNM could have that level of engagement to help students register to vote,” said Nathan Cowan, executive director of Governmental Affairs for ASUNM.
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UNM looks to make smokers put their money where their mouth is
Sarah Trujillo | October 5UNM is preparing to transition to completely smoke and tobacco-free campuses by September 2017, and plan to levy large fines on those who do not abide by the policy. This includes the Health Sciences Center and the UNM Hospital areas of campus. Pamina Deutsch, University Policy and Administrative Planning director, said in order to implement the policy, UNMPD will be sanctioned to issue citations. “Fines for noncompliance are graduated and start at $100,” she said.
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ART receives mixed signals as it promotes for local businesses during construction phase
Gabriela Garcia-Huff | October 5The team behind the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project is introducing two new promotional programs designed to increase traffic to local businesses affected by the ongoing construction along Central Avenue. Jamie Dickerman, spokesperson for ART, said the purpose of these programs is to encourage people to continue to visit businesses along Central, and to celebrate the rich history of the Route 66 corridor in the process.
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Brief: Multi-million-dollar award given to UNM Center for Quantum Information and Control
Matthew Reisen | October 4According to a University press release, UNM’s Center for Quantum Information and Control is getting a multi-million-dollar grant, which will allow UNM to stay at the forefront in the field of quantum information science. Quantum information science is the innovative field of being able to manipulate and control individual atoms and other microscopic systems to do jobs in communications, sensing and computation, according to the release. The release states the $2.2 million, five-year award from the National Science Foundation makes CQuIC a “Focused Research Hub in Theoretical Physics,” one of just two in the United States.
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Brief: Research connects parental behavior to adolescent sleep and cognitive function
Matthew Reisen | October 4According to a University release, one UNM professor claims arguing parents can disrupt the development of children. College of Education Family Studies Professor Ryan Kelly found that, while Americans spend around $7 billion annually on supplemental education, if parents can’t get along with each other, “then all this conditioning is moot.” According to the release, Kelly’s research looks at many of the issues that affect marriage, such as finances, problem drinking, mental health problems and the physical relationship had between each other, and their children.
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Brief: Higher Learning Commission liaison to UNM visits campus
Matthew Reisen | October 4According to a UNM press release, Sunil Ahuja, vice president for accreditation relations with the Higher Learning Commission — UNM’s accreditor since 1922 — is visiting Main Campus this week. Ahuja’s visit comes as UNM prepares for its next site visit in the 2018-19 academic year, according to the release, and several committees have been collecting evidence and crafting a report over the past two years — called an “assurance argument” — which will be completed prior to the site visit.
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UNM, international visitors to engage in how to engage youth
Denicia Aragon | October 4Delegates from the other side of the world got a taste of democracy, U.S. education and the Southwest, thanks to a local organization. Bridge to Tajikistan invited six delegates from Tajikistan, participating in the Open World Program, to visit Albuquerque this week to examine “Accountable Governance — Engaging Youth In Civil Society.” The six delegates chosen for the trip were selected by the U.S Embassy in Tajikistan in respect of the theme of the visit “Engaging Youth in Civil Society.”
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Relationships between students and teachers helpful...to a point
Jonathan Natvig | October 4UNM policy draws a hard line on inter-office romance — leaving the topic of student-faculty friendship a bit more ambiguous. Some feel that engaging with students outside the classroom can have possible educational benefits, but these benefits are situational and some relationships have to be monitored by UNM. Pamina Deutsch, director of the UNM Policy Office, said there is no policy regarding faculty having lunch, dinner or a beer with students, but some departments have developed their own regulations.
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BREAKING: NM legislature considering cuts to original UNM budget for FY 17
Daily Lobo Staff | October 4New Mexico higher education institutions, including UNM, might face another reduction in budget following the introduction of Senate Bill 9 at the ongoing special legislative sessions held to address the state’s budget crisis. The bill proposes a 5 percent cut in General Fund appropriations for colleges across the state. That amounts to an extra $9.5 million being cut from UNM’s budget, reducing the original amount of $190,700,000 passed in the spring to about $181,200,000.
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Program seeks to give low income students a boost to graduate school success
Johnny Vizcaino | October 3The McNair Scholars Program is a federally-funded student’s guide to graduate school admission, which serves in helping low-income, first-generation or underrepresented college students attain doctorate degrees at 151 institutions nationwide. An on-campus research conference was held last week in the SUB, where McNair scholars from 18 universities across the country presented their findings from a year’s worth of research.
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Fraternity introduces free therapy for Greek members
Cathy Cook | October 3Alpha Tau Omega has rolled out a partnership with the talk therapy app Talkspace that gives their members free access to the app for three months. Talkspace is an app that pairs licensed therapists with customers who want access to talk therapy through instant messaging. “The consultation therapist will match you with a licensed therapist that’s in your state and you have 24/7 access to your therapist, so it’s like walking around with a therapist in your pocket,” said Amara Saputo, Talkspace’s publicist.
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Students have mixed reactions to Facebook's impending arrival to Los Lunas
Nichole Harwood | October 3Facebook has decided to open its new data center in Los Lunas, New Mexico, bringing hundreds of jobs to the state. Facebook spokesperson Lindsay Amos said Facebook will break ground on construction in October. The first phase will be 520,000 square feet for Building One, and Facebook is expected to serve traffic by late 2018, she said.
