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News Brief: Researchers across the state assisted by nanoscience facilities

Matthew Reisen | September 21

According to a University press release, TEM-XRD is a UNM facility that works primarily in nanoscience, a field that studies extremely small structures and materials usually less than 100 nanometers in size, down to the atomic scale. To be able to see things on this scale, researchers need extremely sensitive equipment, according to the release, which can be found at UNM’s Department of Earth and Planetary Science.

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Report: UNM IT has much work to do

Sarah Trujillo | September 19

An external report was recently made public evaluating the effectiveness of the UNM IT department — and UNM has work to do. There was a general agreement across the board, according to the report, that the present IT structure is inoperative and does not benefit the University. The report also shows an absence of trust in Central IT altogether.

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Q & A: Social justice documentarian Barni Axmed Qaasim

Sara MacNeil | September 19

It can be tough for some to find examples of how media has impacted and shed light on social justice movements, but students will soon have the opportunity to talk with someone who does it day in and day out. The Daily Lobo was able to speak with Barni Axmed Qaasim before her lecture at UNM.

ASUNM President Kyle Biederwolf addresses senators and attendees of an April 27, 2016 meeting at the SUB. ASUNM will attempt to increase voter turnout this year and adjust any issues brought to light by voters via a survey.
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Survey probes student opinion on ASUNM

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | September 19

The Associated Students of UNM’s Elections Commission is working on a new survey to gauge students’ opinions and level of participation in Senate elections, which have tended to be low in recent semesters. The survey, due to be released later this month, will ask students about their familiarity with ASUNM and its general functions, as well as whether or not they plan on voting in the next election, slated for mid-November.

Former Los Angeles District Attorney and current photographer Gil Garcetti laughs with the crowd during his lecture on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at George Pearl Hall. Garcetti spoke about his experience during the OJ Simpson case, and how he is now focusing his time documenting different projects around the world.
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OJ Simpson prosecutor lectures at UNM

Sara MacNeil | September 19

Gil Garcetti, former LA District Attorney during the infamous OJ Simpson Trial, gave a lecture at George Pearl Hall last week, placing the case within a larger context of race relations at the time, and emphasizing that the case was a domestic violence issue. “Let me ask you all a question. Why are you here?” Garcetti began. “I’m asking students, as well as community members, are you here because your professor suggested you should be here? Are you here because you’re one of those addicts of the OJ Simpson trial?”

New evidence has surfaced suggesting possible misconduct on the part of UNMPD in the 2014 investigation of two football players and a third man charged with raping a fellow student.
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New evidence suggests UNMPD misconduct in 2014 case involving former UNM football players

Matthew Reisen | September 16

New evidence has surfaced that suggests possible misconduct during the UNMPD investigation into a 2014 case alleging that two former UNM football players and a third man raped a fellow student. George Anthony Bleus is the attorney currently representing former CNM student Ryan Ruff and former UNM students and Lobo football players Crusoe Gongbay and SaQwan Edwards in a lawsuit against the University, alleging the investigation was mishandled. “The only way this (information) came out is because someone forgot to hit the stop button on the recording,” Bleus said.

Valle Encantado growers sell locally grown produce at Robinson Park. 
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Market connects students to local farms

Nikole Mckibben | September 16

The Downtown Growers Market benefits the community at large, but also the University by providing working opportunities for UNM students. “A number of our students both past and present are connected with the market in a variety of ways,” said Jennifer Rowland, UNM sustainability studies lecturer and local food systems outreach coordinator.

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Lobos to deliver infectious ideas this weekend

Skylar Griego | September 15

Contagious. Epidemic. Infection. These words typically hold negative connotations associated with the spread of disease. But on Saturday, TEDxABQ seeks to change those connotations at its Think Viral event. “Ideas are contagious,” reads the TEDxABQ website. “Get infected.”

The UNM Beekeeping Club hopes to implement a hive on main campus. The student organization is having its proposal evaluated by the Campus Development Advisory Committee.
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Group hopes to bring beehive to campus

Sara MacNeil | September 15

A group of UNM students are hoping to create a literal buzz with an initiative to have a beehive on campus. The Campus Development Advisory Committee addressed the UNM Beekeeping Club’s proposal on Wednesday.

Students walk around campus on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 near the duck pond. The Red Zone refers to the first few months of the fall semester when sexual assault is most prevalent on college campuses.
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Sexual assault more prevalent in the fall

Sarah Trujillo | September 15

According to multiple studies, the first six weeks of the fall semester is a time when sexual assault is significantly higher on college campuses. Known as the Red Zone, students may be more in danger of sexual assault during this period. According to statistics on rainn.org, sexual violence happens more frequently on college campuses, in comparison to other crimes. A college women is twice as likely to be sexually assaulted than robbed.

Source: Office of Institutional Analytics
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UNM records highest number of Hispanic and American Indian faculty members in the country

Jonathan Natvig | September 15

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, of more than 1,500 public and private universities examined, UNM ranked first with the most Hispanic and American Indian faculty members. The study included schools like the University of California, Los Angeles, New York University, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Across the country, university faculty are overwhelmingly white and male, according to the study.

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Black Lives Matter series begins on campus

Elizabeth Sanchez | September 14

Black Lives Matter discussions highlight campus race relations Someone shouts a racial slur at you while you’re walking with your 3-year-old; you are held at gunpoint by police officers, even though you’re unarmed; your uncle was beaten to death because he didn’t call an officer “sir” — these are experiences many of us could never imagine.

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Company looking to specifically hire Lobos

Matthew Reisen | September 14

PR Newswire, a public relations office that serves tens of thousands of clients from offices all over the world, has an office right here in Albuquerque — and they’re looking to specifically hire Lobos. Kimia Kia, UNM alumna and account executive at PR Newswire, said she wasn’t aware the company even existed while she was at UNM.

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Inaugural Campus Safety Week leaves room for improvement

Elizabeth Sanchez | September 14

Last week UNM held its first comprehensive Campus Safety Week, and while some elements were successful, many of the events seem to have fallen short of their goals. As University officials plan for another Safety Week next fall, they are examining the pros and cons of the inaugural event, which included a shelter-in-place exercise, the annual Campus Safety Walk, fire drills, safety lectures and other activities.

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