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UNM shuttles pass each other Tuesday night at the bus stop on the intersection of Yale Boulevard and Redondo Drive. A new night bus service has been installed this semester to help students safely move from one end of campus to the other when the other shuttles stop running.

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PATS launches nighttime shuttle service

Sarah Trujillo | August 26

UNM Parking and Transportation Services launched a brand new nighttime shuttle service route this past Monday, meeting the demand of many students who have enrolled in evening classes in recent semesters. The new route is a direct result of feedback from students parking on one end of campus who have to walk far to classes on the other side, according to Barbara Morck, director of PATS.

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New scholarship to provide food for Lobos

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | August 25

The Associated Students of UNM, Chartwells and UNM Food Services have partnered to offer a new scholarship providing "Food 4 Lobos." The trio of organizations are collaborating to create two new, needs-based scholarships that will provide students with a full-year meal plan, allowing them to eat at La Posada and other locations on campus.

Attendees of the March 8, 2016, Albuquerque Rapid Transit meeting look through diagrams that explain various aspects of ART at the Kiva Auditorium. The transit system is projected to begin construction in September, with city officials guaranteeing that one lane of traffic will stay open during construction.

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ABQ, UNM making plans to ensure traffic runs smoothly during ART project

Nichole Harwood | August 25

Construction for Albuquerque Rapid Transit is expected to begin in early September, and the city and UNM are making plans to ensure traffic runs smoothly during the project. Detailed plans are in place designed to keep one lane of traffic open in each direction during construction said, said ART Spokeswoman Joanie Griffin.

Susie Chavez speaks at the podium during Tuesday night's city council meeting, pleading thta the city fire jail Sgt. Eric Allen from the Metropolitan Detention Center. Chavez was accompanied by several protesters who also stood up and spoke with council members.

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UNM connection to Suzie Chavez controversy

Sara MacNeil | August 25

On Tuesday the Party for Socialism and Liberation gathered at a county commissioners meeting demanding justice for Suzie Chavez, the prison inmate assaulted by officers at Albuquerque Metropolitan Detention Center last year.

Charles Walker flips through a book at the UNM Bookstore on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. The Bookstore has worked to improve affordability of materials for students.

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UNM Bookstore working to lower costs, appeal to students who opt to buy online

Cathy Cook | August 24

The UNM Bookstore has actively worked to reduce textbook costs in recent year, the average price dropping from $88 to $69 per book, according to Bookstore Director Carrie Mitchell. The Bookstore’s business practices have undergone a number of changes to increase affordability for students, including where it purchases textbooks from.

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Construction on entertainment complex could begin as early as next year

Nikole Mckibben | August 24

Planning and pre-development on a sports entertainment complex in the shadow of University Stadium is progressing, with construction expected to begin early next year on a project that is currently bigger than originally was expected.

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UNM looks to rebrand campus in direct, positive light

Sara MacNeil | August 24

According to data gathered by UNM's marketing team, the average person has a shorter attention span than a goldfish. In line with that, the University's goal with branding is keeping the promotional message candy-coated but to the point.

Gigi Schweikert speaks during her presentation at a seminar focused on children, August 21, 2016. The seminar consisted of information for teachers and the handleling of children or infants.

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Children's Campus hosts third annual Early Childhood Seminar

Cathy Cook | August 23

UNM’s Children’s Campus hosted its third annual Early Childhood Seminar last weekend. The child care center, which currently enrolls 300 children, closed Friday for the first day of the seminar. According to the center's website, the seminar brought in speakers Christy Isbell, a pediatric occupational therapist who’s talks focused on sensory integration techniques, and Gigi Schweikert, an early childhood expert whose talks focused on supporting and guiding behavior.

UNM Libraries Specialist Joseph Lane removes a book from the third floor of Zimmerman Library Tuesday August 23, 2016 as he goes about his daily routine of cataloging. Lane has been in his position for 30 years and will be one of the many employees that will be affected by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Some UNM employees could see bigger paychecks for working overtime

Sara MacNeil | August 23

UNM is to be in compliance with a new federal regulation that extends overtime pay to some of its employees. The new policy of the Fair Labors Standard Act will go into effect Dec. 1, potentially extending overtime pay to over four million workers nationally. Meanwhile, UNM is re-classifying some exempt and non-exempt employees and focusing on tracking employee hours. The current FLSA regulation is that employees earning $23,660 or less per year and performing certain job tasks were entitled to overtime pay.

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UNM professors react to local methane hot spot

Johnny Vizcaino | August 23

A NASA-led study of a Four Corners methane “hot spot” has found that approximately half of the leaked methane emissions in the region are coming from just 10 percent of individual sources. The “hot spot” was detected by researchers in past observations from a European satellite, according to an official release from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. This recent study has made it possible to quantify the magnitude of the overall emissions as well as the magnitudes of its sources.

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Internet issues greet students on first day of fall classes, IT working to return full connectivity

Matthew Reisen | August 22

A campus-wide internet outage on the first day of classes caused headaches across UNM for everyone from IT personell, bookstore employees and, most importantly, students and teachers whose access to internet is crucial to learning. “It is very rough for a first day,” said Networks Director Steve Perry.

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Election 2016: Johnson rallies in Albuquerque

Johnny Vizcaino | August 22

Libertarian Presidential Candidate and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson returned on Saturday afternoon to host a campaign rally, where he preached a message of optimism for the future of a country he could potentially be the president of. Speakers at the event – which was attended by several hundred supporters at the Albuquerque Convention Center – included Sen.

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Monday on the Street: Expectations for the Daily Lobo

Matthew Reisen | August 22

What would you like to see from the Daily Lobo this year?

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Crime Briefs

Sarah Trujillo | August 22

Crime briefs for August 22, 2016

A Rwandan Genocide booth sits at the New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum. Political Science students at the University of New Mexico can intern at the museum for credit hours.

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Holocaust museum offers internship

Nichole Harwood | August 22

UNM’s Political Science Department has partnered with the New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum to allow students the opportunity to earn up to three hours of political science credit for an unpaid internship. The museum has no state or federal funding, instead relying on volunteers, museum representative Jerry Small said.

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Regents in brief

Jonathan Natvig | August 19

The UNM Board of Regents convened on Thursday for their final deliberations before students arrive to campus for the fall semester, allowing UNM administrators the opportunity to provide updates on new and ongoing initiatives.

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DEVELOPING: UNM considering making on-campus living mandatory for future freshmen

David Lynch | August 18

Terry Babbitt of the Division of Enrollment Management formally recommended to the Board of Regents on Thursday that they consider making living on campus mandatory for future first-time freshmen. Babbitt said he and his team have been studying the potential pros and cons of such a mandate by the University, including the impact on enrollment as well as student safety.

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DEVELOPING: UNM-affiliated art museum requesting more money with goal of accreditation in mind

David Lynch | August 18

Harwood Museum of Art Governing Board Chair Marcia Winter - and other representatives from the museum, which belongs to UNM - appeared before the Board of Regents on Thursday to make their case for an increase in funding that could help the museum's reputation in the long run.

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DEVELOPING: Despite controversial allegations, HSC assures regents that fetal tissue is properly disposed of

David Lynch | August 18

The controversy over alleged illegal use of fetal tissue by the UNM Health Sciences Center continued at Thursday's Board of Regents meeting, where multiple members of the public commented on the issue. Last month, the HSC - along with the abortion clinic at Southwestern Women's Options - was criminally referred to the New Mexico Attorney General for investigation by a panel on the Energy and Commerce Committee, though HSC officials have continually denied the allegations brought forth against them.

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UNM Climate Survey in line with DOJ findings

Matthew Reisen | August 18

The results of a UNM Campus Climate Survey conducted in the spring following a scathing Department of Justice investigation finds that the University still has work to do as far as student safety and resource knowledge. The National Campus Climate Survey assists initiatives that support an inclusive living, learning and working environment through collecting data that inform university administration and staff about student experiences with sexual misconduct, knowledge of campus resources and available support services.