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Associate Vice President at the Office of Planning Budget Analysis, Andrew Cullen, speaks to the Board of Regents Tuesday afternoon. The Board decided on a tuition increase of 2.5% as the meeting ajourned shortly after.

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Tuition increased as UNM faces more budget cuts

David Lynch | March 23

Undergraduates will be paying a bit more to attend school in the fall, albeit not as much as they could have been paying. At the annual Budget Summit on Tuesday, the UNM Board of Regents voted unanimously to increase tuition by 2.5 percent, to about $5,286 for the 2016-2017 school year. Students will also pay about $157 more in fees next year, an increase of about 10.5 percent, stemming from the approval of renovations to Johnson Center, Anderson School of Management and Smith Plaza.

UNM President Robert Frank sits at the annual Regents Budget Summit in the SUB ballroom listening on Tuesday afternoon. Along with a 2.5 percent tuition increase for students in this upcoming year, regents decided to wait off on a online fee redistribution decision.

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University of new Mexico regents table proposed online fees

David Lynch | March 23

Before voting to increase undergraduate student tuition by 2.5 percent, the UNM Board of Regents elected to hold off on voting for an online course delivery fee redistribution proposal, in order to do some fine-tuning. Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management Terry Babbitt presented the proposal at Tuesday’s UNM Board of Regents’ annual Budget Summit, saying that it would help the University’s presence in the online classroom medium. “We’re trying to be competitive in the distance education environment,” Babbitt said.

Veteran Avelino Calabaza listens to presenters last Thursday during the All Pueblo Council of Governors. This meeting was hosted by Anderson School of Management in an attempt to begin a discussion on education opportunities for the Pueblo nations.

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Anderson School of Management holds historic meeting with Pueblo Council

Johnny Vizcaino | March 22

Over Spring Break, the Anderson School of Management played host to a meeting of the All Pueblo Council of Governors for the first time. The meeting was held for informational purposes, as the council members in attendance numbered one shy of a quorum, thus no voting action was able to take place. A formal council discussion was held after an introduction by University President Bob Frank and a brief powerpoint presentation by Craig White, interim dean of the Anderson School of Management.

A Girl in the River: the Price of Forgiveness.

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It was a long road for Oscar-winning producer Haya Fatima Iqbal

Johnny Vizcaino | March 21

At the 88th Academy Awards last month, the Oscar for Best Documentary Short was awarded to “A Girl in the River: the Price of Forgivenes." The film chronicles the intense struggle of Saba, a Pakistani woman who, after being shot in the face by her father and uncle, was ordered to make legal reconciliations with her would-be murderers.

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Monday on the street: How do you plan to get back into the swing of school after Spring Break?

Denicia Aragon | March 21

How do you plan to get back into the swing of school after Spring Break?

Kate Reinhart (right) and Russell Morton take two brains out of their containers Wednesday afternoon in Fitz Hall. These brains were part of an exposition where people had the opportunity to touch them along with brain injury masks and lectures from various professors.

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UNM encourages brain power over spring break

Elizabeth Sanchez | March 17

UNM’s School of Medicine Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations collaborates with Albuquerque Academy to create “Your Dazzling Brain—Keep it Bright.” As part of the Albuquerque Academy “Community Academy” lecture series and International Brain Awareness Week, the event was located at the Albuquerque Academy Simms Center for the Performing Arts.

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Regents approve HSC governance change despite opposition

Sayyed Shah | March 17

The University of New Mexico Board of Regents approved changes, with one exception, to several policies pertaining to the governance of the Health Sciences Center, despite strong opposition by a large coalition of HSC staff and faculty. According to a UNM press release, the motion, introduced by newly-elected Board Vice President Marron Lee, was approved.

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Possible change in governance has UNM Faculty Senate upset

David Lynch | March 13

In a move that surprised members of the UNM Faculty Senate and Health Sciences Center, the Board of Regents announced on Friday a proposal to absorb the HSC Board of Directors, a decision that will be discussed at Monday’s Regents meeting. In addition to relegating the HSC Board of Directors to a committee under the Regents, the proposed change in policy would also demote HSC Chancellor Paul Roth to an executive vice president position that reports to University President Bob Frank.

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UNM assistant coach arrested on DWI charge

Liam Cary-Eaves | March 12

The last 30 days have not been ideal for amidst New Mexico football's offseason. Towards the end of February, the UNM Police Department excersized a warrant to search the apartment of cornerback Nias Martin for an alleged rape on a 19-year-old UNM student.

ASUNM Vice President Alex Cervantes explains ASUNM's budget to senators Wednesday night in the cellar of Hokona Hall. ASUNM debated over the budget cuts for certain clubs and organizations.

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ASUNM grapples with spring budget

Denicia Aragon | March 11

The Associated Students of UNM struggled this week to allocate funding across campus. The undergraduate student governing body's finance committee spent 17 hours finishing the spring 2016 budget, granting student organizations funding for projects and events, only to have full senate table the budget, and send it back to the committee to reevaluate numbers.

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Reputable biology museum houses unique specimens from around the world

Nick Fojud | March 10

A concrete building stands behind a sign that reads “CEIRA”, trees and glass windows adorning it. Through its entrance and down a flight of stairs are secured doors, access through which can only be obtained via key card. Dozens of shelves holding jarred snakes, rodents, fish and insects lay beyond the door. Looking to the second floor, one can see the northern hemisphere’s third largest collection of mammals. Acorns larger then footballs and mushrooms larger than human fists can be found on this level. Underneath its foundation are teams of researchers behind microscopes inspecting parasites from the arctic. A location that is comparable to the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Smithsonian has a home in the heart of UNM’s main campus.

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HSC subpoenaed over fetal tissue

Sayyed Shah | March 10

Students for Life, a pro-life student group at UNM, demanded that UNM Health Sciences Center administration disclose all the relevant information concerning fetal tissue research via subpoena to the Congressional Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives. Students for Life President Sadé Patterson responded in an email statement to HSC employees and stated that HSC Chancellor Paul Roth and the administration “(Have) not provided the Select Panel with the names of faculty or learners who participated in fetal tissue research at this time.”

Jerry Trujillo addresses a panel of representatives from the newly proposed Albuquerque Rapid Transit system project about infrastructure flaws and other concerns. A public forum was held at the Kiva Auditorium that consisted of proponents and critics of the new system.

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Public gets chance to voice opinions on ART project

Sayyed Shah | March 10

City officials arranged the last of special Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) public meetings at the Kiva Auditorium Tuesday evening to let people ask questions and voice opinions about the project, set to start in a few months. Participants had the opportunity to meet with ART project contractor Bradbury Stamm along with some of the managers associated with the project, while the ART team obtained input from residents and property owners in the area on how ABQ RIDE can mitigate project construction issues, according to a statement issued by city officials.

Siegfried S. Hecker, a Stanford University professor, gives a lecture about North Korean nuclear power Monday evening in Dane Smith Hall. The lecture focused on how bombs are made, and the nuclear weapons North Korea owns.

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Symposium introduces students to nuclear security

Denicia Aragon | March 9

The National Security Studies Program began their seventh annual symposium Tuesday with Stanford Professor Siegfried Hecker presenting on North Korea's nuclear capabilities. Hecker said that it is important for people to understand how nuclear power, and the capability of creating nuclear weapons, is uniquely dangerous.

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Southeastern Interfraternity Conference elects UNM student as president

Matthew Reisen | March 8

Brandon Aragon, a senior political science and communications major, was elected the first president of the Southeastern Interfraternity Conference outside that particular region of the U.S., according to a UNM press release.

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‘The Mathematics of Crime’ presented by Sigma Xi

Matthew Reisen | March 8

According to a UNM release, Sigma Xi will hold a Science and Society Distinguished Public Talk, entitled ‘The Mathematics of Crime,’ on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the UNM Conference Center Auditorium.

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Native American Studies program at UNM rated among best college deals

Matthew Reisen | March 8

According to a UNM press release, the Native American Studies program at UNM was recently ranked as one of the best in the country in terms of value and research by Great College Deals. The list placed UNM at No. 15 out of 20 colleges.

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Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao is the featured Harnar Award Lecturer

Matthew Reisen | March 8

According to a UNM press release, Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao is the 2016 Jeff Harnar Award Lecturer, presenting “Working for People” on Friday, March 4. The lecture will follow a presentation of the Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture, according to the release. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. in the UNM School of Architecture and Planning’s Garcia Honda Auditorium and is free and open to the public.

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Monday on the Street: Sex Week

Matthew Reisen | March 7

What is your opinion on Sex Week and how it should be approached?

Students for Life President Sadé Patterson and Vice President Matt Drum hang posters promoting their organization’s week-long “Real Sex Week” event on Sunday afternoon. Patterson said she has spent the last several weeks pitching the event to student groups on campus, explaining how Students for Life is aiming for a different type of discussion than the more controversial Sex Weeks of recent years.

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Conflicting views on Sex Week

Elizabeth Sanchez | March 7

Another sex week is coming to campus, but this one bills itself as a bit more conservative than other events. Sadé Patterson has attended many Sex Week events at UNM over the past two years and said she felt some misleading information was given on abortion and birth control.