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Awareness week combats adverse views of Muslims

David Lynch | April 2

The Muslim Student Association is hosting its annual Islamic Awareness Week, an event meant to inform students about Islamic faith and culture while combating negative portrayals of Muslims in popular culture. Event coordinator Masood Mirza, a sophomore chemistry major, said the main goal is to make people conscious of Islam, and to show them that it is alive and well in America. “I feel like many people at UNM don’t know that we exist. There are Muslims on this campus, we’re present and we just want to make people aware that we’re here,” he said.

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Lamphere's lawsuit a landmark for equality

Lena Guidi | April 1

In 1973, Louise Lamphere went up for tenure at the Department of Anthropology at Brown University. A researcher in the budding field of feminist anthropology, she was one of the few women faculty members in a tenure-track position. At the time, 97 percent of Brown’s tenured faculty counterparts were men. When Lamphere was denied tenure in May of the next year, she filed a class action lawsuit against the university on the basis of sex discrimination. The case, Louise Lamphere v. Brown University, paved the way for increased gender equality in academia nationwide.

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ASUNM election season is on

David Lynch | April 1

It’s almost time to cast ballots for Associated Students of UNM elections, and voters have a choice between two presidential candidates. ASUNM senator Mack Follingstad said he is running on inclusion. His slate, GO ASUNM, focuses on electing people who have not yet served in ASUNM, something he said is essential to the survival of what the undergraduate student governing body stands for.

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Freshman calling attention to MS fight

Marielle Dent | April 1

When she was 8 years old, Julia Purrington’s family received bad news. Her father had been diagnosed with primary-progressive multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system that interrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and body. Purrington decided to take a stand against MS when she was in seventh grade and has been involved in raising awareness ever since.

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Renewable energy focus for summit

Moriah Carty | March 31

A former faculty member, who also served as commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, will visit the University Wednesday for the Southwest Clean Energy Transmission Summit. Suedeen Kelly taught at UNM’s School of Law for about 12 years before she was appointed by President George W. Bush to the commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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National security among topics slated symposium

Sayyed Shah | March 31

UNM’s National Security Studies Program will kick off its annual three-day national security symposium tomorrow. This year’s symposium, titled “Security Trends in the next Decade: Challenges, Issues and Opportunities,” will start with lectures at the law and business schools.

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Dance event aids children

Kevin Haaf | March 31

LoboTHON’s wholesome fun drew hundreds of supporters, but fell short of its $62,000 fundraising goal for UNM Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Nearly 1,000 people came to Saturday’s dance marathon event, which raised $44,268 for children who are working hard to keep going. After a year of planning, some of the organizers will now move on to different projects, while others plan to dedicate their fundraising talents to next year’s dance marathon.

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Group advocating for Tent City residents

Matthew Reisen | March 31

One local organization aims to help the residents of “Camp Resurrection” find a place to call their own in the city of Albuquerque. Dinah Vargas, a member of ABQJustice, said the group is “a grassroots direct action and advocacy organization mobilizing for social and political justice in Albuquerque and the State of New Mexico regarding accountability, state corruption, police brutality, and poverty.” ABQJustice recently got involved with the homeless community around Albuquerque, she said. The Tent City story is now, along with the campaign against police brutality, the primary focus of the group.

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Most popular dictionary searches at UNM revealed

Marielle Dent | March 30

Suffrage. It was a surprisingly popular word at UNM last year, according to a recent report from dictionary.com. Searches on the word occur more frequently from campus than any other, according to a list released by the website that named the most searched words at 25 universities across the country. The data was determined through zip code matches. While some students may be looking up exact definitions, the list shows that campuses are affected by a diverse range of issues.

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Athletic scholarships to be expanded at UNM

Thomas Romero-Salas | March 30

Last week, New Mexico became one of the first Mountain West schools to announce that it has decided to fund the full cost of attendance for its student athletes. In an interview with LoboTV Thursday, Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs said UNM will fund the full cost of attendance, which will add almost $1 million to the athletic budget. Athletic scholarships will increase by approximately $2,700, Krebs said. In the past, athletic scholarships only covered tuition and fees, room and board and books. The full cost of attendance now includes those needs plus course fees, academic-related supplies and other basic necessities.

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Tracking down the mysterious Juan Tabo

Mychal Miltenberger , Kyle Lord and Scott McCoy | March 30

Most Burqueños know where Juan Tabo Boulevard begins and ends. However, the story of whom or what the name refers to has no clear beginning, middle or end. Nancy Brown-Martinez, a librarian at the UNM’s Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, said the Juan Tabo question has come up many times, but added there is no definitive answer. The CSWR has only a few clues as to whom or what Juan Tabo might have been.

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GPSA candidates debate ahead of elections

David Lynch | March 30

Online voting for Graduate and Professional Student Association leadership starts next week, and on March 28 the two presidential candidates discussed rising student fees, increased outreach and cooperation with student and University groups in their platform speeches. Current GPSA President Texanna Martin and challenger Diego Urbina spoke about their accomplishments so far and their visions for the graduate student population in the coming year. Urbina is a second-year graduate student at the UNM School of Law and a first-generation college student. He said he is driven by the desire to give other UNM students that same success.

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UNM Microwave research intensifies

Sayyed Shah | March 27

A team of UNM researchers is developing next-generation microwave sources for high-power applications. With their new approach, the researchers are trying to create devices with smaller size that are reconfigurable and highly efficient. “This could be a breakthrough in the high-power microwave world,” said Sabahattin Yurt, a graduate research assistant in the applied electromagnetics research group.

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Survivor's support program awarded

Matthew Reisen | March 27

Dalila Romero, peer navigator and co-founder of Comadre a Comadre, was awarded the Spirit of Hope Award on March 21. The award is given annually by The Nancy Floyd Haworth Foundation to “exceptional individuals who have made significant contributions in the fight against breast cancer.” Comadre a Comadre, founded 10 years ago, is an organization on UNM campus that “helps empower the lives of Hispanic/Latina women and their loved ones through advocacy, education, information, resources and support about breast health and breast cancer.” Born and raised in a small Texas town, Romero moved to New Mexico when she was 16 and has done various community work in Albuquerque. She received her certification as a navigator through the Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute, which teaches methods for more effective cancer screening and treatment.

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Senators forget homework on failed resolution

David Lynch | March 27

The Associated Students of UNM failed a resolution at Wednesday’s meeting that would have asked University administration to remove the need for a social security number in University applications, thereby allowing undocumented citizens to attend. Resolution 8S sought to ease admission and accessibility to UNM and its resources for the undocumented student population who do not have social security numbers. However, confusion and debate over the structure and preparation for the resolution ultimately led to a general uneasiness about passing it. Sen. Kyle Stepp said the Senate passing the resolution without doing its due diligence is the wrong thing to do.

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Development plans progress

Lena Guidi | March 26

Innovate ABQ is moving ahead with its plans to develop a seven-acre site to create an “innovation district” that ties UNM to downtown Albuquerque’s business community. Lisa Kuuttila, CEO of UNM’s Science and Technology Corporation, said that rather than acting as a final plan, the development framework approved on March 9 provides ideas to developers whose building proposals will be accepted in April. “This is meant to be a living document,” she said. “We can give it to developers in April, and they are going to work within this framework. They are not held to specific ideas on what a building has to look like.”

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UNMPD on high alert after eight vehicles targeted on same day

Lauren Marvin | March 26

Some days are better than others, but for eight unlucky car owners, March 18 was one of the worst. Seven vehicles were reported burglarized and one was reported stolen to the UNM Police Department. Most of the incidents happened at the Lands West Parking Lot, which is located at 1209 University Blvd. NE. According to the daily crime log report, only one other auto burglary has been reported since March 18.

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Santolina plan raises concerns for residents

Steven Mo Fye | March 26

More than 100 residents met downtown on Wednesday to protest against the proposed Santolina Master Plan. Members of nearly a dozen community organizations, along with five tractors belonging to local farmers, marched to the Bernalillo County Commission office to share their concerns about how the proposed city would affect the area’s already limited water supply. Virginia Necochea, executive director of the Center for Social Sustainable Systems, said despite their opposition to the plan, the Contra Santolina coalition is not an anti-growth group.

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UNM crime briefs for March 25

March 25

On March 15, two officers were dispatched to Redondo Village in reference to a missing utility cart. According to the report, the officers made contact with the reporter who stated the cart was in its stored location at the Student Residence Center. The staff became aware of the missing cart the previous day when they were in need of it. No one had permission to take the cart. The case is closed pending further leads.

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Architects design children's dreams

Marielle Dent | March 25

Class has become a playground for a group of architecture students. A UNM architecture and planning class is participating in Parade of Playhouses, where teams from across the state design and build playhouses to be auctioned for charity.