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New Mexico Attorney General Gary King plays a saxophone during a Labor Day Event at Tractor Brewing in Downtown Albuquerque on Sept. 1, 2014. King, a Democrat, is running against incumbent Gov. Susana Martinez in the upcoming election.

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King's campaign afloat approaching election day

J.R. Oppenheim , Priscilla Banuelos and Marcus Jaramillo | September 24

New Mexico political figure Gary King could be facing the toughest task of his 24-year career as he lags in the polls and trails in fundraising for the gubernatorial race. King, the state’s attorney general since 2006, is running as the Democratic challenger to Republican incumbent Martinez.Though King’s campaign is struggling, a UNM political science professor said it is too soon to make a prediction for the Nov. 4 election.

Delipidated equipment is spread throughout the Fine Arts metal shop on Tuesday morning. The equipment is just one of the issues affecting the Fine Arts Department and its students.

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Fine Arts proposing tuition increase

Matthew Reisen | September 24

The College of Fine Arts is struggling to fund its programs and may be looking to students for help. Kymberly Pinder, dean at the College of Fine Arts, is promoting a universal fee for the arts to help foster growth within the program and University as a whole.

Scott Tillman, left, shows UNM sophomore Sean Cobb, right, the vote pledges to sign Tuesday afternoon for the campaign held near the Duck Pond to decriminalize marijuana in Bernalillo County. DecrimNM will be on campus today and tomorrow.

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Campaign for decriminalizing pot registers new voters

Jonathan Baca | September 24

Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day, and volunteers were on campus, registering new voters and campaigning for the decriminalization of marijuana.

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New Mexico newspapers going digital

Marielle Dent | September 24

The College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences, and the Center for Southwest Research have received a $220,000 grant to digitize 100,000 New Mexico newspaper pages.

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Crime briefs

September 23

UNMPD has recorded quite a few instances of graffiti around campus. According to the reports, the graffiti included at least 16 depictions of a square and rectangular face drawn with black marker. The phrases “Don’t investigate your surroundings,” “Capitalism, your fucking life” and “SCAR” with a swastika symbol underneath it, were also found around campus. UNMPD believe different people were involved in the vandalism.

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2014 Homecoming court to be chosen

September 23

Homecoming has descended upon UNM once again, and this week a new homecoming king and queen will be crowned.

Project ECHO founder Sanjeev Arora, MD, speaks about the project during TEDxABQ 2013. Project ECHO was originally created to train primary care practitioners in rural areas of New Mexico to treat patients with Hepatitis C by using video conferencing, but has since expanded its reach by inaugurating its first clinic in the Indian city of Ahmedabad for the treatment of HIV and AIDS.

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Project ECHO resounds across ocean

Sayyed Shah | September 23

By Sayyed ShahUNM’s Project ECHO has expanded its global reach by inaugurating its first clinic in Asia for HIV and AIDs treatment.

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High times in Bernalillo, Sandoval counties

Jonathan Baca | September 22

The battle of the ballots has been settled by the New Mexico Supreme Court, and voter’s voices will be heard.Citizens of Bernalillo and Sandoval counties will get the chance to have their opinions heard on whether marijuana should be decriminalized, and Bernalillo County voters will also weigh in on a proposed tax to fund mental health services.The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled after only a 30 minute deliberation on Friday that nonbinding advisory questions can be placed on statewide ballots, and ordered Secretary of State Dianna Duran to place the poll questions on the November election ballot.

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Professor: Killer brains wired differently

Lauren Topper | September 22

For most, the thought of committing murder is repulsive; yet some people might be hard-wired for it. A professor at UNM’s Mind Research Network is using MRI to view the brains of violent criminals, particularly subjects devoid of empathy or remorse, more commonly known as psychopaths.“(Psychopathy is) clinically one of the most interesting disorders that one could study,” Dr. Kent Kiehl said. “They’re just so completely and utterly different, and they have this complete inability to understand things that we do, like feelings toward your kids or family.”

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Daily Lobo to hold general election debates

Priscilla Bañuelos/NM News Port | September 21

Members of the UNM community will hear from candidates running for statewide offices Oct. 13-17 at the New Mexico Daily Lobo’s inaugural General Election Debates series.Confirmed candidates include Democratic Land Commissioner Ray Powell; Democratic State Sen. Tim Keller, who is running for state auditor; and Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who is running for Secretary of State. Democratic candidate for state treasurer Tim Eichenberg and Republican candidate for state auditor Robert Aragon have tentatively agreed.

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The Howl: Sept. 20, 2014, episode

September 20

Check out this week's episode of The Howl, the Daily Lobo's weekly news webcast.

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'Burque ranks in top fifty

Jonathan Baca | September 19

A website ranked Albuquerque number 32 out of the country’s 100 largest cities for highest quality of life, beating out Denver, Phoenix, and Austin, Texas.The list was compiled by NerdWallet.com, and considered things like work-life balance, affordability, unemployment and poverty, and health benefits.Lifestyle was the main consideration for the study, based on research from Cornell University that found that stress stemming from income instability affected one’s overall wellbeing.

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Valencia leans heavy on the levy

Sayyed Shah | September 19

Valencia campus is looking to raise $16 million for infrastructure and maintenance costs, by asking local voters to approve the extension of local taxes.The Advisory Board of Valencia Campus plans to put the question of the extension of an existing mill levy on a February 2015 ballot, along with local school board elections, said Alice Letteney, executive director of UNM Valencia campus,Mill levies are property taxes used to pay for general obligation bonds approved by voters, and are Valencia campus’ most important source of capital income, she said.

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UNM campus briefs

Erika Eddy | September 18

Fall Frenzy campus cleanup tomorrowASUNM Community Experience will host its 12th annual campus cleanup event, Fall Frenzy 2014, on Friday.

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Fall freshman are best prepared in University history

Raleigh Silversmith | September 18

This fall’s incoming freshmen are the most prepared for college, boasting the highest average GPAs and ACT scores in UNM’s history.The latest influx of students is entering with an average grade point average of 3.4 and an average ACT score of 23, UNM President Bob Frank said at the September Board of Regents meeting.

A Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation device sits inside the Psychology Clinical Neuroscience Center at Logan Hall. This device is used to temporarily alter the human nervous system with electricity.

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Current therapy currently in development

Tomas Lujan | September 18

From the ancient Greeks who first wrapped electric eels around their heads to remove evil spirits, to modern drugs advertised to increase focus and retention; human beings have long pondered how to expand the power of the mind.The ancient Greeks, it turns out, may have been on to something.Recent research at the UNM Psychology Clinical Neuroscience Center suggests that low-level applications of electrical current may temporarily boost brain performance in humans.

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UNM crime briefs

Erika Eddy | September 17

On Sept. 3, a UNM research professor reported that someone had stolen her wallet from her purse and her iPhone from her office desk.

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Scams target international students

Daniel Montaño | September 17

Scams targeting international students are on the rise, and at least one student has paid the price this semester.

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Grant helps launch new ECHO program

Sayyed Shah | September 17

With the help of a $6.4 million grant received from Helmsley Charitable Trust, UNM’s Project ECHO has begun the first phase of its Endo ECHO program to fight against diabetes in New Mexico.

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Enrollment down at UNM, graduation up

Jonathan Baca | September 16

Total student enrollment from fall 2013 to fall 2014 is down 2.6 percent, from 28,644 students last fall to 27,889 this fall, according to unofficial numbers released Friday by the Division of Enrollment Management.