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Garcia wants to return to campus

Ardee Napolitano | December 5

For one former UNM president, reinstatement “would be a wonderful holiday gift.” F. Chris Garcia, who faced charges of promoting prostitution in 2011, said that although he is not yet planning to file a formal letter of reinstatement to the University any time soon, he expects UNM to restore all his privileges on campus as a faculty member. “In fact, this was supposed to be a temporary situation,” he said. “The suspension should be short-term.

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Court stops required flu shots

Stephanie Hoover | December 5

UNM Hospital employees will not have to receive mandatory flu shots — for now. On Tuesday, the Second District Judicial Court granted a temporary stay of disciplinary action with regard to employees’ complaint about UNMH’s implementation of mandatory flu shots.

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Regents to probe Innovate ABQ

Chloe Henson | December 5

Innovate ABQ, already more than one year in the making, might take a bigger step forward by the end of this week. UNM’s Board of Regents will hold a meeting from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Friday in Scholes Hall’s Roberts Room. The board will conduct an “Innovate ABQ Examination,” which will include looking at the economics of the project

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Nation briefs

Chloe Henson | December 5

A student was shot outside an Orlando-area high school after a fight broke out near a bus stop on Wednesday, according to Reuters. The wounded student was alert and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

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UNM Crime Briefs

December 4

On November 25, UNMPD officers were dispatched to the Anderson School of Management upon a report of a suspicious-looking man loitering in the building. According to the caller, the man had been loitering in and around the building off and on for about a week. Though the man identified himself by another name, a responding officer recognized the man

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Bomb threat disrupts classes, events

Ardee Napolitano | December 4

For at least the third time this calendar year, an on-campus bomb threat that shook up the University turned out to be a hoax. UNM Police Department public information officer Lieutenant Tim Stump responded to the bomb threat early Tuesday morning immediately after UNMPD received an anonymous call warning of potential blasts.

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‘Nutcracker’ production cancelled due to scare

Jyllian Roach and Chloe Henson | December 4

Tuesday’s performance of “The Nutcracker” at Popejoy Hall by the New Mexico Ballet Company was cancelled due to a bomb threat early that morning. Emily Fine, executive director of the New Mexico Ballet Company, said her dancers were minutes away from warming up for their production of the Nutcracker in the building when they were evacuated.

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Innovate ABQ draws federal funds to NM

Chloe Henson | December 4

Innovate ABQ gathered more funds to support itself last week. According to a news release, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded a $1.5 million grant to UNM’s Science and Technology Corporation (STC), the University department leading the Innovate ABQ effort.

UNM Police evacuate Mitchell, Ortega and Popejoy halls this morning to investigate bomb threats

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UPDATE: Nothing suspicious found after bomb threat investigation

Staff Report | December 3

At about 10:15 a.m., UNMPD Operations Lieutenant Trace Peck said APD bomb squad officials cleared inspection of the Popejoy, Ortega and Mitchell Halls. Peck said three teams of bomb squad officials entered each building with one sniffing dog each. None found anything suspicious in any of the structures, he said. UNMPD public information officer Tim Stump said classes will resume in the buildings at 11 a.m.

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Raising the exchange rate

Chloe Henson | December 2

A UNM professor aims to inspire students and faculty to study in central Europe. The Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service) selected Angela Wandinger-Ness, a UNM professor of pathology, as a research ambassador to Germany.

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FLC project incites personal insights

Ardee Napolitano | December 2

On Wednesday night, a few UNM students will celebrate their identities through art. About 80 students taking a Freshman Learning Community course will present their poetry, posters and digital artwork at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, said Chicano and Chicana Studies Department Director Irene Vasquez.

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81.7% want campus bike share program

Ardee Napolitano | December 2

Students have signaled interest in starting a bike-share program on campus. According to the results of a recent bike-share survey conducted by ASUNM’s Green Fund Committee earlier this semester, 81.7 percent of respondents said they would like to see such a program on campus. 18.3 percent said they wouldn’t.

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Theft at UNM up before holiday

Ardee Napolitano | December 2

Right before Thanksgiving break, property crime on campus was on the rise. UNM Police Department Operations Lt. Trace Peck said that the number of backpack and bicycle thefts increased by more than half the usual number the week before the four-day weekend. But he said the department saw this coming.

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World briefs

Ardee Napolitano | December 2

Catholic Croats flocked to the capital city Zagreb Sunday to vote on a referendum that would ban same-sex marriage in the Balkan state. Because the Croatian constitution does not define marriage, the referendum seeks to change the constitution to define marriage as a “union between a man and a woman,” Agence France-Presse reported.

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Fighting for a cause: Fraternity hosts charity boxing event

Ardee Napolitano | November 27

The bell rang and the second round began. Alpha Tau Omega member Callen Lovett got fired up. Noticing that his opponent, Sigma Chi member Jeff Doerr, wasn’t guarding his head enough, Lovett delivered a massive blow to Doerr’s face. Doerr’s leg jiggled.

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One Stop: We have private offices for confidential issues

Ardee Napolitano and Chloe Henson | November 27

Ginaveve Pepin, a freshman studying architecture at UNM, said she was charged by the University for a summer class that she didn’t have to take. When she went to the financial aid One Stop office at Mesa Vista Hall to clear up her account, she said she felt uneasy.

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Navajo president: We need to develop tech

Ardee Napolitano | November 27

For Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, the future of that nation’s economy depends on investments in technological infrastructure in his community. “Navajo residents live in a remote area,” he said. “Their roads are bad, they have very poor connectivity. When someone gets hurt, they call 911, and by the time the person gets there, the person is gone.

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Lobo Spotlight: Craig Kief

Ardee Napolitano | November 26

Craig Kief munched on a slice at a pizza party in the headquarters of UNM’s Configurable Space Microsystems and Innovations and Applications Center Tuesday night. As the clock struck 6 p.m., Kief’s and other attendees’ gaze stayed frozen on a large screen.

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PNM gives UNM $250K for energy-use research

Stephanie Hoover | November 26

UNM and PNM Resources, Inc. have teamed up in their search for an efficient and low-price energy systems. The two organizations announced last week that they would collaborate on the Cloud-based Energy Resource Scheduling (CERES) Initiative.

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ABQ welcomes crafts market for the first time

Fiona-Maria Featherston | November 26

The Traditional Winter Spanish Market is coming to Old Town this weekend in celebration of 25 years of traditional arts and entertainment. The event, typically held in Santa Fe Plaza, will be held for the first time in Albuquerque and is an offshoot of the larger Summer Spanish Market.