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December 5An Albuquerque restaurant employee says he’s now seen it all: three men leaving his diner with rolls of toilet paper were nabbed in the parking lot by police.
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Chelsea Erven and Luke Holmen | December 2On Nov. 17 officers were dispatched to Redondo Apartment A where a homeless male who called himself “Preacher Lames (sic) Lawrence” was harassing female students, police reports said.
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Protest divides over its name
Luke Holmen | December 2The Albuquerque chapter of the movement that protests corporate greed and socioeconomic imbalance split last week over disagreements regarding the name of the movement. The movement was originally named Occupy Burque.
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Inexperience may lead to accepting abuse
Chelsea Erven and Avicra Luckey | December 2In New Mexico, 23 percent of all reported domestic violence cases between 2005 and 2009 involved college-age victims, ages 19 to 25, according to statistics from the New Mexico Interpersonal Violence Data Central Repository.
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‘We just ask for the same respect’
Luke Holmen | December 1Black Student Union President D’Andre Q. Curtis said the recent Title VI discrimination complaint filed against UNM reflects a reality at UNM: African Americans aren’t treated equally.
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Photo essay: Scary no more
December 1The Werner Gilchrist House at Silver and Cornell is gone. Wrecking crews arrived at one of Albuquerque’s first suburban homes Nov.17 to begin demolishing the property.
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Dorm details worry staff
Charlie Shipley | December 1American Campus Communities said the integration of ACC-run dorms and programs at UNM would be seamless, but one UNM housing official said the term “seamless transition” was used only to keep up appearances.
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Career Paths
Luke Holmen | November 30Christian Dimery started out as a “picker,” someone who buys and sells antiques as a hobby, in 1987 while he traveled across the United States.
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Bishop explains complaint filed against UNM
Luke Holmen | November 30Bishop David Cooper, Senior Pastor of New Hope Full Gospel Baptist Church’s Albuquerque location, said the complaint he helped file against UNM for discrimination against African Americans is supported by UNM’s own documentation.
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Show me how to: Winterize my car
Luke Holmen | November 29Steve Sacco, owner of Sacco Automotive on Gibson Boulevard, said drivers must take extra safety precautions when driving in colder weather.
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Dance: A cure and a passion
Alexandra Swanberg | November 29The two 17-inch metal rods implanted along Susanna Roberts’ spine for her scoliosis made physical activity difficult, so she opted for weight loss surgery when she wanted cut back on her 300-pound frame.
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Protein shakes bring students to the yard
Raven Romero | November 29A new health club across the street from UNM is shaking up meal time. Dan Barrera, one of the club’s owners, said 2112 Nutrition offers a unique program that substitutes shakes for regular meals.
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NAACP: UNM discriminates in hiring, promotion
Luke Holmen | November 28Local African-American leaders are calling on UNM to end what they say are discriminatory practices against African-American employees, particularly those at UNM Hospital.
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Lobo Gardens take LaPo cuisine to new extremes
Jessica Hitch | November 28Students eating at La Posada dining hall or in the Mercado in the SUB this semester may have eaten food made with ingredients grown right here on campus, in the Lobo Gardens.
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Cancer meds are on the menu
Stephanie Hoover | November 28A spice commonly used in zesty Middle Eastern foods could be useful in treating prostate cancer. UNM researchers found that a synthetic version of curcumin, the main compound found in the spice turmeric, inhibits the growth of prostate cancer cells.
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Albuquerque chapter of NAACP: UNM is biased against African Americans
Staff Report | November 23The Albuquerque chapter of the NAACP filed a complaint with the Justice Department and the Department of Education claiming UNM is biased against African-Americans. The New York Times reported Tuesday the Title IV says University and UNMH administrators created a racially hostile environment for black faculty, staff and students. The complaint says African-Americans have been excluded from upper administration positions, African-American women have no authority within UNM and that African-American faculty face salary disparities.
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Career Paths
November 23Daniel Califf-Glick is a local film director who moved to New Mexico this year from Queens, New York to document the true life story of Jimmy Santiago Baca, a world-renowned poet.
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ASUNM rep. talks election turnout, scandal
Luke Holmen | November 23Following the ASUNM Fall Elections on Nov. 16, the 10 candidates who ran on the Make Your Mark slate were fined, and two from the slate were also disbarred from office following findings of financi al misconduct.
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ERB proposes min. retirement age
Charlie Shipley | November 23A surprise proposal voted on at Monday’s Education Retirement Board meeting would establish the minimum retirement age at 55 for faculty and staff.
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Show me how to: Make my computer faster
Chelsea Erven and Luke Holmen | November 22Jason Bache is an information technologies consultant and owner of Nerds Limited, an Albuquerque-based tech support business that makes house calls to fix both Mac and PC computers.
