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Officials map out e-mail problems

Chelsea Erven | September 29

Representatives from the Office of the Chief Information Officer discussed University-wide e-mail problems and proposed solutions to these problems in a Faculty Senate meeting held Tuesday. Moira Gerety, UNM’s deputy CIO, proposed two solutions to the Faculty Senate — to work to connect the multiple e-mail systems spread between the Health Sciences Center and main campus, and to move to a uniform e-mail system throughout the University.

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Domestic abuse activist: 'Love shouldn't hurt'

Laurel Prichard | September 28

Students and faculty alike brought awareness to the ongoing battle with domestic violence Monday during the first annual Gray-Torres Conference on Domestic Violence and Stalking. Summer Little, the program manager at the UNM Women’s Resource Center, said reducing domestic violence across campus and in the community is in everyone’s best interest. “Violence is everybody’s business, and we all need to react and respond,” she said. Organized in reaction to the murders of graduate student Stefania Gray and Professor Hector Torres in March, Monday’s conference offered a panel to educate people on forms of domestic violence.

Security officials monitor the Air Force One landing site atop a hangar before President Obama’s arrival.
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Greetings, Mr. President

September 28

President Obama arrived at Kirtland Air Force Base on Monday evening before meeting with a local family to discuss the economy at a small gathering.

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Obama hopes to improve grad rates

Chelsea Erven | September 28

President Obama spoke out about education reform and what he’s doing to help college graduates succeed in today’s job market in a Monday conference call with student journalists. Obama drew attention to efforts made to strengthen the nation’s higher-education system, which he said is important to the country’s success.

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Tea Party rallies for local support

Andrew Lyman | September 27

Hundreds of Albuquerque Tea Party supporters toting political signs gathered in an empty lot near Balloon Fiesta Park on Saturday. Charlotte Salazar, the original founder of the Albuquerque Tea Party, was one of the speakers at the “Get Out the Vote” rally. During her speech, Salazar said the Tea Party is becoming a recognizable, legitimate political force. “This is our country. This is our state, and finally our voice will be heard,” she said.

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Republicans ask for student vote

Sofia Sanchez | September 27

New Mexico Republican candidates visited campus on Thursday to campaign and tell students how they plan to fix corruption and the economic crisis. Matthew Chandler, New Mexico’s 9th Judicial District Attorney, is running for Attorney General and said political corruption has reached epidemic levels.

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Backstage: Firefighter

Junfu Han | September 23

No matter what firefighter José Sedillo is doing at the time, if an emergency call comes in, Sedillo has to sprint to the fire engine and pile into the truck with his coworkers. “The most calls we get are about people having drug or alcohol problems.

Gary Small sits in the surgical check-in room and fills the check-in form before going to surgery Wednesday morning.
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Transplant among colleagues a success

Shaun Griswold | September 23

Gary Small celebrated his birthday Wednesday in a hospital bed. The UNM Physical Plant Department (PPD) employee agreed to donate a kidney to Alex Garcia, a friend and colleague, with one stipulation: the surgery take place on Sept.

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Students burrow for artifacts

Ruben Hamming-Green | September 23

Beyond the volcanoes near Albuquerque, there is an archeological dig site where UNM students uncovered evidence of one of the oldest cultures in the Americas. It’s called Deann’s site, named after Deann Muller, a student at UNM, who discovered it in 2001 with professor Bruce Huckell while the two were doing a study of the area. Huckell said the site was an old campground for the Folsom people, who date back to the ice age. “We rely on a very distinctive spear point that these guys produced (to identify them),” he said.

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Seminars help market ideas

Laurel Brishel Prichard | September 23

Attention students: This fall, STC.UNM offers inventors and entrepreneurs seminars that teach business and marketing skills. Lisa Kuut­tila, president and CEO of STC.UNM, said that seminars, which are free but require registration, help students evolve and understand how to start their own businesses or market their own inventions. “So you have an idea now?

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The AFRO American Experience

Eva Dameron | September 23

UNM science and biology graduate Justin Aderhold works as a research assistant at the Heart Station at UNM Hospital. He shared his wisdom on the nature of racism from his couch, where he sat with his foot in a post-surgical boot.

To boost profits, the state fair began closing on Mondays and Tuesdays this year, officials said. So far, state fair official maintain the change hasn’t impacted revenue and attendance figures.
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State fair closures cut costs

Sean P. Wynne | September 21

Since most patrons visit later in the week, officials at the New Mexico State Fair decided to close on Mondays and Tuesdays this year, said Craig Swagerty, the fair’s general manager.

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