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Med school: students are thankful for every body

She woke up around 6 a.m., snapped on her fanny pack and when she reached for the cabinet to make a bowl of oatmeal, promptly died, slumped over her walker. Inside the fanny pack were three pictures of her favorite dogs, several revoked driver’s licenses (she was legally blind) and a taped-up card, its lamination peeling at the corners. “My body has been donated to the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico,” the card reads.

Discolored water leaves campus high and dry

Discolored water prompted the UNM Physical Plant Department to shut off UNM’s well-water source Tuesday and use city water instead.

Denish draws fresh ideas, donations

Young professionals and students from UNM flocked to meet and mingle with city and state politicians at the Banque Lofts in downtown Albuquerque on Friday night. More than 100 guests attended the young professionals fundraiser for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt.

4/20 a day of celebration, education

The legalization bus is coming to town, and Albuquerque is getting ready to hop on. Students for Sensible Drug Policy president, Marcus Lucero, is helping to host a protest/party at the Duck Pond today on 4/20 in honor of marijuana reform day. Lucero said this is the first event the organization has held on April 20. “The war on drugs disproportionately affects minorities than it does white people,” Lucero said.

Election fudged yet again

GPSA presidential candidate Martin Gutierrez ignored the GPSA council’s recommendation to disclose all of his campaign funding and expenses by Monday at 5 p.m. On Sunday evening, Gutierrez said GPSA should be focusing on issues that matter to students, such as tuition — not where campaign funds are coming from or how much he is spending.

Government seeks college campus spies

A new UNM program is hosting a national security event on campus today to discuss “challenges and opportunities” in the field of national security. The National Security Colloquium takes place in the Southwest Film Center in the lower SUB today.

Council representatives claim GPSA fudged election process

The GPSA Council Chair was elected on Saturday, but some council representatives called the results into question only an hour later. Graduate student Megan McRobert got 12 votes and current GPSA Council Chair Danny Hernandez received nine.

Capital Projects layoffs a product of poor decisions

Employees being laid off from the UNM Office of Capital Projects said the budget shortfalls are caused by a combination of mismanagement and hard economic times. Alec Mottershead, an OCP architectural draftsman, said jobs could have been saved if it weren’t for bad management decisions.

Project Share feeds the masses

Thanks to the efforts of Project Share, Inc. hundreds of people that would otherwise go hungry can eat every week.

Question and Answer: Timothy Graham

Timothy Graham, director for the Institute of Medieval Studies, specializes in medieval manuscripts.

Question of the Week: What would you like to see from your student government?

Commuters: Rail Runner Wi-Fi spotty, still useful

The New Mexico Rail Runner opened Wi-Fi access to all passengers for a 90-day trial, but Rail Runner commuters say they have wiped out while trying to surf the Web. Rail Runner spokeswoman Augusta Meyers said the $2.5 million Internet service contract will be finalized with the provider after the three-month trial.

Kappa Sigma applies to attain charter

The Kappa Sigma colony is applying to regain its charter as a fraternity at UNM after losing it two years ago in an incident involving alcohol and a gun. Greek Life Adviser Jonathan Gayer said the group will have to pass an application process and get approval from UNM’s Greek Life Department. “The way things happened was the fraternity was removed from campus, and their charter was revoked.

Conference highlights hearty horses

The animal companions of conquistadors still roam New Mexico, and one organization is trying to make sure they don’t run off into the sunset. The New Mexican Horse Project, founded 12 years ago, is raising awareness about the New Mexican Wild Horse with an educational presentation this weekend, said Paul Polechla, UNM research biology professor. “This involves Hispanic people, Native American people, African American, Anglos — anybody that was anybody and their brother and sister, mom and dad, grandpa and grandma,” Polechla said.

GPSA hopefuls face tough questions

Transparency, better representation and budget cuts were just a few of the topics discussed at the GPSA presidential candidate forum on Thursday.

More protest than party

As the sun set on tax day, the Albuquerque Tea Party movement began its rally against government growth and spending. Hundreds of protesters lined Menaul Boulevard from San Pedro Drive to Wyoming Boulevard on Thursday to support the conservative political movement. ATP Organizer Robert Young said followers of the movement wanted to urge government to return to the U.S.

French up your Friday with films

While you might be planning a trip to Century 24 this weekend to check out the hyper-violent “Kick-Ass,” or Neil LaBute’s ridiculous-looking take on ”Death at a Funeral,” you might consider attending ”The Class.” Don’t worry, it’s not an actual class, even though it is presented in Mitchell Hall room 122.

Cardenas, Colbert take ASUNM election

A knee shaking, toe tapping Lazaro “Laz” Cardenas sat visibly nervous in the ASUNM senate hall waiting for 8 p.m., when the ASUNM election results would be tallied — not knowing he would be elected the next ASUNM president by more than 400 votes.

False alarms frustrate residents

Mark Pappler is fed up with being disturbed every time someone cooks in his on-campus apartment building. The reason for his exasperation is the new fire alarm system installed in UNM’s student family housing units, Pappler said. “They just put it in and set it at a very sensitive level, and when it goes off, every unit in the building where the alarm emanated from goes off simultaneously,” he said.

Police offer $1K for info on stabbing

The Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the man who stabbed a UNM student on campus Feb.