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Rivals lack the evidence to contest ASUNM poll results

Mario Trujillo | November 23

Seven members of the Bridge slate filed a contest of election on Friday, but on Sunday they rescinded their complaints. “We think as a slate that any infraction should be addressed … and if it is not addressed, in the future it is not corrected,” said Travis Maestas, a Bridge slate member. Yet Maestas said the Bridge slate wouldn’t have had enough evidence to present a strong case against the BAM!

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Behind closed kitchen doors

Pat Lohmann and Andrew Beale | November 23

Inspectors find food stored at unsafe temperatures by Andrew Beale At their last inspection, three restaurants near campus received at least four health code violations. Perico’s on Yale received an “immediate closure” notice, but the burrito restaurant’s permit was reinstated the same day.

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ASUNM election results contested

Pat Lohmann | November 20

A clause in the handbook for Resident Advisors on campus has raised concerns about the legitimacy of the ASUNM fall election results. All ten members of the BAM!

Ashley Gravning, a 5th grader at South Mountain Elementary School, raises her hand to ask a question of Anderson School graduate students, Kyle Walter, right, and Eric Gilmore. The students were touring APS schools to encourage students to practice safe habits on the Internet.

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Students teach safe Internet practices at grade schools

Tricia Remark | November 19

UNM students are taking kids’ Internet education into their own hands. Information Security is a graduate level class at the Anderson School of Management.

Shay Basey, left, and Samantha Orr apply lip gloss during a free Mary Kay facial in the SUB on Thursday. Basey and Orr will dress as kings to compete in UNM’s first annual drag show and queer prom on Saturday in the SUB.

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UNM to host drag show and queer prom

Hunter Riley | November 19

This Saturday, UNM will make the queer community prouder. The University is hosting its first annual drag show and prom this weekend, organized by the Queer Straight Alliance. QSA event organizer Adam Quintero said campus drag shows aren’t uncommon at other schools around the country. “We went to D.C.

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ASUNM campaign tactics questioned

Tricia Remark | November 19

The BAM! slate for ASUNM Senate was victorious Wednesday night, but their campaigning tactics are being questioned by their opponents. All 10 slots open for the undergraduate student government were filled by the BAM! slate, which is rare, said Travis Maestas, who ran on the Bridge slate.

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UNM discusses more secure student IDs

Staff Report | November 18

Student Life plans to issue new Lobo IDs with more security features next year. Many of the details haven’t been worked out yet, according to the SUB administration, but the new IDs are slated to be issued in late spring. Walt Miller, associate vice president for Student Life, said students’ Social Security numbers are programmed in the barcodes of Lobo IDs, but the new Lobo IDs will hold another UNM-issued identification number instead. With the new cards, Student Life also hopes to make LoboCash available at venues off campus, said Chelsea Stallings, ASUNM senator and voting member of the SUB board. These venues will include nearby restaurants such as Frontier and Saggio’s, the parking structure on campus and concession stands at University Stadium and The Pit.

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IT to establish printing limit come spring

Kallie Red-Horse | November 18

Students, enjoy the unlimited free printing in campus IT pods while you can. Starting in the spring, Information Technologies is imposing a limit on the number of sheets of paper students can print. The printing quota restriction is an effort to reduce waste on campus and discourage students from excessive printing, said IT Director Moira Gerety.

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Lobo balloon found on Virginia farm

Pat Lohmann | November 18

The University might have to send a custodian across the country to pick up the last bit of Homecoming trash. Naomi Grove, a rancher, stumbled upon a Mylar balloon in her field Nov.

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ASUNM holds senate election today

Mario Trujillo | November 18

Undergraduates can vote for their student government representatives today in the Associated Students of UNM fall election. ASUNM makes decisions that have long-term e ects on students, said Vice President Michael Westervelt.

UNM-PIRG Field Organizer Leandra Cole, guides students Erika Avila, right, and Oliver Stephanz to sign a petition on Nov. 4. The organization is asking for $80,000 of student fees to hire full-time PIRG employees.

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PIRG petitions to hire new employees

Staff Report | November 18

UNM’s Public Interest Research Group is accepting signatures on a petition asking for student fees to pay for full-time PIRG employees.

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Orchestra has yet to settle contract dispute

Andrew Beale | November 18

The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra is on the verge of bankruptcy. David Sherry, NMSO management spokesman, said a decision must be made in the next week or so to determine the orchestra’s fate. “If we don’t reach an agreement with the musicians by Thanksgiving, we will file for bankruptcy.

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Techno Guy settles with SUB over music dispute

Kallie Red-Horse | November 18

Techno Guy and the SUB have worked out a deal, but it won’t necessarily bring peace and quiet to campus. English Professor James Burbank led a complaint against the loud music played by Josh “Techno Guy” Arellano outside the north end of the SUB last month. Since then, Arellano met with Ryan Lindquist, associate director of the Student Activities Center, to determine an appropriate volume level to play his boom box. “We had three meetings with Josh to work on his volume out there,” Lindquist said.

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Daily Lobo Spotlight

Pat Lohmann | November 16

Daily Lobo: How long have you worked at the SUB welcome desk? Shonnetta Henry: Around a month and a half.

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GPSA: Krebs a poor leader

Pat Lohmann | November 16

The Graduate and Professional Students Association will meet next week to discuss a no-confidence vote in Vice President of Athletics Paul Krebs. All graduate students are invited to attend the meeting in the SUB on Monday.

Student Mario Villagomez works on his drawing project in the Art Building on Monday. The Art Building studios are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day, but security only began enforcing the closing policy a week ago. Some art students say the building should stay open so they can work later.

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Art students upset over studio hours

Tricia Remark | November 16

Fine arts students say they aren’t getting enough studio hours to finish assignments now that security is closing the Art Building at 11 p.m.

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Student with flu symptoms dies, another freshman hospitalized

Pat Lohmann | November 16

Raymond Plotkin exhibited flu-like symptoms five days before checking into UNM Hospital, where he died Wednesday with what appears to be the H1N1 virus. Plotkin’s roommate, Esteban Martinez, said the freshman locked himself in his room and stayed away from classes to avoid spreading the illness before he was hospitalized.

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Conference urges drug use education

Andrew Beale | November 16

Sean Luce helps patients in Berkeley, Calif., get medical marijuana. Narelle Ellington wants heroin addicts to have access to clean needles. Maria Mercedes Moreno works to secure human rights for coca growers. Advocacy groups from around the world and across the political spectrum converged in Albuquerque for the International Drug Policy Reform Conference at the Albuquerque Convention Center last week. These groups included Luce’s Berkeley Patients Group, Ellington’s Harm Reduction Coalition and Moreno’s Mama Coca, as well as the UNM Health Sciences Center’s Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes and dozens more.

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UNM on-campus student with swine flu dies

Pat Lohmann and Kallie Red-Horse | November 13

A UNM student and on-campus resident has died from what appears to be the H1N1 virus. Raymond Plotkin, an 18-year-old freshman who lived in the Redondo Village Apartments, died Wednesday night at University Hospital, according to an e-mail sent by Resident Life and Student Housing to all on-campus residents. “Residence Life and Student Housing (RLSH) sorrowfully wants to inform you that a resident of Redondo Village has died,” the e-mail stated.

Joshua “Techno Guy” Arellano listens to music playing on his laptop Thursday at the north end of the SUB. Arellano used to play techno music on his boom box every Tuesday and Thursday, but since professor James Burbank filed a complaint against Arellano, he plays his laptop to keep the volume down.

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'Techno Guy' forced to pause his SUB tunes

Kallie Red-Horse | November 12

Students passing the north end of the SUB on Tuesdays and Thursdays will have to find their own beat to walk to.