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UNM budgets $800K for faculty hires

The University has budgeted for adding seven or eight faculty positions in the coming year and for promoting some faculty members. Curtis Porter, associate vice president for Budget, Planning & Analysis, said an estimated $800,000 in instructional funds is available to create the positions, and some of the money was also allocated to hiring more advisers, graduate assistants and teaching assistants.

Lobos Unidos sets sights on new ideas, change

Diversity, leadership experience and fresh faces set Lobos Unidos apart from the competition in the ASUNM election, said Mike Westervelt, the vice presidential candidate on the slate. PIRG will host a debate between presidential and vice presidential candidates from the Lobos Unidos and Rise slates in the SUB today.

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Get to know: Monika Roberts / ASUNM presidential candidate

Daily Lobo: What makes this ASUNM election so important? Monika Roberts: I think just because of what's going in the University and everything, there's a need for really strong student leadership. Communication within the University right now is all over the place.

UNM group to host CIA info sessions

Daily Lobo Staff Report Representatives of the CIA will be at UNM today to pique student interest in job opportunities with the organization. Inspire Anderson Marketing (IAM), a student-run marketing agency at UNM's Anderson School of Management, is hosting the event.

ITS offers free antivirus software

Students, faculty and staff can now get free antivirus software from UNM's Information Technology Services. The software, Symantec Endpoint Protection, can be downloaded from the ITS Web site. The software will not expire as long as the user is affiliated with the University, said Michael Carr, director of Information Assurance.

Get to know: Brian Moore / ASUNM presidential candidate

Daily Lobo: What makes this ASUNM election so important? Brian Moore: The economic situation in the state means that UNM is facing a lot more budget cuts than it has in the past, and that can have a really direct impact on students. In the past, ASUNM has been all about just making sure things are OK and cruising along.

Rise slate promotes accountability, sustainability

The ASUNM slate Rise hopes to make UNM more accountable, sustainable and safe. The staples of the slate's platform are decreasing the adviser-to-student ratio, advocating environmentally friendly alternatives, starting safe-ride services for students, and increasing student government transparency.

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Architecture symposium centers on green design

Guest lecturers crossed the country to discuss green design with UNM students, faculty and community members this weekend. The School of Architecture and Planning presented "The Benefits of Green Design," a symposium centered on Aldo Leopold's "land ethic" and its use in architecture and planning.

Knudsen claims GPSA presidential seat, looks to fill cabinet

Lissa Knudsen won the GPSA presidential seat for 2009-10. She will take office in mid-May. All eight of the GPSA amendments passed, and the two motions of no confidence in President David Schmidly and Executive Vice President David Harris passed by margins of more than 70 percent.

PATS plans construction of 2 parking structures

Construction of two Main Campus parking structures is scheduled to start at the end of the semester. The Board of Regents approved the project at its meeting Thursday. The two structures will cost about $29 million and will be funded by bonds sold in 2007, according to UNM.

Regents approve 5 percent tuition increase for 2009-10

Tuition for in-state students will increase by 5 percent next year, and tuition for out-of-state students will go up by 10 percent. The Board of Regents unanimously approved the increases during the Budget Summit on Thursday. Undergraduate students will pay $5,102 in tuition and fees for the 2009-10 academic year, $268 more than last year.

Knudssen elected GPSA president

GPSA election results: GPSA President: Lissa Knudsen (55 percent) Council chairman: Danny Hernandez (uncontested) No-confidence in President David Schmidly: passed (73 percent) No-confidence in Executive Vice President David Harris: passed (83 percent)

Special projects face cuts from Legislature, University

Special projects at UNM will have to shave their budgets to accommodate cuts from the Legislature and the University. Marc Saavedra, director of Government & Community Relations, said the Legislature cut about 28 percent from funds for special projects, not including ethnic centers such as El Centro de la Raza.

Liber slate pushes for fiscal responsibility, ASUNM accessibility

Among the three slates campaigning in the upcoming ASUNM election is Liber, whose platform rests on making student government representative of student needs. The candidates on the Liber slate are juniors Patricia Neddeau, Jessica Nixon, Ruben Pacheco, Sara Saba, Kristen Weil, and sophomore Ben Sugg.

Question of the Week (Video)

What would you like to see the funds from a tuition increase go toward? Robin Walden Graduate History "Not a rec center, for (a) start. Getting tenure-track positions for faculty. Or anything, actually, to do with education and not athletics and wasting money on various other things, basically.

Budget Summit brings cuts, tuition increase

Crime Briefs

March 30-April 3 Two cars were burglarized on campus this week. One was parked in South Lot; the other was in D Lot, east of La Posada. A third car was stolen from the UNMH parking structure. March 31-April 4 Fourteen skateboarders were stopped and cited for unlawful use of public property this week.

News in brief

Alcohol-related deaths, ODs on the rise in NM ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Despite recent success in lowering drunken driving deaths, overall alcohol-related and drug overdose deaths are still rising in New Mexico, leading health officials to call for the state to expand its work to prevent substance abuse to save lives.