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Program hones students' personal values, leadership

Students who want to participate in a leadership development program next month must apply through Student Activities by Friday. LeaderShape's Catalyst program is a one-day event designed for up to 60 participants. In order to be eligible, applicants must be full-time students for the spring 2009 semester and have a 2.


Amanda Best shoots  during Wednesday's 57-52 loss to San Diego State at The Pit.
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SDSU breaks Lobos' win streak

The No. 23 UNM women's basketball team was derailed Wednesday at The Pit by San Diego State, 57-52. The loss snapped an 11-game home winning streak for the Lobos and knocked UNM down to 14-3 overall and 3-1 in the Mountain West Conference. "We just never got our offense going," head coach Don Flanagan said.


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UNM Law School searches for dean

UNM's School of Law is looking to hire a dean this semester. Four finalists will interview for the position on campus this month and next. Provost Suzanne Ortega is heading the search committee, and Deputy Provost Richard Holder said a decision should be announced around March, two to four weeks after the interviews are finished.


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Study links high intelligence to better sperm

Better education can lead to better ejaculation, according to research done in part by UNM psychology professor Geoffrey Miller. Miller and his research group found that more-intelligent men have a higher sperm count and more-mobile sperm than their less-educated counterparts.


Rex Cameron vacuums the floor of the empty Olympic pool at Johnson Center. The pool was scheduled to open in November after remodeling, but new government regulations require it to have more expensive updates, pushing the reopen date back indefinitely.
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Drain doldrums

From above, Johnson Center's Olympic-sized pool looks like an abandoned mine dug into one wing of the building. The center's staff doesn't know when they will be able to reopen the pool, which has been closed for remodeling since November 2007. It was less than a month away from reopening in November when the project hit a snag.


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Throngs jostle for spot at swearing-in service

WASHINGTON - About one million people braved the 31 degree weather and crushing crowds to see the inauguration of Barack Obama, America's first black president. They flocked to the National Mall in droves as early as 5 a.m., waving banners and flags, contending for a front-row seat to watch a pivotal moment in American history.


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Daily Lobo Spotlight

Daily Lobo: Are you involved with any student groups? Marc Rodriguez: The athletics department. DL: What's your major? MR: Sports psychology. I would like to work with top athletes and key performance. DL: Have you always been interested in that? MR: Yeah, I have been into sports.


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Journalism students travel to D.C.

Professor Richard Schaefer has sponsored broadcast journalism programs throughout North America, and now some of his students are covering President Obama's inauguration. Five undergraduate and graduate Communication and Journalism students traveled to Washington, D.



Demonstrators march near campus on Sunday in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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MLK Jr. Day parade has high turnout

A parade celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day stretched nearly half a mile from University Boulevard to I-25 on Sunday. About 500 people with signs honoring the human rights activist marched from UNM to Civic Plaza to the beat of Highland High School's marching band.


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Judge rules out some evidence for Boyar trial

Staff Report Judge Judith Nakamura ruled last week that some evidence against Kevin Boyar, the student accused of bringing weapons on campus last year, will not be used when his case goes to court. Nakamura said statements Boyar made after his arrest will be suppressed and that the weapons police recovered also won't be used as evidence.


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UNM faces uphill battle against BYU

Saturday's game against BYU is a bit like those "Looney Tunes" episodes featuring Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner. The UNM men's basketball team is the Coyote, and the Cougars are the Roadrunner. Try as they might, the Lobos can never get their hands on the Cougars.


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TAs prepare for semester's challenges

Professors and students aren't the only ones whose workloads will increase when classes start next week. Between making lesson plans, grading, holding office hours and monitoring students in laboratory courses, UNM's teaching assistants will be back to work around the clock.


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AP Inauguration Coverage (Video)

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Pro-Palestinian protesters march in Old Town on Saturday.
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Middle East conflict hits home

As Israeli troops marched farther into Gaza, about 300 people marched through the streets of Albuquerque's Old Town on Saturday, protesting Israel's advance. The protesters began at the plaza and walked to the Museum of Natural History and Science, where speakers called for Israel's immediate withdrawal from Gaza.


Executive Vice President David Harris, left, speaks with Regent Mel Eaves before a meeting of the Finance and Facilities Committee on Thursday.
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Richardson investigation may impact University

The federal investigation keeping Gov. Bill Richardson from Washington could affect administrative work at UNM as well. On Jan. 5, Richardson withdrew his name from the commerce secretary post in President-elect Barack Obama's administration. He cited the federal grand jury investigation of $1.


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Schmidly urges cooperation within UNM community

President David Schmidly denounced the escalation of what he called the "us-versus-them" politics that have developed between faculty, staff and administrators, during a regents' meeting on Dec. 18. The meeting was held six days after the forum where Schmidly was booed while trying to address faculty, staff and student concerns about the University's finances.


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Hiring freeze raises questions about success of students

At Friday's forum, students, faculty and staff told President David Schmidly he needs to pay more attention to their needs. Communication and Journalism chairman John Oetzel presented statistics about the number of faculty and students at UNM and said the ratio is burdening both groups.


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IDEA form gets lukewarm reception

UNM's new course-evaluation forms are getting mixed reviews from students and faculty. The ICES evaluation forms have been replaced by Individual Development and Educational Assessment forms, which are used at universities across the country. Sophomore Kelsey Carrillo said she remembers the ICES as a more effective way to evaluate courses.


President David Schmidly prepares to answer a question during a forum on UNM's financial situation Friday in the SUB.
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Schmidly addresses the crisis

President David Schmidly defended his fiscal decisions amid jeers from about 750 students and employees during Friday's forum on the University's financial troubles. The sound system failed repeatedly during the meeting, requiring speakers to shout their questions.

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