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Hanging out with relatives at the zoo (Slideshow)

Donating plasma helps students, recipients

Students looking for a way to make money for the holidays might consider donating plasma. Ladonnica Eddings, senior medical receptionist at ZLB Plasma, said donors can earn up to $210 in their first month. The donation process is complicated and can take two to four hours, she said.

Provost: UNM cutting back in case of shortfall

Provost Suzanne Ortega met with faculty members Tuesday to address rumors of departmental cutbacks in the wake of UNM's financial situation. About 100 faculty members gathered to discuss the issue with Ortega and Marc Saavedra, director of government relations.

Students deal with repercussions of bike-parking policy

A little-known campus policy has left some students scratching their heads over the disappearance of their bikes. Freshman Thomas Trujillo thought his bike had been stolen when he left it outside of Dane Smith Hall last month. Trujillo said he was forced to park his bike improperly because of a lack of options.

Speed read for literacy (Video)

UNM Salary Comparisons

There may be a hiring freeze, but UNM is still spending millions on the employees already on the books. We at the Daily Lobo decided to put things in perspective. In reviewing the average salaries for certain jobs, we determined that the dollars going toward one position could fund a host of others.

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Question & Answer

We may be in dark times on Earth, but astronomy students are finding you can't escape just by looking up. The Daily Lobo checked in with professor Dinesh Loomba to find out more about the physics and astronomy department's research on the subject. Daily Lobo: When did you start researching dark matter? Dinesh Loomba: I came to UNM about seven years ago.

A different take on admissions

UNM has been working with high schools and community colleges to offer students a seamless transition into the University, but there may be complications with the plan. Applicants to the University who don't meet admission requirements will no longer be rejected, if the proposed requirements are put in place.

Volunteers publicize plight of deportees

Volunteers are pitching in to protect the rights of immigrants they say are tormented by guards working for the U.S. Border Patrol. Members of No More Deaths, an Arizona-based immigration-rights group, spent last week interviewing people the Border Patrol deported to Nogales, Mexico.

Ramirez: Plan neglects transfer credit acceptance

Several presidential advisers, including GPSA president Christopher Ramirez, have expressed reservations to the Board of Regents about the plan to raise admissions requirements. Ramirez said he knows students who transferred to Main Campus from CNM and UNM branches only to find out that their credits wouldn't be accepted.

UNM overpowers Cal State Northridge

All the Windex in the world couldn't keep the UNM men's basketball team from streaking to an 85-74 victory over Cal State Northridge on Monday at The Pit. In a game that was more lopsided than the final score suggests, UNM made sure to close out this game after it choked away a nine-point lead with 3:38 left in Saturday's depressing 72-71 defeat at the hands of UCF.

RAs aim to improve student life

UNM's Resident Advisors are charged with keeping students who live in the dorms in order and improving the quality of life on campus. RAs spend about 20 hours per week managing 40 to 100 students, according to the Resident Life Web site. They are also required to attend weekly staff meetings, take no classes on Thursday evenings and take on no other jobs.

Daily Lobo Spotlight

Daily Lobo: Can you describe what it feels like standing in front of that huge wall of sound during halftime? Chad Simons: It's a lot of fun. It's loud, and it can be really exciting. It has the potential to really create a huge reaction from the people who are watching, and that's what we strive to do.

'Sleepover policy' unclear on rule for same-sex relationships

UNM's on-campus housing policies prohibit sleepovers between students of the opposite sex, but the rules may fail to address same-sex relationships. The "sleepover policy," which RAs are charged with enforcing, states that a person of the opposite sex cannot spend the night in a student's dorm room, but a person of the same sex can sleep over for up to three days as long as he or she checks in with the front desk.

Alpha Tau Omega will seek 'founding fathers' for UNM chapter

A new fraternity will join the four chapters already on campus this spring. Alpha Tau Omega was founded in 1865, one of the first fraternities created after the Civil War, and aimed to reunite the men from the South, said Ronnie Hebert, associate director of expansion for the fraternity.

Primate peek

If you don't want to fill your lab science requirement laboring over Bunsen burners and Petri dishes, you could spend two hours per week at the zoo for credit. The gorilla observation lab is taught by Lorna Joachim, a primatologist from Los Angeles who has taught at UNM for eight years.

UNM will take $1M from departments for emergency fund

Departments and offices across campus will have to give up a total of $1 million for the University's emergency savings fund. The University will add the money to the $5.3 million in the central reserve fund, said Andrew Cullen, associate vice president for institutional planning.

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PEAK takes majority in ASUNM election

The votes are in, and ASUNM has 10 new senators who will be sworn in next semester. The VOICE slate took three open seats in Wednesday's election, while the remaining seven were retained by incumbent senators from the PEAK slate. Voters were asked to vote on two amendments on the ballot.