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Co-op program combines experience and education

Caleb Fort | April 16

Alumnus Jayson Capps wanted a career in marketing, but he was majoring in fine arts. He signed up for UNM's Cooperative Education Program and worked as a marketing intern for Career Services for six semesters. After he graduated, the office hired him as a professional intern. "I was able to work under someone who could really give me some guidance," he said. "I learned things I never would have been exposed to with my fine arts major. Plus, I got a job after I graduated."

UNM President David Harris answers questions about the future of the North Golf Course on Sunday at the UNM School of Law.

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Harris meets with group over saving golf course

April 16

UNM President David Harris met with about 100 people at the law school Sunday to talk about the future of the North Golf Course. The meeting was held because residents are concerned that UNM will commercially develop the golf course, said Sara Koplik, president of the North Campus Neighborhood Association. "We've watched it change over the last 20 years," she said. "This place is beloved."

Evelyn Aschenbrenner, left, gets ready to be auctioned off, while Shelly Karlin and Will Brenneman wait for the Society of Women Engineers date auction to start in the SUB Atrium on Friday.

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Engineering students hit the auction block

Nancy Seplveda | April 16

Students sold themselves to support women in engineering Friday. The Society of Women Engineers held a date auction in the SUB to raise money for its members to attend a national engineering conference. Participants were asked questions about themselves while they were onstage, including "Star Trek, or Star Wars?" Thirty-three men and women were up for bid.

Aaron Salas, left, watches as Theta Nu Xi multicultural sorority member Michelle Moya, center, and sorority president Christina Lovato perform a routine used to introduce new members Wednesday in the SUB.

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Multicultural Greeks bring color to campus

Nancy Seplveda | April 13

Greek life at UNM doesn't end on Sigma Chi Road. "A lot of people don't realize there's an entire group of multicultural Greeks, who don't have campus houses, don't participate in rush week and are very community-oriented," said Erica Gallegos, a member of the Lambda Theta Alpha Latin sorority.

Author and Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Quinones talks about his experience as a freelance writer in Mexico during a lecture in the SUB on Thursday.

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Author shares knowledge from south of the border

April 13

Getting chased out of Mexico by German Mennonite drug smugglers was Sam Quinones' last experience as a freelance writer there. Quinones, a Los Angeles Times reporter who covers immigration issues, lived in Mexico from 1994 to 2004, traveling to villages and hearing stories of the effects of immigration on the border region. He spoke about his book - Antonio's Gun and Delfino's Dream, available from UNM Press - on Thursday in the SUB. German Mennonites immigrated to Chihuahua and formed a colony outside a village called CuauhtÇmoc, Quinones said. While in CuauhtÇmoc, Quinones said he interviewed a cousin of the largest smuggler at the time. Quinones said he was chased out of the country after he gave the cousin his business card and said he would like to interview the smuggler.

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April 13

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UNM offers solution to summertime blues

April 12

Students who need a summer job should find one that will complement their education, said Ron Martinez, director of the financial aid office. "The ideal job would be something that's related to what they're studying or an area they have a specific interest in," he said. The Student Employment Office advertises summer jobs for students, including on- and off-campus employment. The office has a job locator - a person who goes into the business community and tries to find jobs for students. "What we do is provide the information, and the student contacts the employer directly to interview," Martinez said. The office posts the jobs on its Web site at Unm.edu/~wsestudy/.

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REACH grabs landslide win

Bryan Gibel | April 12

The REACH slate dominated the undergraduate student government elections Wednesday, according to unofficial results provided by the ASUNM Elections Commission. The official results will be released today at 5 p.m. The slate won the presidency, the vice presidency and nine of 10 contested Senate seats.

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REACH grabs landslide win

Bryan Gibel | April 11

The REACH slate dominated the undergraduate student government elections on Wednesday, according to unofficial results provided by the ASUNM Elections Commission.

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Exercise your right to vote online today

Bryan Gibel | April 11

ASUNM's elections will be held online for the first time in the association's history today. The format allows students to vote online from any computer with Internet access using their NetID and password.

Max Jensen looks at photos in Molly Shannon's "Breast Cancer Survivors Collection" in the Cochiti Lounge on the third floor of the SUB.

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Photos take a different angle

Nancy Seplveda | April 11

Art can bring healing and closure after a difficult experience, said student Hayley Richardson, vice president of the Art Student Association.

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Regents approve tuition increase

Caleb Fort | April 11

The Board of Regents unanimously approved a 3.8 percent tuition increase Tuesday. The board also approved a 1.6 percent fee increase.

Vice presidential candidate Sebastian Pais Iriart answers a question from the audience while presidential candidate Ashley Fate and vice presidential candidate Matt Barnes listen during the ASUNM debate in the SUB Atrium on Tuesday.

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Candidates give final pitches

Bryan Gibel | April 11

Candidates for ASUNM president and vice president discussed diversity and the future of student government with about 70 people in the SUB Atrium on Tuesday.

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Dailly Lobo spotlight

April 10

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University bails out children's program

April 10

A UNM program for children of low-income families is no longer in jeopardy after one dean and the University's president found funding to help it survive. The National Youth Sports Program provides sports training for 10- to 15-year-olds, but it lost more than half its funding to federal budget cuts in 2006. The funding was completely cut this year.

ASUNM presidential candidate Ashley Fate, center, explains her goals if elected president while candidates Katryn Fraher, right, and Louis Jeantete listen during a debate Monday in the SUB.

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Candidates square off in presidential debate

Bryan Gibel | April 10

Candidates vying to be ASUNM president presented their platforms Monday in the SUB Atrium. NMPIRG's student chapter sponsored the debate, and KUNM reporter and producer Danny Hernandez moderated. The elections will be held online Wednesday. Ashley Fate, who is running on the REACH slate, said one of her goals is increasing safety on campus, including putting lights on Johnson Field. "I feel it is a really important initiative because we've been promising to put lights on Johnson Field for as long as I've been here," she said. ASUNM received funding from the Legislature this year to install the lights, after trying to get them for about seven years.

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Presidential hopefuls take stage for debate

April 9

ASUNM presidential candidates will face off today at a debate sponsored by the student chapter of NMPIRG. "We're just trying to add a little more democracy to the ASUNM system," said Saliha Qasemi, co-chairwoman of NMPIRG. "We're trying to avoid it turning into a massive popularity contest."

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SFRB member: Board biased, violates policy

Bryan Gibel | April 9

A member of the Student Fee Review Board said its deliberations process is biased and in violation of University policy. The board makes recommendations for the allocation of about $8 million in mandatory student fees. Graduate student and board member Isaac Padilla said the board unfairly increased funding recommendations to athletics instead of to programs that serve all students.

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Changes to GRE test canceled

April 9

Educational Testing Service canceled changes to the GRE that would have made the test almost two hours longer starting September.

Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the New York Times Book Review, left, signs a copy of his book, Whittaker Chambers: A Biography, for Jim Mafchir on Wednesday in the SUB.

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Publishing enters new age

April 6

The editor of the New York Times Book Review spoke to almost 100 people Wednesday in the SUB about the new age of publishing and how his publication decides which books to review. Publishers are being bought out by corporations, many of which are international, and it puts literary publishing in unfamiliar territory, Sam Tanenhaus said.