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3 percent raise proposed to CHE

Jeff Proctor | November 14

The New Mexico Commission on Higher Education's finance committee voted unanimously Thursday to recommend a 3 percent raise for state universities' faculty and staff and a 4 percent tuition credit to the full commission today. Beverly Burris, president of UNM's Faculty Senate and a member of the commission, said she read a statement at the committee's meeting in Carlsbad supporting the New Mexico Council of University Presidents' recommendation of a 5 percent raise and 0 percent tuition credit, but it fell on deaf ears.

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Think before you ink

November 14

Tattoos can signify a point in one's life - a memory. But unlike a memory, tattoos can also be erased. According to Men's Journal, one out of seven Americans has a tattoo. Most common are tribal bands, names and Chinese characters. While it is relatively expensive to get a good tattoo, the price of removing one is even steeper.

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News In Brief

November 14

Local 4-year-old child waits as dad allegedly has sex ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - An Albuquerque man is accused of leaving his 4-year-old son unattended in a pickup for hours while he had sex with his girlfriend, Albuquerque police said. Douglas Layman, 24, was arrested on felony child abuse after a couple spotted the boy sitting on a curb outside of Layman's girlfriend's home.

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Wins lead to big money

November 14

by Mandi Kane Daily Lobo The success of UNM's varsity sports teams determines how much money in scholarships eventually makes it to them, said Jada Lucey-Martinez, director of the Lobo Club, the University's booster program. UNM has about 500 student-athletes who participate on 21 varsity teams.

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UNM selected to combat terrorism

Jeff Proctor | November 13

UNM recently received the first two installments of a multimillion-dollar grant aimed at reducing the threat of nuclear and terror strikes against the United States. The UNM Extended University was awarded $550,000 in late October to help update instructional techniques at the Defense Nuclear Weapons School, which operates out of Albuquerque's Kirtland Air Force Base.

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Professor honored by Latinos

November 13

Staff Report UNM law Professor Margaret Montoya was the first Hispanic woman ever to be accepted to Harvard Law School. That distinction, along with her research at UNM in issues of race, ethnicity, gender and language, and her more than 11 years as a professor of law at the University recently earned her the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th annual National Latina/o Law Student Conference at UCLA.

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UNM tries to out bid rivals

Ryan Floersheim | November 13

In an effort to retain its faculty, UNM extends financial counteroffers to some professors who receive offers to join other universities. Officials disagree, however, about whether the counteroffers lead to significant pay inequities and hostilities among the University's faculty.

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Attempt to make dye backfires

Clay Holtzman | November 13

The UNM Chemistry department got a brief scare Wednesday after Clark Hall was evacuated following a small, contained "flash fire" in one of the building's research laboratories. An experiment by two graduate and a postdoctoral student involving combustible materials caused the fire.

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Audit find University finances in good shape

November 12

Staff Report The University's financial health is good, according to an external audit approved by the Board of Regents on Monday. Global consulting firm KPMG came to that conclusion after reviewing financial statements indicating that UNM's total assets as of June 30, 2003 increased over last year - to almost $1.

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Area eateries losing business

Jeff Proctor | November 12

Ron Schultz says business at his campus-area restaurant declined sharply when the SUB reopened its doors Sept. 2 - and it hasn't been the same since. "In those first three weeks, we lost about a third of our customers," said Schultz, who, along with his wife, Marie, has owned 20 Carrots restaurant, 2110 Central Ave.

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Regents OK temporary surgeon hires

Jeff Proctor | November 12

The UNM Board of Regents on Monday approved a quick fix for staffing deficiencies within University Hospital's division of neurosurgery. Updates on contracts with two physician-hiring companies will allow UNM to bring in a pair of full-time neurosurgeons until new faculty members are hired.

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Cancer patients stretch for relief

Ryan Floersheim | November 12

Twisting and stretching their bodies into awkward positions, a group of cancer patients is using yoga to emotionally heal themselves emotionally and create a support group. High Desert Yoga, a local yoga center funded in part by UNM's Cancer Research and Treatment Center, is helping people diagnosed with cancer to see yoga's health benefits, said Supriti Kotler, the center's manager.

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News in Brief

November 12

Local Guards concerned about power outages ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Guards at Albuquerque's 2,100-bed jail say persistent power outages are a safety threat. "Nothing works," said Steve Perkins, president of the union that represents corrections employees.

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SUB officials to look at rising food prices

Ryan Floersheim | November 12

Food prices in several of the SUB's eateries have risen slightly since the building's opening, causing frustration among University officials and students. The restaurants seeing the price inflations are limited to those managed by Aramark, UNM's food distributor that controls the prices of food.

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Frontier increases security efforts

Ryan Floersheim | November 11

Security guards at the Frontier restaurant have recently adopted stricter measures in response to violent incidents at the restaurant. While managers say the tighter security, including physical searches at the entrance, have been successful at decreasing violence in the eatery, many UNM students said the measures are a recipe for disaster.

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Athletics revenue remains unequal

Ryan Floersheim | November 11

The UNM women's basketball team could not compete with its male counterpart in generating money for the University last year, a trend that is expected to continue. Despite a stellar season at the box office and its best performance ever in the NCAA tournament, the women's team generated a combined ticket sales and concession stand income of slightly more than $845,000 last year, according to Athletics department figures.

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Project to link campus databases

November 10

The headaches and hassles that come with registering for classes are nothing new for UNM students. However, whether the hang-ups are technical or results of a miscommunication between University offices, they make the registration process more tedious and time consuming than necessary.

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News in Brief

November 10

State Las Cruces passes stricter DWI punishment LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - The City Council, in an effort to take the keys away from repeat drunken drivers, has passed an ordinance allowing for vehicles to be seized and auctioned. The ordinance allows the city to seize vehicles if a person previously convicted of DWI is arrested again on a similar charge.

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HESO members garner recognition

Clay Holtzman | November 10

UNM Hispanic students are doing their part to make the University's engineering and science programs shine at the national level. Through dedicated classroom work and intense organizational participation - at both the student and professional levels - students are catching the attention of top businesses and their checkbooks.

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UNM services combat disorder

November 7

UNM's Student Health Center offers several resources including therapy and prescription medications to address the growing number of students suffering from depression. "Depression is actually a quite common mental disorder across the country," said Carol Wagner-Adams, a licensed psychologist who heads the Counseling and Therapy Services (CATS) at the Student Health Center.