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Tailgating tradition annoying residents

Ryan Floersheim | September 19

Many University Stadium area residents are enraged at the behavior of game day tailgaters and damage done to their property - a result of what they are calling out of control parties during home football games. People park everywhere during the tailgating, over curbs, in no parking zones and in private driveways, said Isabel Cabrera, president of the Clayton Heights/Lomas del Cielo Neighborhood Association.

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Hangovers cured by pill

September 19

by Felicia Fonseca Daily Lobo Despite the RU-21 pill being marketed as a dietary supplement, the scientific community has quickly responded to claims that it is an effective anti-hangover remedy. "If you proclaim the product to be a great hangover cure and hint that now everyone can have gin and tonic for breakfast, lunch and dinner, then that's what they're going to run with," said Emil Chiaberi, executive director of Spirit Sciences USA, Inc.

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Crime Watch

September 19

UNM PD Cops bust dorm party, confiscate marijuana University police were called to the Student Residence Center Sept. 5 after receiving a report of a disorderly party. When police arrived at the dorm room in building 88C they reportedly found it full of students and alcoholic beverages, as well as having an odor of marijuana, the police report states.

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Heart attack claims UNM film professor

Arthur Simoni | September 19

Gus Blaisdell, a faculty member in the UNM Media Arts department, died Wednesday night of a heart attack. He was 67 years old. "He died very suddenly," said his wife, Elizabeth Blaisdell. "He had high blood pressure but there wasn't anything that led anyone to believe there was anything serious.

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Students advised to choose major wisely

Krystal Zaragoza | September 18

Students spend many years earning their degree. However, how much their chosen major affects their career depends on the field they are going into. UNM junior Chad Gruber, an economics major, said in many cases a student's major can be a huge part of what they want in the future.

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Med school process difficult

Erin Raterman | September 18

The road to becoming a doctor is a lengthy one, requiring at least seven years of graduate level education and countless study hours. Jerome Cordova, president of UNM's Premedical Organization, said the application process is only one of the difficult steps a student aspiring for a career in medicine must take.

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Enrollment level at all time high

Jeff Proctor | September 18

The Office of Institutional Research's final figures show record freshmen and total enrollment at UNM this year, leaving University administrators with the task of managing such an influx. There are 3,004 freshmen at UNM this fall - about 6.5 percent more than last year.

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Senate passes bill for pregame bonfire

Arthur Simoni | September 18

The ASUNM Senate unanimously approved an appropriation Wednesday that could start a new tradition at UNM. Sen. Matt Burgess said after receiving approval from the city fire marshal and Dean of Students Randy Boeglin, the Associated Students of UNM School Spirit committee got the go ahead for a bonfire before the UNM football game against New Mexico State University on Sept.

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Federal money to recruit NM nurses

September 17

Staff Report A $650,000 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration may prove to be a shot in the arm for the UNM College of Nursing - and for New Mexico's health care system. The funds were granted to the college and will be used to recruit and retain nursing students throughout the state using Web-based courses, according to a Health Sciences Center news release.

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Grant will help neighborhood

Ryan Floersheim | September 17

Fresh on the heels of its recent accreditation, UNM's Landscape Architecture Program is looking to improve the aesthetic value of campus-area communities. The program recently received an $18,000 grant from the UNM Center for Regional Studies to develop an urban landscape network for Albuquerque's historical Martineztown neighborhood.

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UNM can help kick habit

Amber Dilley | September 17

College students often blow off the risks associated with smoking, but recent studies show one in five smokers will die unless they kick the habit. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 24 percent of New Mexicans are smokers.

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UNM schools score big in national ranking

September 17

Staff Report Two of UNM's schools are being lauded as top spots for Hispanic students in the United States. The Anderson Schools of Management and UNM School of Law were named to Hispanic Business magazine's annual top 10 lists for Hispanic Students.

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News in Brief

September 17

National Administration officials claim Syria aids terrorists WASHINGTON (AP) - Syria is allowing militants to cross its border into Iraq to kill U.S. soldiers and is aggressively seeking to acquire and develop chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, a senior Bush administration official said Tuesday.

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Suspects arrested for attack

Ryan Floersheim | September 16

Police have arrested two suspects in relation to an attack last month in the University area that left a UNM senior clinging to life. According to an Albuquerque Police Department criminal complaint, on Aug. 11 as many as five people attacked Bryan Christensen, 22, in the alley near his apartment on Stanford Drive behind the Frontier Restaurant - just several hundred yards from campus.

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Student aid may see programs cut

Jeff Proctor | September 16

The U.S. Senate approved an amendment 50-45 Wednesday that will keep the Bush administration from altering the federal student financial aid formula. The proposed revisions to the U.S. Department of Education's formula would reduce the amount of money the federal government doles out for college by $270 million next year and could affect up to 100,000 students nationwide.

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News in brief

September 16

Richardson proposal could cut benefits SANTA FE (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson's administration outlined proposals Monday to save more than $40 million on Medicaid next year, mostly by cutting benefits, payments to providers and some eligibility restrictions.

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Department course fees University-wide

Ryan Floersheim | September 16

Darlene Lucero, associate registrar, said there has been a significant increase in the amount of courses that charge special fees at UNM over the past few years. Lucero said this semester there are 1,123 University courses that have additional fees students must pay, and it's becoming a trend among University departments to implement fees for all their classes.

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Center treats sleeping disorders

September 16

by Felicia Fonseca Daily Lobo Coffee can make a person stay awake at times, but when the body is ready, sleep is inevitable. "Sleep is not like avoiding eating for a week," said Amanda Beck, medical director of the University of New Mexico's Sleeping Disorders Center.

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News in Brief

September 15

State Fire, vandalism damage Head Start buildings SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) - A Navajo Head Start program's administrative office and other facilities were completely gutted in a weekend fire, agency officials said. It was the second time in a week the agency had seen damage to its property.

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Astronomers to study Mars closely

September 15

by Kate Crofts Daily Lobo This August marked a significant occasion in astronomical history. Due to Mars' position, stargazers were able to view the red planet more clearly and more closely than they ever had before. When Mars passed within 34,650,000 miles to Earth on Aug.