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Lawyer discusses 'right to die' book

by Jeff Proctor Daily Lobo Attorney and author Bill Colby spoke about the need for families to discuss their wishes concerning medical treatment at the end of life at the UNM School of Law Thursday. Colby, one of the leading health law attorneys in the U.

Institute for Ethics focuses on quality health care, service

A campus organization researching mortality in health care sponsored an open house to educate the community about ethics education, scholarship and service and improving the overall quality of health care. The open house was sponsored Thursday off-campus.

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Campus favorite closes vending stand

A popular food vendor that sold burritos, tortilla burgers and other light fare near the Duck Pond closed up shop last month and said he will not be returning to sell food on campus. Lee Vigil, owner and operator of Daniel's Den Quick Stop CafÇ, said that because of a new "overzealous" health inspector who began to enforce health code standard to the letter, and ten years of working on campus, he decided it was time to move on with life.

Vibrational healing taught at Women's Center event

The Women's Resource Center sponsored a lunch workshop focusing on a non-traditional method of healing. The Thursday workshop, focusing on vibrational healing of the body, mind and spirit, was part of the Brown Bag Series sponsored by the center. "We like to offer some alternatives and some glimpses of what traditional and healing methods are like," said Summer Little, program services coordinator for the center.

Senators urged to lobby against high tuition hike

by Arthur Simoni Daily Lobo Duff Lill, director for the ASUNM Lobbying Committee, said that Feb.10 will be UNM Day at the State Legislature and he urged senators to go to Santa Fe to help lobby at Wednesday's Senate meeting. He said that the Associated Students of UNM Lobbying Committee's number one priority was keeping student tuition increases as low as possible.

Progression slate sweeps ASUNM Senate spots

by Arthur Simoni Daily Lobo Only 807 undergraduates voted in Wednesday's election as the Progression slate swept the ballot and both UNM Constitutional amendments passed. Amy Cook, Matthew Burgess, Melanie Giron-Carpenter, Megan Cisneros, Celestina Torres, Justin Crosby, Charlene Sevilla, Cicely Gragg, Kevin Stevenson and Christopher Chavez were chosen as senators for the Associated Students of UNM.

Career Services helps students find options in a cyber-setting

by Jeff Proctor Daily Lobo UNM Career Services launched its latest attempt to get students to use its resources by opening an Internet cafÇ offering Web access, career development options and food in a cafÇ-type setting. The cafÇ, in room 220 of the Career Services Building, features free Internet access for students, and is meant to help them learn to use the Web for career exploration purposes, said Leslye Ellison, director of Career Services.

Advertising Indecency?

by Ryan Floersheim Daily Lobo Campus groups organized a forum Wednesday addressing advertising ethics, sex and alcohol, women's portrayal in the mass media and the New Mexico Daily Lobo and their possible negative impact on students. The event, "Broken Bottles and Broken Bodies; A Forum on Alcohol, Violence and Advertisements on Campus," addressed a series of ads run in the Lobo that several campus groups have objected to due to their implied connection between sex and alcohol.

Campus fight ends with fracture

UNM police arrested a man who reportedly assaulted a University student by pushing him over a wall outside Laguna DeVargas Residence Hall - which resulted in a fractured femur, a bone in the thigh. Police were called to the residence hall Saturday at about 12:45 a.

Birth control options explored

The advancing technology of emergency contraception is improving women's options, although several groups on campus agree that it is still misunderstood by many people. In a forum Tuesday, titled "Back Up Your Birth Control with EC," the three methods of emergency contraception currently available within the United States were discussed focal points.

Criteria for presidential applicants finalized

The Presidential Search Committee hammered out the final details Tuesday for the criteria for applicants for the UNM president position, including adding a new introduction to market the University's potential. Using the statements from Rutgers University and the University of Michigan's criteria, search committee members were concerned that the UNM statement of qualifications did not include any information on how to market the University's uniqueness.

Two sexual assaults reported last month

by Clay Holtzman Daily Lobo UNM detectives are investigating two attacks on female students on campus late last month. The first alleged incident occurred Oct. 28, when a UNM student, Justin Bacon, reportedly forced his way into a female resident's room in Coronado Hall and held her down while he made skin-to-skin contact with her breasts and buttocks without her permission.

UNM's equal opportunity gets new face

UNM President Chris Garcia announced last week that the University has selected its next Office of Equal Opportunity director - a candidate he said was far and above the best of four finalists. Doralia Martinez Freudiger, who is currently the deputy director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Staff for the U.

Lecture on brewing to be fun, light

Anyone who has ever wondered about the process used to create wines or beers can learn all about the role chemistry plays in fermenting and brewing in a special lecture Thursday evening. The lecture, "Wine, Beer, Scotch and Chemistry," given by Northwestern University chemistry professor Mark Ratner, is promised to be a "light-hearted talk" meant to entertain and inform about the history and chemistry of alcohol, event sponsors said.

ASUNM Senate election offers up 10 vacancies

UNM undergraduate students will be voting once again Wednesday for 10 soon-to-be-vacant ASUNM Senate positions. Sixteen candidates will vie for the 10 open Associated Students of UNM senator positions. This semester, The Progression is the election's only slate, consisting of 10 members, as well as six candidates running as independents.

ASUNM Senate Candidate Profiles

All ASUNM candidates were asked the following questions: 1. How will you keep UNM students current on academic changes such as new degrees and accreditation issues? 2. What are some major improvements you will strive to make to UNM while senator? 3. What are some of the most pressing issues facing students at UNM? 4.

UNM archeologist part of Roswell project

Staff Report A group of investigators, funded by a television network and led by a UNM archeologist, excavated the alleged UFO crash site in Roswell in September for a documentary that will be aired Nov. 22. William Doleman, senior archeologist at the UNM Office of Contract Archeology, said his work on the Roswell excavation is top secret and that he signed a contract with the SCI FI channel preventing him from disclosing its results.

Report details journalism program faults

The official report from the national council that accredits journalism and communication schools found the UNM Communication and Journalism Department non-compliant in six of the 12 criteria it uses to evaluate programs. The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications also found two criteria "compliant," with reservations.