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Hundreds join campus safety walk

Alma Olaechea | February 28

Last night’s drizzle and cold weather didn’t stop about 200 students from searching in the dark for broken lights, tripping hazards and overgrown shrubs during the Spring Campus Safety Walk. The bi-annual event, now in its sixth year, is sponsored by a variety of campus organizations and departments. Students break up into about 30 groups and scan different University zones for dangerous areas that could be improved, then they fill out questionnaires based on their observations.

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Surplus may aid lottery recipients

Iliana Limn | February 27

SANTA FE - Thanks to a booming surplus, students who have been lobbying to expand funding for the state's lottery scholarship may soon get their wish. A group of 50 UNM students joined their peers statewide at the Roundhouse during Student Day at the Legislature Monday to lobby for support of using all state lottery revenue to back the Lottery to Success Scholarship.

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Speaker warns alcohol, sex a dangerous combo

Alma Olaechea | February 27

Joel Goldman knows first-hand that mixing alcohol and sex can be dangerous. Goldman, who found out that he was HIV positive in 1992, gave his presentation, "Sex Under the Influence,"

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UNM director conquers adversity

Angela Williams | February 27

When Robert Lafarge was 12 years old, he was told he would be in a wheelchair for a long time, but that didn’t stop him from doing what he wanted.

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Greeks to raise money for children with HIV

Alma Olaechea | February 26

UNM fraternity and sorority members will sing, dance, attend seminars and compete in sporting events during Greek Week to raise money for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. For the next five days, the groups will compete against each other while raising money to help the foundation, which serves the needs of children who are HIV-positive.

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Campus News In Brief

February 26

Phi Delta Phi, a graduate student organization that promotes professionalism and ethics in the legal field, is sponsoring Ethics Week today through Friday at the UNM Law School.

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School of Medicine celebrates 40 years

Jenna Naranjo | February 26

SANTA FE — More than 400 people gathered at the Eldorado Hotel Friday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UNM School of Medicine and honor former state Sen. Fabian Chavez, who was instrumental in establishing the school.

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UNM school marks milestone

February 23

The UNM School of Medicine will celebrate its 40th anniversary with some distinguished guests in Santa Fe today.

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Survivor advocates tolerance

Iliana Limn | February 23

Holocaust survivor Werner Gellert told a large group of UNM students Thursday that it is their responsibility to fight hate and intolerance.

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Fledgling peer group seeks student support

Angela Williams | February 23

Members of Students Educating Peers About Sex are seeking support to keep the student organization afloat because the Student Health Center cut all ties with the group Feb. 10. UNM student Jeremy Jaramillo, Students Educating Peers About Sex president, accused representatives of the Student Health Center of forcefully taking over the program, firing employees and unfairly removing it from its health center offices. “They were taking over all of our daily activities, changing all our forms, changing our recruitment forms, changing our mission and we were compromising a lot with them,” he said.

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UNM students to back lottery scholarship bills

Iliana Limn | February 23

Undergraduate students from throughout New Mexico will head to Santa Fe Monday to lobby legislators for support on key student issues, including funding of the state’s Lottery to Success Scholarship.

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Campus Briefs

February 22

People Living Through Cancer, the Intercultural Cancer Council and UNM's African American Studies Department are working together to present "Speaking with One Voice," a forum addressing the unequal burden of cancer on minorities and the poor.

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Holocaust survivor to speak on campus

Iliana Limn | February 22

Holocaust survivor Werner Gellert will be speaking on campus today at 3:30 p.m. about his experiences fleeing Nazi Germany. first floor of Mesa Vista Hall.

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Sigma Chi suspended through fall

Iliana Limn | February 22

UNM has suspended the Sigma Chi fraternity through the fall semester for its role in taping a swastika to the roof of a black student’s car that was illegally parked in the fraternity’s lot.

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Bingaman questions Congress’ priorities

Angela Williams | February 21

U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., said Tuesday that despite the budget surplus, Congress is still not willing to pay for higher education needs because it’s not considered a top priority.

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Financial aid cycle will begin in the fall

Alma Olaechea | February 21

The yearly financial aid cycle is switching gears, distributing aid in the fall semester instead of the summer, and it goes into effect this year.

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Debate explores political views

Jenna Naranjo | February 21

African American Student Services is sponsoring a debate today about diverse political viewpoints as part of the Black History Month celebration.

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Speaker: Honesty best policy

Iliana Limn | February 21

Diversity speaker Steve Birdine told a large group of UNM students Tuesday night that the answers to racial problems are as simple as being nice to each other. “The biggest problem we have in higher education is that we have a lot of experts who can’t communicate and have politicized diversity to the point that people aren’t honest with each other anymore,” he said. “If people just followed the golden rule — do unto others as you want them to do unto you — we would have no trouble getting along.” Birdine is the coordinator of Diversity Programs at Indiana University and president of Creative Diversity Communications. With racial tensions flaring up at UNM following an incident with a swastika being taped to a black student’s car while she was illegally parked outside of a fraternity, a variety of campus leaders sponsored Birdine’s visit.

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News in Brief

February 21

Future hospital in Las Cruces needs doctors LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — At least 50 doctors are needed to adequately serve the Las Cruces area’s health care needs, an official from Triad Hospitals Inc. said.

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Thomas defends Darwin's theory that science is the root of evolution

Alma Olaechea | February 20

Dave Thomas said on Monday that the theory of evolution isn't a personal attack on God, but scientific evidence proves it's the most logical theory.