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Senate passes <i>Lobo</I> funding cut

Alma Olaechea | March 22

The ASUNM Senate approved a constitutional amendment that proposes elimination of all funding the undergraduate student government allocates to the New Mexico Daily Lobo — which is $38,000, or 5 percent of the paper’s budget. The bill eliminates student funding of the paper but increases funding for Conceptions Southwest and Best Student Essays from 2 percent to 3 percent of the student fees the Associated Students of UNM receive annually.

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Scholars: Internet is not always easier classroom

Jenna Naranjo | March 22

Mark Smith of the American Association of University Professors said that distance education will have a great impact on UNM's future.

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Vietnam veterans to speak today about war experience

Angela Williams | March 22

The History Undergraduate Association is hoping to give students a broader view of the Vietnam War era during a panel discussion Thursday.

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Parts of city, UNM hit by brief morning power outage

March 21

Parts of Albuquerque and the UNM community got a taste of California’s power woes when a blackout that lasted about two hours hit the city Tuesday morning.

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Physicist says that those who see UFOs are not ‘wackos’

Alma Olaechea | March 21

Nuclear physicist Stanton T. Friedman told tales of alien abductions, showed slides of flying saucers and complained about blacked out military documents during his presentation, “Flying saucers are Real,” Monday. The Kiva Lecture Hall was packed for Friedman, who said he is the original civilian investigator of the alleged 1947 Roswell incident.

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Campus News In Brief

March 21

A variety of groups are sponsoring a forum on distance education Wednesday at 1 p.m. in room 123 of Dane Smith Hall.

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Staff vote will settle union’s fate

Iliana Limn | March 21

Ona Savage, a union organizer and UNM staff member, said her faith in people has motivated her to continue to push for collective bargaining despite more than six years of hurdles. “I believe that we can make a difference,” she said. “I have served on committees for over 15 years with little results, and I believe that a union can make a difference.”

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Women make up majority in the classroom

Tribune Media Service | March 20

Sharon Tebben can remember a time when few women were on college campuses. She was one of only a handful women chemistry majors in a class of mostly men in the late '60s at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

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UNM ranked eighth-best U.S. school for Hispanics

Staff Report | March 20

UNM is ranked eighth on Hispanic Magazine's "Guide to the Top 25 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics" in its March 2001 issue.

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Physicist to discuss UFOs

Alma Olaechea | March 20

Nuclear physicist Stanton T. Friedman said he will show evidence of a "cosmic Watergate" during his presentation "Flying Saucers are Real" tonight at the Kiva Lecture Hall at 7 p.m. Friedman said he is the original civilian investigator for the 1947 Roswell incident and that the U.S. military covered up the wreckage and alien bodies found in the alleged crash.

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Salary hikes get last-minute reprieve

Iliana Limn | March 19

Despite the rosiest of forecasts, UNM’s top priority of staff and salary compensation was in danger of dying during the final weekend of this year’s legislative session. Gov. Gary Johnson signed a more-than $3.8 billion budget package into law Friday, ensuring that public schools and state agencies will have money to operate in the fiscal year starting July 1, but he vetoed $95 million in next year’s spending proposed by lawmakers.

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Scholars to lecture on medieval civilizations

Staff Report | March 19

International scholars will invade UNM this week, delving into medieval Spain and the three cultures that once ruled the Iberian peninsula during the University’s Institute for Medieval Studies 16th annual spring lecture series.

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News in Brief

March 19

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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University of New Mexico goes on Spring Break

March 9

The Daily Lobo will not be publishing between March 12-16 because the University is on Spring Break, but the staff will be updating the Web site. Continue to check out www.dailylobo.com for news updates and coverage of the men's and women's basketball teams as they continue in post-season play.

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ASUNM studio under scrutiny

Blake Driver | March 9

Health inspectors are reevaluating the health conditions in the ASUNM Crafts Studio after a Daily Lobo article drew attention to the organization’s move to the first floor of the Communication and Journalism building.

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<font color="red"><ib>Web Exclusive:</font> Parking restrictions in effect during Spring Break

March 9

While the majority of the campus is observing Spring Break, Parking and Transportation Services will be inforcing parking policies because March 12-17 is only an academic break.

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Buzz abound over new dorms

Jenna Naranjo | March 9

Many students at UNM have heard a thing or two about the new dorms, but no one seems to know what will become of the $12 million dollar project when it is finished this summer.

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Speaker series focuses on children

Jenna Naranjo | March 9

The focus on education during the recent presidential election prompted the University to choose "Our Children's Future" as the topic for this year's 21st Century Speakers Series at UNM.

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Student group aims to assist victims of rape

Angela Williams | March 8

Jennifer Herrera said she wants to help students who are rape and abuse victims to not fear talking about their experiences.

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Legislators hold answer to shortage

Angela Williams | March 8

Registered nurse Maria Scarpelli said the current situation for nurses at University of New Mexico Hospital is getting worse. "Nurses are leaving the field because of working conditions, and working conditions are greatly impacted by the fact that we don't have enough nurses," said Scarpelli, who works at UNM Hospital and is a nursing union chapter president.