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Let's talk about sex

Lauren Marvin | October 2

A woman in a vagina costume takes the stage in the SUB ballroom, and Sex Week begins. Sex Week is about creating a comfortable atmosphere for students, staff and faculty to talk about sex and to raise awareness of sticky topics like sexual assault through workshops this week.Angela Catena, gender violence program assistant, said Sex Week is a collaboration between local sexuality resource shop Self Serve and the UNM Women’s Resource Center.

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Culture

Albuquerque studio and gallery creates better lives

Moriah Carty | October 2

Light chatter, the crisp sound of card stock being cut and the smell of glue fill the air in a small downtown art studio. OFFCenter Community Arts Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping low-income and homeless people express themselves artistically, said board secretary Rachel Harris-Huffman.The center avoids a clinical approach. While art therapist interns do come in from time to time, patrons primarily stick to creating art in groups.

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News

UNM campus briefs for Oct. 02, 2014

Erika Eddy | October 2

Celestial show opens at TamarindTamarind Institute, a division of the College of Fine Arts at UNM focused on lithography, will host an exhibition of more than 20 works related to the sky, universe and extraterrestrials. 

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Opinion

Sex education helps us make informed choices

October 2

Editor,I feel the need to write in because I think that some people’s understanding of “Sex Week” is not only incorrect, but misleading. These workshops teach young people how to navigate around all aspects of sex.Yes, they may “promote” sex, but many of us on campus are sexually active and need advice on certain aspects of our sexuality (since most of us haven’t had much of a sexual education in the first place).

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News

UNM Prof. may render diabetes needles needless

Lauren Topper | October 2

Eggs, toast and an insulin shot. It may not seem like the typical breakfast, but it’s the daily reality for millions of Americans who depend on insulin injections to keep diabetes symptoms under control.In an effort to free diabetes patients from the too-frequent prick of the needle, a team of scientists headed by associate professor Jason McConville has developed a way to administer insulin without needles. Instead, McConville’s method allows insulin to simply be absorbed through the inside of the cheek.

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Opinion

Writer's beliefs do not define medical disorders

October 2

Editor,It doesn’t seem as though Mr. Ben Sanchez spent much time paying attention in his psychology classes when he clumsily attempted to support his argument in Wednesday’s letter that homosexuality should be recognized as a “disorder.” One argument made by Sanchez that I find particularly dismissible is his claim that homosexuality in humans constitutes a disorder because of its relatively infrequent occurrence compared to heterosexual behavior. By this logic, any characteristic that does not benefit from majority representation can be so defined as a “disorder” — regardless of whether it has any deleterious effect on one’s quality of life or overall ability to function.

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Opinion

Homosexuality sufferer withdraws from society

October 2

Editor,Due to the recent letter by Benjamin Sanchez, I have recently learned I suffer from the debilitating disorder known as “homosexuality.”I have lived with it for all my life, but never knew my feelings were the horrible affliction that was described. I have since looked into treatments for such a disorder, but have found that the treatments are much more harmful that the disorder itself, so there will be no help for it. As such, I have decided that I can no longer be in the face of the public.

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Opinion

The student voice and your student fees

October 2

Editor, Student fees are always a topical issue on campus. What we fund and how we fund it are questions we are often asked. The current controversy surrounding student fee support to the inaugural “Sex Week” has started an important conversation at perhaps the best possible time. For those in disagreement with the choice to use student fees to facilitate student services like risqué sexual health seminars, this is the perfect opportunity to let your voice be heard. For those in support, this is also the opportunity to advocate.

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News

Remains suggest united ancestry

Tomas Lujan | October 2

Researchers theorize that the ancient remains of a teenage girl may represent the missing link between modern Native Americans and their Paleoamerican ancestors. Scientists at UNM’s Radiogenic Isotope Laboratory, located in Northrop Hall, said the discovery is among the most significant advances in the scientific understanding of the origin and development of the earliest Americans — especially in relation to the link to modern Native Americans.Earth and planetary sciences professor Yemane Asmerom, who led the research at UNM, said “Naia,” the name given to the remains, is the most intact skeleton ever recovered from the era.

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Opinion

Homosexuality can be defined as a disorder

October 1

Editor, If you have been following the news, you know that the U.S. Supreme Court may choose to hear one of the many cases regarding homosexual marriage.

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Sports

Lobos fighting fast offenses

Thomas Romero-Salas | October 1

Up-tempo, no-huddle offenses have become the norm in college football. New Mexico knows that as well as any other team after facing three straight teams (Arizona State, New Mexico State and Fresno State) who utilize up-tempo offenses to their advantage.

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News

Success of Native American students a priority

Jonathan Baca and Raleigh Silversmith | October 1

Keeping and graduating Native American students has a problem for some time, but the source and solution have not yet been found.

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News

Frank urged to divest from fuel companies

Marielle Dent | October 1

A group of activists and students is urging UNM President Bob Frank to sell off all University investments in fossil fuel companies within the next five years -- and UNM administration is listening.

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Opinion

Paganism has no intellectual or rational defense

October 1

Editor, The recent front-page article highlighting the rise of historical paganism and shamanistic folk religion, “Fall’s pagan pride festival fills pantry”, precisely demonstrates the decline of intellectualism in Western society.

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News

GPA increase discussed at conference

Jonathan Baca | October 1

Students and faculty crammed into a crowded conference room in the Student Union Building to discuss the “continued practice of keeping students of color out of the University.”

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News

Crime briefs

Erika Eddy | October 1

UNMPD reported that the “prickly pear cactus” suspect had created more graffiti around campus using the juice of prickly pears.

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Sports

Bruciaga nets player of the week honors for hat trick

Kyle Tomasi | September 30

Goals are hard enough to come by in soccer; multiple goals in a single game are even harder. Last week, UNM sophomore midfielder Ruth Bruciaga netted three goals against in-state rival New Mexico State.

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Sports

Albuquerque native goes pro in soccer

Liam Cary-Eaves | September 30

Unlike the majority of childhood dreams, Ben Spencer Jr. never had to wake up from his. From a young age, Spencer, an Albuquerque native, said all he wanted to do was play professional soccer.

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News

Scientists don't make light of EM threats

Sayyed Shah | September 30

UNM scientists, in collaboration with the University of Maryland, have received a $6 million grant from the federal government to study electronics in highly electromagnetic environments.The grant was awarded to create an Air Force Office of Scientific Research, which is a basic research funding agency.

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Opinion

Albuquerque residents demand better mass transit

September 30

Editor, Albuquerque Is really trying to put the big boy shoes on when it comes to opening up alternative forms of transit around the city.