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Student fee hearings postponed after camera controversy

Elizabeth Cleary and Andrew Beale | January 22

The Student Fee Review Board postponed all fee deliberations following a disagreement between board members over whether to allow video recording at Saturday’s hearings. ASUNM President and SFRB Chair Laz Cardenas asked a GPSA employee, Radi Abouelhassan, to remove a video camera, which wasn’t recording at the time, from the meeting room about an hour after deliberations began.

Sports

Football players charged after brawl

Isaac Avilucea | January 20

Nearly a month after a downtown brawl at a local nightclub, UNM football player Joe Harris, 21, and former wide receiver Bryant Williams, 22, were charged Dec.

News

When going gets tough, she thinks of magma

Chelsea Erven | January 20

Nicole Thomas traveled the world, learned four languages and held an array of professions before deciding to study science at UNM. The future volcanologist was born in Mexico City and followed her father, an international banker, and mother, a TV/radio journalist, to places like Panama, Jamaica and Hong Kong.

Sports

From racecars to running shoes

Cesar Davila | January 20

Ruth Senior is finding her pace, even though it’s 100 miles per hour slower than it used to be. Growing up in Norwich, England, she ran a lot at an early age, but only to keep in shape for a different sport.

Sports

Hopes rest in crybaby Cutler

Ryan Tomari | January 20

Hey, Jay Cutler: Turn that frown upside down. You’re playing in the NFC Championship Game! Many might hate Jay Cutler for being, well, a jerk. Dubbed a cry baby in Denver when Josh McDaniels was hired, Cutler got his way and was part of a three-team trade two years ago and found himself in the Windy City. We know the story.

Opinion

Please replace Lakewood with good ol’ Doonesbury

January 20

Editor, I am writing this letter with a plea for you and your governing staff. I ask of you to please change the comics section of the Daily Lobo.

Opinion

Feminism goes beyond gender

Jenny Gignac | January 20

Before I came back to UNM on my 10-year plan for a bachelor’s degree, I worked male-dominated jobs.

Opinion

Cutting program would be detrimental to New Mexico

January 20

Editor, In a recent review by the Academic Affairs Administrative and Support Unit Review Panel, the Latin American and Iberian Institute was recommended for significant cuts in University-provided funding.

News

‘we don’t have any fat left’:Lack of funding leaves chem labs ‘outdated, hazardous’

Ruben Hamming-Green | January 20

The University has been left scrambling for funds to renovate Riebsomer Hall in the wake of Bond D’s failure at the November elections.

News

‘we don’t have any fat left’: Committee recommends cutting LAII funding to balance budget

Kallie Red-Horse | January 20

A recent cost-containment recommendation could force the Latin American and Iberian Institute to close up shop. The Provost’s review committee drafted a report recommending the LAII begin to transition from a University-funded to an externally funded budget, but LAII Director Susan Tiano said it is impossible. “Depending on how they cut us, we might have to close our doors,” she said.

News

GPSA supports extended Lottery

Ruben Hamming-Green | January 20

House Bill 62, which would extend the time period students can apply for the Lottery Scholarship, was a hot topic of conversation at Wednesday’s GPSA Executive Board meeting.

News

Who stays, who goes? Up to Martinez

Shaun Griswold | January 20

His term is up, but Jack Fortner said he is confident he will retain his seat on the UNM Board of Regents. Fortner, the vice president who has served two terms spanning 12 years, said he thinks Gov.

News

Regent selection process not set in stone

Chelsea Erven | January 20

Two seats on the UNM Board of Regents are up for grabs, but it’s not clear how the governor will decide to fill them.

Sports

Shooting flaws lead to loss

Ryan Tomari | January 20

The UNM women’s basketball team continues to knock on that Mountain West Conference door for that first league win. The problem is no one is answering.

Opinion

Review board seeks input for $11M student fee allocation

January 20

Editor, In addition to paying tuition, each undergraduate student pays $478 a year in student fees.

Opinion

Don’t be hasty after an auto accident

David Standridge | January 20

Remarkably, many people hurt their personal injury case right off the bat by not taking the proper precautions when they are in an accident.

Opinion

‘Scientific reading’ study led to school recommendations

January 19

Editor, In reading the article, “Dealing with the deficit,” by Shaun Griswold in the Daily Lobo on Wednesday, I noticed that I was referred to by Rep.

News

Teachers, board reach deal

Ruben Hamming-Green | January 19

Outrage over a proposal that would affect many UNM employees’ retirement plans has died down, and state officials claim the lull is a result of weeks of compromise. Jan Goodwin, N.M.

News

Martinez outlines changes for administrative cuts, death penalty

Shaun Griswold | January 19

SANTA FE— During her inaugural State of the State speech at the Roundhouse, Gov. Susana Martinez laid out her plan for bold change. She called for administrative cuts in education, pro-business legislation and to reinstate the death penalty.

News

Dealing with the deficit

Shaun Griswold | January 19

SANTA FE — The 60-day legislative session kicked off Tuesday, and UNM officials will monitor 77 bills that could impact the University’s financial and administrative future.