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Activist training to rally campus

Eden Silverthorne | October 7

The UNM branch of Amnesty International is a student organization trying to balance changing the world with bolstering group membership. The UNM chapter, according to founder and co-president Jon Dunn, is part of a global effort to mobilize citizens to pressure government officials to stop human rights abuses. Adrian Groenendyk, publicity coordinator, said the group’s first major event of the year is Saturday, and those interested must register by noon today. “We’re hosting Student Activist Training,” Groenendyk said.

Culture

Artists to learn trade secrets

Candace Hsu | October 7

Just because art has aesthetic value doesn’t mean it has monetary value. The CAA Professional-Development Workshop for Artists, which takes place Saturday, encourages artists to market their work in order to make a living, said event director Susan Schear.

Culture

Students join effort to protect wild land

Chris Quintana | October 7

New Mexico is a wild place, but there’s no guarantee it will stay that way. Outside factors like commercial interests and abusive recreation practices could destroy wild land, but it would remain untouched if it were declared official wilderness.

Opinion

Fiesta still worth early morning trek

Danny Hernandez | October 7

I am very disappointed that Wednesday’s article, “Students split over whether balloon fiesta still an event to behold,” didn’t have better descriptions of our wondrous Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

Opinion

Teaching corp uplifts urban students

Apollonia Trujillo | October 7

Young people growing up in low-income communities are in need of great teachers and role models. And the stakes are higher than ever.

News

Dust triggers false fire alarm

Shaun Griswold | October 7

Fire trucks drove onto campus Wednesday around noon as students evacuated the SUB after a false fire alarm.

News

Backstage: Adult Rehabilitation

Junfu Han | October 7

Six months ago, Leo Rosas walked into the Roswell City Probation office with a confession to make. “I told them that I’m dirty.

News

SHAC: Come get your head checked

Barron Jones | October 7

UNM Student Health and Counseling is offering free mental health screenings today. Mental health professionals will screen students for depression and related illnesses such as bipolar and eating disorders, generalized anxiety and post-traumatic stress. UNM student Melanie Buck, who attended the event in 2007, said the screening helped her pinpoint and address issues related to the deaths of loved ones. “Mental health is very important for succeeding in life,” she said. “If you are not OK with yourself, how you can expect to be OK with everything else?”

News

Budget cuts keep marching band home

Sean P. Wynne | October 7

The UNM Spirit Marching Band will not be going with the football team to Las Cruces for Saturday’s rivalry game against New Mexico State because of budget cuts. Chad Simons, director of the Spirit Marching Band, said the marching band’s budget has been cut by about $25,000. “Financially, we have some real challenges.

News

Errors found in student planner

Chelsea Erven | October 7

The UNM Day Planner, given to freshmen at orientation and sold at the UNM Bookstore, has inaccurate information.

Opinion

UNM run by 'Enron ethics'

James Burbank | October 5

A few years ago, a colleague and I were going to write a book about teaching. It was his philosophy that a teacher was nothing more that a “site,” a sort of empty space in the classroom.

Opinion

UNM may waste less water, but it still wastes water

October 5

Editor, The Daily Lobo piece, “PPD: We are not ‘water wasters,” implies that UNM’s water use need not be scrutinized by environmentally conscious people.

Opinion

Students have no reason not to vote

Jenny Gignac | October 5

Every day, I walk past the Duck Pond on the way to Dane Smith, and I see the table. There I see students with the marker-drawn signs pumping people up about voting, and the token, sandwich-board-wearing guy inviting people to follow him to the table and register.

Pilot Mark Trillanes directs his balloon upward as his son, Anthony, pushes on his father’s gondola during lifto at the
balloon esta. Several UNM students said the annual event has lost some of its appeal and many will not attend.

News

Students split over whether fiesta still an event to behold

Shaun Griswold | October 5

It’s the largest North American event of its kind, and more than 25 million photos are shot each year, making it as the most photographed event in the world, according to Kodak.

News

HR to audit eligibility of insurance dependents

Ruben Hamming-Green | October 5

UNM Human Resources is requiring all employees with department health insurance to complete audits verifying dependents’ eligibility on their plan.

Handmade masks hang from the shelves at Birdland. Owned by Jay Steinberg, the store is inspired by thebusinessman’s love of the Grateful Dead.

Culture

Birdland incubates nostalgia

Alexandra Swanberg | October 5

Since 1994, Birdland and has been “Gratefully Deadicated” to providing unique, quality products for anyone nostalgic about the 60s. Store owner Jay Steinberg said he wanted to start a business that embodied the music he grew up with.

Culture

Beyond books to real, live authors

Gianna May | October 5

Seldom do people meet the authors of books they read. UNM professor Celia Lopez-Chavez teaches an honors class called The Legacy of Writing: Voices, Words and Flavors of New Mexico.

Opinion

If you're worried about dying, ignore terrorists and stop driving

October 4

Editor, In recent days, the Associated Press reported that U.S. and European intelligence agencies are worried about a possible terrorist attack somewhere in Europe.

Opinion

Cookies leave a trail for hackers

Mike Carr | October 4

pri·va·cy, [prahy-vuh-see; Brit. also priv-uh-see] –noun, plural -cies. 1. the state of being private; retirement or seclusion. 2.

News

Crime Briefs

October 4

On Sept. 19, UNMPD responded to a domestic dispute at the 900 block of Buena Vista Drive S.E. A female subject told police that her boyfriend had been verbally and emotionally abusive for several months.