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Foundation president will pass on new legacy

Kristian Macaron | December 9

The launch of the UNM Foundation’s fundraising campaign next fall will coincide with a transition of the organization’s administration. Foundation President John Stropp announced Friday that he plans to retire at the end of this fiscal year, after a replacement is found and trained for his position. In January, the Foundation should launch a nationwide search for a replacement who can take over the campaign, Stropp said. Stropp, 65, became Foundation president in June 2008.

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Berry's win attributed to economy

Kristian Macaron | October 7

The mayoral race came to an end earlier than Albuquerque expected. The Oct. 6 Albuquerque Mayoral Election will not continue with a runoff election in November. According to the City Clerk’s Web site, Richard “R.J.” Berry won the election with 43.22 percent of the vote over Incumbent Mayor Martin Chavez and candidate Richard Romero. Berry had 32.273 total votes. Chavez ended the election with roughly 35 percent of the vote, and Romero had about 21 percent of the votes counted.

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Hopefuls face off in debate

Kristian Macaron | September 17

Albuquerque’s Oct. 6 mayoral election is fast approaching, and the non-partisan election has become a competition between Mayor Martin Chávez, Richard Romero, and Richard “R.J.” Berry.

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UNM Foundation keeps even keel in rough waters

Kristian Macaron | September 13

The UNM Foundation has stabilized the funding the University receives annually, despite trouble from the recession, say representatives of the school’s independent nonprofit financial arm.

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Schmidly to focus on accountability

Kristian Macaron | August 25

President David Schmidly has a to-do list for the 2009 school year. In Schmidly’s Monday-morning message Aug.

The Honorable William Webster, left, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske discuss southwest border drug policy in the SUB on Friday.

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Drug czar visits N.M.

Kristian Macaron | June 8

For the first time in history, a Department of Homeland Security meeting was streamed to Web information centers for government officials across the southwest. The meeting, which took place at UNM on Friday, revealed the Obama administration's National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy.

Rachael Gonzales, right, and Eric Lander wait to register for graduation Monday in the Anthropology Building.

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Seminar strives to clarify students' progress

Kristian Macaron | April 17

In addition to final projects, papers and the pressure of registering for classes, students with 80 credit hours now have to attend a mandatory advisement seminar in order to remove a hold on their accounts. The college of Arts & Sciences instituted mandatory graduation-planning sessions last year.

Student Adam Barber throws his water bottle in a recycling bin on Tuesday. The Safety & Risk Services department removed fourteen recycling bins from the Student Family Housing complex and South Campus two weeks ago.

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Department eliminates fourteen UNM recycling bins

Pat Lohmann and Kristian Macaron | April 9

Fourteen recycling bins were removed from the Student Family Housing complex and South Campus two weeks ago. All seven of the bins at SFH were removed, and seven of more than 100 bins were removed from South Campus. Serena Pearson, spokeswoman for Risk Management - which includes sustainability and recycling - said the bins were taken out to make the pickup route more efficient.

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Board recommends student fee increase

Kristian Macaron | March 12

The Student Fee Review Board is recommending a $31.62-per-semester increase in student fees for the upcoming school year. If the recommendations are approved, undergraduate student fees will rise to about $490 per semester. The board sent its final recommendations to University departments and the vice president of Student Affairs.

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Forum focuses on dangers of cyber stalking

Kristian Macaron | March 11

Kids growing up in the Internet age might be exposed to cyber stalking when they surf the Web, Mayor Martin Chavez said. "It's particularly problematic because oftentimes, to parents and grandparents, this type of crime is very frightening, because older generations simply don't understand technology as well as their children and grandchildren," Chavez said.