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My Monday mornings used to be very consistent and relaxing. An easy way to start
my week. I would get off the bus, walk past Castetter, grab a Daily Lobo and
spend an hour doing the sudoku before Calculus 3, gradually working on it
through the rest of my Monday. The past two weeks have left me in sh…
about 3 years ago
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Even when we’re grateful for something – for example, the jobs and state
revenue we get from oil and gas production – that doesn’t mean we should cut
ourselves short and ignore our own needs. We deserve to get the best deal we
can. But when it comes to oil and natural gas, we’ve settled for a…
almost 3 years ago
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For more than 40 years, the University of New Mexico’s north golf course has
had another life unrelated to golf. When the sun begins to set, dozens to
upwards of a hundred students, faculty and surrounding neighbors converge on the
green space to walk their dogs off-leash in the few minutes pr…
almost 3 years ago
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Dear President Stokes, Provost Holloway, Dean Coonrod and Regents of the
University of New Mexico, As of Jan. 4, the United Graduate Workers of UNM
(UGW-UE local 1466) was certified as the first union of graduate employees under
the New Mexico Public Employee Bargaining Act. Graduate employee…
almost 3 years ago
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It is urgent that the legislature and Governor Lujan Grisham enact House Bill
132 (Rep. Herrera, Speaker Egolf, and Rep. Garratt) during the 2022 session to
reduce the maximum annual interest rate on small loans from 175%, one of the
highest rates in the nation, to 36%. This issue is persona…
almost 3 years ago
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Social Security has done a remarkable job keeping the vast majority of seniors
out of poverty. Those seniors who still live in poverty should receive more help
from the federal and state governments. But exempting all Social Security income
from taxation won’t deliver one penny of help to our…
almost 3 years ago
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Climate change is one of the most pressing issues that the world faces today.
Since the industrial revolution, the levels of carbon dioxide have been
increasing at an alarming rate. Those high levels of CO2 have been affecting the
global climate and as such, the temperature has been steadily…
almost 3 years ago
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As students here at the University of New Mexico, there are many opportunities
available throughout the campus and schedules to put forward your beliefs on how
experiences can be made better and to put forward messages that you believe are
important to share. With our undergraduate student go…
almost 3 years ago
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I am very pleased that the New Mexico State Legislature, in response to
advocacy from the American Federation of Teachers of New Mexico, decided to
include higher education employees in their mandated 3% pay raise and subsequent
4% raise for April and July, respectively. However, I am increas…
over 2 years ago
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I am a graduate student teacher. My name is Penelope, but the University of
New Mexico seems to prefer my deadname. I transitioned early in 2021. I began
teaching in the fall and it was important to me that I teach with my true name
because teaching is deeply important to my self-understandin…
over 2 years ago
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On top of the extraordinary mental and physical changes one faces after having
a baby, one thing that shouldn’t have to change is one’s health care coverage.
Fortunately, new mothers who qualify now have a full year of postpartum Medicaid
coverage in New Mexico so they can focus on what reall…
over 2 years ago