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Regents’ preliminary budget raises tuition, fees

Fee increase will go to Athletics, Libraries will receive one-time allocation by Luke Holmen

3.75 percent tuition increase would fund new teachers, financial aid by Miriam Belin and Luke Holmen

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The Board of Regents last week retracted a proposal to fund Libraries with a student fee hike next year, but held on to a proposal to increase student fees to fund Athletics. The University plans to loan Athletics $1.2 million from general funds in order to pay off a mounting deficit brought on by decreased ticket sales, the buy-out of former head football coach Mike Locksley’s contract and the subsequent hiring of new head coach Bob Davie. “Our men’s basketball team won the Mountain West Conference and the ski team recently competed for the national championship and I want to be clear that these are things to be proud of, and things we are proud of, but … ASUNM does not support student fees being used to assist in paying a debt incurred by any department,” ASUNM President Jaymie Roybal said Friday at the Budget Summit. President David Schmidly’s original plan called for an overall increase of 8 percent in student fees,

Students could see additional need-based financial aid and faculty could see the first wage increase in four years following a preliminary vote on the FY 13 budget proposal. The board preliminarily approved a $252 million budget and a tuition increase of 3.75 percent, a portion of which will go toward hiring 20 new faculty members as part of the Provost’s academic plan. The five-year plan would cost $4,273,330 and includes language to hire 20 new faculty members, additional advisers, create a degree-granting honors college at UNM and increase pay for faculty. The plan aims for growth in research, online enrollment, as well as improvement in six-year graduation rates and freshmen retention, Provost Chaouki Abdallah said. The Board of Regents said funds from the proposed tuition increase would help cover the cost. The Provost’s plan also calls for an additional $250,000 to create

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Junfu Han / Daily Lobo UNM Regent Jamie Koch (far left) discusses the UNM budget during the Board of Regents’ meeting Friday afternoon in the SUB. The Board preliminarily approved a 3.75 percent tuition increase and a $50 increase in student fees to fund Athletics.

Lobos visit Lobos to show true, calm nature by Jacob Hall

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Real, live lobos came to campus last week to raise awareness about efforts to reintroduce the endangered wolf species into the New Mexican wilderness. UNM Wilderness Alliance (UNMWA) and the Biology Undergraduate Society (BUGS) hosted Wolf Fest at Smith Plaza Friday, in an effort inform faculty about the predicament faced by Mexican gray wolf. The event featured live wolves for preservation efforts, president of UNMWA Kevin McCormick said. McCormick said while the Mexican gray wolf has made a return from extinction in the state, only 58 wolves currently survive in New Mexico. UNM Wilderness Alliance has been unable to meet its goal of increasing Mexican gray wolf populations as much as they had hoped. The Alliance said it originally planned to have the population at 200 by 2010. McCormick said part of the problem lies with funding. UNMWA only receives federal funding, not funding from the state. Before the Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program was introduced in 1982, wolves were extinct in New Mexico. McCormick said the entire species was brought back from seven wolves found in Mexico, as well as three captive breeding populations. McCormick said some politicians argued against the wolves’ reintroduction into the wild, claiming the animals were

UNM student Devon Rosenkoetter poses with a wolf from the Wanagi Wolf Fund and Rescue at Smith Plaza last Friday. Only 58 Mexican gray wolves survive in the wild in the state, but the UNM Wilderness Alliance and Biology Undergraduate Society are trying to get the community involved in protecting the endangered species.

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Fees from page 1 while the Student Fee Review Board proposal called for a 3.4 percent increase. The current proposal would raise fees by 5.6 percent. About 100 people gathered outside the SUB Thursday to protest the proposed increase in student fees, and ASUNM drafted a resolution Wednesday calling on the regents to back off from the proposal. The resolution was presented to the regents at Friday’s Budget Summit. Student Regent Jake Wellman proposed the $50 fee increase be spread over three years, increasing $17 a year rather than $50 all at once, but the proposal was voted down. The recommended $50 increase next year would represent a roughly $3.1 million increase in funding to Athletics. Vice President of Athletics Paul Krebs said the student fee increase isn’t a bailout, and that the money for the loan will come from general funds, not student fees. Krebs said this additional funding would contribute to Lobo sports teams’ success, and that student fees represent only 10 percent of Athletics’ overall budget. He said students at UNM pay some of the lowest student fees for Athletics of any school in the Mountain West Conference. GPSA Representative and SFRB

member Matthew Rush said the increase could start a trend in subsequent years of raising student fees to pay for Athletics. “This concerns me, not only for the cost to students that did not ask for it, did not support it and are not included in deciding how to reduce it, but also in terms of planning for the future,” Rush said. Roybal said the administration needs to trust the SFRB and Strategic Budget Leadership Team to make decisions on how student fees are spent. She said that to disregard these recommendations is to disregard the students’ voice. “This is the very reason students lose trust in those who run their University,” she said. “There is a great lack of trust that exists on this campus between the student body, the administration and the Board of Regents.” But Vice President of the Board of Regents Don Chalmers said the regents respect the SFRB, and take into account student opinions when making decisions. “When all is said and done the blame or credit, usually blame, lies with the regents,” he said. “We certainly would not be doing our job unless we listen to the recommendations coming from the Student Fee Review Board. But in the

end we have to make the decision based on what we believe is best for the University.” Undergraduates this year paid $1,158 in fees, $486.49 of which was set by the Student Fee Review Board and $487.50 of which is a facilities fee used primarily to repay bonds issued for construction and renovation of buildings. If the current proposal passes in the final budget meeting on April 27, fees will increase $50, plus any additional increase in facilities fees. The SFRB 20122013 recommendations included a $81.75 allocation for Athletics, the same amount Athletics received this year, and a $33.45 allocation for Libraries, a $4.18 increase from the amount Libraries received this year. The regents’ proposal would tack on an additional $50 fee for Athletics. The regents decided Friday to give a general fund allocation of $463,697 to Libraries next year, in lieu of raising student fees $27 for Libraries. The board preliminarily approved the president’s revised proposal 4-1 on Friday, but the issue still requires a final vote on April 27. Regents Jack Fortner and Carolyn Abeita were absent from the Budget Summit.

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Tuition from page 1 more graduate assistantships. “We need to make an investment in instruction across all areas of the University,” UNM President David Schmidly said. Under the proposal, 20 percent of the tuition increase, about $3.6 million, will go toward providing need-based financial aid to students. Currently, 26 percent of financial aid goes to need-based scholarships, while the rest goes to merit-based scholarships. “The first is access — making sure the doors of the institution are open and available to students who want to come here,” he said. “Affordability — making sure our students and their families can afford their education. Student services — particularly in the light of the new formula of funding, UNM will have to be focused on the things and invest in those things that will make our students successful, and quality of instruction.” Schmidly said tuition and fees at UNM are low compared to peer institutions in the region, including

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Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, Texas Tech, Colorado State University and NMSU. Schmidly said the University’s resident tuition and fees are 14.5 percent below the national average and nonresident tuition and fees are 5 percent below the national average. UNM’s tuition and fees for full-time, in-state undergraduates this spring is only $2,904, compared to $4,860 at Arizona State University, a peer institution, according to the registrar offices of both schools. The regents also preliminarily approved $3.79 million in onetime funding to be used for faculty and staff salary increases. UNM employees have not seen a pay raise in four years, and the dollar amount represents an average of a 1.75 percent increase in salaries. UNM Faculty Senate President Tim Ross asked the board to consider making this funding recurring and the regents agreed to discuss the proposal at the

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LAST WEEK’S POLL RESULTS: During spring break, the Board of Regents proposed raising next year’s students fees $77 higher than the $503.20 recommended by the Student Fee Review Board. The additional money would go to fund Athletics and UNM Libraries. Do you agree with this proposal? Yes, I think both Athletics and UNM Libraries deserve more student fee funding.

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The Bernalillo County Commission unanimously voted on March 13 to offer UNM $1.5 million not to build on the 80acre UNM North Golf Course for the next 25 years. Should UNM accept the proposal? Yes, we need to keep the course so that students and community members can enjoy it by playing golf, running or walking there. Yes, it’s one of the few green areas left in Albuquerque and it will offset the pollution created by so many cars in Albuquerque. No, UNM needs to be able to build on that land to provide more space for classrooms. No, UNM should develop the property or sell it off for revenue and reduce tuition and fees.

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LETTER Ahuja letter a product of homophobia, conformity Editor, This is in response to Arun Ahuja’s letter, which was published Friday. Ahuja claims that it is Dharun Ravi, and not Tyler Clementi, who is the victim of a hate crime. He makes this argument by placing this case against a longer history of racism directed against South Asians living in the New Jersey area. But what goes unaddressed in Ahuja’s letter is the institutionalized and societal acceptance of homophobia and transphobia that I believe is at the heart of this incident. Let me elaborate. Clementi’s suicide and Ravi’s prosecution should be understood as the result of a contradiction evident in the state’s ambiguous relationship to homosexuality. While the state claims to be committed to ensuring equality for all its people irrespective of their sexual, gender, class, or racial position in society, it accepts and even encourages discrimination against those who do not conform to expected sexual and gender orientations. In other words, the same state that is eager

Letter shows ignorance of Clementi case, courts Editor, I am writing in response to student Arun Anand Ahuja’s letter, published Friday. I’m not sure if he truly looked at this case closely before calling it a misapplication of justice. Here are my reasons why: First, Tyler Clementi’s suicide was absolutely not allowed to be brought up because Dharun Ravi was not being charged with involuntary manslaughter. Yes, it is a tragic incident, but Clementi jumped off the George Washington bridge because he was publicly humiliated by his roommate because of his choice of lifestyle. Second, if Ravi was scared for his belongings because Clementi brought in a “sketchy, scruffy, homeless looking” person, Ravi had every right to refuse to leave his shared room. He chose to leave. He chose to turn the webcam on. He chose to go to another student’s dorm and watch the video.

to prosecute those accused of hate crimes, including those against sexual minorities, also actively prohibits marriage and other rights for gay people. Hence, the state actively encourages homophobia and transphobia and even models it through its own behavior even as it positions itself as the ultimate guarantor of equality and protection for minorities. This is indeed a deep contradiction. It is this institutionalized acceptance of homophobia that is at the heart of this incident, which Ahuja’s letter fails to acknowledge. Anyone who has followed this case will know that Ravi and his friends bonded over their mutual disgust for homophobia. Their implied heterosexuality, which cannot speak its own name, had to mark itself by demonizing Clementi’s homosexuality. The importance of heterosexuality for the immigrant cannot be underestimated. Historically, heterosexuality is one of the few practices through which immigrants have tried to gain entry into the mainstream. Speaking differently, heterosexuality makes the immigrant appear less racially other. I suspect that Ravi felt compelled to participate in the demonization of Clementi’s homosexuality because of this reason. Finally, how many times have we not heard guys address each other as “fags”? This

is another instance of institutionalized and societal acceptance of homophobia. In such cases, no action can be taken as the person uttering such a slur is understood to be exercising the rights guaranteed to him under the First Amendment. As the cultural theorist Trinh T. Minh-ha asks us, “Is it not, indeed, always in the name of freedom that my freedom hastens to stamp out those of others?” In other words, the rights of gay people will be acknowledged by the state only as long as it does not conflict with the rights of dominant groups. Add to this the cultural, social and religious intolerance of homosexuality and it is not surprising that gay, lesbian and trans youth have an unbelievably high suicide rate. I share Ahuja’s concern about the ramifications of this incident for the South Asian community. But a bigger concern for me is how Ravi’s sentencing could take attention away from the fact that it is the institutional and societal acceptance of homophobia that fosters such incidents. Furthermore, while there is a clear racial dimension in this case, using it to deny the homophobia that is at the heart of this case is to ignore the obvious.

Third, while in a female student’s dorm and watching the webcam he set up, he tweeted a play-by-play of what was happening and what his roommate was doing. The video he made also went viral and was sent to students at Rutgers University. This is a form of cyber bullying. This is why Ravi was prosecuted. Clementi was humiliated and also just came out to his parents a few days before that he was gay. It is also stated that Ravi was beyond uncomfortable with having a gay roommate. If Ravi’s case was about stereotyping against the Indian community, this student has it all wrong and had nothing to do with his race. The female roommate also testified against Ravi, describing his actions and what he was doing. This was not a first-time incident for Ravi. If he was so fearful of his belongings being stolen, why tweet and let the video go viral of what his roommate was doing? Yes this is absolutely an invasion of privacy. Clementi was being filmed without his consent. His video went live and sent on the Internet for other people to watch without his consent. Yes, committing suicide is a choice, but it’s a horrible situation.

However, when someone has been bullied in any way and commits suicide, it is called bully-cide. Ravi’s “joke,” as Ahuja stated, went too far. A college student should be grown enough to know the difference between right and wrong. He’s an adult. His actions led to consequences. This was not a witch hunt. What Ravi did was wrong and inexcusable. Cyber bullying should not be tolerated and everyone is entitled to having their own privacy behind bedroom doors. This case is about respect, not going after Indian immigrants. I wish Ahuja took a closer look at this case and the evidence behind it before stating this case is about hate crimes and that Ravi is a victim. Both parties are victims. Clementi took his life due to the humiliation and Ravi will be locked away in jail. Both sets of parents have lost their sons because of this situation. Justice has been served and what Ravi did should not be tolerated. It wouldn’t matter if he was black, white, Indian, Hispanic, whatever: bullying is bullying.

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Grad programs get top marks Staff Report

The University of New Mexico is officially one of the top ranked graduate schools in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report magazine. In the annual Best Graduate School rankings for 2013, a few of UNM’s specialty programs made the top of the list including the School of Medicine, UNM Law School, and

the College of Fine Arts. UNM’s School of Medicine is ranked second in rural medicine, and fifth in family medicine, tying it with Oregon Health and Science University’s programs. The college also ranked 31st in primary care, matching up with Boston University, East Carolina University in North Carolina and Mayo Medical School. The School of Nursing

FARMINGTON (AP) — A contest that involved killing more than a dozen coyotes in Farmington is drawing ire from a state wildlife protection group for its “bloodthirstiness.” The Farmington chapter of Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife held a so-called coyote-calling contest last weekend, attracting 22 hunters who killed 16 coyotes in two days. It was the seventh year for the event. Hunters use specialized reeds to mimic the sounds of a dying animal, such as a rabbit, to attract the coyotes to kill them. The Farmington Daily-Times reports that such events aren’t too common in New Mexico, but Sportsmen member Frances Espinoza said hunting predators is a fast-growing hobby across the country. Proponents of the practice say that coyotes damage deer herds and kill livestock and sometimes

people’s pets, while critics say it amounts to animal cruelty. “While these events aren’t illegal, they are astonishingly egregious for their bloodthirstiness,” said Phil Carter, wildlife campaign manager for Animal Protection of New Mexico. He said anyone who supports the “repulsive killings contests” is displaying a callous disregard for wildlife. Espinoza, a game commissioner from Farmington and a former executive director and Sportsmen’s former director, said hunting coyotes is a method of managing the predators’ population. “You have fishing contests. Is that cruel?” he said. “It is a method of management and recreation just like any other hunting activity.” Darwin Gunnick, a Sportsmen member, said the hunts are necessary. “We need to control coyotes

Midwifery Program is ranked fifth in the country, UNM’s School of Law ranked seventh in Clinical Training, and UNM’s photography program took fifth. Peer surveys of faculty and administrators from various colleges nationwide are used to decide these rankings in specialty programs, according to the magazine.

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if we want to keep the other animals,” he said. “And hunters are the only ones that will do it.” John Hansen, a wildlife biologist for the Bureau of Land Management’s Farmington office, said coyotes live all over San Juan County, including in Farmington city limits by the rivers or in open fields of sagebrush and piñon and juniper trees. They eat small animals like rabbits and mice, but also animals as large as sheep, baby deer and cattle, and people’s pets. Hansen said that while the BLM focuses on habitat preservation to help sustain local wildlife, there is evidence that shows killing coyotes can prove beneficial to deer and livestock populations. “Coyotes are in Farmington, they’re at the river bottoms and they kill a lot of cats and small dogs,” Gunnick said. “A lot of people have problems with them.”

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threatening ranching efforts and were a danger to humans. Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) cosponsored House Bill 509 this year, which would eliminate the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Pearce and other sponsors have said the overregulation and protection of endangered species often overlooks or undermines economic interests, including ranching and oil production. The bill is currently under review by the House Committee on Natural Resources. At a rally opposing the listing of the dunes sagebrush lizard on the endangered species list, Pearce condemned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to take into account the economic impact regulations on protected species create. “Fish and Wildlife is making economic claims without facts,” said Pearce, according to his website. “My office has asked for data from Fish and Wildlife on how jobs will be impacted, and they claim they don’t have the information. Oil and gas

jobs in southeast New Mexico are at risk. Irresponsible, unbalanced overregulation limits the amount of energy produced, which kills jobs, causes severe budget problems in the state, and increases costs to citizens. In this time of high unemployment, we can, and must, do better.” But McCormick said wolves benefit the environment by maintaining the balance between predators and prey. “As America moved west, they removed all the large predators so they could put out cattle. And once we realized how bad that was for the ecosystem, it was already starting to fall apart,” McCormick said. “The ecosystem needs these apex predators because they balance everything out.” According to the Yellowstone National Park website, the park saw an explosion of elk populations that damaged foliage in the park when workers removed wolves from its wildlife population. Live wolves were featured during Wolf Fest in an effort to demonstrate how the animals don’t react violent-

ly to humans. George Stapleton, the general manager for Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary, is the primary handler of Forrest, one of the wolves brought to Wolf Fest. “I get to speak for Forrest, and if it makes a difference to even one person, then that’s all that really matters,” Stapleton said. McCormick said those who want to get involved in the wolf reintroduction effort should write editors of local news papers and magazines and attend events such as Wolf Fest. “Attend some political events so that people can see for themselves that there are students who are for the reintroduction of the wolves,” he said. McCormick said he hopes Wolf Fest will become an annual event, and said he expected more students and community members to attend next year. “The wolves that are out in the wild are doing well, it’s just that there aren’t enough,” McCormick said. “And that’s what we need to change.”

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playing well,” said. “It sparks everyone. When guys see one guy doing well, they like to step up. A little bit of weight is lifted off everyone’s shoulders when DJ does what he does.” Peterson has 20 RBIs, five home runs and is batting .458 for the season. Peterson said he’s noticed his skills as a hitter improve since his freshman year. “Last year, I chased a lot of pitches I shouldn’t have,” Peterson said. “Being patient and a mature hitter has really changed my at bats this year.” Wolff said even though he is only a sophomore, he is still looked up to as a leader for the team. “He’s the guy that can change

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do things mechanically wrong and his patience wasn’t good. Now he’s a little more relaxed and a little more comfortable.” Peterson has led the Lobos offense this year. He went 3-4 at bat with five runners batted in (RBI) and hit a home run on March 6, against NMSU. He hit two home runs in the Lobos’ first game against San Diego State University and went 3-4, with two RBIs and two doubles in their last game against the Aztecs. Junior pitcher Sam Wolff said that when Peterson plays well, the rest of the team wants to play well. “It’s a contagious feeling when someone like DJ starts

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Flint Rasmussen gets paid to don clown makeup, dance the Cotton-Eyed Joe and sing Justin Bieber songs in front of crowds up to 10,000 people. “I am living the dream,” he said. “You name it, I am living it.” Rasmussen is the entertainer for the Professional Bull Riders circuit, which means he entertains crowds wherever the show goes. In addition to the makeup, he wears shoes with his name on the sides, a cowboy hat and usually a jersey and mesh shorts. He often tells jokes, dances or goes into the bleachers to interact with the audience. Rasmussen is only seen at the live events, though. His primary function is to entertain audiences during scheduled commercial breaks. The PBR comes to Albuquerque every year, and that means Rasmussen comes along every year, too. And every year, he’s met with a solid Albuquerque fan base. In the crowd in The Pit, adults and children alike sport the blue and white Rasmussen jersey. Some even painted clown makeup on their faces like the entertainer. Rusty Greer, whose son wore one of the jerseys, said his son told him he wanted “a jersey of the funny man.” PBR attendee Rob Mitchell wore both the makeup and the jersey because he said that like Rasmussen, he’s a loud guy. “I like to be up and make a lot of noise and have fun and stuff,” Mitchell said. “All my friends were like, ‘you could do this,’ and I was like, ‘I probably could.’” Last year, Mitchell said he got to dance with Rasmussen on stage after he dressed up and brought a neon-colored sign to get Rasmussen’s attention. Rasmussen said the job is harder than it looks. “If you don’t know what’s going on and you’re out there trying to be funny, you’ll get killed,” he said. Rasmussen got into the field because he thought he could do better than the rodeo clowns he saw perform. To do better, or do the job at all, requires quick feet and quick thinking, he said. Rasmussen said he writes some ideas down on his hand, but he also comes up with material on the spot. For example, on Saturday night a man came down from the crowd and started dancing next to Rasmussen during a commercial break. Rasmussen danced right along and joked about the incident the rest of the night. He said these types of events are more unusual to the crowd than to him. “We have seen so many things,” he said. “We have a response to things but we can act like it’s the first time we have seen it.” Rasmussen was also quick to note that his work is a team effort. He said his sound man and bull fighters make him look good.

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Warming machine Capricorn—At the risk of sounding like Dr. Phil, it is time for a wake-up call in your life. However, you may inadvertently be receiving it with a deaf ear as you have been so swept up in your own matters this past week that the voice of others has become unimportant. It is one thing to focus on an area in your life that needs improving occasionally, but don’t forget you don’t exist in a vacuum. Pay respect and attention to the people close to you and you’ll find willing, helping hands to facilitate your endeavors. Aquarius—Someone very close to you will surprise you as they suffer a moment of weakness. Perhaps you’ve always seen them as a beacon of strength or you never thought them capable of acting in the surprising way they will this week. Either way, don’t expect them to ask you for help; it is best to tacitly offer your resources or any other help you can provide. They will be grateful for you going about it indirectly to avoid wounding their sense of pride. Pisces—A person who so deeply hurt you in the past that you cut off all contact will rise out of the ashes, presenting themselves as new and improved. Their showmanship is convincing enough, and while dwelling on the past can keep a person from moving on, don’t forget that what they did will always be a part of them. Just be wary of their possible hidden motives and avoid letting them become dependent on you for anything to keep history from repeating itself. Aries—Don’t be surprised when, after weeks of steady pursuit, the special one you’ve had your eye on still hasn’t approached you. You’ll have to be the one to make the first move in this instance. Your aggressive, fiery presence is intimidating to some, though certainly not unattractive. Keep this in mind so you don’t come on too strong, but try not to take their reticence personally. Let this sense of mystery draw out the romance. You’ll be more satisfied knowing you worked hard to earn this person’s affection. Taurus—You’ve been very stubborn lately, which has served you well in aspects of your life where hard manual labor is

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FEMALE ROOMMATE WANTED to share 2BDRM house in University Heights/ Harvard Drive area. $425/mo +1/2utilities. Available 5/15. Call Kyra for interview 907-854-8028. LOOKING FOR FEMALE to take over lease at Lobo Village. $499/mo +1/4utilities. Fully furnished, cable, wifi, pool, and fitness center. Contact Michelle 505-319-9689. NEED FEMALE STUDENT to take over 2012-2013 lease in Casas Del Rio. Do not have to be a freshman. Daughter unable to attend UNM. We will pay application fee. Contact DeeDee 505-235-2971. LOBO VILLAGE ROOM Lease Takeover August 2012-August 2013. $519.00/mo. Utilities, Cable and Internet included. Fully Furnished. Female only. Call 505-554-7795. FEMALE WANTED, MOVING out of state in May and need someone to take over lease at Lobo Village ASAP. $499/mo. 505-379-7704 FEMALE NEEDED TO take over Lobo Village lease. $499/mo +1/4utilities. Fully furnished, cable, wifi, pool, and workout facilities. Available May. Contact Courtney 505-412-2780. CLEAN, QUIET, RESPONSIBLE roommate wanted to share 3BDRM house. $275/mo including all utilities and internet. Unfurnished. 2 miles from UNM. Graduate student preferred. Lawrence 505-264-6009.

1BDRM, 3 BLOCKS from UNM, Presbyterian. Hardwood ﬂoors, beamed wood ceiling, new windows. 116 Sycamore. $575/mo +utilities, +dd, cats okay. NS. Call 5501579.

LOBO VILLAGE APARTMENT for rent. Lease term August 2012- August 2013. Male only. Rent $519. Special offers may be discused. Contact 505-550-5202.

UNM/CNM UTILITIES PAID! 2 BDRM and 1 BA. $600/mo. 419 Vassar SE. TA Russell Company 881-5385.

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LOOKING FOR CAT whisperer to get my cat to stop yelling randomly in the middle of the night. I need help. I’m sleep deprived. lmartell@unm.edu

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SINGLE WHITE FEMALE. Looking for single white male, with blue eyes, great hair, athletic build and 6’1”. Preferably named Kyle. Email jch1219@unm.edu for a date.

ROOMMATE WANTED FOR 2BDRM on Central and Louisianna. Cinnamon Tree Apartments. $315/mo +electric. 505-231-5955.

AVAILABLE NOW! $600/MO. 2 BDRM 1 BA. Kitchen appliances and w/d hookups. FP in LR. Cute with views. Carlisle and Gibson dd $500. Luke 505-610-5192.

UNM/CNM STUDIOS, 1BDRM, 2BDRMS, 3BDRMS, and 4BDRMS. William H. Cornelius, Real Estate Consultant: 243-2229.

Houses For Rent HOUSE FOR RENT Ridgcrest Area 2BDRM, one bath, excellent area for UNM students. Must have references, first and last months rent. $900/mo. 262-2490. HOUSE FOR RENT, across from CNM, 2BDRM, hardwood floors, fireplace, updated appliances with washer & dryer. Rent includes utilities. Call Gary 803-8981. FURNISHED CASITA 1BDRM 1BA, walk to UNM/ Old Town, available now, $850/mo, NS/ NP, 505-934-6453.

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Rooms For Rent STUDENT WANTED TO share fully furnished, 3BDRM. 2BA. $400/mo. $250dd. 1/3 utilities. No pets. N/D. N/S. Available now. Have one dog. hf5w2s@unm.edu, 907-6139.

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PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS

Motivation to save others key to bull ﬁghting by Chris Quintana

sports@dailylobo.com Riding bulls is dangerous, but bullfighters, whose job it is to protect the riders, work on the ground with the bucking animals. These men aren’t bull fighters in the same way matadors fight bulls in Spain. A bullfighters’ job on the Professional Bull Riders circuit isn’t to harm the bull, but to distract it from harming anyone, themselves included. Frank Newsom is one such bullfighter on the PBR circuit. He, along with Jesse Byrne and Shorty Gorham, fight bulls for entire length of the show, about two and a half hours. Newsom said the job requires a desire to protect others. “What we do, if you see a wreck you got to go get in the middle of it,” he said. “To do our job, you got to kind of want to save somebody.” This desire is evident in the bullfighters as they put themselves between the bull and the rider. They often throw their hands up to catch the animal’s attention, even shielding the rider with their bodies if they need to. They have braces and padding to help them deflect blows, but Newsom said the goal is to avoid getting hit. “The object of what we do is to try to prevent anything from happening,” Newsom said. “The quicker we can be there and deal with it, the smoother it goes.” Bull rider Luke Snyder, a winner of the 15/15 Bucking Battle in The Pit, said he wouldn’t ride if it weren’t for the bull fighters. “They’re a very crucial part of this game,” Snyder said. “After we get off, these bulls are going to sometimes go after us, and it’s their job to take the attention away from us. We only have to ride a couple times a night. They’re out there for every single ride. So in my eyes, they’re the toughest guys in the sport.” Newsom said they can anticipate when a bull rider is about to fall off, and rush toward the animal before it happens.

Junfu Han / Daily Lobo Bullfighter Shorty Gorham (in red) holds Yellow Jacket Jr.’s horn while protecting rider Luke Snyder from being attacked Sunday afternoon during the Ty Murray Invitational in The Pit. A bullfighter works for about two and a half hours without a break. “You watch the body language of a bull rider, you can kind of anticipate when he’s going to come off and kind of where he’s going to land, and you try to just have a hair trigger,” he said. We don’t want (the bull) to even see the bull rider. That helps us do our jobs. It’s almost like a defense.” The bullfighters can work together to circle the bull, draw its attention away from the rider and guide into the run, all without saying a word to one another. “We’ve worked enough together that we kind of know,” he said.

“I haven’t seen anyone else who can do it like us and work three men together and be smooth, you know.” Flint Rasmussen, an entertainer for the PBR circuit, said the three are top level athletes. “There’s a lot of guys that do what they do, and they are the very best,” he said. “They are the all-star team.” Any All–Star has taken a fair amount of hits, and Newsom said he was no different. He and the other bull fighters said growing up on farms taught them how

to take hits. “To get to where we’re at, we’ve all had pretty rough hookings and injuries.” No matter how skilled a bullfighter may be, Newson said getting hit is sometimes inevitable. “It’s hard to describe how strong they really are,” he said. “Over the years, you get hit enough, you start learning how to take a hit if you got to, you know, so you don’t take the whole force of it. You get to where you know how to take care of yourself.”

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BASEBALL

Men strike out No. 19 TCU at home, for first time by Mundo Carrillo ecarr50@unm.edu

Jessikha Williams / Daily Lobo UNM first baseman DJ Peterson attempts to tag a TCU runner out at first base. The Lobos beat TCU 12-7 at Isotopes Park Sunday afternoon.

It was a weekend of firsts for the baseball team. UNM scored eight runs in the first two innings as it beat No. 19 Texas Christian University in a three game series. This was the first time in Lobo baseball history UNM beat TCU at home. It won on Friday 9-8, then lost on Saturday 5-4 before winning the series in the third game, 12-7, on Sunday. Junior third baseman Kyle Stiner led the team with four hits on Sunday. “Outside of the conference tournament, they’ve been an enemy of ours and we haven’t done great against them, so it’s nice for them to come here so we can show them what Lobo baseball is all about,” Stiner said. Prior to this weekend, the teams last met at the MWC championship. The Lobos won that game

4-2 to get an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Sunday also marked the first time freshman outfielder Chris Nunez got a collegiate hit. He went 2-1 at the plate and had three runs batted in. Nunez took some time adjusting to the college game, but he said he has been working on his hitting lately. “I’ve been working hard in batting practice before the games and in practice, and I finally got my chance to go out there and do it,” Nunez said. The Lobos scored eight runs in the first two innings, and TCU responded with two in the fifth inning. With the score 12-4 in the eighth inning, the Horned Frogs rallied with three runs but didn’t have enough for the comeback. Nine Lobos were able to get on base. Eight of those hits were off TCU pitcher Brandon Finnegan, who was pulled from the game in the middle of the second inning.

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