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KNME sues UNM over missing funds Former employee claims retaliation in lawsuit by Shaun Griswold shaun24@unm.edu
A former general manager at KNME filed a lawsuit last week claiming the University terminated her for asking too many questions about why the station was missing more than $4 million. The plaintiff, Joanne Bachmann, claims that starting in 1992 UNM funneled millions of dollars from federal agencies and donors intended for the public TV station. She is seeking awards for damages, legal-service costs through the Whistleblower Protection Act and to retain her UNM position. In disputing Bachmann’s claims, University Legal Counsel said it will “vigorously defend” the institution. Through an internal review ordered by her KNME bosses, Bachmann found UNM had been retaining interest on balances of grants awarded to the station and that the University had been charging KNME for utilities and custodial expenses, even though UNM was receiving state money to cover those costs, the lawsuit said. Through those practices, the University retained more than $2 million that should have gone to the station, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit also claims then-acting President David Harris signed an agreement to redistribute $2.3 million of federal stimulus dollars set aside to help KNME with the
digital television transition to other areas within the University for “the political benefit of UNM.” Harris declined comment Monday. The money has not been returned to KNME, according to the lawsuit. The University didn’t address the claims, but denied it retaliated against Bachmann.
“UNM unilaterally removed $1.2 million from a KNME endowment.” ~From KNME Lawsuit “Ms. Bachmannn’s reported concerns were fully and adequately addressed by the University,” University Counsel said in a statement. “Decisions regarding Ms. Bachmannn’s continued employment at KNME were driven exclusively by legitimate and independent management considerations.” The University claimed Bachmann was fired because of a “continued decline in our economic situation,” according to the lawsuit. Bachmann began working at KNME in 2001 as a campaign manager responsible for fundraising. That year, UNM reported the station had an operating deficit of $750,000. The University tried to help. “UNM created a ‘loan’ to KNME in the Physical Plant Department
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Junfu Han / Daily Lobo Student Adrian Carber holds a sign during Monday’s Board of Regents meeting. More than 20 people wielded signs at the back the room, many opposing tuition increases and budget cuts. The meeting lasted more than eight hours, but the regents didn’t make decisions.
Still no decision on budget by Shaun Griswold shaun24@unm.edu
UNM regents spent eight hours listening and discussing, but not approving, budget proposals during Monday’s budget summit. The regents heard University members discuss tuition increases, department decreases and consolidation, instructor salaries and student services. The final budget won’t be approved until the regents meet April 12.
Before considering a tuition increase, Schmidly said UNM explored all other budget-cutting avenues.
“Today is not a day for decisionmaking,” UNM President David Schmidly said. “Today is a day for serious listening.” Student Christopher Ramirez said that eliminating certain services, particularly those offered by the Office of Equity and Inclusion, will negatively impact students. “There are people at the University who feel like it’s such a hostile environment for them — that they
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Activists: US needs to stay out of Libya by Shannon Alexander sralex2@gmail.com
Robert Maes / Daily Lobo Preston Wood, of the ANSWER New Mexico Coalition, rallies protesters outside the Bookstore. The coalition held nationwide protests over the weekend, opposing the U.S. bombing Libya.
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Organizers called for “emergency” protests in cities across the country to oppose the recent bombings in Libya, and Albuquerque was no exception. About a dozen members of the local chapter of Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) met in front of the UNM Bookstore for Saturday’s protest. Compared to past events, member Gloria LaRiva said that the turnout was low. “This isn’t the same turnout as we had in 2003 before the war,” she said, “However, no people can support foreign occupation for long.” Members held yellow signs with anti-war slogans, while others shook maracas at cars driving by on Central Avenue. Cars honked as they passed by. Joel Gallegos, a member and
organizer in the ANSWER coalition, said that the group wasn’t protesting the Libyan revolution, but American involvement in the conflict. “If the U.S. really cared, then they would be also be doing something about the people being killed in Bahrain and Yemen,” he said. “But they don’t because those governments are friendly to U.S. interests.” The ANSWER coalition, formed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, has about a dozen members in its local chapter and holds meetings once a week. Gallegos also said protests often impact change. “A lot of people have the concern that maybe demonstrations don’t change public policy, but I would beg to differ,” he said. “If it wasn’t for popular movements, the Civil Rights movement would have never occurred.”
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GET TO KNOW: DL: What do you see as the biggest issues facing the graduate community? JD: One of my biggest concerns is about the direction of the University and what our focus is going to be. It is my priority to make sure we focus on graduate student concerns. There are a lot of graduate students at UNM. I don’t think all universities have such a large graduate student percentage. Everybody has concerns about government. GPSA has even had more issues because it seems argumentative a lot. This is why the law school tried to secede in the past. There is a long history of lack of participation because people don’t feel like GPSA is meeting the purpose that it has set out to complete. It needs to work on focusing on the bigger picture instead of one-item agendas put forth by individuals within an organization. DL: If elected, how will you work to address these? JD: My opponents keep talking about transparency and being inclusive, and while those are great ideas, and the ideas alone constitute a great platform, they are not
necessarily realistic. I would focus first on fixing the funding processes within GPSA. I would make sure there is a standardized process because right now students and organizations come in and want money, but they have no direction on where to go. There needs to be one form that they can fill out. Also, ensuring more student involvement in the organization. It seems there are many, many people that are filling multiple positions, so I would make sure the same people aren’t being selected for more than one role. DL: What attracted you to the position? JD: At the beginning of last semester, people asked me if I was interested, and I said, “Absolutely no.” My reason was that I didn’t want to get caught up in the politics because the politics within the organization is the biggest problem. Then I was selected by the GPSA Council to work on the GPSA Constitutional Committee. We literally took apart the constitution and analyzed the structure. There were a lot of things we could make
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GPSA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE better. Working with constitution made me realize that there were things we could do to make a difference, so that was the driving factor for me to enter the race. I’ve been the one advocating the most for stronger voice for council. Their influence over budget is critical because it is not fair for one person, the president, to review and approve budget. DL: Would you be willing to work with ASUNM? JD: I was involved with ASUNM for three and a half years as an undergraduate student, and I know the strengths and weaknesses of it. There are a lot more commonalities between undergraduates and graduate students that people don’t focus on enough. The benefit of being involved with ASUNM previously — I understand those differences, and I come to the table with both perspectives. I can recognize where to meet undergraduate interest and where we need to stand up and make sure we advocate for the graduate students’ best interests. DL: What is your opinion of tuition increase? Online and Photo Editor Junfu Han Assistant Photo Editor Robert Maes Culture Editor Chris Quintana Assistant Culture Editor Andrew Beale Sports Editor Ryan Tomari Assistant Sports Editor Nathan Farmer Copy Chief Tricia Remark
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JD: In reality, it is really important to understand that it is inevitable. It is like gas and groceries — commodities always increase. What is most important for GPSA to focus on is to make sure the increases are minimized, and we know exactly where that money is going. Make sure it is going to instructional endeavors, and not going to pay administrative salaries. That money has to come from somewhere. It can’t just come from cuts, so increases are necessary to pay
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The administration forced KNME to pay the reimbursement balance out of its own pocket. But a University Counsel statement said UNM abides by the Whistleblower Protection Act, which prohibits retaliation against those with issues against the University. In 2007, KNME started reforming the process for depositing station fundraising proceeds. Through the change, it learned UNM had several charge-backs to KNME accounts, resulting in a loss of funds, “likely in the thousands of dollars to the station along with discrepancies in KNME donor records,” the lawsuit said. Bachmann filed an unresolved discrepancy with Steve Beffort, the former vice president of Institutional Support Services. He assigned an ISS staff member to work with Bachmann and determine the reason for the charge-backs. The issues remained unresolved.
Bachmann was named general manager at KNME in 2008. At the same time, the station filed a final financial report with the FCC about equipment purchased to complete the digital conversion. Bachmann was then ordered by her supervisor, M.K. (Polly) Anderson, to drop the matter about discrepancies involving charge-backs and was told to “pay attention to fundraising,” the lawsuit said. Bachmann persisted about the matter. Later, she received a “needs improvement” annual performance review, the lawsuit said. In 2009, Bachmann again went to Anderson and questioned a $100,000 discrepancy between donor records and UNM deposits of KNME donor funds reported in the 2008 audit. Anderson didn’t pay attention to Bachmann’s claims, the lawsuit said, so she wrote a letter to Anderson’s supervisor at ISS outlining her concerns. Bachmann didn’t get a response to the memo, the lawsuit said. Bachmann said she experienced four months of retaliation from the University — from reprimanding her without basis to trying to undercut her authority over her staff. She was terminated September 2009, according to the lawsuit.
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feel like bubbles that can just be popped and not listened to or cared about,” he said. OEI faces department consolidation into Student Affairs, a measure many students at the meeting said would decrease OEI’s services. Students were also concerned about rising tuition costs. More than 20 students stood at the back or the room holding protest signs against tuition increases. ASUNM Presidential Candidate Jaymie Roybal said she opposes tuition increases and told the regents she wants to ensure student services help as many students as possible. “I’m very nervous about what happens when the Lottery Scholarship goes out,” she said. “How are students going to afford to come to college? It covers a very small portion of tuition, and it’s going to cover less and less until it’s considered a small subsidy. That scares me.” Schmidly said it’s a misconception that New Mexican families cannot afford tuition increases, and UNM must increase tuition because the state government decreased support of higher education institutions. “No matter who you compare us to, we are a bargain,” he said. “Nearly all of the states that are poorer than us are investing more into higher education.” Regent Jamie Koch said New Mexico universities still receive a large subsidy from the state government. “The support we get from the state is by far higher than the peers,” he said. Student Justin Delacour said tuition increases put students from low-income families at a disadvantage.
“The relevant population is those who have children who are actually going to the University of New Mexico and what is their income, and what is their average income?” he said. “The comparison group (Schmidly) is using is problematic.” Before considering a tuition increase, Schmidly said UNM explored other budget-cutting avenues. “The decision we made before we talked about tuition was to push the envelope on cost-containment and try to make sure before we went to the students,” he said. “We did everything we could on the cost-containment end.” Since students are expecting a tuition increase, they wanted to know where their dollars are going. Schmidly presented a breakdown of how each tuition dollar is spent at UNM. He said 56 cents are spent on instruction, 12 cents go toward academic support, 6 cents are spent on student services, 13 cents on institutional support and 13 cents on operations and maintenance. Staff and faculty members were on hand to support the ERB swap, a measure that would prevent a 1.75 percent pay cut. “Staff has not received any increase for three years,” UNM staff member Connie Dennison said. “It’s not a bad thing if it can be funded without hurting other things. The tuition increase is difficult for students so we don’t want that to happen on the backs of the students. I’m concerned about where this money is coming from. We don’t know.” Schmidly said that he was pleased that most praised improvements to the budget process. “There are still some things we can do to make even better next time,” he said. “And I heard they
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“UNM unilaterally removed $1.2 million from a KNME endowment to cover the non-reimbursed expenditures resulting from the loss of the bond funds,” the lawsuit states. At this point, Bachmann and members of KNME’s advisory board expressed concerns about the misuse of public funds. UNM retaliated by removing three of the board members, the lawsuit said.
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financial accounts and set up a schedule for repayment from KNME net operating funds as of the end of each fiscal year,” the lawsuit said. At the same time, Bachmann was asked to conduct an internal review of the station’s finances. Soon after, she said she learned UNM was funneling cash from KNME for at least 10 years. She asked UNM about the money in 2001, but the University didn’t stop funneling money for utilities and custodial expenses and retaining interests on balances of grants until 2004, “At which time it had already extracted approximately $400,000 in ‘loan’ payments from KNME accounts. None of the funds was ever returned to the station,” according to the lawsuit. Bachmann claimed UNM continued to take money from the station in various ways. In 2004, voters approved a $2.3 million general obligation bond to fund KNME’s upgrades of its public television equipment to digital conversion. The Federal Communications Commission mandated the digital switch. Bond funds became available in 2005, and station managers bought equipment, according to the lawsuit. They submitted invoices for reimbursement from the bond funds. In 2006, Harris signed the agreement that would redistribute the bonds. This denied reimbursement for equipment purchased and left KNME $1.2 million in the hole. The administration forced KNME to pay the reimbursement balance out of its own pocket.
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Letter UNM budget summit plagued by ‘theatrical’ inefficiencies Editor, I came to the budget summit because I wanted to see where my tuition money was going, and I wanted to hear what students had to say. Protest was in everyone’s mouths. A lady in a suit seemed to be one of the people who responded to media inquiries about her wellbeing. She repeatedly said that she was taking it as “live theater” and as “impromptu live theater.” Is that what I came to see? Is that what the student voices are viewed as? By 11:36 a.m., the summit wasn’t through half of the agenda. Either the agenda was overambitious, or the summit was plagued by a deliberate lack of time management. A student who attended previous summits told me that such elaboration on agenda items is uncharacteristic. With the time spent on certain topics, combined with chatter in the room (the protest), it seems the latter suggestion is feasible. The clock struck 1 p.m., and we weren’t at the agenda bullet where we were supposed to be. I looked around and saw that stalling tactic had “weeded out” students who came to civilly voice concerns — valid and reasonable concerns. Eventually, I left early, and so did most at the summit attendees. And I couldn’t help being disappointed in my institution. This is where my money is going — to an institution that does not care that the “theater” of students is the “theater” that funds summits like these. Faces that were familiar and friendly in other contexts eyed me with suspicion and caution. I was the enemy, and I was not to be trusted. I might have burst into theatrics or something. But I did not, and neither did other students. It would behoove UNM to remember where the money comes from. Yes, there’s money from the state. Yes, there’s money from other sources. But the “big fuss” is the tuition increase, and who pays tuition? Students! Students work, at times, two or more jobs to make ends meet. Students don’t have insurance or 28 vice presidents to delegate problems to. Students presently take out loans for the promise of a better future. UNM, I give you tuition, and I gave you my Monday. The least you can do is to give back and put my money where it matters. Remember where it comes from. Take tuition-payers’ concerns into account. Desiree Quinones-Soria UNM student
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Japanese fallout should inspire collective uprising Editor, Imagine yourself in Japan — now. Imagine you have survived the earthquake and tsunami. You have lost everything. You know you were luckier than those unknown thousands who perished. What is left of you is not just your naked life, but what is dearest to you — the life of your children. Yet, reality is brutal and merciless. You are forced to realize there is no time to recover from the devastating shock and horror. There may, in fact, never be time at all as you knew it. Another catastrophe, far bigger than the first two combined, looms. It’s happening right now before your eyes — with no end in sight. Its magnitude is immeasurable, unimaginable to your limited mind. How can one think thousands of years ahead of time if this lifetime, the immediate future, is uncertain? Radioactive particles have already reached North America. Soon they will reach Europe and Russia. You are told to wash off the nuclear rain from your skin. But there is no water to wash
GPSA Council should ratify amended constitution Editor, On Saturday, the GPSA Council approved a new constitution to be placed on the general election ballot. This proposed constitution is the result of hundreds of hours of work by the GPSA Constitution Committee, as well as several hours of debate and fine-tuning at the council meeting. It was a lengthy and difficult process, representing the culmination of participants’ contributions over several months. Legitimate concerns were raised and discussed, and the constitution that will be on the ballot is an effective compromise of wide-ranging interests and concerns. Though there were important disagreements raised around important issues, representatives agreed that it is a
it off with. Meltdown and explosions have contaminated tap and groundwater. Even the ocean shows signs of contamination. You are hungry and thirsty. Your children are crying. You are tempted to eat. You are tempted to feed your children — despite the warnings against radioactive milk and vegetables. Your youngest child has lost his appetite, lost his love for life. Here you wake up from your nightmare. No, you are not in Japan. You are in the United States. You are relieved. You are lulled into a sense of security as the politicians swear such a disaster would never happen here. Yet, the nightmare is real. Not for you. Not yet. But it will, eventually. It’s already happening. Radioactivity knows no borders. “It can’t happen here!” — that is exactly what Japanese officials said. They were so self-assured in their convenient and lucrative lies that Tokyo Electric Power Company faked and falsified regular controls. Why could, why should this not happen here? Because it must not happen here? Every man-made catastrophe won’t happen, until it will happen, because it can happen. Imagine Fukushima-Daiichi in California. You live a catastrophe of a different category: The U.S. without California … California without its people.
You refuse to contemplate this possibility. You deny the actual reality in Japan. Multiply Fukushima by a simple factor for this planet. Humanity is without a world and the world without people. Radioactivity is the end of history. There is not even an afterlife with the half-life of some of these isotopes. Bribed politicians dispel this scenario as nonsense. They are accustomed to making false promises to please corporate donors who profit from these risks. We need an Egyptian uprising to convert the politicians to the truth of this reality. If they refuse, replace them. Fukushima must mean the immediate end of nuclear power, in Los Alamos, in New Mexico, in the U.S. and the planet. This must be our religion, our philosophy, our spirituality, our whole life. Life depends on it. Remember, you just woke up from this nightmare, but only so that you can act on it. Convert your life to this struggle within the limits of your means and abilities. Then push those limits. You may not get a second chance.
much more rational document than the current GPSA constitution. The nature of compromise is for various interests to come together to reach an acceptable resolution. I applaud council representatives for committing to the process and enduring a difficult meeting in order to preserve and improve our governing organization. According to current GPSA bylaws, the constitution must be approved by the majority of voters in the election. The number that determines this majority is the number of members who cast a ballot, even partially filled out, in the election. Therefore, it is important that each member vote on this issue. Leaving this item blank is the same as voting against the constitution, so I urge every person who votes to complete their ballot, and if not, to at least vote on this issue (this year’s ballot contains only three items). It would be a shame for the constitution to fail because of non-votes from partially filled out ballots, since it would leave
ambiguous whether the GPSA membership rejected the proposed constitution outright. Finally, I would like to write in favor of ratifying the amended constitution, so that the problems that motivated this effort can be addressed. The new constitution creates, among other things, a Steering Committee that would be tasked with reviewing GPSA legislation in the future. This provides a process to continue to review this document and ensure that it meets GPSA’s current and future needs. I urge you to support this constitution, because it is a significant improvement over the existing document. Please contact the GPSA Council chair or your council representative if you have any questions about the constitution, so that your vote will be an informed and principled decision.
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Gas company settles suit by Associated Press Federal jurors have awarded nearly $10 million to San Juan Basin royalty owners who contended BP America Production failed to pay adequate natural gas royalties. The Albuquerque Journal reported in a copyright story Monday the verdict set compensatory damages at $9.74 million. Jurors ruled last week that Steven Abraham and the class of royalty owners who filed the lawsuit proved BP did not pay royalties “on a value consistent with the market value of the gas at the well.� A BP spokesman in Houston, Daren Beaudo, told The Associated Press on Monday, “We are disappointed in the jury’s decision and
will have to evaluate what our next steps will be.� BP attorneys argued in court documents that those filing the lawsuit had not produced any evidence to show why the company’s payments were not consistent with the market value of unprocessed gas at the well. The claims concerned natural gas processed at the New Blanco Plant from about 8,000 wells in northern New Mexico’s San Juan and Rio Arriba counties since 2007. Royalty owners contended BP was not entitled to deduct processing costs before paying royalties because the company had to process the natural gas to make it marketable. Santa Fe attorney Gene Gallegos, who filed the lawsuit in 2009, said BP
was charging a 25 percent processing fee. “They hide it on the statements to the royalty owners,� he said. Royalty owners typically have received checks ranging from $10 a month to thousands of dollars a month, with the average royalty check totaling $100 to $200. According to court documents, 4,000 members of the class action will share in the verdict. Gallegos said they come from all over the United States. It’s too soon to say how much an average class member will get, he said. The lawsuit originally also sought punitive damages, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel Schneider dismissed that claim.
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Breaking binary gender code Bongo Ball to be by Andrew Beale abeale@unm.edu
Adrien Lawyer wants students to think of gender as a spectrum. Lawyer, who gave a presentation titled “Transgender 101” at Scholes Hall, said the widespread concept of a gender binary — that is, boy/girl — does not reflect reality. “Some people don’t think they are just one of those,” he said. “Some people think they’re something else entirely. Some people think they’re both. It just depends.” Lawyer, who was considered female at birth but now identifies as a man, said people don’t think about how others may not fit comfortably in the gender binary and face discrimination because of it. The actual diversity inherent in gender expression is exemplified by the lifestyles covered by the term “transgender.” Lawyer said “transgender” is an umbrella term covering specific concepts like cross-dressing, trans-sexualism, androgyny and others. There’s a distinction between gender identity and sex, where sex is a biological category assigned at birth and gender identity deals with issues of self-expression, Lawyer said. He said even sex is not a black-and-white concept like people think, because of things like Disorders of Sex Development (DSD). He said because of gender identity and differences in the biological expression of sex, the idea that someone has to be a boy or a girl is false. “In the transgender community, we absolutely don’t believe that,” he said. “A person may be born with mosaic genetics, so that
some of her cells have XX chromosomes and some have XY.” Statistics on transgender people in the world are difficult to come by, but they make up a significant portion of the population, Lawyer said.
“The things we do to our bodies are not cosmetic procedures. They are corrective procedures.” ~Adrien Lawyer Activist “Data is a nightmare,” he said. “We’re not counted anywhere. The Census doesn’t count us.” Lawyer said discrimination causes transgender people to be marginalized in society. Violence is also a big problem for transgender people, Lawyer said. He said one transgender person a month is murdered in the U.S., and that last year a man murdered his 17month-old stepson because he wanted the infant to act “more masculine.” Lawyer said discrimination is so widespread that even the DSMIV, the manual used by mental health professionals to diagnose mental disorders, lists “Gender Identity Disorder,” meaning basically that a person is transgender, as a mental-health problem to be cured. Homosexuality was listed in the DSM-III, an earlier version of the 10.0 in. manual, as a disease until 1973, Lawyer said.
“A psychiatric illness has a psychiatric cure, and being transgender has no psychological cure. It has a medical cure,” he said. “We can’t change your gender identity. We can change your body, if you want that.” This discrimination means it’s important not to “out” someone as transgender, Lawyer said. In a series of slides explaining how to be a “better ally” to the transgender community, he explained that a person should always be called by their preferred gender pronoun and “just because someone is trans, that doesn’t mean it’s OK to ask them about their genitals!” Lawyer is the founder of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico, an activist organization that provides information and assistance for transgender people in the state. He said he was motivated to start the organization because he wanted to help other transgender people find information and get access to treatments. “I said I’m just going to barrel through, because I’m very tenacious,” Lawyer said. “I was going to find the doctor. I was going to find the surgery. I was going to find my way, but other people don’t. Being in the community myself, I really wanted to help other people coming behind me who needed those same treatments, but didn’t know how to get them.” Lawyer said the surgeries undergone by transgender people should not be thought of as unnecessary, because some people need the surgery to express who they really are. “The things we do to our bodies are not cosmetic procedures,” he said. “They are corrective procedures.”
a ballistic blast by Andrew Beale abeale@unm.edu
Today, the battle will be fought in SUB Ballroom B. Students in the SUB will participate in Bongo Ball Mania, a war game requiring participants to take cover behind large shields to avoid being shot by their fellow students.
“These guns don’t shoot paintballs. They’re not little pop-guns that you hold.” ~Ryan Wooley Student Special Events “Bongo Ball is a combination of paintball, laser tag and playing around with Nerf guns, more or less,” said Ryan Wooley, the marketing director for Student Special Events. Bongo Ball YouTube videos show a vicious war-simulation game where young men and women prepare for a military career by pretending to be deep in the middle of live-fire combat. Instead of competing for land, Bongo Ballers will fight for a flag. Taking things to an extreme level, Bongo Ball will break out the heavy-weaponry. “These guns don’t shoot paintballs. They’re not little popguns that you hold,” Wooley said.
“They’re more bazooka-shaped. They are pressurized. They shoot Nerf footballs, which is wicked awesome.” Like any good Army recruiter, Wooley and Student Special Events are pushing hard to get as many recruits as possible. “What’s great is it’s free,” he said. “We’ve taken care of all the cost of everything.” Unlike lengthy, real-life battles, Bongo Ball will feature quick-and-dirty close combat. “The rounds are pretty short, like three minutes,” Wooley said. “We’re gonna be in SUB Ballroom B, so it’s a pretty tight space.” And just like a good Marines commercial, Student Special Events is playing up the glamour and excitement of the sport. “It’s just gonna be a ridiculous amount of fun, on a Tuesday, in the middle of the week,” Wooley said.
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Steven Krum, Sociology, Sophomore Fedora: A gift from his grandmother Blazer: Savers, $4 Tie: Thrift Town, $2 Shirt: Department store, $20 Pants: Kohl’s, $30 Shoes: Vans, $40 Steven is in a ska band, the Reagan Motels, and he said that’s what gives me him a distinct look. He describes his style as “rude,” which means he mixes elements of classiness, the blazer — with roughness — the tattered jeans. He said he shoots for a statement of deviance, something he feels is more pronounced than the 500 metal kids who look the same. He said he can wear the fedora his grandmother got him but he got rid of the feather on it. Favorite Fashion Trend: Flannels are back. That’s nice because they are comfortable. Oh, and jeggings … on girls. I don’t know. Maybe if I found a good pair of jeggings I would consider it.
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luxurious budget of UNM’s facultydirected extravaganza, “The Cherry Orchard.” Makeup is fantastic, from Albonico’s blotchy, whitewashed deterioration, to the geometric corrupted black veins dashed across the faces of the brooding phantasms of the play’s climax. Even Hollenbeck’s ending reeks of creative control and invocation. More of a “Curtain Fall,” the matinee audience erupted into applause as the actors assembled for what appeared to be their final bows. I quickly found myself in itching indecision and stopped clapping when I noticed the actors were still in character. The audience continued to cheer and whistle, failing to realize the play had not released it from the play’s grasp. It offered no exoneration or catharsis. Even though it’s merely a production, you are not reminded of it, even as the smiling actors take credit for their performances. It works beautifully.
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Computer Stuff DELL DESKTOP COMPUTER. Excellent condition. 15” sceen Microsoft Windows XP Professional, INTEL Pentium/4cpu 2.80GHz 27.9GHz, 512MB RAM. $200.00 OBO. 620-0175.
Pets PYGMY GOATS, CHICKENS (roosters), rabbits, fresh eggs. Call: 220-0358 or Email: guimca@live.com
For Sale D&G JEWELRY (MEN’S). Pendant and cuff. Sold together or separate. Contact brisley@unm.edu 7’X16’ ENCLOSED CARGO Trailer. Easy to hook up & tow. Side & Rear ramp doors. Just moved, not needed. Protect/Secure your load. $4,000 obo. 385-3422.
Jobs Off Campus EARN $1000-$3200 A month to drive our brand new cars with ads placed on them. www.AdCarDriver.com
AFFORDABLE PRICE, STUDENT/FACULTY discount. Gated Community, Salt Water Pool, pets welcomed. 15 minutes UNM. Sage Canyon Apartments 505344-5466.
EARLY BIRD LAWN service now hiring for PT mowing jobs. Able to work w/ some student schedules. Call Bob at 294-2945 for information.
UNM/CNM STUDIOS, 1BDRM, 2BDRMS, 3BDRMS, and 4BDRMS. William H. Cornelius, Real Estate Consultant: 243-2229.
INTERESTED IN LOBO Village? Earn $100 dollars by taking over my 12 mo. lease starting Aug.17!!! Call: 505-4173387 today!
20YR OLD ENGLISH/ Psych double major. Looking for a confident independent woman with a great sense of humor. Email pic to kevinlee505@yahoo.com
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1BDRM 1BA DOWNTOWN. $525/mo + gas, electric, & deposit. Hardwood Floors. Available now. Call Clay 4809777.
HOUSEKEEPER. CLEANING, COOKING, pet care, gardening, more. 505205-9317.
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GRADUATE STUDENTS WANTED to share 3BDRM/ 2BA house in UNM area. $375/mo.+1/3 utilities. Laundry. 505-615-5115. CAMPUS ROAD RM for rent: house with FP and backyard. able and outgoing female wanted. $400/mo +utilities. Call tha 505-450-4311.
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2 PREMED STUDENTS looking for female roommate to share 3BDRM 2BA house w/ backyard on Gibson/ Maxwell 1 mile from UNM. $316.67/mo +utilities. Anju 505-480-7828
PART-TIME WORK $15 Base/Appt. Customer sales/ service, scholarships possible, no exp nec, conditions exist, all ages 18+. Call ABQ: 268-2774. NW/ Rio Rancho: 891-8086. www.workforstudents.com
VETERINARY ASSISTANT/ RECEPTIONIST/ Kennel help. Pre-veterinary student preferred. Ponderosa Animal Clinic: 881-8990/ 881-8551. LITTLE LIGHT’S CHILD Care is hiring PT both morning and afternoon positions. Call 255-8918 for information.
MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE. THIS position requires excellent communication skills, reliable transportation, and a positive attitude. Earn $10-$15/hr w/o selling involved. Call 881-2142ext112 and ask for Amalia.
!!!BARTENDING!!!: UP TO $300/day. No experience necessary, training available. 1-800-965-6520ext.100.
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FEMALE ASSISTANT SOCCER Coach. Nine year old girls team. Practice T, TH, F afternoons. Games on Sat. Email danielabq@aol.com
THE DAILY LOBO IS LOOKING FOR AN ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE. Flexible scheduling, great money-making potential, and a fun environment! Sales experience preferred (advertising sales, retail sales, or telemarketing sales). For best consideration apply by April 8. You must be a student registered for 6 hours or more. Work-study is not required. For information, call Daven at 277-5656, email advertising@dailylobo.com, or apply online at unmjobs.unm.edu. search department: Student Publications.
STUDENTS/ TEACHERS NEEDED. Manage Fireworks Tent w/TNT Fireworks for 4th of July! 505-341-0474. Mullaneyk@tntfireworks.com ESTABLISHED JEWELRY COMPANY wanting FT salesperson. Retail and/or jewelry experience is preferred, but not required. Computer skills. Salary TBD. Call 505-884-4888. VERIZON WIRELESS CAREERS for everything you are!! Come work for the nation’s most reliable network. Apply online at vzwcareers.com. Job ID 270506
THE DAILY LOBO IS LOOKING FOR A CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE! Work on campus! Enthusiasm, good phone etiquette, computer and organizational skills preferred. You must be a student registered for 6 hours or more. Work-study is not required. For information, call Dulce at 277-5656 or e-mail classifieds@dailylobo.com. Apply online at unmjobs.unm.edu search under Department: Student Publications.
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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS For Licensed Servers. Apply within, ask for Dennis or Nick, 3718 Central Ave SE Serafin’s Chile Hut. 266-0029.
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NEED MONEY? www.Earn-It-Here.com NEED PHD OR grad student chemist for short term consulting position. Call Jim at 203-9873 or Randy at 307-1292.
Application Deadline: 1 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2011.
LEADERS/ CAREGIVERS FOR an awesome school-based summer day camp and year-round child and youth development organization. This is a “foot in the door” job – a training and leadership develop position to prepare you for promotion within the organization. Learn, play, and get paid for doing both! $9/hr with some benefits during the summer, $11/hr upon promotion to Associate Director, and an annual salary staring at $27,040 with full (great) benefits upon promotion to Program Director. Degree completion or students very close to degree completion preferred. Apply at 6501 Lomas Blvd NE, 9:30 – 2:30 M-F. Call 296-2880 or visit www.childrens-choice.org
Term of Office: May 2011 through April 2012. Requirements: To be considered, the candidate must be a student enrolled at the University of New Mexico, have been enrolled 6 hours or more at UNM the preceding 2 semesters, and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 by the end of the preceding semester. The editor must be enrolled as a UNM student in a degree-granting program for at least 6 credit hours throughout the term of office. Some publication experience preferable.
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