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April 28, 2010
Conservatives set to thwart third parties
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The UNM student group Conservative Republicans hosted a forum Thursday for only the most bona fide, through and through Republican primary candidates. Unlike the College Republicans, who generally support any Republican candidates, the Conservative Republicans only support candidates whom they deem unequivocally conservative, said Donald Gluck, president of UNM Conservative Republicans. “We advocate for conservative principles as stated in the Declaration of Independence, as codified in the Constitution and as practiced by Ronald Reagan,” Gluck said in an e-mail. “Our political vehicle is not fringe or third parties, but a Republican Party that adheres to these principles.” The group avoids Republicans
whom they identify as harboring an inkling of liberal or moderate views, Gluck said. The candidates invited to the forum were William Kurth and Daniel Houston, both candidates for Bernalillo County Sheriff ; Errol Chavez, candidate for New Mexico State Auditor; and District 5 Bernalillo County Commission candidate Wayne Johnson. The Conservative Republicans’ first purpose, as defined by the group’s bylaws, is to make the Republican Party a “conservative bastion, and thus the home for a majority of Americans.” Supporting conservative candidates for public office streamlines the party and achieves the group’s second purpose to “prevent the splintering of the conservative movement by thwarting third and fringe parties.”
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Zach Gould / Daily Lobo Kim Cubitt examines a print in the Art Building on Tuesday. The prints will be for sale today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Art Education Graduate Student Association.
Student group expands health fair by Tricia Remark Daily Lobo
The American Medical Student Association saved the Student Health and Counseling center’s annual health fair last year by sponsoring it themselves. This year, the student group plans to continue spearheading the event to make the fair bigger and better, said Anna Vestling, co-director of UNM AMSA. “The SHC had experienced budget cuts for outreach and student education service,” Vestling said. “We realized that our organization had the power and the funding to be able to put this on to support the student body.” The UNM Student Health Fair is today and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cornell Mall. Amy Frederick, SHAC nurse manager, said the SHAC will have
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representatives at booths on Thursday giving free blood pressure and blood sugar tests, as well as coupons for cholesterol tests. On both days there will be health information on cholesterol, body fat, smoking cessation, insurance and women’s and men’s health, she said. AMSA will provide booths on topics including health insurance, STIs and HIV — even holistic medicine, Vestling said. “We’re going to provide more information about health care that isn’t medicine-based,” she said. “It’s more in terms of stress reduction and different aspects of health care like chiropractors or herbalists. It’s just a broader perspective.” She said multicultural health, substance abuse cessation and preventative health information will also be available at AMSA’s booths. Members will hand out fruit and healthy snacks.
The Health Fair will cost about $1,000 to host, Vestling said, with about $600 going to renting tables and chairs from the UNM Physical Plant. Beverly Kloeppel, Student Health and Counseling center director, said the fair must continue so AMSA and SHAC can continue student outreach. “I do think we identify some people, for example with depression screening outreach, that do come in who may not have otherwise,” Kloeppel said. The Health Fair will benefit community members as well as UNM students, Vestling said. UNM AMSA will donate all proceeds from a silent auction to Native Health Initiative and Casa de Salud — two nonprofit organizations in the Albuquerque area. Some items up for auction include a Kaplan MCAT preparation
Though politics can make some red-hot with frustration, the Democratic Party of New Mexico wants to show UNM students why it can be cool to go blue. The DPNM will host Campaign Blue today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m in Smith Plaza. The event aims to show students how they can get politically involved ahead of the June 1 primary elections. Angie Poss, co-organizer of the event, said students don’t often participate in politics, so she wanted to have an event that could show students how to get involved, either by voting or signing up to volunteer. “Students can often become the most passive group to the political system,” she said. “If they don’t pay attention, they won’t know how politics is affecting them.” Gabe Apodaca, student and field coordinator for the Committee to
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Elect Diane Denish for Governor, said he wants students to get involved because there is no student representation in policy making. “There are too many policies that are being implemented without any student input, which is sad to say,” he said. Apodaca said school taught him the importance of being involved in his community, and he would like to help others become more active. “Studying at UNM kind of opens your eyes to the issues and teaches you to understand the issues,” he said. “The only way to really make a change is to take part in what is happening politically and socially.” The Campaign Blue event is designed to get the word out about internships, jobs and volunteer opportunities this summer, Apodaca said. Campaigns for Democratic candidates running for Congress, governor, lieutenant governor, county sheriff,
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