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Junfu Han / Daily Lobo Allen Weh, third from left, announced his candidacy for governor of New Mexico in the SUB Atrium yesterday. Weh said that as governor he will improve government transparency.
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Allen Weh announced his candidacy for governor of New Mexico at the SUB Atrium yesterday, touting his military service, family values and business sense. “Now why am I doing this? Because I care about this state and I care about this republic we live in,” he said. “I realize the leadership experience that I’ve been afforded should be put to use in public service.” Weh received several medals during his 38-year military career, including the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts. He is the CEO of CSI Aviation and has served on the Albuquerque Policy
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Junfu Han / Daily Lobo Students Ruben Pancheco, left, and College Republicans Vice President Eric Mcinteer, hold signs during Weh’s announcement in the SUB Atrium on Tuesday. Pancheco and a handful of others said Weh’s history has shown otherwise.
Earth and Planetary Science professors say Northrop Hall is sucking in secondhand smoke from a designated area in front of the building. EPS Department Chairman John Geissman said the building sometimes has negative air pressure, which draws outside air — and smoke — into the Hall. The smoking area placed near the building’s north entrance also exposes passersby to secondhand smoke. “I understand the need for designated smoking areas,” he said. “But I think this one needs to be moved.” Pug Burge, head of the SmokeFree Environment Committee, said the committee learned about Geissman’s concerns Friday and there are plans to consider moving the smoking area. “The arguments for moving the Northrop spot make sense to me,” she said. Burge said a periodic committee meeting was scheduled for November, but the Northrop Hall conflict has made her schedule a meeting open to all members of the UNM community for mid-September. EPS Professor Yemane Asmerom said the large air-intake vents on the two-story roof of Northrop Hall can conceivably suck in secondhand smoke. “The building overall is supposed to be positive (in air pressure), but there are times it could be negative, depending on other doors open,” Asmerom said. “Also, the air cycler has to reuse conditioned air — we don’t throw it out. Once smoke gets in, it’s going to be recycled, basically.” Asmerom also said the large lecture hall near Northrop’s north entrance places hundreds of students at risk for exposure to secondhand smoke. “The biggest concern is that the smoking area is located by the only
Smoke-Free Environment Committee meeting Scholes Hall Room 101 Sept. 16, 3:30 p.m. entrance to the lecture hall,” he said. “I don’t know how many students pass it each day — perhaps 500.” Burge said the Smoke-Free Environment Committee considered several factors in deciding where to place the smoking areas. “We were looking for places safe and well-lit, where we would get enough students and employees — also a space large enough so people wouldn’t have to walk through it,” she said. Geissman said the smoking area should be moved near Carlisle Gymnasium, just north of Northrop Hall. He has picked out two spots at Carlisle Gym that he thinks would make good smoking areas, one at the southwest and the northeast side of the building. “My working hypothesis is that they have greater positive air pressure than we do,” he said. Graduate student Stephanie Yurchyk said she wants to see the smoking area moved away from Northrop Hall. “The grad students used to eat lunch out there,” she said. “Now a lot of us have stopped.” Yurchyk said she will be circulating a petition to get the smoking area moved. She said the petition can be accessed in Northrop’s main office. Trigg Scettle, UNM student and smoker, said the risk for secondhand smoke is present regardless of the smoking area’s location. “The problem is that wherever you’re concentrating smokers, you’re concentrating secondhand smoke,” he said. “You’re going to be making someone angry.” Geissman said the smoking area
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SUB barber wants to “Hook You Up” with charitable chile product Staff Report Daily Lobo
The owner of the SUB barbershop is offering a way to get your chile fix and help fellow UNM students at the same time. Paul Panas, who operates his business in the bottom floor of the SUB, is donating a portion of profits from his homemade, “Hook You Up” salsa to the general scholarship
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fund. Panas is doing this by donating the money through the UNM Foundation. “I’m trying to help a little bit and lend a helping hand to someone that maybe only has enough money for one book,” he said. “You know, what goes around comes around.” Panas said he has been producing the salsa, which is made in Santa Fe and FDA approved, for six years. For every $4 he receives, he will donate $1 to the
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scholarship fund, he said. UNM Foundation spokeswoman Jill Zach said the Foundation always needs money for student scholarships. “With the current economy, a lot of people are returning to education, and I think everybody could use help,” she said. “I think it’s really inspiring that Paul has the foresight to really be giving back to those who give to his business. It’s just really nice and more people should think like that.”
Paul Panas, left, cuts student Austin Rees’s hair in his barber shop at the bottom floor of the SUB on Tuesday. Panas sells his salsa in the barber shop for $4 and donates $1 to the UNM general scholarship fund. Junfu Han / Daily Lobo
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students left campus over the Labor Day weekend, but school officials were closely watching the numbers Tuesday to see if this would rise as students returned. Attendance at Saturday’s football game against Stanford was down, likely because of publicity about the flu, and the school took precautions that included placing hand sanitizer at concession stands. Coach Paul Wulff said 16 players have come
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Advisory Board. Weh said he finished his undergraduate degree in under three years, graduated in 1966, and then returned to the Marine Corps. Weh met his wife, Becky, at UNM while earning his undergraduate degree. He has three children and four grandchildren, one of whom was born with autism. He said special education would be a priority during his tenure as governor. “If I’m your governor, we’re not going to second guess our kids, we’re not going to short change our kids, especially ones with the special needs,” Weh said. “We need to be able to take care of everybody, but we certainly need to be able to take care of our children, and shame on us if we can’t.” Weh said his work will be cut out for him as governor due to Gov. Bill Richardson’s mismanagement of funds. “I don’t need to tell anybody here that the next governor will inherit a mess,” Weh said. “A mess that’s been aggravated by the poor judgment from the Richardson-Denish administration and a one-party political class that’s lost touch with common sense and whose first interest is holding onto political power and personal financial gain, not what’s in the best interest of the people of this state.” Sala Chapmen was one of a handful of people who protested against Weh during his gubernatorial announcement. Chapmen said she supports a gubernatorial candidate who has a record of transparency, such as Janice Arnold-Jones. “She is the representative who put cameras in the state legislative office so people can see what’s really happening there,” Chapmen said. The Daily Lobo will continue coverage of the New Mexico Gubernatorial Election, which is Nov. 2, 2010.
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LETTERS UNM smokers deserve respect and proper accommodations Editor, If ignorance is truly bliss, there should be a lot more happy people out there. Today, after my first class, I went 3/4 of the way across campus to a designated smoking area in order to have a cigarette. Immediately after I had lit up, some ignoramus walked by and commented, “I could smell that 50 yards out.” I replied, “Walk a different way.” I took offense at his comment, somewhat akin to a “hate crime.” Smokers are people with rights, too. I have always gone out of my way to be considerate of the rights of others, non-smokers included. While I feel that the new UNM non-smoking policy is both progressive and needed, I also think it is much too oppressive. How is the smoking student who has back-to-back classes supposed to be accommodated when the nearest smoking area is halfway across campus? May I suggest more designated smoking areas, put somewhat off the beaten path, and clearly labeled so that non-smokers who are reasonably considerate of others’ rights may avoid breathing secondhand smoke? J. Steven Richards UNM student
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LAST WEEK’S POLL RESULTS: of 92 respondents:
Should Gov. Bill Richardson have been charged in the pay-to-play scandal? Yes. His administration gave contracts 46% to campaign contributors. Yes. The Justice Department needed to set an example that politics does not 26% affect the law. No. The investigation was politically 23% motivated. No. Richardson and his administration 5% were innocent all along.
With more than 132 million unique visitors in 2008, Facebook is considered to be the world’s leading social networking site (during the same year, MySpace had a mere 117 million unique visitors). And, in terms of Internet traffic, some rank Facebook as the planet’s fourth busiest Web site. So it is no wonder why almost everyone seems to have a Facebook account: It is a primary means for many to “see and be seen” and to keep track of family and friends, etc. It is also no wonder why a number of unscrupulous Facebook application developers have been using Facebook quizzes to glean personal information from accounts. Even worse, if you have not taken a Facebook quiz, your profile information is revealed when one of your friends takes a quiz even if your profile is set to “private.” This “incidental leaking” of your profile information via Facebook quizzes is supposedly going to be stopped, although Facebook has not said exactly when it plans
Yes. The policy is providing an incentive for smokers to kick an unhealthy habit. Yes. Since August, students have been able to walk around campus without having to worry about secondhand smoke. No. UNM’s failure to label smoking areas has made the policy frustrating and ineffective. No. The policy’s enforcement structure gives smokers no incentive to avoid lighting up wherever they please.
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number, address, phone number, financial information or schedule. 3. Choose a screen name that is different from your real name. 4. Think twice before posting your photo. 5. Don’t post information that makes you vulnerable to a physical attack. Revealing where you plan to meet your friends, your class schedule or your street address is almost an open invitation for someone to find you. Remember that a photo of you in front of the Frontier tells strangers you are in Albuquerque and likely attending UNM. 6. Be suspicious. Don’t take any information you receive from a new online contact at face value. The Internet makes it easy for people to say or do things they would never say or do in public or in face-to-face interactions. Protecting yourself is the smart thing to do. If you have questions about computer security or have ideas for future topics, please feel free to contact me at Mcarr@unm.edu. Mike Carr is the UNM director of Information Assurance.
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to implement its new privacy safeguards. In the meantime, the American Civil Liberties Union has set up a Facebook quiz of their own to demonstrate how much of your profile information is accessed when you take a quiz. Google the term “ACLU Facebook quizzes really know about you” and then take the quiz yourself. Even though the majority of the people using Facebook and MySpace don’t pose a threat, many recruiters use these social networking sites to sniff out data about job applicants. According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 30 percent of hiring managers say they use Facebook searches to research information about new and potential hires. You may want to keep that in mind when contemplating posting drunken party photos or risqué quiz results. Here are some tips on using Facebook wisely: 1. Consider restricting access to your profile. Allowing strangers to learn everything about you is risky. 2. Keep your private information private. Never post your full name, Social Security
Make yourself heard, provide your feedback on Master Plan Editor, Last April, I ran for the position of ASUNM president to empower students and give a voice to the 25,000 students enrolled
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here at UNM. After speaking with hundreds of students over the course of the election, it was clear that there was a growing feeling of disconnection within the UNM community. Students felt there were too few opportunities to voice their opinions on the future course of this University. However, we now have a chance to do that. The University has recently released the UNM Master Plan. Spanning 91 pages, this document outlines the University’s role within the community. This plan answers many difficult questions on several key issues such as: Do we need a new recreation center? What buildings are in need of renovation? The plan also addresses student advisement, parking, student success and sustainability concerns. Don’t want the North Campus Golf Course developed? This gives you the opportunity to let the administration and Board of Regents know. As the president of the Associated Students of UNM, I must stress how important it is that students read over the Master Plan
and give their feedback. This is more than just a great way to become proactive and get involved, this is our chance to have a hand in our own futures and leave a lasting impression on the UNM community. We must not forget that the students of tomorrow are our own siblings, relatives, friends and children. Let’s leave them with the best possible university we can. You have until this Friday to leave any comments and suggestions. Simply visit the UNM homepage, and on the left-hand side click on UNM Master Plan to download the document. It is crucial that any and all students participate and leave their feedback. This will be one of the best opportunities for students and community members to have a say in this institution’s future. Between classes, please take some time to have your voice heard and become engaged with your collegiate experience. Monika Roberts ASUNM president
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Swine from PAGE 2 down with cases of flu at different times, and top receiver Daniel Blackledge missed practice Tuesday because of the flu. Officials have distributed about 200 free flu kits, including a thermometer, painkillers, throat lozenges, sport drinks, hand sanitizer and tissues. Some students wore surgical masks around campus, but most were taking it in stride. “The students are taking it like any other type of flu,” said 21-yearold Molly Aigner, whose boyfriend came down with the flu. “It’s not like we’re growing tails or anything.” There have been no deaths or even hospitalizations from the cases at WSU, a school with an enrollment of about 18,000 in Pullman. About a dozen patients with nausea and vomiting have required hydration, the school said. Officials at Washington State, and at other colleges around the nation, have been anticipating large numbers of flu cases this fall because swine flu targets young people and thrives in the tight living quarters common on college campuses, said Paula Adams, community coordinator for WSU Health and Wellness Services. Washington State started classes on Aug. 24, much earlier than most schools, and thus its outbreak has been getting more attention, Adams said. Other colleges across the
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country are seeing spikes in the number of suspected cases of swine flu as dorms fill up and classes begin. Federal health officials say they have been girding for a spike in cases as schools and colleges came back into session in August and September. “Some colleges have already seen upticks but the majority of colleges haven’t,” Dr. Anne Schuchat of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at a briefing Tuesday. Based on federal guidelines, WSU is assuming everyone who calls with flu-like symptoms has swine flu, as there would be only a handful of normal flu cases this time of year, Adams said. “To see hundreds if not thousands of people is unusual,” she said. Anyone who calls Health and Wellness to report flu-like symptoms is counted as a swine flu case. People who call are advised to stay home, treat symptoms and drink fluids. Dr. Dennis Garcia, senior associate director of Health and Wellness Services, said federal estimates would indicate that some 5,000 WSU students might eventually come down with the bug. The number of flu contacts dropped sharply on Saturday,
Sunday and Monday, as thousands of students headed home for the holiday. A total of 64 people contacted WSU Health and Wellness Services those three days, compared with 146 who contacted the office on Friday alone. The state expects additional outbreaks at colleges, workplaces and other gathering places this fall, said Tim Church of the state Department of Health. The state’s largest college, the University of Washington, does not begin classes until the end of the month. The school district in Pullman is already seeing a higher rate of absenteeism, suggesting it is spreading to the larger population, said Fran Martin, director of Whitman County Public Health. Compared with other types of influenza, the swine flu, or H1N1 strain, is relatively mild, Garcia said. He said most students suffer three to five days of discomfort, such as fever, congestion, sore throat and fatigue.
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Yale Press removes controversial cartoons by John Christoffersen Associated Press Writer
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University has removed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad from an upcoming book about how they caused outrage across the Muslim world, drawing criticism from prominent alumni and a national group of university professors. Yale cited fears of violence. Yale University Press, which the university owns, removed the 12 caricatures from the book “The Cartoons That Shook the World” by Brandeis University professor Jytte Klausen. The book is scheduled to be released next week. A Danish newspaper originally published the cartoons — including one depicting Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban — in 2005. Other Western publications reprinted them. The following year, the cartoons triggered massive protests from Morocco to Indonesia. Rioters torched Danish and other Western diplomatic missions. Some Muslim
countries boycotted Danish products. Islamic law generally opposes any depiction of the prophet, even favorable, for fear it could lead to idolatry. “I think it’s horrifying that the campus of Nathan Hale has become the first place where America surrenders to this kind of fear because of what extremists might possibly do,” said Michael Steinberg, an attorney and Yale graduate. Steinberg was among 25 alumni who signed a protest letter sent Friday to Yale Alumni Magazine that urged the university to restore the drawings to the book. Other signers included John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush, former Bush administration speechwriter David Frum and Seth Corey, a liberal doctor. “I think it’s intellectual cowardice,” Bolton said Thursday. “I think it’s very self defeating on Yale’s part. To me it’s just inexplicable.” Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of
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Washington disputes domestic partnership by Rachel La Corte The Associated Press
Olympia, Wash. — A judge on Tuesday refused to block a proposed ballot initiative on expanded domestic partnership benefits for gay couples in Washington state. An appeal was considered likely, however, with just a few days remaining before officials need to begin printing materials for the Nov. 3 general election. The case involves Referendum 71, which would put the Legislature’s latest expansion of domestic partnership rights for gay couples on the November ballot. The measure, sponsored by a conservative political group called Protect Marriage Washington, would ask voters to approve or reject the “everything but marriage” domestic partnership law that state lawmakers passed earlier this year. The lawsuit seeking to halt the vote was filed by Washington Families Standing Together, a gay-rights
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Court Judge Julie Spector said she was concerned Reed may have accepted tens of thousands of invalid signatures. Reed certified R-71 for the November ballot last week. Election officials revised the number of accepted signatures downward Tuesday, after an audit showed some signatures had been incorrectly accepted. The latest official tally of accepted petition signatures for R-71 was 121,780 — about 1,200 more than the minimum required to qualify for the ballot. A separate federal lawsuit brought by R-71’s sponsors is seeking to keep those signed referendum petitions secret. The petitions are considered public records under state law, but R-71’s sponsors claim they could face harassment by political opponents if the names of petition signers are released. U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle is expected to rule in that case this week.
have reached the decision it did on the grounds that some might be offended by portrayals of the Prophet Muhammad.” John Donatich, director of Yale University Press, said the critics are “grandstanding.” He said it was not a case of censorship because the university did not suppress original content that was not available in other places. “I would never have agreed to censor original content,” Donatich said. Klausen was surprised by the decision when she learned of it in July. She said scholarly reviewers and Yale’s publication committee comprised of faculty recommended the cartoons be included. “I’m extremely upset about that,” Klausen said. The experts Yale consulted did not read the manuscript, Klausen said. She said she consulted Muslim leaders and did not believe including the cartoons in a scholarly debate would spark violence. Klausen said she reluctantly agreed to have the book published without the images because she did not believe any other university press would publish them, and she hopes
Yale will include them in later editions. She argues in the book that there is a misperception that Muslims spontaneously arose in anger over the cartoons when they really were symbols manipulated by those already involved in violence. Donatich said there wasn’t time for the experts to read the book, but they were told of the context. He said reviewers and the publications committee did not object, but were not asked about the security risk. Many Muslim nations want to restrict speech to prevent insults to Islam they claim have proliferated since the terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International, a world affairs columnist and CNN host who serves on Yale’s governing board, said he told Yale that he believed publishing the images would have provoked violence. “As a journalist and public commentator, I believe deeply in the First Amendment and academic freedom,” Zakaria said. “But in this instance Yale Press was confronted with a clear threat of violence and loss of life.”
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University Professors, wrote in a recent letter that Yale’s decision effectively means: “We do not negotiate with terrorists. We just accede to their anticipated demands.” In a statement explaining the decision, Yale University Press said it decided to exclude a Danish newspaper page of the cartoons and other depictions of Muhammad after asking the university for help on the issue. It said the university consulted counter-terrorism officials, diplomats and the top Muslim official at the United Nations. “The decision rested solely on the experts’ assessment that there existed a substantial likelihood of violence that might take the lives of innocent victims,” the statement said. Republication of the cartoons has repeatedly resulted in violence around the world, leading to more than 200 deaths and hundreds of injuries, the statement said. It also noted that major newspapers in the United states and Britain have declined to print the cartoons. “Yale and Yale University Press are deeply committed to freedom of speech and expression, so the issues raised here were difficult,” the statement said. “The press would never
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The Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza students won’t learn about the Holocaust this year. Angry protests by Palestinians have disrupted tentative plans to introduce information about the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews into the curriculum in U.N. schools. The dispute touches on one of the largest psychological barriers dividing Arabs and Jews: Arabs see the Holocaust as an excuse for Israel’s creation, and Jews see Arab Holocaust denial as a rejection of Israel’s right to exist. The uproar has left the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which runs 221 of more than 600 primary and secondary schools in Gaza, caught between the territory’s Hamas leaders — some of them ardent Holocaust deniers — and outraged Jewish groups. Some in Hamas accused the U.N. agency of trying to generate sympathy for Israel and conspiring against the Palestinians. In turn, Jewish activists demanded to know why the subject of the genocide wasn’t part of the human rights syllabus in the first place. “Now we are being bashed from all quarters,” the agency’s chief in Gaza, John Ging, told The Associated Press. The controversy erupted last week, after an umbrella group for Palestinian refugees in Gaza protested what it said were plans to teach eighth-graders in U.N. schools about the Holocaust. U.N. officials denied they had such intentions for this school year and insisted they weren’t scaling back in response to public pressure. Regional agency chief Karen AbuZayd suggested information about the Holocaust could be included in later years, as part of lessons about the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. UNWRA’s Web site mentions general plans to include the Holocaust in lessons on the “historical context that gave rise to” that declaration. AbuZayd said the UNWRA field office in Gaza is still developing the curriculum, which would be presented to parents and others in the community before it is introduced. “It is very much a draft,” she said. A U.N. employee involved in shaping the curriculum, who was not authorized to discuss the subject and spoke on condition of anonymity, said that as recently as three months ago, the lessons had been under consideration for the 2009-10 human rights course. U.N. officials said their schools in Gaza already have the most detailed and advanced human rights courses, and teaching the Holocaust would break new ground. The subject is not taught in U.N.run schools for Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Nor is it taught in Palestinian government schools in the West Bank or Gaza. The backlash in Gaza has highlighted why. Holocaust denial is still common in the Palestinian territories, with many apparently fearful that acknowledging the genocide would diminish recognition of their suffering or claims to an independent state. Such sentiments seem particularly strong among Gazans, who have had only limited access to the outside world since 2007, when Israel and Egypt imposed a border blockade in response to the violent Hamas takeover of the territory. Palestinians complain that Israel refuses to recognize their hardship, including the expulsion and exile of hundreds of thousands during the
war that followed Israel’s creation in 1948, which Palestinians refer to as the “naqba,” or “catastrophe.” Israel’s education minister, Gideon Saar, decided this summer to delete references to the word “naqba” from textbooks for Arab third-graders in Israel, though he said teachers can discuss tragedies that befell the Palestinians. Jihad Zakarneh, the deputy education minister in the West Bank, the territory run by Palestinian moderates, said teaching Palestinian children about the Holocaust has to wait until there is a peace agreement with Israel. “When Israel ends its occupation of our land and our people and gives us our right of independence and self-determination, then we discuss this issue with them,” he said. The Gaza dispute over the syllabus also signaled growing tensions between Hamas and UNRWA, the largest independent organization in Gaza. Hamas has been trying to cement control over Gaza, while the U.N. agency is increasingly emerging as a shadow government, providing services to some 1 million of Gaza’s 1.4 million people. Ging said he believes the dispute over the syllabus has more to do with attempts by Hamas to meddle in the U.N. organization’s affairs than with the Holocaust. The U.N. schools in Gaza are required to follow the Palestinian curriculum but are allowed to make some changes, Ging said. The schools have added enrichment lessons on human rights since 2002, initially for elementary school students. Ging said he feels any human rights course is incomplete without discussing the Holocaust. But, he said, it would exceed UNWRA’s mandate to write texts about the Holocaust and the Palestinian uprooting, subjects he said are better left to Israelis and Palestinians as part of future peace efforts. Critics of the U.N. said the events of the Holocaust cannot be omitted from a human rights curriculum. “By disconnecting the Holocaust from human rights, (the U.N. agency) is highlighting the anti-Semitic bias that pervades the U.N. system,” Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican congresswoman from Florida, said in a statement. The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a leading Jewish advocacy group and tracker of Nazi war criminals, called for the dismissal of AbuZayd and Ging and demanded the U.S. and Canada suspend funding for the U.N. agency — which provides services for Palestinian refugees around the Mideast — until the issue is sorted out. The U.S. was the second-largest donor to the agency in 2008, giving it nearly $96 million of its $541.8 million budget. The European Commission was the largest donor, providing close to $140 million, according to U.N. figures. Marie Okabe, a U.N. spokeswoman in New York, said the world body stands by Ging and AbuZayd. “They are ably continuing their jobs and carrying the mandate to bring assistance to those in desperate need in the West Bank and Gaza,” she said. “There is no truth” to accusations that “they are denying the Holocaust.” The criticism has been just as strong from the other side. A Hamas spokesman, Sami Abu Zuhri, said the U.N. agency must stick to its mandate and not venture into politics. Hamas rejects any attempt to introduce the Holocaust into the curriculum as “a kind of normalization with Israel and an attempt to bridge the psychological gap between Israel and the Palestinians,” he said.
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Pizza Eating Contest Pizza 9 Saturday, noon 5305 Gibson Blvd. SE $15 pre-registration $25 day of registration 505-366-6463 service and good food, they seem to stay with you for a long time.” Pizza will be served four slices at a time for the contest, and competitors are required to keep track of how many plates they consume, Aslami said. The Pizza 9 staff and two guest judges will moderate the contest. The scheduled judges are Mayor Martin J. Chávez and City Councilor Rey Garduño. “It’ll be a 32 foot long table, kind of like the last supper,” Aslami said. “We’ll start with all the contestants sitting, and they’ve got to have both hands up in the air, and then the clock will start.” Over 45 competitors, some as young as 10 years old, are already
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David Polka knows a career in art isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme. Polka comes from a family of artists and got a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art. He’s had shows for the pieces he creates on multiple mediums including wood and paper. Polka said New Mexican art has influenced him without his realizing it, and he will incorporate that style into his future work. Daily Lobo: What is your show at Cirq based on, and how did you get inspired for the show? David Polka: It’s basically a body of work from the last year. For this particular show with the title “In Abandon,” I was really thinking about moving on from things. I’m getting ready to move from Albuquerque, so, it was understanding the things that I like about this place and also the things that I don’t like and leaving that behind. The name of my last show was “What We Left Behind,” and that one was more about growing up and what we left behind and those parts of yourself that you hold on to and the ones that you get rid of as you grow older. So I guess this show is similar, but the last show was more about other people, and this one is more about me. DL: What types of mediums are you working on? DP: I’ve been painting on wood for the past four years now, and it was kind of my shtick for a while, but I just got kind of bored and felt like branching out. I’ve been doing some stuff on paper lately. I did do a few large pieces on plywood for this one. I’ve gone smaller and have really zoomed in on my drawings. I’ve been doing smaller stuff on paper, but it was giving me headaches working on small papers all the time. I wanted to stretch out again and do something bigger. And I did a big mural in another gallery kind of on the same idea, and it’s a really huge space so I wanted to do my best to fill it. DL: What’s your artistic history? DP: I’ve always done art classes, and my parents are both artists, so they were really supportive of that. In high school was when I started getting into the idea of doing fine art and showing it in galleries. I had been writing graffiti for a few years up until that point. I wasn’t getting totally bored with it, but I knew there was more out there. I had this really amazing teacher in high school who really pushed me and helped me learn how
to be an artist. Then I came to UNM and got a BFA in studio art, and then I’ve been showing here in Albuquerque every six months to a year since about 2006. DL: Have you found success in the Albuquerque art scene? DP: It goes both ways. There’s a lot of really cool people here who know other people in other parts of the country. And it’s good to make an entrance, but as far as an art market there’s really not one at all, because it’s really limited in terms of the money. If it’s not southwestern, old-town friendly art, then there’s not that many people interested in buying it. That’s kind of hard, because if you don’t want to pigeonhole your style and really sort of sell yourself to that whole set of galleries, there’s not much money out of there. DL: Where are you moving to from Albuquerque? DP: I’m moving to Philadelphia in the spring and going to try and get some sort of job out there and continue to show art. I’m not expecting to get rich and famous any time soon, but you just have to keep doing it and keep showing it and eventually you’ll develop enough connections with people. But in the meantime I have to get a real job. DL: Why did you choose Philadelphia? DP: My parents are both from Pennsylvania, and I’m drawn to the east coast because the feel is really different than it is here. I felt like going to California would be cool, but the attitude out there is all kind of the same. Out on the East Coast it is faster and no-nonsense. I wanted to go somewhere different for a little while. DL: What is one of the most rewarding projects you’ve done in Albuquerque? DP: I would say making album covers is probably the most fun. You get to do the full brochure, not just one little flier. I’ve seen that all the way through from the raw sketch to the finished project, and it’s pretty cool. DL: Is that something you see yourself doing in the future? DP: It’s something I know I will never get burned out on because there are always new projects and there’s a lot of creative freedom with it. Like I said, I’m not planning on getting rich any time soon, so the compromise is finding a job that you can be really creative with and still support yourself and be comfortable.
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Andy Wong / AP Photo A Chinese man stands in front of posters from the upcoming movie “Jian Guo Da Ye” in Beijing Sept. 2. China’s staid cultural commissars are turning to the likes of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, hoping that an injection of star power will attract young Chinese normally turned off by government propaganda.
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The Associated Press HONG KONG — China’s staid cultural commissars are turning to the likes of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, hoping that an injection of star power into a state-funded movie about the communist revolution will attract young Chinese normally turned off by government propaganda. “Jian Guo Da Ye,” or “The Founding of a Republic,” which opens in two weeks, was commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic on Oct. 1. In retelling the tale of communist triumph known to all Chinese, the movie’s cast reads like a “Who’s Who” of the Chinese film industry. Besides Chan and Li, there’s Zhang Ziyi of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” Stephen Chow of “Kung Fu Hustle” and action picture director John Woo, among many others. The inclusion of the stars — many of whom make nothing more than brief cameos — highlights the Communist Party propaganda czars’ increasing recognition to get the attention of the iPod-toting, Nike-wearing set, they’ll have to put out a slicker product. Not long ago, China’s state-supported film and TV studios turned out exclusively predictable fare on tight budgets, often focusing on dowdy revolutionary heroes who were decidedly out of sync with the well-dressed singing idols and action stars coming out of trendsetting South Korea or Westernized Hong Kong. Chinese stars who made it in Hong Kong or Hollywood mostly kept the mainland industry at arm’s length. But as entertainment options have multiplied in China’s booming economy — from big Hollywood releases to pirated DVDs to YouTube-style video-
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signed up. “I thought I’d get some fun people,’” Epley said, “Especially for the kids. We always have been family oriented, and we always want to help out and keep them entertained.” Erika Perea said she is happy to be one of the few female competitors. “It gives me the opportunity to see if I can do it better than a guy,” Perea said. UNM student Daselin Enloe said he would participate in the pizzaeating contest. “Yeah, if you have prizes, and all-you-can-eat food, why not?”
Enloe said. “You just got to run afterward — burn some calories.” There will also be a rivalry match between the Albuquerque Police Department and the Albuquerque Fire Department. The two departments are bringing their self-proclaimed biggest eaters, and the winner between the two departments gets bragging rights for a year, Epley said. Epley said each contestant will probably eat about eight slices of pizza within the 10 minutes. “That’s a large pizza,” Epley said. “We’ll just keep handing them more and more.”
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ALL UTILITIES PAID! 1BDRM. Hardwood floors, near Central/ I-25, $425-$500/mo, $200dd. 480-1818.
FOR SALE RALEIGH tandem bicycle. Barely used. Mint condition. 21 speed. $250. 299-4472.
2 BEDROOM- $680.00 5 Minutes from Campus, Vaulted Ceilings, Shuttle to UNM - call for details 505-842-6640
Pets
8700 NORTHEASTERN - Apartment B $550 2BR/1BA Private Yard GDR Property Management 883-7070 2 BLOCKS TO UNM. 2 carpeted bedrooms. Small fenced backyard. Wrought-iron entries. $650/mo. 212 Princeton SE. 463-8210. CLOSE TO UNM/ Downtown apartment $325/mo +utilities. Singles. References. 266-4505. 2BDRM CONDO STYLE. W/D, close UNM, off street parking. Available. Call evenings 842-1640.
Duplexes CLOSE TO UNM 2 bedrooms $650 + utilities + deposit, references required, no pets, 2 blocks south of campus center, off street parking, quiet neighbors, call 228-3755.
MUST SELL: ALASKAN-SIBERIAN HUSKIES for sale. Please call 2039316.
For Sale PLAYSTATION 2- 2 controllers, memory, remote, 1 game. $50. 268-1389. SHORT BED CAMPER Shell. 3 Years old. Fits all short bed trucks. $200/obo. 505-366-1380 USED WHITE I-CLICKER, used one semester only. $15.00 249-7332. 12 INCH WORKING Man base amp. Great condiction. $150/obo. 505 3661380. BRAND NEW, NEVER-OPENED 80G PS3. $350. Call 505-440-9953 or e-mail ariordan@unm.edu. BRADLEY’S BOOKS INSIDE Winning Coffee Monday, Wednesday, Friday. SELLING A NEW long board. Used only 12 hours. Relatively good condition. Asking price is $150. 575-613-5012
Houses For Rent
Vehicles For Sale
EDIT/ POLISH THESES, essays, etc. Wendy 332-4111.
3BR, 2BA HOUSE in North Valley, fenced yard, w/d hookups, ceramic floors. $815/mo. 505 263-8827; 3442024.
Apartments
3BDRM 1.75BA A/C NE Heights 11225 Morocco NE. $1,150/mo. 292-7442.
‘85 JEEP CHEROKEE chief needs new owner. 4X4 standard used like a Jeep should, so has wear and tear. Interested call 505-516-7906. Located in ABQ.
$450 STUDIO- 5 Minutes from Campus, Shuttle Available to UNM -This apartment is a must see! 505-842-6640
GUEST HOUSE 2BDRM Eubank/ Central area. $550/mo. Fenced yard, parkingy by entry. Call Rosa 804-2582.
?BACKPACK BUSTED? ABQ Luggage & Zipper Repair. 1405-A San Mateo NE. 256-7220.
HIRING FOR FALL 2009 CHEER/ DANCE COACHES NEEDED: After school program looking for individuals 18 or older for 09-10 school year. Great flexibility and pay! For more info. Call 292-8819 or cheerdancedrill.com.
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NOB HILL, LIGHT, bright, coin laundry.1BDRM upstairs 730sf-$380. About 1.5 mile from campus. No Pets. Ashley 3452000.
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ATTENTION FASHION FANS. I need an enthusiastic and positive person to introduce my tee shirt line to retail stores. PT. $15/hr +commission. Flexible hours. Send resume to cynthia@devo tionclothingco.com
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LARGE 1BDRM CONDO near UNM. All appliances, laundry, and pool. $525/mo. Please call Scott 554-6065.
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1BDRM WOOD FLOORS, off-street parking, fenced yard. W/D hookups, pets okay. $495/mo $500dd. 1113 Wilmoore SE. 362-0837.
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CLASSICAL GUITAR $150. 268-1389
93 TOYOTA COROLLA LE, auto transmission, power locks/ windows, new tires, AC works great, 230k miles, good condition, runs great. 1900$ o.b.o. Call 269-2906.
COMPANIONS & CAREGIVERS needed to work with seniors in their homes. Good experience, particularly for students enrolled in human sciences (e.g., nursing, pre-med, etc.). Flexible schedules. Training provided. Must be able to pass background check and drug screen. Reliable transportation required. Send letter of interest and/ or resume to rightathome@lobo.net. Right at Home, 6721 Academy Rd. NE, 2665888.
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS needed PT at Alphabet Junction. Will work around schedule. Apply in person, 12000 Candelaria NE 87112. THE BEAUTIFUL HOTEL ANDALUZ (formerly La Posada) is now hiring! FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES! FULL or PART-TIME Positions. We are seeking friendly and enthusiastic applicants for our stylish and sophisticated hotel including upscale cocktail and restaurant servers, bussers, room attendants (great incentive), stewards, on-call banquet servers, front desk agents, and bell persons. Great benefits including medical insurance, educational reimbursement and paid time off! Apply in person at 215 Central Ave. in Bradbury Building Suite 2B. FALL OPENINGS
$15 Base/Appt. Flex Schedule, Scholarships Possible! Customer Sales/Service, No Exp. Nec., Cond. Apply. Call now, All ages 18+, ABQ 243-3081, NW/Rio Rancho: 891-0559. WE ARE NOW applications for the following positions: Assistant = Executive Housekeeper, Housekeeping Inspector, Bartender, Bar Server, Groundsperson, Room Attendant, Lobby Attendant, Sales Manager. Apply in person: MCM Elegante 2020 Menaul Blvd NE EOE/M/V/F/D WATER WASTE INTERNS- Perform field inspections and document violations using video camera. Must be FT college student. Valid DL required. Salary starting at $11.00/hr. E-mail resume to cedwards@abcwua.org or call 768-3604.
Jobs On Campus CONCEPTIONS SOUTHWEST MAGAZINE is looking for volunteers with interest and experience in copy editing, art, literature, theater, music, architecture, publicity, design, and other areas related to publications. e-mail questions to csw@unm.edu PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION is accepting applications for a CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Responsibilities include providing information about alternative transportation & participation in promotion activities. Work on campus and build your resume! Must be work study eligible and available to work 8:30am - 12:30pm M-F. Pays $8/hour. To apply visit: http://unm.edu/parking Or: http://unmjobs.unm.edu/appli cants/Central?quickFind=54253
Volunteers HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS AND subjects with and without asthma are needed for a new research study looking at the effects of fat and physical activity on the breathing tubes. If you qualify, compensation will be provided for your time and inconvenience upon study completion. If you are healthy or have asthma, over the age of 18, and are interested in finding out more about this study, please contact or leave a message for Teresa at (505)269-1074 or e-mail tarchibeque@salud.unm.edu. COLLEGE STUDENTS DRINKERS WANTED to evaluate a new software program. Participation is confidential and you will be reimbursed for your time in this federally funded study. More information is available at behav iortherapy.com/collegedrinkers.htm. MAKE A DIFFERENCE in your community and volunteer with the Rape Crisis Center as an advocate! For more information: www.rapecrisiscnm.org, 2667711 or volunteer@rapecrisiscnm.org
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