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Spetmber 1, 2016 | Volume 121 | Issue 5

Delayed help from UNM for identity theft victims By Denicia Aragon

@deniciaaragon98 Over 1,000 former students and employees of UNM recently had their identity stolen from a University database, and after a month of silence, UNM has established a call center to assist victims of the incident. According to a University release, a decades-old UNM database containing names, birth dates, social security numbers, address, emails and other personal information for 1,360 applicants and students was hacked into. The intrusion came from a nowdefunct program within the College of Education – before formerly known as Educational Leadership and Organizational Learning – that no longer exists. Before 2006, when UNM transitioned to the “Banner” system, social security numbers served as identification for students, and those numbers remained in this database according to the release. Director of Media Relations Dianne Anderson, the response center is part of a communication plan instituted by UNM staff to provide detailed information to affected individuals.

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Carol Beth Silverman, a victim of identity theft, speaks at the SUB on Thursday, August 25, 2016. She explained how her personal information was stolen, and accuses UNM to be responsible.

No campaign for office, no problem Students to serve on Senate despite not running in spring

By David Lynch

@RealDavidLynch The cohort of new Associated Students of UNM senators elected in the spring have had the summer to prepare for their new roles as representatives of 25,000+ undegraduates on campus. But for three of the news senators, fall classes had already begun, not a thought about being a part of ASUNM on their minds, before the opportunity to fill a seat at the undergraduate student governing body’s table presented itself. “My initial response was to say yes, but I had to consider the fact that I’m taking 18 credits, I have several jobs and I have my own family,” said Sadé Patterson, a UNM senior who was approached about serving as a senator just last Thursday. “I talked to my husband about it and we prayed over the decision, and I just felt a lot peace to move forward,” she said. “I’m thrilled for this new opportunity.” Patterson, Ted Olguin and Ryan Ansloan will serve one semester on ASUNM Senate following their official confirmation during Wednesday evening’s first full senate meeting of the fall, filling

seats left vacant by indivudals who were elected in the spring but have since had a change of heart. “I want to do right by the students I’ll be representing, and the other senators,” Ansloan said. “I hope to bring the perspective of someone who has been commuting to campus, working a job and has been involved in multiple student organizations my entire time here.” The need to find and nominate replacement senators isn’t uncommon. In recent semesters, there have been a handful who decided to give up their seats in pursuit of other opportunities, or otherwise thought they might not be able to devote the time. What is peculiar, however, was the manner in which Patterson, Olguin and Ansloan were sought out. Typically, in accordance with ASUNM policy, when an elected senator turns down their seat, the candidate from the last election with the next highest number of votes is approached about serving on Senate. If that individual also refrains from serving, ASUNM goes on to the candidate with the next highest vote total, and so on until a replacement is found.

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ASUNM President Kyle Biederwolf speaks to ASUNM representatives during an April 27, 2016 meeting at the SUB. Three senators who did not run in the spring ASUNM election will serve as senators in the fall, following a rare procedural undertaking in recent weeks.

The problem this time around? Not one replacement could be found using this tried-and-true practice. Meaning, none of the

other candidates who ran in the spring but weren’t elected accepted a seat at the table. Thus, the task fell to ASUNM

Vice President Cheyenne Feltz, who had 14 days to find potential replacements. It’s a tall order,

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