Daily Lobo 10/02/2023

UNM is noncompliant with crime transparency law

Daily crime log missing data, LoboAlerts never sent

By Lauren Lifke & Lily Alexander @lauren_lifke @llilyalexander

Federal law states that higher education institutions must have five specific categories of information in their mandated daily crime logs, which provide campus crime data to students.

The University of New Mexico has two of the five specified categories.

The Clery Act, signed in 1990, requires higher education institutions that receive federal funding to publish an annual security report,

provide timely notifications when crimes threaten the campus community and maintain a daily crime log. UNM’s LoboAlert system and daily crime log fall under its Clery Act Compliance Policy.

The act says the log must include the nature, date, time, general location and whether the case is open or closed for all crimes reported to campus police or security.

“The Clery Act requires that (the crime log) provides, in plain language, a description of an incident that happened or almost happened that was reported, (and) whether we can prove it or not as well as locations in plain language,” Clery coordinator Adrienne Helms said.

ASUNM President and Vice President disappointed in Senate’s vote

Bill to combine Senate and presidential elections failed

By Karina Bolaños @DailyLobo

“I am incredibly disappointed in the Senate as a whole,” Vice President Mikenzie Chessman said, after the failure of Bill 9F on a 6-140-0 vote on Wednesday Sept. 27 during a full Senate meeting.

Proposed to combine the Presidential and Senatorial General Election, Bill 9F would have done so by an amendment to the Associated Students at the University of New Mexico’s Constitution.

The bill was sponsored by President Krystah Pacheco, Vice President Mikenzie Chessman, Senator Alfred Achusim and Executive Director of the Elections Commissions Heidi Garcia. Bill 10F, sponsored by the same individuals, goes alongside Bill 9F and would have done the same but would instead alter the law book of the Constitution. Both failed.

“If you are opposed to a piece of legislation, talk to the author before we get here and spend all this time talking about it in full senate,” Chessman said.

Discussions about the possibility of a “superslate” arose several times in the senate meeting.

A slate is when a group of candidates run with similar platforms and support one another. A superslate is when this happens alongside concurrent senatorial and presidential elections. This could make it harder for candidates

to be elected if they were not a part of the superslate.

“If we fail this bill, there would be no threat of a superslate at all,” Achusim said.

These bills were in an effort to improve voter turnout, Pacheco said. In the spring 2023 Presidential Election, 476 students voted; In the senatorial election, 162 people voted. During the public comment, Garcia spoke about past voter turnout statistics from prior elections, both with and without a combined election.

In the spring of 2016, ASUNM held combined elections and had a voter turnout of 1,525 people. In the spring of 2017, the elections were separated and had a voter turnout of 2,416 people for the presidential elections and a turnout of 1,551 people for the senatorial election.

Senator Hope Montoya said she discussed this legislation with students on campus and they felt doing more outreach and marketing would allow ASUNM to reach more students.

Senatorial sponsor of the bill shared these thoughts. “(This bill) won’t necessarily increase voter turnout the way polling stations would,” Achusim said.

Several senators, including Senator Gabriel Gurule, said instead of combining elections, the Elections Commission should be better funded by ASUNM, alongside more polling stations and further outreach to students to improve

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Of the required categories, UNM’s daily crime log features only the nature and date. The timestamp has been 00:00:00 on every incident for at least a year.

UNM Police Department is in charge of updating the crime log, according to Helms and UNMPD Lieutenant Larry Bitsoih. The crime log contains any incidents that take place within UNMPD jurisdiction, even if they do not fit the list of federally defined Clery crimes, Helms said.

On Sept. 15, 2023, students received alerts of a stabbing near the UNM Bookstore. Upon review of the crimes logged for Sept. 15 — when students received LoboAlerts

of the incident — none were listed as assaults, the proper nature of the crime. Only one listing could have described the incident, labeled as “informational.” The Clery Act states daily crime logs must be easily understood.

“I know that our system is outdated. We did have a meeting about that and they’re in the process of updating that. And I see (the updates) definitely by next school year,” Bitsoih said.

UNMPD sometimes lists the nature of a crime as “information” or “informational.” Bitsoih and Helms defined this description differently.

“It’s probably not a crime, but we call it an information report,” Bitsoih said. “It might be something that’s

close to a (Clery crime) but it doesn’t fit the state statute. Or it could be simply someone reporting.”

Helms explained “information(al)” on the daily crime log is pulled from police reports; officers will often write “informational” in the “offense” space on police reports to indicate people have to read the narrative part of the report for more details.

Emergency notifications, or LoboAlerts at UNM, must be issued upon confirmation of a dangerous situation occurring on campus that poses an immediate threat to safety, according to Clery Center Senior Director of Programs Laura Egan.

“Bless Me, Ultima” and the strange magic of storytelling

By Detroit Kallunki @DailyLobo

51 years ago, Rudolfo Anaya’s most famous book, “Bless Me, Ultima,” was published. For the first time, many people saw themselves represented in a literary form. Anaya celebrates the complexities of Chicanx identity as well as the New Mexican experience in a way that has not been done on a broad scale before.

The National Hispanic Cultural Center has partnered with the University of New Mexico’s English department for the past two years in September to screen the 2012 film adaptation for the past two years in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month,

according to associate UNM English professor, Melina Vizcaíno-Alemán.

“The Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya Lecture on literature in the Southwest opens doors to the exciting collaborations taking place across UNM, the NHCC, campuses and communities,” Vizcaíno-Alemán said.

Poet Laureate is an annual threeyear position awarded to a storyteller by the New Mexico State Library to support literature. This year, Levi Romero, Poet Laureate of 2020, delivered a reading of an essay about his relationship with Anaya, as well as the impact that “Bless Me, Ultima” has had on the identities of Chicanx people, bilingual people and storytellers across the world.

“Since its publication in 1972, ‘Bless Me, Ultima’ has inspired

countless people across this country and around the globe –both young and old – to read, write and listen with a sincere appreciation for the cuentistas. ‘‘Those storytellers graced us with a special presence in our lives,” Romero said. Romero uses the term storytellers instead of writers, poets or authors to embrace those who hail from storytelling or oral traditions, as Anaya did. Linguistic identity, Romero said, played a large role in the cultural connection with Anaya’s book.

“For native Spanish speakers, (‘Bless Me, Ultima’) was a hallmark of linguistic affirmation, written in our own language,” Romero said.

Reading “Bless Me, Ultima,” Ro-

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By Ella Daniel @ella_daniel7

Blue stage director, DJ Waterjon, plays music at Silent Lights on

Red stage director, DJ Seo, plays music at Silent Lights on

Lobos dance to the red stage at Silent Lights on Thursday, Sept. 28.

Lobos listening to the blue stage by DJ Waterjon at Silent Lights on Thursday, Sept. 28.

WRC fundraises for survivor funds Fund named in honor of late Daily Lobo culture editor

By Marcela Johnson @DailyLobo

The NAT – Nurture and Thrive –Fund is a newly established scholarship at the Women’s Resource Center in honor of former Daily Lobo culture editor and film student, Natalie Jude.

On Friday, Sept. 30, the WRC hosted a Cuban BBQ fundraiser in support of the NAT Fund and the ongoing Sabrina Single Parent Scholarship.

“It’s not a formal memorial scholarship fund, but it’s named with a wink in remembrance to Natalie Jude Johnson. Natalie’s friends came up with Nurture and Thrive, NAT,” Áine McCarthy – WRC director – said.

The NAT Fund is a survivor safety fund to empower survivors of abuse through monetary aid, such as emergency housing, moving costs or obtaining a new parking spot, McCarthy said.

At the fundraiser, Jude’s friends spoke in remembrance of them.

Maya Pacheco – UNM student and LGBTQ Resource Center student employee – spoke about Jude’s writing and positive outlook on life.

“They would always have a smile on their face and always be like, ‘what’s going on, what’s happening,’ even if they weren’t having the best day,” Pacheco said.

Trin Moody, a fellow friend of Jude, talked about their selflessness; Jude had lived with them to help recover from surgery.

Moody spoke about Jude’s struggle to accept help and emphasized the aid and support the WRC could provide with this new fund.

“Natalie wouldn’t dream of anything, to a fault,” Moody said. “NAT lends a hand to any other UNM students, and I guarantee there are more who don’t feel right asking for help amidst any violent dynamics in their lives.”

The Sabrina Single Parent Scholarship named for Sabrina Smith, a daughter of a former WRC director, has been around for almost 20 years, McCarthy said. The scholarship is awarded to student parents to help support them financially. Applications for this scholarship will open in the spring.

“We saw a lot of need this year among student parents, so we want

to continue providing that scholarship,” McCarthy said.

The fundraising event was in partnership with Sunset Comida, a pop-up food business. Garrett McDonnell, owner and former WRC intern, explained that he wanted to give back to the WRC and the UNM community.

“I stopped by to visit and I met Áine (McCarthy) and we just started talking. She was talking

about wanting to do more fundraisers and that’s when we came up with this idea, which is essentially a pay-what-you-can barbeque with the goal of raising money for scholarships,” McDonnell said.

McCarthy started at UNM as a confidential advocate on North Campus in 2020. As an advocate, she supported students dealing with Title IX violations. She then moved into the interim director position at the WRC role in 2022 and then interviewed for the position of director in the summer of 2023.

“What I was drawn to was a fun, friendly, welcoming feminist environment and that’s my goal,” McCarthy said. “Our whole team now is dedicated to working every day to offer that, maintain that and create that in their own way.”

The WRC hopes to address the needs and concerns of the UNM community through other initiatives, McCarthy said. These include partnerships with Children’s Campus, student-led programming and groups as well as free counseling through the Mental Health Collaborative in partnership with El Centro de la Raza.

Marcela Johnson is a beat reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at culture@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @DailyLobo.

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The UNM Women’s Resource Center, located on main campus in Monte Vista Hall. Image taken in 2021.

LOBO SPORTS

Soccer: Lobos pick up first conference win

By Thomas Bulger @thomasbulger10

The University of New Mexico’s soccer team beat the Air Force Academy Falcons in their first home conference match 2-1. The Lobos improved to a 1-1-2 conference 4-2-4 record overall.

The Lobos were resilient; they were outshot 13-11 and were down 1-0 at halftime but two second-half goals from Sofia Roberts and Paris Dalton won the match.

The game was tied 1-1 when Dalton scored the game-winning goal on a free kick.

25 mph wind was a major factor

in the match. The ball was constantly carried and led to unpredictable movement. The Lobos took advantage of this, choosing to play with the wind at their backs for the second half. This also led to the Falcons only getting two shots off in the second half.

UNM dominated the possession battle early. They had their first corner kick at the one minute mark and another shortly after. Presley Devey got two shots off towards the middle of the net but both were caught by Falcon goalie Sydney Davis.

Nicole Anderson earned a yellow card for unsporting activity at the 29 minute mark but Falcon Mia Otero’s kick was over the net.

35 minutes into the match, the

Falcons worked their way open for Ava Carpentier to pass to Addie Doyle who scored a goal with a kick to the lower left of the net.

The half ended with the Lobos down 1-0. UNM had a strong start, but after the Falcons’ goal, the Air Force kept up the pressure –outshooting the Lobos 11-5. After their yellow card, UNM only got one more shot off.

UNM started out aggressive in the second half. Kennedy Brown attempted a deep shot but it just barely flew over the goal. Clarke followed it up at the 53 minute mark with a shot that hit the crossbar.

The Lobos had back-to-back close scoring opportunities; Natalie DeGagne had a shot towards the

middle of the net that was blocked by a leaping Davis. It led to a corner kick for the Lobos that was blocked by Davis once again.

Nicole Anderson received a pass from midfield and outmaneuvered the Falcons to pass the ball right in front of the net for Sofia Roberts to score with a kick to the left side.

Lobos tied the game 1-1 70 minutes into the match.

Falcon Reagan Wilson was called for a yellow card, which set up a free kick for Dalton. At the 76 minute mark, Dalton punted the ball to the back of the net, over the top of Davis to put the Lobos up 2-1, which was the final score of the game.

After the match, Head Coach Heather Dyche talked about how

she is proud of the team for breaking through for a conference win.

‘‘I’m proud of our team,” Dyche said. “I think we have been in a lot of games where we should probably get a result and we’re not. I think they showed a lot of heart to come back from 1-0 at the half.’’

The Lobos play against Utah State in Albuquerque on Thursday, Oct. 5.

Thomas Bulger is the sports editor for the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @thomasbulger10

Volleyball: Lobos take Boise State in four

win for the Lobos.

By Francesca Cicconetti @fran_cicconetti

In an intense four set game, the University of New Mexico Lobos defeated the Boise State Broncos 3-1 on Saturday, Sept. 30. Both teams came to the court ready to win, but ultimately the Lobos pulled through – adding another win to their plate.

The Broncos were the only unbeaten team in the Mountain West conference. That was until they came to New Mexico. The Lobos are now 2-2 in conference play.

Going into the match, Head Coach Jon Newman-Gonchar knew the Broncos were a hard team to go up against.

“We knew we were in for a fight. Boise State is a team you can never discredit. You can never count them

out, they just keep coming at ‘ya,” Newman-Gonchar said.

UNM’s Uxue Guereca scored the first point of the day on a kill. Guereca continued to be on her game for the remainder of the match with a hitting percentage of .327 and 17 digs.

“The reality is, Uxue is just a player that is not gonna stop,” Newman-Gonchar said. “Good luck keeping up with players like that. You know those are the type of players that will never back down.”

Lobo Kali Wolf had five kills in the first set, helping push the Lobos through for a win. The Lobos won the first set 25-20 off a block error by Boise.

“It’s always nice to start a match off strong and dominate against the other team … credit to my team,” Wolf said in a post game interview.

In the second set, the Broncos gave the Lobos a run for their mo-

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ney and won 25-16.

Throughout the second set, there were seven ties between the two teams. The Lobos did not allow more than a two point lead until the Broncos scored off an attack error by the Lobos, bringing the score to 11-14.

UNM’s Athina Dimitriadis never missed an opportunity to get up and attempt to block at the net, ending the match with three solo blocks and five block assists.

The Broncos came back after a loss in the first set, ready for a fight. The second set closed on a 7-2 run by Boise.

Coming out strong once again, Guereca earned the first point of set three for the Lobos.

Wolf continued to be strong offensively at the net. She had two kills in a row, putting the Lobos up 9-6 in set three. By the end of the match, she had 12 total kills with a

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hitting percentage of .257.

The Lobos were strong both offensively and defensively throughout the set, working to keep the points in their favor and pull through for a win.

“It’s really nice to see when everyone’s connecting offensively and defensively,” Wolf said.

Lobos finished off set three on a three point scoring run, winning the set 25-20.

UNM’s Libero Giselle Groe showed out in the last set. She served an ace, bringing the Lobos up 9-5 and later on had an amazing save, allowing the Lobos to maintain a five point lead against the Broncos, 14-9.

The Lobos won the set and the match on a three point scoring run to end the set 25-20. The match was won on a service ace by Guereca, closing out the day with another

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After losing to Utah State earlier in the week, this was the kind of win the Lobos needed to keep fighting through conference play.

“The reality is, every single night is a fight. When you’re going down a dark, scary alleyway into a fight, you better hope you got a team like this fighting their tails off,” Newman-Gonchar said.

The Lobos will continue in conference play on Thursday Oct. 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Francesca Cicconetti is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at sports@ dailylobo.com or on Twitter @ fran_cicconetti.

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Ella Daniel/ @ella_daniel7 / Daily Lobo Middle Blocker Athina Dimitriadis (5) serves the ball to Boise State at Johnson Center on Sept. 30. (right)

Ella Daniel/ @ella_daniel7 / Daily Lobo Lauryn Payne cheers on her teammates against Boise State on Saturday Sept. 30. (left)

Ella Daniel/ @ella_daniel7 / Daily Lobo Midfielder Alysa Whelchel (14) blocks a ball at the Soccer Complex against Air Force on Sunday, Oct. 1. (left)

Ella Daniel/ @ella_daniel7 / Daily Lobo Defender Paige Satterlee (4) blocks the ball at the Soccer Complex against Air Force on Sunday, Oct. 1.

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Timely warnings, or Lobo Advisories at UNM, are required for all Clery Act crimes that are reported on or near campus and are considered by the institution to represent a continuing threat, Egan said.

LoboAlerts and Lobo Advisories are issued when a crime is reported, whether or not it is proven, Helms said.

“If somebody said there’s an active shooter in a building, we’re not going to ignore it. But if there are five people calling in, that’s even more confirmation,” Helms said.

On Dec. 1, 2022, UNMPD received multiple reports of an active shooter inside Zimmerman Library on campus. UNMPD cleared the scene and the situation turned out to be a false alarm.

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mero said, was the first time he felt fully seen and included in what was widely considered literature. Works that are considered to be literary canon often ignore people of marginalized identities. The representation provided by storytellers – like Anaya – includes people who

voter turnout. “This was a piece of legislation that failed in a past senate meeting,” Gurule said.

“If the intention of this bill were to increase voter turnout, I don’t think this (bill) is the way to help … A lot of the turnout could be based on the voter stations and fully funding the elections team,” Gurule said.

Pacheco said large numbers of students signed up for Fall Frenzy. There are record numbers of scholarship applications and full screenings at the Southwest Film Screenings.

Neither a LoboAlert nor a Lobo Advisory was issued to the campus community during or after the situation. There is no record of an alert or advisory for the situation on X, Facebook or UNM’s Newsroom.

“My understanding is that there was (an alert issued), so I don’t know if you didn’t receive it,” Bitsoih said.

The calls that UNMPD received during the incident were from indirect parties outside the building who didn’t see the incident happen, Helms said. Because there weren’t direct reports from people in the building, this may have caused doubts in issuing an alert, Helms said.

Lieutenant Bitsoih said he wasn’t on call at the time. Because the incident occurred outside of normal

have been left out of the traditional narrative.

“Anaya sought to capture the essence of what it is to be a person stepping between the thresholds of multiple worlds,” Romero said.

Marginalized identities and intersectionality – understanding how

“We’re seeing really high levels of engagement thus far and it’s only the start of the semester,” Pacheco said.

Exclusively, having online voting could have created a barrier for student voters, Montoya said.

The implementation of in-person elections and more outreach events could be a potential solution.

“Let’s look at the numbers after we set up in-person polling, and do a bit more outreach,” Senator Adrianna Casaus said.

The Full Senate meets again on

business hours, he said a lack of onduty personnel may have caused a delay in issuing the alert.

Although the alerts are typically issued as text messages, Helms said the people in the building were alerted verbally to shelter in place.

“The alerts can take the form of word of mouth or an officer being posted outside the building,” Helms said.

When asked about the operation of LoboAlerts and the daily crime log, Helms and Byron Piatt – Emergency Manager at UNM – referenced each other as the authorities with the most knowledge.

Bitsoih said Lieutenant Timothy Stump manages the crime log; Stump referred the Daily Lobo to Bitsoih when contacted.

identities intersect and impact one another – are two ideas that connect to Anaya’s work. “Bless Me, Ultima” is about a young boy caught between two worlds, an experience that many readers feel drawn to. This is one of the greatest strengths present in Anaya’s writing, Romero said.

Wednesday, Oct. 11 with Mayor Tim Keller as their special guest speaker. Full senate meetings are open to public comment.

Karina Bolaños is the Culture Editor at the Daily Lobo. They can be contacted at culture@dailylobo. com

“Our police department is actually the one that sends out all of our LoboAlerts,” Piatt said. “It’s the entire police command staff – all lieutenants Stump, Guevara, Bitsoih (and) the commanders Madrid and Gonzalez as well as Deputy Chief Chester.”

Chester referred the Daily Lobo to Piatt.

According to Helms, the crime log was missing data columns when she came to her position in Feb. of 2022. Updating it is a big concern of hers, she said.

“We have gotten a lot of positive feedback over the last several months based on certain improvements we’ve made,” Helms said. “But to me, it’s still not enough. I think as a University we can do a lot better, and we will.”

“(The) power of story and storytellers (is) to endure and to transcend, to bring people together as strangers and neighbors and hold the beauty that which flees from us in shyness of the light,” Romero said.

Lauren Lifke is a beat reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @lauren_lifke

Lily Alexander is a beat reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at sports@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @llilyalexander

Detroit Kallunki is a senior reporter with the Daily Lobo. They can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @DailyLobo.

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People engaged with speakers at ASUNM meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 27.

New Mexico runs laps over the Mountain West Cross Country awards

By Ryan Grossetete

University of New Mexico Cross Country runners Nicola Jansen and Habtom Samuel are both named Mountain West Athlete of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 26 after their performance at the Roy Griak Invitational.

Jansen earned the title of Women’s Athlete of the Week and Samuel received the honor of Men’s Athlete of the Week, NCAA Runner of the Week and Freshman of the Week.

This is the first time that UNM athletes have won both the MW

Men’s and Women’s Athlete of the Week award since 2014.

Samuel — who is making his UNM and NCAA debut — finished first in the Men’s 8K race by 24 seconds, helping the men’s team finish third. Samuel held a commanding lead, staying in first place for the last three kilometers.

“Outstanding debut from Habtom (Samuel),” said UNM Head Coach Darren Gauson. In his first collegiate race, Samuel ran a time of 23:36.4 — the fastest at Roy Griak since 2011.

Jansen also made her UNM debut and is a transfer from Bradley University. She finished second in

the Women’s 6K. The women’s team finished in sixth-place and Jansen finished with a time of 20:30.6.

Both runners are international student athletes. Samuel is from Keren, Eritrea and Jansen are from Pretoria, South Africa.

“Nicola (Jansen) just came off World University Games for South Africa, so she’ll come in and be an immediate impact,” said Gauson.

Samuel led the pack but he was swiftly followed by two fellow freshmen — Lukas Kiprop who finished third with a time of 24:02.5 and Evans Kiplagat who finished fifth with a time of 24:14.1.

Jansen finished second at the

Griak Invitational, three seconds behind first place runner Greta Karinauskaite of Cal Baptist University. Jansen finished 19 seconds ahead of the next finisher after her.

Another top 10 Lobo finisher was fellow Bradley University transfer, Peyton Shcieppe. She finished eighth-place in the 6K with a time of 21:13.4

Thanks to this performance, both the women’s and men’s teams are now ranked sixth in the Mountain Region. The men’s team has now beat MW rivals Colorado State, Nevada, Wyoming and Utah State. Samuel and Jansen are both nationally ranked top 10 indivi-

duals for men’s and women’s cross country. Samuel is currently ranked number one and Jansen comes in at number eight, according to Flotrack’s individual rankings.

The Lobos will race again on Friday, Oct. 13 in Madison, Wis. at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.

Ryan Grossetete is a freelance reporter at the Daily Lobo. He can be reached with sports@dailylobo. com

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The University of New Mexico Guide to Chartered Student Organizations

WANT TO GET INVOLVED AT UNM???

HERE’S YOUR OPPORTUNITY! There are over 250 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS listed in this publication looking for students, just like you, to get involved. If the organization you are searching for is not on this list, you can start your own very easily and it’s a good bet there are other students on campus looking for a group just like yours. THERE IS A GROUP HERE AT UNM FOR YOU! You can get involved as much or as little as you want. START SMALL by just attending meetings or going to campus events (1-2 hours a week). Involvement allows you to meet more people and leads you to new opportunities. Working within a student organization teaches you ESSENTIAL SKILLS today’s employers are looking for like time management abilities, working with budgets, communication skills, delegation experience, running meetings and most importantly leadership. Many of these are skills you can acquire through your involvement and may not learn in the classroom. INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE by making yourself a more well-rounded person. See how EASY IT IS TO GET INVOLVED and contact a group today! The Student Activities Center is always available to meet with students looking for more assistance in getting involved here at UNM. Visit sac.unm.edu and click on Student Orgs for detailed information on each group.

Academic/Departmental

Albuquerque Composers’ Collective abqcoco@unm.edu

American Chemical Society (UNM) unmacs@unm.edu

College is more than going to class. When you get involved, you find a home base in the midst of a large campus community. You’ll have fun and make friends. You will have the opportunity to learn leadership skills. It’s important to build your resume with valuable experience. If you’re afraid you won’t have time, consider this: students who are involved get better grades and graduate at higher rates. So get involved!

If you would like to charter a student organization that is not listed, contact:

Student Activities Center Student Union Building, Ste. 1018 (505) 277-4706, sac.unm.edu

Associated Students of UNM

The Associated Students of UNM (ASUNM) is the undergraduate student governing body at UNM. The following agencies operate under the direction of ASUNM:

• Arts and Crafts Studio

• Community Experience

• Elections Commission

• Emerging Lobo Leaders

• Governmental Affairs

• Lobo Spirit

• Southwest Film Center

• Student Special Events

If you would like to become a member of any of these organizations, stop by the ASUNM office for more info:

ASUNM

Student Union Building, Ste. 1016 (505)277-5528, asunm.unm.edu

Graduate & Professional Student Association

All graduate students, including business, law and medical students, are members of the Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA). The purpose of GPSA is to provide representation, advocacy and services to individual students and to graduate student groups.

GPSA

Student Union Building, Ste. 1021 (505)277-3803, gpsa.unm.edu

American Institute of Architecture Students unmaiasmailbox@gmail.com

American Institute of Chemical Engineers aiche@unm.edu

American Nuclear Society unmans@unm.edu

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of New Mexico asbmb@unm.edu

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing chongjh11@unm.edu

American Society of Civil Engineers asce.unm@gmail.com

American Society of Mechanical Engineers asme@unm.edu

Anthropology Club agsu.unm@gmail.com

Associated General Contractors of AmericaUniversity of New Mexico Student Chapter agcofunm@unm.edu

Association of Geology Graduate Students chongjh11@unm.edu

Biology Undergraduate Society of UNM awood4@unm.edu

Black Law Students Association Donikute@law.unm.edu

Climate Change and Health Equity Coalition ngdark@salud.unm.edu

College of Pharmacy Class of 2024 pharmd2024gwlist@salud.unm.edu

Communication and Journalism Graduate and Professional Association clroe@unm.edu

Delta Sigma Pi deltasig@unm.edu

Doctors Without Borders Student Chapter (Friends of MSF) fomsf@unm.edu

Educators Rising ireeves1@unm.edu

Electrical and Computing Engineering - Graduate Student Association ecegsa@unm.edu

Exercise Science Club

exsciclub@unm.edu

Galleries, Archives, Libraries, and Museums Club glamclub@unm.edu

German Club aadams7@unm.edu

Graduate Art Association gaa@unm.edu

Health Professions Symposium Committee hps@unm.edu

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Native American Studies Indigenous Research Group mpatencio@unm.edu

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New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association Student Chapter awootton@law.unm.edu

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Phi Delta Chi pdcgammaalpha@gmail.com

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Public Health Student Association phsassociation@unm.edu

Radiology Interest Group kmarkle@salud.unm.edu

Resolanas shl_unm@outlook.com

School of Architecture and Planning Ambassadors sapambassadors@unm.edu

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SLOPE slopemanagers@gmail.com

Small Satellite Group smallsat@unm.edu

Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers sebhoang01@unm.edu

Society of Automotive Engineers hhao@unm.edu

Society of Physics Students sps@unm.edu

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Society of Women Engineers sweunm@unm.edu

Sociology Graduate Student Association sgsa@unm.edu

Speech and Hearing Sciences Graduate Student Association bbasista@unm.edu

Student Association of Geography & Environmental Studies csylvan@unm.edu

Student Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (The University of New Mexico) unm.snats@gmail.com

Student Nurses’ Association unmsna@unm.edu

Student Organization for Latin American Studies solas@unm.edu

Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists mybarguengoitiaaguer@salud.unm.edu

Trumpet Guild aduncan1@unm.edu

University of New Mexico Chapter of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ahsan@unm.edu

Water Environment Federation/ American Water Works Association UNM Student Chapter awwaunm@unm.edu

Ethnic/Cultural

Arabic Language Club ezchavez12@unm.edu

Asian American Student Association (UNM) loboaasa@gmail.com

Asian Pacific American Law Students Association rcaughfield@unm.edu

Bangladeshi Student Association at UNM bsaunm@unm.edu

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Iranian Student Association irsa@unm.edu

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Pakistani Students Association psa-unm@outlook.com

Powerful Movement of Educated Sistas pmes1@unm.edu

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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated apa1906@unm.edu

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Graduate

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Class of 2025 (University of New Mexico - College of Pharmacy) PharmD2025GWList@Salud.unm.edu

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College of Education & Human Sciences Graduate Student Leadership Alliance coehsgsla@unm.edu

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Economics Graduate Student Organization egso@unm.edu

English Graduate Student Association egsa@unm.edu

Environmental Law Society

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Exercise Science Graduate Student Association jspecht1@unm.edu

Family Law Society familylawsociety@unmm.onmicrosoft.com

Family Medicine Interest Group

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Global Health Interest Group nmreid@salud.unm.edu

Graduate Association of Students in Psychology gasp@unm.edu

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Health Sciences Center Music Service and Outreach Group MApostol@salud.unm.edu

Infectious Disease Student Interest Group collaral@salud.unm.edu

LGBTQ Students and Allies in Healthcare LSAHOrganizers@salud.unm.edu

Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group LSLuna@salud.unm.edu

Master of Studies in Law Student Group tmoore2@unm.edu

Medical Student Association msa.unmsom@gmail.com

Medical Students for Reproductive Justice seputnam@salud.unm.edu

Mexican American Law Student Association, Inc. malsa.org@gmail.com

National Community Oncology Dispensing Association unmncoda@gmail.com

New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association olopez3@law.unm.edu

Oncology Interest Group MMResta@salud.unm.edu

Pediatric Medicine Interest Group (UNMSOM) LSLuna@salud.unm.edu

Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership SocietyGamma Alpha ddmartineznava@salud.unm.edu

Physician Assistant Student Society unmpass@gmail.com

Student Bar Association bpeterson@law.unm.edu

Students Exploring Careers in Healthcare secih@salud.unm.edu

Student Health Law Association shlc@unm.edu

Student Interest Group in Neurology DaENelson@salud.unm.edu

Student Occupational Therapy Association Lythompson@salud.unm.edu

Student Trial Lawyers Association kwoodworth@unm.edu

Surgery Interest Group rbsidebottom@salud.unm.edu

Honorary

Beta Alpha Psi - Theta Xi Chapter thetaxi@unm.edu

Kappa Kappa Psi kkpsi@unm.edu

Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, Maia Chapter mortarbd@unm.edu

National Society of Leadership and Success nsls@unm.edu

Phi Kappa Phi Students hyk@unm.edu

Tau Beta Pi - New Mexico Beta tbp@unm.edu

Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts: Gamma Lambda Chapter diegooneill@unm.edu

Military

Arnold Air Society eelicio555@unm.edu

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Political

American Civil Liberties Union- New Mexico Student Chapter unmsolaclu@unm.edu

College Democrats unmdems@unm.edu

Federalist Society, UNM Law huntert9@unm.edu

Generation Action mmartinez5@unm.edu

Students for Socialism sfsunm@unm.edu

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Religious

Alpha Omega Albuquerque bcullen42303@unm.edu

Baptist Student Union Christian Challenge (BSU) gvangilst@unm.edu

Catholic Apologetics Fellowship and Evangelization cafe@unm.edu

Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship abqunmxa@gmail.com

Christian Legal Society cbraxton@unm.edu

Christians on UNM christiansonunm@gmail.com

Citizen Church Young Adults Ministry dcamacho@citizen.church

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Delight Ministries UNM delightuniversityofnewmexico@gmail.com

Every Nation Campus at the University of New Mexico nbidd04@unm.edu

Graduate Christian Fellowship gcf@unm.edu

Hillel at UNM, Jewish Student Center sarakoplik@unmhillel.org

Hindu YUVA hinduyuva@unm.edu

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship ivcf@unm.edu

Lobo Catholic: UNM Aquinas Newman Center lobocatholics@gmail.com

Luther House lcmunmcnm@gmail.com

Navigators unmnavs@unm.edu

Reformed University Fellowship (UNM) ruf@unm.edu

Wesley Foundation unmwesleyhouse@gmail.com

Young Life College ylcalbuquerque@gmail.com

Residence Hall/Service

Agora Crisis Center agora@unm.edu

BA/MD Organization bamd@unm.edu

Circle K International circlek@unm.edu

LoboTHON lobothon@unm.edu

Make-A-Wish UNM makeawishunm@unm.edu

New Mexico YMCA College Youth and Government Alumni Association nmyag1960@gmail.com

Student Health and Leadership Council lolivarez@unm.edu Trailblazers trailbnm@unm.edu

You are not alone yana@unm.edu

Sorority

Alpha Chi Omega axounmpresident@gmail.com

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated tau.phi1908@gmail.com

Chi Omega xopigamma@gmail.com

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. etaiotadst@gmail.com

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Multicultural Greek Council unmmgc@unm.edu

Panhellenic Council greeks@unm.edu

Pi Beta Phi nmalpha@gmail.com

Pi Lambda Chi Latina Sorority, Inc. plckappa.president@gmail.com

Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority Incorporated tnxpsi@unm.edu

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. zphib@unm.edu

Special Interest

Advancing Women in Science awsunm@unm.edu

American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists apha.unm@gmail.com

Association for Joteria, Arts, Activism and Scholarship Camperinos adelvalmartinez99@unm.edu

Cardiology Interest Group dalsmith@salud.unm.edu

Clay Club UNM gmvbobrowski@unm.edu

Clinical Dietetics Club of UNM clinicaldietetics@unm.edu

Disney College Program Alumni mrupley9503@unm.edu

ENT Interest Group DJRajput@salud.unm.edu

Generation Justice of UNM admin@generationjustice.org

Health Sciences Center Orchestra jendavis@salud.unm.edu

Information Security Management and Analytics Research Team nest@unm.edu

Intellectual Property Society mburgarello@law.unm.edu

Lambda Law Student Association gkienzle@law.unm.edu

Leadership Identity Development wim@unm.edu

Magic the Gathering Club magicthegathering@unm.edu

Moms of Law momsoflaw@unm.edu

No One Dies Alone djrajput@salud.unm.edu

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group btroberts@salud.unm.edu

Pre-Law Society of The University of New Mexico unmprelaw@unm.edu

Professional Sales Association salesassociation@unm.edu

Society for Creative Anachronism-College of Blaiddwyn sca@unm.edu

Something Major A Cappella smac@unm.edu

Space Law Society spacelawsociety@unmm.onmicrosoft.com

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund saldf@unmm.onmicrosoft.com

Student Center for the Public Trust at the University of New Mexico hsanchez21@unm.edu

Student Tenants Union STUisYou@gmail.com

Study Abroad Association of UNM heldredge44@unm.edu

Tabletop Tavern UNM tabletop@unm.edu

World Affairs Delegation unmwad@unm.edu

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Burque Volleyball Club mmohammadzadeh1@unm.edu

Chess Club (Lobo) toper@unm.edu

Club Softball unmclubsoftball@outlook.com

Co-Ed Running Club maschmitz@unm.edu

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JIM wegojim@unm.edu

The Lobo Life lobolife@unm.edu

Men’s Lacrosse Club lax@unm.edu

Mountaineering Club (UNM) unmtnclub@gmail.com

Nepali Soccer Club pradipbasnet2002@unm.edu

Table Tennis Club at UNM unmtt@unm.edu

UNM Pool Club Kdo1@unm.edu

Weekly Coyote Magazine weeklycoyotemagazine@unm.edu

Women’s Rugby Club - UNM womensrugby@unm.edu

Women’s Soccer Club lchapa@unm.edu

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American Indian Science and Engineering Society aisesunm@gmail.com

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American Medical Student Association - PreMedicine (UNM) amsapm@unm.edu

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Financial Management Association fma@unm.edu

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Native American Law Students Association nalsa@unm.edu

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Critical Care Student Organization mwaycock@salud.unm.edu

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International Law Society ils@unm.edu

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ASUNM Full Senate is briefed on the Integrated Campus Plan

By Zaina Naru @DailyLobo

At the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico (ASUNM) Full Senate on Sept. 27, senators were briefed about the development plans for The Integrated Campus Plan (ICP). No decisions were made.

The ICP aims to address all of UNM properties and guide the University’s decisions on the physical environment, including the character of each campus, safety, access, mobility and sustainability.

Guest speakers from the ICP, University Planner Rosie Dudley and Chair of SASAKI’s planning and urban design Tyler Patrick, said to increase the community response the University’s Planning, Design and Construction (PDC) is involved in state-wide surveying and open houses on the plan.

The Capital Planning Leadership

Committee votes on which projects should be prioritized to create long-term plans to support future development and document buildings that will need reconstruction, Patrick said in response to Senator Sydney Moore and Lucas Gutierrez’s questions about implementation and prioritization.

Concerns about safety were brought up by Senator Ria Schultz, given the nature of an open campus and several entrance points. The ICP wants to design a style of building that funnels the people who enter the University from key entrances without using fences to seal off the property, Patrick said.

The lack of University presence in different campus areas was a concern for Senator Alexa Lucero. The campus safety plan will address these issues; the safety and security plan will advance at a faster pace, and safety recommendations from the senators and the community will be prioritized Patrick said.

In response to Schultz’s comment, Dudley said that ICP is discussing redoing Redondo by restricting transit use and personal car access to the road, allowing only shuttles, bikes and Uber/Lyft drop-offs for students. This will be open to all traffic for special occasions, such as move-in days and for service vehicles.

The ICP will replace the 2009 Master Plan. The 2009 Master Plan outlined the strategy to unite Central, North and South Campuses with specific improvements to circulation, public spaces and new buildings – things ICP is, again, attempting to do.

The absence of transportation to grocery stores for students is an issue Senator Adrianna Casaus wanted to see addressed. No solutions are in motion.

PDC selected Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) to design the Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology (CCAT) facility, which will

break ground on UNM’s Main Campus in the summer of 2024. Efforts are also being made to revamp the Welcome Center and make it more accessible for incoming students and their families.

The CCAT building is planned to be built where A Lot is, in front of Johnson Field. Senator Bailey Rutherford said he is worried about the parking lot being taken away.

In order to compensate for lost parking space, ICP proposed a remodel of the parking lots on Girard and Central as a future plan they could take on. The Welcome Center redesign is also underway, which will break ground in a year, Dudley said.

The style of the new buildings was brought up by Senator Alfred Achusim who speaks about the need to preserve Indigenous New Mexico architecture on campus. With the ICP project, Dudley said the new buildings will look more updated. Different buildings have

distinct technical and structural requirements, Patrick said, that influences material type.

The demolition of the education building will cause a shift in the location of services currently provided there. This semester, the Asian American Pacific Islander Resource Center moved to Mesa Vista Hall. Senator Julián Ángel expressed concerns about this shift as it causes a cluster of academic departments. Dudley said the shift is to get users out of noncompliant buildings to ensure their safety.

The full Senate meets again on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Full Senate meetings are open to public comment.

Zaina Naru is the News Editor at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at news@dailylobo.com

Artificial Intelligence course brings the future of AI to students

By Elizabeth Secor @esecor2003

As the second round of eightweek courses arrive, the University of New Mexico Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences department offers an Artificial Intelligence literacy course titled Artificial Intelligence and Education: Future of Learning.

As AI becomes more common in society with it appearing in the film industry and applications like ChatGPT, Leo Lo – Dean/Professor of the College of University Libraries and Learning Services (CULLS) – wants to bring AI to students in

the classroom to teach them about the technology and its uses now and in the future.

“We wanted to start a very experimental pilot course called AI Literacy to get students to learn a little bit more about what this technology is about … And also think about how they want to use it on their own, either studying or in the future for work,” Lo said.

Victor Law, future professor of the course, has the class curriculum mapped out to cover everything from AI basics to AI ethics, as well as the future of AI.

“This class is a one-credit class, but I am a little bit greedy,” Law said. “I want to squeeze a lot into it so that students can get as much

out of this as possible.”

Lo wants AI education to go beyond that of the classroom and go university-wide, which is why he is leading an AI initiative.

‘‘The AI empowerment initiative is to make sure that (AI) is equitable for everybody,” Lo said. “We don’t (want to) create a wider digital divide (but) make sure that every student has access to the technology if it isn’t required by a class.”

Over the next several months, Lo said he will work with a task force on AI academic honesty, a steering group and a working group to look into types of AI to utilize on campus and how to make it accessible for students.

Law and Lo believe that AI has

a future on campus, and classes such as AI and Education: Future of Learning are only the start of AI in classrooms.

“Whatever things (students) learn in my class, they can apply immediately in other classes that they are taking,” Law said.

Lo hopes this AI literacy class can spark the development of other AI-related courses in other departments, such as AI for business and AI for education.

“Our intention is to work with different colleges and either have them develop their own courses or bring them into a course like this to give different perspectives to students,” Lo said. “There may be a lot of people interested in AI, but

they’re not engineers or computer science majors. They shouldn’t be left out. We want to create something for everybody, not just the really technical students.”

The class AI and Education: Future of Learning, OILS 293, will be offered in the fall semester of 2023 for the second eight weeks. The class will be hybrid and scheduled for Tuesdays from 12-1:40.

Elizabeth Secor is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at news@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @esecor2003.

Isabella Frasco / @bellafrasco / Daily Lobo

Families gather at the La Familia Grower’s Market in Albuquerque’s South Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 20.

Isabella Frasco / @bellafrasco / Daily Lobo

The Munchie Truck, one of the event’s vendors, serves customers at the La Familia Grower’s Market in Albuquerque’s South Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 20.

HAPS The Entertainment Guide

Chinese American Citizens Alliance Albuquerque Chapter Presents

The 7th Annual Albuquerque

Chinese American Film Festival

“CHINESE AMERICAN PIONEERS”

Saturday October 21, 2023 @ the South Broadway Cultural Center 1025 Broadway Blvd SE, ABQ, NM

Chinese American Citizens Alliance Albuquerque Chapter Presents

Films this year include:

Chinese American Citizens Alliance Albuquerque Chapter Presents

“American Revolutionary: Grace Lee

The 7th Annual Albuquerque Chinese American Film Festival

The 7th Annual Albuquerque Chinese American Film Festival

“CHINESE AMERICAN PIONEERS”

“CHINESE AMERICAN PIONEERS”

Saturday October 21, 2023 @ the South Broadway Cultural Center

Saturday October 21, 2023 @ the South Broadway Cultural Center

1025 Broadway Blvd SE, ABQ, NM

1025 Broadway Blvd SE, ABQ, NM

Films this year include: “American Revolutionary: Grace Lee

Films this year include: “American Revolutionary: Grace Lee

Boggs”, “A Tale of Three Chinatowns”, “Blurring the Color Line”, “Anna May Wong”, and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the TenRings”

Admission is free and all films are in English.

Boggs”, “A Tale of Three Chinatowns”, “Blurring the Color Line”, “Anna May Wong”, and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”

Boggs”, “A Tale of Three Chinatowns”, “Blurring the Color Line”, “Anna May Wong”, and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”

Admission is free and all films are in English.

Admission is free and all films are in English.

Free Meet & Greet with Director Lisa Mao

Free Meet & Greet with Director

Free Meet & Greet with Director

Sunday 10am @UNM

Lisa Mao Sunday 10am @ UNM

Lisa Mao Sunday 10am @ UNM

By Jessica Baca

@Jessica_Baca_

UNM Mariachi Ensemble performs at UNM Art Splash on Wednesday, Sept. 27. (above)

People rush to get boba at Bing Tea during UNM Art Splash at Cornell Mall on Wednesday, Sept. 27. (above)

Miguel Otero uses potter’s wheel to create greenware during College of Fine Arts Art Splash on Wednesday, Sept. 27. (left)

University of New Mexico Flamenco performs at UNM Art Splash on Wednesday, Sept. 27. (right)

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Jobs Off Campus

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SALAM ACADEMY, A small private school in Albuquerque, is looking for a part-time teachers for:

- Middle School Science - Middle School Social Studies

Pay rate: $22/hour (call 505-888-7688 if higher pay rate