DAILY LOBO new mexico
October 4, 2010
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ODE TO A GRECIAN TURN
PPD: We are not ‘water wasters’
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by Sean Wynne
seanpw@unm.edu UNM’s water usage is down thanks to new waste-reducing measures, according to Physical Plant Department representatives. Willie West, grounds and landscaping manager of Environmental Services, said overall water consumption on main campus has declined over the past 15 years. He said there’s a 21 percent reduction from 1993-2007. Mary Vosevich, director of the Physical Plant Department, said that reduction is actually closer to 30 percent. “We’ve been accused of being horrible water wasters, and the data demonstrates just the opposite,” she said. John Fitzgerald, Utilities Operations manager of the Physical Plant Department, said the UNM campus drew the 287.9 million gallons it used in 2009 from a combination of well and Albuquerque city water. Vosevich said energy-efficient buildings are helping reduce that number. “New buildings built on campus have been designed to reduce energy consumption and conserve resources such as water,” she said. “Any remolding work, any retrofitting that we’re doing, any new construction — all the buildings have to have lowflow fixtures in them.” Vosevich said UNM began using new fixtures after Gov. Bill
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Emma Difani / Daily Lobo Boys from the Levendakia dance group perform at the 2010 Grecian Festival, which took place at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church on Sunday. Spectators throw money at the dancers in appreciation of the dance. See photo essay on page 2.
PIRG hosts deadline-day voter signup ELECTION 2010
by Shaun Griswold shaun24@unm.edu
Voting is a very important obligation for such an easy registration process, or at least that’s what an oncampus organization is trying to prove. Today and Tuesday representatives from the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) will register
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LIMO?
Pat Lohmann / Daily Lobo Homecoming King and Queen Miguel Gonzales and Zoe Riebli wait for the Rapid Ride to leave the homecoming game after the third quarter. The Lobos lost their fifth game 38-20. See page 9 for football coverage.
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voters at the Duck Pond underneath the Alumni Clock from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone who cannot register to vote on campus can do so on online at www.StudentVote.org or at the County Clerk’s office. Breanna Hastings, UNM PIRG president, said students need to vote during the midterm election; otherwise, their interests will go unheard. “There are a ton of issues, like student tuition, the environment and the economy to name a few, that affect students now,” she said. “It’s pretty clear that politicians pay attention to the student vote.” Tuesday marks the last day to register in order to vote in New Mexico’s Nov. 2 general election. According to the Bernalillo County Clerk’s website, voters who have changed their residence or name must re-register. As of Sept. 2, 1,139,971 New Mexicans are registered to vote, according to the Secretary of State’s website. In New Mexico, 50 percent of voters are registered democrat, 32 percent are registered republican, 16 percent are registered independent, and 3 percent are registered with a third party, according to the website. Registering voters are not required to sign up with a political party, but New Mexico has a closed primary system that requires a republican or democrat box be checked when registering to vote in order to vote in that party’s primary. Tuesday is also the first day of
Who can register: Anyone who is/has: - A Resident of New Mexico - A citizen of the United States - Not legally declared mentally incapacitated - Completed all of the terms and condition of their sentencing if he/she is a felon - Eighteen years or older at the time of the next election
Important Dates: Oct. 5, 2010 - Voter Registration Closes at 5 p.m. Oct. 16, 2010 - Early In-Person Voting Begins Oct. 30, 2010 - Early In-Person/ Absentee Voting Ends Nov. 2, 2010 - ELECTION DAY
A few easy ways to register: -In person at the Office of the County Clerk or at the Secretary of State’s Office -Request a voter registration application be mailed to your residence from the County Clerk or Secretary of State. -Meet up with PIRG at the Duck Pond today. -Visit StudentVote.org
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