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POLICE: SUICIDE ATTEMPTED AT UNM news@dailylobo.com A female jumped from the fourth floor of the Yale parking structure after contacting APD this morning, UNMPD spokesman Lt. Robert Haarhues said. Haarhues said UNMPD officers arrived on the scene but were unable to talk her down. She jumped and landed in a flower bed and was knocked unconscious, he said. She was then rushed to UNM Hospital, where she became conscious and alert almost immediately. Haarhues said she is not a UNM student. Agora Crisis Center spokesman Jeremy Jaramillo said suicide is a statewide problem, and that Agora has handled several suicide attempts and a few completed suicides in the past month alone. Jaramillo said the best way to prevent suicide is to simply pay attention to emotional and physical changes in others. “The truth is, we need to have campus-wide training so that we know what to look out for with our friends and family,” he said. “Isolation, change in weight, sleeping patterns, loss of interest in activities, general
hopelessness and change in mood — these all could be warning signs.” Jaramillo said Agora, in conjunction with UNM’s Office of the Provost, is working on a training program to help professors and advisers recognize suicide warning signs. He said the program is an online, at-yourown-pace avatar-based course that will be ready in the coming weeks. “It teaches them to look out for the signs of people who may be having an emotionally difficult time, and it teaches them how to approach them, how to speak to them and how to refer them to the right place on campus,” he said. Jaramillo also said Agora recently developed an online chat system for those who feel more comfortable chatting online than calling Agora’s crisis prevention line. He said the best thing to do for those who may be considering suicide is to talk to them. “The best thing to do is be straight with them, and talk to them upfront and say, ‘Are you considering suicide?’” he said. “People need to get to a counselor, they need to talk to a professional. Ask them to call us and see what it feels like to talk to someone. They can always hang up or press ‘end chat.’”
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Suicides by method
Unsuccessful attempts by method
Other 4%
Cut/Pierce 1%
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Firearms 1% Suffocation 2%
Poisoning 18%
Other 6%
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Suicide is the eighth most common cause of death in New Mexico and the 10th most common cause of death nationwide. On average, 342 NM residents commit suicide each year. On average, 6.6 suicides occur per week in NM. Males account for 81 percent of all suicides in NM More men succeed in committing suicide, but more women attempt and fail. 60 percent of failed suicide victims in NM are female, while 40 percent are male.
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On average, 1,456 New Mexicans are hospitalized after an attempted suicide each year. There are an average of 4 attempted suicides in NM every day. The average medical cost per attempted suicide case is $9,440.
Call the Agora Crisis hotline if you are considering suicide or just need to talk at 505-277-3013. 9 a.m. to midnight, 365 days a year
All information is according to the New Mexico Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Schmidly meets with protesters Protester Sebastian Pais says he asked Schmidly to resign from his post Continuing Coverage
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Juan Labreche / Daily Lobo (un)Occupy protester and former hunger striker Sebastian Pais shakes hands with UNM President David Schmidly during a Wednesday morning meeting. Pais and other protesters met with Schmidly to discuss the future of the (un)Occupy movement on campus.
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Representatives from the (un)Occupy Albuquerque protest, including former hunger striker Sebastian Pais, met with President David Schmidly on Wednesday to discuss plans for the movement’s on-campus occupation. At the group’s general assembly meeting Wednesday Pais said he requested the resignation of the president, and said the movement should not be required to obtain a permit. “Everybody is allowed to pass out information and express themselves on campus every day,” he said, “So we feel there is no need for a permit.” Schmidly said he didn’t recall Pais asking for his resignation, but said that he worked with the group to provide an amicable solution. “I thought it went very well, it was a very frank exchange,” he said. “We made it clear that we are very supportive of their freedom of speech. We asked for their cooperation to make sure that we move forward in a way that ensures their rights and the safety of
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students on campus.� Pais was on a hunger strike for nearly a week trying to get Schmidly to meet with him, but Schmidly said he was out of town during that time. Pais ended his strike Tuesday night after UNM Interim Provost Chaouki Abdallah met with protest representatives. Abdallah said he came for personal reasons and not because Schmidly asked him to. Schmidly said he agreed with all of the requests and compromises of the movement, but said the group will not be allowed to have
any permanent structures and cannot stay on campus overnight. The group will be required to reapply for a permit to occupy Yale Park from 5-10 p.m. on a weekly basis. “As long as they have agreed to abide by the policies we have on freedom of expression and dissent ‌ there will be no problem,â€? Schmidly said. Pais said Schmidly’s use of police forces in recent weeks is the protesters’ primary concern, and he said he asked Schmidly not to use force in future. Pais said the movement is concerned about recent violence in Oklahoma and
Oakland. “The force brought to us last Tuesday was extreme,� he said. “Bringing helicopters and riot gear to ask us to move out of there was too much, and we felt threatened and we felt that it wasn’t the right thing to do.� Pais said the movement will be investigating UNM’s involvement in corporate funding and how UNM’s budget is spent, and may call for the resignation of other officials in future. “We want to bring accountability to this institution as we do any public institution,� he said.
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The president said allowing media presence would hamper the conversation. “We’re not going to let any media in here,� he said. “Sebastian (Pais), you and I need to have a conversation.� Pais said he disagreed. “These meetings need to be open to the media so that the public can know what is going on,� he said. Pais said the media would help hold the administration accountable. Schmidly and Pais met with the media after the meeting to offer comments. “I don’t think it’s a media event;
that’s not a media event that took place in there,� Schmidly said. “That was a discussion with a group about how we could proceed with a peaceable assembly, and afterwards (the media) have had access to them and access to me, and I think that’s an appropriate response.� Schmidly said no media will be allowed in future meetings with protesters. Sarah Welsh, executive director of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, said the president is not required to open the meetings to the public because he is not a public body.
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FARMINGTON — Enrolled members of the Navajo Nation soon can ditch their green Certificates of Indian Blood in favor of new, tribal-issued identification cards. The Daily Times reports the Navajo Office of Vital Records will begin issuing the cards to tribe members on Nov. 11. The cards will be issued first to 100 randomly selected people during a test run of the program. The tribe has pushed for the creation of an ID card for the last decade. The cards are designed to boost convenience, security and privacy for tribal members. Tribes increasingly are issuing cards to members to offer easier identification of American Indians and to streamline affairs with outside agencies. After the initial test run, the Navajo Nation plans to issue ID cards from all five agencies on the 27,000-square-mile reservation.
ALBUQUERQUE — A special prosecutor will weigh evidence and consider whether to file criminal charges against an Albuquerque police officer who repeatedly kicked a fleeing man in the head after a traffic stop. District Attorney Clint Wellborn of Socorro says he was appointed Oct. 21 by the office of District Attorney Kari Brandenburg in Albuquerque to handle the case against Albuquerque Police Department Officer John Doyle. The Albuquerque Journal reports Doyle wrote in his incident report that he kicked 32-yearold Nicholas Blume after a short pursuit on Feb. 13. Doyle said he feared Blume might have a gun and didn’t want to encumber his hands by grappling with him. Doyle has been on administrative leave since mid-May. A second officer who held Blume down has been on desk duty and does not face charges.
LAS CRUCES — A New Mexico woman is recovering after police say she lost part of her scalp during a violent fight with a former friend. Las Cruces police detectives say that 19-year-old Gabriela Nunez and a former friend, also 19, were at a party early on Saturday. That’s when police said Nunez and the victim began fighting and hair pulling. According to the police report, Nunez struck the woman and pulled her hair hard enough to cause skin to tear from the top of her head. Nunez was later arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. She was booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center with bond set at $10,000. The victim’s injuries were not life-threatening. It was unclear if Nunez had hired an attorney.
Man loses teeth in struggle with robbers
Victims use swords to ward off intruders
Stolen vehicle chase ends with teen death
ALBUQUERQUE — A bystander helping an Albuquerque grocery store manager during a robbery left with a knuckle sandwich and missing teeth. Robert Carroll lost his teeth in late August after he tried to step in and help his grandson’s boss, who was confronting some alleged shoplifters. Carroll tells KRQE-TV he went over to find out what was going on when someone hit him in the mouth, costing him some teeth. He said when he stood up, the same man started pelting him, his grandson and the manager with rocks, which knocked out even more teeth. Carroll says it will probably cost him about $20,000 to get his teeth fixed. The group of attackers took off, but police were able to identify the man who threw the punch. Police arrested 22-year-old Ruis Romero on suspicion of aggravated battery.
ALBUQUERQUE — Three armed men wearing Halloween masks busted into an Albuquerque apartment and robbed the terrified residents. What the three didn’t count on was the residents fighting back. Police say the masked men were armed with a machete, a baton and a golf club. The man with the machete was swinging it wildly as he demanded wallets and money Saturday night. KOAT-TV reports the intruders didn’t count on the victims fighting back. Some of the victims picked up swords and chased the masked men out of the apartment. Police later arrested Marcelo Gallegos, Joseph Morrison and Joshua Jordan on suspicion of home invasion, kidnapping, larceny and aggravated battery.
DEXTER — New Mexico State Police are investigating a rollover crash involving a stolen government vehicle that left one teenager dead and five others injured. Police say Chavez County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about two suspicious vehicles parked near an intersection early Saturday. The vehicle with the government license plate sped away and eventually reached a dirt road, where the driver lost control. The vehicle rolled three times and all six passengers were ejected. Police say 14-year-old James Lodoza of Dexter was killed. One passenger has been released from the hospital but the other four remain in critical condition. Police have identified the driver as 18-year-old Jacob Matta of Roswell.
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Letter GPSA failed constituency with recent board vote Editor, I am deeply disappointed that the Student Fee Review Board members voted unanimously to decrease the number of graduate student members on the SFRB. Graduate students are uniquely positioned as the most experienced students on campus (although this vote evidences that they too are susceptible to intimidation tactics and can be made to forget who they represent). Graduate and professional students have historically fought against the UNM administration’s moves to funnel our money to non-academic purposes. They compiled the statistics that showed the drastic increases in fees over the last nine years, they brought to light that with only three out of seven votes, graduate students were not by any means “controlling” the board or the outcome of the votes, and they fought to ensure that these meetings were video recorded. Graduate students effectively built coalitions with and communicated to the larger community to raise awareness about the University’s priorities and stop unnecessary fee increases. What happened, Graduate and Professional Student Association? Did you just get tired of fighting? Did you accept political promises that can’t be enforced? Was this meeting video recorded? Is the recording available online so those of us who have to pay these fees can watch and hold our elected representatives accountable? I encourage future GPSA administrations to work hard to pull graduate student fees from the SFRB process and to get heavily involved in undergraduate elections, as we now have a vested interest in how they vote. We also need all of the students to learn how to effectively lobby in Santa Fe. It’s time for students to mobilize teams of people to help candidates knock on doors so that when they get elected, they remember us. It’s time for student employees to unionize so that we have the autonomy and resources necessary to ensure that all student employees are paid a fair wage and that our fees are invested into projects and services that will enhance our ability to learn and teach. It’s time for students to learn media management skills so that our message can be heard. Lissa Knudsen UNM student, former GPSA president
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When former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the nation about the dangers of the ‘military-industrial complex’ in his farewell address on Jan. 17, 1961, he knew what he was talking about. In that famous speech, Eisenhower challenged the American people to limit the undue influence of the military on our democratic society: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.” President Eisenhower was certainly not some wacky peacenik or conspiracy theorist. He was the ultimate military insider, the only four-star general to be elected president and the former commander of all Allied forces in World War II. His dire warning to the American people was both profound and prophetic. Read his words again. He chose them very carefully, and there is much he left unsaid. Still, not even President Eisenhower could have envisioned the Orwellian, permanent war state we find ourselves living in today. The U.S. defense budget is now equal to military spending in all other countries of the world combined. In 2010, the United States spent at least $700 billion on defense and security. Adjusting for inflation, that’s more than America has spent on defense since World War II. Military and security expenditures have soared by 120 percent since 2001. The total budget for the U.S. military empire is expected to reach a trillion dollars this year. Although it is difficult to determine the exact dollar amount, the University of New Mexico receives many millions of dollars in funding each year for Research and Development from all branches of the military-industrial complex. UNM does a huge amount of military research on campus, according to various sources, but apparently none of it’s classified. About 50 UNM employees have active clearance to conduct classified research off campus. However, at the request of the UNM Board of Regents, the next UNM president will also be required to have a security clearance before he or she can take the job.
It’s a little-known fact that UNM has its very own nuclear reactor, hidden away somewhere in the bowels of the Engineering Department. Sure, it’s a tiny reactor, and barring any major disasters, we have no reason to be too concerned — but we all know that disasters can and do happen. Only time will tell. In 2008, UNM President Schmidly signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with Sandia National Laboratories for cooperation in areas including computing infrastructure, homeland defense and national security. Sandia Labs is heavily involved in the Military Industrial Complex. So is UNM, but we are only a small piece of the spending on a national level. The problem with determining the actual size of the U.S. defense budget is that much of it is hidden. About 8 percent of the Defense Department’s total spending is now classified. At least $60 billion is allocated in what is referred to as the ‘black budget’ — for operations and technology so secret not even Congress or the president are privy to them.
The U.S. defense budget is now equal to military spending in all other countries of the world combined. In an attempt to disguise the true size of the American military empire, the government has long concealed major military-related expenditures in departments other than defense. For example, the current defense budget does not include the $25 billion for developing and maintaining nuclear weapons. That money instead goes to the Department of Energy. In the State Department budget, $25.3 billion is spent on foreign military aid (mostly to Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan). Another $1.3 billion outside of the official DOD budget is needed for recruitment and reenlistment incentives for the severely overstretched United States military. The Department of Veterans A currently gets at least $75.7 billion, also not included in the DOD budget. Another $46.4 billion goes to Homeland Security. Also missing from this calculation is the $2 billion given to the Department of Justice for the paramilitary activities of the FBI; $38.5 billion to the Treasury Department for the Military Retirement Fund; $7.6 billion for the militaryrelated activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and well over $200 billion in interest payments alone for past debtfinanced defense outlays.
While other countries around the world have reduced military spending significantly over the last decade, we have increased it exponentially. The defense industry lives by the old maxim ‘use it or lose it,’ and somehow our military always finds a way to use it. We’re creating enemies faster than we can kill them. It’s good for business. America currently garrisons the planet with more than 850 military bases around the world in more than 40 countries and U.S. territories. We deploy more than 190,000 troops across the globe. In Japan alone, we still have around 100,000 people connected to U.S. military forces living and working there, including members of the armed services, dependent family members and about 4,000 civilian employees. The Pentagon also maintains dependent family housing complexes and schools around the world, along with resort hotels, private ski areas and golf courses. The U.S. military claimed to own a total of 172 golf courses in a 2007 audit report. These huge concentrations of American military power outside the U.S. are not necessary for our national defense. If anything, they’re a major contributor to our numerous conflicts with other countries. They are also outrageously expensive. The U.S. spends around $250 billion every year just to maintain its global military presence. The reason for this military presence is not to bring freedom and democracy to the world. The sole purpose is global hegemony and dominance over as many nations as possible. We then demand these nations pay us exorbitant amounts of money for the privilege of letting us occupy their country, and we force them to sign “Status of Forces” agreements, which basically exempt the military (as well as private contractors) from any laws. Not just the laws of the land — any laws whatsoever. The U.S. is also the world’s biggest weapons exporter, garnishing around 70 percent of the global arms trade. It’s ironic that our government claims to be so concerned about how dangerous the world is when America sells billions of dollars in high-tech weaponry to any two-bit dictator willing to play ball with us. The world is awash with American-made arms. To a large degree, U.S. defense contractors are directly responsible for making the world a more dangerous place. Weapons production is virtually the only sector of the U.S. economy that’s healthy. We should have heeded President Eisenhower’s warning a long time ago. It’s far too late to do anything about it now. The military-industrial complex is bankrupting our country and diverting scarce resources from the desperately needed rebuilding of American infrastructure and other crucial spending needs into utterly pointless warmongering. We need to close all of our overseas bases and bring our troops home immediately.
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NEW YORK — The number of overdose deaths from powerful painkillers more than tripled over a decade, the government reported Tuesday — a trend that a U.S. health official called an epidemic, but one that can be stopped. Prescription painkillers such as OxyContin, Vicodin and methadone led to the deaths of almost 15,000 people, including actor Heath Ledger, in 2008. That’s more than three times the 4,000 deaths from narcotics in 1999. Such painkillers “are meant to help people who have severe pain,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, which issued the report. “They are, however, highly addictive.” The report shows that nearly 5 percent of Americans age 12 and older said they’ve abused painkillers in the last year, using them for treatment without a prescription or just for the high. In 2008-09 surveys, Oklahomans reported the highest rate of abuse; the lowest was in Nebraska and Iowa. The overdose deaths reflect the
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — A man who stormed into a Carson City IHOP restaurant with an assault rifle was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as a teenager and feared demons were after him in the months before he killed four people and ended his own life, according to newly released police information. Eduardo Sencion, 32, was diagnosed in 1999 and declared permanently disabled two years later. The Carson City sheriff’s office detailed the deterioration of his mental state and the law enforcement agency’s handling of the Sept. 6 chaos following 85 seconds of terror that left five — including three National Guard members — dead, seven injured and a community traumatized. The new information was first reported by the Nevada Appeal. A presentation was given during a meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas of the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association, and a copy of the PowerPoint presentation was obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. Sencion was born in Mexico and moved to the United States in 1993. He spoke fluent English, graduated from high school, had no criminal history and was a devout Catholic,
authorities said. Investigators said his family first became aware of mental health issues when Sencion complained about being harassed by co-workers. He sought treatment when his employer told the family he was becoming increasing paranoid. Family members said Sencion took his medication, and all but one of his mental health commitments were voluntary. The report did not say how many times Sencion was hospitalized. But Sencion told his family he avoided intimate relationships because he feared “he would father a child and pass along his illness.” He immersed himself in the Bible and gave his mother keys to his gun safe, warning her that he was “getting sick.” He thought people were demons trying to hurt him and began hearing voices telling him to do “bad things” to people. Sencion’s medications were changed this summer. About a month later, he approached a priest in the street and asked him for help, telling the priest “They’re telling me to do bad things.” The night before the shootings, Sencion, who lived with family members, took his medication at 10 p.m. Everything appeared normal the next morning. His last comment to his family was
“I should have gone to work today.” Less than an hour later, a witness saw him in front of a beauty supply store near the IHOP restaurant. At 8:57 a.m., he parked his minivan in the IHOP parking lot and took out a Norinco MAK-90 assault rifle. He fired two shots, then a full automatic burst of bullets. The 911 calls began streaming in to emergency dispatchers. Sencion walked into the IHOP and fired 30 rounds. Florence DonovanGunderson, a 67-year-old resident of South Lake Tahoe, was eating with her husband Wally that morning. They were the first to be shot. Florence Donovan-Gunderson died instantly, the report said. Sencion then began shooting at five Nevada National Guard members sitting in a booth. Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31; Sgt. 1st Class Christian Riege, 38; and Major Heath Kelly, 35, were killed. Their comrades — Sgt. 1st Class Jeremiah Mock, 32, and Sgt. Cait Kelley, 25 — were wounded. Two other diners were shot and wounded. Sencion then went out to the parking lot, where he shot a woman in the head as she tried to escape on her motorcycle. Her helmet saved her life, investigators said. He went back to his vehicle, picked up a handgun and shot himself.
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nicole11@unm.edu The dark theater buzzes with the hushed voices of stage and lighting crew members as a girl wearing a flouncy skirt and glittery heels runs on stage pushing a man in a wheelchair, shrieking her lines at the top of her lungs. A woman with a headset stops the action, saying “Keep doing what you’re doing, we’re trying to get the light to follow you.” With only a few days left until opening night, the cast and crew of the iconic “Rocky Horror Show,” produced by the UNM Department of Theater and Dance, is in the frantic process of bringing more than six months of planning and rehearsal into fruition. Director Gil Lazier said the play is a complex story of a naïve young couple, Brad and Janet, who stumble upon a castle of sex-crazed aliens. The main conflict is between the young couple and the leader of the group, a transsexual alien who tries to awaken their sexual desires. “It’s very realistic, as you can tell,” he said. Lazier said the musical was originally written in 1972 by Richard O’Brien, who was a transsexual musical comedy performer struggling to land major roles in the theater. Lazier said O’Brien’s solution was to write something for himself to perform. He said the play originates from the wildly sexual ‘70s counter-culture, but it also incorporates other cultures, particularly through the music. “The show has not only stuff that sounds like the whole glam-rock transsexual scene in the 70s,” he said, “but it’s got American rock-and-roll, and it’s got rockamillion, and it’s got stuff that sounds like Chuck Berry, so there’s a whole pastiche of American popular music.” The movie was produced soon after the play and was an immediate flop, but Lazier said someone re-released it and started showing it at midnight,
which is when its popularity skyrocketed and a cult following began. The movie has exactly the same dialogue and music as the original play and differs only technically, in matters such as set and location. He said this production will incorporate some visual elements from the movie. “Of course you can’t do a movie on the stage, so every time a stage production is done of it it’s brand new,” he said. “We’re trying to put into our production some similarities so the audiences who know the movie will recognize it in our production: visual references.” Gilbert Sanchez, who plays the transsexual alien leader Dr. Frank-NFurter, said the play is unique in its intricate technical details and artistic decisions. “Our set is amazing,” he said, “People say, ‘How’s Rocky?’ and I’m like, ‘The set itself is worth the ticket price.’ They went full-out. We have a whole staircase and a working slide on stage. Also, our costume design decided to go with a more Japanese-style costume, so the creative staff has worked a lot on making it very different but very intricate.” Lazier said there are many technical complexities in the musical, so more than 100 people have been involved in the overall production since its conception. “The show is spectacular,” he said. “We’ve got strobe effects, and we’ve got fog effects … and all kinds of stuff.” He said there are 40 - 50 people backstage just to manage all of the effects. Even for a musical, Sanchez said “The Rocky Horror Show” is one-of-akind and presents unique challenges for him as an actor. He said he loves how O’Brien played Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film, but he still had to find his own inspiration for the character. “For me it was hard not to just copy everything he did, because it was so good in the movie,” he said. “I had to take from him but also completely cre-
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Isabel Hees/ Daily Lobo Gilbert Sanchez performs as Dr. Frank-N-Furter during a dress rehearsal Friday at the Rodey Theatre. The original play inspired the 1975 movie that drew upon transsexual culture in 70s England.
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Isabel Hees / Daily Lobo UNM Students play the roles of alien sex fiends from Transylvania, a planet in a faraway galaxy. The play is put on by the UNM Department of Theatre and Dance and is directed by Gil Lazier.
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from page 6 ate my own character using my acting techniques and research and stuff like that.â€? Sanchez said the play presents physicals challenges, too. “Learning to walk in huge high heels ‌ my ankles and calves are sore from the last couple days of rehearsal,â€? he said. Although Dr. Frank-N-Furter seems outlandish, he’s not all alien. Sanchez said he has human qualities that are important for the audience to understand. “I think he comments on the obsession of having everyone’s eyes on him, being the center of attention,â€? he said. “I think, if anything, that’s probably his most relatable quality. It’s kind
of an extreme of what humans want: How they want all this attention, but they don’t get it.� Lazier said that the audience should be able to relate to the characters they see, and the live connection between actors and viewers is the reason theater still has a dominant presence within the arts. “That’s kept the theater alive for thousands of years,� he said. “It’s not dying. There’s media going, and there’s great movies and tremendously popular stuff on the Internet and video games and so forth, but it doesn’t take the place. It’s not the same as live theater. It’s a certain kind of communion.�
Isabel Heesw / Daily Lobo Amanda Machon adds finishing touches Gilbert Sanchez’s makeup before the show. Sanchez’s character, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, is a “sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania.�
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Lost and Found LOST DOG YORKSHIRE Terrier. 2 year old male. 5 pounds. Cash reward. Call 720-9606.
Services TUTORING - ALL AGES, most subjects. Experienced Ph.D. 265-7799. PAPER DUE? FORMER UNM instructor, Ph.D., English, published, can help. 254-9615. MasterCard/ VISA. MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS TUTOR. Billy Brown PhD. College and HS. welbert53@aol.com, 401-8139. TYPING- ANY SUBJECT, including techinical. Word Center, 512 Yale SE 8429800.
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BIRTHRIGHT CARES. FREE pregnancy tests, help. 262-2235.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYDIA!!! I love you! Have a wonderful day!! 1103!! 1103!! 1103!! Love, Doodie.
Apartments APARTMENT HUNTING? www.keithproperties.com ATTRACTIVE 1BDRM. NEW Carpet, vinyl. Nob Hill, free UNM Parking. $490/mo plus electric, $250dd. No pets. $200 Move In special. 366-8391. CLEAN, QUIET, AFFORDABLE, 2BDRM $750/mo utilities included. 3 blocks to UNM, no pets. Move in special. 262-0433. BLOCK TO UNM. Large. Clean. Gated. 1BDRM. $600/mo. Includes utilities. No pets. Move in special. 255-2685. UNM/CNM STUDIOS, 1BDRM, 2BDRMS, 3BDRMS, and 4BDRMS. William H. Cornelius, Real Estate Consultant: 243-2229. 1 BLOCK UNM. 1BDRM duplex. Skylights, some hardwood floors, driveway parking. $525/mo includes utilities. 2997723 or 382-0253. 4 BLOCKS UNM. 415 Vassar Village SE. 1BDRM. Secured, gated, rose garden. $500/mo + electric and gas. 8390874, 266-7422. LOBO VILLAGE APARTMENT available December 1st. $499/mo. +share of electricity. Call Sami 505-670-3259 after 11AM. WWW.UNMRENTALS.COM Awesome university apartments. Unique, hardwood floors, FP’s, courtyards, fenced yards. Houses, cottages, efficiencies, studios, 1, 2 and 3BDRM’s. Garages. 843-9642. Open 7 days/week. STUDIOS 1 BLOCK UNM, Free utilities. $455/mo. 246-2038. 1515 Copper NE. www.kachina-properties.com NEAR UNM 1BDRM Condo. All utilities paid. Pool, new laundry facility, offstreet parking. Secure. $600/mo. Pets okay. Call Phillip @ 213-842-0821.
Houses For Rent 3BDRM, W/D, BASEMENT, lots of parking. $1000/mo + $400 deposit. Does not include gas or electric. 2 blocks from UNM. 881-3540. WHY RENT? FIRST time home buyers $500 down through MFA call John 4502878. Thomson Real Estate. NEAR UNM NICE 3BDRM 2BA w/guest suite $1050/mo. + utilities. Pets ok. Bobby 934-5879.
Rooms For Rent
MATH/ CHEMISTRY TUTOR. Excellent communicator. K-College. 505-205-9317.
LARGE ROOM W/ separate entry. Own bathroom. Available now. Responsible female graduate student preferred. North Valley. $500/mo. N/S, no drugs, dogs okay. Call 505-699-2207.
ABORTION AND COUNSELING Services. Caring and confidential. FREE PREGNANCY TESTING. Curtis Boyd, MD, PC: 522 Lomas Blvd NE, 242-7512.
LOBO VILLAGE ROOM available at end of semester. Female only. Sophomore or older. Contact Ally if interested 505-401-7682.
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FULLY FURNISHED, NEAR north campus. $410/mo. High speed Internet, 1/4 utilities. Pictures available. Gated community. Access I-40&I-25. tkuni@unm.edu
Bikes/Cycles HONDA CBR1000 RR, 2007, black, 29K mostly highway miles, well maintained. $4,000 OBO. 505-220-0074.
Furniture GREAT DEAL! OAK Entertainment Center-$75. Maple Hutch-$75. 36” Mahogany table, 4 chairs-$50. 55 gallon fish tank, accessories-$75, 2 bird cages Rehoming fees-$20 each. Laura 2504419.
Vehicles For Sale 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, 136k miles, CD player, front wheel drive, automatic, cruise control, runs and looks great. $3600. Call or text 505-463-3996.
Jobs Off Campus EARN $1000-$3200 A month to drive our brand new cars with ads. www.FreeCarJobs.com PT. EVENINGS. TRANSPORTATION provided. Need 6 energetic sales people for fall campaign for New Mexico’s largest newspaper. Great opportunity and earnings potential with our generous commissions and popular product. Call Mr. Hartnett 602-499-7113. STUDENT ARTIST TO paint lettering/logo on outside of building. Call 5086025. !!!BARTENDING!!!: $300/DAY potential. No experience necessary, training available. 1-800-965-6520ext.100. XMAS BREAK JOBS- Not going home for the holidays? The C Lazy U Guest Ranch in the Colorado Rockies has positions available from Dec. 18- Jan. 3. Rate of pay is $9.00/hr plus time & a half for OT. Meals & housing included. Stay free from 1/3- 1/8 to explore the area ski slopes. Apply online at www.clazyu.com under employment or call Phil Dwyer 970-887-3344.
CLASSROOM ASSISTANT NEEDED. Must be available everyday. Monday through Friday mornings and afternoons. Montessori experience helpful, will train. PREFER STUDENTS ENROLLED IN EDUCATION PROGRAM or 45hrs CDC required. Send info to: 11216 Phoenix Ave. NE, ABQ NM 87112. admin@academymontessorischool.org 299-3200. REGULAR PART-TIME Tutor PoolChemistry Program (0601060) – ACE. Responsibilities: Tutors assist students individually and in small groups in the review of course material, solving of problems, and preparing for tests. Organizing and conducting study groups; introducing study skills strategies; developing and facilitating skills development workshops; researching and selecting learning materials, textbooks, software, and equipment to facilitate tutoring; assisting in maintaining and circulating audio visual and software materials; providing point-of-use guidance to users in selecting materials to fit their individual learning needs. Participating in required tutor training sessions per term or term break and staying current with CNM’s texts, materials, and policies; Team or Task Force participation is encouraged as well as participation in CNM opportunities for professional growth and development. Participation in the New Mexico Education Retirement Act (NMERA) is required of each CNM employee. Salary: $11.18 per hour. Requirements: Successful completion of 30-hours of post-secondary course work from an accredited institution. Coursework must include General Chemistry I & II, Organic, and Biochemistry or equivalent. Transcripts verifying these specific courses are required at time of application. Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills. Ability to relate one-to-one and in small groups utilizing a variety of tutorial methods. Deadline for application: Open Until Filled. Central New Mexico Community College provides an excellent benefit package that includes: a pension plan, health, dental and vision insurance, disability and life insurance. A complete job announcement detailing required application documents is available at jobs.cnm.edu or at CNM Human Resources 525 Buena Vista SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. GENERAL CONTRACTOR NEEDS a PT person who has a minimum of 1 year experience with networking. Must be proficient with MS Office products; experience with Sage Masterbuilder a plus, but not required. 20 to 30 flexible hrs/wk. Starting Pay: $15/hr. If interested, submit resume to pdavis@ecinm.com
TEACH ENGLISH IN Korea! 2012 Teach and Learn in Korea (TaLK) sponsored by Korean government. ●$1,300/month (15hrs/week) plus airfares, housing, medical insurance Must have completed two years of undergraduate. Last day to apply: 11/30/11 Please visit the website www.talk.go.kr 2011 English Program In Korea (EPIK) ●$1,600-2,500/month plus housing, airfare, medical insurance, paid vacation Must have BA degree Last day to apply: November 11th **this date is tentative and could change depending on circumstances** Please visit the website www.epik.go.kr Jai - (213)386-3112ext.201. jai.kecla@gmail.com
!BARTENDER TRAINING! Bartending Academy, 3724 Eubank NE. www.newmexicobartending.com 2924180.
LOOKING FOR SEASONAL EMPLOYEES? Advertise to students here by calling 505-277-5656 Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm or emailing classifieds@ dailylobo.com
UNM IS LOOKING for adult women with asthma for asthma research study. If you are interested in finding out more about this study, please contact Teresa at tarchibeque@salud.unm.edu or 2691074 (HRRC 09-330).
PARTY TROLLEY IS looking for Responsible, Outgoing and Charismatic tour-guide Thu/F/S with strong work ethic only. Contact Estelle and email resume assistantestelle@gmail.com
VETERINARY ASSISTANT/ RECEPTIONIST/ Kennel help. Pre-veterinary student preferred. Ponderosa Animal Clinic: 881-8990/ 881-8551.
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