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The Regents’ Finance and Facilities Committee met Dec. 9 to prepare for the next fiscal year and discuss UNM’s plans to sustain state budget cuts without raising tuition. Acting President Paul Roth said UNM cannot afford to continue funding every program, and academic departments will take priority over auxiliary programs when making any cuts. He said even in doing so, the University will not account for the $28 million hit. “We have ‘x’ number of dollars coming into the place, and there is ‘x’ plus ‘y’ that is going out, and that’s just math,” he said. “It’s not even a college prep course that you need to understand that basic principle. We don’t have enough money coming into the place to sustain what we currently do.” Roth and Andrew Cullen, associate vice president for the Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis, presented a main campus three-year financial plan to the board. Roth said online department revenue and expense reports will be available Jan. 10. Regent Gene Gallegos targeted shutting down expendable programs, including the UNM golf course, UNM Press and Continuing Education. He said raising tuition will deny students access to the University. “What are the economics of keeping the price the same and having more students in terms of overall revenue as opposed to upping the price and having less students?” he said. “… This ship is heading towards an iceberg that is three months away and we are talking about a three-year
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Courtesy of Sean Potter Members of the Old Paths Baptist Church, based in Roswell, N.M., protested outside the SUB decrying the sins of UNM students. Their signs and preaching accused homosexuals, outspoken women, Catholics, ‘Sports nuts’ and many others of loving the devil and warned them that hell was awaiting them. This triggered a strong counter-protest from students with numerous homemade signs.
Faculty and staff voice retirement concerns by Ruben Hamming-Green rhamminggreen@gmail.com
Concerned staff and faculty members spoke for more than an hour at the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s meeting Friday. The NMERB was going to make a decision about final recommendations to the current retirement plan, but that vote was delayed until Dec. 17. Chairperson Mary Lou Cameron said the board needed more time to consider proposals and hear members’ input. “We are looking at what we can do to not do harm to our current members and have the least impact on all our retirements for the future,” she said. “Our goal is to reach 80 percent solvency.” The initial proposed changes to the retirement plan, which will not be the final recommendations, created a stir among members. Two more board meetings are scheduled this week, both at Smith Brasher Hall at CNM. A public comment session will be on Wednesday at 4 p.m., and the board will take its final vote Friday at 1:30 p.m. Final recommendations will be presented to the legislature, where any changes to the retirement plan will ultimately occur. NMERB members from elementary
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Letters Students more important than administration “CEOs” Editor, Why are students being asked to accept less education for increasingly unaffordable tuition rates? The administration has run the University into the ground, as if it is a corporate profit-maker for the benefit of the CEOs. Students should not come last at New Mexico’s flagship University, but they do. The University increased the administration by 124 percent from 2000-09. During that time, there was a 633 percent increase in executive-level administrative positions, and there was a 70 percent pay raise for the top administrative pay grade. Additionally, tenure-track faculty shrank by 2 percent, staff shrank by 11 percent, tuition increased by 83 percent and student fees increased by 116 percent. Enrollment increased by 15 percent, and undergraduate graduation rates remained at 13.2 percent in four years and 43.1 percent in six years (UNM Factbook). Sean Talbott Community member
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Editor, In Dec. 3 Daily Lobo, Jay Campbell complained about “Fiesta” being misspelled. This is just a glimpse at a greater problem. For example, the street and housing development Loma Colorado lacks gender agreement between the noun and the adjective. It should be Loma Colorada. Another example is balota (in Spanish) for ballot (in English). In current Spanish, the proper word should be boleta. Balota refers to a special ball used primarily in Italy for voting. I sympathize with newspaper editors who must publish under a deadline. However, for official publications, errors in street names and monuments should not be present. Fred Norwood Community member
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“Nobody can live only in the present at all times, and nor should you”
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Daily Lobo Columnist My catchphrase for the holiday season is “mindful merriment.” By this I mean the true joy that comes from paying attention and doing what feels right. The key is mindfulness. The wise ones urge to “be mindful” and “live in the present” and “be in the moment.” This advice is as worn as the runners on Santa’s sled, but just as useful when it comes to mileage. Mindfulness is an all-purpose tool, handy in every situation. Like most valuable endeavors, it is easier said than done, but worth the effort. Here and Now The present moment is made up of the here and the now. The “now” is that split second between “was” and “will be.” The “here” is your physical reality, your body in relation to the world. Nobody can live only in the present at all times, and nor should you, or you’ll flunk all of your classes. But I do recommend you visit there as often as possible. Most of our stress comes from fretting over the past or worrying about the future. If you can let go of this struggle even for the length of a breath, your body and mind will thank you. You can’t change the past anyway, and the
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Readers asked to submit to UNM’s art and lit magazine Editor, In the past week, Conceptions Southwest got a fair amount of submissions, yet we have decided to push back the deadline one more week for all those who were not able to meet last Friday’s deadline. The new deadline is Friday, Dec. 17. For those of you who don’t know, Conceptions Southwest is UNM’s only arts and literary magazine solely for UNM students. We publish once a year and do our best to represent UNM’s most-talented students.
future hasn’t even happened yet, so why obsess? It might not happen the way you fear, and meanwhile, look what you’ve done to your blood pressure. A great way to get yourself to the present moment is to use your senses, starting with your own body. Just do a quick inventory. Are you seated or standing? What is the air temperature? What do your clothes feel like on your skin? Can you notice where your body is touching something else, like a chair or the floor? Are you breathing? Of course you are. Where do you feel the breath? In the throat? In the chest or belly? Noticing your own breath is a great way to bring your attention right into the here and now. Pay attention to a few breaths. Feel the breath at your chosen site. In, out, repeat. This is the essence of mindfulness—simply bringing attention back to the here and now, over and over. What this has to do with holiday feasting and stress is that your body knows what is good for you, and it never lies. You can think yourself into all kinds of unhealthy behavior, but your body will eventually give you a heads-up. If you can be mindful, paying attention to your own sensations and thoughts, and acting on your body’s cues, you’ll be happier and healthier. Feasting Maybe your body yearns for some delicious food. So eat and enjoy. Or maybe you just had a feast, and when you pay attention to your bodily signals you realize you don’t really want that third piece of pie. So pass. A good strategy is to check in with your body before you put anything in your mouth. That includes alcohol. You may think you’re a brilliant comedian when you’re loaded, but does your body really relish all that dizziness and staggering, not to mention the barfing and groaning the next day? Trust your body to guide you toward health. If you really listen, you’ll find yourself enjoying all things in moderation, as the old saying goes.
Exercise Mindfulness works for movement as well. Sometimes your body needs to be still, to digest the feast or rest. So be still. But if you veg out for too long on the couch your body is likely to get stiff, and your mind likely to get stupid. So move. Treat yourself to a stretch, a walk, or something more strenuous. Pay attention to that invigorated feeling you get when your blood begins to move. Next time you have been too long in slug mode, you might get up and move sooner. Conversely, if your body is begging you to rest after a stressful semester, by all means rest. There is a time and place for hibernation. Social Stress Hallmark would have us believe that we are supposed to be awash in love during this season, but the reality is that big gatherings can be stressful, and some people just rub us the wrong way. When you hear Aunt Edna’s voice, what happens in your body? Do you smile and loosen up? Or grimace and go tight? Your body can help you know what you need. Maybe a brief hug and hello to Aunt Edna is enough for now. If you’re a people person, you might want to go to every holiday party in the neighborhood. But if you find yourself getting short-tempered or developing a headache, it might not just be the egg nog. You might need some down time, a rare and undervalued commodity in our modern rat race. Take a break. My suggestion for the holiday season is that you pay attention to your body each moment and do your best to give it what it needs. You’ll be able to stop eating before you get painfully full, or take a break from Aunt Edna before she drives you so nuts you say something you’ll regret. Get to know your own bodily cues, and you’ll find more peace in your life. This holiday season, I wish you mindful merriment, and I hope you give yourself plenty of “presence.”
Letter Conceptions Southwest accepts and publishes anything within the creative realm: music compositions, architectural sketches, photography, paintings, drawings, poetry, creative writing, fiction, nonfiction and everything in between. If you are at all inclined in any of these areas, we would love to see your work. Feel free to submit projects you might have had to do for finals. There’s no point in creating a masterpiece and getting an “A” only to have that project gather dust in the years to come. Instead, you could submit that excellent photo, short story, or painting to Conceptions Southwest and have it preserved for years. But don’t think you have to be an art student to get published. We take work from all UNM students.
It is critical to gain exposure before trying to enter any kind of large publication, and we can provide that. You don’t have to be professional or have prior experience. You just have to be inspired. In order to get a submission form, you can do one of the following: Go to Marron Hall, Room 107, e-mail us at csw@unm.edu, or you can check out our Facebook page (Conceptions Southwest). E-mail us with your questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing all your creations. And remember — your art needs a home, so why not Conceptions Southwest? Vittoria Totaro managing editor Conceptions Southwest
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Bicycle death prompts outcry by Alexandra Swanberg aswanny@unm.edu
The recent death of UNM law professor Tim Vollman lends itself to the ongoing discussion about bicyclists’ safety conditions. Vollmann was killed Dec. 2 when he lost control of his bicycle commuting down Comanche Road and fell under a city dump truck. Albuquerque Police Department determined the driver was not at fault. Vollmann was wearing a helmet and riding a bicycle his family had given him on Thanksgiving, which coincided with his birthday this year. Jackie Shane, a member of the bike advocacy group BikeABQ, said bicyclists in that area have less than two feet of space between lanes of traffic and the sidewalk, and that makes it difficult for drivers to maintain a legal fivefoot distance between vehicles and bicyclists. “Some of us can’t help but wonder, ‘Does this create a liability for the city in not designing bike trails that are suitable?’” she said. “I looked at the correlation between how much regional government invests in alternative transportation, which includes bike lanes, and the rate of bicycle fatalities and the two are almost exactly
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solution before we decide how we are going to turn to starboard.” Committee Chairmember Jerry Geist said the regents are going to have to make difficult decisions while downsizing, but it’s for the University’s benefit. “This is a presentation strategy on how we are going to go from A to B,” he said. “We use existing funding that we can get a hold of to bridge to point B is very sensible. It’s not life or death,
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but it is life or death for parts of this institution.” Instead of blaming each other, Regents’ President Raymond Sanchez said, UNM community members should work together to address budget issues. “I just want us to stop about who is right and who is wrong,” he said. “It’s what it is. Let’s just recognize that fact and move on. It is time that this nonsense stops.”
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schools, high schools, universities and colleges around the state spoke at Friday’s meeting. They were unanimously opposed to extending the required years of service. Some members were instructed to an overflow room, as the main meeting room was full, and spoke for an hour and twenty minutes, with a two-minute limit per speaker. Cameron apologized for the “ag-
“If we didn’t do anything, what would happen? Well, if we go out 30 years, just continuing with the current level of contributions and benefits, our imbalance would get even larger, and our unfunded liability, projected for June 30, 2040, would be over $17 billion,” he said. “If we waited 30 years to address the problem, it would be a very daunting challenge.”
“The draft proposal showed a lack of respect toward education employees in this state.” ~Sharon Morgan President of the National Education Association- New Mexico ony” members suffered when wondering if their retirement plans would change. Changes to the first draft proposal included increasing the minimum years of service from 25 to 35, for members of any age, and eliminating the “Rule of 75,” where members are be eligible to retire if their age and years of service add up to 75. Under the initial proposal, members would have to be 60 years old and have worked for 30 years to retire, or be 67 and have worked for five years. Contributions to the retirement pool would also increase by 0.5 percent. NMERB Executive Director Jan Goodwin said that changes, though unfortunate, are necessary.
John Feldman, a UNM faculty member, said he did not support the initial recommendations. “What we really are asking you to do is to maintain the existing structure of what the benefits are for the people who are counting on them,” he said, “We want what goes to the legislature to be the best possible recommendation, which reflects support from the membership.” Sharon Morgan, president of the National Education Association-New Mexico, said she didn’t support the initial recommendations, either. “The draft proposal showed a lack of respect toward education employees in this state,” Morgan said.
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Senate OKs unisex bathroom by Ruben Hamming-Green rhamminggreen@gmail.com
A resolution supporting a universal bathroom at the SUB was the subject of intense debate during ASUNM’s Dec. 8 meeting, but in the end it passed 12-3. Sen. Michael Hoodless, who cowrote the resolution, said it is supposed to give transgender persons, or other people uncomfortable in male- or female-only bathrooms, a restroom to use. “We’re only serving straight males and straight females,� he said. “We’re actually segregating at this point.� Senators spoke of turning the third floor women’s bathroom into a universal bathroom, though this is not outlined in the resolution Sen. Alonzo Castillo, who voted against the resolution, said he had problems with the resolution. The resolution described using restrooms as a “rudimentary human right.� “I don’t see restrooms as an inalienable human right,� he said. “They didn’t have that right to use
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“Using the bathroom is absolutely an inalienable human right.� ~Greg Golden ASUNM Senator “Using the bathroom is absolutely an inalienable human right,� he said. “This is the Student Union Building, and it should be accommodating to all students.� Castillo expressed concerns over how many people would benefit from such a bathroom. “In the month of November, only five people signed in to use the LGBTQ (resource center),� Castillo said. “I don’t see any necessity to create a bathroom for people, who
we created a department for, that isn’t being used.� Sen. Melissa Trent said a universal bathroom would make the UNM transgender population feel much more welcome. “I was having a conversation with a transgender friend of mine, and he was saying how difficult it was to be on campus,� she said “... I want you guys to think about what it would be like to be afraid every time you go into a bathroom. At the best (you get) only insults or looks, but it can be violence.� Sen. Terence Brown said the issue isn’t pressing. “I don’t understand that lifestyle, so it’s hard for me to see that you need a mixed restroom,� he said. “You got to make a choice whether you want to be a guy or a girl, and use that restroom. ... If you want privacy, you can always go into a stall.� Other ASUNM items discussed at the meeting: Resolutions passed supported a 10 percent cut in University energy usage, a resolution to keep the Student Union Board, and a resolution supporting the Agora Crisis Center.
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inversely proportional.� Bryan Rowland, Vollmann’s stepson, said his father was a successful Indian rights lawyer and dedicated family man. “He was not just another statistic,� he said. “Not just another tragic accident, not just another body laying in the street with a white tarp over it that the television news and the Albuquerque Journal originally were portraying him as. He was a father, a husband, a grandfather, an uncle and a brother who will be sorely missed.� Annette Torrez, chairperson of the New Mexico Motorcyclist Rights Organization, said police focused more on finding fault than thoroughly investigating what the driver may have done wrong. “What really bothers me is that they’re putting all the blame on him, the bicyclist. I call it the victim,� she said. “I feel like they’re
Timothy Volmann not giving the whole story.� The law says that if a driver injures or kills a bicyclist while violating traffic laws, the driver will be punished only for the traffic violation. Only when the driver commits two or more violations, which is considered reckless driv-
ing, is the driver held accountable for the bicyclist. Shane said this has prevented drivers from being punished. “There’s sort of a sad, tongue-in-cheek joke among the cycling community that if you want to commit homicide but get away with it, you kill a cyclist, because the deaths keep mounting and people aren’t being cited or arrested for negligent driving,� she said. Torrez said a Failure to Yield bill has been in the works for a few years, and they are rewording it to include all vulnerable users. If passed, it will be easier to prosecute drivers for negligent driving. In the meantime, Torrez said bicyclists are working to make drivers mindful of those around them. “Everyone shares the road,� she said. “We need safety awareness and to respect each other so that it will be a lot safer for everyone.�
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“We’ve always had a pretty close relationship with them, and they thought we fit the bill, so they put us on, because they know we can draw heads and we know them personally,� he said. “You have to say it takes that long to get a gig like that. We started out in Grants, which is a pretty small town, and slowly got our foot in the door in Albuquerque.� House shows are another good option for local bands looking for shows. Alex Denbaars managed a house venue known as Heaven and Hell for more than a year, and he said house venues are generally open to letting untested bands play. He said he found a lot of the bands that played at his venue through websites like Dodiy.org that connect independent venues with artists. “Personally, I really like a band’s first show, because they’re very much about the concept of the band,� he said. “They’re trying very hard to amount to something. Also, sometimes the musical aspect isn’t all the way (there), but it’s very exciting, a band’s first show. I love booking a band’s first show.� Denbaars said he was always looking for fresh talent to play his venue, which made it fairly easy to get booked there. “You don’t want to throw the same show every week, so you want different people playing. So that also means you want different local bands, because otherwise people will get bored,� he said. “So basically, any promoter is looking for different bands all the time, and of course the band is looking for shows, so it’s just a matter of linking those people.�
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Now that the semester’s over and we’ve all got some free time on our hands, we can start getting into things we meant to do, but couldn’t because of all that damn required reading. For example, many of our fellow students play music. Some of them have even dreamed of playing in a show. So, being benevolent and helpful, we talked to some people on the subject of getting booked at a real, live venue. We also interviewed a guy who ran one. Sam Irons plays solo shows at UNM and in downtown Albuquerque. He says the first step in getting booked is fairly straightforward: Send out a letter saying you want to get booked. Then follow it up. “They usually just ignore (your first letter.) So after a couple weeks send them a couple e-mails — personal e-mails, more personal than just the boilerplate shit you send in a letter of inquiry,� he said. “They usually get their attention drawn by that, and then they look for spots to open up.�
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had nothing but positive interactions with Rawls. “She’s very direct, which could sometimes be perceived as being short with students,” she said. “But I’ve personally never had a moment with her that I didn’t appreciate.” And so, Rawls continues to teach, and with retirement rolling around, she said she’s especially looking forward to future semesters. “I’ll miss the students. I won’t miss grading papers,” she said. “But I will miss the intellectual challenge that students give to teachers. I’ll really miss learning as much from students as they learn from me.” Department administrator Marcia Glenn said Rawls’ years of teaching experience distinguish her from other instructors. “She has been a huge presence with the Honors Program and will be greatly missed when she retires,” she said.
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Well, you f****d up. You spent all your holiday money buying yourself snow cones, monogrammed pants and the entire Boyz II Men discography. Oh yeah, booze, too. Lots of booze. Anyway, you got to find something for all those people on your list or risk being ostracized by your loved ones till next Christmas. Well, you selfish bastard, once again the Daily Lobo has got your back. Adopting the spirit of holiday guides to replace journalism, cough IQ and Alibi (really, two gift guides in one month?), we created a last-minutecrappy-gift guide. Note: While these gifts cost little, the Daily Lobo cannot be responsible for emotional or physical damage they inflict on your relationships. Tuck in!
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You don’t need artistic talent to be an artist! In fact, if you’re visual aptitude and creative ability is borderline childlike, that only will make your creation even more enduring. Forget that terribly advanced “Photoshop” nonsense or whatever it is. We have need for that. A good round of MS Paint is all you need. If you know the person well, you litter your digital canvas liberally with inside jokes and insanity. Possible subject
Because they aren’t readily offered, most people don’t know that the perfume and makeup counters at department stores offer a wide selection of samples for those who ask. Your friend may be put off by what appears to be a cheap and thoughtless gift, but you can convince her otherwise. It is possible to collect enough samples to equal the size of what you would buy, and as long as you do this you can tell her you didn’t want to limit her to one perfume or eye shadow, since this could never satisfy every desire.
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• For the “Go-Green” fanatic This friend will love a homemade
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gift made of recycled materials, regardless of how shoddy a job you put it together. With this gift, it’s the thought that counts. And when going through recycle bins, you will be surprised at the material people get rid of. Let your creative self go crazy, and it will be easy to construct a personalized and visually interesting gift.
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it be smoking, excessive drinking, or that thing with prostitutes, and then make a certificate on Microsoft Word that says you’re quitting that bad habit. So the form would go something like this, “Mother, this Christmas I want you to know that I am quitting ‘insert bad habit here.’ I finally realized that you were right all along, and I want to do you right.” Mothers love nothing more than being correct, but this does mean you will have to hide your bad habits more effectively in the future.
• For a younger sibling
Find your father’s favorite musician. From here go online to your favorite torrent tracker, and download said artist’s entire discography. Now, he might already own all the musician’s CDs, but it’s unlikely he owns the bootlegged versions floating around online, and with a good torrent, you’ll get it all. Finally, burn them all to some CDs and write on one of them, “And Now Something You Haven’t Heard.” Be sure to tell him one of your friends had the collection and let you borrow the
Tell them you will stop doing that thing that drives them crazy. Maybe it’s the way you pronounce “maybe,” or maybe it’s the fact that you always tell their dates they aren’t as pretty as the last person he/she was dating. Either way, offer a cessation of activities with the statement, “Because you deserve one less annoyance in your life.” Cease activity for one week, and then immediately start up again.
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Offer to teach them some skill that you know they admire about you. If the sibling has always wanted to know how to pick up girls or guys, smoke, or fight, then teach him or her. Remember, it’s important to say this to your younger sibling’s face, so it’s like you’re actually acknowledging their existence for a change. Also, you can blow them off when it comes time to reimburse them.
• For an older sibling
• For your significant other
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That being said, give them a lock of your hair and say they have a piece of you forever. If you feel that won’t cut it, take pictures of yourself in the place where you first met. Be sure to look sad in these photos and add the caption, “Where I would have been without you.” Feel free to alter the photo formula too. You could take a picture of yourself in a dumpster with rats gnawing at your feet and add the caption, “You saved me.” If the significant other doesn’t love it, just tell him or her that he or she doesn’t love you. That should work.
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WEDNESDAY 12/15 CAMPUS EVENTS
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Breastfeeding Peer Support Group Starts at: 10:00am Location: Women’s Resource Center Topics covered may be balancing school and breastfeeding, pumping, milk production issues, barriers to nursing, self care, and overall breastfeeding issues.
COMMUNITY EVENTS All girls Tekken 6 Tournament Starts at: 5:00pm Location: Ares Wargames All girls Tekken tournament. Work off some of the stress from finals. $5.00 entry fee.
TUESDAY 12/14 CAMPUS EVENTS Al-Anon Peer Support Group Starts at: 4:00pm Location: Women’s Resource Center Friends and family members of those struggling with someone else’s drinking can find support in a safe and confidential environment.
COMMUNITY EVENTS Sketch Night at BODIES...The Exhibition Starts at: 4:00pm Location: Albuquerque Convention Center Artists are welcome to sketch BODIES...The Exhibition, using their easels set up throughout the exhibition. Artists receive discounted $16 priced tickets when mentioning the code SKETCH NIGHT at the box office.
Striving For Balance: Women’s Counseling Group Starts at: 11:30am Location: Women’s Resource Center Come and share your experiences, struggles and triumphs with others in a supportive counseling group. Alcoholics Anonymous Support Group Open Meetings Starts at: 2:30pm Location: Women’s Resource Center For women and men to share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from alcoholism.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Hebrew Conversation Class: Beginning Starts at: 5:00pm Location: 1701 Sigma Chi NE Offered every Wednesday by Israel Alliance and Hillel.
THURSDAY 12/16 CAMPUS EVENTS
Returning Women Students Walk-in Hours Starts at: 2:00pm Location: Women’s Resource Center, 1160 Mesa Vista Hall Thinking about returning to school? Have some questions about how to get started? Come by the WRC and get some answers.
Women’s Veteran Group Starts at: 4:00pm Location: Women’s Resource Center Women’s Veteran Group is an opportunity to network and create a community for the women vets we have on campus. Changeling the Lost Starts at: 8:00pm Location: SUB, Santa Ana A&B Play a character as part of White Wolf Publishing’s ongoing official worldwide chronicle. Call Marco at 453 7825 for info/confirmation.
FRIDAY 12/17 COMMUNITY EVENTS Men’s Basketball: Lobos vs. Lancers Starts at: 7:00pm Location: The Pit Cheer on your New Mexico Lobos as they take on the Longwood Lancers.
SUNDAY 12/12 CAMPUS EVENTS Men’s Basketball: Lobos vs. Bulldogs Starts at: 1:00pm Location: The Pit Cheer on your New Mexico Lobos as they take on the Citidel Bulldogs. Werewolf the Forsaken Starts at: 7:00pm Location: SUB, Santa Ana A&B Play a character as part of White Wolf Publishing’s ongoing official worldwide chronicle. Please call Marco at 505 453 7825 for info/confirmation.
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YOUR FINAL WILL BE ON:
YOUR FINAL WILL BE ON: Wednesday, December 15 Wednesday, December 15 Friday, December 17 Wednesday, December 15 Friday, December 17 Friday, December 17 Wednesday, December 15 Friday, December 17 Monday, December 13 Friday, December 17 Wednesday, December 15 Monday, December 13 Monday, December 13 Wednesday, December 15 Wednesday, December 15 Monday, December 13 Thursday, December 16 Tuesday, December 14 Tuesday, December 14 Thursday, December 16 Tuesday, December 14 Thursday, December 16 Tuesday, December 14 Tuesday, December 14 Thursday, December 16 Thursday, December 16 Tuesday, December 14 Monday, December 13 Tuesday, December 14 Wednesday, December 15 Thursday, December 16 Monday, December 13 Tuesday, December 14 Wednesday, December 15 Thursday, December 16 Saturday, December 18 Saturday, December 18
*Foreign Languages and Literatures; Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures—all sections of courses numbered below 300. **Saturday only courses meet on the last Saturday of the semester for their exam, not the Saturday beginning Finals Week.
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IF YOUR CLASS MEETS: MWF 8:00–8:50 a.m. MWF 9:00–9:50 a.m. MWF 10:00–10:50 a.m. MWF 11:00–11:50 a.m. MWF 12:00–12:50 p.m. MWF 1:00–1:50 p.m. MWF 2:00–2:50 p.m. MWF 3:00–3:50 p.m. MWF 4:00–4:50 p.m. MW 12:30-1:15 p.m. MW 2:00–3:15 p.m. MW 4:00–5:15 p.m. MW 5:00–6:15 p.m. MW 5:30–6:45 p.m. MW 6:30–7:45 p.m. MW 7:00–8:15 p.m. TR 8:00–9:15 a.m. TR 9:30–10:45 a.m. TR 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. TR 12:30–1:45 p.m. TR 2:00–3:15 p.m. TR 3:30–4:45 p.m. TR 4:00–5:15 p.m. TR 5:00–6:15 p.m. TR 5:30–6:45 p.m. TR 6:30–7:45 p.m. TR 7:00–8:15 p.m. M 4:00–6:30 p.m. T 4:00–6:30 p.m. W 4:00–6:30 p.m. R 4:00–6:30 p.m. M 5:30 or 7:00 p.m. or later T 5:30 or 7:00 p.m. or later W 5:30 or 7:00 p.m. or later R 5:30 or 7:00 p.m. or later SAT 8:00–10:45 a.m.** SAT 11:00 a.m.–1:45 p.m.**
YOUR FINAL WILL BE ON: Thursday, December 16 Monday, December 13 Monday, December 13 Monday, December 13 Monday, December 13
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IF YOUR CLASS IS: BIOL 201, 202, ME 306 F Lang & Lit, Span & Port <300* F Lang & Lit, Span & Port<300* MATH 120, 162, 180, STAT 145 MATH 121, 150, 163, IS–M 100
IF*Foreign YOUR CLASS IS: and Literatures; Spanish and Portuguese YOUR FINAL and WILL BE ON: AT THIS Languages Languages Literatures—all sections of courses numbered below 300. TIME: BIOL 201, 202, ME 306 Thursday, December 16 12:30–2:30 p.m. **Saturday only courses meet on the last Saturday of the semester for their exam, not the Saturday beginning Finals Week. F Lang & Lit, Span & Port <300* Monday, December 13 12:30–2:30 p.m. F Lang & Lit, Span & Port<300* Monday, December 13 3:00–5:00 p.m. FALLMATH 2009 120, 162, 180, STAT 145 Monday, December 13 7:30–9:30 a.m. MATH 121, 150, 163, IS–M 100 Monday, December 13 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
room unless specified by the instructor. · Short/non-traditional courses must meet in one of the exam time periods below that are not in use (see Friday listed. If notified before November 12, 2010, the instructor shall make arrangements to give a special examination. conflicts arising evening 5:30 or 7:45 p.m.). asSPECIAL a resultNOTE: of scheduling outside of approved standard meeting times must be resolved by the instructor of the non-standard secInstructor of Record — Please contact the Office of the Registrar-Scheduling Office if you will be using one of these Friday evening time tion. changes in this examination schedule frames to make sure the building/rooms will be open. are not permitted except by formal approval of the instructor’s college dean.
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Students having conflicts with this examination schedule must notify the appropriate instructor before Friday, November 12, 2010. Any use the below to determine final for yourofclass. In examination a combinedlisted. lecture-laboratory course, studentPlease having more thanlisting three examinations scheduled the in any oneexamination day may notifytime the instructor the last If notified before November 2010, thelecture instructor shall make arrangements to give a special examination. arising as abe result of scheduling class time listed is12,the first section. examination in the laboratory portion of Conflicts the course may given during the last week of outside of approved meetingweek timesor must be resolved by the instructor the non-standard Changes in this examination class preceding thestandard examination during examination week atof the time periodsection. listed on this schedule for your class. schedule are not permitted except bywith formal of the instructor’s Dean. the appropriate instructor before friday, November 12, Students having conflicts thisapproval examination scheduleCollege must notify NOTESany · Special Examshaving are shown scheduled all sections of the coursescheduled at the time and Examsnotify are scheduled in the regular 2010. student more thanforthree examinations in date anylisted onebelow. day ·may the instructor of meeting the last examination
MWF 8:00–8:50 a.m. Wednesday, December 16 12:30–2:30 p.m. MWF 9:00–9:50 a.m. Wednesday, December 16 7:30–9:30 a.m. MWF 10:00–10:50 a.m. Friday, December 18 7:30–9:30 a.m. MWF 11:00–11:50 a.m. Wednesday, December 16 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. MWF 12:00–12:50 p.m. Friday, December 18 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. MWF 1:00–1:50 p.m. Friday, December 18 12:30–2:30 p.m. MW 1:00-2:15 p.m. Friday, December 18 12:30–2:30 p.m. MWF 2:00–2:50 p.m. Wednesday, December 16 3:00–5:00 p.m. MWF 3:00–3:50 p.m. Friday, December 18 3:00–5:00 p.m. MW 2:30–3:45 p.m. Wednesday, December 16 3:00–5:00 p.m. MW/WF 4:00–5:15 p.m. Monday, December 14 5:30–7:30 p.m. MWF 4:00–4:50 p.m. Wednesday, December 16 5:30–7:30 p.m. MWF 5:00–5:50 p.m. Monday, December 14 7:45–9:45 p.m. MW/WF 6:00–7:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 16 7:45–9:45 p.m. MWF 6:00–6:50 Wednesday, December 16 5:30–7:30 p.m. MW/WF 7:00–8:15 Monday, December 14 7:45–9:45 p.m. MWF 7:00–7:50 Monday, December 14 7:45–9:45 p.m. MW/WF 8:00-9:15 Wednesday, December 16 7:45–9:45 p.m. MWF 8:00-8:50 Wednesday, December 16 7:45–9:45 p.m. TR 8:00–9:15 a.m. Thursday, December 17 7:30–9:30 a.m. TR 9:30–10:45 a.m. Tuesday, December 15 7:30–9:30 a.m. TR 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 15 12:30–2:30 p.m. TR 12:30–1:45 p.m. Thursday, December 17 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. TR 2:00–3:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 15 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. TR 3:30–4:45 p.m. Thursday, December 17 3:00–5:00 p.m. TR 4:00–5:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 15 5:30–7:30 p.m. TR 5:00–6:15 p.m. Thursday, December 17 5:30–7:30 p.m. TR 6:30–7:45 p.m. Tuesday, December 15 7:45–9:45 p.m. TR 8:00–9:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 15 7:45–9:45 p.m. M 4:00–6:30 p.m. Monday, December 14 5:30–7:30 p.m. M 4:00–6:30 Monday, December 14 5:30–7:30 p.m. M 4:15-6:45p.m. Monday, December 14 5:30-7:30 p.m. T 4:00–6:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 15 5:30–7:30 p.m. T 4:15–6:45 Tuesday, December 15 5:30–7:30 p.m. W 4:00–6:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 16 5:30–7:30 p.m. Final Examination Schedule, December 13-18, 2010 W 4:15–6:45 p.m. Please use the listing below to determineWednesday, December 16 5:30–7:30 p.m. the final examination time for your class. In a combined lecture-laboratory course, class time listed is the first lecture section. Examination in the laboratory portion of the17 course may be given during the last week of class preceding the R 4:00–6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 5:30–7:30 p.m. examination week or during examination week at the time period listed on this schedule for your class. R 4:15–6:45 p.m. Thursday, December 5:30–7:30 p.m. Students having conflicts with this examination schedule must notify 17 the appropriate instructor before Friday, November 12, 2010. Any student scheduled in any one day notified M, 5:30 or 7:00 p.m. or laterhaving more than three examinations Monday, December 14may notify the instructor of the last examination listed. If7:45–9:45 p.m. before November 12, 2010, the instructor shall make arrangements to give a special examination. Conflicts arising as a result of scheduling T, 5:30 or 7:00 p.m. oroutside laterof approved standard meeting times Tuesday, 7:45–9:45 p.m. must be December resolved by the15 instructor of the non-standard section. Changes in this examination schedule are not permitted except by formal approval of the instructor’s College Dean. W, 5:30 or 7:00 p.m. or later Wednesday, December 16 7:45–9:45 p.m. NOTES · Special Exams are shown scheduled for all sections of the course at the time and date listed below. · Exams are scheduled in the regular meeting room unless specified by the instructor. · Short/non-traditional courses must meet in one of the exam time periods below that are not in use (see Friday R, 5:30 or 7:00 p.m. orevening later5:30 or 7:45 p.m.). Thursday, December 17 7:45–9:45 p.m. contact the December Office of the Registrar-Scheduling Office if you will be using one of these Friday evening time SAT 8:00–10:45 a.m.** SPECIAL NOTE: Instructor of Record — Please Saturday, 19 7:30–9:30 a.m. frames to make sure the building/rooms will be open. SAT 11:00 a.m.–1:45 p.m.** Saturday, December 19 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
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is the first lecture section. Examination in the laboratory portion of the course may be given during the last week of class preceding the examination week or during examination week at the time period listed on this schedule for your class.
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Gimped Aggies lose again by Shaun Griswold shaun24@unm.edu
Call it a tale of two cities. Last week in Las Cruces, New Mexico State had its head coach, its best player who scored 32 points, and the Aggies’ bench, which was hot en route to a thrilling overtime loss. In Albuquerque, NMSU’s head coach Marvin Menzies was absent to attend his father’s UNM 78 funeral, and Troy Gillenwater scored 62 NAU three points and watched most of the game from the bench because of injury. The result: UNM controlled the game in a 78-62 blowout win Saturday night at The Pit. “We obviously had heavy focus on (Gillenwater), and I thought our guys did a good job adjusting kind of in the flow of the game plan,” head coach Steve Alford said. “We had to adjust a little bit on how we were going to guard ball screens and how we might trap to do some things to get the ball out of his hands.” The Lobos’ seventh win against their rivals was initially hard to come by. The 2-7 Aggies answered every time UNM scored. But the game quickly changed.
With 14:09 left to play in the first half, Gillenwater landed oddly on his right ankle after a missed 3-point attempt. He limped to the bench during an Aggie timeout. Minutes later, Gillenwater was back on the court trying to play through the pain, but NMSU’s top scorer posted a 3-pointer, his only points of the night. Taking advantage of a gimpy Gillenwater, the Lobos went on a 7-0 run, including three transition dunks, two off Gillenwater miscues, that stirred the 15,330 fans packed in the Pit. The Aggies called timeout and Gillenwater sat on the bench with an ice pack wrapped around his right ankle the rest of the game. UNM controlled the tempo for the rest of the night. Without its lead scorer, freshman guard Christian Kabongo’s 21 points and Hamidu Rahman’s first career double-double led the Aggies (17 rebounds, 14 points), but it was not enough to overcome the three-headed beast of Kendall Williams, Dairese Gary and Phillip McDonald. “It feels good,” said Gary, who led the Lobos with 16 points and eight assists. “This is the last time I play them in The Pit, and it’s a big-time win for us.” The trio took advantage and used their quickness to create open drives to the basket. Forward A.J Hardeman joined the three in double digits. Gary,
McDonald and Hardeman had 10 points, and Williams put up 15. Emmanuel Negedu had 10 rebounds and nine points, contributing to a dominating 48-31 rebounding advantage for UNM. The Lobos lost the rebounding edge in Las Cruces by five. “They pretty much beat us up on the boards bad (in Cruces) and we talked about it a lot,” Gary said. “We put bodies on people and went and got the ball.” The Lobos briefly gave up the lead in the second half, 46-45, then went on a 13-0 run, propelled by Williams running the point position with mostly bench players. “To get to this stage, to be 7-1 and to get two wins over New Mexico State, that’s always a big thing for us,” Alford said. “I’m really proud of our effort.”
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Akron’s victory over Louisville in the NCAA Division I men’s soccer championship game was a year in the making. “It’s been a long journey,” Akron coach Caleb Porter said after the Zips’ 1-0 victory Sunday. “It started Dec. 14 after a bitter loss, a painful loss.” The Zips (22-1-2) won the title — their first in NCAA competition in any sport — a year after losing the College Cup final to Virginia in a shootout after a scoreless draw. “They were hungry all year,” Porter said. “They dug deep to win games. I’m proud of the win. I’m equally proud of the way our guys play the game.” Scott Caldwell ended Akron’s frustration in the 78th minute, scoring on a 15-yard shot after Louisville’s defense blocked his attempt from the top of the penalty box. The midfielder has scored all five of his career goals in the last seven postseason games. “Once I got my first one, that gave me the confidence to go forward,” Caldwell said. “There’s luck involved, too. The ball’s been bouncing my way. That’s what happened today.” Louisville (20-1-3) was attempting to become the first undefeated team since Santa Clara in 1989.
The Cardinals almost tied it in the final minute before of a crowd of 9,672 at UC Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium. Buck Tufty took a point-blank shot that goalkeeper David Meves knocked away, then Aaron Horton cracked the ball back at the goal, only to have defender Chad Barson clear it off the line. “That says something about the character of our guys,” Louisville coach Ken Lolla said. “Never say die, always pressing forward.” Akron took 19 shots, while Louisville had 15. The game was played in bright sunshine with temperatures in the mid-70s. “Our goal was to stay on the ball as much as possible in these conditions,” Porter said. “Stay on the ball, make them defend. We knew it was going to come. We knew eventually we would find the goal.” Although the Zips possessed the ball much of the first half, Louisville made several dangerous counterattacks. In the eighth minute, Charlie Campbell fired a shot Barson saved on the goal line. Meves made a diving stop on Dylan Mares’ shot. After probing the defense in the first half, the Zips went on the attack in the final 45 minutes. Darlington Nagbe fired a shot just wide of the goal on a breakaway. Darren Mattocks hit a screamer that Louisville goalie Andre Boudreaux dove to stop. Meves and Boudreaux each made six saves.
Associated Press NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony wants his money, even if he’s not saying where he wants it. Anthony made clear Sunday the importance of a contract extension, which he’s thus far refused to sign with the Denver Nuggets. He also said he doesn’t think the Nuggets would trade him somewhere he wouldn’t accept. After the Nuggets’ 129-125 loss to the Knicks, the team Anthony reportedly wants to play for, he was asked the importance of getting an extension before the collective bargaining agreement expires next summer. The NBA wants major salary cuts in the next deal. “Whatever decision that I make, that’s going to be the first thing that gets done,” Anthony said. ESPN.com reported later Sunday that Anthony would only accept a long-term extension if it came with a trade to the Knicks. The Nuggets offered him one worth about $65 million over three years during the summer, but he has said he wanted to keep his options open. He can become a free agent next summer, but Denver would likely attempt to trade him before rather than risk losing him for nothing.
Denver was close to a four-team deal in the preseason that would have sent Anthony to New Jersey, but it fell apart. Anthony can squash many trades by informing teams he would not take an extension with them. Many clubs would refuse to give up the pieces necessary to acquire the All-Star without a guarantee he would be part of their
“Whatever decision that I make, that’s going to be the first thing that gets done.” ~Carmelo Anthony future. But Anthony doesn’t believe Denver would try to send him somewhere he doesn’t want to go. “I don’t think that will happen,” he said. There have been reports since the summer that Anthony’s preference was to play in New York, where he was born, lived his first eight years and was married this summer. But he said after the Nuggets’ practice Saturday that he hadn’t made up his mind.
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Tigers vs. Ducks will be more than James vs. Newton by Ryan Tomari
rtomari@unm.edu I wonder if Auburn head coach Gene Chizik has the game film from Oregon’s first win of the season. If Chizik has it, he probably won’t need it. The reason: Oregon superstar running back LaMichael James, one of the four Heisman Trophy candidates, was suspended for hitting his girlfriend. The mainstream media has billed this titanic clash as James vs. Cam Newton, the Heisman Trophy winner. It’s not that Oregon’s first win wasn’t a piece of what could be a national championship puzzle finally put together, but Chizik and the Tiger defense will have to shut down one of college football’s most potent offenses, spearheaded by James. As far as what’s going on in the Duck pond, Oregon has the ability to halt arguably one of the best players in the historic Southeastern Conference. I’m talking about Newton. For the game, I doubt Oregon and Auburn will be similar to USC’s shellacking of Oklahoma in the 2005 Orange Bowl. This game doesn’t seem to be blowout material. In fact, I am actually afraid to look away from the TV because I might miss a score. But all the talk has been Cam Newton this and Cam Newton that. This could bode well for the Ducks. I think Oregon is quietly awaiting the chance to play Newton and the Tigers and again explode out of the gate Jan. 10. Not to say that the
Newton talk won’t die anytime in the next month. Despite all of the off-the-field fun times for the newest Heisman Trophy winner, this might finally be another BCS classic. (I kind of quivered and twitched while writing BCS classic. That’s a saying that doesn’t really sit well with American college football fans.) Even though the game is being made out to be a clash between James and Newton, the Ducks’ fate will rest on quarterback Darron Thomas. Thomas, who is a first-year starter at the position and replaced Jeremiah Masoli, another controversial college football star, excelled and played the position with leadership. Thomas has thrown 28 touchdowns to seven interceptions in the hurry-up, zone-read offense designed by head coach Chip Kelly.
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I think this could be Thomas’ game to win. He is clearly in Newton’s shadow, and in some ways he is this matchup’s unknown gunslinger. If Thomas can create a few plays with his arm early, he will be able to rely on James and second-team running back Kenjon Burner. (Lobo fans have long forgotten about Burner.) The running game has powered the Ducks to average about 80 plays per game, which has taken a toll on Oregon opponents. The Auburn rushing attack averages 287.2 per game, which is sixth in the country. If the Tigers can pace themselves and not pull a performance out of their back pocket like the one they had in the SEC Title game last Saturday against South Carolina, they might rest their defense and slow down Oregon’s offensive onslaught. While the Ducks and Tigers might not be the “traditional” BCS matchup that was brought about since the computer system’s inception in 1999, this game could go down as one of the most exciting, high-scoring, dramatic national championships of all time. Closing the book on a mostly controversystricken 2010 season, it will end with a memorable championship game won by Oregon.
Pay-to-play controversy pesters national championship by Isaac Avilucea
managingeditor@dailylobo.com For his role in a pay-to-play scheme — whatever that might have been — he’s been dubbed “Scam Newton,” and what a scam it will be if he doesn’t lead Auburn to a win in the BCS national championship. And yet, will it be? Equally
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commended and condemned, Cam Newton was recently conferred into the Heisman Trophy club, some suggesting that it’s only a matter of time before he’s excommunicated from it since the investigation isn’t closed. Second only to the Ducks’ sure-to-be-rousing uniforms, Newton will be the most polarizing figure at the Jan. 10 championship affair. Sorry, LaMichael James — you’re going to have to beat a couple more girls to enter the conversation. Bombarded by media scrutiny, all of Newton’s past transgressions trickled out and found their ways to print. Not only did Newton’s father Cecil allegedly auction him to the highest bidders, Newton transferred from Florida because of an alleged academic cheating scandal. Am I upset that Cecil Netwon shopped around his uber-talented son like an eBay item? In exchange for a Saturday savior, is it too steep a price for the pastor to demand a small donation into his Sunday collection plate? Economic determinism has spawned a cagey black market culture where agents peddle players to schools. NCAA rules are exploitative. College football is a Ponzi scheme with a glass ceiling for those situated at the bottom. To be honest, I’m more upset that Cecil Netwon started the bidding war at a lowball price of $200,000, considering that a University of Chicago economist’s analysis published in Sports Illustrated found that Netwon is worth at least $3.5 million in gross Auburn revenue. Talk about selling him for a box of candy and some holiday cookies. And he calls himself a loving father. All joking aside, Cecil Newton recognized something: he didn’t want his son to be a “rented mule.” Amateurism ignores the financial rules of engagement. There is no market value in college athletics. Playing for the NCAA is nothing more than modern-day indentured servitude, a keeptrack points system with freedom as the dangling carrot at the end of the rainbow. The NCAA has formed a capitally copious, moralizing framework that safeguards its bankroll by disenfranchising athletes.
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To that end, it relies on stereotypes and intensifies people’s prejudice toward athletes — the endemic belief that their celebrity status affords them opportunities the layman does not have; that athletes’ transgressions are inconsequential and punished inconsistently with a tendency toward leniency. That’s why it’s easy to implement, to convince the population that the rules in place are crafted with the intention of making sure athletes aren’t pampered throughout their lives. And yet despite it all, I can sympathize with those who are morally outraged. Is it too much to ask Newton to delay gratification? Hell, we all have to. For my money, I know I’m going to have to struggle up the corporate ladder rung by rung before landing a sick, paying job. Just because he’s supremely talented, should Cam Newton be given an express elevator to fame and fortune? Not at the collegiate level. That’s what the professional level is for. At the end of the day, Newton is like a onea n d done college star. He will treat college like nothing more than a preparatory test for the NFL. As much as I want to see him succeed, Newton reminds me too much of Vince Young, not only for his athletic ability
b u t also his meteoric rise to fame. After leading Texas to the national championship in 2006, Young became an NFL one- Cam Newton hit wonder. Same goes for Newton if he leads Auburn to a win Jan. 10. Yet, for all his ability, Young has not showed the temperament to succeed as a professional quarterback. Young was named the Offensive Rookie of the Year his first season, but doesn’t possess a dependable work ethic to develop into a superstar. As a result, the Tennessee Titans deactivated Young this year for the remainder of the season. To date, Newton hasn’t allowed personal tumult to affect his on-field production, but I don’t know if he understands that he cannot rely solely on his talent at the next level. Everything has come to him too easily. Examining all that has transpired for Young and Newton, the common denominator is simple: The two are hard-pressed to delay gratification. Look no further than Cecil Newton asking for money for evidence. All that said, do I want Newton to clutch the national championship trophy? Not if it means college football’s anti-Tim Tebow develops into a reincarnated Young. Then again, wouldn’t it make for good theater — Newton, the NCAA’s martyr triumphantly holding the money gauntlet trophy that created him?