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Priorities set before January budget cuts

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Like everyone else, President Schmidly doesn’t know what kind of budget cuts the State Legislature will mandate at its January session. However, he does know how to deal with the cuts when they arrive. At the Board of Regents’ Finance and Facilities committee meeting Thursday, Schmidly outlined his priorities in budget reductions and reallocations. Regent Don Chalmers, chairman of the Finance and Facilities Committee, said in an interview Friday that Schmidly’s presentation was an attempt to remain flexible regardless of the Legislature’s cuts. “We’ve all read in the newspaper that the shortfall is going to be greater and has been growing recently, and so we’re bracing for

that,” he said. “Rather than just wait for the Legislature to tell us how bad it is and then try to react quickly to that, he’s doing some advance planning.” Schmidly said at the meeting that he and the administration would first “protect the workforce by avoiding layoffs and mandatory furloughs” (see box). Chalmers said that Schmidly’s presentation sent a clear signal to the board about the administration’s priorities in the coming months. “I think that the message that President Schmidly tried to (make) come across — and it definitely came across to me — was that we will do everything that we can do to keep our core mission very much intact and not have any interruption whatsoever, and that’s teaching

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President Schmidly’s priorities facing Legislature budget cuts: 1

Protect the workforce by avoiding layoffs and mandatory furloughs.

Protect the classroom and faculty line.

Protect and hold harmless the research mission of the University.

Pledged to keep tuition affordable for our students.

Pledged to hold harmless those “Special Projects” that enhance the success of ethnic student groups.

Pledged to keep benefit cost increases to a minimum.

Pledged to reduce costs by increasing efficiencies.

Source: FY10 Budget Rescission presentation to Finance and Facilities committee of the Board of Regents Dec. 10

Daniel Hulsbos / Daily Lobo Student Chelsea Erven performs a layback spin during “It’s a CooLLOOP Christmas” at the Outpost Ice Arena on Saturday. Erven said the show went well and she hopes it will encourage more people to try ice skating.

Student Fee Review Board Cannabis won’t treat Hepatitis C proposes more flexibility by Hunter Riley Daily Lobo

On Friday, panelists from the Department of Health’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee approved four new conditions for DOH Secretary Alfredo Vigil to consider adding to the program. Jose Pacheco, a medical cannabis card holder, attended the meeting to petition for cluster-type headaches and migraines to be eligible for treatment with medical cannabis. “Seven moths ago I underwent brain surgery,” Pacheco said at the meeting. “I couldn’t walk. I couldn’t talk, and I had migraines every day. I spent the latter part of one year in the hospital. Getting back on your feet is hard to do, especially when

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you’re taking 50 or 60 pills to stay alive. That’s what I would be doing if I wasn’t in the program and if I wasn’t getting supplies.” Pacheco said after he got his card he dropped down to taking about 14 pills per day. “Medication for me runs anywhere from $4,000 to $5,000 a month,” he said. “I’m on Medicare and Medicaid, and they still don’t pay for some of my meds. And they still don’t pay for medical marijuana. Even though we have our licenses out here, we still can’t get it when you need it. You have to place an order; you have to wait. Many times your order won’t even be filled.” The committee heard petitions for five conditions including cluster-type migraine headaches,

Blepharospasm (eyelid twitch), Bipolar II Disorder, Hepatitis C and Ankylosing Spondylitis (an inflammatory disease of the spine and neck). Hepatitis C was not accepted for consideration by the Department of Health secretary. Petitioners did face some opposition from the panel and a doctor in the audience about how strict the diagnosing should be for Hepatitis C. Steve Jenison, medical director for the Bureau of Infectious Diseases, is a member of the committee and said that Hepatitis C is already approved under the program, but only if the patient has undergone

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The Student Fee Review Board delayed voting on a policy amendment that would allow it to reduce any department’s student fee funding up to 50 percent. The board, which is made up of three graduate students and four undergraduates, decided to delay the vote during a Friday meeting because departments that already submitted their funding requests didn’t expect to be cut more than 5 percent, ASUNM President Monika Roberts said. “I felt that to be consistent and fair to everyone applying in the process, we can’t just change

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something and go into it,” she said. “It needs to be at least put into the ears of the departments so they know what could potentially happen.” The SFRB approves fees of about $546.96 per student every year. SFRB policies only allow for departments receiving student fees to be put on a 5 percent “probation,” meaning their share of student fees is reduced for the year. According to the SFRB policies, the board can put departments on probation if there are serious operational problems. “If they’re put on probation, if the board feels like there is something one of these recurring funding departments isn’t doing right, they can recommend reducing the

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UNM is teaming up with two other research institutions to determine why an estimated 40 percent of women leave academic medicine before they’ve spent seven years in the field. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of three national programs that aim to give women resources to succeed as teachers in the medical field. The study will focus on those who have attended these training programs in the past 20 years and find out if they have remained in academic medicine and whether they were promoted more than their colleagues who didn’t attend the programs. Deborah Helitzer, assistant dean for research education at the UNM School of Medicine and principal investigator in the study, said women are sent to workshops to learn essential skills needed to succeed as leaders. “The hypothesis of those trainings is that by training women they will be more likely to stay in academic

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UNM received one of 14 grants to complete this study. Helitzer said one reason women don’t stay in academic medicine is that they aren’t given the skills they need to do their jobs, which include research, teaching and clinical service experience. To be promoted as a doctor, Helitzer said a candidate must be excellent in two of the three categories and competent in the third. “Some of the skills that we need in academic medicine are different than the skills they got, for example, going to medical school,” she said. “We didn’t learn to do research, really, and we didn’t learn to teach, and then we didn’t learn to balance priorities and we didn’t learn to negotiate how much we would work and how much we would spend outside of work.” Helitzer said that after she graduated from medical school, she was expected to teach based on what she had seen her professors do in class. “You don’t just get up and give a PowerPoint,” she said. “Teaching is more involved than that, so I think

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Zach Gould / Daily Lobo Medical marijuana patient Jose Pacheco, left, and his friend Len Coleman stand in the Harold Runnels Building in Santa Fe after a Department of Health Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee meeting Friday. Pacheco attended the meeting to petition for cluster-type migraines to be added as a condition that qualifies for the Medical Cannabis Program.

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treatment with Alpha Interferon and Ribavirin. Alpha Interferon and Ribavirin is a treatment used in Hepatitis C patients to sustain the immune system. “This (petition) is for the inclusion of any individual with Hepatitis C infection with a qualifying condition, whether that person is currently on treatment with Alpha Interferon and Ribavirin or not,” Jenison said. Lawrence Leyba is a semi-retired anesthesiologist and family practice doctor who has worked with about 10,000 Hepatitis C patients. Leyba said medical cannabis should not be a treatment for the majority

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recommendation up to 5 percent,” Roberts said. “Basically what the amendment is changing is that they can reduce their recurring funds up to 50 percent.” Graduate and Professional Students Association President Lissa Knudsen said the “probation” allowance should be increased to 50 percent to allow the Board more flexibility when allocating funds across campus. There are certain departments — including Athletics, CAPS, and the Student Union Building — which are guaranteed a set amount of funds every year. Athletics gets the second largest chunk of fees at $37.04 per student, right behind the Student Health and Counseling Center, which gets $96.14 per student. Other UNM groups aren’t guaranteed funding. “If the Women’s Resource Center asked for any money, we could say, ‘Sorry, hard budgetary times; you’re not getting any money,’” Knudsen said. “But, if the Student Health Center, the Student Union Building or Athletics — if we felt we wanted to direct our funds somewhere else, we wouldn’t be able to do that.” Knudsen said recent issues in the Athletics Department influenced the proposed changes. “I think students should have the right to make decisions about student money,” she said. “I’m not saying that we would take that opportunity even if we had that opportunity to cut athletics by 100 percent — I don’t think students would do that.”

Graduate and professional students will also vote after Christmas about whether their student fees should be allocated to the Athletics Department, but the allocation could only be changed if the SFRB changes its policies. Roberts said the policy, if approved, probably won’t go into effect until next year. “I’m an advocate for this not getting put into place this time around because I think it’s not fair to the departments it applies to,” she said. “Especially with the conversations we had on Friday, I think if we’re going to implement it, it’s going to be next year.” Knudsen also proposed to revoke the right of the University president to approve SFRB policy amendments. Roberts said she doesn’t know if President Schmidly would give up his oversight on how student fees are spent. “I know with some other schools the reason their administration checks it is because it’s sort of like a checks and balances thing,” Roberts said. “I think it’s hard to say.” Knudsen said she scheduled a meeting with Paul Krebs, vice president of Athletics, to talk about the recent department issues. “I hope that we can move forward on how we can benefit the University, work on our reputation, and work on putting our priorities in line with the University’s mission,” Knudsen said.

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incredibly generic and without a solid foundation for the well-being of patients who are asymptomatic with hepatitis C,” he said. Patrick Sullivan, the petitioner for Hepatitis C, said medical cannabis would help to alleviate a large variety of his symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, depression, fatigue and weight loss. “If I do Ribavirin I have approximately a 35 percent chance of remission,” he said. “I don’t think that I should be required to take this treatment and compromise my immune system, especially when there are other anti-viral treatments available.”

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Sustainability creates sense of community on campus Editor, Sprouting possibilities, growing potential, it is great to see more and more people interested in sustainable practices and sustainable methods here at the University of New Mexico. Various students, faculty, and student groups have worked on creating a garden on campus and it is great to see that there is still an interest growing amongst the student body. There are classes at UNM this spring to support this type of interest, like American Studies 200.003, “Social Movements in America,” which will be broadening its scope and will be looking at issues of campus sustainability, including community gardens. This class is offered through the Research Service Learning Program, which started its first community garden in summer 2006. Students can also take Sustainability 134, 334, or 434, offered through the Sustainable Studies Program. There are a variety of classes offered at UNM to support the growing interest in community gardens, and hopefully we will continue to cultivate more possibilities for more sustainable practices and opportunities here at the University of New Mexico. There is also the UNM Health Sciences Center Office for Community Health EAT Program, which is a way students can get involved through volunteering. EAT, which stands for Everyone’s At the Table, is a group of students working with communities to create sustainable solutions for hunger in New Mexico. There are many opportunities to help cultivate momentum to help build a strong sustainable movement through the entire University of New Mexico. It is great to see that people are interested in community gardens, and interested in growing a sense of community through gardens on campus. Travis McKenzie UNM student

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Would graduate and professional students accomplish anything by voting no-confidence in the Athletics administration? No. A no-confidence vote won’t have 39% an effect on the Athletics Department. Yes. The student body’s voice has a strong effect over time, even if it 29% doesn’t result in immediate action. No. While it sends a message to the Athletics administration, it won’t likely 26% affect policy. Yes. Once the students have been heard, 6% we can make some real changes.

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LETTER Lambert’s public humiliation an unnecessary punishment Editor, UNM soccer player Elizabeth Lambert made Time Magazine’s Top 10 Pariahs, along with Nadya Suleman, aka Octomom, and Bernie Madoff. While Lambert’s actions were reprehensible, the appropriate discipline was meted out and we need to place the whole matter into perspective, relative to some of the others on the list. Lambert’s actions took place amidst an already heated physical contest with a conference rival. We watch football players cheap shot, trip, hold and brawl constantly. Dallas Cowboys lineman Flozell Adams, for example, tripped a New York Giants defensive lineman, Justin Tuck, who spent the rest of game wearing a sling and reportedly had a partially torn labrum. Adams was fined by the NFL, end of story. He did not make ESPN or Sports Illustrated or Time as a villain. Ohio State coach Woody Hayes was fired as coach after punching Clemson linebacker

Charlie Bauman after Bauman intercepted a pass from Ohio State quarterback Art Schlichter. In 1983, Hayes was invited to dot the “i” in Script Ohio, at an Ohio State band ceremony; spoke at the school in 1984 on behalf of President Reagan’s re-election campaign and gave the commencement speech in 1986. After the whole incident with Bauman and the subsequent firing, Hayes was treated with even more idolatry in Columbus than he was as head coach, not put in Time Magazine as a pariah. Bernie Madoff was responsible for the theft of tens of billions of dollars in private investor wealth in a Ponzi scheme that spanned over a decade, if not more. He was a serial con man who preyed upon not only private investors and Hollywood hot shots but his own people, preying upon Jewish charities and investors such as the Robert I. Lappin Charitable Foundation and Steven Spielberg’s Wunderkinder Foundation. Nadya Suleman irresponsibly had eight children on top of six other children she had previously, though she had no job or means to support her existing kids. The home she lived in with her mother was in mortgage default. Yet, she had eight additional kids,

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creating a 14-child household. These peoples’ actions will negatively affect more people than Liz Lambert’s foolish acts. Fourteen children, thanks to a situation that Suleman has created, will unduly burden California’s already stretched-thin public assistance system. The long-term prognosis will likely be just as bleak. Liz Lambert simply committed a stupid act and the coaches have disciplined her appropriately. Her acts impacted a small group of individuals: UNM women’s soccer and the individual BYU players she tangled with. The acts of Bernie Madoff affected all who invested with him and represented the decline of standards and ethics in finance and investment services that has occurred for over two decades and was one act in the tragedy called the “Meltdown.” Nadya Suleman’s actions will adversely affect the taxpayers of an already overburdened state on the verge of collapse. Time’s list shows a lack of context or perspective and represents the further decline of American prestige. Brandon Curtis UNM Alumnus

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news in brief LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — As the world’s first commercial spaceship was unveiled last week in California, many New Mexicans found themselves wondering how long it will be before the aircraft launches from a New Mexico spaceport now under construction. The spaceship, dubbed SpaceShipTwo, had been under secret development for two years in the Mojave Desert. The company that built it, Virgin Galactic, plans to sell suborbital space rides for $200,000 a ticket, offering passengers 2 1/2-hour flights that include about five minutes of weightlessness. Meanwhile, state-owned Spaceport America is being built in southern Sierra County and could be done in late 2010 or early 2011. Steve Landeene, executive director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, said SpaceShipTwo could launch as early as 2011. HOUSTON (AP) — The day after Houston voters chose Annise Parker to become the city’s first openly gay mayor, she did as she had throughout a contentious, hard-fought campaign: focused on the brickand-mortar realities of running the country’s fourth largest city. Parker told a Sunday press conference about her transition team, her plans to change the running of the Houston Police Department and the financial constraints faced by the city. She then paused to reflect on the significance of the election, which made Houston the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor. “It’s a historic election for my community, and I believe an election that will change some people’s minds about the city of Houston,” said Parker, 53. “It’s a diverse, international city that

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welcomes everyone.” Parker, who began her political career as a gay activist, rose through the ranks of local politics to serve first on city council, then as city controller. “I realize that I’m a role model, but I’ve been a role model for my community for 30 years,” she said. “It’s part of who I am, and I believe it makes me a better representative for the city of Houston.” Parker defeated former city attorney Gene Locke, 61, with 53.6 percent of the vote Saturday in a race that had a turnout of only 16.5 percent. Locke had hoped to become the city’s second black mayor. ROME (AP) — An attacker hurled a statuette at Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, striking the leader in the face at the end of a rally Sunday and leaving the stunned 73-year-old media mogul with a broken nose and bloodied mouth. Police said the 42-year-old man accused of attacking Berlusconi as he signed autographs in Milan was immediately taken into custody. The Italian leader was rushed to a hospital where he was being held overnight. The attack occurred at a time when Berlusconi, one of Italy’s wealthiest men, is embroiled in a sex scandal, a divorce case with his wife and public protests demanding his resignation. TV showed the stunned leader with blood under his nose, on his mouth and under one eye as he was lifted to his feet by aides after Sunday’s attack. He was hustled into the back of a car, but he immediately got out, apparently to show he was not badly injured. But Berlusconi suffered a “small fracture” of the nose, two broken teeth and an injury to the inside and outside of his lip, said Paolo Klun, chief spokesman for Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital.

Budget from page 1 as many students as we can and research,” Chalmers said. On top of avoiding layoffs and furloughs, Schmidly’s priorities entail discarding costs that aren’t deemed directly related to the academic mission of the University. Chalmers said the extent to which Schmidly’s priorities implemented is up to the Legislature. “How far down that list and how deeply cuts may have to take place solely depends what comes out of the Legislature,” he said. Schmidly also introduced the concept of “flattening” his administration by not immediately filling vacant administrative posts. Schmidly first introduced this strategy in November 2008 when the administration implemented a hiring freeze. For example, Marc Nigliazzo, vice president of Rio Rancho Operations, resigned from his position in June, and his position has not yet been filled. The recent departures of University Counsel Patrick Apodaca and UNM Foundation President John Stropp also raised questions —

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specifically from Regent Jamie Koch — about consolidating the UNM administration. Since the UNM Foundation is independent of the University and Apodaca’s resignation is a personnel matter, Chalmers said such conversation was inappropriate at the meeting. “One of the bullet points that Dr. Schmidly talked about was consolidation of the administration,” Chalmers said. “The talk about specific personnel matters in an F and F meeting is totally inappropriate.” Chalmers said the regents and the administration need to explore alternatives to tuition increases. In Schmidly’s list of priorities, keeping “tuition affordable for our students,” is fourth from the top. “If we grow our enrollment and get more funds because of growth, that’s a way to fill the gap as well,” Chalmers said. “There are other ways to fill the gap than just raising tuition. Not raising tuition and trying to keep what we do affordable is a high priority with the administration and certainly a high priority with all the regents. So we will look for other ways to fill that.”

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Car art comments on identity and existence by Evan Bobrick Daily Lobo

If you happened to wander by the Guild Cinema Saturday or Sunday afternoon, you might have seen a van parked outside with hundreds of brass ornaments and trinkets and $15,000 in Susan B. Anthony coins soldered to its body. You might have also seen a little sedan painted entirely in the style of Mondrian, and a Volkswagen bug covered with CDs, vinyl records, and functioning instruments (drums, a guitar, and a keyboard). “Automorphosis,” a documentary film by Harrod Blank, examines the trend of car art, and it does so with little pretense and a lot of soul. “Automorphosis” is, in more ways than one, about therapy. It’s about feeling trapped and car art’s unique ability to force one’s identity out into the world (what better art gallery than the open road?). It’s about loneliness, and how car art can help affirm one’s existence by bringing laughs, joy, shock and surprise from others. This is what perhaps drives Blank, whose famous “camera van” (which is exactly what it sounds like)

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is able to literally capture the faces of awe and delight as the vehicle passes. Its most significant finding, perhaps, is that there is no generally applicable reason why people all over the country are expressing themselves creatively through their automobiles. Everyone who does it is different. The goal of “Automorphosis” is to explore, and revel in, the diversity in car art. The beginning of the film is at once humorous and poignant, explaining that corporate advertising alone defines most people’s taste in cars. A little girl says she wants a Corvette because it’s “sexy;” a little boy wants a Chevrolet truck because it’s “rugged.” There’s no “personality” in a car, the film asserts, that hasn’t been predetermined by its marketers. Car art, then, is a way of injecting one’s sense of self into a largely lifeless object. It’s a way of turning what is considered a simple tool into an actual form of expression in which people can find meaning. The examples the film gives are numerous, and they range from hilarious to endearing to heartbreaking. There’s Elmer Fleming, the

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her VW beetle and called it “The Stink Bug” to send an anti-smoking message. Then there’s Steve Baker, who covered his van with pennies, believing that being surrounded by copper would help his arthritis.

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The holiday season is upon us, and the Daily Lobo investigated a few hot spots and events around town that will provide you with plenty of holiday cheer. Enjoy.

xplora of Albuquerque promotes science, technology and art. The center, at 1701 Mountain Road N.W., lets community members of all ages learn through interactive exhibits. Explora also holds a “Winter Camp” for children 5-15. Roger McNew, Explora’s weekend manager and network administrator, said the camp provides hands-on activities and is grade appropriate. McNew said Explora is not only for children because the center hosts an “adult night” the third Fri-

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day of every other month. The theme on Jan. 15 is Electricity: Charge Up Your Night, and McNew said it would be a convenient time to visit the center. “Adult Night has less lines than usual, and it is open just for people 18 years and up,” he said. “Adult Night gives people the chance to be active in the activities that are usually surrounded by kids. It allows them to bring their young energy out. There are things to exercise your mind, and you are never too old for that. It’s a popular event to ex-

plore our 250 hands-on activities. It allows them to involve themselves.” Each “adult night” runs from 6:30 - 10:00 p.m. and features live music and refreshments. The entry fee is $7. ~Candace Hsu

we thought were really interesting or creepy or cool, and some of those general ideas built our own story. So it’s not ‘The Tell-Tale Heart,’ (and) this is not ‘The Fall of the House of the Usher,’ but there are moments from all those really important works and scenes built into our piece.” Yeo said the company is keeping the details of the plot hidden for now, but it focuses on Doctor Usher bringing home his new wife, Rowena, and complications ensue. The play, as any lover of Poe should know, is not fodder for family fun. “In my opinion, it gets pretty spooky and graphic and frightening and horrifying. It’s definitely not for children,” she said. Yeo said the company planned

the event to play with the idea of a jolly New Year. “It’s winter and it’s cold, and by New Year’s everyone is done being happy and Christmas-ey, so we said, ‘Let’s do something dark and spooky.” ~ Chris Quintana

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ew art for the New Year — that’s the goal for Cirq Art Gallery and Boutique coowner Nicole Montes. Montes is offering free gallery space for artists who bring their work in on New Year’s Day for the gallery’s Hangover Takeover party. “It’s an opportunity for artists to come put their work up on our walls,” she said. “There’s no fee, and it’s for all ages. It’s going to be a day for anyone who wants to be part of the scene to come and display their artistic abilities.” In addition to the art on display, the event will be fueled by live music, free food, swing dancing and pudding wrestling. Most importantly, there is plenty of free space for all artists, Montes said. “We want to make it available to all the other artists in town,” she said. “They don’t have to have previous gallery experience, which a lot of galleries request. We really want to make it more of a community

Adult Night at Explora 1701 Mountain Rd. N.W. Jan. 15 6:30 p.m.

“The Poe Project: Merely This and Nothing More” The Box Performance Space 114 Gold Ave. S.W. $12 General, $8 Student Jan. 1 – 10 8 p.m. art scene. Even if they don’t want to contact us before, if they want to show up with their pieces of art that day, we’ll just start hanging it up on the wall.” The celebration will also serve as a rechristening ceremony for Cirq, which will be called Revlis under Montes’ direction. Montes said she expects a big turn out, and hopes to raise the gallery’s standards from those of the previous owner. “Since I’m taking over Cirq, we are doing everything that he’s doing, but about a zillion times more,” she said. ~Chris Quintana

“Hangover Takeover Party” Cirq Art Gallery and Boutique 712 Central Ave. S.E. Jan. 1 3 p.m.

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Trying to get UNM’s star rightside hitter Taylor Hadfield to talk about her successes is like pulling teeth. The 6’1” junior from Corte Madera, Calif., isn’t one to boast, though she has every right to. Hadfield led the UNM volleyball team in kills for most of the season, finishing the year with 2.63 kills per set and a .252 hitting percentage. In conference matches, Hadfield really turned it on, posting a team-high 2.98 kills and .303 hitting percentage. Hadfield paced the Lobos to a 20-10 record on the season, a thirdplace finish in the Mountain West Conference and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, while earning all-conference and all-region honors. But in spite of it all, Hadfield remains humble. Take, for instance, when Hadfield received word that she was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-West Region Team on Dec. 9. Her first response was shock. “I was like, ‘Oh, my God, that is so cool,” Hadfield said. “Then, I had to ask what the award was because I had no idea. … I found out that all of the regional honorees become nominees for All-Americans, and I was completely surprised to be included in such an elite list. It’s an absolute honor.” And who did Hadfield thank first? “I do not get any of these individual accomplishments by myself,” Hadfield said. “You can’t play good volleyball without a great team, and I appreciate my teammates every day. They are the best team I could have asked for.” A somewhat reserved person off the court, something changes when Hadfield steps on.

“She has the ability to really dominate the game,” head coach Jeff Nelson said. “She’s one of our go-to players, and having that solid attack on the right side balances our offense.” Under Nelson, Hadfield has blossomed into a solid front-row player for the Lobos, consistently performing at a high level. Hadfield posted a career-high 21 kills against Colorado State on Oct. 24, surpassing her previous high of 16 against Utah on Oct. 10 and Pittsburgh on Sept. 12. “Sports can take a toll on you both physically and mentally,” Hadfield said. “For me, most of the time if there is something stopping me from doing something, it’s a mental block.” Hadfield said her family keeps her grounded and is there to help her through the hard times. “They always tell me the real deal,” she said. “They don’t sugarcoat things for me. They’re there for me to share in my successes, but they’re also there when I don’t play my best. They’re not afraid to tell it like it is.” Hadfield’s sister, Jordie, is UNM volleyball’s director of operations. Her father, Dave, played collegiate basketball at the University of San Francisco, and her mother, Dee, rarely misses a home match despite living more than 1,000 miles away. “I have such a great support system,” Hadfield said. “I like it when my family gets to watch me play, and I especially look up to my dad because he knows what it’s like to play a sport in college.” And with one more year of eligibility remaining, Hadfield’s goals for next season are quite lofty (and, to no surprise, her team’s goal is at the top of the list). “One of our team goals is to make it to the Sweet Sixteen next season,” Hadfield said. “Personally, I just want to remain consistent and do the best that I can so that (setter) Jade (Michaelsen) and the rest of the team can continue to rely on me.”

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The UNM men’s basketball team is undefeated against the Aggies this season — and not just the Lobos’ interstate rival. The Lobos UNM 84 beat the NMSU Aggies twice, A&M 81 and on Saturday UNM handed No. 16 Texas A&M their second loss of the season. UNM pulled out a narrow 84-81 win at the Toyota Center in Houston, improving the team to 10-0. And now, top-25 ranking may come a-calling. “I think we do expect to be in the top 25,” said forward Roman Martinez, who scored 22 points in Saturday’s win. “We are trying to gain that respect level for the Mountain West and for our team. And for us winning 10 straight games, it shows something.” Saturday’s win was the culmination of a week-long road trip in which the Lobos dismissed San Diego on Wednesday, then caught a plane to Houston to check the Aggies off their list. The Texas A&M game gave the Lobos their fourth win on the road

and their second win against a ranked opponent. On Dec. 2, they beat Cal, which was ranked 25th in the ESPN/coaches poll at the time. The Cal win gave the Lobos their first taste of national attention. But that spotlight could have come sooner if the Lobos’ practices were broadcast, forward Darington Hobson said. “Playing with your guys and going to war with them every day in practice, you know how good they are and what they are capable of doing,” said Hobson, who scored 18 over the Aggies. “We are happy with the success, but we are not surprised.” Much of that success has come on the shoulders of Martinez, who sank a pair of free throws with nine seconds left in the game, widening the gap to three and securing the victory for UNM. “Coach drew up a play and got me open, and they fouled me,” Martinez said. “I felt like we needed two free throws to win because the way they were shooting 3s. We didn’t want to give them a chance to win at the end. We wanted to make sure to

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Second-year apathy doesn’t exist as far as Lauren Taylor is concerned. “S ophomore UNM 74 slump?” Taylor LMU 55 said about the jinx that often impedes second-year players’ progression. “Pssh.” And why not? Against Loyola Marymount on Saturday, Taylor hit the 20-point plateau for the third time in the last four games, courtesy of a 20-point, four-rebound, four-assist performance at The Pit. In turn, the Lobos beat the Lions 74-55. Let’s just say it was easy for Lobo head coach Don Flanagan to nitpick in a win. The sound of Taylor clanging iron was less than harmonious for Flanagan. The 6-foot guard, who usually shoots a scintillating 41 percent from deep, was only 2-of-7 from 3-point land. “If Lauren would’ve been hitting, she’d have had 30,” Flanagan said. “She usually hits those 3s, but, other than that, Lauren being in there creates a lot of opportunities for us, because she drives well; she passes well; she’s smart, and she can shoot the 3 and the pull-up.” With point guard Amy Beggin still hobbled by a nagging ankle injury, Taylor took it upon herself to shoulder the brunt of the work. Though she wasn’t sinking her 3-point shot, Taylor slashed through the lane, banking in a number of runners and layups of varying

degrees of difficulty all while drawing fouls. “I definitely could’ve hit a couple more 3s,” Taylor said. “(Flanagan) was a little upset with me. You work toward that. You don’t necessarily go for a 30-point game, but you go for hitting your shot.” Not surprisingly, however, Taylor deflected any praise, pointing to the fact that it was a collective effort that set her up for individual success. “We’re just playing well as a team, honestly,” she said. “We’re using screens better. We’re setting screens for each other. I didn’t get many of those shots on my own. I was getting screens from teammates. I was getting great passes from teammates. We’re working well together. That’s it.” The Lions never really threatened, pulling to within 10 after being down as much as 21 in the first half. Marymount’s workhorse, Renahy Young, who scored 14 points in the first half off an eclectic mix of nifty drives to the basket, was straitjacketed in the second half. The Lobos limited her to three points, her first one coming off a free throw almost 12 minutes into the half. Flanagan said Young preyed on UNM’s lethargic man-switch defense in the first half. “We’re switching on players, and one of the things that happens when you start switching is you might have a pretty good defender on her, and then you switch out and the other defender might not be quite as good or know as much about her,” he said, “I didn’t think we were aggressive enough on our switch. I told everybody who had what points

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Junfu Han / Daily Lobo Lauren Taylor drives past Loyola Marymount’s Alex Cowling during the Lobos’ 74-55 victory over the Lions on Saturday at The Pit. Taylor had 20 points on Saturday, marking the third time she scored at least 20 points in the last four games. at halftime. I told them that No. 10 is the one that you have to make sure you can’t give her an easy opportunity.” Beggin had 13 points — 10 of those coming in the second half — and gingerly ambled around with a noticeable limp. But the platoon reserves filled in. Four Lobos hit double figures, including Beggin. Jessica Kielpinski graced the Lobos with a post presence, securing six rebounds in addition to her 10 points. Sara Halasz, also a sophomore, had 13 points but lagged a bit

defensively, Flanagan said. Twice, after failing to close out on Loyola Marymount’s shooters, Halasz allowed the Lions to drain freebie 3s, prompting Flanagan to seat her on the bench. Flanagan playfully jabbed at Halasz in his postgame remarks. “She didn’t learn it after I told her what to do,” Flanagan said. “I told her, ‘Look, the most important thing is if we make a mistake we live with it … but don’t do it again in the same game. Wait a week or two before doing it. I can’t believe that she did it — it wasn’t even five minutes later.”

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get that three-point cover.” The game came down to a pair of free throws after an Aggie run that sliced an 18-point Lobo lead to single digits. A few defensive errors gave the Aggies some easy layups, which contributed to the comeback, Martinez said. Early in the season, head coach Steve Alford warned that his team needed to learn to finish off games when holding a large lead. In last week’s game against NMSU at the Pit, the Lobos saw a 26-point lead die down in the second half. Alford chalked it up to carelessness but emphasized that he would ride his players because of it. Saturday saw a similar situation — only the Lobos were playing on the road and the opponent was ranked. Nonetheless, the Lobos found a way to win, which is the most important thing, Martinez said. “We did what we needed to do on the road,” he said. “Road games are not easy. … We are learning from a win. And that is important to us. Usually in games like this, teams learn from losses, but we are finding a way to win, and I think that is a big plus.”

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COMPANIONS/ CAREGIVERS NEEDED to work with seniors in their homes. Assist with the activities of daily living. Rewarding work and good experience, particularly for students enrolled in human sciences (e.g., nursing, pre-med, etc.). Training provided. Student friendly schedules. Must have reliable transportation and be able to pass rigorous background check and drug screening. Send letter of interest and/ or resume to rightathome@lobo.net. Visit our website www.albuquerque.rightathome.net.

2003 DODGE DAKOTA Quad Cab 4X4 Only $8300 OBO. 90k miles. Call 704-999-0209

NEW 1600SF 3BDRM washer/dryer. San Mateo & Constitution $1150/mo. Year lease. 505-238-6824.^

BEAUTIFUL 3BDRM, 1BA in great NE Heights neighborhood. $850/mo +utilities. 275-7550.^

RED 26” woman’s 10 speed mountain bike for sale. Recently cleaned and adjusted. Worth $100 but I want to help Santa and ﬁnd this bike a good home. $50. steele70@unm.edu

BLUE 1994 TOYOTA Tercel. 37MPG, Brand New Tires, Wheels, Paint, Battery. Great Condition. 160k miles. Was asking $2,500, now asking $1,600obo. 604-1440.

Duplexes

UNFURNISHED HOME FOR lease UNM area 1619 Aliso Dr. NE. 2BDRM 1BA 1cg $895/mo. $575 security deposit, one year lease. 934-7585.

Jobs Off Campus

For Sale

***1BDRM 1BA BIG rooms, 2 blocks to UNM, lots of parking, small pets allowed. 881-3540***^

2BDRM 1BA NE Heights- Big back yard $850/mo $550dd. Available January 1st. 850-3521^

Bikes/Cycles

HALF OFF DVD movies. •1/2 off video games- Nintendo, Playstation, Xbox. •50% off TOYS and books. Addicted to Comics Super Sale. 5201 Lomas (1 block west of San Mateo). 255-3234.

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CHARMING STUDIO AT 201B Mulberry NE. Hardwoods and laundry. Nonsmoker. $425/mo. 620-4648.^

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He knows if you’ve been bad or good by Isaac Avilucea Daily Lobo

Disclaimer: This column is satire. Dear UNM Administrators, Mike Locksley and message board bloggers: Season’s greetings from your sports editor at the Daily Lobo. I hope this letter reaches you in good spirits. It’s been a tumultuous year filled with embarrassment, angst and disappointment. Understandably, at this point, it’s safe to assume that I’m not your favorite person to interact with. With that said, I’d like to clear the air. Though it seems you guys think of me as — in not so

many words — a disingenuous, pot-stirring renegade, I hold you all in the highest regard. This is an eternal cat-and-mouse game — the perpetual struggle between public relations management and journalism. The nature of the business dictates that you must do everything possible to protect the University’s image. Meanwhile, my job is to work for the public, to voice their concerns and to be a mediator between you and those who harshly criticize your decisions. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way this level of understanding was lost — and we became embroiled in a spat that spilled out onto the local stage. Even individuals who had nothing to do with the Locksley situation chimed in, calling me a “subjective” reporter

To: Paul Krebs ’Tis the Holiday season, Paul, and it has been especially wintery outside. Seeing as you have a certain fondness for covering up, I decided it’d be fitting to get you a top-of-the-line Mink fur coat. Trust me, it isn’t prone to leaks and will protect you from the most frigid conditions. Specially equipped with

a media retardant, this coat will make you invincible to fire-starter newspapers and television stations. Also, as a stocking stuffer, I’ll throw in a BlackBerry Curve 8500 with my number already programmed, since I’m sure you haven’t intentionally missed my calls or procrastinated about returning them.

To: Helen Gonzales Maybe it’s just me, but I figured you couldn’t truly call yourself a big-shot investigator without a voice recorder. This tool is essential to lowly journalists, and would probably be useful to investigators dedicated to being impartial, meticulous and accurate.

To: President Schmidly It was either this or a seaside “bungle”-low for you, Helen and Paul to vacation from this media fire storm. Since you seem fond of pithy language, I decided you’d appreciate a 12-volume encyclopedia set of inspirational quotes. It’s full of gems, and

looking to portray the University in a “negative light.” I must admit — that one hurt. Still, I’m willing to get beyond this. And to express my gratitude to you, and to reaffirm the fact that I harbor no disdain for you, I thought it’d be a bury-the-hatchet gesture to buy you all Christmas gifts. I put a great deal of time and thought into purchasing these items. Hopefully you will all enjoy them and put them to good use. Regards, Isaac Avilucea

That being the case, I made sure not to be frugal. The one I’m giving you is designed to eliminate static and creates files which can’t be tampered with, so you will have the most unfiltered, crystal-clear audio, and you will be able to recall, with unmistakable precision, what was told to you in testimonies you receive while conducting said investigations.

I penciled in your personal favorite: “There’s your story; there’s their story; and then there’s the truth,” as you said at the news conference Nov. 4. I hope you will consult these books next time you’re preparing your statements to the media.

To: Shannon Garbiso Shannon, I hope you find my gift useful. The latest from Fellowes, the Powershred C225Ci cross-cut paper shredder is designed to be jam proof and shred up to 20 pages

To: Mike Locksley “Iron Mike,” I had to mull over what to get you. I racked my brain for hours. It’s hard to shop for a man who gets paid $750,000 and has everything. Gift cards to a slew of restaurants, boxing gloves and this Britney Spears CD with the smash single “Hit Me Baby One More Time” just didn’t seem

at a time. Hopefully, this will assist you in any future note-destroying endeavors and keep your desk clean of documents pertaining to important inquiries into physical altercations or other serious matters.

to fit the bill. I arranged to have you embark on an all-expenses-paid trip to watch the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. As you know, this game will feature two undefeated mid-major squads, one from the Mountain West Conference — TCU. Suffice it to say, I think this could be a good learning experience for you.

To: TheRedMenace.com For you, my friends, I submitted a personal letter of recommendation to Greg Remington, head of UNM Media Relations, suggesting he consider adding you to his legion foot soldiers. No thanks necessary. Let’s face it: When it comes to ardent declarations of unswerving support of “Iron Mike,” you guys are professionals. It’s unfortunate that you remain Locksley’s most stalwart, unpaid public relations representatives.

It’s about time your dignified and eternal efforts to sway fan support in favor of Locksley are recognized in the public sphere and you are handsomely compensated for them. With the pay you all receive for working closely with the Marketing Department, perhaps you could invest in a spell checker for your Web site, or outsource that job to someone who has a lot of experience in copy-editing. I’d be more than happy to recommend a few people.