NM Daily Lobo 02 10 2015

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‘Saul’ premiere delivers ‘Breaking Bad’ spinoff offers strong 2-day debut By David Lynch Prequels have a nearinsurmountable task at hand before the pilot episode even airs: presenting a familiar universe in a new light while sustaining enough intrigue to hold the attention of an audience that for the most part already knows how everything ends. It’s a rare feat that creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould have endeavored to pull off, but if the twonight premiere of “Better Call Saul” is any indication, “Breaking Bad” doesn’t have anything to worry about. A return to the criminal underworld of Albuquerque was long overdue, but Gilligan and Gould have made it worth the wait with a pair of episodes that are as suspenseful as they are hilarious, as familiar as they are fresh.

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Eric McMahon, Sora McMahon and Arty Fisk, right to left, watch the premiere episode of “Better Call Saul” at The Local Brewhouse on Sunday. “Better Call Saul,” the “Breaking Bad” spinoff filmed in Albuquerque, focuses on the unsuccessful life of lawyer Saul Goodman.

UNM Day recognizes efforts ASUNM opposes license legislation By Marielle Dent

UNM students, faculty, staff and alumni boosted awareness of the University’s accomplishments and lobbied legislators on issues that affect higher education, at UNM Day at

the capitol on Monday. The UNM Day is coordinated annually by the Associated Students of UNM Governmental Affairs and is a time for students to showcase their work and communicate the positive impact UNM has statewide,

according to ASUNM website. A diverse group of university programs were represented with exhibits staffed by students ready to discuss their work and research. UNM Valencia, UNM Gallup, UNM Taos, the Department of Physics

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Gov. Susana Martinez, left, greets GPSA President Texanna Martin, right, Rachel Williams and other student government representatives at the State Capitol building in Santa Fe. Monday marked UNM Day at the state Legislature.

Large undocumented population at UNM deserve support, undergrad president says By David Lynch The Associated Students of UNM unanimously passed Resolution 2S at last Wednesday’s senate meeting, declaring their support of the University’s undocumented immigrant students’ ability to get driver’s licenses, a privilege which may be revoked during the current legislative session. Rachel Williams, president of the undergraduate student governing body, said that she strives to keep her positions very focused on UNM and the University’s various student populations. She said she advocates for anyone’s ability to get an education, which hinges on students providing identification. “There is a large population of undocumented students that go to school here that contribute and are just trying to make a better life for themselves,” she said. “I want to support them in any way that I can.” A driver’s license is the conventional way most students get a LoboCard, which, according to the LoboCard Office’s website, “is the single most important form of campus identification you can have,” allowing access to most of the

University’s services and facilities. A passport or military ID may also be used to get a LoboCard, according to the website. The resolution was created in light of Gov. Susana Martinez’s continuing efforts to revoke the licenses of undocumented immigrants in New Mexico, allowed by a state policy that was passed under Bill Richardson in 2003 when he was governor. Martinez has attempted to repeal the policy before, but it is garnering more support this year following the November elections, which gave Republicans control of the House. Sen. Udell Calzadillas Chavez said that opposing Martinez’s legislation is vital not only to the UNM community, but Albuquerque at large. “We have kept pushing it back and it is a really good thing because it keeps families within the community so that they can actually be a part of the community and not in the shadows,” he said. Himself an undocumented immigrant, Chavez urged his fellow senators to support the resolution during Wednesday’s meeting.

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