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Skydivers push excitement to its limits By Sherri Barth
@SherriJBarth23 Think jumping from an airplane sounds exciting? Skydiving enthusiasts have found a different launchpad that takes their flight to new heights and exhilarating freefalls. “You get that stomach-inyour-heart feeling” from jumping off a hot air balloon, according to skydiver Jake Cordova of Skydive New Mexico. Parachuting from a hot air balloon was first introduced as a means of safety, when in 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard tested this method of skydiving using a dog. Blanchard would soon have to put himself in a parachute and jump out of his own hot air balloon, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Skydivers have been getting a thrill from jumping, then parachuting from a hot air balloon at altitudes that can equal that of jumping out of airplanes. Cordova said jumping off a hot air balloon, or static jumps, is similar to base jumping. “You get that feeling that you are actually falling real intense, as opposed to skydiving, you’re out of
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Jake Cordova prepares to jump off of the gondola of a hot air balloon before plummeting 11,500 feet back down to Rio Rancho, New Mexico, on Oct. 17, 2017.
UNM to restock tampons in restrooms Gus
Pedrotty talks politics
By Brendon Gray
@notgraybrendon Last week, several administrators began the process of repairing restroom tampon dispensers across campus after a resolution from the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico passed a bill that asked for change. In the resolution, senators said bathrooms in the Student Union Building, Zimmerman Library and Johnson Center had tampon dispensers that were empty, inoperable or nonexistent. The solution would require building managers to repair, stock and create a structure to maintain the dispensers. On Wednesday afternoon, the resolution was distributed to the building managers’ desks. The next morning, signs were up in Johnson Center apologizing for the tampon dispensers that were out of order. “It should not have taken a resolution from ASUNM or inquiries from the Daily Lobo for Johnson Center to have fully functional tampon dispenser in all women’s facilities,” Jim Todd, director of Johnson Center, said in a written statement to the Daily Lobo. “I take responsibility
By Gabriella Rivera @gabbychlamps The Albuquerque mayoral race has moved to a run-off election between Timothy “Tim” Keller and Daniel “Dan” Lewis. News reporter Gabriella Rivera spoke with and compiled responses by former mayoral candidate and recent University of New Mexico graduate Augustus “Gus” Pedrotty to hear his perspective on the election and the future of the city.
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A sign apologizing for the lack of tampon dispensers is displayed outside a women’s restroom at Johnson Gym on Oct. 20, 2017.
and apologize.” Top-level administrators are now in conversation with campus facilities management to ensure the tampon
On the Daily Lobo website AWAD: UNM student develops app that helps users visualize 3-D atom
dispenser revitalization process is effective, streamlined and long-lasting, according to Walter Miller, associate vice president for Student Life.
Miller noted that many of the previous dispensers had been
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Q: What impact do you hope to have had on Albuquerque through your campaign? A: The biggest thing I hope to have shown Albuquerque and our elected officials is how uniquely equipped this city is. We are at the forefront of so many industries and so many technological advances, and Albuquerque has the resources
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