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By Carrie RatkevichStaff Reporter

The anonymous class evaluation surveys that students are asked to complete at the end of each term are not actually anonymous, said former Communications Humanities and Social Sciences Instructor Julia So.

Emails sent through myCNM at the end of each term offer the evalua-tions and claim that students will have complete anonymity, said So. Though the results are not available until after

grades are released, instructors can see who has and has not taken the evalua-tion survey. So said she felt that anony-mous is supposed to mean that instruc-tors cannot see any names.

“It’s quick and easy and completely anonymous. Your instructors will see only the tabulated results—they will never see your name attached to your responses, and no results will be released to any instructors until all grades are recorded and posted,” read the emails sent to students.

So reported this issue to

administration in August 2011, according to emails from So to administration. Lundgren replied that it was an option with the soft-ware that did not need to be used, said Lundgren in an email

Instructors can see a list of students who have and have not taken the evaluation survey, said Associate Dean of SAGE Louanne Lundgren. It would be nearly impossi-ble to connect names with the response, she said.

“It was decided at the meeting,

based on the faculty input, we would not use this option and faculty will not receive access to any of the information until after grades are completed,” said Lundgren in an email response.

This is in conflict with ethical research, regardless of when results are released, because of the promise

By Carrie RatkevichStaff Reporter

In the 2012 edition of “Leonardo”, CNM’s literary magazine, editors abused power for their own personal gain, said Allocation Board member James Roach.

Of the five editors, three had five or more of their own works published in the magazine. Out of hundreds of student submissions, only 25 total authors and artists were included, according to the magazine’s table of contents.

“Leonardo”, which was released in April, started with 243 submissions this year, which is about the aver-age number received each year, said “Leonardo” Adviser and full time CHSS instruc-tor Patrick Houlihan.

“I am ashamed of how these students have selfishly taken advantage of this stu-dent organization to make themselves feel more impor-tant; it’s just distasteful,” said Roach.

The magazine used to be a project for a class which has been since cut from the cur-riculum, said Houlihan. All of the editors and layout design-ers are volunteers, he said.

The pieces that made it into the magazine were chosen by a majority vote, said General Studies graduate and “Leonardo” Editor Cat Hubka. Hubka had 10 pieces in the magazine, more than any other contributor.

“Leonardo” Editor Joel Wigelsworth was not avail-able for comment; no contact information could be located for editors Aaron Stout, Milly Leyva or Leah Leyva

“Everything came down to votes. If three of the edi-tors voted for it; it got in,” said Hubka.

Selection guidelines may be needed for “Leonardo”, said Roach, who has worked with literary magazines before. Selection should be left open, but editors should be limited to a maximum of two works, he said. To avoid favoritism, submissions should be limited to three per applicant, said Roach.

“These guidelines are pretty simple, and standard for most literary magazines,” said Roach.

If the magazine had more time, more submis-sions would have made been

A question of ethics‘Anonymous’ instructor evaluations contain

student information

see Geotech on Page 7

By Joel GillelandStaff Reporter

T wo Geographic I n f o r m a t i o n Technology students have qualified to com-

pete in the final round of the Esri International User Conference in San Diego, CA, said Amy Ballard, full-time instructor and applied technologies department chair.

Laurance Armour and Jennifer Lewis Fowler are two of only six finalists in the

nation-wide competition that study geospatial skills and technology, said Ballard.

“These two students did it. They took the tests and got in there. I really give them a huge amount of credit for going that extra mile because they are doing this during their final semester here at CNM. It’s a really big deal,” said Ballard.

Armour recently gradu-ated with an associate degree in Geographic Information Technology, but said he plans to take more courses at CNM in order to get into UNM’s

computer science program. “I never thought I would

like computers, but I have had so much fun in these classes that I want to keep going,” said Armour.

He said he is excited for the competition and plans to spend the next two months preparing his presentation.

The first two rounds of the three-round competition consisted of a 100-question exam and a video presentation of the finalists’ project, said Ballard. Those rounds were completed earlier this year.

“I used satellite images to compare forest health between protected forests and unpro-tected forests,” said Armour.

The scores from both rounds were added together and the six students with the highest scores were chosen to present their professional post-ers at the Esri International User Conference.

Armour said his poster was part of a class final project that took him more than half of a semester to complete.

“It took a good eight weeks

In the volume 17, issue 30 article “Raising discord,” it should have said that President Winograd’s email explained that the governing board had approved a three percent raise for all staff and faculty, but that out of respect for the process the raise for unionized positions must be approved through the collective bargaining agreement.

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Students selected as finalists in prestigious competition

‘Leonardo’ scrutinizedMagazine criticized for lack of student inclusion

SCREENSHOT PROVIDED BY JULIA SO

In this screenshot of student evaluation results, the red cirlcle indicates where instructors can review students who have and have not submitted the survey.

PHOTO BY JOEL GILLELAND | STAFF

Laurance Armour, Geographic Information Technology major, will be competing in San Diego in late July.

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The League of American Bicyclists is hosting its annual Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 18, as part of National Bike Month. For resources for Albuquerque cyclists and to view bike paths throughout the city, visit cabq.gov/bike.

Governing Board Approves Associate Degrees in Chemistry, Nutrition

At the CNM Governing Board meeting on May 9, the Board approved two new discipline-specific associate degrees – an Associate of Science Degree in Chemistry and an Associate of Science Degree in

Nutrition – that are designed to provide students with a clear pathway for transferring to the University of New Mexico and other four-year universities around the state. The creation of these degrees will also help CNM identify students interested in these fields earlier, which allows the college to provide more support and assistance as students progress through the programs. Last year, CNM created Associate of Arts Degrees in Anthropology, Communication, English, History, Political Science and Sociology that provide smooth transfer pathways to UNM and other state universities.

Some Westside Departments Relocating for Summer, Fall Terms

Due to upcoming renovation projects in the Michael J. Glennon Building at Westside Campus, some departments have relocated for the summer and fall terms. The Westside Library has moved to MJG 108 and the Assistance Centers for Education has moved to MJG 113. Both departments will transition to the new Westside Phase III building upon its opening in January 2013.

Represent CNM as a Quality New Mexico Examiner

Quality New Mexico is now recruiting examiners for the upcoming New Mexico Quality Awards. The Awards provide an opportunity for New Mexico businesses and organizations to receive organizational assessment, feedback and opportunities for improvement, and public recognition. Serving as a Quality New Mexico examiner provides a powerful professional development experience and gives insight into the processes and systems of effective organizations. For more information, all are welcome to attend an information session on Friday, May 18, at 10 a.m., or Tuesday, May 22, at 9:30 a.m., in the Louis Saavedra Administrative Building (LSA), Room 213, on Main Campus. Please RSVP to Juliane Ziter at 224-4704 or [email protected].

TRiO Accepting Summer Applications

TRiO Student Support Services is now accepting student applications for the summer term. TRiO offers resources such as personalized academic guidance, coaching and one-on-one tutoring to students who are income-eligible, first-generation college students and/or have a

documented disability. For more information, call 224- 4375.

Gas Service Interruption Affects Some Main Campus Buildings

Gas service continues to be interrupted to a number of buildings on Main Campus in order to perform a test on the underground gas piping. The following buildings will be experiencing a lack of hot water and may experience some cooler temperatures during the outage. The following buildings will be affected: Student Services Center

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There are worse things than going to the bookstore... right?

Tom’s loss

CARTOON BY SCOTT M. ROBERTS | STAFF

If the powers that be at CNM really want to show that they care about students, they would do something substantial about the traumatic experience students face each term in pur-chasing textbooks.

Textbooks, which are touted as critical to the learning experience, cost roughly the same as a kidney transplant, but without comparable benefits or resale value.

Woe betide the student who needs a “CNM edition” of any book – the cost of an over-priced non-resalable copy of the Math0940 textbook is enough to make anyone cry.

It is rare to find a teacher who will honestly tell a student how much material from a book will be used. Too often, an instructor will report that the book will be used in every class period and is necessary for all homework assignments. Then students notice about midway through the semester that the 50 pound cobwebbed text they’ve been lugging around all term has yet to be used either in class or study sessions. Nothing hurts worse than the realiza-tion that what one actually pur-chased at the book store was a $200 case of crippling back pain.

Then there’s the scam of renting a textbook, which has enough fine print to keep

a legion of lawyers busy for months. Miss the return dead-line by even a day and the late fee is the list cost of the book.

Entering the bookstore with a backpack or even a very large purse is absolutely prohib-ited during peak book buying times because the bookstore seems to be under the impres-sion that larceny is in the heart of every student. Of course, those items can be left outside the door with a lone work-study student who will protect them from damage, theft and the like. The bookstore, naturally, does not guarantee that the back-packs will be returned undam-aged, or evan at all.

Of course, the one word that defines book buying for any student is “lines.” Even with every register open, the book-store is not equipped to handle the volume of students in need of a textbook. Standing in a line for two hours in order to pur-chase books is standard in the fall and spring terms.

Then there’s the matter of buying textbooks with financial aid for a class that a student is not registered for. Doing so will garner an email from the dean of students, admonish-ing the guilty student against buying books for friends – and sometimes demanding that the offending material be returned

immediately. In other words, a student may use financial aid to purchase any item in the bookstore – including an iPad, jewelry, clothing and even shot glasses – except textbooks because it could be for some-one else. How dare a student help another student get an education?

Selling a book back to the bookstore can be more trau-matic than the initial purchase. A book will only be purchased by the bookstore for, at most, half of its new price – regard-less of condition. The exact buyback price depends on the number of copies the book-store already has. If a book is about to be removed from the curriculum, the bookstore will not buy it back at all. They will also not inform students of that in advance. As a side note, the bookstore will also not mention that it is cheaper to buy single Scantron sheets rather than the six pack.

School or student orga-nization hosted book swaps, the ability to use financial aid on websites like Amazon or eBay and better communica-tion among all concerned par-ties would make life easier and reduce the risk of textbook purchase-induced PTSD.

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“I couldn’t give any financial advice. I just think it’s not fair that there is so much wealth in so few hands.”

Sue Small – CHSS Instructor

“Back in the ‘50s we had nice tax policies where people were paying appropriate taxes on their wealth, not just their income.”

Angelika Schwamberg – CHSS Instructor

“We all need to change, the 99 plus the 1 percent, to make this country a better place. We are all interconnected. If the economy continues at the state which it is now, we will see a huge decline.”

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“My opinion is that this creates social tension and an inequality that is not sustainable, and that it should be changed through a distribution of wealth.”

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“I see it as an exploitation of the few over the many. What needs to happen is the distribution of wealth should be altered ... We need a genuine fundamentalist change or revolution.”

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4 | the CNM Chronicle May 22 - May 28, 2012ENTERTAINMENT

Serial killers in love

Albuquerque gets ACE’d

By Jyllian RoachManaging Editor

The second annual Albuquerque Comic Expo will have big stars and unique events, said the expo’s co-founder Greg Derrick.

The event, scheduled for June 8-10, is living up to that belief by bringing comic book legend Stan Lee, and indie film icons Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes to the Duke City, said Derrick.

“We wanted to bring something cool to Albuquerque; that not only we wanted to attend, but that our friends would want to attend,” said Derrick.

Many big names in the comic and sci-fi worlds, such as Peter Mayhew (“Star Wars”) and Adam Baldwin (“Firef ly”, “Chuck”), are making their first visit to Albuquerque for the conven-tion, said former Network Administration major and expo co-owner Craig Butler.

“It’s going to be a really cool thing,” said Butler.

Many locally produced events will be included at the show such as Gamers Anonymous, which will be hosting tournaments on early 1990’s Super Nintendo Entertainment Systems.

The ninth annual TromaDance New Mexico will run concurrent to the convention, and the event has teamed up with Savor Albuquerque – the 12-day event that culminates with the centennial party for

New Mexico on June 16, said Derrick.

Local artist and expo co-founder Mike Thompson created a lim-ited-edition poster for attendees who purchase a VIP pass, said Derrick. The poster features the three headlining guests breakdancing and will be signed by Kevin Smith.

“A lot of people don’t realize that Mike not only helped build ACE from the ground up, but he is also an accomplished artist. We wanted to showcase his talent at this year’s show, and he drew this amazing piece,” said Derrick.

Albuquerque Comic Expo will also host a spe-cial Kids Day on Sunday, which will feature a kids-only costume contest and balloon animals by local magician “Tall” Paul Cochrell, said Derrick.

The second annual Albuquerque Comic Expo will run June 8, 9 and 10 at the Albuquerque Convention Center down-town and will also feature two local movie premieres, a special live version of the

“Jay and Silent Bob Get Old Live” podcast at the Kiva auditorium and a weekend-long anime screening room. Tickets are $15 a day, $35 for a 3-day pass or $150 for a VIP package. Kid’s tickets are $7. For more informa-tion or to purchase tickets, go to abqcomicexpo.com

Second annual convention brings big names to Albuquerque

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The exclusive print featuring Kevin Smith (left) Stan Lee (center) and Jason Mewes (right) was created by ACE co-founder Mike Thompson.

PHOTO BY STEFANY OLIVAS

Albuquerque Comic Expo co-founder Greg Derrick discusses the highly anticipated summer convention.

PHOTO COURTESY BILLY GARBERINA

Former students Craig Butler and Melissa Roberge act out a scene from “I HEART U.”


Locally filmed indie horror movie “I HEART U” features the talents

of many CNM graduates and students, said director and actor Billy Garberina.

The film, which debuts at the Guild on June 8 in conjunction with the second annual Albuquerque Comic Expo, includes former Network Administration major Craig Butler, and former History major Melissa Roberge as associate producers, Liberal Arts major Jaymi McNulty and Film Technician certificate recipient Starr Welty as actors, and frequent guest lecturer Julian Wolf as specialty casting director and set designer, said Garberina.

The movie was shot at 42 locations in the Albuquerque area, with an almost entirely New Mexican cast and crew, said Garberina.

Even though he now lives in New York, he will always shoot his films in New Mexico, said Garberina.

“I am personally annoyed that most

things depicted in the media happen in New York City or Los Angeles; it’s like there’s this abyss between that consists of everything else,” he said.

Albuquerque actors also value teamwork and low budget films in a way that people in areas with long-established film history do not, said Garberina.

“I HEART U” is a classic mid-life crisis film about Walter Fletcher (Garberina) and his wife Liz (Raine Brown) who are both dis-satisfied with their lives and each other. In an effort to break the monotony, Walter and Liz turn to old hobbies. Walter spends his evenings stalking, strangling and mutilating prostitutes, while Liz enjoys seducing, drug-ging and cutting up sleazy men she finds in random bars. Each begins to fall in love with the other’s alter ego as the media goes into a frenzy over the two serial killers.

“I HEART U” will premiere at the Guild theatre on June 8. Show times are 10 p.m. and again at 12 a.m. Tickets are $8.

“It’s a bloodsoaked comedy of errors,” said Garberina.

Local film includes former students

May 22 - May 28, 2012 the CNM Chronicle | 5FEATURECollege eating without the Ramen

PHOTOS BY STEFANY OLIVAS | STAFF

(left) Culinary Arts major Raven Rutherford and Integrated Sciences major Dwayne West selling gourmet lemonades with Black Bird’nades. (center) Market goers check out the local fresh produce the market has to offer. (right) Nursing major Frank Wott plays acoutsic guitar for the market crowd as they discover healthy and affordable meal options.

By Stefany Olivas

Business Manager

There are multiple farmers markets throughout New Mexico that accept government food assis-tance, such as food stamps, said Catherine Gordon, market manager of Nob Hill Growers Market.

The value of helping all people obtain affordable, mini-mally processed food is priceless, said Gordon.

“It’s about getting real food to all people. This is one avenue for doing that,” said Gordon.

Market managers and

local farmers are working to create a farmers market for every neighborhood in the state to provide the opportu-nity for families to have afford-able healthy foods, she said.

“There is no question of the cultural impact on the community, and the health of it,” said Gordon.

At each market, an infor-mation table is available where people can swipe food stamp cards in exchange for one dollar tokens to be spent at any fresh foods booth.

“The local economy is supported because all of the food stamps are spent locally, and then the farm-ers who made the money

are going to spend it locally also,” said Gordon.

More than two dozen mar-kets currently participate in the program and the tokens can be used just like cash at the markets, but no change can be given. The tokens can be spent any time at the market where they were purchased, even if they were purchased weeks earlier.

Most of the markets are open seasonally, from early or late summer through late fall. Five of the markets are now open year round. Market goers have the rare oppor-tunity to ask growers about their growing methods, food storage or favorite recipe, according to the website.

“We try to have one of everything and provide what people need to support the proper health of their families,” said Gordon.

Along with produce stands, the markets also allow crafts-men, jewelers and other artists to sell their work, she said.

At Nob Hill Growers Market, guests are invited to educational booths involved in community interest projects to inform the public on the local food movement.

Special events like kid’s day are planned for the summer and local musicians can perform for the duration of each event.

“They are welcome to reserve playing time if they

do not mind being unpaid and unamplified, although they are welcome to ‘pass the hat’ for change,” said Gordon.

The markets are also an opportunity for people to get involved and volunteer for their community, said Gordon.

“Many of the volunteers just wanted get involved and some have never been active in their communities before this,” said Gordon.

The markets allow the community to make produc-tive use of land and water, preserve agricultural land and knowledge for future genera-tions, and have the security of a local food source.

“I consider myself a part

of the local food movement. Local food issues are important. My motive is to get food to all people,” said Gordon.

A vast network has devel-oped of groups and individu-als who are actively making an effort to increase public aware-ness about the importance of having local sustainable means of obtaining food.

“We’re almost unstop-pable. I want every neighbor-hood to have a market to walk to,” said Gordon.

For more information or to volunteer for the Nob Hill Growers Market con-tact Catherine Gordon at [email protected] or 934-8960.

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1ABQ Uptown Growers’ Market Location: NE parking lot of ABQ Uptown shopping center, just past Trader Joe’s

Schedule: Saturdays, 7 a.m. - noon Market Season: June 30th - October 27th

2ABQ Uptown Growers’ Market @ Presbyterian Hospital. Location: 1200 Block of Central Ave NE, across the

street from Presbyterian Hospital Schedule: Tuesdays, 7 a.m. - noon Market Season: June 26th - October 30th

3Northeast Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market Location: West side of Albuquerque Academy, 6400

Wyoming Blvd. Enter the school’s campus at Burlison Rd, go right (south) and the market will be on the right hand side across from the softball fields. Schedule: Tuesdays, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. Market Season: May 22nd - October 30th

4Armijo Village Growers’ Market Location: SW Corner of Isleta Blvd. & Arenal Rd. Schedule: Saturdays, 8 a.m. - noon

Market Season: June 2nd - October 27th

5Caravan Nouveau Growers’ & Artisan’s Market @ Wilson Park Location: Wilson Park, San Pedro Dr SE & Anderson Ave SE

Schedule: Tuesdays, 7 a.m. - noon & Sundays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Market Season: June 17th - November 15th

6Downtown Growers’ Market Location: Robinson Park, 8th & Central Schedule: Saturdays, 7 a.m. - noon

Market Season: May 19th - November 3rd7

Los Ranchos Growers’ Market Location: City Hall, 6718 Rio Grande Blvd. NW Schedule: Saturdays, 7 a.m. -

noon (8 a.m. - noon in Sept - Nov) Market Season: May 5th - November 10th

8Nob Hill Growers’ Market Location: Morningside Park, Lead & Morningside SE Schedule: Thursdays,

3 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Market Season: May 17th - November 1st

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Local farmers markets offer affordable health foods

Where to find a market

6 | the CNM Chronicle May 22 - May 28, 2012STUDENT LIFETemporary remedy

By Carrie Ratkevich

Staff Reporter

Despite the challenges of moving to a new space, art department instructors are working to make the best of the situation, said full-time art instructor Lynn Johnson.

The art department has temporarily moved to the N building, said Johnson. The department was given three connected classrooms and an office area, she said. There is no place for a student gal-lery at this time. The space will have to be renovated in the future, so a new space will have to be found at that time, said Johnson.

“It’s really hard. The por-tables were hideous, but they had been functioning so well for 15 years,” said Johnson.

The art department was forced to move from their portables after some fire safety concerns were identified last term, said Johnson. The art depart-ment had been in the por-tables for 15 years.

The art department has been looking for a perma-nent space for quite some time, said Johnson.

“Ideally, we would love to be in a building built for fine arts, such as a fine arts complex,” said Johnson.

Though the space is not ideal, the art department is pleased to be able to offer classes on main campus, said Johnson.

“We are really glad they aren’t closing down the department. They’re really trying to find us some alternative and some way of existing,” said Johnson.

A major concern of the

department is the location. The N building is far away from the CHSS and Arts and Sciences classes, which may dissuade students from taking art classes, said Johnson. The distance could cause a drop in enrollment, she said.

“Many of our students take classes as electives and may not want to come this far,” said Johnson.

With a recent change of UNM’s art program cur-riculum, many art students were forced to transfer early, said Johnson. This caused the art department to lose several years’ worth of graduates, said Johnson.

“It makes our program look unsuccessful,” said Johnson.

There is also some con-cern about having the class-rooms share a sink, but the department plans to sepa-rate the space with a row of lockers, said Johnson. This will allow classes that need the sink to use it without disturbing another class, she said.

The department is excited to have a courtyard, which will help with venti-lation needs, said Johnson.

“It will be our woodshop and spray booth,” said Johnson.

The art department instructors gave up their breaks to insure the class-rooms would be ready for the start of the summer term, said Erika Volkers, associate dean of CHSS.

“I’d particularly like to recognize the tremen-dous work that was done by Linda Slater and Lynn Johnson. They have worked tirelessly over the break to ensure that the new rooms are set up for the begin-ning of summer term,” said Volkers in an email.

Art department transitions to new home

Funding educationBy Joel Gilleland

Staff Reporter

The CNM Foundation has raised more donations than ever thanks to the Leading the Way Campaign, said Executive Director Lisa McCulloch.

The Foundation raised a total of $122,000 in contribu-tions; $70,000 went to CNM programs and the rest went to community organizations, said McCulloch.

The Leading the Way Campaign is an opportunity for employees to make dona-tions to the United Way, said foundation Development Associate Daysha Trujillo.

“It’s a testament to how our employees feel about the CNM community and the community in general. In a difficult economy when there are many retirees, we still have employees from many departments contributing. It really demonstrates the type of person that works at CNM,” said McCulloch.

Phillip Bustos, Vice President of Student Services said that even though 104 employees retired this year, the foundation still received a record amount of donations-said Vice President of Student Services, Phillip Bustos.

“The majority of our

givers are some of our lowest paid staff. They’re just incredibly generous. They open their wallets and give to students and the departments. It’s really neat,” said Bustos.

Every maintenance and operations employee, the lowest paid department on campus, gave to the United Way in order to help some-one else in need, said CNM President Dr. Kathie Winograd.

“People here understand that people are having a tough time. Most of the money that we get from our employees goes to our students, which is really great,” she said.

Jennifer Sullivan, a

groundskeeper at the Rio Rancho campus, said she has been donating money for eight years. She is also a stu-dent and a full time mother, she said.

“I just like that we all get together and get to give money to a good cause,” said Sullivan.

A lot of the money goes to emergency scholarships like the Rust Scholarship, which helps students with non-aca-demic financial problems that could keep them from going to school, said Achievement Coach Michelle Renteria.

“So many of the students we see do have emergencies

that come up. The foundation strongly believes that if stu-dents could just have that one emergency taken care of, they can continue on and not have to drop out,” said Renteria.

Students can use the money to pay for minor things like glasses, books and car tires, or for critical expenses such as rent, or medical bills, said Winograd.

“The Rust Scholarship is not based on whether you have money or not. It’s not based on your age. It’s just based on the fact that you are a student here, and we love you enough to want you to stay,” said Winograd.

Other beneficiaries of the money raised through the Lead the Way cam-paign include the Success Scholarship, which helps students with transitional costs and graduation, and the Milestone Fund, which is per-formance based and can help support low-income students, said McCulloch.

“We are really grateful to our contributors. This shows the United Way and the community how civi-cally minded and compas-sionate our employees are,” said McCulloch.

Instructors give record amount to CNM Foundation

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Art department staff spent their break between terms moving the art program from the portables next to the Student Resource Center to its new, temporary location in the N building.

May 22 - May 28, 2012 the CNM Chronicle | 7CLASSIFIEDSof anonymity, which means that the names of participants should remain unknown to both CNM and the instructors, So said.

“CNM may not claim itself as a research institution; however, being a teaching institution does not exempt us from following the ethics of research,” said So via email.

As of Spring 2012, the list of who has and has not com-pleted the survey is still avail-able to faculty, said So.

Michael Crane, President of the Faculty Senate also dis-agrees with the release of the participant names and is meet-ing with the academy deans to fix the issue, he said in an email to the faculty senate.

“As a statistician, I am opposed to the practice, and the arguments so far offered in support of this practice are weak at best and counter-pro-ductive at worst,” said Crane.

In the past the Dean’s Council has objected to keeping

the names of the participant hidden, said So in an email.

“If the college intends to reveal the names of students who take the survey, yet tells the students otherwise, it is an outright lie and such behavior violates the ethic of conducting research,” she said.

It is possible to turn out useful data from the evaluation surveys and be ethically sound, said So.

“I worked at the Office of Institutional Research for several years and know for a fact that a simple program can churn out useful data without compromising any ethics,” So said via email.

The spring term was So’s last term teaching at CNM, she said.

“I am not convinced that the administration would not disallow faculty access to stu-dents’ names. If that is the case, then I will rest my case and leave CNM with a heavy heart,” said So.

included in the magazine, said Hubka. There was also a shortage of art work submis-sions, she said. Editors were also concerned about layout because they did not want to go over budget, said Hubka.

“I didn’t know how the software and layout worked, or I would have crammed more in the mag-azine,” said Hubka.

More pieces could have been put in “Leonardo”, said layout designer for

“Leonardo”, Jonathan Gamboa, who also works for the CNM Chronicle. The magazine had a 50 page minimum and pieces were placed, on average, one to a page just to fill space, he said. All the pieces for the magazine had already been chosen when he came into

the project, said Gamboa.“Pretty much with design

you can do anything. There’s no limit,” said Gamboa.

The magazine was a total of 65 pages and took two days to design.

“Leonardo” is a student organization and is allotted funding by the Allocations Boards to put something together that represents the students, said Roach. The magazine is given more money than the average stu-dent organization because they are a campuswide publi-cation made for the benefit of all students, said Roach.

“If “Leonardo” did what they did, but only used the minimum amount of student funds that all student organi-zations get, then I wouldn’t have had a problem with an abuse of power,” said Roach.

of staying pretty focused and then two weeks of refining it and getting it right. It was a lot of work,” said Armour.

The finalists will pres-ent their projects on July 22 to an audience of more than 15,000 Geographic Information Systems professionals, said Ballard.

Armour, Fowler and the other four finalists will have a $2,000 travel stipend for the conference, and the opportunity to meet with professionals in the field, said Ballard.

“It’s really great. You can bring resumes. You can set up interviews while you’re there. It’s absolutely a good opportu-nity to interact with industry,” said Ballard.

Esri, short for Environmental Systems Research Institute, is a pri-vate company which holds about 80 percent of the market in Geographic Information Systems, said Ballard.

The Geotech competition had been a part of the SkillsUSA national applied technologies competitions until two years ago, when it was dropped due to low interest.

“These are pretty small programs so that was a bit of impetus for us,” said Ballard.

Ballard said she and other members of the GeoTech Center grant program created the com-petition for students at two-year institutions across the country. This will be the second consecu-tive year of the competition.

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More than 1,400 students graduated this spring, 525 of whom walked in the graduation cer-emony. Some of the newly graduated had advice to offer current and future students.

Krystel LarranagaDegree: Engineering

Future plans: Going to New Mexico Tech for a bach-

elor’s in Engineering. Words from the Wise:

“Keep your head in there, use what resources you have and

never think you can’t do it.”

James O’HaraDegree: Business Technologies, Environmental Safety and HealthFuture plans: Transfer to UNM to receive a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology.Words from the wise: “My advice is that when you start the

degree program, research it and find out where you want to

be when you grow.”

Jennifer ShieldsDegree: Architectural and Engineer Drafting

Future plans: Create modern designs for com-mercial buildings, such as restaurants.

Words from the wise: ”I think it’s very important to ask for help when you are a woman and to make

sure that you know asking for help is not a weak-ness; it’s what is needed to finish your degree.”

Ray AylesDegree: EducationFuture plans: Ayles said he is transferring to UNM to obtain a masters degree in read-ing comprehension with a focus on dyslexia so that he can work with special needs

children. Words from the wise: “It’s

not always easy trying to bal-ance work, life and school, but there is light at the end of

the tunnel.”

J. Kriss WhiteDegree: Computer Information SystemsFuture plans: To find a career as a sequel developer or data-base administrator.Words from the wise: “It’s never too late to go back to

school and get yourself back on track.”

Jessica KelleyDegree: Criminal JusticeFuture plans: Has already obtained a job working with federal inmates, but hopes to continue her education at Lewis University in the future.

Words from the Wise: “Just keep

coming because eventually you’ll get it.”

Jarrod FosterDegree: NursingFuture plans: Become a paramedic. Words from the wise: “Keep your head up, there is light at the end of the tunnel. If you really stick your nose in the books you can do it.”

Maurice HooksDegree: Film Crew TechnicianFuture plans: Making music videos and commercials Words from the wise: “Don’t let what people say get to you. Just stay focused on what you love to do.”

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