Day: January 22, 2013

By: Shaya Rogers, Staff Reporter | Photo By: Shaya Rogers

Controversy has been created around signs posted on campus by a student organization.

Signs posted on Main and Montoya Campus by the CNM Shooting Club play on students’ emotions and fears about school safety, said Psychology Major Dawn Shores.

The signs are displayed behind glass in various loca­tions around campus and say, “10 out of 10 criminals like gun free zones” and “Signs can’t stop acts of violence. Armed citizens can.”

“Because it is behind that glass, if you look at the posters around those signs, a lot of them have to do with various aspects of things you need to do at school, directives from the school. So it looks like this is sponsored by CNM,” she said.

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By: Adriana Avila, Managing Editor

The Executive Council of Students is working with mem­bers of administration to get stu­dent input about the possibility of removing spring break after this school year, said President of ECOS and Criminal Justice Major Stephen Martos.

There had been a five-year agreement for spring break dates to align among CNM, UNM and APS, but now that the agreement has ended, APS is moving their spring break to the middle of April, said Martos.

It would be senseless to continue the alignment since the spring term for CNM ends April 27, he said.

“There’s no sense in us to have a week off, one week of class and then finals week,” said Martos.

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By: Jonathan Baca, Senior Reporter

Getting the required textbooks for each term without breaking the bank is becoming more diffi­cult and students have few options when trying to save money, said Paralegal Studies Major Elisabeth Gehring.

The high cost of new textbooks and the addition of supplemen­tal materials like refer­ence books, workbooks and online codes, make many students feel fed up, said Gehring.

“It’s just crazy how expensive textbooks are at the CNM bookstore. It’s only my second semester and I have already spent alone,” said Gehring. almost $800 on books

The campus book­stores are run by Follett, a private contractor and book publisher that runs college bookstores all over the country, said Vice President of Student Services Phillip Bustos.

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