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14 Conversation: like, a fresh look at freshmen M O D E R AT E D B Y V B P R I C E , E D I T E D B Y M A R Y C O N R A D Freshman life on a big and unknown campus can intimidate even the hardy. Six UNM freshmen discuss their experiences and the programs designed to welcome new students to the fold.
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On the Cover:
Hodgin Hall 2003 by Matthew Dunn
BY LAURIE MELLAS-RAMIREZ A look at John Probasco, UNM’s most recent Rhodes Scholar, who combines brains, poise, ambition, kindness, and appreciation for his parents to boot!
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Desert mammalogist and museum maven Michael Mares receives a unique award from the University of Oklahoma where his work has educated many about the natural world. BY DEBRA LEVY MARTINELLI
6 Letters Look out! Mirage readers make their opinions known.
9 Connections Recent accomplishments by UNM faculty and staff.
22 Con Nombre BY MICHAEL PENN A look at photographer Cavalliere Ketchum, whose story first appeared in the University of Wisconsin magazine On, Wisconsin! Senior editor Michael Penn covers the Wisconsin professor and UNM alum who is combing New Mexico’s villages to identify the unnamed subjects of depression photos.
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Spring 2003, Volume 21, Number 3 THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO: F. Chris Garcia, President; Judy K. Jones, Vice President-Institutional Advancement; Karen A. Abraham, Director, Alumni Relations. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Steve Ciepiela, President, Albuquerque; Steve Bacchus, President-Elect, Albuquerque; Debbie Doak, Treasurer, Albuquerque; Connie Beimer, Past President, Albuquerque; Roberto Ortega, Albuquerque; Coleman Travelstead, Albuquerque. MIRAGE is published three times a year, in April, August, and December, by the University of New Mexico Alumni Association for the University’s alumni and friends. Address all correspondence to UNM Alumni Relations Office, Hodgin Hall, Albuquerque NM 87131-0016. Send all Album information to the attention of Margaret Weinrod. Send all changes of address to the attention of Records. Send all other correspondence to the attention of Mary Conrad. To comply with the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, UNM provides this publication in alternative formats. If you have special needs and require an auxiliary aid or service, please contact Mary Conrad. Phone: 800-258-6866 (800-ALUM-UNM) or 505-277-5808. E-mail to Mary Conrad: mconrad@unm.edu or alumni@unm.edu. Web address: www.unmalumni.com
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