Robert Chavez and Chris Chavez hand a section of metal roofing up to Jayson Tom on Wednesday as they work on an energy-efficient house near the University of New Mexico-Gallup. The 872-square-foot home will feature energy-saving items such as radiant heat sub-floors, south-facing windows for passive solar heating and a gray water and rain water storage system for irrigating plants. [Photo by Jeffery Jones/Independent] Full Story

University of New Mexico-Gallup student Colleen Palmer uses a computer Wednesday at the Student Service Center in Gurley Hall to check her class schedule while other students wait in line to enroll in classes. Palmer is completing coursework for an associate degree in psychology. [Photo by Jeffery Jones/Independent] Full Story

Ice, ice, baby: Ice and snow cover flattened daisy stems while frost clings to the portions that are exposed on Wednesday morning in Gallup. Cold temperatures continue to affect the area, and across the country ice storms have been repsonsible for hundreds of accidents, power outages and multiple deaths. [Photo by Jeffery Jones/Independent]