Staff Report UNM javelin star Katie Coronado placed sixth at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. After capturing the silver medal in the NCAA Championships, Coronado came into the Olympic trials with a lot of momentum. But after advancing to the finals, Coronado was unable to secure a roster spot on the U.
Scott Galetti is giving up California coastlines - and the accompanying Pacific waves - to come splash around in the Rio Grande (Rivalry). Galetti, who was named UNM's new play-by-play announcer last Monday, said he's anxious to call some classic Lobo-Aggie games.
Staff Report UNM catcher Rafael Neda was named to Baseball America's Second Team on June 30. The announcement brings Neda's major honor running total to four. At the end of the season, Neda garnered an honor from the Pro-Line Athletic/National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, who named Neda to its Division I Freshman All-America First Team.
Daily Lobo: So what got you interested in biology? Reza Imani: Well, I did my undergraduate degree in biology and I have just always been fascinated with science since I was young. Like watching "Mr. Wizard" and stuff like that. DL: How did you decide that you wanted to become a doctor? RI: Primarily because my mom is a physician and that is what initially got me interested in it, and then just volunteering in the hospital and doing research just made me see that I really liked being around patients and being in health care.
Barbara Brennan has offered employment opportunities to people with developmental disabilities through her business, Stride Inc., for more than 20ˇyears. The company manufactures and distributes wholesale office supplies, like pens, binders and highlighters, to customers that include big corporations such as Office Max, OfficeˇDepot and Staples.
Editor, When I started at UNM in 1998, the SUB offered a vegetarian restaurant called Earth Grains. It offered made-to-order salads, hummus plates and various assortments of vegan and vegetarian cuisine. Now, the SUB has quasi-vegetarian options that don't live up to the reputation the vegetarian restaurant in the SUB used to have.
Editorial boards across the nation have come together in condemnation of Sen. Barack Obama's "flip-flop" decision to abide by public financing for his presidential campaign. Though he did not unequivocally vow to follow it, the presumed Democratic nominee repeatedly proffered strong support for public financing, promised to "aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee to preserve a publicly financed general election" and later declared he would "sit down with Sen.
It's a modern-day treasure hunt, minus the treasure. There are no pirates, eye patches or X's on a map. Instead, thrill-seekers use Global Positioning Systems to find small trinkets left behind by others who have found the items, called caches, and logged their experience on the Internet.
Julianne Hough Julianne Hough Available Now 3/5 We all know she can dance, as displayed on the ABC hit show "Dancing with the Stars." But can she sing? This up-and-coming country starlet known for her bubbly personality on television has a leg up on the competition as she debuts her self-titled country album to adoring fans.
The Emancipation Network charities and Proclaim the Name clothing are teaming up to bring the Dreams of Freedom fundraiser to the Southwest for the first time. On July 12, more than 200 people will come together to raise awareness about human trafficking.
Editor, The "100 Days & Nights of Summer" campaign is an effort by the State of New Mexico Department of Transportation and New Mexico State Police to reduce automobile fatalities by 25 percent in 2008. It is said that summertime is the deadliest time of the year on New Mexico roads.
Every week it seems gas prices continue soaring to heights never before seen, and every jump in the price is accompanied by a mixture of outrage and panic. What's surprising to me is not that prices continue to rise, but that many people are taking it so personally and displaying such angst when we've known for months, even years, that gas prices would be climbing, and we've been given plenty of advance notice to adjust our lifestyles to minimize the harm to ourselves.
Rejuvenated after returning from an excursion to South America, the UNM volleyball team has its eyes on having a successful upcoming season. The Lobos traveled to Argentina on May 27 for a 10-day sightseeing and training trip. But the exotic vacation almost didn't happen.
"I want to remain a (Dallas) Cowboy. I've been here for five years and I've made Dallas my home, and I would love nothing more than to be a Dallas Cowboy." These are comments Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terry Glenn recently made to the Dallas Morning News.
Editor, The years from '67 to '73 were arguably the most critical years in the American late 20th century, with respect to the revolutions of social and political consciousness that were going on here while the government kept us distracted with the fear and glory of war in a small people's republic of nowhere.
At the northern apex of the Rail Runner, I was faced with two options: get off the train and spend a few hours looking around Bernalillo, or keep riding it south, back to civilization. Luckily, my explorer's instincts took over, and I found myself setting off into the sunset.
Junior Spanish and English Daily Lobo: What classes are you taking this semester? Selma Kettwich: Spanish Linguistics 351 and Spanish 439: Trauma in Latin America. It's intense. DL: What do you hope to do once you graduate? SK: Travel. I would teach English or Spanish in another country.
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