Editor, Two recent letters discussing Islam reflect contrasting opinions about Muslim religious belief and culture. The other letter published Tuesday says, "Islam is a religion that makes itself very distinct from culture." Our opinions, judgments and beliefs are based on education and personal experience - education including examination, analysis and scrutiny.
Free stuff is always nice when you're a college student. So, every Thursday morning the Free Stuff Guys set up a table on campus to give away candy, Slim Jims, ramen noodles or even toilet paper. Founders David Knuckles and Kevin Linthicum have been giving away free stuff for two semesters.
Do you think President David Schmidly is doing a good job representing the student population? Becky Benage Sophomore Environmental science and biology I have no idea who that is. I don't deal with politics - not even for school. Nick Scholz Senior Exercise science I think Schmidly is a great president for UNM.
Editor, I am running for GPSA council chairman, because I believe the deliberative body needs a neutral facilitator, an officer who does the council's bidding rather than pushes the council in pursuit of a particular political agenda. We have witnessed the damage done by recent council chairpersons who advocate their personal preferences and concertedly steer meetings in certain directions.
Editor, How sad was my first May Day here five years ago when I learned that the day was not, as in most places around the world, the celebration of Workers Day. It was explained to me that the U.S. celebrates something called Labor Day the first Monday of September.
Editor, UNM cannot afford to have the Albuquerque Kings wheelchair basketball team forced off the main campus in Albuquerque. Rigid mind-sets plague potential and possibility at UNM. We all must work together to build an inclusive campus that will attract all students to attend UNM and build a diverse learning community.
Dirt City Radio Old Country Blues Available Now 3/5 This album is exactly what its title claims to be. It is country - the style is downright archaic - and it cannot be denied that it is blues. The problem here is it's underproduced. Yeah, a raw sound is usually a good thing, and yeah, no one will deny that too much production will murder an album - but someone really needs to take away Dirt City Radio's echo pedal.
Prison sentence suspended for witness SANTA FE (AP) - A key witness in a corruption case involving the state treasurer's office will not serve time in prison for his guilty plea to a state charge of racketeering. Leo Sandoval, who formerly worked in the treasurer's office, was given a five-year sentence on Wednesday, but state District Judge Barbara Vigil suspended it and placed Sandoval on supervised probation for three years.
For the past eight years, Ya-Ya Boom has been a staple of the Albuquerque music scene. The band's CD release party for its latest album, Isn't Pretty, is this Saturday at 10 p.m. at Burt's Tiki Lounge. Bass player Monica Demarco said the secret to the band's longevity is its love for music.
About 450 faculty members packed into the Anthropology Building to discuss financial issues with President David Schmidly on Wednesday. UNM's faculty sounded off against the "centralization and unfettered control of University finances," and Schmidly defended his fiscal decisions during the two-hour meeting.
Editor, The U.S. approach to criminal justice has fluctuated throughout its history. Presidential administrations experimented with alternative programs during the '60s and '70s. In spite of this, today's prisons are overcrowded with nonviolent offenders. This is due to a retributive approach to crime and punishment.
Basement Films does things a little differently. "We exhibit a lot of films in a mobile, makeshift manner," said Keif Henley, group member and owner of the Guild Cinema. "We don't make films in a traditional sense. We've done things in parking lots. We've done a show inside a used car lot.
UNM's College Bowl team took second place at a national competition over the weekend. Students Jason Zuffranieri, Vanessa Gatsch, Chad McCoy, John McCulloch and John Ogren participated in the 2008 College Bowl National Championship Tournament, which was held at Macalester College.
April 23 A UNM Police officer was dispatched to the Mental Health Center because a staff member requested assistance with a patient who had become verbally abusive. The man said he was tired of waiting after six hours. The man said all he wanted was to talk to someone.
Editor, Green has become the color of choice as of late, but who is reaping the profits? Crayola or mother Earth? I am going to be a pessimist and complain about what our society values as important. I find it sad that the green revolution has been around for decades but could not find a voice until being exploited by politicians, celebrities and big corporations.
Tegan and Sara are on tour promoting their latest album, The Con, which is fitting since they basically conned me into thinking they might be good. I had never heard their music before and was excited to see their show, since I'm always in the mood for new, live music.
Staff members of Zimmerman Library commemorated Wednesday the second anniversary of the fire that gutted the library's basement. The fire happened April 30, 2006. It burned a 7,500-square-foot area, damaging the upper basement on the eastern side of the building.
Editor, Here we go again. Thanks to a recent New York Times expose, verifiable and documented proof that the American people were lied to and manipulated into supporting the illegal war in Iraq has come to light. Instead of congressional hearings and condemnation, this revelation has been greeted with a great big yawn by most Americans.
The Blackbird Buvette was opened by a rock band. "Spending a lot of time together traveling, we would always think of different ideas of things to do, and that was one that I think everybody was always intrigued with," Brian Knieriem said. "We all had a background in the service industry - restaurants.
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