Editor, As I sit outside Popejoy Hall every afternoon waiting to go home, I notice that the majority of people violate one basic rule: Look both ways before you cross. It is as simple as that, and yet I have seen maybe only three people this week even look both ways.
UNM will honor student workers this week as part of Student Employment Appreciation week. The University employs about 6,000 students as part-time employees or members of the work-study program. The week's events include a job fair Tuesday and an awards presentation for student employees Friday.
Former UNM women's basketball standout Dionne Marsh will get the chance to take her basketball career to the highest level. Marsh was invited to attend the Sacramento Monarchs' training camp, where she will have a shot to land a roster spot. Marsh said she was let down when she wasn't selected in Wednesday's WNBA draft but will take advantage of her opportunity with Sacramento.
After dismantling CSU 15-4 on Saturday, the UNM softball team took the field looking to replicate the success. Coming off a day accented by 13 hits, Sunday was a different story but resulted in the same ending - a 4-1 Lobo victory. UNM head coach Ty Singleton said Sunday's victory boosted the Lobos' chances at winning the Mountain West Conference "We can continue to control our own destiny," he said.
I never thought an African-American would one day be in the White House - that is, until Sen. Barack Obama came along. Compared to his competitors, Obama has a number of advantages. Unlike Sen. John McCain, he is not an advocate of military solutions and staying the course in Iraq, even if it takes another 100 years.
Center opens in memory of pipeline explosion CARLSBAD (AP) - A fire training center financed from a $10 million endowment given in memory of 12 members of an extended family who died in a 2000 natural gas pipeline explosion is ready to provide training. The Permian Basin Regional Training Center will provide training on fires and hazardous material incidents.
Neighbors for Green Space hosted an ice cream social at the North Golf Course to thank elected officials for supporting efforts to preserve the course. About 50 people attended the event, which honored seven officials, including Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, City Councilors Isaac Benton and Rey Garduno, County Commissioner Deanna Archuleta and State Sen.
Track and field Lee Emmanuel established himself as one of the fastest distance runners in the nation Saturday at Arizona State's Sun Angel Classic. The junior clocked a time of 3:40.77 in the 1,500-meter run, which is the fastest time recorded by a collegiate runner this season.
Editor, I don't get to read the Daily Lobo as much as I'd like to. However, I did see some letters in the Friday issue regarding the issue of flying the flags of foreign countries and about the desecration of the Mexican flag episode. I can see the manner in which Peter Lynch removed the flag was sub-optimal, but why would UNM fly the flag of another country on campus to begin with? I realize the academic and college population are required to furnish these opinions and perspectives.
Community members gathered at Civic Plaza on Friday to support the Longest Walk, a five-month trek from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., in support of American Indian rights. Student Maya Peters, who organized Friday's ceremony, said about 50 people walked through Civic Plaza, but the group hopes to have thousands of marchers by the time it gets to Washington, D.
The UNM women's golf team made progressions as the season went along and will get a chance to make its biggest progressive impact next weekend. The Lobos will host this season's Mountain West Conference Tournament, which will be played at the UNM Championship Golf Course.
Students from around the world shared their culture, customs and cuisine with the UNM community on Thursday. The Office of International Programs and Studies held its annual International Festival and Study Abroad Fair at Cornell Mall. About 20 booths represented dozens of countries, including Turkey, India and Russia.
Editor, Was Peter Lynch not guilty? His petty misdemeanor deserved every bit of punishment he received. His probably artificial apologies and ROTC status does not make him immune to the law. "Justice for all" includes Lynch. He complains of the reverse racism that he suffered, but for what reason did he pull down the flag in the first place? Had it been a Confederate flag, would he have torn it up so violently? I think he deserves to be punished for the anger and disrespect that he caused.
More than 100 T-shirts designed to tell the stories of domestic violence victims were displayed Thursday at North Campus for Sexual Assault Awareness Week. The T-shirts were part of the Clothesline Project, which started in 1990. Margie Lang, deputy director of the Governor's Office of Victim Advocacy, said the project was made so people could see the prevalence of violence against women.
Chris Sauter Freshman Business and Spanish They totally have the right to do that. It's something they have the right to do. Hilary Ross Junior Nutrition I think that the Olympics is something that is really important to a lot of people throughout the world.
Editor, Peter Lynch had no understanding of American law when he committed his act of unconscionable vigilantism, and it is clear from his most recent tirade that he has learned nothing. As before, he made a massive error by referencing the U.S. Flag Code which, in all its clauses, says "should" and never"must.
Workers say workshop title implies whites are racist (AP) - A dozen employees at a federal laboratory have objected to the description of an upcoming workshop - entitled "White Privilege and Diversity" - as implying whites are racist. But a Sandia National Laboratories spokesman said the lab didn't write the blurb and merely passed along information.
Editor, The decline of Western civilization is apparent driving in Albuquerque or going to Wal-Mart. Have Americans always been so stupid about everything? The reason the U.S. needs to get the hell out of Iraq is because the reasons we were given for getting into Iraq, simply stated, were a pack of lies.
The UNM track and field team is enjoying one of its most successful seasons and is now getting some national attention. The Lobo women were listed as the No. 24 team in the country by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. UNM debuted at that spot in the first Division I Outdoor Track and Field Rankings for the 2008 outdoor season.
After a pickup game of basketball one afternoon, UNM student Marcus Bustos' life was changed forever. He was sore and weak after the game, and the pain didn't fade. He visited a doctor and had blood work done. The spring of his freshman year, Bustos was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
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