Some people take their lucky breaks for granted. On the strength of 2006's midterm mandate, the Democrats face the first election promised to them since Lyndon B. Johnson rolled over Barry Goldwater. The party is polling well across the country and, with an unpopular Republican president and a looming recession, the Democrats stand to keep soaring.
In 1970, Vice President of Student Affairs Cheo Torres marched with Cesar Chavez in the Rio Grande valley of Texas to promote the rights of farm workers. At the time, Torres was volunteering as a teacher in south Texas. Nearly 40 years later, Torres said he continues to donate his time, as a mentor to students and as a promoter of higher education.
Editor, I am rather amused by Vicki Johnson's letter comparing Israel to Communist China published in the Daily Lobo on Thursday. Let us take a step back from these absurd comparisons. It is never wise to compare the complexities of one region to another very different region.
Editor, The story "Campus was vandalized during protest, police say" published in the Daily Lobo on Wednesday makes no mention of exactly why approximately 600 students, activists and community members from 50 different organizations choose to mark the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq on UNM campus.
Peter Lynch will face charges of criminal damage to property Tuesday at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court. In September, Lynch - a UNM student and Air Force veteran -- removed a Mexican flag from a pole outside Scholes Hall, tore it and took it to the Air Force ROTC office.
Editor, Vicki Johnson's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Thursday contains refugee figures extremely inaccurate and four to six times higher than the numbers given even by the Palestinians and the UN. Following is the highest official UN estimate: In 1948, there were 726,000 Arab refugees, according to the Final Report of the United Nations Economic Survey Mission for the Middle East published by the United Nations Conciliation Commission issued on Dec.
The dugouts, like ghost towns, are deserted. All that remains in the stadium is an oasis of neatly trimmed grass and a pile of dirt beneath a slender piece of rectangular rubber. Even after all those rambunctious fans had piled out, Lobo utility man Dane Hamilton stayed to practice.
Staff report GPSA voted unanimously to delay its presidential election for three weeks during a special meeting Saturday. The election, originally scheduled for April 7 to 10, will now be held April 28 to May 1. Elections Chairman Tarrance LeNoir said the Graduate and Professional Student Association decided to postpone the election to abide by the group's constitution.
Task force aims to reduce alcohol-related incidents GALLUP (AP) - An interagency task force is aimed at reducing alcohol-related crashes, injuries and deaths through sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. City and state police officers, and McKinley County sheriff's deputies will be cross-commissioned to extend their jurisdiction onto Navajo lands within the county.
When Chris Parkes played tennis in his hometown of Southport, England, he was used to seeing his little brother cheer for him on the sidelines. Fast forward a few years later, and the Parkes brothers cheer for each other on and off the court as UNM tennis players.
Last weekend at Isotopes Park was hectic for the UNM baseball team. UNM pitcher Will Kerr threw a complete game, and Brian Cavazos-Galvez broke out of his early season struggles as the Lobos swept Vermont in a four-game series, improving to 18-10. Coach Ray Birmingham said it was important that his team didn't underestimate its opponent.
About 90 people marched Saturday to honor civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. The march started at the Sanchez Farm on Arenal Road at 9 a.m. They planted seeds and worked the land before marching about two miles to the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Student Elizabeth Silva said that as a member of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán, the march was a way to remind Hispanics that it is important to give back to their community like Chavez did.
Editor, I must respond to the latest letter in the Daily Lobo by a student complaining about the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuits. Marco Gutierrez, in his letter published Wednesday, employs an emotionally loaded analogy comparing being served with a lawsuit to extortion and even a contract murder by the mafia.
Editor, This letter is in response to Johnny L. Wilson's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Thursday. Wilson, I appreciate your statements, though I do not agree with the position of your organization. I am not writing to criticize those positions but to make sure that readers of your letter do not unfairly distinguish between moral values and factual information, as though they are opposite.
Adriana Villar Graduate student Community and regional planning I do a lot of stuff online, but I think it's a good idea because schoolwork can be pretty demanding, and you never know when you will need more time to do homework. Jake Vargas Sophomore Biology I think that's a good idea because a lot of students work during the day, and a lot of people come and take classes during the night.
ASUNM senators will wrap up a week of promoting recycling by hosting an eco-friendly fashion show called Project Greenway. Models in the show will wear homemade outfits made of recyclable materials. The show is at noon today in the SUB Atrium. Senators of the Associated Students of UNM assisted the University in competing with other campuses during RecycleMania - a 10-week friendly competition over who can collect the most cans or recycle the most paper goods.
New Mexico AIDS Services is looking to raise $60,000 by this weekend. The service is hosting an AIDS walk Saturday that begins at Civic Plaza at 3 p.m. New Mexico AIDS Services' goal is to "build a stronger community than AIDS," said Ken Madden, vice president of the agency's board of directors.
Maybe it's the slight variation between the school colors - red and maroon. Maybe it's because NMSU is so close to El Paso, and the Aggies come in with a Texas-sized chip on their shoulders. Or maybe - with the Rio Grande Rivalry as an added incentive - the Lobos and Aggies just want to get their hands on those state bragging rights.
Police: Deputy killed man accused of shooting officer CLOUDCROFT (AP) - State police confirmed Thursday that a man fatally shot by an Otero County sheriff's deputy was fugitive Kurt Sohrbeck. State police initially said Sohrbeck, who was wanted in the wounding of a Lincoln County sheriff's deputy, exchanged gunfire with Sgt.
Editor, The beautiful picture on Page One of Tuesday's Daily Lobo was a great shot of spring arriving on campus - a young couple, a picnic cooler, a beautiful spring day. We hate to be the ones to offer a discouraging word, but someone has got to do it. The only thing about this beautiful scene that calls for comment is the hookah.
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