Editor, I read an entry on the Stop the War Machine Listserv today that spurred me to write this letter. At issue is red handprints around the UNM campus placed during a demonstration by Stop the War Machine. The University's argument is the "damage" happened during the demonstration on March 15.
Men's track and field Anthony Fairbanks was named Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week after he broke the conference record in the javelin throw. The junior hit a mark of 224-11, which broke the MWC record by 2 1/2 feet. As of Tuesday, the distance is the fourth-best in the nation.
Editor, This letter is in response to John Bauer's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Tuesday. Bauer, please let the rest of us decide what our sexual values are. Your input is certainly fine, but the underlying expectation that we all adopt your values is insulting.
The UNM Police Department is receiving high-profile kudos. The U.S. Attorney's office and local Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms recognized the work of Ultra, the police dog, on Friday with a commemorative plaque in a ceremony held at the police station.
UNM raised more than $515,000 for a United Way fundraiser, exceeding its goal by about $50,000 two months after it began collecting donations in October. About 800 people helped UNM contribute to the United Way of Central New Mexico's "Giving Makes Life Better Campaign," an annual fundraiser.
Albuquerque and UNM are trying to develop sustainable resources, and they want students to help with their cause. John Soladay, environmental health director for the city of Albuquerque, said students can help by using their free pass to ride city buses. "The more we use alternative transportation, like buses and the Rail Runner, the less single-occupancy trips we have in our vehicles and the more fuel we save, in addition to saving our environment," he said.
For playwright Leonard Madrid, there's nothing like watching his story come to life. "Last year, one of my plays was produced at UNM, and eight months later, it was produced at Eastern (New Mexico University) with a completely different cast, completely different set," he said.
"Snake Oil for the Lovelorn" is not a play. "It's more like kind of a world," artistic director and actor Richard van Schouwen said. "And the experience is kind of like visiting a foreign town." The performance is presented by q-Staff Theater. Van Schouwen, co-founder of the company, said the performance is physical theater - an evolving performance of multiple live art forms such as poetry, music, acting and dance with no script or characters.
Editor, Readers found Richard M. Berthold's column published in the Daily Lobo on March 14 in which he compared Israel with the Nazi government objectionable. In late 2006, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the U.
Indie-rock band Minmae began as Sean Brooks' solo project, but it has evolved into something bigger. Brooks started the band in 1998. Since then, Minmae has seen members come and go. But Brooks said it now seems pretty sound. "We've had a revolving cast of members over the last 10 years," he said.
Dear Dr. Peg, It seems like a lot of people have diabetes now. Some of my friends even have insulin pumps. If I stop eating sugar, can I prevent getting diabetes? Dear Sugar-free, You're right. A lot of people have diabetes now, more and more every year. It is a huge health problem and a major cause of disability and death.
Supreme Court suspends judge charged with fraud SANTA FE (AP) - A newly elected municipal judge in Sunland Park is temporarily suspended without pay while prosecutors pursue a criminal case against him. The state Supreme Court ordered the suspension for Horacio Favela after a hearing.
March 21 A UNM Police officer was dispatched to Coronado Hall to look for a man who tried to kidnap a student. A woman said she was walking from her Alvarado dorm room to her off-campus job when she encountered the man. The woman said the man was standing outside his car and had the door on the driver's side open.
Rosalinda Rojas trains people to join the circus and make it a career. "I come from the era where, if you're not born in the circus, it's really hard to break in," Rojas said. She founded the Albuquerque School for Circus Arts, at 1001 Yale Blvd. S.E., in 1999 to train her daughter, Gabi, who is in the UNM Dance Department.
There's a bona fide vaudevillian freak show coming to town. Co-creator Samantha X said there hasn't been a show like this in 45 years. "I was using pictures of freaks to teach anatomy and physiology," she said. "Then I met (accordionist) Dylan, and he asked me if I wanted to put together a show to highlight freak-show history.
Albuquerque artist Paul Ré is looking to give back to the University. Ré plans to donate his house, property and art archive to UNM's Jonson Gallery when he dies. His assets will be liquidated and given to the University, and his art will be used in a rotating exhibition at the UNM Art Museum, Ré said.
UNM property was damaged during an anti-war protest that happened over spring break. And the University wants Stop the War Machine, the group that organized the protest, to pay for the mess. The UNM Police Department found red handprints plastered on sidewalks, streets, buildings and signs near the Institute for Public Policy, at 1805 Sigma Chi Road, said Lt.
In Tuesday's story "UNM: Behavior in class could warn of violence," it should have said that under UNM's Student Code of Conduct, students can be expelled if perceived as a threat. The error was made in editing.
It's March Madness, and what a crazy year it has been. Let's go over some of this year's upsets. Duke vs. West Virginia The outcome of this one, a 73-67 Mountaineer upset, was predicated on Duke's inability to shoot the 3-pointer. Because Duke lacks a strong interior presence, it was heavily reliant on the transitional buckets and 3-pointers.
DWI offenders to be sentenced at school (AP) - Valencia County Magistrate Daniel H. Hawkes wants to show high school seniors the real deal when he sentences six people who pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. He's preparing to set up his court Thursday in the Belen High School auditorium, where the defendants will appear in handcuffs and leg shackles and will be guarded by police officers in uniform.
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