Editor, It was such a hassle to park at Thursday's Lobo football game against Air Force. When I finally found an open parking spot, a selfish man told me it was taken for his wife. I was infuriated by his selfishness because he had one parking space for his truck and another one reserved for his wife.
Editor, I am writing in response to Alex Goldsand's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Friday. As a student of the biological sciences, I have spent a considerable amount of time devoted to understanding the arguments of intelligent design. The problem with such arguments is that they do not employ the scientific method.
Staff Report UNM got a C for sustainability. The Sustainability Endowment Institute released its 2008 Campus Sustainability Report Card on Wednesday. The report covers the 200 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada with the largest endowment funds.
Editor, Oftentimes within the political landscape, we demonize our leaders for falling prey to the temptation of lobbyists. There is nothing more loathsome than the selling of one's principles in order to accrue campaign dollars. In order to find such abhorrent behavior, one need not go so far as Capitol Hill.
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Life can be more problematic than late homework assignments and massive midterms, student Margi Miranda said. "We're college students, and we think we have problems because we can't get our papers done or something," said Miranda, who volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House. "But our problems are nothing compared to what some people are going through."
Editor, Smokers may be a minority, but ardent anti-smokers are an even smaller minority. Why their view should determine policy is a mystery. Many nonsmokers have no wish to impose a draconian ban on smoking. Smokers have been driven outside and live with that circumstance.
A 20-foot effigy of El Kookooee burned to the ground in front of a South Valley crowd Sunday night. At first, some people were frightened by sparks erupting from the monster's mouth, but when he burst into flames, they shouted and cheered.
Since 1991, the Frontier Restaurant has been open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But about a year ago, the restaurant closed its doors between 1:30 and 4 a.m. on a Saturday and Sunday after a fight broke out.
The UNM cross country team capitalized on the familiar terrain at North Golf Course on Saturday. The men's team had five runners in the top 20 - its best finish since it won the Western Athletic Conference title in 1988.
Staff Report The president of UNM's Board of Regents will help raise money for Mayor Martin Chavez's senatorial campaign. "The mayor's a good friend of mine," Jamie Koch said. "Pete Domenici had that seat since 1973. It'd be great if we could get a Democrat in there and a person who was born and raised in New Mexico.
Editor, I'm writing in response to Alex Goldsand's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Friday concerning creationism - or as the religious right have cleverly called it, intelligent design. Before getting to the science part, I'd like to examine Goldsand's claims about sociology and women's studies courses.
In the story of the Mountain West Conference cross country meet, Jeremy Johnson got the ending he had always wanted. Johnson won the MWC Championship in the last home meet of his career.
Caleb Trotter's life changed last week when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. His mother, Nicole, said they got support from church members and Caleb's school, but the diagnosis is difficult to handle.
Editor, I am a pharmacy student at UNM, and after reading Kristen Woodruff's letter in the Daily Lobo on Thursday regarding smoking on campus, I felt I needed to add a bit. I agree that second-hand smoke can be lethal. Not only do you have to worry about the smoke getting into others' lungs, but there is also the chance - quite big, in fact - that other people are trying to quit smoking.
by La Mont Chappell II Daily Lobo columnist Thurgood Marshall felt affirmative action was a good policy for American institutions because it helped to balance the effects of past discrimination. When affirmative action first came into existence, Marshall was a Supreme Court justice.
by Brandon Call Daily Lobo The UNM volleyball team almost completed a come-from-behind win Friday. Unfortunately, the Lobos came short, falling to TCU 23-30, 24-30, 30-24, 30-22, 12-15 in Fort Worth, Texas. UNM is now 15-8 and 6-5 in the Mountain West Conference.
With UNM trailing 21-13 and less than three minutes remaining in the first half, the Lobos needed a spark to head into the locker room with momentum. The special teams provided the boost, when Nicky Lawson forced a fumble on a kickoff, which was recovered by Tyson Ditmore at the Air Force 12-yard line.
Editor, It seems Dennis Kinzler's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Sept. 17 has ignited yet another ideological struggle between liberals and conservatives on campus. In less than one semester, Daily Lobo readers have been forced to endure fruitless conjecture on the subjects of homosexuality, abortion, the Roman Catholic Studies program and now evolution.
Curanderismo is not alternative medicine - it is the medicine of the people, said Sandrea Gonzales, a curandera. "They feel comfortable. They feel safe. And that is the whole part of curanderismo," she said.
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