Lobos Basketball Tournament

Bush administration hides use of mercenaries in Iraq

Editor, I am appalled at the complete lack of coverage of what the company Blackwater USA actually does. There have been two articles and one interview in this newspaper related to Blackwater, but no clear explanation of what it does. In this newspaper, it has been referred to as a private security firm, but should be more accurately described as privatization of the military or, to put it simply, a mercenary group.

UNM preps for homecoming

Homecoming is a chance to get students involved on campus, the Lobo Spirit director said. "We wanted to promote general spirit among students from all walks of life," Cate Wisdom said.

Human canvases bring art to life

Jackson Pollock once said a painting has "a life of its own." Artists at the annual U.S. Body Painting Festival gave new meaning to that saying last weekend, producing paintings that were alive and breathing - and almost totally naked.

Human canvases bring art to life

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Senate resolution a threat to our freedom of speech

Editor, Last week, a nonbinding resolution was introduced by Sen. John Cornyn to condemn an ad that criticizes Gen. David Petraeus, the officer in charge of the Iraq occupation, which was printed in the New York Times by the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.

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Daily Lobo spotlight

Ethan Schanning Junior Chemistry Daily Lobo: Why are you majoring in chemistry? Ethan Schanning: Basically because I want to set myself up for med school here. DL: Do you do cool experiments? ES: I'm more into the nutritional side of things. I work at R Downs, too. DL: What is that? ES: It's ...

Homecoming

Abbreviated list of Homecoming week events: Source: UnmAlumni.com Today 9 to 10:50 a.m. The UNM School of Medicine celebrates Alumni Reunions for the classes of 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1997. For more information, contact Kimberly Waseta at kwaseta@salud.unm.edu, 272-5112. Tuesday 11 a.m. to ...

UNM leaves Hornets scoreless

What word would you use to describe a team that scores 30 points on 276 yards of total offense in the first half alone? Commanding? Dominant, perhaps? Lobo head coach Rocky Long says the more appropriate word would be lazy. That was his assessment after his team's 58-0 trouncing of Sacramento State on Saturday. Long said his team started out flat, but showed maturity in the latter part of the game.

Johnson Gym should be more available for students

Editor, Adam Ornelas stated in his letter published in the Daily Lobo on Thursday what many on campus agree with. Having attended three other universities prior to coming to UNM for my Ph.D. - in different states and of different student population sizes - UNM is the worst at making the gym available to the whole student body.

Growers' Market boasts local flavor

Produce isn't meant to be filled with chemicals, stored for months and shipped 200 miles, a local farmer said.

Tennis gets wake-up call after losses

The UNM women's tennis team didn't perform up to its coach's expectations at the Fall Invite over the weekend.

Lobos prepare for BYU after 3rd straight win

The UNM football team came into Saturday's game with a little to gain and a lot to lose.

Symposium re-evaluates civil rights in our society

Editor, UNM will host a civil rights symposium this week at the SUB. Students should strongly consider attending it. The theme of the symposium is "40 Years of Community Activism, 1967-2007: Civil Rights Reform, Then and Now." The symposium will provide the UNM and Albuquerque communities the opportunity to engage with experts on a variety of issues related to civil rights.

Desecration of flag is not necessarily a hate crime

Editor, In response to the article in Wednesday's Daily Lobo about a Mexican flag being taken down and damaged by an individual, I would like to say that while the willful damaging of a flag is considered disrespectful, why all the talk about hate crimes? Last time I checked, it was illegal to fly a foreign flag unless there is an American flag displayed one flag-length above it.

Volleyball beats Cowgirls and ends losing streak

The UNM volleyball team ended a 10-match losing streak against Wyoming on Friday. The Lobos took down the Cowgirls 30-27, 30-25, 34-32.

Freshman enrollment down

UNM may change it's undergraduate curriculum to meet the needs of a changing student body, said Terry Babbitt, interim vice president for enrollment management. Freshman enrollment is down for a second year, but school officials said the decline is offset by an increase in transfer students.

Faculty works toward preserving languages

Every two weeks, one of the world's 7,000 languages becomes extinct. UNM faculty is working to keep American Indian languages alive in New Mexico and trying to establish a center to help preserve them.

Bible shouldn't be exempt from historical scrutiny

Editor, In response to Andres Saenz's letter published in the Daily Lobo on Wednesday concerning the historical relevance of the Bible, I want to ask him for evidence. Do you remember learning about the time the Egyptians enslaved the Hebrews? How about when the sea supposedly parted and hundreds of thousands of Hebrews traversed the length of the Red Sea? And what about the 40 years they spent wandering the desert? You don't remember learning any of this in a public school history class? Right, because there is no evidence that any of this actually took place.

Instead of trying to change the world, change yourself

Editor, Aside from being confused for David Martinez, the author of the piece published in the Daily Lobo on Tuesday, and, subsequently, taking a lot of flak for it, I also thought I would enter the debate. Over the course of defending my name, I've come up with an argument on the subject.