Rita Martinez-Purson said the best way to prepare students for the real world is to bring the real world to UNM. "Diversity brings excellence to a campus community," she said. "It teaches students to live in a pluralistic society and a global environment."
When the Mountain West Conference's all-time leading rusher, DonTrell Moore, graduated in May 2006, UNM football was in need of a replacement.
Alumnus Jay Cutts said understanding how students think is important to their success. "I've found that one of the biggest obstacles that people face is that they don"t know what to do," he said. "They haven't known what to do for the last four years."
Editor, I just read the letter "Bookstore strives to make books more affordable" published in Wednesday's Daily Lobo. I found the title itself to be unbelievable. For college students, it all comes down to the price of textbooks. When I first came to UNM in 2002, I bought all my books at the Bookstore.
Editor, After several years of writing to and being published in the Daily Lobo, I noticed that my postings are no longer being put up. I graduated from the University a year ago. I am a diehard advocate of free speech and will fight for the biggest pillar of our free society, which is rightfully found in college newspapers.
A team of doctors and nurses at UNM Hospital has been improving health care in rural and underserved populations of New Mexico for the last four years. And their efforts may soon earn them a $5 million reward.
Student Natalie Dawson got motivated to earn a Ph.D. in biology after doing research as an undergraduate that sent her island hopping in near-arctic conditions.
by Brandon Call Daily Lobo The UNM men's tennis program is becoming well-known internationally ¢ at least with our neighbors to the north. Lobo junior Graeme Kassautzki and senior Kamil Pajkowski represented UNM at the inaugural Canadian College and University Games in Toronto on Aug.
Matthew Bollinger Graduate Student Architecture I think they should have a little more control over what is going on. I think it is the responsibility of the University to know what is going on on campus. Any organizations that are related to the University are liable. Amanda Glennon Junior Family ...
The University administration needs to take more responsibility for the actions of the three fraternities placed on emergency suspension within the span of a week. UNM suspended Phi Delta Theta, Kappa Sigma and Sigma Alpha Epsilon for incidents ranging from alcohol violations to rape allegations that happened in and around the chapter houses on campus.
WASHINGTON - National Intelligence Director Mike Mc- Connell pulled the curtain back on previously classified details of government surveillance and of a secretive court whose recent rul- ings created new hurdles for the Bush administration as it tries to prevent terrorism.
Editor, Bigotry, as one dictionary defines it, is "stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own." I find it amusing that such a term that so aptly describes the Roman Catholic viewpoint throughout history should be applied to me.
Every night, you can find the Mancilla family parked by the sidewalk on Central Avenue, selling homemade food to those fortunate enough to pass by.
Dean of Students Randy Boeg- lin didn't know fraternities could cause so much trouble at UNM.
Well-executed public art enhances the beauty and reputation of an urban landscape. New Mexico and Albuquerque are particularly well-known for their public art projects, from large sculptures to painted walls.
The mechanics of Isaac Julien's mind leave frightening imprints on gallery walls. Julien, along with six artists, chopped up his emotions and mixed them with electronic media to make motion art.
Editor, For what my own personal opin- ion may be worth to your readers, I too am opposed to having a chair in Roman Catholic studies at the University. Being a Mexico native, I was a loyal Catholic for many years. During those years, I was always depressed, heard strange voices in my head and had autism.
BAGHDAD - Fourteen U.S. soldiers were killed Wednesday when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime mission in northern Iraq, but the military said it appeared the aircraft was lost due to mechanical problems and not hostile fire.It was the Pentagon's worst single-day death toll in Iraq since January and indicated how forces are relying heavily on air power in offensives across northern regions after rooting out many militant strongholds in Baghdad and central regions.
by John Seewer FINDLAY, Ohio - Firefighters and a volunteer armada navigated boats through streets awash in waist-deep water Wednesday, plucking neighbors and pets from porches as flooding that has swamped the Upper Midwest and Plains settled in Ohio.The water forced at least 500 people to flee their homes in several northern Ohio towns.
Serious science fiction fans attend conventions throughout the country each year.
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