People can breathe easier on campus than they could six years ago, according to reports from the Physical Plant. Since the department began a $60 million project in 2000 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, UNM reduced nitrous oxide emissions by 86 percent, from 108 tons to 15 tons per year.
Editor, Students have a problem in lower-level math classes such as math 120 and math 121. I received a D+ for the math 121 class. When I approached the department, I was told, "Oh, we are doing you no favor if we pass you." The department has these classes taught by graduate students, most of whom do not know how to teach.
Editor, Joe Buffaloe's May 7 article on the virtues of graffiti was right on. The author Ian Shoales said it too, adding that he didn't ask for gigantic lurid billboards and pervasive product advertising to be put in public view either. Property owners have a right to resent messages or artwork put on walls or vehicles.
In 18 years at the helm of the UNM baseball team, head coach Rich Alday has a long list of accomplishments. Now, Alday is passing the torch. He announced May 21 he is stepping down as head coach.
Editor, I am not shocked that Sens. Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman can't see the large drain on the United States oil supply caused by the armada of war machines the president has deployed in Iraq and around the world. All those tanks get about 5 miles per gallon; jet planes get even less; and Humvees are horribly bad, too.
As the rest of us mere mortals go about our daily lives, Oprah Winfrey is ruining hip-hop.
Editor, I read with great interest the housing guide in Thursday's Daily Lobo. I completely agree that buying a home instead of renting is a financially sound decision that students should look into. I bought my first home near UNM seven years ago and have seen the value of the house more than double in that time - not a bad return for such a short period of time.
Baseball Recap: UNM is 22-25 overall and 8-10 in MWC play. The Lobos have won four of their last six and will play in the MWC Championships in Las Vegas starting May 22. Season highlight: Head coach Rich Alday won his 500th game as a Lobo on March 30 after the Lobos beat San Diego State 11-5. Season ...
Editor, I find it extremely offensive that a Baptist student group was given permission by the Student Activities Center to set up a tent, co-opt the center of the Duck Pond and use a microphone to proselytize until Sunday night in a marathon Bible-reading session.
The average college student may not go to art galleries very often or spend a significant portion of his or her money on paintings, but art is far from dead. Why am I so confident about this? Graffiti.
Student Erica Krause said the dorms wouldn't be a bad place to live if the University took better care of them. "I thought about living here next semester, but we're not now," she said. "We put up with too much, like roach killing and other problems." Krause lives in an apartment in the Student Residence Center with five students.
Editor, On Friday, I noticed an Albuquerque Police Department Bomb Squad vehicle, a fire truck and police cars speeding to UNM. Obviously, this raised my curiosity concerning what was occurring on campus, especially with the recent shootings at Virginia Tech.
Editor, In response to Katryn E. Fraher's letter in Tuesday's Daily Lobo, I would like to clarify the events detailed. Fraher claims that the UNM Israel Alliance defaced a presentation put up by the Salam Coalition in Smith Plaza on April 26. The SC constructed a representation of the wall being constructed by Israel consisting of a network of fences with vehicle-barrier trenches.
The retail sleuth found a gem last week. I was running late for a banquet when I discovered Cutie Pie at 1417 Central Ave. N.E.
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Editor, With 30 dead and counting, New Mexico is paying the price of war with our lives. Fewer New Mexican high school students are enrolling at UNM, but with enticing war propaganda and in-house military recruiters on high school campuses, military enlistment goals have been met.
by Peggy Spencer Daily Lobo columnist It's the end of the semester - time to cram for exams, crank out papers, tank up on caffeine, stay up all night and eat junk food, right? I've been there and done that when I was a student. I know that expecting students to put their health first at this time of year is like expecting the sun to rise in the south - ain't gonna happen.
UNM Hospital is one of about 40 sites testing a vaccine for genital herpes. The trial is the final phase before Food and Drug Administration approval. In a previous trial, the vaccine was 75 percent effective for women, said Sarah Koster, coordinator of the study at UNM. The vaccine was not effective for men or for women who had oral herpes.
Students who rent are throwing away money, said Travis Thom, owner of Venture Realty Group. "If you buy property instead of renting, you're making money while you're in school," he said. "You plant a money tree, and after four years, you've made money just by having a house."
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