After defeating San Diego State on Friday night, the UNM volleyball team was unable to beat UNLV on Saturday for Jam Johnson night. Last year at Jam Johnson, the Lobos broke an 18-match losing streak against Colorado State University, but this year UNLV (12-5, 3-2 Mountain West Conference) controlled most of the match and defeated the Lobos (6-10, 2-3 MWC) in five games.
The UNM women's soccer team overpowered St. Mary's in a 3-1 victory Friday before tying Nevada 0-0 on Sunday. It was the first tie of the season for the Lobos, which brings their record to 6-4-1 heading into
For Jeremy Johnson and Timmie Murphy, the rest paid off. After sitting out last weekend's Kachina Classic at NMSU, Murphy and Johnson rejoined the Lobo cross country team, as the Lobos returned to action
Editor, UNM squashed free speech on Friday by silencing dissenters on nuclear weapons production in New Mexico. Maybe University police were following the orders of Sandia National Laboratories officials present at the symposium when they arrested CNM professor and activist Robert Anderson.
Editor, Caleb Fort's reporting is usually extremely solid. But I was stunned with disbelief to read this sentence in Fort's Daily Lobo article on Friday: "Madrid said the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan impact U.S. students. The money spent on the wars could be spent on improving financial aid," she said.
The UNM softball team opened its fall season with a two-game sweep of New Mexico Highlands on Saturday. With the wins, the Lobos improve to 30-0 all time against the Cowgirls.
A protestor was arrested on charges of battery on a police officer at a symposium about nuclear warheads in the SUB on Friday. Robert Anderson, 62, who is a Central New Mexico Community College professor, former UNM professor and local antiwar activist, pleaded not guilty on Sunday to the charge. The symposium was held to discuss the future of the U.S. nuclear weapons program and the development of new warheads.
The UNM men's soccer team did not plan on ending its first weekend of conference play with a split. After the Lobos lost 1-0 Friday at Denver, they bounced back with a 3-1 victory at Air Force on Saturday.
Editor, Wednesday's column, "Sweetener subsidies," by Whitney J. Davis unfortunately mischaracterizes both corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup by suggesting a unique causal link between these natural ingredients and obesity, as well as other health problems.
Student Chris Torres had three $150 speeding tickets mailed to him in about a week. Torres can't appeal the tickets, he said. "I called APD, and they said all I could do is pay them," he said. Torres was ticketed all three times by an automated camera system, which takes pictures of speeding vehicles and their license plates.
The UNM football team will open conference play against one of the most elite offenses in the nation Saturday.
After a tough start to the 2006 season, the UNM men's soccer team has finally seemed to catch a wave of momentum. The No. 12 Lobos will ride a three-game winning streak into their first weekend of conference play this season. UNM will head to Colorado to take on Denver on Friday and Air Force on Saturday.
Editor, Jay Tillman and I would like to respond to the letter written by Daily Lobo reader Brandon Curtis. His analogy of comments made by Tillman and myself about the return of Sigma Chi to the UNM community was taken out of context - this is not the issue, anyway.
Noreen Fahy Sophomore Architecture "I don't think so. Laws are given to us for a reason, and no one should be an exception." Theresa Huerta Sophomore Nursing "I don't think that it's right. They could extend her visa based on why she is in our country." Si Young Rhie Graduate Art ...
Journalist Amy Goodman spoke about her radio show and new book in the SUB Thursday night. Goodman's visit was the beginning of events for KUNM's 40th anniversary. "KUNM is a jewel in public media - a national treasure," Goodman said.
Patricia Madrid, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, said the war in Iraq is the most important issue in this year's elections. "I am running for this race because we need to change this administration's failed foreign policy," she said. Madrid, New Mexico's attorney general, spoke in front of Zimmerman Library on Thursday.
Editor, On Aug. 24, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration decided to allow the emergency contraceptive drug levonorgestrel, commonly called Plan B, to be sold over-the-counter to people at least 18 years old. Advocates of this decision say that easier access to Plan B will decrease the number of unwanted pregnancies.
Editor, UNM will host a nuclear think-tank meeting at the SUB to promote weapons on Friday. This is incongruous with the fundamental role of a university in promoting peace and free thought. People all over the world are sick and tired of science and technology being used for profiteering and conquest.
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