There is nothing better than finding something different. The first time I heard Regina Spektor was on a song titled "Modern Girls & Old Fashioned Men" by the Strokes. In the duet with Julian Casablanca, she sounds like a jazz singer out of the 1930s. I had to know who she was. I found that she is not just a jazz singer - she created a sound through a combination of genres.
I am writing from Israel, where I am nearing the end of a six-month study abroad at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As a New Mexican and a Lobo, I believe I am in the position to share something important with UNM students. Though I am a Presidential Scholar and have significant incentives to continue studying at UNM, I have decided to transfer to another university upon returning to the United States.
I found Kristen Woodruff's anti-smoking argument in the June 1-7 issue of the Daily Lobo to be very eloquent and prudent. However, I'm far more concerned about other sources of environmental pollution.
UNM's transition to a new telephone switch is more than 60 percent complete, said Paula Loendorf, director of telecommunications. The switch is the device that connects calls and provides a dial tone.
It doesn't matter whether it's a butterfly alighting on a sorority girl's ankle, a blue teardrop falling from a convict's eye, or a pin-up girl jiggling on a barfly's arm - getting a tattoo hurts. That's because the needle must stab the skin hundreds of thousands of times to leave the mark.
As I prepared to write this column, I took Regina Spektor's jazz roots as a cue to revisit what has been described as the greatest jazz film of all time: "'Round Midnight."
UNM may begin conducting background checks on employees as early as spring 2007, said Susan Carkeek, vice president of Human Resources.
With Dwyane Wade winning the 2006 NBA Finals MVP, the NBA is going through a revolution. That's right, the Michael Jordan hangover may finally be over. For years, basketball fans have been waiting for another superstar to captivate us like His Airness once did. Many have tried and many have failed, at least until now. Let me explain.
If you happen to stumble into the UNM Art Museum, you will be pleasantly surprised. In the downstairs level, you will find an exhibit of paintings by Clinton Adams that will take you on an artistic safari through time.
Some engineering students will get their first field experience on 16,000 miles of New Mexico pavement this summer.
It is encouraging to see any form of exercise incentive plan, but I found one that is even better - but underutilized. It pays cash to the participants, while saving money for the employer by reducing sick-leave usage and lost productivity. The primary benefit is to the participant, who will feel better and probably live a longer, healthier life.
The Board of Regents approved an operating budget of $1.7 billion dollars for the 2006-07 school year Tuesday. The budget is a $106 million, or 6.7 percent, increase from last year's.
I attended the UNM Board of Regents meeting on Tuesday and watched the dog-and-pony show regarding the fire in the library. There is still no definitive answer as to the cause of the fire, but it was hinted that it could have been arson. No one is willing to say. UNM's slide show presentations were designed to do what UNM does best - cover its ass and deny any responsibility.
The Board of Regents gave its approval Tuesday to begin building a $53.2 million Cancer Research and Treatment Center starting in October. Dr. Cheryl Willman, director of the center, said the building would be occupied by November or December of 2008.
Vietnam isn't relevant anymore. However, the film "Sir! No Sir!" will probably go down in history as the Vietnam generation's last grasp of relevance in contemporary America. The film succeeds on several levels, but it fails utterly on the one most important to its creators.
While the state Fire Marshal's Office is still investigating the Zimmerman Library fire as arson, a general insurance adjuster said at Tuesday's Board of Regents meeting the fire seemed to be intentionally started.
Despite being drafted by the Texas Rangers on June 7, Danny Ray Herrera isn't leaving UNM. The standout pitcher for the Lobo baseball team will be returning for his senior season in 2007, after his breakout campaign in 2006.
UNM can expect rolling outages of phone service beginning June 19, as technicians move phone lines to a new switch, said Mark Reynolds, UNM's telecommunications operations manager.
The fire that tore through the Zimmerman Library basement April 30 damaged journals that can't be found in UNM's online journal database, said Camila Alire, dean of University Libraries.
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