Lobos Basketball Tournament

Ex-Lobos try out for MLS

by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo You didn't see ex-UNM soccer players Brandon Moss, Jeff Rowland and Lance Watson on the first day of classes. Actually, you won't see them at all this semester. The three just got finished playing at the Major League Soccer Combine in Carson, Calif., in front of MLS general managers, coaches and scouts Thursday through Sunday. None of them are enrolled in classes at UNM, even though they all still have some credits to take for their degrees.

Column: Deals with Satan will continue to wreak playoff havoc

by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo I said upon the death of Tony Dungy's son that the Indianapolis Colts were not coming back from it.

Column: 'Madden 2006' foretells victories for Denver, Carolina

by Andre van der Merwe Daily Lobo I don't really want to seem like a bandwagon-jumper or anything, but to increase my odds of picking the two teams to meet in Super Bowl XL, I'm definitely going to have to do some jumping here. My pick for the 2006 Super Bowl is - trumpets playing in background - of course, the Patriots taking on Chicago.

Money Trouble: Health Sciences Center funding a legislative priority

UNM's top priority during the legislative session that began Tuesday in Santa Fe is to improve funding for the Health Sciences Center. Whether the Health Sciences Center succeeds in getting funding will have an impact on the rest of the University, said Carlos Romero, UNM's director of government affairs.

Letter: President Bush a traitor to cause of democracy

Editor, It is believed that Voltaire said something like, "I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Today we have a president who is trying to use the fact that some people do not support his policies to label those people as traitors to the cause of democracy, and thereby increase his power and control over all of the citizens on this nation.

UNM buildings to get taller

by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo High-rise buildings could be constructed at UNM in the near future, said Roger Lujan, director of Facility Planning.

Group only good for causing hearing loss

by Debra Au Daily Lobo My ears, how they bleed. After listening to a half hour of screaming vocals amid pounding guitar chords, I'm pretty sure I have irreversible hearing loss, fewer brain cells, and as for the 33.5 minutes of my life it took to listen to Spitfire's Self-Help, yeah, I'm never getting that back.

Letter: War protesters concerned with well-being of soldiers

Editor, In the Jan. 9 edition of the Daily Lobo, Cali Garcia takes columnist Dane Roberts to task for not doing any hard research to back up his claim that troop morale isn't affected by protests against the war here at home.

Protest shares dual vision

by Aidan Turowski Daily Lobo About 30 members of the First Unitarian Church gathered in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to protest the war in Iraq on Monday. The protesters said the late civil rights leader would be against the war if he were alive today.

Tale of troubled teen fails to come of age

by Maria Staiano-Daniels Daily Lobo I hate it when people use the phrase "coming-of-age tale." Often they use it to describe stories of self-absorbed, adolescent whining. With this in mind, Andy Bilger's novel, For the Angels are Dead, is a wonderful example of the genre.

Suspense novel less than thrilling

by Joe Buffaloe Daily Lobo Suspense novels, more than any genre, have been overdone. Why are they still so popular, then? Because the suspense formula is a proven winner. Put one or two compelling characters in a life-or-death situation involving criminals, mobsters, etc.

College 101

Six minutes save band from failure

by Debra Au Daily Lobo I admit it - I'm not into hardcore metal. I mostly listen to the likes of whoever is in the Top 40 and Broadway musicals. Green Day and "Avenue Q" are probably as hardcore as I get. The sheer fact that I hate metal bands more than likely means that fans of Sworn Enemy and similar groups will love the band's new album, The Beginning of the End.

Letter: Hyde's history of mental illness a documented fact

Editor, We all enjoy the uplift of a rant about personal responsibility, but Mario Hernandez would appear to have not read the newspapers very well in writing his letter in last Monday's Daily Lobo regarding John Hyde.

Economic outlook favorable for N.M.

by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo A conference in the SUB cast an optimistic light on the economic future of the United States and New Mexico. More than 400 people attended the 2006 Annual Economic Outlook Conference on Thursday. Larry Waldman, a UNM professor who spoke about New Mexico's economy, said the state's economic outlook for the next one or two years is promising.

Letter: Many brave Americans oppose Iraq invasion

Editor, I am responding to a letter that appeared in last week's Daily Lobo. Cali Garcia, a UNM alumnus, stated those who criticize the Defense Department or President Bush are sissies.

Ed Toons

Letter: Hyde's family deserves apology for false letter

Editor, My first reaction upon reading the letter by Mario Hernandez was to be furious with him for stating opinions so forcefully when he has clearly made no effort to learn the facts of the case.

Column: Memoir not completely true, still truly moving

by Joe Buffaloe Daily Lobo James Frey's memoir A Million Little Pieces sold 3.5 million copies since its publication, mostly after Oprah selected it for her book club on Oct. 26, 2005. It has been on the top of the New York Times nonfiction paperback best-seller list the past 15 weeks, selling more copies in the United States this year than any book besides the latest installment in the Harry Potter series.

Filthy joke made into film

by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo These days, Paul Provenza's a busy man. For the last few years, Provenza and his friend Penn Jillette - the vocal half of Penn and Teller - had been filming a documentary about the fabled "filthiest joke in the world." The film, titled "The Aristocrats," was released last summer to rave reviews and delighted audiences with its vulgarity and its originality.