by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo In the '70s, when UNM Professor of Anthropology David Stuart was a grad student, he wandered into a Mexican fishing village named Guaymas. There, without enough money for a hotel room or much of a desire to be part of the masses of tourists, he did something that the other American visitors didn't do.
by Scott Albright Daily Lobo Every Wednesday night hip-hop heads spin, break dance, freestyle, beat-box, and perform the best of their underground skills at Burt's Tiki Lounge. The scene has been popping for the last two years in the Downtown area. Local MCs get up and pour their souls upon the crowds that are willing to listen.
by Tamara Gaskill Daily Lobo Small orange buckets were set up all over campus Tuesday for students to donate money for Hurricane Katrina victims. Aaron Reinhardt, head volunteer for ASUNM's Community Experience, said the goal was to raise $40,000 by Sept.
Editor, It took George Bush two full days into the raging hurricane crisis to come out of the safe haven of his Texas ranch in Crawford, where he had been holed up for weeks vacationing while stubbornly avoiding the questions mothers of fallen soldiers were asking him in public, waiting in vain for an intelligible response.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo The Information Technology Cabinet is in need of students to help direct the way technology is implemented on campus Jane McGuire, UNM information systems planner, said there are still openings on the cabinet for graduate and undergraduate students.
Hurricane Katrina, in the devastation it has wrought on thousands of Americans - many of them the poorest and most vulnerable - has forced this nation to examine issues from which it has turned away, including and especially those of racism and class. Race in particular has come to the attention of the Daily Lobo because of an editorial cartoon in Friday's paper that sparked concerns among the African-American community at UNM and in Albuquerque.
by Jessica Del Curto Daily Lobo Alijsha Maxwell said sleeping on a cot at the Albuquerque Convention Center was a luxury compared to what he was used to. "It's better than where we were. We were standing in water, with the mosquitoes," he said, looking down at his white sneakers.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo Jeff Rowland's 19 goals last season and three goals in the first two games this year are giving the senior forward more attention than he anticipated. Too bad it's also the type he didn't want. The No. 6-ranked UNM men's soccer team beat No.
Last Wednesday, I felt horrible for those on the Gulf Coast killed by the water and winds of Hurricane Katrina, but was also hopeful that the worst was over. I didn't realize then I would spend the rest of the week and the weekend and the beginning of the next week watching babies unable to wake up, on the verge of death from dehydration.
by Kelly Brocklehurst Daily Lobo Terryn Granados' first career goal as a Lobo came just when the UNM women's soccer team needed it. The Lobos got their first win of the season against the Eastern Washington Eagles 2-0 Sunday in the New Mexico Nike Classic.
by Justin Goodrum Daily Lobo The UNM volleyball team couldn't find its lighter on Saturday, as the Lobos lost to the Villanova Wildcats in three straight games. "I thought that Villanova came out ready to play, and we started too late to try to come back," freshman Sarah Kwasigroch said.
Staff Report UNM President Louis Caldera announced Saturday the University will pay tuition costs for students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. "These are extraordinary circumstances," Caldera said in a news release. "And as a university, we are reaching out to support these students.
ASUNM's Community Experience, the Student Activities Center and Greek Life are placing orange buckets at the SUB and across campus all week for donations. To donate to UNM's Red Cross Club, contact Alexis Day at redcross@unm.edu Road Runner Food Bank is looking for volunteers and donations.
Editor, President Bush aimed for regime change, but he got climate change instead. Iraq's current leaders seem poised to become as autocratic as the tyrant they replaced. It's hard to unscramble an egg. But virtually every scientist whose mind is not for sale to the highest bidder agrees that climate change has now been achieved.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Student Marshall Martinez decided to do his part to help victims of Hurricane Katrina by donating blood. However, a United Blood Services worker told Martinez, who is gay, that he had a permanent deferral on his name, which means he can never donate blood.
by Sunnie Redhouse Daily Lobo Students and community members took time out of tailgating to make donations for Hurricane Katrina victims and survivors. UNM's Red Cross Club had a booth at South Lot to collect donations before Monday's football game. "It's a chance to help out people in need," student Matt Andrews said.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Gabriel Fulbright's interception against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with 1:20 left in the fourth quarter was more than just the play that sealed UNM's victory. To the senior cornerback, it was a dream come true. "I sunk back, and I saw the ball coming, and my eyes just lit up because I knew it was game over if I caught it," Fulbright said.
by Jenny McKay Daily Lobo guest columnist I graduated from UNM in the spring of 2002 and moved to New Orleans in 2003. I was part of Teach for America, an organization that recruits college graduates to teach for two years in under-resourced areas. I taught 10th-grade English in the Jefferson Parish Public School System and lived in Uptown, a neighborhood in New Orleans near the Tulane and Loyola universities.
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