The UNM men's basketball team got off to a fast start on Monday but finally ran out of gas in a 75-66 loss to the University Nevada-Las Vegas. Senior guard Ruben Douglas was on fire in the first half scoring 25 points including six of seven from beyond the arc.
Editor, Noam Chomsky has remarked before that the citizens of the United States are expected to show up at the polls every four years, cast their ballot, then go home and shut up. Nowhere is this illustrated more clearly than in the comments of Sari Krosinsky and U.
Lalo Alcaraz knows that having a voice is one of the most valued freedoms our country has to offer. He also knows that this right is one of our most awesome responsibilities. That's why he created the now famous comic strip called "La Cucaracha" that brings issues facing Chicanas and Chicanos in the American mainstream.
Editor, It is a long way from home. Whether you are from San Diego, Calif., or Buffalo, N.Y., it is still a long way from home. Off to Iraq they go. They knew, as well as everyone else in the United States, that at some point they were going to be sent overseas, answering the call of their country.
There are no guarantees that you'll get a job after college or even grad school, but if you work hard, meet the right people and "accidentally be in the right place at the right time," you'll achieve anything. At least, that's what Christopher Painter insists.
Despite assurances that the Parking and Transportation Services Department takes every precaution to ensure a fair parking situation on campus, official numbers show that the department oversells permits for a number of UNM parking lots. Clovis Acosta, director of the department, said that while parking at UNM has always been tight, officials physically count the number of parking spots needed in a given semester.
by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist It appears my column last week requires some explanation. So here it is: I was being sarcastic. That being said, I'm glad people who took that column literally were angry. You should be angry. Not just because some schmuck is telling you to follow the leader, but because that is what the purpose of government actually is.
There are no guarantees that you'll get a job after college or even grad school, but if you work hard, meet the right people and "accidentally be in the right place at the right time," you'll achieve anything. At least, that's what Christopher Painter insists.
In the pop-fueled music industry, it is rare to come across a new band that has talent, depth and the ability to make you feel its music. Memento, a Los Angeles based band has done just that. Their debut CD, Beginnings, may just be the beginning of a long career.
Men's basketball player Javin Tindall and swimmer Aimee Dunavant are this week's New Mexico Daily Lobo Athletes of the Week. Tindall set a career-high with four 3-pointers in Wednesday's 107-49 blowout of Western New Mexico University. On Saturday, the junior guard topped that mark hitting five 3-pointers in six attempts against San Diego State University.
The Pit is back. At least for one night, the stadium that has brought fear into the hearts of so many opposing teams over the years proved that it is still a force to be reckoned with. From the opening tip off of Saturday's game featuring the Lobos and San Diego State University, the fans played an intricate role in propelling UNM to its first conference victory of the season.
by Audra Meiklejohn Daily Lobo The Lobo women have experienced an unfamiliar feeling twice in the past week -- losing. UNM comes home winless, losing at Colorado State and Wyoming. Thursday in Fort Collins, Colo., the Lobos were out-rebounded and outshot.
by Michael Beniash Daily Lobo With their backs against the ropes and lingering thoughts of a 0-3 conference start, the UNM men's basketball team defied the odds and upset San Diego State University in a 66-62 thriller at The Pit. Led by a stingy defensive effort from the entire team, timely shooting by junior guard Javin Tindall and a little luck in their corner, the Lobos outlasted the hot shooting of the Aztecs.
An exhibit recognizing the more than 60 years worth of work by Armand Winfield, director of the UNM Training and Research Institute for Plastics, is on display in the Center for Southwest Research in Zimmerman Library this semester. "I am very pleased to be able to show a few of my interesting and unusual projects, which include images of the world's first soft bathroom, uses of atoms for peace, low cost housing for developing countries, work at the New York World's Fair (1963) and in the 1970's, amusement parks and sets for the Metropolitan Opera," Winfield said in a UNM press release.
Last November, Sen. Manny M. Aragon (N.M.-D) donated a collection of political archives documenting years of legislative work to UNM's General Library, which already houses the complete archives of many New Mexican politicians. Rose Diaz, a research historian and 20-year veteran of the library, has been working closely with Aragon during the past three years to compile and organize the archives.
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