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Lobos to play for MWC title

by Kenn Rodriguez Daily Lobo The UNM women's soccer team continued its post-season run today by upsetting the second-seeded University of Utah 1-0 at the Mountain West Conference Championship tournament in Provo, Utah. "It was all heart and soul," Lobo head coach Kit Vela said.

Techniques to detect diseases focus of lecture

by Emily Ann Williams Daily Lobo Diffused light and innovations in breast cancer and stroke research was the topic of a Sigma Xi sponsored lecture at UNM Thursday. Sigma Xi, the scientific research society on campus sponsors a lecture series meant to bring professionals and researchers to UNM to discuss and demonstrate their work.

UNM plays final MWC road games

Staff Report The UNM Volleyball team heads north this weekend for two Mountain West Conference matches. First off, the Lobos stop in Fort Collins, Colo. tonight to take on Colorado State University. Next, they'll head to Laramie, Wyo. for a contest with the University of Wyoming.

COLUMN: Reserve excuses for victims

by Calvin Hennick The Daily Iowan U-Wire One year from now, Pierre Pierce will have a clean record - no mention of the third-degree sexual assault with which he was initially charged, not even a trace of the assault causing injury to which he eventually pled guilty.

LETTER: Letter asking to vote pro-choice unsettling

Editor, Kimberly Lavender's pro-choice appeal in Monday's Daily Lobo was an unfortunate and startling reminder that there are some people who really would like to perpetuate the scourge of abortion in America. Like Ms. Lavender, they talk of a woman's right to choose, which is patently absurd inasmuch as the abortion license undermines and destroys the very basis of our human rights, namely our unique value and dignity as human persons.

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UNM tests new treatments

Staff Report Having been named as a nationwide site linked in a Clinical Trials Network designed to improve community-based treatment of drug abuse and dependence, UNM will take part in generating new treatment concepts that will eventually be implemented in the area of drug abuse.

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LETTER: Brewster's bouncer wrongly rewarded

Editor, I was amazed to read that CASAA has rewarded Brewster's Pub for denying entrance to a pregnant woman. I truly hope that other establishments like Brewster's do not follow suit. Jerome Romero, CASAA's project director, is quoted in the Oct. 28 Lobo as saying ". we appreciate [Brewster's employees] putting themselves on the line for someone else's best interest.

Culture of Kuna brought to life at Maxwell Museum exhibit

Staff Report UNM's Maxwell Museum of Anthropology will sponsor a roundtable discussion and reception with Kuna visitors from Panama as part of The Art of Being Kuna exhibition. The discussion, which will explore aspects of the Kuna visitors' lifestyle and practices, is slated for 11 a.

COMICS

Lobos wary of aerial assault

The UNM football team looks to get back to .500 mark tomorrow when it takes on the always talented and dangerous San Diego State University Aztecs. The Lobos have had a bumpy season filled with ups and downs. Two weeks ago UNM extended its bowl chances for another week with a thrilling overtime victory over Utah.

Improving Lobo swim team led by diving duo

by Michael Beniash Daily Lobo The University of New Mexico swimming and diving team has leapt head first into its 2002-03 season and shows no signs of looking back. Off to one of its best starts in recent years, the Lobo swim program is showing signs of drastic improvement.

Daily Lobo web exclusive: Lobo women advance in MWC tourney

The UNM women's soccer team rode a dominant defensive effort to defeat the Air Force Academy 1-0 in the first round of the Mountain West Conference Championship tournament in Provo, Utah, Wednesday. The Lobos (11-7-1) took control of the game early, clamping down on the Falcons while producing several goal opportunities for themselves.

COLUMN: C&J chairman far too flippant about worries

Daily Lobo Culture Editor Brad Hall, the Communication and Journalism chairman, says everything's fine like someone just asked him if his day is going OK. He says essentially that the accreditation team had some concerns, but really, it doesn't matter because accreditation is an archaic and outdated technique used by bureaucrats to glean money from unsuspecting universities.

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Praise for the 'Child'

by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo The Cell Theatre, an up-and-coming creative Downtown hotbed, is presenting an excellent night of drama. The play "Buried Child," by Sam Shepard won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1979 and is still fresh and haunting 23 years later.

Minority high school students tour university

by Ryan Floersheim Daily Lobo Attempting to increase black enrollment at UNM, two programs on campus have combined efforts to provide an informative, casual setting for high school students to help ease their transition into the next level of education.