by Nathan Jacquez Daily Lobo By the time you read this, the "Words Afire" play festival will already be barreling along. The annual play festival is host to many up and coming local playwrights and directors at various venues across Albuquerque.
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.
Editor, Once again I find myself in disagreement with Craig Butler's editorial commentary, this time concerning public financing of elections. Mr. Butler states that public financing infringes on "the long-standing tradition that campaign contributions are a form of free speech" and concludes that the "switch to positive campaigning will have to come from somewhere else.
by Michael Sanchez Daily Lobo "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" is a new rockumentary from first-time director Sam Jones, chronicling the now infamous story of Wilco's album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Hailed by fans, Rolling Stone - who called it "a masterpiece" and "the first great album of [2002]" - and alternative press alike, the incredible journey this album took on its way to finally being released is now well-known.
Daily Lobo Columnist If you don't vote, you're trespassing. As an idealist, I believe that a post-gubernatorial column is worthwhile as long as it encourages at least one individual who consciously threw their license to vote in the gutter on Tuesday to vote next year.
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.
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that the accreditation team had some concerns, but really, it doesn't matter because accreditation is an archaic and outdated technique used by bureaucrats to glean money from unsuspecting universities.
by Michael Beniash Daily Lobo The UNM women's tennis squad concludes its fall season this weekend in the friendly confines of the UNM Tennis Complex -- the first home competition for the Lobos. UNM plays host to the University of Houston, Boise State University and intrastate rival New Mexico State University in the annual Lobo Fall Invite.
by Clay Holtzman Daily Lobo On a Tuesday that had been proclaimed "Civil Engineers Day," the UNM engineering community was left in shock by the news that one of its brightest and most promising students was killed in a car crash Monday. Joseph Roybal, 23, a senior civil engineering major at the School of Engineering, was killed early Monday when the vehicle he was traveling in swerved off a snow-covered I-40 and rolled over at least two times, Lt.
by Mira Poling Daily Lobo The population of UNM changes each semester and students can expect some knee-high additions this particular winter - 70 new children will enter UNM's Child Care Center. The space for additional children is available due to the center's recent merge with Manzanita and the use of a new larger facility.
by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist Well, the election is over. Once again the campaign season was long, competitive and at many times downright nasty. Despite every candidate's professed dislike for attack ads, our airwaves have been filled with mudslinging so thick that it's hard for anyone exposed to it to feel clean.
by Arthur Simoni Daily Lobo With the recent controversy over the UNM Communication and Journalism Department losing its accreditation that it had held for more than 50 years, accreditation has become a concern among many departments across campus. The University of New Mexico currently holds institutional accreditation from the North Central Association accrediting body.
The recent loss of the journalism department's accreditation became a major topic of discussion at the Board of Regents' Academic/Student Affairs Committee meeting Tuesday. The committee also listened to presentations about the pros and cons of retirement-age employees and efforts being made to prevent students from dropping out.
Editor, Kudos and congratulations are in order for the University of New Mexico! Way to go, losing your accreditation for the journalism program in the C&J Department. After all, it was just one more pesky thing that the school had to do to prove it was an upper-level institution of higher learning.
Staff Report The UNM men's soccer team received national recognition Monday. After posting two key victories last weekend, the Lobos moved up to 22nd in national-rankings and clinched the number one seed in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament.
by Arthur Simoni Daily Lobo Brad Hall, chairman of the Communication and Journalism Department, met with concerned students Tuesday to explain why the department decided to withdraw its application for reaccreditation. The department withdrew its application last week when it became apparent that it was not going to be reaccredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
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