Editor, As a native New Mexican, it is easy for me to identify the most urgent issue facing our state. While the number of school-age children rises annually, our quality of education isn't meeting our students' needs or our national standards, leaving our children unable to compete in the job market.
Gubernatorial Candidates Bill Richardson Democratic Party Richardson has said he wants a state cabinet secretary, instead of a superintendent, to oversee public schools. He opposes a voucher system. In an interview with the Daily Lobo in August, Richardson said he wants the lottery scholarship to remain unaltered.
by Jennifer Onuska ASUNM president Do you know where your student fees go? Currently, as undergraduates, we pay $274.10 per semester in our student fees. This amount is divided up into three parts. The first part, the facility fee, equals $106.
by Rob Seal The Gamecock U-Wire On Wednesday night, Larry King had the ex-wife of the suspected Washington, D.C., sniper, John Allen Muhammad, on his show. He also featured the ex-wife's lawyer. And Muhammad's son and his nephew. And his ex-wife's fiancÇ.
It was a sad day at the University of New Mexico Wednesday, Oct. 30. It was the day that Brad Hall, chairman of the Communications and Journalism Department, pulled the application for reaccredidation for the journalism and mass communications program. The Daily Lobo saw this day coming long before this year.
Staff report The UNM volleyball team lost two matches in Johnson Arena over the weekend to conference foes, 22nd-ranked, University of Utah and Brigham Young University. The losses drop the Lobos to 7-16 overall and 2-8 in MWC play. Utah 3, UNM 1 The Lobos dropped the opening game to the Utes 30-19 but roared back in the second game, taking Utah to extra points and prevailing 32-30.
Discussing ways to raise awareness of their impact on the world around them Sunday, lecture panelists targeted the media and the role its outlets should play in promoting awareness of key environmental issues in the Southwest, including urban sprawl. The lecture, "Moving the Message: How to Tell the Story of the West," addressed the importance of effectively communicating the values of place in the West - the dramatic landscapes, the natural resources, the human communities - so that society will begin to make wiser choices about land use.
by Tony Niklinski Daily Lobo The debut of Lobos head coach Ritchie McKay went well, as the men's basketball team defeated the EA Sports West All-Stars 97-86 on Friday at The Pit. The victory will not go down as a "W" in the win column because the contest was only an exhibition game.
by Jeff Proctor Daily Lobo UNM graduate students played an important role in organizing the fifth-annual High Desert Linguistics Conference, presented by students from the Linguistics Department, when it came to the University Friday and Saturday. "It is one of the better attended student-run linguistics conferences because it's casual, non-threatening and non-competitive," said Candace Maher, a sociolinguistics masters degree student.
Staff report The UNM Men's soccer team won road games over Sacramento State University and San Jose State University this weekend, wrapping up at least a share of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title. With the win, the Lobos locked up the No.
by Rob Jenkins Daily Lobo Although the UNM Ice Wolves lost both of their games this weekend, they proved that they are a team to be reckoned with. Coming out and playing aggressive, physical hockey, the Ice Wolves established themselves as a team that will not be pushed over by any opponent, let alone on home ice.
Editor, In my office a phone message waited. It was my mother calling from Minnesota, in tears. "There's been a terrible tragedy . . ." she began and could go no further. This is how I found out my friend and teacher was dead. I knew Paul Wellstone, the Minnesota senator killed in a plane crash last Friday.
The presentation of a national award for extraordinary contributions to the field of writing has helped solidify a UNM professor's place in literary history. Rudolfo Anaya, a professor emeritus in UNM's English Department, was honored during a Zimmerman Library ceremony Friday for receiving the National Medal of Arts.
Editor, Please do your civic duty and vote by Tuesday, Nov. 5! Do not think that your vote does not matter! This means you registered voters of New Mexico. What issues have helped to define the candidates this election year? On Monday, Sept. 23, a front-page headline from the Albuquerque Journal read "Voters Endorse Big Issues.
by Michael Beniash Daily Lobo The UNM men's basketball team showed off a new coach, new players a new offense and new uniforms Friday night at the Pit in a 97-86 win over the EA All-Stars. Who are these guys? To the untrained eye, the 2002-03 team could be questioned about its real identity.
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