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Swimming team shows spirit

by Michael Beniash Daily Lobo While many University of New Mexico students are sound asleep, a group of devoted young women are wide-awake training rigorously to bring home a Mountain West Conference Swimming Championship. The UNM women's swimming and diving season is underway and team spirit is high.

Choi unique in golfing world

by Lee Cornell Daily Lobo UNM golfer Jay Choi is anything but your typical freshman. According to UNM sports information, last week he became the first college freshman to win a men's golf tournament at the Club Glove Intercollegiate at Pepperdine University.

LETTER: Pi Kappa members apologize for mural

Editor, On Tuesday, Oct. 22, members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity participated in a chalk mural competition for the 2002 UNM Homecoming activities. The purpose of this contest was to create a mural that represented the UNM Homecoming theme, "Homecoming on the Range.

Resolution passed to regulate credit card vendors

The UNM Faculty Senate voted Tuesday to approve a resolution that would regulate credit card vendors by creating a credit education program, as well as charging the companies a fee to market on campus. Pam Olson, an associate professor of individual family community education, addressed the senate about the resolution.

COLUMN: Iraq issue hurting Democrats

by Brian Wagner Columbia Daily Spectator U-Wire It has become quite obvious to politicians that Iraq is going to be the largest influence on the 2002 election season. Democrats, so sure of gaining congressional seats just weeks ago, are now scared of losing seats because their issues are being overshadowed by the Bush administration's sharp focus on Iraq.

Chalk mural contest stirs up concerns

During a chalk mural competition Tuesday, one of the many Homecoming activities designed to promote unity on campus and rally support for the upcoming UNM football game, several observers became upset with images depicted in two of the student-created murals.

COMICS

Series offers chance to hear unfinished works

by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo The pieces you'll hear at a Works-in-Progress reading may be unfinished, but they are still well worth hearing. After all, how often do you get to hear good writers share their work before it's received the final polish? Works-in-Progress is a more or less monthly reading series featuring unpublished, unfinished poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction by graduate students, faculty and local writers.

Column: Homeland Security Dept. dangerous idea

by Raphael Schweber-Koren The Johns Hopkins News-Letter U-Wire We cried on Sept. 11, watching the twin towers fall and many good men and women die. We listened to the soothing words of the Bush administration: "No one could have prevented this.

Noise bill quiets downtown

Do you think your neighbors can hear your stereo? Can they hear your alarm clock? How about your band practicing on a Sunday afternoon? When you go see live music at one of the Downtown venues, do you want to have to shush your friends so you can make out some muted band's sound freshly castrated by the noise ordinance? These questions remain relevant since the final vote on the noise ordinance was cast Monday, Oct.

Petty album skewers music industry

Once upon a time Tom Petty was an angry young man. Petty's a little older now - OK, he's a lot older - but he's still angry. Judging from his latest CD, The Last DJ, he's got his razor tongue in his cheek. Ably backed by his band of more than 20 years, the Heatbreakers, Petty has crafted a concept album of sorts that skewers the music industry while decrying the loss of innocence pop music has endured these last 20 or so years.

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YWCA to organize 8th annual

The YWCA's local Middle Rio Grande chapter will help organize several events around Albuquerque to commemorate a Week Without Violence, including the 2002 Take Back the Night rally Wednesday at UNM. The events are part of the Young Women's Christian Association Week Without Violence campaign that emphasizes alternatives to family violence, violence linked to racism, sexism and bigotry and violence in the media.

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Letter: Preparation is also a good self-defense

Editor, Regarding the article about the recent self-defense class taught at UNM, I think it is great that women are being given the opportunity to learn how to defend themselves. However, I think women (and men as well, although women tend to be more vulnerable targets) need to know there are different methods in which they can defend themselves.

UnPublished helps artists

A dual celebration of both a directed vision and that evasive next step of getting published — FunKtional Adix, a poet from Tuscon, Ariz. performed Saturday evening at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History. The performance was in support of a grand unveiling of a new magazine designed to help artists break into the publishing market.

Column: Human nature overrated?

by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist I've often argued that it's pointless to base any argument on human nature, because it's virtually impossible to distinguish between which human attributes are the result of nature and which the result of learning, or even of a combination of the two.

Presidential search advertisement approved

The UNM Presidential Search Subcommittee met Monday for a short meeting where committee members approved the position announcement and the search firm contract. Committee members edited the presidential position advertisement, which will appear in the Chronicle on Higher Education, Black Issues in Higher Education and the Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education, said UNM Public Relations Director Frank Martinez.

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