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Opinion
COLUMN: New academic year revives opportunity
July 25Once again, as the loveliest time of year in New Mexico approaches, there also is a special feeling of excitement on our campus. A new academic year is about to begin, and the air is filled with the feeling of new opportunities, new faces, new classes - a scene relived every fall as our college community is renewed, rebuilt and revitalized.
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News In Brief
July 25The UNM Scholarships Office and the Student Government Accounting Office now require more documentation from organizations that want to issue awards or grants to individual students.
Culture
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Green Day sends out "non-hit" album to follow greatest hits album
Angela Williams | July 25Leave it to the punk trio Green Day to give a follow-up “non-hit” album on the heels of its greatest hits album. The band, with members Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt, released Shenanigans this month to complement last year’s International Superhits.
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New PET scanning
Beth Hahn | July 25UNM Hospital has received its first PET scan device, a state-of-the art machine that will be used for diagnostics and training in a number of health fields.
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Ibarra plans to increase minority numbers
Ryan Floersheim | July 25UNM President William Gordon has created a new position that will enhance recruitment and retention efforts of women and minorities in faculty and staff jobs on campus.
Opinion
LETTER: UNM's deal with Pepsi is littered with contradictions
July 18I want to applaud Don Shapiro's stand against UNM becoming "corporate bed-partners" with Pepsi, published in the July 11 Daily Lobo. I would also like to add a few ironic twists that may not have been considered by some of your readers.
Sports
UNM hoops celebrates 100 seasons
Kenn Rodriguez | July 18While UNM football season is just around the corner, Lobo men's basketball took center stage last week. Thursday, Athletic Director Rudy Davalos and head coach Ritchie McKay announced this season the University would mark the 100th season of UNM men's basketball.
Culture
Remix results vary on Gorillaz CD
Kenn Rodriguez | July 18You could say the world doesn't need another Gorillaz remix album. The "band," or brainchild of Blur's Damon Albarn and "Tank Girl" creator Jamie Hewlett, was well-represented by the CD G-Sides that came out last year.
Culture
Dancer's Dream features numerous ballroom styles
Marisa Demarco | July 18Charin Yuthasastrkosol can't be much more than five feet tall, or weigh more than 90 pounds - but this vibrant woman has a commanding presence when she is in a room. She strolls in dressed flamboyantly and the people around her erupt into a flurry of activity.
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News in Brief
July 18Redondo Road South will be closed to through traffic between Martin Luther King Drive and Yale Boulevard July 29 through August 18.
Culture
Show presents eclectic styles
Dustin Habermann | July 18Tuatara - a band featuring members of R.E.M. and the Screaming Trees - will be playing at the Launchpad on Saturday with three other acts in an uninterrupted four-hour show.
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Buffalo Dance
July 18San Juan dancers Nathana Bird, Loren Montoya and his brother Anthony, from left, perform a Buffalo Dance at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe during the annual Sun Mountain Gathering July 13. The event, which ran through Sunday, featured a variety of demonstrations and hands-on activities including pottery and tool making.
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Accountability needed for 'infectious greed'
July 18Alan Greenspan has coined a new phrase - "infectious greed." In a time of grand corporate scandal, it seems that the Federal Reserve chairman hit right on the money, no pun intended.
Opinion
COLUMN: On race, Jackson has no clout
July 18Of course there is, and has always been, racism in the recording industry. This is America, isn't it? In the early days of the 20th century, there was a popular record called "Pickaninny Paradise" instructing black youngsters how to be subservient to their white overlords and thus earn a place in heaven - or at least that section known as Pickaninny Paradise.
Culture
Gaiman displays scary surreal
Nathan Jacquez | July 18Neil Gaiman, the macabre author of "Neverwhere," "American Gods" and the popular "Sandman" graphic novel series, has struck gold again with his latest novel, "Coraline."
News
Several high-traffic campus restrooms to receive overhaul
Clay Holtzman | July 18In a move to improve building facilities on campus, the Physical Plant Department is renovating and remodeling several high-traffic restrooms on campus.
