The U.S. flag is again stained with the blood of innocent people. These stains are in addition to those already present from prior U.S. leaders who took refuge in violence when faced with conflict rather than in intellectual reason or nonviolent, sacred doctrines.
Freshmen Olwan Tenoso and Bao Nguyen practice moves during their karate class in Johnson Center Monday afternoon.
At the risk of becoming yet another of the few outspoken voices of moderate dissent on our nation's current "War Against Terrorism" and the potential wrath that dissent may evoke, I feel the need to point out a statement made by William Raspberry in Monday's Albuquerque Journal.
I am notoriously bad at throwing parties. Whatever time I pick, it always turns out something is going on that's far more exciting than hanging out in my apartment. On the other hand, if I do absolutely nothing, let my refrigerator run empty and my apartment go the way of entropy, somehow, mystically, a party will find its way to my place.
My heart goes out to Steven Chavez, a UNM alumnus, who in his Oct. 18 letter to the Daily Lobo, asks, "... which peace group do I join?"
The city of Albuquerque will be a hotbed of action this weekend with numerous UNM sporting events during the homecoming week.
The UNM women's basketball team has a fight on its hands for the starting point guard position as three freshman battle to see who will lead the Lobos' offensive attack this season.
The UNM Alumni Association is celebrating "Coming Home on Route 66" this week during UNM's 76th annual homecoming, which includes six days of activities and more than 35 separate events.
Football is just a game, but for the Konte brothers, it is a passion that could not be ignored.
Before Sept. 11, many in this country would be hard-pressed to find Afghanistan on a map. Despite horrifying news accounts, few knew much about the Taliban regime and how it treated the Afghan people - especially women.
Lobo basketball fans are going to have a lot to cheer about this coming season.
As an obstetrician-gynecologist and a family practice physician on faculty at UNM, as educators and as strong supporters of reproductive rights, we were profoundly discouraged to see the eight-page anti-abortion advertising supplement in the Oct. 18 edition of the Daily Lobo.
I enrolled in Dr. Berthold's Greek civilization class last year merely because I needed a humanities credit. I had absolutely no interest in history, let alone Greek history. As it would turn out, I found myself listening attentively to his every lecture and left the class with a better understanding of society.
It will be strength versus strength when the run defense of the UNM football team takes on the option offense of the Air Force Academy Saturday at University Stadium during the annual homecoming game.
A group of independent filmmakers, radio producers, writers and others hope to provide an alternative to what they call corporate media by following a growing worldwide trend towards the creation of independent media centers.
While homecoming is always about alumni, the Student Activities Office and ASUNM's Homecoming Committee have lined up a week full of events for students.
The UNM women's soccer team had an emotional trip this weekend when it split a pair of road games in Utah.
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