Opinion
U.S. must not bow to bullies
BradLord Leutwyler | April 5When I was in junior high, there was this little punk jerk named Ivan.
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Culture
`Gypsy' dances around bad acting
Sarah Hunt | April 5Musical Theater Southwest's production of "Gypsy" is reminiscent of fast food. It tastes great while you're eating, but when the meal is finished, you're not as satisfied as you hoped you'd be.
News
Take it from the top
April 5OM Trio will perform at the Golden West Saloon Friday at 9 p.m. Admission is $6 at the door and it is a 21-and-over event.
News
GPSA Presidential Election Profiles: Keith Valles
Alma Olaechea | April 5UNM student Keith Valles says he is qualified to become GPSA president because he works well with people, is good at building consensus and has campus-wide leadership experience.
News
Bowens plans to resign from Senate at end of semester
Alma Olaechea | April 5The Senate passed appropriations and amendments with few arguments Wednesday night, though Sen. Da Vonda Bowens expressed disappointment with the group during her closing comments. At the end of the meeting, Bowens said she thought it was rude that senators were not paying attention to each other during the meeting. “People are talking and walking — what happened to order?” she asked.
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GPSA Presidential Election Profiles: Dathan Weems
Alma Olaechea | April 5GPSA presidential candidate Dathan Weems says student government has been the focal point of his education.
Culture
Band picks up where leaped off
Rachel Heisler | April 4It’s such a relief to hear Todd Lewis’s voice again and know that the Toadies didn’t forget to record a new album. It took Lewis, bassist Lisa Umbarger, drummer Mark Reznicek and guitarist Clark Vogeler, who replaced original guitarist Darrel Herbert, seven years to make a comeback from the exceptional 1994 album Rubberneck, which for hardcore fans is just too long to wait. Luckily for us, the delay was almost worth it, and the new album Hell Below/Stars Above picks up where the previous left off.
News
Masterpiece
April 4Poet Robert Creeley presents “In Company: Robert Creeley’s Collaborations” in the University Art Museum Tuesday.
Culture
Sepultura still has its edge
Ron Gonzales | April 4Back when Metallica ruled the metal underground, a festering sore of a band was lurking in the shadows to take the groundwork laid by the now-mainstream group and twist, jump on and grind it into submission. Sepultura’s music was angrier, faster and more bludgeoning than most bands at the time, and it wouldn’t be long before the group took the mainstream by its throat. By the end of the ’80s, the Brazilian metal gods had come to the forefront of the music scene and made a name for themselves for calling to mind the anguish in the world. And they had a front-row seat to it becuase they grew up in the slums of Belo Horizonte, where poverty and crime was an everyday occurrence.
Opinion
Seiberlich’s column reflects his experience with women
April 4Editor, I am writing in response to Jamie Seiberlich’s column on Thursday about Title IX and “common sense” about women and sports.
Opinion
The depiction of Mary is not rude, but modern
April 4Editor, I’d like to comment on Blake Driver’s recent article on Thursday about professor Tey Diana Rebolledo and her presentation, “Les Claravidentes: Chicana Artists and Writers.” While the article was well written and informative, I am concerned that Driver’s description of Alma Lopez’s work “Our Lady” as an almost nude Virgin Mary is deceiving.
News
Innovative bond plan pays for utility upgrade
April 4UNM will issue a bond package worth $60 million to upgrade, improve and renovate the utilities infrastructure.
Opinion
Students can say where fees go
Craig A. Butler | April 4If any lesson should be learned from last year’s presidential election and the resulting chaos, it’s that every single vote really does count. These days, it’s easy to feel lost in the crowd. When a hundred million people are voting, it’s easy to shrug your shoulders and say, “What difference would my vote make, anyway?”
News
Author: abortion first liberation
Angela Williams | April 4Abortion activist Laura Kaplan told a sparse gathering at the Kiva Lecture Hall Tuesday that legalizing abortion was one of the first steps to break the silent repression of women. Kaplan, who was a member of the Abortion Council Service of the Women’s Liberation in the late ’60s and early ’70s, said that, before various movements of ’60s, women were almost powerless about their lives, children and their bodies. She said the expected view of women was that they were less than men, childlike and to be seen and not heard. Kaplan said women never spoke to each other about any private matters, and if they did, it was always in whispers.
News
Slate abstains from debate
Alma Olaechea | April 4Members of The People slate answered questions about campus safety and group affiliations at Tuesday night’s election debate sponsored by the Pre-Law Association, while the Connection Slate opted not to participate. Following candidate questions, most of the forum focused on Senate Bill 5-B, which would eliminate the use of student fees to fund the Daily Lobo. Sen. Steve Aguilar, vice-presidential candidate for the Connection slate, said he and members of his slate did not participate because they did not agree with who the panelists were or the atmosphere of the debate. He said Tuesday night’s audience was not as diverse as it would have been had the ASUNM Election Commission organized the event.
News
Bread Money
April 4Sara Cate serves Indian tacos to graduate student Meriah Heredia outside Mesa Vista Hall Tuesday. Cate, a member of the Santo Domingo tribe, sells the food to raise money for tuition to finish a family studies degree because, she says, the tribe will not help her find employment.
Opinion
Ads staff got more laughs than concern from results
April 4Editor, In response to Lowell Gibbs’ concerns expressed in the Daily Lobo on Tuesday, we chuckled when Taos ties with Wolf Creek for second place for “Best Place to Snowboard,” putting it on the list for the third year in a row.
News
Care for Champagne?
April 3Nik Wahi (left) and Rachel Timlin dine to a serenade by James Harvey on Central Avenue's median near Cornell Drive Monday. The dinner, complete with wine and a waiter, was set up as a project for the student's interdisciplinary arts class.
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Legislation deadline looms
April 3Gov. Gary Johnson has until Friday to act on several hundred bills passed by the Legislature during its final days, including UNM faculty and staff salary increases he vetoed last month. Johnson said in March that he would likely sign the salary bill.
