With no roof over his head nor a family to support him, a desperate man seeks refuge in alcohol with the last five bucks in his pocket. Jose Martinez, once a homeless man, said he carried around a 7-Eleven Big Gulp cup filled with alcohol as he wandered Central with the wish to attend UNM, back when that seemed, at best, a distant dream.
Dungeons and Dragons. You’ve probably heard that name before. But what is it? Could you describe it? More than likely, you summon the stock image of fat, sweaty ‘neckbeards’ sitting in a basement together. But what are they actually doing down there? There are a few names for it.
Now that summer has come, it’s time to start some serious grilling. Grilling is at once the most primitive and one of the most delicious ways to prepare food.
From player to coach, Amy Beggin has climbed through the ranks of the New Mexico women’s basketball program by taking advantage of opportunities. Beggin’s next break will be as assistant head coach, after her promotion from director of operations last Tuesday. She takes over for former Assistant Coach Edwina Brown, who stepped down last month.
At times this season, the New Mexico baseball team had the poise and mental fortitude of a former league champion. In other instances, though, UNM displayed the immaturity and mental lapses of a young team trying to hold its place atop the Mountain West, leading to an uneven season for the Lobos.
Men’s Basketball Head Coach Craig Neal completed the recruitment process for the 2014 class with the addition of Elijah Brown, a transfer from Butler, the team announced last Tuesday. Brown, a 6-foot-4 guard from Los Angeles, saw action in 30 games and averaged 6.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists.
Filming of the “Breaking Bad” spinoff, “Better Call Saul” began in Albuquerque last week. In honor of the show and its award-winning predecessor, chase the ghost of Heisenberg and take a do-it-yourself “Breaking Bad” tour, from Heisenberg’s house to Jesse’s home and, of course, Saul Goodman’s office.
Normally, the Adobe theatre is bursting at the seams when they put on shows. But this time the house was utterly desolate; deader than disco. Dead for an actual science fiction play.
“I go home every night on this huge high … I just feel like the luckiest person in the world to come out here and work with these amazing people,” said Karen Molony. Molony, an instructor at Cloud Dancers Therapeutic Horsemanship Program, said she started volunteering 10 years ago and loved helping special needs children so much that she quickly became an instructor.
Universities in New Mexico will receive $16 million over the next four years in a bid to permanently increase research funds in the state. The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research is donating the money for universities to focus on research in sustainable energy, said Mary Jo Daniel, Associate Director of the EPSCoR state office. She said the initiative, Energize New Mexico, will help increase the state’s capacity for research.
Three of the five Democratic primary candidates said they support using other sources of funding to subsidize the Legislative Lottery Scholarship. Lawrence Rael, Linda Lopez, Howie Morales, Alan Webber and Gary King participated in a debate in Las Cruces on Thursday. The five contenders will be on the ballot on June 3 as primary candidates for governor of New Mexico.
Nature is calling, but it’s not the chirping of the birds or the swooshing of the trees. This year, it’s the call of grasshoppers. There’s nothing to worry about, though — this is a pretty regular occurrence, according to Dr. David Lightfoot, associate research professor of biology and senior collection manager for the Museum of Southwestern Biology. The sudden abundance of grasshoppers is a result of the heavy rain last fall and a mild winter, which caused a high survival rate, he said. “It’s typically about every five to 10 years (that) the weather conditions will be just right so there will be a big population of these, so it’s not that unusual,” Lightfoot said. The grasshoppers’ prosperity will also be short-lived, he said. “It’s a real temporary thing,” Lightfoot said.
Early predictions aren’t looking favorable for the New Mexico football team. Every summer/spring, the Orlando Sentinel and USA Today count down every single Division One college football from No. 128 to No. 1.
The New Mexico baseball team was ousted from the Mountain West tournament losing to Nevada 9-4 in 11 innings on Friday. With the game tied at 3-3, Wolf Pack junior shortstop Kyle Hunt hit an RBI single into right field for the go ahead run and a 4-3 lead.
Voters will determine whether Mayor Berry will require the City Council’s approval when hiring a new police chief. The legislation that would put the question on the November ballot passed 7-2 at the May 19 Council meeting, said Ken Sanchez, Council president and co-sponsor of the legislation.
Five Democrats in the New Mexico governor’s primary race — Alan Webber, Howie Morales, Lawrence Rael, Linda Lopez and Gary King — participated in a debate Thursday at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. Daily Lobo News Editor Chloe Henson tweeted responses from the candidates.
The New Mexico baseball team finished atop the regular season standings for the third year in a row, but unlike the previous seasons, the Lobos won’t be the No. 1 seed at the Mountain West tournament. That distinction belongs to the host team UNLV, who tied UNM for first place in the MW thus becoming co-champions.
The Graduate and Professional Student Association narrowly rescinded a divestment resolution during a council meeting Saturday. The council voted 11-10 to repeal the resolution, said Kris Miranda, acting council chair for the meeting.
President Robert Frank struck a compromise with student government that returned University Libraries and the Athletics Department to the Student Fee Review Board’s purview.
Editor, For the first time in 35 years UNM hasn’t had an increase in tuition or fees, and we are grateful to work with Regents who actively listen to students and are responsive to the realities of New Mexican families.
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