Editor, What has the world come to? In looking at the news today I came the conclusion that our world has come to a point in time that we do not deserve God’s continued grace and restraint.
Editor, I drink no booze. Booze causes car crashes which paralyze and kill thousands, including my niece Rachel. Booze causes dreadful family fights and ruined romances. Men wake up in jail cells — not remembering stabbing or shooting their close friend the night before.
New Mexico’s road warriors return home to The Pit for the next two games, concluding a stretch of 17 days on the road in the last 24. So far the road has not tripped the Lobos up since Mountain West play began earlier this month.
The defensive miscues are finally taking a toll on the New Mexico women’s basketball team. Wednesday night’s 75-69 loss to Utah State pushed UNM’s losing streak to five games, and the Lobos have allowed teams to shoot 43.3 percent from the field during the slide.
Despite a late surge by the New Mexico women’s basketball team, its struggle on defense allowed Utah State to walk out of The Pit with a 75-69 victory Wednesday night. UNM (7-12, 2-6 Mountain West) trailed by as many as 14 points in the second half, which proved to be too large of a deficit to overcome.
Some UNM students are hoping to get an edge in a national competition that kicked off last week. According to a press release from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation website, five UNM students will compete in Up to Us, a national competition in which 24 university teams will attempt to “educate and engage their peers on the effects of the nation’s rising debt and motivate action in Washington on fiscal issues.”
After inspecting Castetter Hall on Wednesday morning, police and fire personnel found that the incident was a false alarm. UNM Police Department Operations Lieutenant Trace Peck said the department responded to the incident after getting a call about a possible blaze in the building.
The Health Science Library and Informatics Center and the Health and Sciences Center are hosting the “New Mexico African-American Legacy” exhibit in the lobby of the Domenici Center for Health Sciences Education from Jan. 23 to May 14.
Our society loves to play games. Whether it’s Lobo basketball, beer pong or Disney Scene-It, everyone loves to play a game. And if there is one thing we love more than playing games, it’s winning them.
UNM Engineers turn the final corner as they enter the third stage of their three-semester build project. After months of preparation and design, the time has come to get their car on the track. June 19 is on the minds of the members of the UNM Lobo Racing Team.
Deborah Rifenbary, associate dean at the UNM College of Education Administration, has set up a one-month exchange program with an elementary school teacher in Austria. The program sends UNM students in the education program to teach students in Austria’s elementary and middle schools.
A whiteboard is a must for most students. They can be used for everything from weekly schedules to reminders to notes for roommates. Stella Bell Kemper, assistant director of ASUNM Arts and Crafts Studio, has a simple and cheap way for students to make their own.
After inspecting in Castetter Hall on Wednesday morning, police and firemen has found that the incident was a false alarm. UNM Police Department Operations Lieutenant Trace Peck said the department responded to the incident after getting a call about a possible blaze in the building.
The Rev. Richard Litzau said that a recent decision by the Santa Fe archbishop seeks to improve the parish at his expense. “The challenge is that the archbishop wants to increase the number of diocesan vocations,” he said. “So he decided to assign diocesan priests here. That’s what he’s done, and we have to move.”
A UNM alumnus has led a project to protect American soldiers. MRIGlobal recently announced the end of development for the Individual Protection Ensemble Mannequin System, headed by Mark Abashian, who obtained his M.S. in geochemistry from UNM.
Forward Cameron Bairstow netted a game-high 22 points to lead the New Mexico men’s basketball team to a 78-65 win at Utah State Tuesday night. The Lobos (16-4, 8-1 Mountain West) played their second straight game without starting center Alex Kirk
Opinions are changing when it comes to the subject of marijuana — and New Mexico should join the short list of states that have pioneered the path to pot decriminalization. As New Mexico Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino (D-Albuquerque) said in the Daily Lobo last week, people who want to smoke pot are already smoking it.
Editor, Two weeks ago the UNM community was informed of changes to the Aquinas Newman Center on Las Lomas. Archbishop Sheehan informed the Dominican priests that they must be out of the Newman Center by July 1. Diocesan priests will continue the work at the Newman Center.
Sriracha hot sauce is ubiquitous in Asian restaurants and is extremely popular with food bloggers and gourmets across the U.S. After the 30-day delay in shipping of any Sriracha product — shipments are expected to resume this month — there is renewed interest in homemade pepper sauce.
Tampa-based metal band Iced Earth started 2014 off right when it released its 11th studio album, “Plagues of Babylon.” “Plagues” sees the band’s one consistent member, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Jon Schaffer, lead the way on an uncompromising album embodied by tales of death, disease and a one-for-all attitude.
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