UNM: Steve Alford owes $1 million for buyout
J.R. Oppenheim | April 4The University of New Mexico will pursue the $1 million buyout that former men’s basketball coach Steve Alford agreed to before he left UNM for the same position at UCLA.
The University of New Mexico will pursue the $1 million buyout that former men’s basketball coach Steve Alford agreed to before he left UNM for the same position at UCLA.
Eighty-one hours after men’s basketball head coach Steve Alford announced he was leaving UNM for UCLA, the Lobos found their new man.
Student government candidates battled for votes for the last time Wednesday before absentee voting begins today in the SUB Atrium.
Students can learn how to work the UNM system, but probably not in the way you might be thinking. On Friday, some of UNM’s organizations will give interested students information about how to take advantage of the University’s services.
Editor, After reading the Daily Lobo on Wednesday, I learned that four students had their vehicles broken into, making for a total of about $4,500 in stolen property and damage.
Editor, Karen DeLeewerk, your decision to write to the Daily Lobo and complain about it was a poor choice. Not only is it ironic, it’s hypocritical, too.
Lobo fan and student Mattia Chase sought to give a voice to the students who wanted to hire Craig Neal as the new Lobo men’s basketball head coach.
It was evident from the start who UNM fans and players wanted as the next men’s basketball head coach. They got their wish on Tuesday, when Craig Neal signed a five-year, $750,000 annual contract to become the 20th head coach of the Lobos
If hip-hop isn’t your thing, the alternative rock of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down and Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside might be right up your alley.
A UNM student reported on March 25 that her car had been broken into while it was parked T Lot. According to the report, the unknown suspect broke the driver side window and stole her car radio, iPod, and Van’s shoes, with a combined worth of $415.
New Mexico didn’t have to look far to find its next head coach. Craig Neal, who spent the past six seasons as the team’s top assistant, was hired Tuesday to replace Steve Alford.
If students give the OK, ASUNM will have more senators in its assembly. In a full Senate meeting March 27, the senators decided to put Bill 15S on the ballot for fall elections.
I never understood the arguments against gay marriage. What’s the big deal? My wife and I will have been married 30 years in October and we both agree that anyone crazy enough to want to get married in this day and age should be allowed to do so.
Editor, On March 18, UNM President Robert Frank included the following accolades for Athletics and coaches in his weekly perspective: “…I know first-hand that participating in collegiate sports builds character,
Listening to music with no beat or lyrics might not be for everyone, but it certainly is an experience. On Monday evening I attended a show at Synchro Studio, where several local musicians performed innovative, ambient music.
When the news broke that men’s basketball head coach Steve Alford was leaving UNM to accept a coaching job at UCLA, many thought it was an April Fools’ joke. But as the realness of the situation has become clear, it seems University community has mixed feelings about the departure.
Enthusiasm for a proposal to address concerns with Johnson Center and the Student Health and Counseling building has faded due to cost concerns. So the task force created six new alternatives to the proposal.
Editor, Given the current furor over “gun control,” which is now even more misleadingly referred to by many on the left as “gun safety,” I have a suggestion.
Editor, While I certainly sympathize with the students at CNM whose newspaper was terminated over an issue the administration didn’t like, I don’t see how not printing the Lobo is going to help them.
Editor, Still disappointed the Lobos lost that NCAA game to Harvard? Will anything be happening at The Pit now? Well, the UNM president and some professors have been brain storming, big time.