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Get creative with Electoral College map
John Tyczkowski | September 17So here it is, folks. Another four years have come and gone, and once again, it’s time to pick the leader of the free world.
Romney lies, blames, stokes fear to win votes
September 17Editor, In response to presidential candidate Mitt Romney breaking the political truce he and Obama called for on Sept.
Humanity’s savagery assures its extinction
September 17Editor, I was recently asked if I thought there is extraterrestrial life. Yes, I think there is extraterrestrial life. In fact, I think representatives from highly advanced intergalactic societies visit us from time to time.
Tea Party ignorantly adulates US founders
September 17Editor, I’ve often wondered about the ideals of the Founding Fathers that the Tea Party seems to use as the focal point of their beliefs.
Men break tie in final minute of second overtime
Thomas Romero-Salas | September 17The UNM men’s soccer team needed double overtime to dispatch UC Irvine 2-1 on Sunday.
Women rule in Rio Grande Rivalry match, win 1-0
J.R. Oppenheim | September 17Goals were so rare for the Sunday evening UNM-NMSU women’s soccer match that the ball did not see the back of the net until the 108-minute, 9-second mark.
‘We were awful’
Thomas Romero-Salas | September 17The last two minutes of the first half at Texas Tech were a series of unfortunate events for the Lobo football team, resulting in a 49-14 loss.
sports briefs
J.R. Oppenheim | September 17The volleyball team had its 11-match win streak snapped following a 3-0 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday night at the Oklahoma Invitational.
Yesterday's Sudoku and crossword answers
September 14Sudoku and crossword answers for 9-13.
Provost appointed to full term
Svetlana Ozden | September 14Rather than spending about $250,000 to perform a national search to find the University’s next provost, an internal search resulted in the full-term appointment of Chaouki Abdallah to the position.
OMI rules death a homicide
Svetlana Ozden | September 14The death of a UNM foreign exchange student host parent initially believed to be a suicide is now being investigated as a homicide. In July, Marc Herrera, 37, died at a foreign exchange student party held at his home in Northeast Albuquerque.
Dr. Pegs Prescription
Dr. Peggy Spencer | September 14Last week, I had the great good fortune to attend a meditation retreat in the high country of northern New Mexico. Over the course of three days, I sat for many hours on a cushion, silently bringing my attention back to my breath over and over again, or walked slowly upon the earth, soles alert to every pebble on the path.
Voter registration makes your personal info public
September 14Editor, With election season upon us and our campus once again swarming with campaign volunteers, it seems important to remind students that, if they value their privacy at all, it is vitally important that they do not register to vote.
Tonight: red vs. Big Green
Christian Naranjo | September 14The men’s soccer team, in pursuit of its 14th straight home win, faces Dartmouth University today.
Lobos take on Texas Tech’s ‘perfect quarterback’
Thomas Romero-Salas | September 14It’s not often that a college football team challenges two Texas schools in two weeks.
Home game is renewal of Rio Grande rivalry
Thomas Romero-Salas | September 14The women’s soccer team returns home for the first time in a month to take on rival New Mexico State on Sunday.
‘Biggest test’ is in preseason
J.R. Oppenheim | September 14The UNM volleyball team has one more tournament this weekend before its MWC schedule begins, but head coach Jeff Nelson called the Oklahoma Invitational the “biggest test of the season.”
Show Me How to choose a beer
Nicole Storey | September 13There are two main categories of beer, ales and lagers. Ales are generally made with top-fermenting yeast — which means that when the fermentation nears completion, the yeasts rise to the top of the tank — and lagers are made from bottom-fermenting yeast.
Giant bronze ‘U’ coming back to Hodgin Hall
Hannah Stangebye | September 13Following the re-opening of Hodgin Hall last year, the UNM Alumni Association plans to bring back a former tradition by building a giant, bronze “U” in front of the building.














