Opinion
Don’t let herpes hamper your sex life
April 12Dear Dr. Peg, Recently my girlfriend was diagnosed with genital herpes. I have been with her for three years and neither of us has ever had herpes.
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Culture
Old play gets new shake
Graham Gentz | April 12William Shakespeare’s stories, indeed, are universal in any age. Thus it’s no surprise why their settings are constantly being shifted to fill the axiom of “giving the people what they want in a way they don’t expect.” And maybe those people will even learn something about it.
Culture
Spray artists to give away art
Andy Beale | April 12Spray-can artists Joe Watson and Dan Langlois are on campus today to give students a free, one-of-a-kind piece of spray-paint art. Watson’s company, Artist Joe’s Spray Can Artists, tours the country producing 5-7-inch pieces of art, which will be available to students for free. The artists focus on landscapes and space pictures, Watson said.
News
Former surgeon claims retaliation
Elizabeth Cleary and Kevin Forte | April 12A former UNM Hospital surgeon filed a lawsuit against the University for an alleged breach of contract and violation of the NM Whistleblower Act.
News
Outcome valid, despite bugs
Kallie Red-Horse | April 12For the second year in a row, ballot software problems complicated GPSA elections. Seventy-six of 1,235 student votes were deemed ineligible and were discarded, because the link on the GPSA website allowed anyone with a NetID to participate in this year’s election, including faculty, staff and undergraduates.
News
Regents: Expect more fees
Shaun Griswold | April 12The Regents Finance and Facilities Committee voted Monday to raise student fees by $40 and increase tuition 6.3 percent.
Opinion
UNM’s ‘failure factory’ cure: Let dumb muscle atrophy
April 11Editor, There has been a lot of talk about the proposed student athletic facilities. Students are getting excited and are failing to look at the reality of the situation.
Opinion
Need help with tuition or books? Just file your taxes.
April 11Editor, If you’re one of those folks trying to balance a job while getting a college education, filing federal income tax forms probably hasn’t been a huge priority. But there is still time to file, and there are several reasons students should file, even if they owe no income tax. As part of the federal stimulus bill enacted in 2009, Congress passed the American Opportunity Credit (AOC) for the 2009-10 tax years.
Opinion
Osama bin Laden would bring much-needed leadership to UNM
April 11Editor, Have you noticed that the Walmart University flagship has sailed the educational seas rather erratically these days?
Sports
Hurler nearly pitcher perfect
Brandon Call | April 11Can you smell what DeBroeck is cooking? Sophomore right-hand hurler Kaela DeBroeck was virtually unstoppable on the mound Sunday, allowing two hits and one run in seven innings of work.
Sports
Home not so sweet for these seniors
Nathan Farmer | April 11Ten years from now, the outcome of Sunday’s match won’t matter to Ashley Bonner and Anya Villanueva; the memories will. The UNM women’s tennis team fell 6-1 to UNLV on Sunday during the two seniors’ final home match at the Linda Estes Tennis Complex. No matter Sunday’s outcome, head coach Roy Canada said Bonner and Villanueva have kept the team strong through ups and downs throughout their four-year careers. “They will be leaving a good legacy,” he said.
Sports
D-line surges in scrimmage
Cesar Davila | April 11One week removed from absorbing a punch to its ego, UNM football’s defensive squad returned the favor Saturday at University Stadium. The defense baited quarterback Tarean Austin into an interception and a fumble on the first two drives, and the offense didn’t score until 30 plays in.
Sports
Revenge is sweeter on Creighton’s grass
Nathan Farmer | April 11It was a successful revenge trip to Denver. The UNM men’s soccer team beat Creighton 1-0 in Saturday’s exhibition game, helping the Lobos exact payback on the Bluejays after they thumped UNM 4-1 in the first round of last season’s NCAA tournament. “It’s kind of a weird thing,” forward Devon Sandoval said.
News
Brazil program needs nerds
Kevin Forte | April 11UNM offers scholarships to students eager to explore Brazil’s booming job market, but few are taking advantage of the opportunity. Robyn Cote, the Latin American and Iberian Institute’s program director, said the program targets science students, but many aren’t willing to study Portuguese for four semesters, a program requirement. “Language was the major hindrance to engineers,” she said. “Unless they had a real interest in Portuguese, it would’ve been hard for them to add that to their coursework.”
News
NM license plate tops national list
Kallie Red-Horse | April 11Of all the license plates in the United States and Canada, why New Mexico? The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association awarded New Mexico first place for its turquoise plates, but some New Mexicans are still bummed about the bumper decorations. Student Adam Rottler said the plate is unworthy of a national award.
News
Committee to weigh likely tuition hike
Shaun Griswold | April 11UNM’s Board of Regents will take its first step to determine tuition increases and approve an operating budget for 2012. The meeting starts today at 9 a.m.
News
Editor to focus on people behind stories
Andy Beale | April 11Chris Quintana, the Daily Lobo’s culture editor, will be the newspaper’s next editor-in-chief. The UNM Student Publications Board appointed Quintana Friday, and he will take over May 1. “I feel like I’ve been handed a big responsibility.
Sports
Playing TCU to build strength
Levi Lewis | April 8Because the winners write the history books, UNM head coach Ray Birmingham won’t want to thumb through this text.
Opinion
Math lets us ask, ‘How many pancakes can fit into a Volvo?’
April 8Editor, The Daily Lobo published an opinion letter expressing one student’s frustration with the “rigid structure that forces all students to pass the same unnecessary courses” in order to get his degree.
Opinion
NM’s teachers have been chipping in for a long time
April 8Editor, I see in Thursday’s Albuquerque Journal story, “University Budget Choices,” that Gov.
