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	UNM senior Adam Courcha watches one of the many TVs at Coaches Sports Grill, while awaiting the announcement of the Lobos’ NCAA at-large tournament berth Monday. The Lobos will play Stanford in the opening round of the tournament this week.
Sports

At-large and in charge

The 48-year wait is over. And for head baseball coach Ray Birmingham, his three-year promise became a reality. On Monday, the UNM baseball team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time since 1962.



The Setonian
News

Crime Briefs May 12

Books snatched out of C&J Display case UNMPD is saying thieves broke into the display case inside the Communication and Journalism building May 6 and stole between 10 and 15 books, said Nancy Montoya, administrator for the C&J department. On the morning of May 7, a professor asked Montoya why the display case was open.




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Opinion

Professor backpedals after award ceremony speech

Editor, When I made my comments about President Schmidly at the teaching awards ceremony, I was not yet aware of his new health problem. I wish him a speedy recovery. Howard Waitzkin UNM Professor Editor’s note: To read the story about Waitzkin’s speech, visit DailyLobo.com



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Culture

Flamenco festival rises from the ashes

Albuquerque seems like an unlikely rival for such cultural hubs as New York and L.A.; but in the world of flamenco, the Duke City reigns supreme. Eva Encinias-Sandoval, UNM professor and director of the National Institute of Flamenco, said, “The national and international communities are envious and surprised at what we have here.” Albuquerque’s flamenco scene has a nationally-acclaimed flamenco conservatory.



	Amy ‘Brutalitaur the Dinosaur’ Robinson is a jammer for the roller derby team, The Ho Bots. There will be a roller derby season opener Friday, May 15, at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Culture

Dames of derby ring in the new season

Roller skates have never been so brutal. On Saturday, the all-girl roller derby team, Muñecas Muertas, will face off against the Denver Roller Dolls, which are ranked third in the nation. Savannah Wasko, a member of Muñecas Muertas, said the roller derby league started five years ago.




The Setonian
Sports

Year In Review

If ever I am afforded the opportunity to pen an autobiography, there will inescapably be a chapter dedicated to my 2009-10 year as sports editor, a year that, synopsized, witnessed equal amounts of spanking and stroking. Yet few remember the stroking, just the spanking.


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News

Activist groups: No funds for Israel

A group of students at UNM is following the University of California Berkeley’s trend by starting a “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” campaign against Israel. This means the removal of school funds from groups that make a profit in Israel, said Nada Noor, a spokeswoman for UNM’s Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East. “Our aim is not to target Israel for the sake of targeting Israel but rather target companies engaging in and profiting from illegal, destructive and inhumane behavior,” she said.


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News

Law school must stick with GPSA for now

A subcommittee of the Board of Regents voted Thursday to table the law students’ request to secede from the Graduate and Professional Students Association. The Academic and Student Affairs Committee advised the Student Bar Association to work harder with GPSA to make the organization better meet its needs.






	Dan Lewis walks upstairs from the lower half of the all-ages venue, Warehouse 508, on Monday. Lewis will be leaving the position as venue manager to pursue his career as a DJ.
Culture

Youth advocate's legacy will remain for all-ages

Dan Lewis has been with Warehouse 508 in every step of its metamorphosis — from a dead-on-the-water idea banned by the mayor, its renovation from a strip club and its ascension as one the best all-ages venues in Albuquerque. But after five years, the venue manager is stepping down.

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