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.
Albuquerque Police are investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old man whose body was discovered in a south University residential area near Copper Avenue and Cedar Street N.E.
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.
The Board of Regents unanimously voted in favor of the ground lease agreement for an 864-bed dorm complex on south campus. Before the decision, however, several community members and UNM staff and students voiced concern about the project.
By now most of you have finished your finals and are getting ready to head for the beach, the folks’ house, or the summer job.
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
Editor, As someone who converted to Islam at the age of 24, I can say that there are many lies being spread about Islam.
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.
The electronica tent at the Desert Rocks Music Festival in Moab, Utah has the sun to thank for its power.
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.
Looks are not deceiving. The UNM baseball team was literally horned by TCU Sunday at Isotopes Park, and after the game it looked it.
Willy Kesler needs to buy outfielder Max Willett a nice steak dinner after the UNM baseball team’s 3-2 victory over No.
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.
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.
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.
College of Fine Arts students are paying extra in unexpected fees for fall 2010 classes. Jim Linnell, dean of CFA, said students enrolled in almost any class in the college will have to pay an extra $5 per credit hour in fees.
Before he was Mayor, Richard Berry was a property crime victim. Criminals stole his pick-up truck. They later dumped the truck in the foot hills and set it on fire.
The air of excitement suddenly turned somber at the Teaching Awards Ceremony on Thursday afternoon, when the most prestigious award winner gave a speech about the decline of UNM’s core mission – education.
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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