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News

Input sought on new dorms in weekly forum held in SUB

Kallie Red-Horse | March 26

If you are a member of the UNM community, the University wants your input on the future of main campus residence halls. Every Thursday night until the end of the semester, Student Housing Outreach Workshops are held in the SUB to get feedback about new dorms from students, faculty and community members, said Kim Murphy, UNM’s director of Real Estate. “Some of our dorms date from the 1950s so they are easily 60 years old and some of them are in need of refurbishment or replacement,” he said.

News

Richardson vetoes food tax to help NM families

Leah Valencia | March 26

New Mexicans are free to eat their tortillas after Gov. Bill Richardson vetoed the food tax Wednesday, forcing lawmakers to choke down an unbalanced budget. The governor vetoed the legislation, passed by state lawmakers, which would reinstate a 2 percent local and county gross receipt tax on food items.

New quarterback coach David Reaves flips off his visor while going through drills with quarterbacks and wide receivers during a practice at the UNM football practice fields on Thursday.

Sports

QB coach looking to make name for himself

Ryan Tomari | March 25

David Reaves has been called Dan Reeves, but don’t jumble the two. Reaves is not to be confused with the famous NFL head coach, who led the Denver Broncos to three Super Bowl appearances in the 1980s and the Atlanta Falcons to the big game in the 1998 season. There should be no mix-up about who David Reaves is. He coaches and molds the minds of UNM football players who play the most pressure-ridden position: quarterback.

Lee Emanuel sprints during the Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Feb. 27. Emanuel won the NCAA indoor title in the mile race on March 13 for the second year in a row.

Sports

Emanuel's second win is a career milestone

Mario Trujillo | March 25

Strip away a court, a ball and an arbitrary scoring system. Athletes are left with only one thing — raw competition.

Opinion

Wednesday weather is only describable in Spanish terms

March 25

Editor, I once lived in Costa Rica where they have names for different kinds of rain. I particularly liked the Pelo de Gato, or “cat fur” in English, which is so fine it was hard to tell if it was really rain or just falling fog.

Opinion

Google might be taking over, but don't worry

Chris Quintana | March 25

Recently, Google has been having issues controlling the rogue country China, and that makes me wonder what might lie in wait for the United States. Thus far, we have been obedient to our Google overlords.

News

Intercollegiate test compares students

Nicole Raz | March 25

A new assessment will determine how UNM students measure up to their peers at other institutions. A group of randomly selected graduating seniors will receive e-mails through April 15 that invite then to participate in the Collegiate Learning Assessment.

Couples swing dance in the SUB Atrium on Wednesday. Students organized the Peace Fair with dancing, yoga and panel discussions all day.

News

Fair: Food can be used as a peace weapon

Andrew Beale | March 25

Students danced and practiced yoga for peace in the SUB Wednesday. The fifth annual UNM Peace Fair, held in the SUB, featured performances and about 25 Albuquerque organizations presented ideas about peace. “As part of the Peace Studies program, students do an internship,” said Les Field, director of the Peace Studies program.

UNM students and local renegades show off their flavor savers. Mustachio Bashio happens Friday at the DoubleTree. If you don’t have a mustache, they will give you one at the door.

News

I know where you keep your 'stache'

Hunter Riley | March 25

Like body hair, Mustachio Bashio has grown over the years. Dominic Abbott is one of the organizers for Friday’s party and said that each year the bash is bigger and better. “It’s about putting your inhibitions aside, both men and women and letting the mustache shine,” he said.

Opinion

Please pardon homeless son and guide him toward help

March 25

Editor, With humility I am writing this letter to express deep sincere regret of the situation involving my son Arnold Woods. It was a shock for me to learn that he had been setting up residency in the Fine Arts building just a few blocks from where I reside on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Opinion

Mitchell upgrades are a good start

Chris Sosa/Daily Lobo Guest Columnist | March 25

If you have been to Mitchell Hall recently, you probably have been amazed by how much the renovation has improved the building.

Parkour runner Zackery Wright leaps over a stairwell near Johnson Gym on March 7. Wright has done parkour for more than three years.

Culture

Off the wall

Chris Quintana | March 25

— Some people can do a back flip, others a front flip, but the majority of the population would be hard-pressed to do a front flip over a 10-foot gap.

Culture

Bands to battle for their big break

Jenny Gignac | March 25

Have you heard the buzz? Someone’s going to win the UNM Battle of the Bands. And it all goes down Sunday at the SUB. With 25 bands already signed up, and more coming in right up to the deadline, which was Tuesday at 5 p.m., Student Activities staff member Jordi Gailard said she expects this to be an extra huge event.

Culture

Brewing company to host blues fest

Hunter Riley | March 25

Santa Fe’s going to be a little blue this weekend. But that’s the way Mike Koster intended it. Koster is the director of Southwest Roots Music, the organization that’s bringing four blues artists to the Santa Fe Brewing Company on Saturday for the Santa Fe Blues Festival. “Nobody has done an all-blues fest in Santa Fe before, so this one is starting out pretty small, because it’s an indoor festival,” he said.

Sports

Alford won't be leaving Loboland anytime soon

Isaac Avilucea | March 23

The more Steve Alford talked, the more apparent it was how inane the sensational speculation is about his possible departure to fill a coaching vacancy elsewhere.

News

State's slow adoption of medicinal marijuana draws criticism

Hunter Riley | March 23

New Mexico’s medical marijuana program is gaining momentum, but some activists say it isn’t progressing fast enough to meet the needs of its patients. In December, the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board held a public hearing in Santa Fe to allow people to petition for more health conditions to be treated by the drug.

News

Flooding, maintenance close UNM's three pools

Tricia Remark | March 23

Summer is right around the corner, but students won’t be using UNM pools any time soon. The Olympic pool, Johnson pool and the therapy pool are all closed due to maintenance issues.

News

Law students vote today on whether to leave GPSA

Andrew Beale | March 23

The Graduate and Professional Student Association may lose about 345 members depending on the results of a vote today. The Student Bar Association, which represents UNM’s School of Law, called a vote to determine whether the law school students will secede from GPSA to form their own organization. Law student Genevieve Graham, who helped with the planning stages for the vote, said some law students want to secede from GPSA to have more control over student government. “For quite some time now, GPSA’s interests have not been aligned with law school interests,” she said.

Sports

'Phase II' amps up running game

Ryan Tomari | March 23

If giving speeches and making plans won football games, Mike Locksley would be undefeated as a head coach. The man who calls himself “Coach Locks” moved forward to Phase II of his proclaimed “renovation project.” But everyone knows how Phase I went. In 2009, Locksley encountered several off-the-field distractions, hampering the results of a year that included a 1-11 season.

Opinion

National health care reform's effects on NM

March 23

Editor, For the first time in 75 years, the citizens of the United States and New Mexico are guaranteed security and stability in health care coverage.