Opinion
Bill could make US unrecognizable socialists
March 23Editor, This morning I watched President Obama’s speech about the new health care bill on TV with much skepticism.
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Opinion
US will eventually have to move toward single-payer system
March 23Editor, As much as my colleagues and I would like to join the celebration of the House’s passage of the health bill over the weekend, there is cause for serious reservation about the current course of health care reform. Instead of eliminating the root of the problem — the profit-driven, private health insurance industry — this costly new legislation will enrich and further entrench these firms.
News
Study links obesity with media intake
Tricia Remark | March 23What do sex, drugs and obesity have in common? According to one UNM doctor, the answer is simple – the media.
News
Taking to the sidewalk
Tricia Remark | March 23UNM students dodged drinks thrown from cars and yelled at oncoming traffic Monday to protest the recent health care reform.
Culture
A new take on the tormented teen
Evan Bobrick | March 23Imagine that Jason Reitman’s Oscar-winning film “Juno” is a hand towel. Now, imagine wringing all the sentimentality and snappy dialogue out of it and leaving it crumpled up to bake in the sun.
Culture
Artist Avenue: Ramona Teo
Chris Quintana | March 23The walls of UNM senior Ramona Teo’s home are covered in paintings from ceiling to floor. After high school, she lived in Malaysia, where she honed skills for drawing intricate geometric patterns.
Culture
Grad student creates complex color
Candace Hsu | March 23Creating the difference between attractive and stimulating is what artist Beau Carey shoots for in his paintings. Carey mostly works with large-scale oil paintings to reconstruct landscapes.
Opinion
Tongue piercing: Not for the faint of heart
Peggy Spencer/Daily Lobo columnist | March 23Q: Is it true that having a tongue piercing increases your chances of getting a heart rhythm problem? A: Yes, it is true that having a tongue piercing increases your chances of getting a heart problem, but the problem isn’t with the rhythm.
News
Mayor amps up bike safety campaign
Tricia Remark | March 22Mayor Richard Berry recently got on board with a new bike safety campaign that aims to help drivers see the road from a bicyclist’s point of view. The campaign, called “Easy to Miss,” includes a Web site, a billboard and displays at malls and the airport — all to raise drivers’ awareness of bikers.
News
Clean energy Q&A with senate staff
Hunter Riley | March 22Bard College is helping college students and their state senators talk directly about issues concerning climate change and clean energy. Eban Goodstein, director of the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, organized the nationwide 2010 Campus to Congress: Let’s Talk.
News
GPSA seats open to graduate students
Jenny Gignac | March 22The Graduate and Professional Student elections for president and council chair are open to graduate students.
News
Missing UNM student turns up near Socorro
Tricia Remark | March 22A missing UNM student is now safe and sound after taking a road trip across five different states. Student Sheena Jain drove through New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansas by herself, said Hector Terrazas, UNM Police Department officer. Jain went missing on March 6 and was last seen at her family’s home in Las Cruces, said Dan Trujillo, Las Cruces Police Department spokesman.
Opinion
Javelinas and pronghorns in Petaca Pinta need protection
March 22Editor, I wanted to share with you the breathtaking weekend I had over spring break. I just arrived back from my rst trip with the UNM Wilderness Alliance.
Opinion
The ugly effects of smoking can change the way you live
March 22Editor, This letter is in response to the Opinion column by Brock Lightstone in the March 12 Daily Lobo.
Opinion
Pot laws create criminals, squander public resources
March 22Editor, Regarding Zach Gould’s March 8 column, I would like to comment that the drug war is largely a war on marijuana smokers.
Sports
Reflections on the direction of a rising star
Isaac Avilucea | March 22SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dear Darington Hobson, What’s all this speculation I hear about you considering leaving school for the NBA?
Sports
Fighting to the bitter end of a ten-inning struggle
Ryan Tomari | March 22The Utah and UNM baseball teams exchanged rallies on Sunday like people exchange phone numbers with each other. But in a series finale that needed extra innings on Sunday, the Utes got the last call over the Lobos, with a 9-8 win at Isotopes Stadium, taking two of three games from the Lobos over the weekend. “It was very hard to stomach,” said UNM head baseball coach Ray Birmingham.
Sports
Guard steals spotlight in final game
Isaac Avilucea | March 22SAN JOSE, Calif. — As he sat there, hands folded in the locker room, a pained expression on his face, Dairese Gary recounted the agony he felt when the UNM men’s basketball team’s magic-carpet-ride season was expiring before his eyes.
Sports
Curtains close
Isaac Avilucea | March 20SAN JOSE, Calif. — In an Iditarod-style basketball game, the Husky outran the Lobo. The languishing Lobos watched their Sweet 16 hopes dissipate, as No.
Sports
Wrist(ky) business
Isaac Avilucea | March 19There’s no question Darington Hobson is a performer. He’s also a master when it comes to histrionics, evidenced by his exaggerated tendency to peacock inside The Pit.
