The UNM administration is waiting with bated breath to hear what cuts or increases will come out of the New Mexico legislative session, which begins today.
It has been a long and winding road for Sandy Fortner in the last year of her athletic stint at UNM. The fifth-year UNM women’s-track-and-field senior is coming off a 2009 redshirt season because Fortner busted one of her kneecaps. At the Lobo Opener on Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center, the Fort Sumner, N.M., native made a glorious comeback to the Lobo track-and-field team. In her first race of the day, Fortner started with a victory in the women’s long jump.
The UNM track-and-field team began the new year with an impressive showing. Fifth-year senior Sandy Fortner led the women, placing first in the women’s long jump and 60-meter dash, while Raffi Cote highlighted a strong performance for the men by defeating Nike-sponsored runner Galen Rupp in the men’s 800-meter run during the Lobo Opener inside the Albuquerque Convention Center.
The UNM men’s tennis team has a no-fear mentality entering the spring dual season. Last year, the Lobos captured the Mountain West Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
Not that The Pit isn’t toasty enough, but Lobo fans might have considered wearing insulated, extreme arctic jackets to the UNM women’s basketball game against Wyoming on Saturday. The Lobos, against Utah, nearly caused the few fans to develop a severe case of frostbite. UNM watched a stranglehold lead disappear, resulting in a 46-40 loss to the Utes on Jan.
Alex Denbaars, UNM student, plays the ukulele and sings lead vocals in the punk-folk outfit “Arroyo Deathmatch.” The band returned from its first tour, which lasted 10 days and stretched from Albuquerque to San Francisco.
Mayor Richard Berry and Congressman Martin Heinrich showed their support on Sunday for Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring dream. The New Mexico Martin Luther King Jr.
The Golden Globes, the redheaded stepchild of the Oscars, was on Sunday night — and not without the requisite amount of designer dresses and the usual upsets prevalent in award shows.
Eating local fruits and vegetables doesn’t have to come at a high price. Albuquerque residents have a couple options for getting local produce — they can rent a garden bed at a community garden or they can buy a produce box from a local farm. Wade Patterson, community planner for the Harwood Art Center, said about four years ago residents from Wells Park/Sawmill neighborhood wanted a way to connect with their food and produce it on their own.
Dear Editor, Exactly one month ago, I made a choice to ride the city bus to work at UNM main campus.
Happy New Year! Welcome back to school. I hope you got some rest and had some fun over the break. This semester boasts not only a new year but a new decade.
Daily Lobo: Do you know what you want to study in medicine yet? Megan Brown: I’m pretty sure I want to do family practice.
KUNM is trying to find a balance between old, established programs and the need for student input. On Jan.
“Feminicide” addressed by relatives of missing, murdered women Women bound together by tragedy reached across borders to join forces last week. The Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice hosted a press conference on Jan.
A UNM student was killed Dec. 18 in a head-on collision by a suspected drunk driver near Cuba, N.M. According to a statement released by Lt.
Voluntary questionnaire placed online to increase user response Starting Jan. 19, UNM students, faculty and staff will be prompted to provide their race and ethnicity. The race and ethnicity data collection is a requirement for educational institutions that receive government support, Linda Johansen of UNM’s ITS Department said.
A lot of strange things can happen in a dark movie theater. Adam Hevey and Jessicah Adkins decided to share their love of movies and movie theaters with friends and family on their big, but not extravagant, day. Hevey and Adkins have known each other about 14 years, and, on Saturday, they took their vows at the Guild Cinema.
The Daily Lobo was offered the chance to participate in a phone conference interview with director of “The Lovely Bones” and the “Lord of the Rings,” Peter Jackson.
“The Yes Men Fix the World” is a dichotomous film. It is both juvenile and remarkably intelligent, both a nightmare and a dream.
The urgency in Ty Singleton’s voice makes it clear: The UNM softball team’s head coach is acutely aware of the pressure to win. Coming off a disappointing 13-35 third season for Singleton and the Lobos, the need to win has never been higher. “It’s very important,” Singleton said.
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