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Strategy for Afghan war needs improvement

Editor, Our anguish began when we left Afghanistan to fend for itself after the expulsion of the Red Army in 1989.

GPSA set to open council meetings

Key members of the GPSA voted Saturday to follow the New Mexico Open Meetings Act to the letter. The Graduate and Professional Student Association, meeting as a committee-of-the-whole, voted in support of a constitutional clause that would require members to follow all provisions of the state law that requires legislative bodies to open their meetings to the public.

NMSU handles drive-by, bomb threat in one week

On top of preparing for the Rio Grande rivalry this weekend, the NMSU community had to deal with a bomb threat and a drive-by shooting. The drive-by shooting on Monday started near the Doña Ana branch of NMSU and moved on campus.

Dryer fire smokes out students

A small fire broke out in the basement laundry room of Hokona Hall late Friday morning, damaging at least one dryer and causing smoke to circulate throughout the building. Dorm residents and staff evacuated the building, and no one was injured, said Kerry Horton, Albuquerque Fire Department battalion commander. “It looks like (the dryer) probably just overheated,” he said.

Fire breaks out in Hokona Hall

A small fire broke out in the basement laundry room of Hokona Hall late Friday morning, damaging at least one dryer while smoke circulated throughout the building. Dorm residents and staff evacuated the building, and no one was injured, said Kerry Horton, Albuquerque Fire Department battalion commander.

UNM ‘failure factory’ has only 44% of students graduating

Editor, Did you know the overall graduation rate for UNM undergraduates, six years after enrollment, is only 44 percent?

Washington should listen to public on war in Afghanistan

Editor, While many analysts are claiming that the Obama “surge” in Afghanistan will result in turning around the “good” war against terrorism, top military officials and public polls demonstrate the contrary.

Students struggle to juggle time

Q: I’m often in a position in which I must choose between getting 8 hours of sleep or exercising. Is it healthier to sacrifice sleep in order to make time for a morning workout? — LG A: This is a great question, LG!

Longtime rivals look evenly matched

Welcome to the Hatch green chile hot seat, Mike Locksley. The Salem Witch Trials will appear tame if the first-year head coach loses to NMSU Saturday. Locksley understands that losing to NMSU verges on sacrilege — especially since the Lobos have won the last six matchups between the two teams.

Star player energizes youthful team

The UNM women’s soccer team has surpassed all expectations. The Lobos are 8-0-2 overall this season, and they’ve matched their number of wins from last season after handling Northern Colorado, 3-1, on Wednesday at the UNM Soccer Complex.

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Athletics under fire for racy ads

Lobo Louie might be in the doghouse after his apparent fling with a pin-up girl from Route 66 Casino. The pair performed in two commercials released about a month ago, and Lobo Lucy isn’t the only one upset about it. The ads, filmed in partnership with UNM’s exclusive gaming sponsor, depicts the casino’s billboard beauty in a cherry “Lobos” midriff top, skimpy spandex shorts and bright red stilettos. In one ad, the camera focuses on the woman bent over with her cleavage showing while she blows a kiss in the mirror.

Students march for smoking rights

About a dozen students marched into President David Schmidly’s office on Thursday to deliver a petition calling for an exception to the smoking ban. The petition, which had 415 signatures, requests a lift of the smoking ban outside the dormitory areas for the next two years.

UNM anticipates H1N1 outbreak

UNM is preparing for an H1N1 outbreak. The Student Health and Counseling Center, Provost’s Office and University Hospital, among others, are working together to combat the virus.

Religion across the board

A game where Buddha, Jesus, Moses, Kali and an unnamed Muslim figure battle against one another might be considered anti-religious, but Ben Radford, creator of “Playing Gods,” disagrees.

World music showcased at local festival

— Indian Ocean plays a mélange of familiar classical, western and Indian folk music that creates its own genre. The band plays Saturday at Globalquerque in Mayor Plaza at 10:20 p.m.

Quirky clips unearthed in comedic hodgepodge

A bachelor on an 80s dating show leans coolly in a denim jacket and v-neck shirt, his mullet reflecting the bright stage lights. “I’m looking for the goddess,” he says, a rose held daintily at his side.

More dorms possible by 2011

“Sardines in a tin” is not a phrase people want to associate with dorm life. But in August, 90 students moved in to triple-student dorm rooms. Now the Lobo Development Corporation and the Board of Regents are working to provide more on-campus housing for students, said Kim Murphy, UNM planning officer. The Master Plan includes a new residence hall for upperclassmen, which would likely be built on south campus, he said. “This is part of an overall strategy to add about 2,000 new beds to our inventory of on-campus housing,” he said.

Admissions office may raise GPA standards

The Office of Enrollment Management wants to raise requirements for admission. UNM’s current entrance requirements for freshmen are a 2.25 GPA and completion of 13 college preparatory classes.

DREAM aims to improve immigrants’ educations

Over a dozen student groups organized a demonstration at Smith Plaza Wednesday in an effort to get student signatures in support of the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act would grant young, undocumented immigrants the ability to further their education, so long as they have graduated from a U.S.