Lobos Basketball Tournament

H1N1 kills, consider health of others before sneezing

Editor, I cringe every time someone sneezes. I sit anywhere — in class, the commons in Dane Smith, even outside on this gorgeous campus — and it always seems that all around me people are sneezing and coughing, causing their germs to spread throughout the area. As a general rule of thumb in a closed room, like a classroom, those germs are still prevalent within the air that we, your classmates, breath.

UNM offers more funds for more scholars

The number of national scholars at UNM has more than doubled each year since 2007, according to the UNM Admissions Office.There are 77 national scholars enrolled at UNM, which is up from 38 in 2008 and 14 in 2007. “National scholars” is an umbrella term that covers National Merit Scholars, National Hispanic Recognition Scholars, National Achievement Scholars and National American Indian Scholars.

Committee considers changes to smoking ban

Stephen Wills is not pleased with UNM’s anti-smoking policy, and he let the UNM Smoke-Free Environment Committee know it at their meeting on Wednesday. “My grades dropped because of this,” he told the committee at an emergency meeting. The meeting was organized to discuss the Northrop Hall smoking area, which faculty say is sending smoke into the building itself.

Fashion Q&A

Rappelling reaps charitable benefits

On Friday, Sept. 25 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., a glance at downtown Albuquerque will deliver a startling view of people rappelling down the side of the 203 foot tall, 14 story New Mexico Bank & Trust Building. But don’t be alarmed by such a sight. It’s only a creative fundraiser for the Special Olympics.

Alum. honored for green energy innovations

The UNM School of Architecture and Planning recognized Travis Price, published author and founder of a successful firm, as their distinguished alumnus of the year. Price received the award at the school’s 9th annual Honors and Awards Convocation Ceremony, and almost a dozen students were awarded scholarships of up to $2,000. Price said developing his own architecture firm, Travis Price Architects, was already in the works before he graduated from UNM.

Lifting the trade embargo

Gov. Bill Richardson got major applause early in his speech at Dane Smith Hall yesterday. “Full disclosure: I am for getting rid of the embargo,” he said.

'Earth house'promotes artistic sustainability

If you’ve walked passed Johnson Center recently, you may have noticed a little shack covered in soil, with grass growing out of its side walls and roof. This “earth house” is titled Culture Digest(e).

The Cube mixes modern setting, classic cuisine

To the untrained palate, barbecue is barbecue. But not at The Cube on Central Avenue. The restaurant specializes in Memphis, Tenn.-style barbecue, and also offers other American-style food and hot dogs. Owner Manny Aka said he wanted to give UNM students another option for authentic barbecue. The difference between Memphis-style barbecue and other styles, such as Texas-style barbecue, is the meat, Aka said.

Make a difference in your community this Veterans Day

Editor, I have been reading the debate in the Daily Lobo over service to our country, the wording of “true heroes” and the observance of Veterans Day.

New campus policy does not consider smokers' rights, needs

Editor, I really think that smokers deserve to have a little more respect than the areas designated for them display. I feel bad when I see most of the areas do not have any shade and some of them have no seating.

Help the Earth, be a vegetarian

The reaction I get when I tell someone I am a vegetarian is very often the same. Over and over again, I hear “Oh, I could never be a vegetarian.

Artist's Avenue

Sol Aravena, 37-year-old Chilean and creator of Muza, just moved to Taos to work with Petroglyph Records. Aravena traveled to New Mexico without her original Chilean musicians, but she has teamed up with two musicians from Taos to soothe ears all over the Southwest.

Author brings tales of immigration to UNM

Antonio’s Gun and Delfino’s Dream, by Sam Quinones, is a series of short stories and essays that begins with a break-dancing bricklayer and ends with drug-dealing German Mennonites in Mexico.

Daily Lobo Spotlight

Daily Lobo: Do you live on campus? Lisa Baca: No, I live at home. DL: What made you stay at home? LB: Paper stacks — money.

Party Patrol polices tailgate

The Albuquerque Police Department Party Patrol was on the lookout during tailgate parties on Saturday and issued six citations for underage drinking, said Lt. Harold Medina, APD party patrol coordinator.

Students to aid health care in Central America

Amid the uproar over health care in the U.S., two medical student delegations are traveling to El Salvador, and, for the first time, Honduras, to provide basic medical aid.

Americans superficial in treatment of Muslims

Editor, The Daily Lobo printed an article last week regarding the difficulty that Muslims undergo during Sept.

UNM needs to come through on designating smoking areas

Editor, In the article “Locations for tobacco use still hazy” in the Sept. 2 Daily Lobo, I noticed a couple errors of definition that I feel obligated to point out.

Contraceptives: finding the right fit

The following questions showed up in the Ask Dr. Peg box in the SHAC lobby. The first is from a man and the second is from a woman: 1.