Opinion
Rollout of new tobacco-free policy unfair to UNM smokers
September 2Editor, UNM’s tobacco-free policy has its faults, most of which come from the manner in which it is being treated.
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Opinion
Reinstating draft will help spoiled kids build character
September 2Editor, This country is abusing its warriors in the Middle East by sending them on multiple tours. It’s taking its toll on the soldiers and their families.
Opinion
Finding a friend at UNM
September 2It’s my first week at UNM, and I am determined to make a friend. I made it into a Ph.D. program. Certainly I am capable of making a friend.
Culture
Downtown tea bar attracts thirsty patrons of all ages
Hunter Riley | September 2New Mexico Tea Company’s Tea Bar isn’t your grandmother’s tea house, but there’s no guarantee she won’t go after she hears about it. This summer, owner David Edwards expanded his company, which opened in 2006, into a cozy, full-fledged tea bar, open on the weekends, that serves tea and a light meal. “There’s a stereotype that just grandmothers drink tea,” Edwards said.
Culture
Local wine - elite flavor
Chris Quintana | September 2The first vineyards in North America were grown in New Mexico, and the nearly 400-year tradition continues today at a winery within Albuquerque city limits. John Calvin, owner of Casa Rondeña Winery, said he began making wine after a successful career as an architect and musician.
Opinion
Veterans of the armed forces earn benefits by their service
September 1Editor, As a veteran of the U.S. armed forces, two emotions came to mind as I read James N. Post’s letter on veterans benefits. The first emotion was that of pride.
Opinion
Denish most qualified to help economy and education in NM
September 1Editor, The state of New Mexico, along with nearly every other state in the union, is facing hard times due to the global economic crisis of the past year.
Opinion
La Posada offers healthy food, astonishing customer service
September 1Editor, My first lunch at La Posada, under the then-new management of Chartwells, was motivated by a Friday special and my love of buffets.
Culture
Documentarian sends viewers in search of self
Tomas E. Moralez | September 1Sit down in the deep mountains of South Korea. Prepare to find your inner self. Sang Hwan Kim, the producer of “Zen Buddhism: In Search of Self,” which premieres at a Singapore film festival this month, says that one can spiritually die and be reborn, become one with the body and mind, and ascend to another level of life through meditation. The documentary is set in the Baek Hung (pronounced ‘beck kung’) Temple, deep in the Palgong Mountains of Daegu, South Korea, during a 90-day event known as Dong Ahn Geo, when Zen Buddhist nuns gather for rigorous meditation, fasting and contemplation. Kim, a Korean-American who was born in what is now South Korea, is working on a doctorate in exercise science at UNM.
Culture
Artist's Avenue
Hunter Riley | September 1Ben McClintock has returned to his native Albuquerque, but only for a bit. He graduated from Berklee College of Music for guitar, but figured too many other people did the same thing.
News
Locations for tobacco use still hazy
September 1The tobacco-free campus policy went into effect over a month ago, but designated tobacco-use areas are still being marked. Of the 12 smoking areas on campus listed on the UNM Smoke Free Campus Web site, four are not physically marked.
News
DNA, eBay catch bike theft suspect
Tricia Remark | September 1A man police suspect of stealing five bicycles valued between $2,250 and $12,500 was arrested on campus July 24. UNMPD said Charles Gutierrez has been sawing through protective chains and cables to steal bicycles and pawn them for at least two years.
Opinion
At UNM visit, Weh showed commitment to New Mexico
September 1Editor, Not one step back did Republican candidate Allen Weh take as he fielded hardball questions on campus last week.
Opinion
Veterans benefits a form of socialism, should be ended
September 1Editor, Veterans benefits are a form of socialism. No other employer besides the government is either obligated or able to pay lifetime pensions, subsistence and health care benefits to all of its present and former employees, much less entitled to tax everyone else to pay whatever it costs. A system of hospitals on the federal budget that offer free medical care only to a group of present or former employees of the government in certain capacities is a form of socialism.
Opinion
Creating a future for journalism
Richard Becker/UWire | August 31The history of the newspaper stretches back to the turn of the 17th century, but now Americans are watching that proud tradition disintegrate.
Culture
Magicians casts hard look at life with magic
Chris Quintana | August 31Lev Grossman is after your inner child. In his latest novel, The Magicians, Grossman aims to kill that small hope many of us harbor: If magic existed, the world would be a better place.
Culture
Guitarist's strumming spins cosmic soundtrack
Alisha Catanach | August 31“The reason I write music is because I want people to start falling in love again,” said Cliff Campbell, a local guitar teacher and performer. Campbell’s new DVD, “Helio Raie,” takes viewers on a supernatural and kaleidoscopic journey that features the acoustic and electric forms of Campbell’s music.
Sports
Porterie will lead Lobo charge
Isaac Avilucea | August 31As surely as Monday would follow Sunday, Donovan Porterie was going to be the UNM football team’s starting quarterback this season.
News
Daily Lobo Spotlight
Pat Lohmann | August 31Daily Lobo: Why are you majoring in education? Genell Burns: That’s a good question. DL: Why are you carrying a gallon of water? GB: I get thirsty sometimes. DL: How many gallons of water do you think you drink a day? GB: Um, less than one.
News
University suspends its personal mail policy
Pat Lohmann | August 31UNM Mailing Systems has suspended the policy that prevented Ph.D. candidate Nina Lanza from getting her tango shoes delivered at work. Debra Fondino, associate director of University Services, said the entire Mailing Systems policy manual — including Section 6340, which prohibits personal mail from being delivered through the University — is under revision and has been for the past six months.
