Thirty students have been assigned to triple-student dorms this fall, despite Residence Life and Student Housing’s reassurance that this wouldn’t happen.
When tango shoes for Ph.D. candidate Nina Lanza reached the UNM Mailing Systems mail room, they were promptly returned to sender, because they weren’t considered University business. Lanza, an officer in the Lobo Tango Club, wants to know what policy sets the standard for professional mail. “There’s no official policy,” she said.
Our fast-paced society appeared seemingly overnight. In a span of only a few years, the world collapsed: Suddenly anyone and anything was attainable on little more than a whim. This explosive, or implosive, societal change wasn’t without its share of growing pains: Internet stalkers, phishing scams, Nigerian princes, Y2K, “I Love You” e-mails, poorly planned software “updates” and countless other problems that appeared over time.
Editor, New Mexico is in a state of crisis. Under the failed leadership of Gov. Bill Richardson and Lt.
Zombies are out to steal the supernatural limelight this year at the 41st Bubonicon Convention. The literary science fiction convention — whose mascot is a bubonic plague–infected rat — starts tomorrow at the Albuquerque Grand Airport Hotel.
Spicing up your Saturday night could be as easy as adding a little salsa — but not the kind you put on chips. This weekend you can move your hips to Latin music at a salsa dance class at Salsa-Baby.com, aka Salsa Baby dance studios, on 3901 Central Ave.
Motorcycle madness is roaring down the halls of Chroma Studios. The Downtown art center, which opened in May, will exhibit contemporary motorcycle prints until Saturday in a show called “Keeping it Shiny Side Up.” Jacqui Lewnes, a printmaker featured in the show, said she has always loved motorcycles. “I love riding, especially through open mountains,” Lewnes said.
Richard Romero has worked in Albuquerque for the past 35 years, serving as a legislator in the Senate and as a teacher and principal in local high schools.Daily Lobo:My first question is regarding renewable energy and sustainable energy in Albuquerque. What plans do you have for future developments to make Albuquerque a more sustainable city, using different sources of energy?
The H1N1 influenza virus hasn’t gone away since last spring’s outbreak, so Student Health and Counseling is reminding students to make efforts to prevent its spread. “The H1N1 virus that we saw emerge in the springtime has been circulating and, besides moving across the world in a pandemic, there have been various outbreaks in the United States all summer long,” said SHAC Director Beverly Kloeppel.
This summer I looked into someone’s eyes and saw fear, honest fear. I accompanied the UNM Cross-Border Issues Group to Mexico in July. The group, led by Communication & Journalism Professor Richard Schaefer, works primarily in Cuernavaca, Mexico, researching immigration. This year’s research led us to Oaxaca City, Ixtapec, and Acapulco.
The future of UNM’s campus could be in students’ hands. The Master Plan of Development, a long-term plan of construction projects and projected growth, has been in the works for several years, said Mary Kenney, UNM planning officer.
Editor, With two degrees under my belt, I’ve been a full-time student at UNM since our country was foolish enough to believe that the XFL and a daddy’s boy from Texas as president were bulletproof ideas.
Editor, At the risk of sounding sexist, how did the health care debate get hijacked by an overgrown teenage girl on Facebook?
Editor, This letter is in response to (“Professor and student ask for help after blaze,”) Monday’s article by Pat Lohmann regarding Charles Truxillo, Robert Gutierrez and the Castle Apartment fire.
Editor, No matter how long since I have had sex with anyone, no matter how horny I am, I have no right to rape anyone, ever.
No doubt the UNM football team’s linebacking corps is deep, but the jury is still out on whether they’re all game-ready. They’ve had to adapt to a switch from a 3-3-5 defensive scheme to defensive coordinator Doug Mallory’s 4-3 defense, linebackers coach Toby Neinas said. And how many players the Lobos will rotate at linebacker remains to be seen, Neinas said.
Mike Locksley wants to know what good it does him to clue us in on who’s going to be the UNM football team’s starting quarterback this season. How’s this? Once you officially announce who’s going to be the starting quarterback, Coach, you don’t have to hear any more questions about it. Here we are, 10 days before the Lobos’ Sept.
Tapas are rare in New Mexico, so if you’ve never tried them now is the perfect time to head to the newly opened Cosmo Tapas on Central Avenue. Good tapas always present a dilemma for me, because if they are good, I’ll probably want more than a tapas-sized portion, and that was exactly the case at Cosmo. The food fits right in with the atmosphere, with mood lighting and live music in the lounge every weekend.
Republican Richard J. Berry has been a member of the New Mexico State House of Representatives since 2007.
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