Few people - other than football players - know the intricacies of the cover-two defense. Thanks to the Lobo clinic "Football 101," about 50 women from New Mexico are now among those few. That was one of many things head football coach Mike Locksley and his staff taught during Saturday's annual clinic, which catered exclusively to women, inside University Stadium.
Hollywood took a hit last week with the deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon and Billy Mays. The world will be mourning these losses for weeks and months to come. The lives and careers of these icons made huge contributions to American media and show business.
Fashion Q&A Taylor Johnson, Freshman, Classical Guitar Bandana: Hot Topic, $3 Shirt: Goodwill, $10 Pants: Goodwill, $10 Shoes: Amazon, $40 ""I try not to be in fashion, but at the same time look good." Tired but true pants with a growing hole in the knee matched with a fading bandana holding up lackadaisical hair complete Taylor's carefree attitude.
Editor, I love baseball. It is a refuge, a place where I can go and forget about the cares of the day. Time slows down, and all that matters is my team winning. It's one of the greatest feelings in the world. Manny Ramirez has been one of the best sluggers in baseball for the past several years.
In an economy like today's, people will do almost anything for extra business. Cuba, N.M., is going to get a boost from the thousands of people who are traveling across the country for Rainbow Gathering in the Santa Fe National Forest, about 30 miles from Cuba.
Phil Jackson thinks he's a supreme-court justice. He thinks coaching the Los Angeles Lakers is a lifetime appointment. But what he needs to realize is that he doesn't need to return to the Lakers. In fact, he shouldn't - for the betterment of his health and the organization's.
Editor, Given the content of your opinion page recently, there obviously continues to be a great deal of confusion with regard to the Second Amendment. Nearly all of that confusion is quite intentional, arising from fear spawned in a bed of ignorance by those who seek to disarm Americans entirely.
The gay marriage debate has evolved from a whisper of discontent to a roaring, mud-slinging brawl. The situation could be mildly called a snafu, and more accurately termed something I can't print in a newspaper. Everyone has an opinion. Not only do people stand on both sides of and astride the metaphorical fence, there are people tunneling underneath and flying overhead.
Early last week, head football coach Mike Locksley announced a rule barring his players from Downtown Albuquerque. His decision came a day after two players, Quintell Solomon and Byron Bell, were arrested on multiple charges in the area. "I don't want to get into specifics of where, what, and what block it cuts off at," Locksley said.
To say he can simply fly is selling his did-he-just-do-that explosiveness short. With one fluid bound of his bulging right calf muscle, Tony Danridge can propel himself off the precipice of the planet. Yet, he's one of the most down-to-earth players to court the ozone layer.
Despite the continued production of carbon prints by the Tamarind Institute, its carbon footprint is soon to be significantly decreased. The Tamarind Institute will be completely moved from its current location at 110 Cornell Dr. to the old UNM Architecture and Planning Annex at 2500 Central Ave.
Question of the Week? Lisa Rhoads Senior English "I would give him a D+, because that whole thing where they (provosts, vice presidents, directors) gave him a B- (80% of his goals achieved or made good progress), that wasn't really a good enough sample" Jessica Kugalman Sophomore Secondary Education "I would say probably closer to a C-.
The Graduate and Professional Students Association is recruiting members for standing and executive ad-hoc committees. Members of the standing committees manage the operations of GPSA grants, elections, finance and lobbying efforts. Those on ad-hoc committees serve to accomplish specific tasks as needed, and ad-hoc committees dissolve at the end of the president's or chair's term, according to the GPSA Web site.
Change seems to be the word of the year, and Elizabeth Powers wants to help New Mexicans get the change they want. Powers, a Psych-K facilitator from Boulder, will be in Albuquerque on Friday and Saturday to hold a workshop at the High Desert School for Spiritual Learning.
It seems like every year, when the graduation fanfare has subsided and the confetti has reached the floor, graduates turn their eyes to the piece of paper standing in for four years of trial and tuition and ask a rather pressing question: "What did I just put myself through?" It's inevitable even in good times, much less a recession.
The ultimate dude movie has arrived, and thanks to the dashing looks of Bradley Cooper, women will also enjoy "The Hangover." Director Todd Phillips brought together a wild group of actors to help tell the story of one man's bachelor party gone wrong. or right, depending on your perspective.
Grammy award-winning conductor Matt Catingub is Albuquerque's new principal pops conductor for the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. The NMSO announced Catingub as the pops conductor at the Symphony Under the Stars concert in May. Ryan Stark, associate director of public relations for the NMSO, said pops music is different from classical orchestral arrangements.
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