Special Olympics New Mexico held its largest-ever summer games last weekend. Some 1,035 athletes, up from 800 last year, participated in track and field, bocce, volleyball, cycling and gymnastics, said SONM spokesman Oscar Solis. There are more than 2,500 athletes involved in Special Olympics in New Mexico and three million worldwide, he said.
Daily Lobo: Why are you going for your Master's in Business Administration? Casey Stephens: I actually had a job when I graduated in finance, which is what my degree is in. I had a job as a broker, and that was in December, which was not a good time for the financial industry, so I signed my contract to go to Phoenix, and they had to rescind the offer, because they just couldn't afford to hire people.
"Terminator: Salvation" has been getting a bum rap the last couple of weeks. This isn't to say that it's a great movie, because it isn't, but saying that it's worse than "T3" is a telling sign of an ignorance not usually seen amongst those who review films -- or breathe on a regular basis.
Looking for trilobites, authentic arrowheads and geodes? You can find them at Mama's Minerals, which will host its fifth annual arts and crafts fair on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. Owner Laura Randolph said Mama's Minerals had humble beginnings in Albuquerque 23 years ago.
UNM is aiding in the recovery of L’Aquila, Italy, after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the city on April 6. UNM will provide a new academic home for at least two displaced students from the University of L’Aquila this year.
Editor, Once again the Daily Lobo ("Speaker will discuss root of conflict in Middle East," Daily Lobo, May 11, 2009) functions as a conduit for anti-Israel propaganda - and on the front page no less. There is no shortage of ethnic and religious conflicts in the world.
Editor, There is no excuse for Israel's invasion of Gaza. Past atrocities can neither justify current crimes nor silence the protest against them. Nothing justifies the Israeli carnage in Gaza. Those who attempt to rationalize this slaughter are caught in self-contradictions.
Faculty members are reactivating the UNM chapter of a national organization of university professors, hoping to strengthen their voice in the outcry against UNM's administration. The faculty has been struggling with the administration over how they have addressed important issues at the University such as retaining tenure-track professors, preventing programs from dissolving due to lack of instructors, and maintaining faculty pay.
Imagine going to your first college class, and as you sit down the professor starts bumping a track by hip-hop artist Brother Ali. You haven't died and gone to hip-hop heaven - you are probably in Finnie Coleman's Intro to Hip-Hop Culture class. The freshman-learning-community course is only offered to incoming freshmen.
Editor, I am writing to voice my concern about the lack of recycling bins on campus. There are probably hundreds of garbage cans around campus, but only a few dozen recycling bins. Why is this? How hard would it be to remove half the garbage cans and replace them with recycling bins? Also, several recycling bins around the dorms have vanished.
How many people may have been exploited so you could drink your morning coffee? UNM Fair Trade Initiative is trying to answer that question. Student Mike Butler, a member of the group, said most students are unaware of the unfair treatment and the low wages that many farm workers receive.
The Graduate and Professional Student Association urged the Board of Regents to carefully review student surveys before approving construction of the new recreation center at the regents meeting on May 12. The GPSA council passed a resolution on May 11 asking the Board of Regents to conduct another survey before proceeding with plans for the center.
Paul Aitken has a tricky task at hand. It's more difficult than hurling a lacrosse ball 100 mph at a goalkeeper. As president of UNM's lacrosse team, he has to sell lacrosse, a highly popular East-Coast sport, to UNM and the New Mexico community. Aitken had plenty of problems when he took over as president.
Gelato Is it too much to ask for gelato in the middle of the desert? No, said Brandon Gradeless, owner of Ponte Rialto Gelato Shop, located at Albuquerque Indoor Karting. Gradeless said his gelato is set apart from the competition because he uses a machine that no one else in New Mexico has.
It's no longer the country boys versus the city boys. Beyond all the burnt offerings, the smoking Aggie and Lobo effigies, and the swank claims of superiority from each student body, the rivalry between UNM and NMSU isn't as contentious as we are led to believe.
UNM head football coach Mike Locksley dipped into the New Mexico talent pool and snagged two top athletes from the Land of Enchantment. Incoming freshman Dante Caro was among the two New Mexicans to sign with the University. The other was Artesia's Dallas Bollema.
UNM wants to build a new recreation center for its growing student population and increase student fees by $117 per semester to pay construction costs. UNM's Division of Student Affairs conducted an online survey in February to evaluate recreation programs and see what improvements students wanted.
Artist Paul Ré established a peace prize in 2007 for UNM affiliates, including students, who work toward conflict prevention and are at the creative forefronts of their fields. "Persons in any field of endeavor can contribute to peace in the world," Ré said.
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