Editor, Recently, a member from an environmental group standing near the SUB casually asked me, "Do you have a minute for the Earth?" I politely told her "No." Perhaps I should have told her I use a water-saving showerhead; I ride the city buses very often; I do all my laundry only once per week including my bed sheets; and I carpool very often.
New Mexico has long been known as a breeding ground for scientific breakthroughs, and space research might be next on the horizon. UNM, in collaboration with the U.S. military, is researching weather patterns in space. Gregory Taylor, associate professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department, and Christopher Watts, research professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, are working closely with UNM students on the Long Wavelength Array project.
How concerned are you about the swine flu? Kathryn Garcia Junior Psychology "Not too concerned, but I do work in the Office of International Programs and Studies where they do exchange out of the country and into the country, so it makes me a little nervous with all the traveling.
Do you need legal advice? Saturday is your chance to ask a lawyer for free counsel. The Young Lawyers Division is sponsoring the Ask-a-Lawyer call-in program, where New Mexicans can receive legal information and referrals. Phone lines will be open from 9 a.
Editor, I will surely be thought an old fogey because I received my graduate degrees at UNM more than 20 years ago, but it still seems appropriate that at least someone at this newspaper would have an elementary understanding of statistics and the like. The "UNM sets smoke-free date" story mentioned in passing that the poll of interested persons on campus received fewer than 360 responses.
Home sweet home - at least for the weekend. The UNM baseball team is glad to be back in the Land of Enchantment after a three-game losing streak that rode from the edge of the Sierra Nevadas to the Great Plains. UNM dropped a 12-11 decision to BYU, only to follow that with two losses to Nebraska, 4-2 and 9-5.
The state of New Mexico wants you to know your rights and all of the resources available to you if you are the victim of a crime, said Anne Henz, the victim services coordinator for the Attorney General's Office. In recognition of National Crime Victims Awareness Week, the Attorney General's Office is sponsoring an event on campus titled, "25 Years of Rebuilding Lives: Celebrating the Victims of Crime Act.
The Revenge of the Worst Film Festival Ever is back at Guild Cinema with one dozen rare, unintentionally hilarious films. Film guru Devin O'Leary amassed this weekend's collection from his personal stash and from a distributor. "Some people just appreciate bad art," he said.
Is the iPhone a viable gaming platform? That depends on how you define gaming. Casual games are a booming business for iPhone developers. Games like "Tap Tap Revenge," a rhythm game, and "Trism," a block-matching game with a twist provided by the motion sensor in the iPhone, are incredibly popular.
Editor, In response to Tuesday's article, "Study: Female professors earn less than males," I suggest our phallic powerhouse needs a slice of castration. I was dismayed to find that, according to the most recent information available from Zimmerman Library, the five highest-paid faculty member in the English department are all men, even though more than half the department is female.
Editor, This letter is in response to Austin Burke's letter titled "Allowing concealed firearms could thwart school shooting." Let me get to the point: Where is this school shooting? You have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than shot on a college campus, so do you recommend no one leaving the house when it is cloudy? Weapons-safety training and being a police officer are not even close.
Simon Polakowski said that if he believed the government's story on Sept. 11, 2001, he might as well believe the Earth is flat. Polakowski produces an hour-long show with his friend Bob Martin called "9/11 Myth vs. Reality." The show airs at 8 p.m. Mondays on public access channel 27.
Editor, Once again, the Daily Lobo gives a stage to an anti-Israeli propagandistic article where journalist Ziad Abbas and his faculty friends in UNM attack and blame Israel for the Palestinian suffering. Like many articles of its kind, it is full with common lies and disguised by comments of professors.
No theatrics, no anxiety - the UNM men's tennis team already knew it would be in the NCAA Championships field. After winning the Mountain West Conference on Saturday, the Lobos won't forget to pack the sunscreen, because they are headed to sunny Los Angeles to take on Minnesota in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on May 9.
Gobs of money aside, ESPN is the Republican Party - in short, an arrogant organization that no longer thinks it needs its constituents' input to remain in power. It just takes a keen eye to recognize it. In addition to its daily broadcasts, ESPN's supplementary online coverage has crippled and essentially stamped out real sports journalism.
Zero to 25 mph in about nine seconds. That's what you get taking a spin in a Zenn electric car, as I did Monday. Paul Watson, biology research professor and owner of Zenn Electric Cars in Albuquerque, allowed the Daily Lobo to test drive one of the sleek, environmentally friendly vehicles.
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