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Lobos' last shot falls short

Citizens protest development plans

About 200 concerned citizens gathered at the UNM School of Law on March 15 to tell UNM planning officials how developments to the area will affect their neighborhood. Neighbors for Green Space organized the event to discuss the University's plans to develop North Campus.

Sanchez named top regent

Regent Raymond Sanchez has replaced Jamie Koch as the president of the Board of Regents. Sanchez was voted into the position during a regents meeting Friday. Regent Jack Fortner was re-elected vice president, and Regent Carolyn Abeita was elected treasurer for 2009.

UNM lights up Northwestern

Tim McGraw's "I Like It, I Love It" blared through the speakers at Isotopes Park every time the UNM baseball team scored a run against Northwestern. Suffice it to say, the Wildcats' pitchers might not be able to get the song out of their heads. The Lobos roped Northwestern 13-4 on Sunday, completing a four-game sweep on the heels of UNM's two-game sweep over No.

Column: Media harp on Obama buzzwords

Watching financial news and reading opinion pages has been rough the last year. America's financial system is teetering on the brink, our auto manufacturing industry is in shambles, and nearly every other segment of America's red-hot economy of a couple years ago has nearly ground to a cold-gray standstill.

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Runner nabs national title

Staff Report The indoor track season culminated in coronation for one Lobo. On March 14, Lee Emanuel became UNM's first national champion since Michael Solomon won the 600-yard run in 1977. "Coach told me that if I thought someone was catching up to me, to just run harder and go after it," Emanuel told GoLobos.

Senior found way to the top despite injuries, illness

Halfway through the 2008 track season, Jarrin Solomon contracted pneumonia and severely pulled his hamstring, ending his hopes for competing at the national level and going to the Olympics. Halfway through this season, the senior has broken his school record three times, defeated former Olympians and became an All-American en route to the best finish ever by a Lobo sprinter at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Lobos down Southern in first round of NIT

The UNM women's basketball team found its winning way again and maybe gained some experience for its younger players in a first-round match-up with Southern in the women's National Invitational Tournament. The Lobos defeated Jaguars soundly 72-44 at The Pit on Wednesday.

No three-peat for Lobos as Utah takes semifinals

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Take three against Utah was just like take one and two for the UNM women's basketball team in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Friday. The Lobos came ever-so close to winning, only to be edged 55-54 in the last few seconds of the game.

One and done

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The buzz of the horn sounded for the UNM men's basketball team as the clock expired. And for the second time in as many years, the Lobos flat-lined, bowing out to Wyoming 75-67 in the first round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Thursday.

Lobos to fight for respect in tourney

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Even though the UNM women's basketball team finished exactly where it was predicted to in the Mountain West Conference preseason poll - fourth place - head coach Don Flanagan feels disrespected. "The Mountain West said it was a three-team tournament," he said.

UNM football player charged in assault

A UNM football player has been arrested and charged with assault after a confrontation in the dorms. Andre McQueen was arrested Feb. 27 and charged with assault on a household member. McQueen has been suspended from playing and from attending all football-related events, said Greg Remington, spokesman for the Athletics Department.

Ask Dr. Peg

You deserve a break. You have worked hard all semester. Now it's time to relax. I hope you have scheduled some serious downtime for spring break. Sleep late, play a lot, eat chocolate, rejoice. I also hope you plan to stay healthy and safe over break, whether you travel, stay home or do some of both.

Stem-cell research violates fundamental moral principles

Editor, Some scientists think they might have found the fountain of youth - too bad for the young. As an undergraduate student at UNM, I worked with a very intelligent professor in the medical field. We studied the pluripotency of the stem cells in the quail embryo.

Only through social struggles can civil rights be obtained

Editor, America's civil rights history is an interesting story that most people don't fully understand. The way many groups have achieved social and political rights in this country comes from a combination of judicial activism, a long history of legislation (constitutional and unconstitutional), grassroots activism, social upheaval and a mixture of good and bad court decisions.

Balderas meets with students on audit

State Auditor Hector Balderas met with students Thursday to discuss the possibility of an additional audit of the University. He met with about 30 students outside of El Centro de la Raza. Balderas has been meeting with faculty, administrators and students throughout the week to decide whether a partial audit of the University's finances is warranted.

Gary stands out in Lobos' first-round exit

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Dairese Gary played like a beast, but the Lobos came up short in the opening round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Thursday. In a 75-67 loss to Wyoming, sophomore Gary kept the UNM men's basketball team in the game compliments of a late surge.

Utes top SDSU in MWC Championship

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Remember Jim Boylen at The Pit - the hot-headed, confrontational head coach from Utah? The same coach who menacingly gestured toward Lobo head coach Steve Alford during one of the media timeouts on March 3 broke down after his Utes escaped with a 52-50 victory over San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference Championship on Saturday.