Editor, Why is it that so many people are threatened by Don Schrader's way of life? Is it because it points to the hypocrisy in our own lives? In Jason Graves' letter, he complains of judgmental criticism and then proceeds to do exactly that regarding Schrader.
If you ask Steve Alford, it would appear that the men's basketball team has 99 problems. Thing is, all of them appear to be good problems - or at least problems with viable solutions. Problem No. 1: finding a defensive specialist to replace J.R. Giddens, who led the Lobos with 47 steals and 39 blocks last season.
UNM seeks to recruit minority students through events such as African American Student Day, which was held in the SUB on Friday. Admissions & Recruitment Services and African American Student Services hosted more than 150 students from Manzano, Cibola, Del Norte, Clovis, Rio Rancho and Albuquerque high schools.
Finals are right around the corner, and the Center for Academic Program Support wants to help students shorten their study time and boost their retention of information. CAPS is offering study-strategy workshops - focused on test-taking and note-taking strategies, reading effectively and memorization - this month and the next, said Karen Olson, director of CAPS.
Students and faculty are inviting everyone on campus to celebrate American Indian history and tradition this month. The Bookstore is working with organizations such as the Kiva Club and the Native American Studies Indigenous Research Group to host a series of events in honor of National American Indian Heritage Month.
UNM plans to limit smoking on campus, or ban it altogether, by the end of the summer. President David Schmidly has appointed a committee, the UNM Smoke-Free Environment Committee, to look into whether UNM should ban smoking on campus or relegate it to designated areas.
Editor, I was extremely disappointed at John McCain's and Sarah Palin's epic-scale loss on Tuesday, because I voted for them and wanted them to win this presidential election, and I believe they represent my basic moral values better than the Democrats. Joe Biden recently said that it will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama and that there would be an international crisis to test the "mettle of this guy.
The first phase of $80 million worth of renovations to athletics venues at UNM is scheduled to begin Dec. 20 at University Stadium. The Pit will receive $60 million in updates, and University Stadium will get $20 million. Paul Krebs, vice president of athletics, said he does not intend to scale back the renovations to save money.
Editor, I am excited about the University's declared commitment to a green initiative. I would hope this includes pedestrians. As I make my way from G Lot to the hospital and back, I encounter a sidewalk barricaded now for several weeks. University shuttles, work trucks and private cars and trucks all ignore the posted 20 mph speed limit.
A string of bad luck has plagued the UNM football team this year - from injuries piling up to tough, heart-wrenching losses. But maybe a late-season voyage to Las Vegas - the bad-luck capital of the world - might include a change in the cards for UNM. For sure, the Lobos don't want to be left pondering the ifs, something they were forced to consider last week in a loss to No.
Dear Dr. Peg, If you are feeling sick, is there a way to determine if you have a bacterial versus viral infection without going to the clinic? For example, can you determine this by taking your temperature, observing swollen glands, having green snot or coughing up stuff? The short answer is no.
President David Schmidly is encouraging students to donate to United Way of Central New Mexico, despite the economic downturn. "Now, more than ever, it is time for us to pull together as a community and to help our brothers and sisters in need," Schmidly wrote in his Monday morning message Oct.
Question of the Week? Nick Baca Freshman Biochemistry "I think the Democrats now are overpowering the Republicans in the sense of just Obama's plan to tax us, and I think they're going to do a real significant job in this country." Natalia Gurule Senior Biochemistry "It'll be interesting over the next decade just to see what happens.
I almost regret not exercising my right to vote - almost. Trust me, if I didn't have to politicize a basketball column, I wouldn't. But this isn't my doing. It's Kevin Johnson's fault. The former Phoenix Suns' point guard, whom I will still remember as the guy Horace Grant blocked in the '93 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and the Suns, beat out incumbent Heather Fargo to become Sacramento's first black mayor.
Pageant contestants aren't the only ones asking for world peace these days. The UNM chapter of the Soka Gakkai International Buddhist Club is hosting a discussion today with Amnesty International and humanist societies to share perspectives on world peace.
I have been hassling UNM presidents since Ferrel Heady in the early 1970s, and I must say that President David Schmidly appears to be setting new records for maladministration. I used to believe that Richard Peck was the worst CEO the University has had in the last 36 years, but after only a year, Schmidly looks to be leaving him in the dust.
Editor, Tuesday's election was more than simply a sweeping mandate for massive change in this country. It was a total and resounding rejection of the entire neoconservative ideology. No more will truly patriotic citizens like me have to endure being called un-American for simply disagreeing with an extremist fringe element of the minority party.
The UNM Department of Anthropology is expected to be in the top 20 anthropology programs in the nation, according to its chairman. "Anthropology is one of the strongest programs at UNM," chairman Michael Graves said in an e-mail to the Daily Lobo. "I am hopeful it will continue as such.
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