I considered the logic in Vanessa Strobbe's column Tuesday about why the media fail to provide adequate coverage of "secondary" sports. I allowed it to stew, and I came to a conclusion: This isn't a chicken-or-egg question. When it boils down to it, it is a question of dollars and cents.
This weekend, "STIR: A Festival of Words" will feature 80 poets in 22 events, four workshops, two exhibitions and one anthology. "We wanted to celebrate words, and poetry especially, from the state of New Mexico," festival founder and poet Lisa Gill said.
UNM's expansion of its wireless Internet network has had problems since classes began, and they won't stop anytime soon. During the first week of school, the network was overwhelmed by mobile devices like iPhones, which constantly try to connect to wireless networks, said Paula Loendorf, the director of Communications Network Services.
Daily Lobo: Do you have any favorite activities to do in Albuquerque? Allen Colmenares: Skating. I like to skate at UNM and at the skate parks around Albuquerque DL: How long have you been doing that? AC: I've been skating for seven years. DL: Do you have any skating aspirations? AC: No, not anymore.
Here's a Curt Fletcher joke: "I had a pretty traumatic experience when I was younger. I walked in on my grandparents having sex." Crowd groans in horror. "Yeah, my grandmother had been dead for six months." Fletcher's act has come a long way since he realized his talent for humor growing up.
The creative writing department's director, Julie Shigekuni, held a mandatory meeting for members of the MFA program Friday to tell them it is time to move forward. Shigekuni took over the department for Sharon Warner, who resigned from her position in March after associate professor Lisa Chavez posed for pictures posted on an adult Web site and was sent on an emergency sabbatical, a shake-up that crippled the department.
Freshman John Bundy wanted to join Kappa Upsilon Chi, a Christian fraternity on campus. But he was denied admission because he is Mormon. "They did all the things fraternities do, but they're centered around Christ," he said. "I was really interested in the student organization because they did retreats and services in the community.
I have to admit, I purposely avoided "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" when it was released. As it turns out, it was for the best. In essence, George Lucas has been both the creator and the destroyer of the Star Wars franchise. He created Star Wars. He made it famous back in the late '70s.
Open any sports section of the Albuquerque Journal, and on that front page, almost always, you will find a headline on Lobo football or basketball. Turn a few more pages, and you will find a "quick hit" on UNM volleyball, skiing, softball, tennis or a rare track blurb.
After laying dormant for four years, the "Voices of the Southwest" series is back. The UNM Press invited five of its authors to give talks relating to their recent publications, spanning topics in evolution, immigration, medicine, archaeology and the writing process.
Editor, This letter is in response to Michelle Obama's letter printed in the Sept. 6 edition of the Daily Lobo. I'll preface this by saying I am a registered Democrat and a sophomore here at UNM who fully intends to vote in the upcoming election. I found many of the things Obama said to be moving and something of an eye opener for me.
Editor, As a graduate of UNM, I often like to revisit the opinion pages of the Daily Lobo Web site to get a sense of the politics on campus. I did so today, and the irony of the running discussion is inescapable. The prevailing topic in a string of letters to the editor is abortion, closely seconded by Sen.
Staff Report After starting off slowly, the UNM women's soccer team came around to beat Drake 1-0 on Friday at the UNM Soccer Complex. UNM head coach Kit Vela told GoLobos.com her team was a bit lackadaisical at the onset. "We were lethargic in the first half," she said.
The New Mexico Coalition for Literacy will celebrate Literacy Day today at the Rotunda in Santa Fe. John Corcoran, an Albuquerque native and author of the memoir The Teacher Who Couldn't Read, is the keynote speaker. "The title of the book defies logic and is almost unbelievable," Corcoran said.
Editor, As a member of Albuquerque's Food Not Bombs, I was sad to see an inaccurate article about us on the day we were sharing our healthy, fresh and hearty free meal near campus. I'd like to invite students to come check out our work and attitudes for themselves.
Kalpulli Izkalli, a center for natural healing, held its third annual Traditional Medicine and Healing Gathering on Saturday. Natural and traditional healers from across the country gathered at the Westside Community Center to participate in healing exercises.
It wasn't exactly the Lambeau Leap, but UNM forward Chris Wright did his own variation of the jump - the "Lobo Leap" - throwing himself into a small group of guys to the left of the Louisville goal after putting the Lobos up 1-0 in the 65th minute against the Cardinals Sunday at the UNM Soccer Complex.
Ding, ding, ding. In this corner, we have the junior Sen. Barack "I'll take the high road" Obama and Joe "everyone needs an attack dog" Biden. In the other corner, we have senior senator and, lest we forget, former prisoner of war John "grampy" McCain and Alaskan Governor, moose-hunter and mother of five, Sarah Louise Palin.
Texas A&M proved Texas still has New Mexico's number when it comes to football, defeating UNM 28-22 Saturday at University Stadium. A&M became the second Texas-based team to beat the Lobos in consecutive weeks, with TCU pounding out a 26-3 victory against over UNM on Aug.
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