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UNM invests in solar company
Caleb Fort | February 28UNM's investment in a technology company being built at Mesa Del Sol could be a good opportunity to boost the University's profit margins.
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A look behind closed gates
February 27Gated communities are the American dream with a twist. That's what Setha Low, City University of New York professor, said in a presentation Friday.
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ASUNM cuts groups' budgets
Caleb Fort | February 27Student groups who get money from ASUNM will see large cuts in their requested budgets this spring, said Andrea Roussell, chairwoman of the finance committee.
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3 left in race for athletics director job
Katy Knapp | February 27by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo The finalists fighting to replace Rudy Davalos as UNM's Director of Athletics were announced Friday. The three finalists are Rick Hartzell, athletics director of Northern Iowa University; Paul Krebs, athletics director of Bowling Green State University; and Jim Schaus, ...
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Last-minute speaker talks of Kenyan women's plight
Mark Schaaf | February 27by Mark Schaaf Daily Lobo Lawyer Ruth Lokalei Emanikor, who traveled from Kenya on short notice, spoke about the problems of indigenous people in her country Saturday night at the Continuing Education Auditorium. The original speaker, Rebecca Lolosoli, could not make it to the United States because ...
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Watchdog group keeps tabs on police activity
Aidan Turowski | February 24by Aidan Turowski Daily Lobo On weekend nights in Downtown Albuquerque, Darcy Brazen and fellow members of Copwatch stroll the streets looking for signs of police brutality. "It's not our intention to find bad cops," Brazen said. "It's our intention to reaffirm what people's rights are." Volunteers ...
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Campus singer chants for student purity
Rivkela Brodsky | February 24by Rivkela Brodsky Daily Lobo You may not know his name, but you've probably heard him. He sits outside Popejoy Hall at the flamenco statues from noon to 2 p.m. almost every day without fail. He goes by Sankirtan das, although his name is Paul Manning. He sings mantra chants in the hope of connecting ...
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the daily lobo asks you:
February 24Tara Kraus, Senior, Biology and chemistry "I disagree because it is the woman's and the man's choice whether to abort or not." Sonya Valdez, Junior, Psychology "I disagree, because in situations such as rape or when a mother is unfit to care for a child, she should have the option.
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Office of Graduate Studies reorganized
Christopher Sanchez | February 23UNM's Office of Graduate Studies may undergo spring cleaning this semester. The recommendations were presented at the Feb. 14 Board of Regents meeting by a task force Interim Provost Reed Dasenbrock formed in November.
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Center loyal to indie films
Caleb Fort | February 23by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Projectionists are the underappreciated heroes of the movie theater. Moviegoers notice when the film burns, the movie is out of focus or the sound is bad - but they give no credit when the film runs smoothly, said Brian Gillespie, director of the Southwest Film Center. However, ...
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Lobos ground Falcons
Kevin McFarland | February 23by Kevin McFarland Daily Lobo Senior Abbie Letz said she wants to make her last moments as a Lobo special. She's certainly playing like it. As the Lobo women's basketball team blew out the Air Force Falcons 79-53 on Wednesday night, Letz provided a memorable effort by netting a game high 18 points ...
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UNM regents plot to purchase land
Katy Knapp | February 22by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo The UNM Board of Regents isn't ready to play its ultimate legal hand as it continues to negotiate with landowners for acquisition of property south of The Pit. At the regents' Feb. 14 meeting, the board rejected Kim Murphy's suggestion that the University make a final ...
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Panther tactics debated at panel
Damon Scott | February 22by Damon Scott Daily Lobo Mark Rudd said one of his proudest moments in life was being a part of the Vietnam anti-war movement. Rudd, a former member of Students for a Democratic Society and founding member of the Weather Underground, was part of a panel discussion Tuesday at the SUB culminating ...
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Writing project allows teachers to get schooled
February 22Albuquerque has joined a national writing revolution. UNM received a $30,000 grant to establish the High Desert Writing Project, a subset of the National Writing Project to improve instructors' abilities to teach writing.
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ASUNM pushes for review days
Caleb Fort | February 21Brittany Jaeger, ASUNM president, wants students' opinions about the week before finals. "I'm kind of looking right now at what's going to work best for students," she said.
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Students lobby for cyberhunting ban
Christopher Sanchez | February 21Thanks to the Wild Friends Program at UNM, cyberhunting is on its way to being banned in New Mexico.
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Player suspended for alcohol violation
Steven Fernandez | February 21by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo A UNM men's basketball player was suspended for the remainder of the 2005-06 season after resisting arrest Sunday. Junior Kyle Prochaska is the latest member of the basketball team to be arrested in a season that has been filled with off-court issues. Prochaska ...
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Big Easy talk draws full house
Mark Schaaf | February 20by Mark Schaaf Daily Lobo University of New Orleans professor Ron Hagelman III has not been in his office since evacuating the city a few days before Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast. Hagelman lectured to a full auditorium Friday in the Manufacturing Training and Technology Center building ...
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Partnership may continue with class, archive at UNM
Caleb Fort | February 20by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Finnie Coleman said the 40th anniversary celebration for the Black Panther Party has been an unqualified success for himself and UNM. "It's been one of the most important successes of my career. It's certainly one of the highlights of my adult life to be involved in this ...
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Former Black Panthers discuss party's beginnings for 40th anniversary
Rivkela Brodsky | February 20by Rivkela Brodsky Daily Lobo The Black Panther Party was not founded on a street corner. It started on a college campus, said David Hilliard, a founding member of the party. That is one reason Hilliard said it was important the 40th anniversary celebration of the creation of the party be held ...
