by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Twelve years ago, Robert Bienstock filed a grievance when UNM denied paying his partner's tuition. "He was taking one class at a time, and for a couple of years they allowed it," said Bienstock, who is the deputy University counsel at UNM.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Dr. Michael Richards said the only word to describe the damage he saw in New Orleans is catastrophic. "We had a moment to talk to our patients," said Richards, a medical officer of the N.M. Medical Disaster Assistance Team.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The American Civil Liberties Union is concerned UNM men's basketball head coach Ritchie McKay is using his job to spread religion to his players. Peter Simonson, the executive director of New Mexico's ACLU, said McKay has crossed the line when it comes to separating his religion and his coaching.
by Sunnie Redhouse Daily Lobo ˇ About 10 UNM students got to share their concerns and ideas with Mayor Martin Ch†vez in an informal question-and-answer session Wednesday at the SUB. This comes a week after the mayor was a no-show for a debate on campus.
by Bryant Hammonds Daily Lobo Paul Panas said cutting hair is a big part of his life. "Cutting hair has always been in my blood," he said. Model Hook It Up Barber and Salon opened Sept. 7 in the SUB next to the fitness center. Davina Panas, co-owner of the barber and salon, said she and her husband, Paul, have styled hair for Adam Sandler, Nelly, Burt Reynolds, Kim Basinger and Tom Hanks.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Len Zane, a visiting professor at UNM, said it is a happy coincidence he is teaching in 2005, 100 years after Albert Einstein published the theory of special relativity. "It worked out real nicely to have the classes I'm teaching on the 100th anniversary of Einstein's big year," he said.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo He's back. Richard Berthold, a history professor who retired from UNM after making a controversial remark about Sept. 11, 2001, during a lecture, will be teaching an honors course in the spring 2006 semester. Rosalie Otero, director of the University Honors Program, said Berthold presented the department with a class proposal in August.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Barbara Pickering said she envies women who serve in the military today. "Ninety-seven percent of us were stuck behind desks with a typewriter," said Pickering, a Vietnam veteran. "Now they are doctors and pilots." Pickering was one of four Navajo women veterans who spoke about their experience in the military Monday in Zimmerman Library.
by Marian Chavez Daily Lobo About 40 UNM students took advantage of a free spaying or neutering of their dogs on Saturday. Brenda Myer, an employee at the Eastside Animal Care Center, said some students had more than one dog they got fixed. "So we've probably done at least 50 animals," Myer said.
by Aidan Turowski Daily Lobo Students passing by the Duck Pond on Friday witnessed thousands of miniature American flags decorating a grassy hill. Members of the Reagan Freedom Society of New Mexico placed flags on the south side of the pond in remembrance of those who died in the Sept.
by Xochitl Campos Daily Lobo Water is the lifeblood of New Mexico, said Jose Rivera. "Without water on the land there would be no life," he said. Rivera, who spoke on the cultural and historical importance of water, was one of the many water specialists speaking at a forum in the SUB on Friday.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Kendall Speten and Amy Wallner-Drake didn't know what to expect once the sun set over Santa Fe on Thursday evening. Speten and Drake, who are UNM graduate students, said they both attended Zozobra for the first time this year.
"The whole city is under water. It's shocking how all these people are being called refugees. They have nothing." "All the pictures of babies and children without clothes and food have hit me the hardest." "The reactions of all the families and people the hurricane is affecting.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo City Councilor Eric Griego was the only mayoral candidate to participate in a debate at the SUB on Wednesday - and he was 45 minutes late. Representatives spoke for candidates Mayor Martin Ch†vez and Brad Winter. A surrogate also spoke for Griego until he arrived.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Ed Angel said he hopes his new position with Gov. Bill Richardson will help future UNM graduates get fun, well-paid jobs in New Mexico. "I would like there to be jobs in New Mexico," he said. "We need steady, year-round work." Angel, who is the director of the Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory at UNM, was appointed to the Governor's Council on Film and Media Industries in August.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo Lisa Atwa said she is a little nervous to donate rooms in her house to evacuees of Hurricane Katrina. "But I just kind of went on faith that the people who come would be good and appreciative," she said. Atwa, a graduate student in the nursing program at UNM, is one of more than 1,600 New Mexicans to offer more than 4,700 free rooms in their homes for the evacuees staying at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo American Indian tribal leaders from New Mexico expressed their frustration toward UNM leaders Tuesday at a summit on higher education. Everett Chavez, governor of Santo Domingo reservation, said young American Indians should not have to go to New Mexico State or Arizona State to receive a college education when UNM is closer to their home.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Koren Stewart, Mrs. New Mexico 2005, spoke to a small crowd on Smith Plaza about suicide prevention. She said people should watch closely for signs that their friends or family members are at risk of committing suicide. "Watch for hopelessness, rage, uncontrolled anger, acting reckless or engaging in risky activity seemingly without thinking," she said.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo John Hutson, a former U.S. Navy admiral, said he believes homosexuals should be able to serve openly in the military. He told a room of about 15 UNM students and faculty Tuesday at the UNM School of Law that allowing gays into the military may create some problems, but nothing that cannot be solved.
by Jessica Del Curto Daily Lobo Alijsha Maxwell said sleeping on a cot at the Albuquerque Convention Center was a luxury compared to what he was used to. "It's better than where we were. We were standing in water, with the mosquitoes," he said, looking down at his white sneakers.
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