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Correction
August 27On Monday the Lobo incorrectly wrote that the Lobo men's soccer team is in the Mountain West Conference. The team participates in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
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Fall Crawl to attract 10,000 music lovers
Felicia Fonseca | August 27At 7 a.m. Saturday, Fifth Street will be shut down between Central and Copper avenues. At 5 p.m. Central will be shut off between Second and Sixth streets and at 9:45 p.m., it will be shut off up to Seventh Street - all for the 2004 Alibi Fall Crawl. Fall Crawl, a night featuring over 100 national and local bands, happens every August.
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Bush gathers support in N.M.
Mandi Kane | August 27With only two months until the 2004 presidential election, President George W. Bush visited Albuquerque Thursday in hopes of making New Mexico "Bush country" this November. The president spoke to more than 11,000 of his supporters in an afternoon rally at the Albuquerque Convention Center, said Danny Diaz, regional spokesperson for the Bush-Cheney campaign.
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The daily lobo asks you:Based on the first week of school, how's the semester looking?
August 27Andy Maloney First-year graduate student "It's going to be involved." Lisa Martinez Senior "Really well. I like all my classes, all my teachers. The financial aid line was horrible." Kiyun Lynch Junior "It's going to be good.
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Regents approve board nominees
Felicia Fonseca | August 26The UNM Board of Regents approved four nominees to the Science & Technology Corp. Board of Directors on Wednesday. STC is a nonprofit corporation owned and created by UNM to promote and commercialize faculty inventions. There was no discussion about any of the nominees, a contrast from the last regents meeting, where debate ensued about three other nominees for over an hour.
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Getting these old walls to speak
August 26by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo A $120,000 grant awarded to UNM will help the University decide the future of some buildings on campus. The grant awarded by the J. Paul Getty Trust will fund a survey of about 60 UNM buildings constructed before 1970. University planner Joe McKinney said the campus has some of the most interesting buildings in the country.
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APD's horses not too high
Rivkela Brodsky | August 26Senior Sean Tollison said cops on horses make Downtown feel like the Wild Wild West. The mounted patrol, an Albuquerque Police Department unit made up of four officers and a sergeant, patrol the Downtown area on a regular basis. The horse-mounted units have been used in Albuquerque since 1976.
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A no-nonsense look at humor
Felicia Fonseca | August 26Is a joke really funny if it's directed at a minority? Gil Greengross says no, and he's going to tell students why in a class that takes a scientific look at humor. He said if you tell him a joke about a Jewish person or an Israeli, he won't be offended because that's what he is, and he understands humor.
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Honors class examines history of war
Rivkela Brodsky | August 26The war in Iraq is the inspiration for War Cry, a class offered for the first time this semester by the University Honors Program. Instructor Margo Chavez-Charles designed the class to analyze justifications for war. "When the U.S. entered the war, I wanted to know the reasons we entered," she said.
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Alums start with students
August 26by Krista Pino Daily Lobo ˇ The Alumni Relations Office and Alumni Association do more than serve UNM graduates. Karen Abraham, director of the relations office and executive director of the association, said they are all about making connections through UNM and keeping them.
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Campuses in the news
August 26Penn State considers Napster subscriptions (U-WIRE) University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. Music downloading service Napster is joining forces with Pennsylvania State University in an attempt to stifle illegal music downloading at universities. The university might decide to pay a discounted fee for Napster's basic services for students.
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Survey to help UNM designate historical buildings
Felicia Fonseca | August 26The UNM historic preservation committee applied for a $120,000 grant funded by J. Paul Getty Trust and chose to look at around 60 buildings constructed before 1970. Terri Gugliotta, UNM archivist, said ti was done because those buildings are starting to get old.
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Candidates clash in N.M.
Matthew Chavez | August 25The battle for New Mexico's undecided voters escalates this week with President George W. Bush, Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards and Ralph Nader scheduled to campaign here within 48 hours of each other. Political Science professor Gilbert St.
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North campus goes green
Felicia Fonseca | August 25During the day, occupants of one UNM Health Sciences Center building might not need to turn on the light after it is renovated. A three-month renovation of a 50-year-old building at 915 Vassar will incorporate a "green," environmentally friendly design meant to be more cost and energy efficient.
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Parking rules strictly enforced
August 25by Krista Pino Daily Lobo UNM's Parking and Transportation Services Department issues fines that range from $15 to $100 for parking violations, and if the situation requires a boot or tow, there are additional charges. Fifteen-dollar fines are issued for simple mistakes like permit display and overtime parking at a meter, said Josh Kavanagh, associate director at the department.
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Daily Lobo earns No. 2 popular paper ranking
Marisa Demarco | August 25The Princeton Review ranked the Daily Lobo as the No. 2 "Great College Newspaper" in the country last week, putting the Lobo ahead of papers at Yale (No. 6), Duke (No. 13) and Harvard (No. 18). Howard University in Washington, D.C., holds the top spot. "I think it shows students appreciate the hard work of the Lobo staff in developing the paper, and therefore that they use the paper for information," said Bob Gassaway, chair of UNM's Student Publications Board.
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Caldera unites UNM branches
Felicia Fonseca | August 25President Louis Caldera will travel across the state this semester to strengthen the relationship between UNM and its branch campuses. "He wants to solidify the communication," said Karen Wentworth, UNM communications specialist. "He wants them to feel closer to the main campus, because those students frequently end up at main campus to get their degrees.
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Faculty senate to modify curriculum
Rivkela Brodsky | August 25With 25,634 students enrolled at UNM, Provost Brian Foster said faculty will feel stretched this semester. Faculty Senate covered a long agenda, hearing reports from Foster and President Louis Caldera at a meeting Tuesday. Foster told members there were several initiatives the administration was looking into, including attracting more high-achieving students and trying to connect the University Honors program with disciplinary programs.
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Cornell structure proving profitable
August 25by Manuelita Beck Daily Lobo Despite a mid-year opening, the Cornell parking structure should meet the UNM parking department's revenue expectations. UNM's Parking and Transportation Services Department intended the structure's revenue to pay the $5.
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UNM builds enclosed fence for Caldera's house
Rivkela Brodsky | August 24It might not look like anything is different at the University House, but a new $100,000 addition went up over the summer. The adobe wall that encloses President Louis Caldera's backyard matches the color and texture of the house. Roger Lujan, director of facility planning, the department that oversaw the construction of the fence, said the scope of work was to create a protected outdoor area for the president and his family.
