Apparently one successful year is enough to give a pay raise to a coach who completed his rookie campaign. The Athletics Department announced Monday that coach Craig Neal will enter his second season at the Lobos’ helm netting a $950,000-per-year base salary, plus incentives, becoming the highest-paid coach in the conference.
When you get a headache, where does it hurt? Yes, I know, in your head. I mean where in your head?
Editor, Promises are not supposed to be broken. Our families have experienced too many broken promises.
Editor, I would like to compliment Jason Darensburg on his insightful article in the Daily Lobo of Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. It is a very brave thing to deliver such a clear and insightful argument confronting today’s biased and willingly dishonest American media outlets. As an exchange student from Amsterdam I was delighted reading such a profound peace of journalism in a university newspaper.
Editor, I just wanted to say a great THANK YOU for a column like “U.S. needs to stem violence, not support it.” It talks about very important issues that I feel are not covered in the media enough.
Editor, Thank you for the great article “Fine Arts lacking vital money for upgrades” in Wednesday’s paper. I would like to make a correction. The department in the article is the Department of Art and Art History, which is a part of the College of Fine Arts, but there is no Fine Arts Department at UNM. Although we are working constantly to keep the building looking good and working well, it is too old and too small for such a large number of faculty and students.
Roger Waters, founding member of the legendary rock band Pink Floyd, has been a harsh critic of the Israeli government for many years.
Editor, It is an outrage that many Americans acquire our views of minorities from television, not from the classroom.
The killing of an unarmed young black man in Ferguson, Missouri and the brutal response of police forces there to protesters brought down much needed media examination of the practices of police forces in the US. Several interviews reveal stories of constant police harassment, showing the singling out of minorities by law enforcement to be a common thing. It’s a sadly familiar occurrence. Yet, sometimes particular cases shine a magnifying glass on the overall injustice by way of driving home the central absurdity in it. On Aug. 22, around 5 p.m. local time, a black man walking down LaCienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California, was surrounded by police, cuffed, searched for weapons and detained on a six-figure bail demand.
I’m not gonna lie: taking this Daily Lobo managing editor gig after having the state’s top sports beat – New Mexico men’s basketball – was a challenging choice for me. But you know what? I can’t completely separate myself from the sports coverage arena. Although I won’t be a primary sports reporter anymore, I’m staying on board as a regular sports columnist here at the DL. My goal is to bring you a column at least every two weeks, but weekly when possible. I’ll give my thoughts across the UNM sports landscape, the Mountain West and college athletics in general. Pro stuff? You can get that elsewhere.
Welcome to college, new students! Welcome back, returning students! By now you are settled into your classes and starting to get homework, maybe even tests. Are any of you beginning to wonder what you are doing here anyway?
Editor, The murder of two homeless men by three teenagers in Albuquerque was evil. Was the police murder of James Boyd less evil?
The flight to Germany was very long. I am not used to sitting still in one place for that long. I was very excited to be arriving in Germany, and my transfer through customs went really smoothly. Shortly after arriving, I received a welcome letter from a government official that welcomed me to Bremen and also offered their assistance if needed. I was impressed by their kindness and that they took the time to write to me. Another experience that I was able to participate in took place in Münster. During my trip, I lived with two host families: one in Radolfzell and another in Bremen.
To Joseph Cotto, author of the Ferguson piece: Aside from the rest of the column, here are some sources that you forgot/avoided:
Coping with the loss of a beloved pet can be an incredibly painful experience, which unfortunately most of us will have to endure at some point in our lives. No matter how many times I’ve been through the misery of watching one of my feline children die, it never gets any easier. My wife and I recently had to put down our dear 15-year-old cat Itchy, who died from complications due to renal failure. Her sister Scratchy died several years ago after mistakenly drinking anti-freeze. We have no human children, so for us it was like losing a teenaged daughter. Again.
UNM athletic directors must be a huge fan of “Field of Dreams,” since they seemed to have adopted the motto of “if you build it, they will come.” Clearly, no one told them this only applies to dead guy ghost baseball and not Lobo football. It all started about seven years ago with the Indoor Practice Facility, then the summer 2013 saw a new scoreboard and game turf. This past summer saw the biggest change for the football team: a football-only weight room. This is a gift from the state of New Mexico for a team that hasn’t seen a winning season in seven years, which makes one wonder what the administration is thinking. The record for the most attendance at University Stadium was set back in 2004, and to date the Lobo football games haven’t even come close to this number.
Editor, I am absolutely appalled by the lack of journalistic standards in the Daily Lobo this year. The article by Joseph Cotto had the feeling of a Fox News report.
The language listed in the code of conduct needs to be much clearer with respect to hazing. Of course there must be camaraderie to create a successful organized group, whether it be a sports team, a work environment or a newsroom.
Editor, Having read more letters by Joachim L. Oberst over the years than I care to remember, it is at least reassuring that he continues to be, shall we say, “amusing.” His latest effort published in Monday’s Daily Lobo did not disappoint.
Dear editor, I condemn all boxing — for adults or kids, for men or women. The goal of boxing is to knock out the opponent.
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