With the 31-24 loss to Utah on Saturday, the UNM football team may have fumbled away its bowl hopes. But call me school-spirited - I can honestly say I look at the glass as half full.
For the past 20 years, students have participated in the same end-of-semester ritual: filling out the ICES evaluations. But UNM is looking to replace ICES, because it's outdated, said Nick Flor, UNM Teaching and Technology faculty coordinator.
Editor, I take exception to Donald Gluck's use of the word "theory" in his letter published in the Daily Lobo on Tuesday. He states that "evolution, a theory, which among other complexities . does not warrant 'an incredibly high probability of being correct.
In one of the most unpredictable seasons college football has seen, parody and upsets are the norm. Coming into the season, the top three contenders were USC, LSU, and Michigan.
There are many scenarios that could determine if the UNM football team will go to a bowl game this season. All the Lobos can do is take care of business Saturday against UNLV at University Stadium and hope for the best.
Editor, I'd like to clear some of the "basic research" brought up by Dennis Kinzler's letter published in Monday's Daily Lobo. Kinzler tries to use a scientific principle called isostasy to prove that coastal communities have nothing to fear from global warming.
Student Matt Robinson said he's tired of being asked if he has a minute for the environment. "It's nice to see that someone cares about the environment, but they are obnoxious," he said. "You see them every day and probably every time you go to class."
Editor, I would like to commend Dennis Kinzler on one of the finest examples of trolling I have ever seen in the Daily Lobo. For those who don't know the term "trolling," it refers to the practice of posting an intentionally incendiary missive to an Internet message board in order to provoke a hostile response.
Odessa Winter Freshman Chemistry Daily Lobo: Do you have plans for Thanksgiving break? Odessa Winter: Yeah. I'm going to go visit my family with my brother. DL: Where? OW: Ruidoso. DL: Do you like it there? OW: It's all right. DL: Are you from there? OW: Yes. DL: Is the atmosphere a lot ...
Editor, OK, so the ignorance of equating Darwin's writing to the Bible and Quran while also denigrating Islam made Dennis Kinzler's ideas out to be the ranting of a fool. But in Monday's Daily Lobo, he outdid himself. I'm not sure what NASA reports he looked at, but a casual Google search confirmed that NASA - I was looking at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which may be the source of confusion - has, among other articles, one titled "Arctic Ice Meltdown Continues With Significantly Reduced Winter Ice Cover.
Student Cody Grassham wrapped a blanket tightly around a squirming newborn. Within seconds, the baby quieted and Grassham went to work, attaching small sensors and earphones to the sleeping infant.
Susan Dynner was a band photographer in Washington, D.C., when she was 15 years old. Dynner has photographed punk rockers since the '80s and built up a friend base with band members from GBH, U.K. Subs and Minor Threat, which came in handy when she decided to direct, produce and shoot a documentary about the last 25 years of punk rock.
A group of elementary school students ate Thanksgiving lunch with members of ASUNM on Monday. "We are going to talk about what Thanksgiving is all about," said Marian Vadiee, legislative coordinator for ASUNM. "And we are going to talk about what we are thankful for."
Editor, When I leave my evening classes, it is completely dark outside, and there are almost no bright lights around the main walkways. I don't feel safe at night when I am on campus. Recently, money was spent to install huge lights on Johnson Field, and they are wonderful.
Student-run literary magazine Conceptions Southwest is celebrating its 30th anniversary by holding an open-mic night. Conceptions Southwest editor Clara Boling said the event is an attempt to garner additional submissions for the annual publication.
Nightwish Dark Passion Play Available now Finnish band Nightwish's latest album, Dark Passion Play, introduces new vocalist Anette Olzon to the band's symphonic power-metal arrangement. Dark Passion Play offers some great songs. The 14-minute opener, "The Poet and the Pendulum" and the ...
Editor, Richard Berthold, in his column published in the Daily Lobo on Friday, begins with, "Like Darwinian evolution, the idea that the Earth circles the sun is just a theory. But like evolution, it is a theory with an incredibly high probability of being correct .
UNM cross country runner Jeremy Johnson earned All-American honors after placing 20th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday in Terre Haute, Ind. Johnson finished the 10,000-meter course in 30:18 and recorded the fourth-highest finish at the cross country national championships in school history. Matt Gonzales was a school-best runner-up in 2004.
Flamenco dancing is all heart - the wail of the singer and the pound of the dancer's determined steps are the heartbeat personified. Yjastros: the American Flamenco Repertory Company is a group of flamenco dancers run by one of the few flamenco families in the United States. Director Joaquin Encinias works alongside his mother and sister, co-directors Eva Encinias-Sandoval and Marisol Encinias.
by Matthew Chavez Daily Lobo columnist On Nov. 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that, if ratified in the Senate, will remove trade and investment obstacles between the U.S. and Peru. The bill's supporters laud it as a new labor - and environment - friendly free-trade model that enjoys bipartisan support.
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