Editor, I want to join track and field member Karl Kalm in mourning the resignations of track coaches Matt and Mark Henry. For five years, I have had the privilege of working with them as the academic adviser for the track team, and it has been a delightful experience.
Editor, Over the past few months, there has been a lot of talk about banning smoking outdoors. Not only am I referring to the proposal to ban it from campus, but some cities have actually made it illegal to smoke outside, too. While I am not a smoker, I feel as though someone should speak up.
Charles Crespy, dean of the Anderson Schools of Management, announced his resignation Wednesday. In July, 23 of 42 faculty members voted no confidence in Crespy.
Being in Oklahoma didn't stop David Schmidly, UNM's next president, from meeting with students Thursday. About 30 students attended a one-hour webcast in Woodward Hall to talk with Schmidly about issues at the University.
Editor, Perhaps it is the distinct click-clack of a skateboard riding over the seams on a sidewalk that reminds me of childhood summers. Or, perhaps it is the memory of that beat-up skateboard at the door that always meant my brother was home. Or, perhaps it is the surge of pride I felt when my daughter asked for a skateboard for her birthday - a gift I never would have asked for as a little girl.
Editor, Amadou Diallo, a young African immigrant, was killed by four New York Police officers in a hail of 41 bullets on Feb. 4, 1999. All the officers were cleared of the charges. Sean Bell, a young African-American, was killed by five New York Police officers in a hail of 50 bullets on Nov.
Zach Gruen Freshman Mechanical engineering It's good for the school. I think a change could do the program a lot of good. James Griffin Freshman Undecided It's tough. If they want to win at ball games, they've got to do something. It's all about the "W." Emily Goulding Sophomore Pre-pharmacy I'm ...
Matt and Mark Henry simply didn't have the patience to stick around for long-awaited promises to be met. The head coaches of the UNM track and field team announced their retirement at a press conference Monday, saying the rise of the program under new Athletics Director Paul Krebs would be a long and strenuous process.
Greg Johnston spent his days promoting UNM's programs, services and people. Now, the University is celebrating Johnston's accomplishments. Johnston, a senior communication representative in UNM's Communication and Marketing Department, died of cancer Feb. 14. He was 56.
If the Lobos needed any motivation for the rest of the season, they may have got it. The announcement of head coach Ritchie McKay's firing came as a surprise to the UNM men's basketball team, and whether it will have a negative effect will be seen on the court.
Ritchie McKay will not be coaching the UNM men's basketball team next season. McKay's contract will be terminated at the end of the 2006-07 season, Athletics Director Paul Krebs announced at a news conference Thursday.
Editor, Without knowing much about UNM, I could now tell anyone that its future is brighter because of the hiring of Oklahoma State's president David Schmidly. Schmidly has done wonderful things for OSU's entire student body, faculty and university system.
The most important thing about a cultural map is not what is on the map, but what is not on the map, said Jim Enote, who did a cultural map for the Zuni tribe. It could be dangerous for maps to include the location of sacred places, Enote said. "If you don't want it to be out there, don't put it on there," he said. "Somebody's going to find a way to exploit it." Cultural maps are a way for American Indians to identify and document places and progress of their tribes, said student Tobias Major, events coordinator for the University Libraries' Indigenous Nations Library Program.
Massages and music aren't part of the traditional hospital environment, but they're a weekly event at UNM Hospital. Every Wednesday, the hospital offers an alternative approach to healing through the Arts in Medicine program on the hospital's fifth floor. The program runs from noon to 1 p.m. in the Ambulatory Care Center lobby. Musicians and massage therapists provide nontraditional healing methods to patients, staff, students and the community.
Women didn't have equal footing in Albuquerque's poetry scene until poet Lisa Gill started The Rag in 1999. The Rag, which used to be a monthly poetry broadside for women poets, was part of a series to boost their productivity and means for an outlet.
Ritchie McKay will not be coaching the UNM men's basketball team next season. Paul Krebs, UNM director of athletics, announced at a news conference Thursday that McKay's contract will be terminated at the end of the 2006-07 season.
Editor, I am a master's student living in on-campus housing - the SRCs, to be specific. My apartment is on the ground floor of a building that houses more than 30 people. For all those folks, we have a total of three not-very-large garbage cans. These are placed right outside my front door.
Editor, I'm not sure if Joe Buffaloe was being facetious in his rant about the Lewis "Scooter" Libby trial in Wednesday's Daily Lobo, but he seems to be arguing that no one cares about the trial, and that the issues are confusing and unimportant. This could not be farther from the truth.
There are people out there who will stoop to any level to come up with ammo for anti-video game lobbying. It would help if people would stop handing them perfect little packages to use in their misguided crusades.
Filling out a tax return might be less fun than taking a midterm. But taking a midterm doesn't save students money. College students can get money back from taxes by taking advantage of educational credits and deductions, said Liz Kennedy, a spokeswoman for Sallie Mae, a student loan company. "Taxes can be very confusing," she said. "A lot of college students are filling out taxes for their first time, or close to it, and they're not thinking about looking for ways to save money. The onus is on the taxpayer to educate themselves."
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