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Black History Month offers education, understanding

Editor, Why, in the year 2007, do we still have to justify our celebration of Black History Month? Why should African-Americans have to justify anything we do? Obviously, the need for education is still present. Black History Month is for everyone. Its purpose is for all to recognize that black history is American history and should be woven into the quilt of American history.

Heart-shaped pizza to benefit children

Boston's will no longer serve circular pizzas starting Friday. Instead, the restaurant and sports bar will serve heart-shaped pizzas as a Valentine's Day fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network. "We want to be involved with the community, so we thought of something more creative," general manager Henry Buckner said. The restaurant and the 42 others in the nation will give $1 from each pizza they sell to the Children's Miracle Network.

Slippery Weazel takes it to the street

Members of Slippery Weazel are street musicians by default. Since vocalist and guitarist Ryan Inman is under 21, the local grunge band can't play in bars.

Iraq executions, killings not justified by religion

Editor, I must say I really enjoyed the hypocrisy in Gerardo Saenz and Aaron X. Lenard's letters in Monday's Daily Lobo regarding Saddam Hussein's execution. Clearly, both are religious men, and I respect that. However, like many Christians, they quickly and easily contradict the very fundamentals of their personal savior's message by applauding the execution of Hussein.

Workshop targets student anxiety

Students will get a chance to try stress- and anxiety-relieving tactics today at the Focused Awareness Workshop.

Maxwell Museum celebrates 75th anniversary

For the last 75 years, Maxwell Museum has been UNM's time machine for experiencing human evolution and learning about societies of the past.

Bush far more deceitful than Venezuela's Chávez

Editor, Daily Lobo columnist Scott Darnell tells us Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is a dictator. At the legislative elections on July 30, 2000, the party that supported Chávez won 76 out of 165 seats in the National Assembly. The same day, Chávez was elected president with 59.

Healer taps out stress, worries

Christina Florence said she can help students relieve test anxiety, aid sour relationships, free writer's block and sometimes help the chronically ill find a road to recovery.

Gov. should stick to day job

A little more than two weeks ago, Gov. Bill Richardson announced he was running for president. I just stopped laughing. Richardson has little to no chance of winning the Democratic candidacy, much less the presidency. He believes he has much to offer the people of the U.S. But I'm not so sure.

Q & A: Herman Lujan

Daily Lobo: What do you think is the most important issue facing higher education? Herman Lujan: I think it's funding. In an information economy, every change is important. If you don't keep pace, you lose, and you may never truly regain your footing. So, I think funding is important. The cost of education ...

PlayStation 3 priced to fail with few game options and stringent HD demands

It has been nearly four months since the release of the Nintendo Wii, and people still have to camp out each Sunday morning in front of their local Best Buy or Target to get one. Meanwhile, PlayStation 3s sit in their boxes collecting dust.

Meet the Presidential Candidates: Herman Lujan

Herman Lujan, presidential candidate for UNM, visited campus Tuesday to meet with faculty, students and staff. Lujan is the provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University-Los Angeles. Candidate Robert McGrath will visit campus Friday. Here's a look at Lujan's meetings:

N.M. artist gets inspiration from love and knives

For February, the month of love, artist David Nakabayashi hung an exhibit of 50 paintings and drawings about knives at the Yale Art Center.

Task force says high schoolers not ready for college demands

Student Jerome Baca wasn't prepared for college when he graduated from high school, but it wasn't because his high school did a poor job. "I wasn't ready to study or take the time to study," he said. "I wanted to party." A report from the Graduation Task Force states that many students are not prepared to go to college after they graduate from high school, and that hurts retention and graduation rates.

Left shouldn't embrace Chávez

On a recent television and radio show, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez remarked about the U.S., "Go to hell, gringos." His tirade came after concern was raised by the U.S. State Department about the Venezuelan National Assembly's plans to give Chávez full authority to pass a series of socialist laws over an 18-month period. Chávez also referred to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as "missy," this some months after calling President Bush the devil while speaking at the United Nations.

ASUNM: Candidates need to know that students care

The president of UNM is supposed to define the mission of the institution and gather resources for achieving the University's goals. Students have a chance to meet the finalists in the presidential search to ask questions and learn more about candidates.

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Great deals at Walgreens can keep you looking hip

It was just another Sunday afternoon in the student ghetto when a hot Latin boy showed up at our door. He invited my roommate Eva to a Super Bowl party. She had never attended a Super Bowl party in her life, but she's always down for new experiences.

A single race shouldn't get a month-long celebration

Editor, February is Black History Month. It's a time dedicated to remembering African-American history and struggles. It's a tradition that, in my opinion, is anti-American and anti-equality. Equality is the state or quality of being equal. Why do we praise a single race for one month out of the year and not other races, too? Why do we need a special month to recognize great American moments and great Americans? Can it not be done throughout the year? Why is black power considered OK while white power is considered racism? Black History Month creates segregation, not unity.