On Jan. 10, President Bush announced his new strategy for the war in Iraq. His plan calls for more troops in the area. Unfortunately, the use of more troops will have little effect on the war. Only more bodies will be added to the death toll. Instead of adding more troops, Bush should find more competent leaders for the forces already in Iraq.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Although UNM has made progress in sustainability by doing things like shutting down heat to several buildings during winter break, there is still work to be done, said Barbara Widhalm, coordinator of the Sustainability Studies program. "As a university, UNM has a lot of ...
Editor, I am a UNM employee who takes two shuttles a day - the South and the Q - to get to work. I hear so much complaining about the service, but I have been taking these shuttles for months and have never had any problem making it to work on time. I get tired of hearing some students on the shuttles whining about how hard they have it.
No Child Left Behind has a lot in common with the Patriot Act - all name, no substance. If you vote against the Patriot Act, you're not a patriot. If you vote against No Child Left Behind, you want to abandon cute, doe-eyed little children. Right? Wrong.
Carrie Quinn is not satisfied with last season. Last year, Quinn placed fourth on the 1-meter springboard and eighth on the 3-meter springboard at the Mountain West Conference Championships in Oklahoma City. This season, UNM's junior diver is training hard to improve on both finishes.
For the second straight year, UNM held one of the most successful indoor track and field meets in the nation. Some of the nation's high-profile coaches think so, too.
Editor, I am writing in regard to the article about UNM's image on the front page of Friday's Daily Lobo. After several straight years of unruly tuition increases and the loss of printed course catalogs, I learned that the University is spending its money on a brand consulting firm.
It won't help students watch YouTube videos or download music faster, but LambdaRail will attract research scientists to UNM and improve distance learning, said Moira Gerety, director of ITS. Gov. Bill Richardson announced his support for the $5 million network connection Friday at UNM's Media Arts Center.
Jarrin Solomon, Jeremy Johnson and Ariel Burr were not going to let other athletes come to their home track and steal their thunder. At this weekend's Modrall Sperling Lobo Invitational, the UNM track and field athletes held their own against a field of some of the top competition in the sport.
UNM needs to work on its image, said Richard Kilmer, a principal of Kilmer and Kilmer, a brand consulting firm. Beginning in the fall semester, the company examined how the University represents itself at the request of the Board of Regents Advancement Committee.
After a successful debut, the UNM track and field team will once again host the Modrall Sperling Lobo Invitational this weekend at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
At the end of 2006, U.S.-backed Ethiopian forces invaded Somalia to drive from power an Islamist movement called the Somalia Islamic Courts Council, which had seized large blocks of the fragmented country, establishing stability for the first time in decades and posing a direct challenge to the official government, the Transitional Federal Government.
Editor, Who does UNM think it's fooling? I am sick and tired of all the unsatisfactory, illogical excuses that the administration keeps spewing to my fellow students and myself. What am I enraged about? Here is just one example: paper handouts. On Tuesday, one of my instructors said, "To reduce costs, UNM is limiting the number of things handed out to class.
Editor, Within a year, I will be a U.S. citizen. Even though citizenship bestows many wonderful benefits on its recipients, I feel somewhat hesitant about becoming a citizen. First, I feel embarrassed by this country's proclivity toward an ever-increasing waistline.
Editor, The FBI has been able to listen in on our phone conversations without a warrant through wiretapping for the past five years. How much longer is this supposed to go on? The Constitution says the police can't search you without a warrant. I think this goes for wiretapping, too.
After starting conference play 1-3 and losing back-to-back conference home games for the first time in 14 years, the UNM women's basketball team needed a win in the worst way. The Lobos' three leading scorers responded by putting the team on their backs in a 60-46 win over Air Force on Thursday at The Pit.
Tara Aran Freshman Planetary sciences "It's a bad idea. War is something you can't necessarily ask for public opinion on, but I think he had a personal agenda. It seems like he takes revenge on the country as a whole and can't isolate the real party that was responsible." John Ogren Junior ...
Student Leif Rotsaert said he spent about $450 on textbooks at the Bookstore last fall semester, but he hasn't tried to sell them back. "It's like pennies," he said. "It's not worth it." Rotsaert said he didn't pay as much this semester but still spent about $300. "Those (publishing) companies just want to make money off us," he said.
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