The jokes have come to an end at the Gorilla Tango Theatre. "It is basically a series of events in Albuquerque," owner Dan Abbate said in reference to why the theater is closing. "The decision was made that our property was better invested somewhere else."
A few years ago, Unit 7 Drain came out of the woodwork. "We were basically living in makeshift homeless camps in the woods, practicing on generators from people's tool sheds," guitarist and vocalist Harry Redus said. "We lived in places in central New Mexico like La Joya, which is really, really nowhere. Veguita, Corrales - all these places that are rural farming communities."
Brandi Kimble drove to the basket, got the shot she wanted and watched it roll off the rim. That was in the final seconds as the UNM women's basketball team lost a 49-48 heartbreaker to Utah on Sunday at The Pit.
The UNM men's basketball team had four players finish in double figures Saturday at The Pit. The Lobos had 19 assists, compared to just nine turnovers, and they shot 80 percent from the free-throw line.
After the record-setting storm crippled both interstates and dumped 11.3 inches of snow at the Albuquerque International Sunport on Dec. 29, it can be hard to imagine that no two flakes are alike.
2007 is off to a rough start for the UNM men's basketball team. The Lobos started the season 9-3 and were undefeated at the Pit. But so far in 2007, they're winless.
Editor, All I want this holiday season - not just for me, but for my entire generation - is a foreseeable end to the Iraq war. It's my generation of 20- and 30-somethings that is losing lives over there. But I'm concerned about the lasting effects, too.
Editor, The current Iraq fiasco and President Bush's reluctance to admit the reality of his great blunder is proof positive that no one man, no matter what his real motives may be, should have so much power over life and death decisions. In part because of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, Bush has power not only over Americans, but also the poor people of Iraq, who have been victimized by an unprovoked invasion, occupation and five years of death, destruction and misery - all allegedly in the name of democracy.
A winter storm blew through Albuquerque over break, bringing more snow to the city than ever recorded. More than 13 inches of snow was dumped on campus on Dec. 28 and 29. It damaged trees and caused roofs to leak around campus, said Mary Vosevich, director of Physical Plant.
Editor, The Daily Lobo's insistence on using the pejorative "frat" in its reporting about fraternity activities on the UNM campus is a disparaging action, one that also leans toward journalistic bias. Labeling these organizations as frats is akin to the Lobo's readers using derogatory phrases to describe the newspaper.
Viola Florez, dean of the College of Education, said that when Chester Travelstead was dean, he would do anything to improve the college, even if it meant getting on his hands and knees to clean a mess.
Every year, the president of the United States gives a State of the Union address. In this tradition, "Console Wars" brings its trusty readers the state of gaming as of January 2007.
Editor, Eric Garcia's cartoon in the Dec. 7 Daily Lobo about Uncle Sam supplying very little education funds to minorities is inaccurate. About 40 students from the Hispanic Engineering and Science Organization recently attended the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists national conference in Houston, where numerous awards and scholarships were awarded to outstanding Hispanic students.
Editor, In a Dec. 11 article regarding the interactions between representatives from African-American Student Services and Sigma Chi's national headquarters, Michelle Touson, speaking on behalf of African-American Student Services, was paraphrased, "The problem is that most people in the Greek system don't have experience with other cultures.
Lou Ann Hillman said her sister, alumna Dee Johnson, was one of the hardest working first ladies of New Mexico, but her family and friends also remember her as a humble person who loved life, laughter and people. Johnson died of natural causes on Dec. 21. She was 54.
The No. 23 UNM women's basketball team faced its most physical challenge of the season and came out with a victory - and perhaps some bumps and bruises, as well.
Joanna Newsom Ys Available Now Sometimes harpists should just stick to the strings. Joanna Newsom and her five-track, hour-long album Ys are, well, interesting. While the harp music itself is graceful and airy, the lyrics and vocals leave a lot to be desired. The obscenely long songs meander their ...
Louie Torres doesn't just sell movie posters. He sells memories. "Some people buy movie posters not because they really like the movie, but because certain movies bring back certain memories for them," he said. "Maybe at the time they saw the movie, they were going through a divorce. Or maybe they had just fallen in love with somebody and had gone to see the movie with them and that was their first movie together."
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