Band takes cracks at politics, government
Marcella Ortega | November 14One has to wonder where a band gets a name like Leftover Crack. "I made it up," said lead singer Scott Sturgeon. "It's an oxymoron. It was funny once - once upon a time."
One has to wonder where a band gets a name like Leftover Crack. "I made it up," said lead singer Scott Sturgeon. "It's an oxymoron. It was funny once - once upon a time."
At the screening of John Cameron Mitchell's feature film, "Shortbus," the owner of the Guild Cinema asked if it was too cool in the theater.
Dead rappers need to stay dead. Sure, Tupac totally killed it on "Who Do You Believe In," and Notorious BIG tore up "Juicy," but, as many of you may know, those men are dead.
New Mexico is dominated by Democrats, but that hasn't stopped Republicans from holding the 1st Congressional District for the last 37 years, said Brian Sanderoff, president of Research and Polling Inc.
An October audit of the Anderson Schools of Management revealed that at least three faculty members spent too much time doing outside work. A redacted version of the report was released Friday.
Editor, In her letter in Monday's Daily Lobo, Jenna Hall urged us to think of ourselves as global citizens. She also called for an immediate withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. As global citizens, it would be extremely reckless to immediately withdraw all our troops.
Editor, This is in response to the letter in Thursday's Daily Lobo by Matt Beck, an ASUNM senator. While I, alongside other students here at UNM, were angered by tuition increases, what angered me more was how ASUNM sat back and did nothing. It's the only thing it seems to be good at these days - doing nothing that interests students as a whole.
It took a last-minute goal, but the UNM men's soccer team is moving on in the NCAA Tournament. Lobo freshman Stephen Brown scored the lone goal of UNM's 1-0 win at San Francisco with 18 seconds left in the game Friday, leading the Lobos to a second round contest at California.
The UNM volleyball team sent its seniors off on a good note, defeating Texas Christian 3-0 in the final home match of the regular season. The two teams battled back and forth, but the Lobos won 30-22, 30-27, 30-27 on Friday at Johnson Gym.
This time, the UNM football team dug itself a hole too deep to climb out of. After falling behind 24-0 at halftime, the Lobos rallied to pull within 24-21 but didn't complete the comeback, losing 27-21 to Texas Christian on Saturday.
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Editor, Last semester, I was involved in the creation of PAC - the Progressive Action Coalition - for the purpose of bringing together progressive and ethnic groups to work better with each other and to make UNM more culturally diverse. We ran a progressive slate for student government in which I ran for vice president.
Editor, As a student and registered voter, I hope that those of us who decided to cast our ballots last Tuesday don't continue to settle for mediocrity in the House of Representatives and the Senate. I feel that it is our moral duty as educated citizens of the U.
Timmie Murphy was not going to end her cross country career at UNM without making a trip to the NCAA Championships. At Saturday's NCAA Mountain Regional, which was at the UNM North Golf Course, Murphy punched her ticket to the national championships by placing fifth overall, the best by a Lobo since 1988.
The proposed ASUNM constitutional amendment is poorly represented on Wednesday's ballot and in an advertisement published today in the Daily Lobo, said Matt Gallegos, chairman of ASUNM's Steering and Rules Committee.
Smokers are getting caught with their pants down, thanks to an underground guerilla effort that brought anti-smoking messages to bathrooms across campus in September, said student Kristen Woodruff, who helped organize the effort.
Editor, I recently came to visit a friend who is a student at UNM. She lives in the dorms. I am considering coming to school here, but I had a concern when I was crossing the street at the crosswalk. As my friend and I were heading toward Alvarado Hall, I noticed that people driving on Redondo Road do not obey the speed limit, especially in the crosswalk.
Anyone who has breast-fed knows a hungry baby is not shy about where the next meal is coming from. Fortunately for mothers, the Health Sciences Center is concerned with providing a safe, private place for women to pump their breast milk.