Lillian Richards, Junior, Anthropology "I don't plan to vote. And it's because I don't want to vote and make an uneducated decision, because I don't know enough about it." Robbie Reynolds, Sophomore, Business "I do plan to. I just don't know who I'm going to vote for yet. I haven't really ...
The UNM football team will face its toughest test of the season Saturday - taking on Missouri without starting quarterback Kole McKamey. McKamey is out for the season after tearing his left anterior and lateral cruciate ligament on the third play of last week's 34-28 victory over NMSU.
Editor, In spite of himself, Brian Fejer did have a good idea about Sept. 11, 2001, in his letter in Tuesday's Daily Lobo. It's time we as Americans do something besides maintain a quiet, one-hour vigil once a year. However, I do not agree with Fejer's protest ideas.
Editor, At the fifth anniversary of the worst terrorist attack our nation has ever experienced, we must ask ourselves whether or not we believe that our nation is headed in the right direction, and if the decisions that our president and the Republican Congress have made are the best for us and our children.
Status Salon is not just a place to get a haircut. "I was trying to get the local art and hip-hop scene and do something with it," said owner Rett Beecher.
Student Sarah Shannon was excited to see a dirt lot where Wagner Hall once stood. "Everything was rusty. Everything was just really awful in there," said Shannon, a civil engineering graduate student. "So, I think it's a good thing we're getting a new building." More than 150 people gathered north of the Mechanical Engineering Building on Wednesday to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Centennial Engineering Center.
Jay Reidy said he's not sure whether UNM students know enough about world affairs. "That's a hard generalization to make," he said. "I certainly think that everyone benefits from an awareness of what's going on in the world."
On the western edge of Albuquerque stand five calm, reddish-black volcanoes, all in a line.
For poet Damien Flores, slam poetry is an art that defies boundaries. "It's something everyone can get into," he said. Flores is the president of UNM Lobo Slam, a group of student poets who have garnered national attention in the past year. Flores was a member of the team representing UNM at the 2005 National Poetry Slam, a competition the team went on to win.
It is now customary on Sept. 11 for commentators and news outlets to revisit the horrors and heroism of that infamous day. The selfless courage of America's first responders who defied terror is valorized, and the thousands who died are re-embraced in mourning.
The Dean of Students Office is charging 17 students for violating UNM's code of conduct for their involvement in theft at the UNM Bookstore, said Randy Boeglin, dean of students. Students were taking books and other merchandise and then reselling the items, Boeglin said. They were also taking books for their own use, he said. Between $50,000 and $100,000 in merchandise and money was lost from the theft, said David Harris, UNM's acting president.
Editor, In the Bible, Samson was a suicide bomber. He prayed to God to strengthen him to do revenge and to murder thousands of the enemy. The building Samson destroyed was full of men and women, and 3,000 more people were on the roof. Samson killed more people in his suicide bombing than the hijackers on Sept.
Staff Report The UNM volleyball team lost 3-0 to rival NMSU on Monday night. The loss drops the Lobos to 4-7, while NMSU improves to 11-0. Freshman Anna Lehne led UNM with 11 kills in the match, while sophomore Gayle Tripp had a team-high 12 digs. Amber Simpson led the Aggies in the match with 10 kills, while Jordan Bostic recorded a team-high 13 digs.
Sharon Sugarek, the regional director for Peace Corps, said UNM has a good pool of students for the program. In the past couple years, many UNM students with backgrounds in health and social work have gone into Peace Corps, she said.
Editor, The current Daily Lobo poll question asking what the most important issue is in the contest between Attorney General Patricia Madrid and Rep. Heather Wilson totally misses the mark. Wilson has failed to do her sworn duty as a member of Congress to uphold the U.
A certain football owner needs to be permanently removed from the league, or we sports fans are all headed for certain doom. This moron is solely responsible for orchestrating the worst draft in the history of sports.
A football fan's paradise started Thursday with the kickoff of the 2006 football season, and with all the personnel changes, this season looks like it will be a surprising one. Many top players are finding themselves playing for other teams this year.
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