Editor, In his column in Friday's Daily Lobo, Mario Hernandez argued that all good Christians should support raising taxes to spend far more money on foreign aid, child health care and preschool. As a committed Christian who happens to support these three items as budget priorities, I am still disturbed by Hernandez's stance and tone.
Junior Travis Brown is the Lobos' top returning receiver and is taking on the leader role with his three years of experience. As a junior, he's taking on the role for most seniors because of how young the receiving corps is.
Editor, I share James Post's disdain expressed in Thursday's issue of the Daily Lobo for the negative ads that we see during elections, but I have to point out that Madrid is doing the same thing as Wilson. In one of her ads she states, "We have been in Iraq for 3 1/2 years and still no strategy.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Juan Ortega has always been one of the hardest workers on the cross country team. He worked so hard that early in his career it would frustrate teammates and coaches because he would suffer injuries from overtraining. Now in his senior year, it seems his hard work has finally paid off.
by Andre van der Merwe Daily Lobo Junior Lucy Scott knows she will have to be aggressive to help her team get back to the upper echelon of tennis. The women's tennis team advanced to the NCAA Regional tournament last season with the help of Scott. With Scott's development and consistent play, she can play a big part in helping the Lobos get there, said Kathy Kolankiewicz, UNM head coach.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo After a long offseason, sophomore Max Jones is ready to get back on the tennis court. "I'm really excited," Jones said. "I took pretty much the last three months off, and it's really got my appetite back for this year." Jones is coming into the season ranked nationally for the first time in his career.
by David J. Chavez Daily Lobo Without its starting quarterback for most of the game, the UNM football team won the battle of I-25 with a 34-28 victory over the NMSU Aggies. Kole McKamey injured his left knee on the third play of Saturday's game. Backup Chris Nelson stepped in for McKamey and threw three touchdowns.
Pagan Sterling Kyle said monotheistic religions view their god as being one pane of glass. Pagans see that glass as broken into many pieces, he said. "I look at Christianity, Islam and paganism. When you strip all the dogma, don't harm your neighbor," he said. "Be a good person - someone supportive of community." Sterling was the security coordinator for Pagan Pride Day on Sunday at Bataan Park and is also the founder of the Pagan Student Union at NMSU. "People don't understand paganism," he said. "This nation is a Christian nation." He said his belief is like Catholicism, where there are different saints to pray to for different things. The event had different booths selling an assortment of goods, such as herbs and jewelry. A food drive was set up, and there were belly dancing and other workshops for those interested. Raven Peters, who had a booth at the festival, said one of the goals for the festival was to inform.
Head coach Kit Vela said senior Kaela Kelly is one of the most athletic players on the UNM women's soccer team. "She is a tremendous athlete," Vela said. "She needed to clean up some of her game, but athletically she's outstanding."
At 5 feet 2 inches, she may not be the tallest player on the team. But what Gayle Tripp lacks in height, she makes up for in talent. Tripp, the libero and defensive specialist for the Lobo volleyball team, uses her high-speed serves and digs to help the team when it needs her most.
Editor, UNM is commemorating the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, in an odd way - odd for an institution of higher learning and education, that is. Senior CIA analyst Emile A. Nakhleh has been invited to tell us how things are going five years into the big war of the neo-conservatives.
Fourteen UNM premedical students are going to El Salvador in May to promote international health, said Megan Fitzpatrick, who is organizing the trip. About 20 people attended a meeting in the SUB on Friday to discuss the trip. David Hampton, a chemistry major who attended the event, said the trip will give students an opportunity to do what they are passionate about, and they will give back to the world. Hampton said he wants to see what effect a language barrier will have on his skills. "I'm interested in possibly working as a doctor in another country," he said. "It will give me a chance to see what problems do come up, and how I can work with that." Fitzpatrick is president and founder of the International Medical Delegation at UNM. She started the organization this year through Aprodehni, a public health organization started by fighters in the El Salvador civil war that lasted from 1980 to 1992. "It's not impossible, but it's definitely work," Fitzpatrick said of starting the organization.
It's one of the biggest meets in the state every year.For UNM's cross country teams, it's also going to be a test of how good the Lobos will be this season.The cross country season gets underway Saturday as UNM hosts the Lobo Invitational at the UNM North Golf Course.
The last three games were anything but a cakewalk for the UNM men's soccer team, and the schedule doesn't get any easier with No. 10 UCLA next on the list.Thankfully for the No. 15 UNM Lobos (1-1-1), they will finally have the opportunity to play with the fans behind them.
After losing to underdog Portland State last week, the Lobos aren't going to need any extra encouragement going into Saturday's rivalry with the aggies. "Especially after what happened last weekend, this game is going to be something very important to us," Lobo junior Tyson Ditmore said.
Five UNM students are getting firsthand experience as interns in Washington, D.C. this semester.Deborah Baker, Moanna Wright, Christopher Miller, Angelina Gonzalez-Aller and Marcus Romero are the first group of students selected for the fall semester of the UNM Fred Harris Congressional Internship Program.
Thousands of people gathered Thursday for the 82nd burning of Zozobra, or Old Man Gloom.The tradition has been a part of the Fiestas de Santa Fe since 1924. Old Man Gloom is a 50-foot marionette.The name Zozobra stands for anguish, anxiety and gloom. The purpose of the burning is to rid the troubles of the past year.
Marc Saavedra, the UNM lobbyist arrested on charges of aggravated DWI last week, volunteered to be put on unpaid leave after he was arrested, according to a statement from David Harris, acting UNM president."The University is very committed to assisting him [Saavedra] in his rehabilitation efforts," Harris said in the statement. "That being said, as a public employer, the University is very serious about its accountability to the citizens of New Mexico and intends to take appropriate action in this matter."
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