When Reel Big Fish first formed, members didn't know what ska was. "At the time, a lot of the bands in the area were ska bands, like No Doubt and Sublime," said Dan Regan, trombonist for Reel Big Fish. "We didn't even know what it was called. We knew we liked it, but we didn't know what it was."
Within the next few years, UNM could be completely smoke-free. The Coalition for a UNM Smoke-Free Campus is petitioning to ban smoking everywhere on campus, including outside.
School buildings covered in black graffiti and neon orange stickers shouting "CPE: Non!" were one of the first things I noticed about the University of Savoie, in Chambery, France, my host university for this spring semester.
There is only one thing better than driving fast cars around Albuquerque with no salesman to chaperone: Knowing that your escapade is all in the name of journalism.
At eight years old, filmmaker Hector Cruz was familiar with the famous image of Che Guevara's face. In 1997 he discovered the Cuban photographer who took this photograph - Alberto Korda.
Speech, front man for hip-hop collective Arrested Development, made his name in the world with music that possesses a distinctly Southern vibe, long before the dirty South sound that embodies much of hip-hop today.
I have spent the majority of my time here at our lovely - and reasonably priced - University hating on all of those who drive the Herculean transports collectively known as Sport Utility Vehicles.
Betsabel Roman's letter in Wednesday's Daily Lobo about Sigma Chi as a whole would better have been reserved for the humor section.
By only slightly changing the wording of David Holcberg's letter from Tuesday's issue of the Daily Lobo, a new reality emerges - amazing.
There are many issues concerning UNM that need to be addressed, and the topic that concerns me the most is the dramatic increase of tuition each year.
I am writing in response to the recent decision to raise tuition 6.11 percent next year.
David Harris said taking on two roles at the University is hectic. Harris became acting president at UNM in January when Louis Caldera resigned.
The Dallas Cowboys caught the biggest fish in the sea by signing Terrell Owens in free agency. As a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan, I'm not sure if I should jump for joy and scream like a 6-year-old girl who just got a pony, or go cry under my bed.
If Quentin Andes pitches down the stretch the way he did Tuesday against the University of Arizona, the Lobos could be in good shape.
So UNM is going to pull more money out of students next year in an effort to further provide education for us to pursue our dreams. Brilliant.
It is an unfortunate truth that one member can tarnish the image of a whole chapter, but is it also true that chapters all over the nation can tarnish the image of the whole organization?
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