by Marcie Ortega Daily Lobo David Wygant, known as the real-life "Hitch," said he doesn't mind being the uncredited inspiration for the romantic comedy starring Will Smith. "It's cool that they did it," Wygant said. "It made what I do a lot easier to explain. It has actually made it more socially ...
Editor, The Muslim and Western hate-mongers are engaged in a spitting match, and I am having trouble deciding which side is more foolish. The Muslim hate-mongers claim that their faith in a twisted version of Islam entitles them to hurt and insult innocent people, while the hate-mongers of the West ...
Twenty-five protesters greeted participants in the UNM Space Technology Forum at the Albuquerque Hilton on Monday. Protesters stood outside the hotel holding signs advocating the restriction of nuclear weapons in outer space.
by Maria Staiano-Daniels Daily Lobo Sometimes it takes many voices to tell a story. This is the case in the play "I Am My Own Wife," opening Friday at the Vortex. "I Am My Own Wife" uses 35 characters to explore the true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a transvestite in East Berlin during the ...
Editor, Everyone is on Myspace.com these days. I remember when it first started getting popular here. I tried it, and after about a year and a half of drama, reading about other people's sex lives and pointless chain mail about a little boy named Teddy who's going to kill you, I had enough. I was ...
The University could be seeing a new athletics director and provost soon. Three applicants have been chosen as finalists for the position of UNM provost, said Jane Slaughter, chairwoman of the search committee. They were chosen from a group of about 50 applicants, she said.
by Rivkela Brodsky Daily Lobo Their first real date was a three-hour brunch at Flying Star Cafe. Kate Livingston, an associate dean at the Anderson Schools of Management and her husband Charles Ewing, a UNM alumnus, hit it off that day in 1998. "We spent three hours together hogging one of their ...
by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo There's something special about the comedy of Mike Birbiglia. In interviews he comes off as charming and a little bit shy, answering questions with uncertainty and in a slightly neurotic way. His comedy revolves around this neurosis and his constant pursuit of making ...
The UNM Board of Regents said Monday it is disappointed by the amount of land being offered for a satellite campus in Rio Rancho.
Editor, Several months ago I was in Dallas, sitting on an airplane about to depart to Orlando, Fla. An American soldier dressed in his brown uniform took the seat next to me. Somehow, we started talking about where we were from in Florida, and as the plane took off and the wheels pulled in, he kind ...
Editor, I am writing in response to the letters that have recently appeared in the Daily Lobo concerning the University's rules on smoking. Guess what, people - the fresh air outside isn't going to become any cleaner if smoking disappeared. Have you ever been stuck behind a diesel truck in traffic? ...
UNM wide receiver Aaron Brack ran Saturday, but it wasn't on the football field.
Editor, In the article "Petitioning book prices," your reporter, Christopher Sanchez, described the New Mexico Public Interest Research Group as a nonpartisan organization. This is a stupid and dangerous characterization. If one were to go to NMPIRG's Web site, one would find that they are actively ...
Starting off 1-for-23 from the field isn't a recipe for success. The Texas Christian University Horned Frogs learned that lesson Saturday in a 53-42 loss to the UNM men's basketball team.
Editor, In response to the letters to the editor in last week's Daily Lobo regarding "slaves to tobacco," I believe it is important for smokers to stand their ground when it comes to this sensitive issue. First, let's clarify one single fact: There are two types of students at UNM - smokers and ...
Skiing On the back of a strong performance by the women's Nordic team, the UNM ski team took third place at the Western State Invite in Gunnison, Colo., on Saturday. Freshman Melanie Zemp's season-high third place in the 5K classic helped the women's Nordic team win an event for the first time this ...
Editor, I came to UNM last August as a visiting scholar to the Department of Linguistics, and as a Chinese national, I am very glad to learn from Friday's Daily Lobo that 12 UNM students will go to Beijing to participate in the World Model United Nations Conference. But the Daily Lobo also reported ...
by Jason Kleymann Daily Lobo It's been eight months since the UNM Police Department purchased Ultra, a bomb-sniffing dog. But there have not been any bomb threats for more than a year. Ultra and his handler, partner and life-long buddy Officer Eric Miller are one of five explosives-detection ...
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