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"Firewall" stars villains and white-collar victims

Harrison Ford once got a parking ticket because the traffic cop didn't like one of his films, he said.

Sparks selected for executive job

Staff Report Billy Sparks, former deputy chief of staff at the governor's office, begins an executive position at UNM today. Sparks was appointed to the position of executive director of communications and marketing for the Health Sciences Center. Sparks spent the past year and a half working in ...

Nerd wars

Nerds of the world unite. And if you have a Chewbacca or Darth Vader costume, so much the better.

Column: Science of aphrodisiacs

by Samara Alpern Daily Lobo columnist People just aren't as romantic as they used to be. Back in the day, men concocted all kinds of aphrodisiacal rituals and potions to elicit love from women. In North Africa, for example, a man would secretly enrich a beverage for his love interest with semen ...

Police block off University area

by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Albuquerque Police officers formed a three-block barricade around Lead Avenue and Buena Vista Drive Wednesday afternoon looking for a man wanted on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Police officers and dogs searched residents' yards in the area ...

Letter: Peace activists jailed; war crimes fuel protests

Editor, Two weeks ago, peace activist Daniel Burns was sentenced to six months in prison for protesting the American violation of international law with the illegal war of aggression against Iraq. He is one of four war protesters, known as the Saint Patrick's Four, who poured their blood inside a military ...

Philosophy professor dies at 80

Even though professor Ted Sturm retired last year, he still planned on teaching two classes this semester.

'Destination' goes nowhere

Months of frantic anticipation are at an end - finally, the climax to the "Final Destination" trilogy has arrived.

Letter: Circus as cruel to animals as Roman Coliseum acts

Editor, Thank you, Richard "Bugman" Fagerlund, for the wonderful reminder in Tuesday's Daily Lobo of why we should all avoid the "gravest show on Earth" - the circus. The circus is a barbaric ritual no more civilized than the mass slaughter of animals and humans in the Coliseum in ancient Rome. If ...

Ed Toons

Letter: Construction speed limit too low for traffic flow

Editor, After reading the article in the Daily Lobo on Thursday about how the UNM Police Department was going to start ticketing for breaking the new 5 mph speed limit near the construction sites, I decided I would try slowing down and obeying the law. After all, going my normal 18-20 mph would soon ...

Grunge album takes ride down the nostalgia road

I've never been a real big fan of nostalgia. It is, in my opinion, the lamest of all emotions.

Students march for equality

Michelle Touson said it is lonely being an African-American student at UNM.

Letter: Cockfighting a tradition, not a disgrace in N.M.

Editor, I just read Sen. John Grubesic's proposal to memorialize cockfighting as the official disgrace of New Mexico. Talk about a slap in the face. Not only are the claims inaccurate, they are verbatim of those from the out-of-state special interest groups that have been coming to New Mexico for ...

A shot of Prefuse, keep it coming

If you have ever wondered what the inner workings of my mind sound like after an extended alcoholic bender, may I suggest Prefuse 73's latest offering, Security Screenings.

Group unfolds hip-hop origami

Psyche Origami sounds deep, but it isn't. "The name Psyche Origami just kind of jumped out at me," said Mr. Wyzard, the MC of hip-hop trio Psyche Origami. "The words kind of spoke for themselves, and it was basically our job to bring definition to it, because they roll off the tongue pretty good."

Artist's toolbox full of different techniques

When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail, painter Casey Greenling said. He's uses this metaphor to describe his approach to painting. It is destructive to limit yourself to one tool, he said.

Letter: American forces, media shouldn't defend Israel

Editor, The president of the United States and commander in chief of the American armed forces has vowed to protect and defend Israel, militarily if needed, against Iran. It's a good thing we just helped out the Shiite Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution win those theocratic elections in Iraq. I ...

Panelists raise AIDS awareness

Paulette Lane has been living with HIV for 19 years. When she was diagnosed, she didn't know who to tell or how to tell them.

Letter: Bush the Crusader needs to be checked, balanced

Editor, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' testimony this morning made one thing perfectly clear: President Bush believes that he need not gain permission from the federal judiciary or Legislature before labeling anyone in the world a target of his so-called War on Terrorism. He has said publicly ...