Editor, One has to wonder how Michael Brown, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was able to keep his job for as long as he did after the atrocious handling of the situation in New Orleans. What bothers me is that he stepped down only after being asked to return to Washington.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Dr. Michael Richards said the only word to describe the damage he saw in New Orleans is catastrophic. "We had a moment to talk to our patients," said Richards, a medical officer of the N.M. Medical Disaster Assistance Team.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The American Civil Liberties Union is concerned UNM men's basketball head coach Ritchie McKay is using his job to spread religion to his players. Peter Simonson, the executive director of New Mexico's ACLU, said McKay has crossed the line when it comes to separating his religion and his coaching.
by David Barnes Daily Lobo Hundreds of works of art will be displayed at the Albuquerque Museum's miniature exhibition and fund-raiser. Elias Rivera, who was born in New York before moving to Santa Fe in the early 1980s, has become internationally known for his figurative paintings.
by John Bear Daily Lobo More than 10 local bands will converge at Launchpad on Monday to do what they do best - play music. But this isn't your standard rock 'n' roll show. They are playing to raise money to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Jeremy Fine from Detach Records said all proceeds will be given to the Red Cross.
by Sunnie Redhouse Daily Lobo ˇ About 10 UNM students got to share their concerns and ideas with Mayor Martin Ch†vez in an informal question-and-answer session Wednesday at the SUB. This comes a week after the mayor was a no-show for a debate on campus.
by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo For 10 years, Southern California native Michael Heralda has been reconnecting with his roots and, specifically, the Day of the Dead. "The Day of the Dead has evolved and changed over the years due to the popularity of the tradition," Heralda said.
by Colin Donoghue Daily Lobo columnist If you're reading this at UNM, you are about three miles from the largest stockpile of non-deployed nuclear weapons in the world at Kirtland Air Force Base. It's estimated the stockpile consists of more than 2,500 nuclear warheads.
by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo Charles de Lint is a reader's writer. His books remind readers why they fell in love with literature in the first place. He summons to mind the perfect fireside night for bookworms - cozily snuggled into a favorite chair or nestled under a favorite blanket, sipping a steaming cup of tea.
by John Bear Daily Lobo In the early '90s, whitey central command activated its most elite operative at the time, Eminem, to infiltrate hip-hop culture and commence phase one of Operation Co-opt. He failed. Eminem didn't live up to his potential as an MC, opting to take the easy road with unrefined venting about how much he hates his mother and his baby mama.
Editor, I felt the need to write a letter after the story about Richard Berthold in Tuesday's Daily Lobo, which quoted me as saying "Whoever hires him back, I believe they are performing a treasonous act." I was not misquoted, but I misspoke. The point I was trying to get across is that Berthold's statement on Sept.
by Kevin McFarland Daily Lobo After watching months of analysis from college football experts on ESPN, I have no choice but to concede: USC will win an unprecedented third national championship in a row, exploiting other teams with their superior talent and play calling.
by Maceo Carillo-Martinet Daily Lobo columnist Hurricane Katrina brought its destruction in the form of fierce winds that tore open houses. It moved walls of water and weakened levees. This natural disaster is truly one of the worst to hit these shores.
by Justin Goodrum Daily Lobo Entering the new college football season, I have two simple questions: will Matt Leinart become a two-time winner of the Heisman trophy and can anybody stop the University of Southern California from dominating the national championship? Media members are looking for an heir to the Trojans' throne with teams such as Oklahoma, Michigan and Ohio State.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Len Zane, a visiting professor at UNM, said it is a happy coincidence he is teaching in 2005, 100 years after Albert Einstein published the theory of special relativity. "It worked out real nicely to have the classes I'm teaching on the 100th anniversary of Einstein's big year," he said.
Editor, The Daily Lobo has been inundated with complaints about the parking shuttles. Students objected to long waits, cramped quarters and poor shuttle management. Several suggested dramatically improving the system. We have a different solution to the problem: Eliminate the shuttle.
Editor, To the hero who could have been: Despite the horrors of the recent hurricane and the debacle of the federal relief effort, the acts of individual Americans have been extraordinary. From the construction crew who brought boats down to New Orleans and spent days rescuing people to the hospital workers who stayed behind to keep the most vulnerable newborn babies alive, people from all walks of life have shown us how good we can be when called upon.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The greatest player in college football is the University of Southern California's J.D. Booty. He's the little-known sophomore backup quarterback for the Trojans with a game - and last name - so tight you could bounce a dime off of it.
by Bryant Hammonds Daily Lobo Paul Panas said cutting hair is a big part of his life. "Cutting hair has always been in my blood," he said. Model Hook It Up Barber and Salon opened Sept. 7 in the SUB next to the fitness center. Davina Panas, co-owner of the barber and salon, said she and her husband, Paul, have styled hair for Adam Sandler, Nelly, Burt Reynolds, Kim Basinger and Tom Hanks.
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