by Sunnie Redhouse Daily Lobo Students and community members took time out of tailgating to make donations for Hurricane Katrina victims and survivors. UNM's Red Cross Club had a booth at South Lot to collect donations before Monday's football game. "It's a chance to help out people in need," student Matt Andrews said.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Gabriel Fulbright's interception against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with 1:20 left in the fourth quarter was more than just the play that sealed UNM's victory. To the senior cornerback, it was a dream come true. "I sunk back, and I saw the ball coming, and my eyes just lit up because I knew it was game over if I caught it," Fulbright said.
by Jenny McKay Daily Lobo guest columnist I graduated from UNM in the spring of 2002 and moved to New Orleans in 2003. I was part of Teach for America, an organization that recruits college graduates to teach for two years in under-resourced areas. I taught 10th-grade English in the Jefferson Parish Public School System and lived in Uptown, a neighborhood in New Orleans near the Tulane and Loyola universities.
by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo The Lobos' defense made two huge stops in the last minute of Monday's game to squeak out a 24-22 victory over the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The Lobos led the Runnin' Rebels 24-16 with 1:31 left on the clock, when UNLV quarterback Shane Steichen converted a fourth-and-goal with a touchdown pass to receiver Donell Wheaton.
by Kelly Brocklehurst Daily Lobo Since her freshman year in college, Chelsea Sondrup has been accumulating awards and breaking school records as a middle blocker on the volleyball team. She said this season shouldn't be any different. "I'm honored and I hope to be able to break more," the senior said.
by Kelly Brocklehurst Daily Lobo Kristen Winters' soccer career could have ended when she was a senior in high school. Winters, a senior goalkeeper on the UNM women's soccer team, broke her leg in July 2000 while playing in the Snickers U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships semifinals.
Editor, With few exceptions, the news about the current draft of the Iraqi constitution is dominated by stories reporting the rift with Sunni Arabs, the threats to veto the constitution, the worries about excessive federalism, and the strong Islamic tone of certain parts of the constitution.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo UNM football head coach Rocky Long might be having nightmares about the University of Nevada-Las Vegas' spread offense before Monday's game against the Runnin' Rebels. The Lobos - who are ranked second in the Mountain West Conference in the preseason - will open the season and the home opener against the spread offense that UNLV possesses.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo Avram Penner had been at Tulane University in New Orleans for only an hour before he had to evacuate. "My friend just told me it wasn't worth staying," he said. Penner is one of 10 students enrolling at UNM after hurricane Katrina forced the closing of several universities on the Gulf Coast on Monday.
Editor, I am writing in response to Mike Weber's disturbing letter in Wednesday's paper. I just returned from a two-week visit to Israel, a country that Weber has obviously never been to and I doubt ever will visit.
Editor, Dane Roberts raised some pretty important issues in the column "Ruling has curious twist" when he asked "Could it be that the liberal justices voted for New London because they have a general philosophy that gives government a more prominent role in shaping outcomes?"
Editor, In response to Christopher Sanchez's article, "UNM Shuttles make improvements," I agree that they are doing a pretty damn good job. However, I think much of the credit should be attributed to the shuttle drivers. While the machines and logistics are necessary, it is the shuttle drivers that make the system work.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Students planning on playing arcade games in the SUB game room will have to look elsewhere. The former cUeNM game room in the SUB is now managed by TechSmiths and will take its name. TechSmiths has replaced the air hockey table and the various arcade games with Microsoft Xbox game consoles and computers.
Editor, Some may not be aware of the non-partisan Albuquerque mayoral election taking place on Oct. 4. We feel it is important for the UNM community to be cognizant of the impact that the mayor's leadership has upon us, as students.
"I have family members in Louisiana, but they weren't affected. I'm planning on sending money." "I'm planning on trying to help, probably by donating." "I'm not planning on sending supplies. I think the government should be doing more.
Editor, While listening to President Bush's speech about Hurricane Katrina, and thinking about how many diapers I could donate with $20, my kitten crawled into my lap and looked up at me with big yellow eyes that said, "Love me!" It reminded me that while there are 1 million homeless people in the Gulf Coast, there are at least that many homeless pets.
Three weeks ago this past Monday, my wife and I had dinner at a nice restaurant on Bourbon Street near Canal Street in New Orleans, which we visited for our honeymoon. This Wednesday, I watched on CNN as the building across the street from that restaurant burned while firefighters scrambled through thigh-high floodwaters, attempting to get water flowing to put the fire out.
by Colin Donoghue Daily Lobo Changing our hemp and marijuana laws is a policy reform usually called for by Independents, Greens and Democrats, but now Republicans are calling for change too. You may recall that former Republican governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson, was an outspoken opponent of marijuana and hemp prohibition.
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo Clovis Acosta, director of Parking and Transportation Services, answered the call of duty Wednesday - literally. Acosta published his phone number in Tuesday's edition of the Daily Lobo in an attempt to fix potential problems with UNM's courtesy shuttle service.
Solutions by The State News
