by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Tony Hillerman said the Southwest has every color but green, and green is the color of money. The Southwest is where people come to escape greed, he said. Hillerman kicked off the third annual Voices of the Southwest lecture series on June 7 at the SUB.
by Nick Layman Daily Lobo A groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday marked the beginning of a $4.2 million renovation of the gymnastics building next to The Pit. The building will be turned into a 26,100-square-foot practice facility for both basketball teams, as well as housing offices for Lobo basketball coaches and staff.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo One just isn't enough. For junior decathlete Dan Feltman, he likes ten times the challenge of a normal track and field athlete. "I get bored if I just do one event," he said. "I always like a good challenge." On the way to his first NCAA Championship appearance, Feltman is about to take part in the biggest meet of his career so far.
Editor, I am concerned with President Caldera's characterization of the problem facing the University of New Mexico. I never graduated from high school. I scrambled from humble community-college beginnings to ultimately receive a highly competitive fellowship at UNM's Latin American and Iberian Institute, and for the past several semesters have taught precisely the student population at issue in the Daily Lobo's story on the proposed stiffening of UNM admissions criteria.
by Ali Patterson Daily Lobo It would be hard to argue that "The Simpsons" hasn't affected our culture. Few Americans don't recognize Homer's signature "D'oh!" The influence of this cartoon stretches into the music realm, and at least three bands have spawned and named themselves after something Simpsons-related.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo He might be the first, but if UNM men's soccer head coach Jeremy Fishbein has anything to say about it, he won't be the last. Departing Lobo senior goalkeeper Andrew Weber became the first men's soccer player under Fishbein to make a Major League Soccer roster.
Editor, The world just keeps getting more and more bizarre. The pathology affecting the psychotic morons who control it get more illogical and hypocritical every day. In the last few weeks, the Bush administration criticized Newsweek for running a story about interrogators at Guantanamo Bay flushing the Quran down the toilet - not that such an incident occurred, but that they ran the story.
by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo Starting June 10, Albuquerque will be ripe with "The Stink of Flesh." Scott Phillips, director and screenwriter of the horror flick, said the picture is a low-budget zombie movie filmed over 12 days in August of 2003. The film is about a swinger couple who have a hard time finding people to swing with because everybody is dead, he said.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Susan Carkeek wanted to express her gratitude to UNM staff members, so she served them pancakes. She was one of 21 administrators who served breakfast in the SUB Ballroom at 7:30 Monday morning.
The gritty antihero is making his comeback at the Guild's second annual film noir festival. Peter Conheim, co-owner of the Guild Theater, said that the film noir festival is a celebration of the classic films of the '40s and '50s that deal with darker themes and unsettling behavior that isn't easily explained.
Writer Lou Clark wants to enlighten audiences and give back to the community with the premiere of "The Road Trip Plays, Out/In America." "The Road Trip Play, Out/In America," is a collection of six shorter plays. The first three of these plays, including, "Road Trip'in," "2 Characters in Search of an On-Ramp" and "16 Hours in Steeltown" have all been produced previously, while the remaining three will be premieres.
This week's NCAA Championships could be the last collegiate competition for UNM junior Spencer Levin. The Lobo golfer said he will make a decision this month to either go pro a year early or finish his collegiate career at UNM. Levin will go from the NCAA Championships to compete in the Palmer Cup on June 8 and June 9.
We can only blame ourselves. When George Lucas set out to make his space opera in 1977 he had no idea of the response it would have. Through a clever storyline, groundbreaking special effects and the mysteries of the Force, Lucas made a movie that had a very large impact upon a generation of filmgoers.
A group of students, teachers, regents and community members have sent UNM President Louis Caldera back to the drawing board. Caldera decided last week to review his proposal to defer the admission of potential students who require remedial coursework, largely because of the aggressive and negative public response and lack of support from UNM regents.
Editor, There will be a rally on June 18 at Shiprock Park in Shiprock to help stop the proposed Desert Rock Power Plant in the Four Corners area. This is an important issue I believe should be covered by the media. Albuquerque residents are not part of the Four Corners region, but the proposed Desert Rock Power Plant is a coal-fired plant that would emit 3,400 tons of mercury and ozone into the air - this would affect Albuquerque's air - so this is not just an environmental justice issue for the residents of Four Corners, but a public health and safety issue for us all.
by Patricia Dworzak Daily Lobo Rapid Ride service will run until 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights this summer. Bill Slauson, manager of planning and marketing of ABQ Ride, said the extended hours are part of the anti-DWI movement, but not the main focus.
After seven years as executive vice president of Health Sciences, Dr. Philip Eaton is retiring July 1. "I have been a faculty member here for 37 wonderful years," he said in a news release. "Serving as vice president of this extraordinary institution has been the most professionally fulfilling years of my career.
Editor, Albuquerque citizens should be aware of the huge problem in this city with unchecked acts of police brutality and the use of excessive force by Albuquerque Police Department officers. They should also know how the mayor has chosen to deal with this problem.
Women's Golf The Lobos didn't have the outing they were looking for at the NCAA Central Regional Championships May 5-7. They failed to make the NCAA Championships with their 13th-place finish at the tournament in Lubbock, Texas. UNM was led by sophomore Ashley Rollins who finished in a tie for 20th place with a 10-over-par 226.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo UNM President Louis Caldera is back to revising a change in admissions standards at the University. This comes after the regents delayed a vote on a revision offered by the administration at a May 13 meeting.
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