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In the flesh
May 5by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Painted people will become an art exhibit on Saturday. A body-painting festival at Factory on 5th will have live music, nude models to paint on and lots of food. Pam Trent, co-founder of the event, said the public should realize body painting is an art.
Opinion
Letter: Awareness not enough when dealing with scams
May 5Editor, In Friday's Daily Lobo, Manuelita Beck wrote an interesting column about spam e-mails and people getting suckered into scams. She provides figures as to how much money financial institutions have lost because of these scams, and she discussed an interesting research project.
News
Farris copy center can't afford to stay open
Patricia Dworzak | May 5by Patricia Dworzak Daily Lobo Charles Reuben compares himself to Amtrak. "I'm a valuable service that just can't pay for itself," he said. Reuben has been the manager of the Farris School of Engineering Copy Center for 11 years, but it will close at the end of the month.
Culture
Poetry takes a ride with the public
Katy Knapp | May 5by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo Poet Danny Solis wrote a haiku about Mayor Martin Ch†vez's dog. "Dukes the dog jumps. Don't be scared. It's not a muffle. It's a head collar," he recited. Ch†vez announced his plan last week to put slam poets on Rapid Ride buses after Memorial Day.
Opinion
Editorial: Politicians mixing up incarceration priorities
Chris Narkun | May 5With anti-terror efforts taking precedence over the American war on drugs, one would think since less resources are available, they would be focused on the deadliest, most hard-core drugs, such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. Instead, though the United States spends an estimated $35 billion every year on the drug war, the easing of the crack epidemic has led to a major increase in arrests and prosecutions for, of all things, marijuana possession.
News
Group: Cinco de Mayo not about liquor
Karina Guzzi | May 5by Karina Guzzi Daily Lobo El Centro de La Raza is on a mission to inform people what Cinco de Mayo is really about. "It's about a battle, not booze. Our culture is not for sale," is the slogan for the event in the SUB today. Angelica Delgadillo, co-organizer of the event, said as Cinco de Mayo gets closer, people see more billboards and beer commercials advertising it as a drinking holiday.
Culture
Artist tries out different medium
May 5by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo Chris Uphues' favorite thing at the Frontier Restaurant is the sweet roll. "That thing is a killer," Uphues said. "It totally sent me on a sugar high and flipped me out." Uphues, a Chicago artist, was in Albuquerque doing a series of lithography prints for the Tamarind Institute.
Opinion
Letter: NetID an important tool for University community
May 5Editor, The recent Daily Lobo stories and letters about the use of the UNM NetID in this spring's GPSA election provide an opportunity to clarify some details about the UNM NetID. Several years ago, CIRT gave a new name to the computer account log-on identification it provides to the general UNM community.
Culture
Film examines capital punishment
Katy Knapp | May 5by David Barnes Daily Lobo The documentary "Deadline" tells the story of Republican former Gov. George Ryan who granted clemency to 171 people on death row in his last days in office. "With this film, we were interested in finding a story that was going on in a contemporary way that would help us to understand what is happening with capital punishment now," director Katy Chevigny said.
