Staff Report Gov. Bill Richardson named the new member of UNM's Board of Regents Thursday, appointing a prominent business and civil leader to fill the vacancy left by the death of Reg. Donald Salazar. John "Mel" Eaves, an Albuquerque lawyer and former state legislator, is faced with several immediate tasks, including helping select a new president of UNM.
Staff Report The UNM baseball team added another highlight to its stellar season with an 11-7 win over 7th-ranked Arizona State University Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz. UNM's hitters started the game hot, pummeling ASU starter Beau Vaughan for four runs in the first inning and a total of nine runs through the first four.
Editor, I have been seeing many letters complaining about different aspects of the war in Iraq. While I feel that this is a very important issue for everyone, I would like to shed some light on a problem that has been plaguing our country for some years now.
by Jeff Proctor Daily Lobo High winds, firm, fast greens and a monster 18th hole played crucial roles at the National Invitational Tournament in Tucson Ariz., where the UNM men's golf team ended its two-tournament slump with a hard-fought, second-place finish March 30 through April 1.
by Scott Darnell Daily Lobo Columnist The following are certain areas of political/social life where members of a minority group are not only being protected by the federal government, but also aided by government or independent agencies in such a way that minority "protection" is causing harm or intense unfairness to the area's majority group.
Editor, I thought that the Daily Lobo was an "independent student newspaper." I have noticed that you seem to print a large number of non-student letters. Why is that? Is it that the letters sent to you by students don't line up with your ideological position and as such are not worth printing? Or is it that the students have just given up on the Daily Liberal and don't write letters? I find the Opinion section of the Daily Liberal to be a real let down.
The Associated Press Army forces launched a nighttime attack on Saddam International Airport just outside Baghdad on Thursday and fought running battles with Iraqis along the city's southern fringes. "A vise is closing on the regime," President Bush told cheering Marines stateside.
by Rick Bustos Daily Lobo Ruben Douglas received team MVP honors at a banquet for the men's basketball team Tuesday night at the Marriott Pyramid. Douglas led the team and the nation in scoring this year. He also averaged 35 minutes and six rebounds a game.
April is national occupational therapy month and UNM is doing its part to provide the best occupational therapists possible. UNM's Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, offered through the School of Medicine, is an accredited program that began three years ago, said Terry Crowe, the founding director of the program and a medical professor.
Local Gulf War Syndrome study team asks for more funds ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Albuquerque medical researchers are asking the U.S. Army to continue funding their investigation of Gulf War Syndrome. The team from Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute has already published the results of its first four-year study of the long term effects of low-level exposure to sarin gas.
by Mar°a B. Del R°o Daily Lobo Java Joe’s in downtown Albuquerque opened its doors to art fans Saturday, March 29. Lindsey Mound, Ben Cressey and Derrick Montes, a TVI student who presents graffiti-style art, are being showcased. Graffiti art is an underground culture all its own.
Vandals looking to express themselves by coating graffiti on UNM property should expect to suffer stern consequences if they are caught and convicted, said Randy Boeglin, UNM’s dean of students. “It’s illegal, plain and simple,” Boeglin said. “It has no aesthetic value and anyone who considers pursuing such an activity on campus is taking an incredible risk with their academic future here at UNM.
The Motown sound is legendary, turning out artists like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and The Temptations to name a few. “Standing in the Shadows of Motown,” tells the story of the Funk Brothers, a band that never achieved fame or fortune, but played on more hit tracks than the Beach Boys, Elvis, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined.
While the word Evanescence may signify a disappearance, this band is firmly planted in its music. The best way to describe Fallen, the second full-length CD release from the Arkansas quartet Evanescence, would be haunting, melodious and very gothic. Vocalist Amy Lee brings her unique voice to a band that may otherwise be grouped in the nondescript New Metal/Goth genre.
Dinko Cvitanovic, a former UNM professor of Spanish who taught from 1973-1980, died Feb.19 from a heart attack at age 64 in Bah°a Blanca, Argentina. He is survived by his wife, Nilsa, and his son, Gast¢n Mauricio. Born in Croatia, Cvitanovic and his family immigrated to Argentina when he was very young.
Staff Report A research assistant professor in the Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at UNM has been selected as one of 20 women to receive the 2003 Governor’s Award for Outstanding New Mexico Women. Deborah Ulinski Potter, who works full time for the federal government and holds faculty appointments at UNM, is someone that women aspiring to achieve greatness in their lives can look up to, according to Adelaide Collins, president of New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering, who nominated Potter for the award.
by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo The Vortex Theatre has taken a chance on a local playwright. UNM graduate student Jason Witter’s “Smith Hall” will run for most of April as part of the Vortex’s 2003 season. Set in a dorm of a public college — think UNM’s Coronado — “Smith Hall” is the theatrical equivalent of movies like “Animal House” and “American Pie.
Members of the UNM Inter-Fraternity and Panhellenic Councils will look to pick up new ideas for recruiting, programming and increasing diversity at the Western Regional Greek Leadership Conference April 4-5. UNM will send a delegation made up of executive members from both councils, led by presidents Josh Parsons and Jennifer French, to the weekend conference in Burlingame, Calif.
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