The program director for ecological studies at the National Science Foundation has been selected as director for the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program. Scott Collins, who has been with the National Science Foundation since 1992, began as director of Sevilleta on March 1.
In Lobo Country, basketball is the pastime. In this, the 100th anniversary of Lobo Basketball, a century's worth of memories, heroes and legacies have passed through Albuquerque. Through the years, players and teams have been stamped into Lobo history.
Faculty Senate members, one member of the Board of Regents and representatives from the Office of the President were given a formal tour of the SUB Tuesday during which they were updated on the building's progress.
Editor, Eric Howerton did a good job of explaining the irrationality and irresponsibility of the anti-marijuana ads plastering the air waves. He also shows some understanding of the history of marijuana laws. So, I can’t understand how he came to such an absurd conclusion that legalization would be dangerous until we change our attitudes about marijuana use.
by Ashley Pierson Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.) (U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa — Imagine you are living it up out in Las Vegas, gambling all your hard-earned dough and buying drinks left and right for you, your seven closest friends and the fat, rich, balding businessman you just met at the craps table.
“Voces Feministas,” a radio collective focused on political topics surrounding women of color, has been operating out of KUNM for more than 20 years. This remarkable organization, presently comprised of Cynthia G¢mez, Riti Sachdeva, Cindy Hong, Kee Straits, Mar°a Del R°o and Guille Quiroz, has consistently functioned as a training ground for its contributors and an avenue for commonly marginalized political issues and voices.
Singer, songwriter, musician, producer and jack of all musical trades Ani DiFranco is back and ready to shock anyone who isn’t prepared with her new album Evolve. The album is an eclectic mix of horns, guitars, piano and DiFranco’s soul-penetrating, sexy, raw voice.
The Lobos took an emotional 91-81 loss to Brigham Young University last night at The Pit. Playing in his last home game of his career, Ruben Douglas was hounded relentlessly all night by the Cougar defense. Douglas still finished with 27 points but could not get any open looks at the basket as he shot seven-for-22 from the field.
“When I was a child and would see scary things on the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” —Fred Rogers In a world of reality television where vacuous supermodels are the ideal, it’s always good to remember a time when things were a little simpler.
The UNM Board of Regents’ Finance and Facilities Committee met Monday to discuss, among other things, the SUB construction project and the function of Lobo Energy, Inc. within the University. Julie Weaks Gutierrez, vice president for Business and Finance, said that the University is in the final stages of negotiation with potential new construction managers to oversee the SUB project.
by Steve Chavez Daily Lobo Guest Columnist In the 1980’s, many peace groups marched against U.S. policy in Central America. I began attending some of their meeting in 1986. I also began intense research on the groups and I am now doing the same with the groups of today.
by J. Martin Eidsath Daily Lobo The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has selected UNM Assistant Professor David Bader to serve a three-year term as a distinguished speaker for the institute’s Computer Society. Bader, an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, said he is honored to have been selected for the speaker program.
The UNM Unicycling and Juggling Club hopes to drum up interest for the group tonight with a free presentation of world-renowned juggler Jason Garfield at 7:30 p.m. in Woodward Hall. Garfield, the “bad boy” of professional juggling, will bring his act to campus in a performance sponsored by Student Special Events.
by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo The Southwest Film Center does it again by bringing the work of animator Bill Plympton back to the screen this weekend. Plympton’s animated film “Mutant Aliens” will be featured on a bill with work by Joan Gratz, a contemporary of Plympton’s who works in clay.
by Lenzy Krehbiel Daily O’Collegian (Oklahoma State U.) (U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. — Over the past few decades, hypocrisy has become a standard in this country. Our national anthem calls America the “land of the free,” yet racial profiling is now acceptable to many in certain circumstances in light of recent events.
An expert on the traditions and history of the Middle East visited UNM Monday to lecture about the current crisis facing the region and the shifting role that the United States is playing in its fate. R. Stephen Humphreys, professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern history at the University of California at Santa Barbara, explained to a large crowd inside Dane Smith Hall that a book he wrote in 1998, Between Memory and Desire: The Middle East in a Troubled Age, meant to detail the current events of the region, would need an overhaul to be correct after Sept.
The GPSA Council took action on only one agenda item Saturday but did meet one of UNM’s newest regents and heard standing committee reports — two of which indicated some positive news for UNM graduate students. The Graduate and Professional Student Association council meeting began with a request from James Koch, one of the UNM Board of Regents’ four newest members.
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