The Student Health Center celebrated National Nutrition Day by distributing information and free merchandise to educate the UNM community about healthy eating habits. "It encouraged me to be more nutritious," said Justin Richter, a junior family studies major.
As the nation continues to mourn the victims of the Chicago and Rhode Island nightclub tragedies, some Albuquerque officials say that while local bars are generally safe, over-crowding does occur. About ten citations for overcrowding have been issued to Albuquerque area bars in the last year, said Phil Garcia, Albuquerque Fire Department Fire Marshall, acknowledging that the number does not accurately represent how often these bars are guilty of overcrowding.
Editor, People around the world continue to question the war in Iraq. Those for and against the war have made sensible, credible arguments supporting their causes. Some of the strongest arguments that come to mind against the war are: inspections would have worked if given enough time, the costs of the war are tremendous, we shouldn't be risking the lives of others for oil and money.
Staff Editorial The Greyhound (Loyola College-Maryland) (U-WIRE) BALTIMORE - As expected, the United States has opened what government officials say is the next phase in the war on terrorism, Operation Iraqi Freedom. Friday's so-called "shock and awe" campaign has most conspicuously reminded us of what war really means.
Larry Edward Penley said there is a great opportunity to make public universities indispensible resources for their regions - a goal he plans to make a reality in Albuquerque as the next president of UNM. Students and colleagues alike say that Penley, 54, has made the W.
by Erin Raterman Daily Lobo If UNM students are not quite ready to go swimsuit shopping or start working on their tan, they can take comfort in knowing that there are a couple good weeks left in the ski season and many ski resorts are offering discount prices on lodging and tickets.
The UNM baseball team will take a break from conference action this weekend when it plays host to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for a three-game series. The Lobos have been on a tear so far in the young spring season, posting an impressive 19-10 overall record including 7-2 in the Mountain West Conference.
by Scott Darnell Daily Lobo Columnist When war broke out in Iraq, there was talk that the Oscars would be postponed in an effort to ensure that needed public attention wasn't stripped from vital coverage of the war. The talk amounted to nothing however, and the Oscars were aired last Sunday night; unfortunately, our brightest and best actors and actresses, the people we turn to on a daily basis to make us laugh, scream, or cry used the annual fest as a political forum for which they could denigrate President Bush and U.
The budget subcommittee of the UNM Planning Council has recommended a 4.53 percent tuition increase for 2003-04 school year. Julie Weaks Gutierrez, vice president for business and finance, said before Wednesday's ASUNM meeting that the recommendation must now go before the executive cabinet, the Board of Regents Finance and Facilities committee and the full Board of Regents.
The world in "Plunda," a new play by Jim Linnell, walks the line between the surreal and abstract and accessible, straightforward narrative. I've been researching this play for a week now and still have no idea what to expect. But that's the point, and quite an effective one at that, because it sure as hell has got my curiosity smoldering with the flame of anticipation.
Editor, On March 23 in Afghanistan, Air Force 1 Lt. Tamara Long Archuleta died in a helicopter crash along with five airmen. She was an HH-60 PaveHawk pilot stationed at Moody AFB, GA, deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom. Tamara was a UNM and AFROTC '99 grad.
As the tension surrounding the war in Iraq heightens, the United States continues to look for new resolutions for the arenaceous Persian Gulf chokehold. And it should come as no surprise that new avenues of tactical warfare are currently being employed. However, it takes a strange mind to turn a lackadaisical stroll through the zoo into a scouting mission for new military recruits.
A UNM alumna was killed Sunday when the helicopter she was copiloting crashed in southeastern Afghanistan during a mission to rescue two critically injured children. Tamara Long Archuleta, 23, 1st Lt. In the United States Air Force, is described by those who remember her best as an ambitious person who seemed to always accomplish her goals no matter how much work was required.
by Jonathan Shazar Daily Pennsylvanian (U. Pennsylvania) (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA - Television journalists give their viewers all sorts of reasons to cringe on a daily basis. So now that they're on the air 24 hours a day, it should surprise no one that they would embarrass themselves proportionally more often.
The Tricklock Company has produced a play so intelligent and intense that in two hours you will not only be thoroughly entertained, but your perspective on guns and violence may change. "The Glorious and Bloodthirsty Billy The Kid - The Greatest Serial Killer of our Time! Wild West Show and Cabaret," will run until April 13.
Staff Editorial Daily Texan (U. Texas-Austin) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas - On Sunday, President Bush told reporters that he had prayed "for God's comfort and God's healing powers to anybody - coalition force, American, Brit - anybody who loses a life in this, in our efforts to make the world more peaceful and free.
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