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Engineering attends gender-equity conference

UNM's School of Engineering was one of 27 colleges to participate in a recent gender-equity conference at the National Academy of Engineering that was designed to highlight cutting edge research and accelerate gender equity in university settings. The conference, "Leveraging Experience to Accelerate Progress: Moving Towards Gender Equity in Engineering Education," in Washington, D.

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COLUMN: Anti-pot ads deceive youth

Most people have become so habituated to seeing commercials that media advertisements are viewed uncritically regardless of content. However, a recent series of anti-marijuana propaganda ads begs analysis. The portrayal of drug use in the commercials paid for by the White House Office of National Drug Policy show the "reality" behind drug use.

Smooch's more than just burgers, beer

by Jacque Oldfield Daily Lobo If you're looking for a laid-back alternative to the chromatic bar scene, check out "Smooch's," on the corner of Buena Vista Drive and Central Ave. Prosaic exposed wood ceilings and a massive antique beer cooler lend a casual cantina atmosphere to the place -- picture "Cheers," set deep in New Mexico.

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Chappelle scores local laughs

For those who think "Half Baked" is their all-time favorite movie, Feb. 25 was a sacred night in the history of our little town -- Dave Chappelle came through Albuquerque on Tuesday as a part of his nationwide tour, "Dave Chappelle is Blackzilla." Gracing the stage a little after 11 p.

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COLUMN: Video dehumanizes homeless

Just when you thought American entertainment could sink no further, along comes "Bum Fights" by Indecline productions. Advertised on their Web site as the "world's fastest selling independent video," "Bum Fights" has found a low that even ancient Romans, who threw Christians to lions for popular entertainment, would find disturbing.

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Employee violates alcohol policy

University police are investigating a possible violation of the University's alcohol policy by an employee of the Department of Media Arts. Officers were called to Popejoy Hall Feb. 16 in response to a report of two individuals wandering the corridors of the building's basement.

Universal questions posed

If you've never driven outside of the city limits in order to experience a star-filled sky minus all the crummy light-pollution, you should. Or, if you're keen on the city life but still love the idea of space-gazing, you can drive an even shorter distance to the Lodestar Astronomy Center, where on display is a new exhibit entitled "Infinity Express.

COLUMN: Education should be equal for all children

by James Walkinshaw Washington Square News (New York U.) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- We hear a lot about the poor state of our nation's educational system, and how to fix it, from the media and politicians. "More funding to inner-city schools," says Sen.

COLUMN: Pesticides do one thing: kill

by Richard "Bugman" Fagerlund Daily Lobo Columnist Pest management on campus is much different now than the way we controlled pests when I started in the business in Florida more than 30 years ago. In those days we relied almost exclusively on pesticides and various chemicals to control pests.

Brief entered in high court

As the national debate over affirmative action in higher education continues, a group of UNM law students and faculty have offered a New Mexico slant on the issue for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider. Third-year law students Samantha Adams and Julie Sakura, along with UNM law professor Margaret Montoya, have written and filed an amicus, also called a "friend of the court," brief to accompany the University of Michigan's pro-affirmative action side of the landmark case Gruetter v.

Proceeds from Greek Week to benfit city zoo

The UNM Greek system is planning to use this year's Greek Week to strengthen the sense of community among its organizations and boost its priority of community service events. "Philanthropy is the number one reason Greek Week exists," said Heidi Lowrimore, overall co-chairperson of Greek Week 2003 and member of the Alpha Xi Omega sorority.

Rollins channels intensity, passion

It's not often that a speaker begins an evening insulting the Sunshine Theater by saying "it's a nice change from comfortable, well-lit venues to go to a cold, dark hall with terrible acoustics." Then again, it's not often that Henry Rollins comes around.

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COLUMN: Sex education needs effective alternative

by Patrick Harvey Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia) (U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- President Bush is now trying to put a U-turn on the sexual revolution by planning to increase spending on abstinence-only programs by $60 million this year. This increased spending should not be spent on restrictive abstinence-only programs, because they are ineffective and do not match popular conceptions about sexuality.

EDITORIAL: MTV dedicates time to war

Staff Editorial Daily Forty-Niner (California State U.-Long Beach) (U-WIRE) LONG BEACH, Calif. -- MTV is not known for its intellectual cult following like, say, the History Channel or PBS is. One can expect a certain degree of cheap, empty programming when tuning in to the channel that was originally dedicated to dummying down music.