The Daily Lobo recently pub-lished letters outlining the connec-tion between Marxist movements and the anti-war movement. Their letters only scratched the surface of the threat to our rights and liberties these pseudo-Marxist anti-freedom groups represent.
by Lisa J. Tabet Daily Lobo A research professor from the UNM Physics and Astronomy department is braving the harsh elements of Antarctica to research the effects of the sun on earth’s weather patterns. Stuart Jefferies, who is making his fifth trip to the country with a team of researchers, has several objectives including determining why the sun’s outer layers are hotter than its surface.
The Frontier Restaurant has been named Restaurant Neighbor of the Year by the New Mexico Restaurant Association. The award was recently presented to Larry and Dorothy Rainosek, the owners of both the Frontier and Golden Pride BBQ Chicken and Ribs Restaurants in Albuquerque, at the annual Hospitality Industry Awards.
There are so many issues in this world to be concerned about — who knew one of them was going to be the simple act of dancing? The RAVE (Reducing American’s Vulnerability to Ecstasy) Act is not a new topic of discussion, but is still a major issue concerning our very basic rights and freedoms.
by Richard M. Berthold Daily Lobo Columnist The New Mexico State Legislature is confirming a suspicion I have entertained for 30 years: its only serious interest in the University of New Mexico is that it provide winning football and, especially, basketball teams.
Historian and guest speaker Thomas Ch†vez said that the American Revolution was actually a world war and Spain was at its forefront. Ch†vez, the executive director for the National Hispanic Cultural Center, spoke Wednesday during the General Library’s “Open Doors: Regional Scholars and Writers Series” in Zimmerman Library’s Willard Reading Room.
by Jacque Oldfield Daily Lobo UNM's Masley Art Gallery unveiled the Art Education Alumni Exhibit on Tuesday, March 11 featuring over 50 works by 35 different alumni artists. Masley Gallery Curator Melissa Bruce and Gallery Faculty Director Linney Wix assembled the collection and had the difficult job of selecting which pieces would be displayed in the scant 800 square foot gallery space.
by J. Martin Eidsath Daily Lobo The UNM General Library is seeking student input on library services as part of its strategic planning process. To gather input, separate focus groups are being held for undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates are invited to attend a focus group on March 24.
Staff Report Two UNM fraternity presidents have reportedly reconciled the differences that existed between the groups after a March 1 incident that left the property of one house littered with beer cans and broken glass. Campus police were called to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house twice after receiving phone calls regarding loud music and beer bottles being thrown in the direction of the Phi Gamma Delta house.
by Jodi Hunley Daily Lobo UNM's Department of Anthropology is turning 75 this year and to kick off the year-long celebration, a longtime Southwest archeologist is presenting a lecture on the history of the department and its research in the field.
The show on display at the UNM Art Museum, "Highlights of the Collection," is too rich to see in just one visit. In spite of the depth of the collection, on many days the museum is almost empty. "More people nationally and internationally know about this collection than people on campus," said Michael Certo, curator of the education and public programs for the museum.
Editor, Steve Chavez's guest column "Many peace groups corrupt," in the March 11 Lobo used an e-mail reply from me without my permission to support a ridiculous misnomer to classify the New Mexico Solidarity Network as somehow attached to the Communist Party.
by Vincent J. Narducci Daily Lobo An intense debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at UNM may have been able to accomplish a little bit of what decades of war and death have not -- creating some type of mutual understanding. The Tuesday night panel discussion at the University's School of Law included a presentation to establish the history behind the conflict, two speakers passionately arguing for each nation and a moderator who said that despite a heated argument, he thought panelists eventually achieved a better understanding for each other and for the issues addressed.
Carolyn Mountain and Susan Magee Daily Lobo Guest Columnists The General Library is hosting the spring 2003 "Open Doors: Regional Scholars and Writers Series," at Zimmerman Library's Willard Reading Room on Wednesday, March 12 at 3 p.m. Our speaker is Thomas E.
Editor, I love this country and every decent citizen in it with all my heart. Especially the brave men and women who have sworn to protect it. They are burdened with a very hard and necessary job and for that I admire and thank them. Unfortunately, somewhere in the sea of rhetoric, somebody has come up with the idea if you're against impending war with Iraq; you're against the people who will be fighting the war.
by Richard "Bugman" Fagerlund Daily Lobo Columnist The June bug hath a gaudy wing, The lightning bug a flame, The bed bug hath no wings at all, But he gets there just the same. Bed bugs, like lice, have been the constant companion of man for centuries.
Three local fast-food restaurants, including one directly across from campus, and a police car were struck with firebombs early Tuesday morning, causing varying degrees of damage but no injuries. Two McDonald's restaurants, one at the corner of Central Avenue and Yale Boulevard, the other at Central and Tramway Boulevard and the Arby's at Central and Tulane Drive were apparently targeted by the same individuals, said Lt.
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