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MWC games the pits for volleyball

The UNM Volleyball team found the switch from Johnson Center to University Arena to be the pits this weekend, losing Mountain West Conference matches to the University of Wyoming 3-1 Friday and Colorado State University 3-1 Saturday. Wyoming 3, UNM 1 The Lobos, who went without starting outside hitter Anna Reines, played the Cowgirls close, but weren't able to counter Wyoming's big hitters, junior Michele Rauter and sophomore Sara Maytorena.

Time to Howl

Photos by Laura Mann Daily Lobo The UNM men's and women's basketball teams broke the seal on the 2002-2003 season Saturday night at the annual Lobo Howl at University Arena. The men participated in a slam dunk contest while the women had a three-point shooting contest.

N.M.'s economic condition expected to keep dwindling

Staff Report Numerous job layoffs, firm closings, a statewide drought and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are among the causes of a worsening New Mexico economy, according to UNM's Bureau of Business and Economic Research. The unemployment rate during the second quarter jumped to 6.

CROSSWORD

Researcher focuses on role of women in water issues

by April Hale Daily Lobo Sara Ahmed, a water researcher from India, said during a presentation Tuesday in Dane Smith Hall that women play important roles in water issues, especially at a domestic level. "Very often at the household level it is the woman's responsibility," Ahmed said.

Lobos rested, ready for UNLV

The UNM football team hopes that the combination of a week off and a visit to Sin City will be the right recipe to snap a two-game losing streak. The revamped Lobos travel to Las Vegas this weekend to take on the University of Nevada at Las Vegas in a Mountain West Conference match up that could make or break the season.

CROSSWORD

COLUMN: Smoking ban akin to prohibition

by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist On Monday, City Councilor Michael Cadigan introduced a vast new anti-smoking proposal for the city of Albuquerque. It would completely ban smoking in restaurants and bars, in addition to a number of other specific bans.

UNM earns award for minimizing pollution

The UNM Grounds and Landscape Department's innovative programs, which cut back on the use of dangerous chemicals on campus, has earned it the Pollution Prevention Award from Albuquerque's Wastewater Utility Division. The award is given annually to institutions that comply with city, state and federal guidelines of safety and innovative procedures for reducing harmful waste.

President search in full gear

The UNM Board of Regents began official proceedings to choose the University's next president when it passed the Presidential Search Committee selections during its monthly meeting Tuesday. The committee is comprised of three regents, three faculty members, one dean, one undergraduate student and one graduate student, one staff member and one alumnus or community leader.

EDITORIAL CARTOON

LETTER: Scholarship funds in need of new direction

Editor, We read with interest your Oct. 1 story regarding the N.M. Commission of Higher Education study that purports to rebut our research findings. Our research, which was published as part of the Harvard study on merit-based programs like New Mexico's lottery scholarship, shows that the rate at which New Mexico high school graduates enroll in college has not been altered by the lottery scholarship.

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LETTER: No smoking legislation aids all citizens' health

Editor, I am hopeful that the Albuquerque City Council will impose a ban on smoking in all public places and not leave any loopholes. Many people, myself included, are allergic to smoke and many current "no smoking" areas still contain enough second-hand smoke to force us to leave in the middle of a transaction or meal.

COMICS

SPORTS IN BRIEF

The 2002-03 UNM men's and women's basketball teams will give eager fans a preview of the upcoming season Saturday at The Pit in the annual Lobo Howl. The Howl will follow the Lobo volleyball team's match against Colorado State University at about 8 p.m. An autograph session with team members will be held, as well as the men's slam-dunk competition and 3-point shootout for the women.

'Pit power' could be useful for UNM

by Michael Beniash Daily Lobo The UNM volleyball team welcomes two Mountain West Conference foes to The Pit this weekend. The Lobos play tough conference opponents Colorado State University and the University of Wyoming. Coming off two hard-fought losses last weekend, the Lobos look to regroup and get back in the chase for the conference crown.

COLUMN: MTV to tackle sex-ed

by Jane Eisner Knight Ridder-Tribune On Thursday evening, MTV will depart from its usual fare of grinding music videos and shrieking, bare-bellied teenagers to present a half-hour news special tackling the issue of sexual education in the schools.

'Porn 'n Chicken' stands legs and thighs above made-for-TV movies

College is supposed to be a time of learning, a time of exploration and, according to Hollywood a time with lots of indiscriminate sex. A group of Yale University students took that idea to a new level by starting the Porn 'n Chicken Club, a secret society that gathered once a week to watch pornography and eat Popeye's fried chicken.