by Sahar Anwar Daily Lobo If you skipped Saturday night's show at the Launchpad, then shame on you, because you missed a good one. Local act Unit 7 Drain, which was left drummerless but nevertheless affably tried to make do with a borrowed drummer, opened for non-locals The Spoon.
by Arthur Simoni Daily Lobo A seemingly innocent and informative lecture about the current crisis in Venezuela sponsored by the Student Organization for Latin American Studies erupted into a heated debate Thursday night at Dane Smith Hall. Charles Hardy, a former Catholic priest and missionary who has lived in Venezuela for 17 years, presented his lecture, "Crisis in Venezuela; Populist Hugo Chavez Faces off Against the Nation's Elite" and gave his viewpoints of the current political situation and an attempted April 12 coup.
Staff Report UNM's Water Resource Program will begin implementing a new program designed to increase enrollment of traditionally underrepresented ethnic groups such as Hispanics and American Indians. The program will tailor its recruiting efforts through funding provided by the U.
by Steve Hunt Daily O'Collegian U-Wire The Women's Studies Program presented a couple of films "Playing (Un)Fair" and "True-Hearted Vixens," addressing issues involving Title IX on Wednesday night. A panel discussion followed. Everyone in attendance had a fine time and when it was all over, left and went home.
by Kenn Rodriguez Daily Lobo To celebrate Saturday's Homecoming game, the UNM football team brought down the University of Utah 42-35 in overtime. And celebrating Lobo fans brought down a goalpost. UNM (4-5, 2-1 MWC) used big plays to stay in the game, then used its misdirection offense and staunch defense to dispatch the Utes (2-6, 0-4) and stay in the MWC bowl hunt.
Compelled to reward an action it viewed as "honorable," a UNM-affiliated group has given an award, complete with honorary ceremony, to Brewster's Pub and one of its employees for refusing a pregnant woman entry to the bar Oct. 5. The Statewide Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Project, a division of UNM's Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions, or more commonly known as CASAA, awarded Brewster's the special plaque for its actions to "set a precedent for a bar taking the next step in reducing the chances of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome," according to project organizers.
by Lee Cornell Daily Lobo It was a tale of two halves for the UNM defense in Saturday's football match-up with the University of Utah. In the first half, the Lobos defense looked like a block of Swiss cheese. On the Utes first offensive play, Utah receiver Josh Lyman went 73 yards untouched on a screen pass to the right side and all the way into the end zone for a quick 7-0 lead less than two minutes into the game.
UNM quarterback Casey Kelly and tennis player Maja Kovacek are this week's Daily Lobo Athletes of the Week. Kelly led the Lobos to a much-needed 42-35 victory over Utah. He completed 11 of 23 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns including an 80-yard strike to wide receiver Dwight Counter.
by Kenn Rodriguez Daily Lobo The UNM women's soccer team finished its final weekend of regular season play with a close win on the road and a heartbreaking loss at home. The Lobos, who finished the season with a 10-7-1 mark, 3-2-1 in the Mountain West Conference, next play at the MWC Championships in Provo, Utah Nov.
by Rob Jenkins Daily Lobo The UNM men's soccer team remained undefeated at home, sweeping a pair of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation games this weekend. UNM 5, Air Force 1 The Lobos finally got some sweet revenge Friday night as they took on the Air Force Academy Falcons to open up Homecoming weekend.
by Sean Misko Daily Collegian U-Wire With suspects in custody for the D.C.-area snipings, the people of suburban Washington can collectively exhale in relief for now - so too can the American public, which for the past three weeks has been subjected to endless, round-the-clock coverage of the sniper.
Staff Report A public radio story on an innovative local ranch has KUNM 89.9 FM in contention for the nationally-acclaimed Daniel Schorr Journalism prize. The story, "Montoya Ranch," produced by independent producer Joe Gardner Wessely, was conceived by the Quivira Coalition, a nonprofit organization created to bring ranchers, environmentalists, public land managers and the public together to look at ways to manage and provide good stewardship of ranch lands.
by Heather Gabel ASUNM vice president and Lorenzo Garcia ASUNM Senator The Associated Students of UNM Senate has been hard at work as a whole and in its individual committees. In a previous article, I told you about the Finance Committee, the Presidential Appointments Committee and the Steering and Rules Committee.
by Michelle Singer Daily Bruin U-Wire The voters blame the politicians. The politicians blame the voters. Nobody takes responsibility for the uninformed, uninterested population. And nobody blames what may be the largest source of voter ignorance yet: the media.
Staff Report The UNM men's tennis team slammed past the competition at the Region VII Tournament held in Las Vegas, Nev., on Wednesday. The unexpected highlight of the tournament for UNM was a two-set upset against San Diego State University's Felix Hardt that helped propel UNM sophomore Ryan Stotland to next level of the singles round.
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