by Stephanie Garc°a Daily Lobo ASUNM and other University organizations are remembering the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by planning a campus-wide commemoration. ASUNM President Jennifer Onuska said that the events of Sept. 11 have not only had an impact on UNM, but also the entire country.
by Ashley Wheeland U-Wire What does it mean to be a woman? It means shaving legs. It means talking to friends. It means nights out on the town. Much later for me it will mean weddings and baby showers. Being a woman today also means watching out for your own safety.
by Terrance Cook Daily Lobo In an attempt to improve its programs and reach out to the surrounding community, the Anderson School of Management has begun seeking student input for its strategic planning process. The process is a way of improving the school, achieving department goals and to better reach out to UNM and its surrounding community.
Dan Mueller, an associate professor in UNM's creative writing program, will be reading at Madstone Theater's fiction writer and playwright presentation The Word, tonight at 8 p.m.
Last month University officials expanded electronic options for those interested in becoming UNM employees.
Regardless of what one might think about the allegations Cynthia Lopez has made in filing her suit against UNM and three faculty members, the fact remains that they are indeed allegations.
Nearly 30,000 burners ignited Labor Day weekend during the 17th annual Burning Man event held in Northern Nevada this year. More than 450 theme camps, from Alice in Wonderlounge to the Yellow Seed Solar Station were erected in the endless miles of the vast dried lake bed otherwise known as the "Playa."
About 170 people were evacuated yesterday from Zimmerman Library and the Social Sciences building after a fire alarm was set off by concrete dust from construction in the area.
The theatrical troupe from the Tricklock Theatre, the 2001 winners of the Alibi's Best Live Performance Troupe, are at it again with two new one-acts for your viewing pleasure.
The world-renowned Gipsy Kings performed at the Journal Pavilion Tuesday night before a crowd of smiling fans despite a light drizzle. The concert began at 7:30 p.m. under a thick dark-gray layer of nighttime rain clouds but did not disappoint.
Why, one wonders, are various conservatives and other voices of the political right seemingly driven to drawing up enemy lines? In the late 1940s, they produced blacklists of men and women in Hollywood and the media whom the right charged with being Communists or sympathizers. In 1950, Sen. Joseph McCarthy came up with his famous (but nonexistent) list of 205 names "known to the secretary of state as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping the policy of the State Department."
Not surprisingly, it is difficult to see much good coming out of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. It is suggested that the attacks "brought America together," but the image of New York police and fireman at ground zero throwing punches at one another a month after the attack might suggest otherwise. If there is any new national unity, it is certainly not the bond of common purpose and sacrifice that characterized World War II, but rather a superficial one of flags and xenophobia. Those of us who are critics of the government or are of Middle Eastern origin have experienced America coming together all right - to attempt to silence or arrest us.
Strong leadership skills and compatible engineering research helped Julia Fulghum become the first woman to head UNM's Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Department.
Innovative band Mystic Vision, makes an exceptional contribution to the roots music scene in New Mexico. I knew I was in good company when I called John Bento the singer of Mystic Vision to set up an interview and he answered the phone saying, "greetings."
by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist Lately a lot of people have been noticing that the pop music produced and mass-marketed by the big five record labels has become insipid, repetitive and not worth the cost. A large part of the problem is the industry's monolithic structure, which has developed over the past decade and is creating a huge barrier to new artists.
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