Middle school student teacher Luke Cordova says that keeping his pupils focused on academics during a time when they are becoming aware of their social lives is tough.
So UNM is going to pay probably half a million dollars to make a failed coach go away and more resources will be wasted to replace him in a job that is really not related to the mission of higher education, but one more appropriate to high school cheerleading? And the regents are going to spend thousands more to replace a president who probably sees the mess in the state and wants out. You can't blame him, but remember how much money was quietly given the last president to leave?
While browsing The New York Times Web site, I came across a rather interesting sentence imbedded in a piece chronicling the story of a former Russian army officer that is now living in the United States and has been granted asylum. It seems that the defector, Andrei Samorodov, has been giving interviews to several Texas dailies - Texas, his new home, I guess is even today still a step up from Russia - exposing behavior by Russian army units in Chechnya that he categorizes as "war crimes."
The goal is 21 smokeless days and nights for UNM staff and students who signed up for a Smoke Stoppers class on Monday.
Ohio State University guard Brent Darby fought back tears, buried his face in a towel and muttered to himself that he should have been able to knock his shots down.
In response to Autumn Bell's March 8 letter, I am neither affronted nor offended by Professor Allen's words. Why are you?
The members of the UNM women's basketball team are the New Mexico Daily Lobo Athletes of the Week.
A season of high expectations for junior center Jordan Adams of the UNM women's basketball team turned out to be one of inconsistency and frustration.
On the heels of UNM President Bill Gordon's retirement announcement Thursday, speculation and concern are abundant over who should take his place.
From the opening tip of its first round game in the NCAA Tournament, the University of Missouri has not played like a team that was seeded 12th in the West Region. Instead, the Tigers are playing their best basketball of the season, even better than their 9-0 start that earned them a No. 2 national ranking earlier this season.
They cry after losses, cheer when they win and play with passion second to none. They are the UNM women's basketball players - the other Lobo hoops team in town and the only one worth cheering for this season.
This summer I will complete my fourth year as UNM President and my twenty-fourth year as a member of the UNM community. After long and careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion that this is a good time for me to step down from the presidency and to close out my career at UNM. To that end, I have informed Regent Willard of my intention to retire from the University during the summer of 2002.
On Sunday, amid the hoopla surrounding the announcement of Fran Fraschilla's resignation as UNM men's basketball head coach, stood several current and former Lobos who heard the news for the first time.
An odd mixture of pride fueled by a great run and dismay following a heart-breaking loss, punctuated a new era in University of Wyoming basketball Saturday.
Members of the New Mexico Green Party, which lost its major party status after the 2000 presidential elections, say they plan to regain it - not in the courts, but by "taking it to the people."
Middle and high school students patiently stood by colorful, homemade three-panel displays, waiting to show off their science fair projects to the public Saturday at Johnson Gym.
The March 8 letter from Autumn Bell was nothing more than an editorial drive-by-shooting of Ricky Lee Allen. A lack of analysis and critical rebuttal left us with only a thoughtless character assassination.
When UNM women's head basketball coach Don Flanagan took the helm of the dormant program seven years ago, success seemed far-fetched. But after several break-through seasons, expectations are high for the improving program.
UNM community leaders are concerned for the University's future and were saddened to hear that President Bill Gordon will retire this summer.
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