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Fans unhappy with Parmer's departure
Francisco Ojeda and James Barron | January 24As the shock of Marlon Parmer's announcement that he was quitting the UNM men's basketball team wore off, disappointment set in for most Lobo fans.
Culture
Dilated Peoples wax political
Benjamin S. Rogerson | January 24The Dilated Peoples, consisting of two MCs and one DJ, take hip-hop to a new level on their latest album Expansion Team. With group members Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu working together, the product is a seamless album full of rock-hard beats with witty lyrics.
Opinion
COLUMN: Citizens living in fear of airlines
January 23Airline security reached a new level of paranoia Jan. 11, when 86-year-old retired Marine Corps General and former South Dakota Gov. Joseph J. Foss was harassed by two security teams over the Medal of Honor he was trying to carry onto the plane.
Culture
Scott's 'Blackhawk' unbalanced
Simn Trujillo | January 23Ridley Scott, director of the latest war epic "Black Hawk Down," has a steady reputation as a good director.
News
Bush backs anti-abortion march
January 23The loudest cheers for President Bush at an anti-abortion rally Tuesday came when he stated his opposition to all human cloning, signaling the issue's rapid emergence as a top priority for abortion opponents this election campaign.
Opinion
COLUMN: Forced service entirely un-American
January 23As America fights terrorism abroad, a different threat against our way of life is emerging domestically. But while the terrorists openly proclaim their hatred for America, this foe is more insidious: it masquerades as a defender of American values while campaigning to destroy them. America's newest enemy is the "national service" movement - a movement President Bush plans to endorse in his State of the Union Address.
News
Dance with me
January 23Katarina Witt dances with Steven Cousins during Target Stars on Ice at Tingley Collesium Tuesday night.
News
Tutorial-style education in Mo. guides gifted students
January 23Each week in her philosophy class last semester Diana Gaughan had to be sharp. Really sharp.
News
Speaker to address prenatal drugs
Jason Gil Bear | January 23A nationally recognized psychologist will be on campus Thursday to discuss surveys that examine the policies and practices concerning prenatal drug exposure.
Culture
'X-Files' case closes this season
January 23When is it time for a television show to go away? In the case of Fox's "The X-Files," after about nine seasons. And as industry observers note, the time frame may vary, but the signs of impeding doom often remain the same.
Opinion
LETTER: Unshaven men victims of unjustifiable profiling
January 23I would like to bring a matter to your attention. Lost in the discussion of racial profiling is another potentially egregious form of harassment being perpetrated on a subset of our citizenry based on miniscule differences in physical appearance. Namely, those of us who choose to wear beards, goatees, mustaches, foo-man choos, lambchops and various other facial hair patterns may be at risk of being harassed by authority types threatened by perceived rebelliousness.
News
Grant aimed at improving state special education
Marissa Padilla | January 23UNM professor Ginger Blalock and the College of Education recently garnered a grant to give New Mexico youths with disabilities a more promising future after high school.
News
UNM professor excels in nuclear safety, receives award
Arthur Simoni | January 23UNM Professor Bob Busch recently received the national award for distinguished service from the American Nuclear Society's Nuclear Criticality Safety Division for his service in the field.
Opinion
COLUMN: Treatment of detainees is just
January 23This weekend saw the beginnings of what I believe will be the biggest non-story regarding our continued actions against global terror. I am referring to the outrage being expressed by human rights oriented non-governmental organizations over the treatment of the 144 al Qaeda prisoners being held at the United States' Guantanamo Bay naval base.
Culture
'Wolf' mixes horror, Kung-Fu
Benjamin S. Rogerson | January 23The French film "The Brotherhood of the Wolf" ("Le Pacte des Loups"), directed by Christopher Gans, tells the myth of the Beast of Gevaudan. The film includes the genres of both horror and action, jumping from one to the other, rarely melding the two.
Opinion
LETTER: Legalizing drugs has no place in state law
January 23May God and the state Legislature save us from Richard Fagerlund and others like him. To his mind, not passing drug reform this legislative session is impractical at least, for ignoring a widespread habit of drug use in our state, and immoral at worst, for denying care to those whose suffering is extended by lack of legal access to marijuana.
