I should preface this review of the recently released "New Mexico's Sanctuaries, Retreats and Sacred Places" by admitting that I'm not exactly what you would call a "spiritual" person.
Editor, Before the last pendulum swing of power in Afghanistan, the Taliban arrested several foreign aid workers and proposed to try them for anti-Islamic activities in a court that could hardly be considered fair and impartial.
A UNM student's discovery that hundreds of ancient pottery relics found in northern Mexico depict journeys from the natural to the spirit world has landed her in this month's issue of a national archeological magazine.
I surely won't be the first or the last to lament the sorry state of New Mexico drivers, but a brief hiatus from arguably the worst aspect of the Land of Enchantment has prompted me to speak up.
The UNM men's basketball team's game against Northern Arizona University Saturday was supposed to be a tune-up for Monday night's matchup against nationally-ranked Gonzaga University.
With the release of Rock Steady, No Doubt's fifth album, the band has left the past behind and jumped on the hip-hop bandwagon with lead singer Gwen Stefani who has appeared recently with Moby and rapper Eve.
The scene is an early season UNM men's basketball practice. With the team in the middle of a block out drill, coach Fran Fraschilla sees freshman Jamaal Williams get a little lazy as he battled for rebounding position. Fraschilla stops the drill and informs Williams that if he plays like that against the University of Wyoming's Josh Davis, he will most certainly come down the lane and slam the ball down his throat.
UNM is offering its answer to constructive activities for children of working parents who have nowhere to send them during Winter Break.
Five-year-old Mark Alan Bridwell gives Curious George a high-five outside the UNM Bookstore Saturday, the 60th anniversary of Houghton Mifflin's "Curious George" book series.
After fighting through final exams, Chris Linson Jr. will be fighting in the boxing ring for the first time in over a year on Friday.
Recently Moonshine records released goldie.co.uk, a compilation of rising Drum and Bass composers thrown on wax and let spin by Goldie, the D&B guru himself.
The ASUNM Student Court upheld the fines and sanctions levied on the Connection slate after the Nov. 14 student government election, according to a ruling issued Friday.
With more than 70 programs from all over the world, encompassing many genres, the second annual Santa Fe Film Festival outdid itself this year.
The fall term may be over, but the UNM men's basketball team took New Mexico State University to school Sunday in The Pit, breaking open a one-point halftime lead into a 70-49 blowout win.
The New Mexico Daily Lobo is now on Winter Break and will begin regular publication again on Jan. 7. Students will be updating the Web site at least twice weekly with information relevant to the UNM community. Thank you for visiting www.dailylobo.com and happy holidays.
It might have been nice to be able to speak dispassionately about the state of civil rights after Sept. 11, to theorize about the possible side effects of hastily-passed anti-terrorist acts and the burgeoning police state as if these matters have no direct effect on me, to comment disinterestedly on the over 1,000 immigrants being held indefinitely without trial.
The UNM women's basketball team ended a two-game losing streak Saturday afternoon, putting the defensive clamps down to defeat the University of Texas at San Antonio 55-38 on the road.
Most athletes wouldn't be satisfied with getting limited minutes in a game, but for UNM women's basketball player Brittany Wolfgang, just being able to play again would be satisfying.
At the Daily Lobo, we have many of our own unsung heroes - about 100 of them - who put in endless, thankless hours to produce this publication for UNM community. It would be impossible to name them all, but everyone on the advertising, classifieds, accounting, newsroom, copy editing, production, Web and delivery staff deserve all the thanks in the world for their hard work this year.
Sophomore forward Melissa Forest of the UNM women's basketball team and junior guard Marlon Parmer of the men's basketball team are the New Mexico Daily Lobo Athletes of the Week.
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