Culture
Trio of bands rock the Launchpad
Mindy Stutzman | March 22Maybe it's my old age, maybe it's too many early '90s punk shows, but, wow, is the Launchpad loud!
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Culture
Sean Etigson returns with new sound, bandmates
Anika Amon | March 22A native to Albuquerque splashes into the local scene with a new groove and some added band mates.
Culture
Godsmack upstaged by its opening acts
Kori Kim | March 22Heavy metal band Godsmack played to a sold-out show at the Convention Center Tuesday on its "Wake the Fuck Up" tour.
Culture
Styn top speaker at English symposium
Liz Butler | March 22UNM's English Department is holding its 12th annual Southwest Symposium titled "The Silicon Coyote: Where Past Meets Present in the American Southwest," Friday and Saturday.
News
Parts of city, UNM hit by brief morning power outage
March 21Parts of Albuquerque and the UNM community got a taste of California’s power woes when a blackout that lasted about two hours hit the city Tuesday morning.
News
Campus News In Brief
March 21A variety of groups are sponsoring a forum on distance education Wednesday at 1 p.m. in room 123 of Dane Smith Hall.
News
Staff vote will settle union’s fate
Iliana Limn | March 21Ona Savage, a union organizer and UNM staff member, said her faith in people has motivated her to continue to push for collective bargaining despite more than six years of hurdles. “I believe that we can make a difference,” she said. “I have served on committees for over 15 years with little results, and I believe that a union can make a difference.”
Culture
‘15 Minutes’ shady, unrealistic
Daniel Sonnenberg | March 21Director John Herzfeld’s new action movie “15 Minutes” is a movie that shows just how far people will go for 15 minutes of fame. Robert De Niro gives a stellar performance as Eddie Flemming, a tough New York City homicide detective, who is constantly in the media’s spotlight. A spotlight so bright that it seems as though he gets no work done.
Culture
Travel guide a great resource on Europe
Blake Driver | March 21Students who plan to backpack through Europe this summer will find a great resource in the revised Lonely Planet travel guide “Europe On A Shoestring,” which is just as informative as the original and about an inch thicker.
News
It’s time to howl!
March 21The Pit erupts with cheers from 16,278 fans as UNM guard Ruben Douglas makes a free throw during the final seconds of the Lobos’ National Invitation Tournament second round win against Pepperdine University Tuesday.
Culture
Baseboard Heaters rock a small crowd
Mindy Stutzman | March 21Baseboard Heaters rocked all 13 people in attendance at the Golden West Saloon concert Monday night. On its CD release tour with the band Mountain Con from Seattle, and on its way from South By Southwest, Baseboard Heaters knew within minutes of walking into the Golden West that it had not been booked at one of Albuquerque’s trendiest venues.
News
Physicist says that those who see UFOs are not ‘wackos’
Alma Olaechea | March 21Nuclear physicist Stanton T. Friedman told tales of alien abductions, showed slides of flying saucers and complained about blacked out military documents during his presentation, “Flying saucers are Real,” Monday. The Kiva Lecture Hall was packed for Friedman, who said he is the original civilian investigator of the alleged 1947 Roswell incident.
Opinion
Senate bill hurts more than it helps students
March 21The ASUNM Senate will vote tonight on a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the student government’s funding of the New Mexico Daily Lobo.
Sports
Lobos survive the Waves
Ron Gonzales | March 21The UNM men’s basketball team went on an 11-0 run to begin the second half and matched Pepperdine University basket for basket down the stretch for an 81-78 win in The Pit Tuesday night.
Opinion
UNM staff heads to polls to vote on collective bargaining
March 21As staff members at UNM, we march to battle Thursday. As in any battle, there may be some fear and uncertainty.
Opinion
Cell phones finally silenced
Craig Butler | March 21Cell phones — everyone and their dog seems to have one now, and they just love to go off at the wrong time and in the wrong places.
Culture
Theater aces Williams classic
Sarah Hunt | March 20Director Allison Davis and the cast of the Albuquerque Little Theater have gave their best to Tennessee Williams' classic play, "The Glass Menagerie."
Opinion
Donating old cell phones can further worthy cause
March 20Editor, The recent trend of everyone having one of the new, small, slim cell phones leads me to believe there must be many of the older types put away in closets or drawers that are no longer being used. There is a critical need for all cell phones.
News
Women make up majority in the classroom
Tribune Media Service | March 20Sharon Tebben can remember a time when few women were on college campuses. She was one of only a handful women chemistry majors in a class of mostly men in the late '60s at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
Opinion
Bargaining unit could end individual rights
March 20Editor, As much of the University community is aware, an electionis coming up during which staff members with certain job titles will decide if they wish to be represented by a collective bargaining unit.
