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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It Tastes Like Chicken
March 22UNM Children Hospital patient Paul Cox, 10, feeds an anteater from SeaWorld San Antonio in the hopital's playground Wednesday. Kyle Cheves (right), SeaWorld animal care specialist, speaks about the anteater's hospital visits while Paul's mother Sheri Cox and members of the media listen.
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Senate passes <i>Lobo</I> funding cut
Alma Olaechea | March 22The ASUNM Senate approved a constitutional amendment that proposes elimination of all funding the undergraduate student government allocates to the New Mexico Daily Lobo — which is $38,000, or 5 percent of the paper’s budget. The bill eliminates student funding of the paper but increases funding for Conceptions Southwest and Best Student Essays from 2 percent to 3 percent of the student fees the Associated Students of UNM receive annually.
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Scholars: Internet is not always easier classroom
Jenna Naranjo | March 22Mark Smith of the American Association of University Professors said that distance education will have a great impact on UNM's future.
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Trailblazers
March 22Lobos (left to right) Jasmine Ewing, Molly McKinnon, Chelsea Grear and Jordan Adams fall down to celebrate the team's 77-55 win over the University of Alabama at Birmingham Wednesday. The victory propels UNM to the National Invitation Tournament Final Four to play the University of Hawaii Saturday at The Pit.
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Vietnam veterans to speak today about war experience
Angela Williams | March 22The History Undergraduate Association is hoping to give students a broader view of the Vietnam War era during a panel discussion Thursday.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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.
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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
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.
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.
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
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.
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UNM ranked eighth-best U.S. school for Hispanics
Staff Report | March 20UNM is ranked eighth on Hispanic Magazine's "Guide to the Top 25 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics" in its March 2001 issue.
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Kicking the Habit
March 20Kim Fromme, associate clinical psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, talks about her research on drinking habits of college students during a forum at the Center On Alcohol Substance Abuse And Addictions Monday.
