Opinion
Israeli acts of terrorism are real and intentional
September 17Editor, Mark is completely out of touch with reality in his rebuttal to Darrenburg’s Sept. 4 column.
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Grant helps launch new ECHO program
Sayyed Shah | September 17With the help of a $6.4 million grant received from Helmsley Charitable Trust, UNM’s Project ECHO has begun the first phase of its Endo ECHO program to fight against diabetes in New Mexico.
News
Enrollment down at UNM, graduation up
Jonathan Baca | September 16Total student enrollment from fall 2013 to fall 2014 is down 2.6 percent, from 28,644 students last fall to 27,889 this fall, according to unofficial numbers released Friday by the Division of Enrollment Management.
Culture
Movie review: 'The Congress' slacks off
Graham Gentz | September 16“The Congress” is described by the filmmakers as a “French-Israeli live-action/animation science fiction drama film”, so it's no wonder that it's as confused as it is.
News
County Commission counters state on pot poll
Tomas Lujan | September 16Officials will have to wait a little longer to mail out this year’s general election ballots, after the New Mexico Supreme Court scheduled an emergency hearing for Sept. 24.
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Immigration resolution fails ASUNM vote
Aydan Sparks | September 15ASUNM voted down a resolution asking for the student government to support immigration reform in New Mexico. The decision came Friday after a discussion about whether the resolution should be passed in its current state.
Opinion
Marijuana prohibition will go up in smoke
September 15Editor, One of the human rights guaranteed to American citizens under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution is “prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.” Even though we live in a republic, and we don’t have democracy by ballot, the right to petition the government is fundamental as a means of protecting public participation in government, especially in this age of apathy.
Culture
Molodi hosts body percussion workshop
September 15A performance ensemble clapped, stomped and snapped its way to campus to introduce a new form of dance and music.
Culture
Mini Maker Faire displays engineering wonders
Moriah Carty | September 15From large mechanical sculptures to recycled blue jeans, the Mini Maker Faire showcased New Mexico’s variable talents for people to come and interact with.
Sports
Volleyball: Lobos bounce back in home tournament
Staff Report | September 14Following a winless weekend in Hawaii, the New Mexico volleyball team righted the ship with a sweep in the MGM Elegante Lobo Invitational. The Lobos dominated the weekend, sweeping Montana State and Bethune Cookman before finishing the weekend with a 3-1 win against UC Irvine.
Sports
Women's soccer: Mixed results in opening weekend
Kyle Tomasi | September 14No. 6 Florida proved to be as tough as advertised when the defending national champions shut out New Mexico 4-0 on Sunday. The Gators scored early in the first half when junior midfielder Lauren Smith took a shot that found the left corner of the goal, beating the Lobo’s diving goalkeeper Cassie Ulrich.
Sports
Men's soccer: California dreams come true for Lobos.
Staff Report | September 14The UNM men’s soccer team earned two wins in California over the weekend, the team announced. UNM beat San Deigo 2-0 on Sunday with Oniel Fisher scoring the first goal of the game off of a rebound in the 52nd minute, according to golobos.com.
News
Hispanic retention exceeds average
Marielle Dent | September 14More Hispanic students are returning for their sophomore year than ever in UNM history. University President Bob Frank announced on Friday that the retention rate of Hispanic students going into their third semester is 80.1 percent.
Sports
Exhibition match yields golden opportunity
Isabel Gonzalez | September 14Fabian Carbajal said he planned to spend his Saturday afternoon studying for an upcoming test, but a series of events changed his plans. In hopes to spread passion for soccer, the Albuquerque Sol, a Premier Development League soccer team, brought 37 international soccer legends to University Stadium for a friendly exhibition match called the International Legend’s Cup.
News
Media are mistaken, say tailgaters
Matt Reisen | September 14UNM-sponsored tailgating parties have received criticism from the press, and the people in charge of the events are defending them as fun, safe celebrations of school spirit. A recent story from KRQE News 13 highlighted drinking and partying at a tailgate two weeks ago, but Drew Ingraham, assistant athletics director for marketing and revenue, said the criticism was overblown and the scenes were taken out of context.
News
Professor pay pales compared to peers
Sayyed Shah | September 14UNM is struggling to bring faculty salaries up to par with peer institutions around the country. The University is finding it difficult to compete for highly qualified faculty in the national market because of budgetary restrictions, which in turn is affecting the quality of education on campus, according to documents from UNM’s Finance Committee.
Opinion
Hamas to blame for Gaza civilian deaths, not Israel
September 12Editor, Jason Darrensburg’s Sept. 5 column, “U.S. needs to stem violence,not support it,” paints a very distorted view of the Israel-Hamas conflict. J.D. accuses Israel of “purposely targeting” U.N. schools and shelters without realizing that Hamas bases its military operations in urban areas, purposely allowing its citizens to be injured and killed in order to score a propaganda victory.
Sports
Sand volleyball added as new sport
Liam Cary-Eaves | September 12With the addition of sand volleyball to its athletics slate, UNM hopes to draw more attention to the sport. The school announced Tuesday the sport will be added for spring 2014, making sand volleyball the 22nd intercollegiate team at UNM. It is the first new sports program since women’s soccer was added in 1993.
News
Group giving support to struggling students
Matt Reisen | September 12An organization on campus is reaching out to help students find a balance between college life and responsibility. The Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention, which seeks to educate students on the dangers of drugs and alcohol rather than recommending complete abstinence, has started a new program called Diary of a Lady Lobo, aimed at curbing risky drinking in female students at UNM, John Steiner, COSAP program manager said.
Opinion
American media denies a Christian religious war
September 12Editor, Why don’t we just say aloud a big reason we started air strikes against ISIS in Iraq? It was to save the Christians. No, not the Yazidis; our media were likely obeying government warnings to downplay the fact that it was the Iraqi Christians our increasingly Christo-fascist nation was really concerned about.
