Editor, I am writing to address the issue of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) near Chaco Canyon National Park. If allowed, I believe this would be an egregious violation of a treasured national heritage site,
UNM’s 6th Annual Sustainability Expo and Lobo Growers Market will be held today at the Cornell Mall in front of the SUB. The expo, which runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., is held each year to give students the opportunity to learn about sustainable initiatives on campus and in the community
People are empty, shallow terrified animals and, apparently, I’m not the only person who thinks so. Playwright Neil LaBute is a fascinating artist. He writes and directs movies as diverse as the delightful black comedy “Nurse Betty” to the Nic Cage’s “Wicker Man.”
A few weeks ago I had the great good fortune to go backpacking in the Grand Canyon. Ten of us did 35 miles and 10,000 vertical feet down and up in 4 days with 40 pound packs. Not bad for a bunch of mostly middle aged people!
During her campaign for president of the Graduate and Professional Student Association, Texanna Martin said she would focus on funding, transparency, equity and inclusion if she were to be elected.
For many UNM students, last week’s leaked recordings of Gov. Susana Martinez were considered shocking. Oscar Gamboa, a sophomore studying music, said he was amazed when he first heard the comments by Martinez, which were recently leaked by Mother Jones.
Baseball New Mexico completed a three-game sweep of San Jose State capped by an 11-6 win over the Spartans Saturday in San Jose, Calif. The Lobos (30-11-1, 14-4 MW) also won two games Friday 14-2 and 5-2. The teams played a double-header on Friday after Thursday’s game was postponed due to poor ...
New Mexico completed a three-game sweep over San Jose State following an 11-6 win over the Spartans Saturday in San Jose. The Lobos (30-11-1, 14-4 MW) also won two games Friday 14-2 and 5-2. The teams played a double-header on Friday after Thursday’s game was postponed because of poor playing surface conditions.
Australia will have to decide whether to “regroup and reconsider” its continuing search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Australian ambassador Kim Beazley announced Sunday. Beazley said that if search teams fail to find a trace of the plane in a portion of the Indian Ocean
Editor, I am writing to address the issue of hydraulic fracturing — “fracking” — near Chaco Canyon National Park. If allowed, I believe this would be an egregious violation of a treasured national heritage site, the citizens of the state of New Mexico, and of the natural environment ...
Editor, With the amount of fracking significantly increasing, the dangers that come with it are going to increase as well. Fracking has become a risky way of getting oil and gas from the ground by releasing air pollutants, contaminating groundwater and damaging landscapes.
I hereby declare the ‘Occupy’ movement officially dead. The popular grassroots phenomenon that captured the imagination of the country for several weeks during the fall of 2011 is long gone, and with it probably our last hope for any sort of peaceful revolution.
The New Mexico softball team is still in search of winning a series in conference play. Despite having won the opening game of the past three series, UNM has been unable to obtain more than one win against a conference opponent.
Chalk up one more victory for the defense … technically. On Saturday the New Mexico football team held a live scrimmage for the second week in a row, and once again the defense stifled the Lobos’ offense for a majority of the hour-long match.
As they prepare to pack Monday’s City Council meeting for the second time, protesters on Thursday organized their thoughts for further action against the Albuquerque Police Department’s excessive use of force in a community forum.
Editor, People have used the Bible: to torture and kill people of other religions and of no religion; to put men above women; to put whites above non-whites; to oppose marriage between whites and non-whites; to massacre Native Americans, Palestinians, Jews and gays.
The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico will get about $750,000 for its budget for next school year. ASUNM’s budget bill passed the undergraduate student government’s senate in a meeting Wednesday night. The bill will allot nearly three-quarters of a million dollars to ASUNM and the student organizations it represents.
Editor, We are cutting back our military because the current administration believes the world is a safer place. The administration wants to cut the Army by 80,000 to 440,000, which is the smallest since 1940, just prior to our unprepared entry into WWII.
The prior two years of spring ball, the New Mexico football team shied away from players tackling. UNM had a bare thin roster thanks to a low retention rate and NCAA sanctions that resulted in a loss of five scholarships over three years.
Accolades continue to rain down upon members of the New Mexico volleyball team. Outside hitters Cassie House and Julia Warren will be traveling to Europe after making the Mountain West All-Star team, accompanied by assistant coach JJ Glavan.
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