Editor, Dr. Sandra Penn’s letter, “Vote ‘no’ on abortion restriction measure” found in Wednesday’s Daily Lobo, is nothing more than an attempt at the continued promulgation of genocide, dressing it up in the guise of “scientific detachment.”
All Kasey Carrier needed was a chance to show he could be the starting running back for the New Mexico football team. For three years under former head coach Mike Locksley, Carrier was denied that opportunity
The New Mexico volleyball team achieved its 10th sweep of the season Saturday during the annual Dig Pink match. Going into the game, head coach Jeff Nelson wanted his team to dominate from the start, and not allow Nevada (2-20, 0-10 MWC) a chance to come back.
All it took was the zip of a jacket for the New Mexico basketball team to lose out on Zylan Cheatham. Cheatham, the No. 1 prospect in the state of Arizona, unzipped his jacket to unveil a San Diego State T-shirt. That signaled he had chosen San Diego State over Washington University and conference rival UNM.
There’s still a chance for the New Mexico football team to make a bowl game this year — it’s just not a favorable one. Sitting at 2-5 and coming off one of its worst performances in the Bob Davie era — a 45-10 shellacking by Utah State on Oct. 19 — the team’s chances are about as good as the odds of Congress agreeing on what to do with the government.
The New Mexico men’s soccer team suffered its first road loss of the season, falling to South Carolina 1-0. The teams played a scoreless regulation game before the Gamecocks’ Eli Dent scored the game-winner just a minute into the overtime period.
Albuquerque International Sunport has been declared by USA Today to have one of the top 20 airport art collections in the nation. The final decision for the top 10 airport art collections has been placed in the public’s hands until Nov 11.
The distinct smell of frybread was evident near Centennial Library Thursday afternoon, as UNM American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) held an Indian taco fundraiser. The group is using the proceeds to send 20 members of the society to the 2013 AISES National Conference in Denver from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2.
A biographer of Jim Henson pulled the heartstrings of fans of “The Muppets” Thursday night as he spoke on campus about his recent bestseller. Brian Jay Jones, a UNM alumnus, presented his new book titled “Jim Henson: The Biography”
UNM students have taken a stance against cybercrime. Graduate students from the Anderson School of Management launched the Network Exploitation Security Team this semester as part of that school’s Information Assurance program.
The late comedian Bill Hicks and I had lot in common. Among other things, we both shared a morbid fascination with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. One of Bill’s funniest stand-up routines dealt with the reactions he used to get whenever he brought up the subject:
The conflict over need-based versus merit-driven scholarships at our public university is in microcosm a reflection of the conflict between parochialism and globalism. Which side are you on?
The benefits New Mexico reaps from playing more competitive men’s soccer conference comes at an increased cost in travel expenses. Many schools in Conference USA, which UNM joined this season, are located at the eastern end of the United States. Aside from Tulsa, Okla., every school is at least 1,000 miles from Albuquerque.
The New Mexico volleyball team needs to tighten up its play down the stretch as it eyes second place in the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos have improved to 16-4 on the season recording their ninth sweep against Texas Tech (8-15) on Wednesday.
The first county clerk in New Mexico to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples was Lynn Ellins of Doña Ana County, who began issuing licenses on Aug. 21. According to the Las Cruces Sun News, Ellins reviewed marriage laws carefully and concluded they did not prohibit same-sex unions because laws are gender-neutral.
The first round of official arguments regarding the statewide legalization of same-sex marriage centered on the ability of married couples to produce a child. Wednesday morning, New Mexico’s Supreme Court chambers were the battleground for lawyers from various parties debating whether same-sex marriage should be legalized around the state.
While arguments about the statewide legalization of same-sex marriage raged inside the New Mexico Supreme Court chambers Tuesday, religious groups proceeded to field their various views outside. Father Duncan Lanum, director of the St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church in Santa Fe, said the court should dismiss same-sex marriages because it is against the Bible’s teachings.
Albuquerque’s Holocaust and Intolerance Museum has added a new feature in its basement: a holocaust library. The library, which boasts a collection of more than 5,000 books, was the three-year project of museum volunteer Jerry Smith.
It’s not easy being green, according to a UNM alumnus. Brian Jay Jones will present his new book, “Jim Henson: The Biography,” at various locations in Albuquerque this week. He has appeared on multiple media outlets, such as NPR and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, to promote his work.
Editor, Almost always when something new is undertaken, such as the Healthcare.gov website, there are unanticipated problems that require more time and effort than was initially scheduled. Here are two examples that occurred in my life.
Solutions by The State News
