Opinion
Atomic bombs saved American soldiers’ lives
August 23Editor, I disagree with Don Schrader about the morality of the atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities in World War II.
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Sports
Air Force beats Lobos 2-0
Ryan Tomari | August 23Call it a calm before the storm. Well, almost. The UNM men’s soccer team finishes up their third and final exhibition game on the road at the University of Denver on Saturday.
Sports
Pit, stadium get more upgrades
J.R. Oppenheim | August 23Two new features will be on display during New Mexico football and basketball games this fall in an attempt by the Athletics Department to enhance fan experience.
News
Show Me How to save on books
Cris Iannucci | August 22The first week of school is always a stressful event. As students scramble about to piece together a permanent semester schedule, buying textbooks often falls to the wayside. Allow this article to be a healthy reminder that not only should you buy textbooks for the semester, but you can do so in a cost-effective manner.
News
Crawley picked as ASUNM No. 3
Rebecca Gonzales | August 22ASUNM elected Tyler Crawley as the president pro tempore at its emergency senate meeting Wednesday night. Crawley is one of six returning senators to ASUNM and has previously served as the group’s finance chair.
News
Finance Committee gets new vice-chair
Ardee Napolitano | August 22A new vice-chair comes to one of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico’s senate committees as it gears up for the fall semester.
News
ASUNM to host outreach forum
Jamillah Wilcox | August 22This semester, UNM’s student government will work to improve its student outreach.
Opinion
#RelationshStatus: Social Media Warfare: 'Tweet at will?'"
Josh Dolin | August 22In the dating world, your ex’s social media accounts are like a drug. You can’t help but look at them, but you know they are bad for you and only make you feel worse about yourself.
Opinion
Teachers are the solution, not the problem
August 22Editor, Thanks to Jamillah Wilcox for her fine article (in the July 22-July 29 issue of the Daily Lobo) reporting on the attack on public education by representatives of the private sector at the recent meeting of the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee in the SUB, of all places.
Culture
A thirst for beauty
Jyllian Roach | August 22Sometimes life’s great changes come from a small source. For confectioner, artisan and business owner Nancy Iris, her great change started with a single grape surrounded by a puddle of water in the aisle of the grocery store.
Culture
Second chances after brain injury
Jyllian Roach | August 22Glenn Ford keeps a list of famous people who have found success after a brain injury — here is a short sampling of his list.
Culture
Rally backs women’s equality
Jyllian Roach | August 22Because the Equal Rights Amendment introduced in 1923 was never adopted, one woman’s rights expert said a woman who is refused employment, fired or paid less because of her sex has no legal recourse through the federal government.
Culture
Dancing with a side of salsa
Jyllian Roach | August 22Suede-bottomed shoes and conga drums will be plentiful this weekend as the Latin Dance Festival tangos its way into town for the fourth year.
Culture
Club is out of this world
Roxanne Youngblood | August 22Rather than stay locked in his office, Bob Mesler decided to spend his nights staring at the sky with other UNM students. Mesler, a graduate student at UNM, started the astronomy club in 2012 with Mark Gorski, who is now the club’s vice president.
News
UNM Crime Briefs
Ardee Napolitano | August 21On July 31, a police officer noticed a large break in a glass window at Woodward Hall. According to the police report, after removing the blinds and entering the officer observed loose computer cables on the floor.
News
Rio Rancho upholds UNM tax
Ardee Napolitano | August 21For another year, UNM’s newest campus will continue to receive more taxpayer money. UNM West will continue to receive money from Rio Rancho, as city residents voted against a cut to the city’s higher education tax Tuesday in a special election.
News
UNM, VA start new veterans initiative
Jamillah Wilcox | August 21UNM is working to improve veterans’ welfare on campus and in New Mexico. The University’s College of Nursing has been selected as one of six colleges to help train nurses to care for veterans via the Veterans Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership.
News
Business hub may provide internships
Jamillah Wilcox | August 21UNM students can expect a boost to the city’s entrepreneurial and startup scenes near UNM with the initiation of Innovate ABQ. In January, UNM President Robert Frank, along with other University officials, visited the University of Florida at Gainesville to survey its Innovation Square
Opinion
Neither party is working for us
Dayona Dodd / Guest columnist | August 21I would like to respond to Robert Gardiner‘s letter (published in the 7/22 – 8/11 edition of the Daily Lobo) regarding his objective observation of the Republican Party. Let me preface my response with a full disclosure:
Opinion
Dysfunction rampant in Washington, D.C.
August 21Editor, Conflicts, in the form of disagreements regarding how to deal with the inevitable vagaries that life presents us with, are a normal part of life.
