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Garlic fest gives weekend kick
Megan Underwood | August 28Three contestants downed raw garlic cloves with increasing intensity. The two male contestants began to grow red in the face, sweat dripping from their brows, while the lone female contestant remained completely unfazed.
Culture
Death parable misses the mark
Graham Gentz | August 28“Little Red” claims to be a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, but the only real resemblance it bears to the fairy tale is a relationship between a girl and her grandmother — and at some point a wolf is kinda-sorta involved.
Culture
The Weekly Free
Nicole Storey | August 28Chances are you’re still reeling from the shock of buying that $200 chemistry textbook. Not to worry, you don’t have to resign yourself to a life of reading it in solitude just because it cost a small fortune.
News
Lobo football player charged with DWI, suspended from team
Staff Report | August 27Lobo football player Devonta Tabannah was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated on Sunday and was immediately suspended from the football team. According to APD, the sophomore cornerback was driving a black Chevrolet and ran a red light to make a left turn onto Lomas Boulevard from Second Street.
News
GPSA seeks to mitigate loss of loan subsidies
Svetlana Ozden | August 27In response to a congressional decision to deny graduate students subsidized student loans, GPSA raised $49,000 in scholarship money that will be allocated to graduate students this semester. Beginning July 1, graduate students are no longer eligible for federal subsidized loans, which are loans from the government that don’t have an interest rate and don’t have to be paid back until six months after graduation.
News
City to award $30K in app-making contest
Svetlana Ozden | August 27The city of Albuquerque is hosting a $30,000 app design contest. At an Aug. 24 press conference, city of Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry announced the beginning of the ABQ Data competition, a city of Albuquerque app-development contest aimed to improve Albuquerque community members’ and visitors’ experiences in Albuquerque.
Opinion
Wage hikes make low-skill jobs scarce
Marcos P. Portillo/ Daily Lobo guest columnist | August 27I don’t quite understand why those who call for a raise in the minimum wage don’t take the time to analyze the effects of such a policy beyond stage one. These individuals treat raising the minimum wage as some panacea for the poverty of the world.
Opinion
Dems’ crimes constitute the real ‘War on Women’
August 27Editor, Jeffrey Paul starts with bizarre remarks by Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) in “Rep. Akin’s words proof of misogyny in GOP” in Thursday’s Daily Lobo.
Sports
Early loss motivates comeback, victory
J.R. Oppenheim | August 27Sophomore middle blocker Chantale Riddle was determined to prevent the UNM volleyball team from losing to the same team twice in two nights.
Sports
Quiet Aussie brings experience, insight
J.R. Oppenheim | August 27Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, junior outside hitter Lena Skipper brings international experience to the UNM volleyball team.
Sports
Lobos prep to push the pace
Christian Naranjo | August 27The UNM men’s rugby team geared up for its first regular-season tournament with a blowout exhibition victory over the New Mexico Brujos.
News
Altered room design promotes interactive learning
Svetlana Ozden | August 24On Aug. 27, construction will begin on a $9 million collaborative-learning building that studies show will help students better retain information they have learned in class.
News
Lobo Spotlight
Hannah Stangebye | August 24The commanding officer of the largest naval station in the world is a former Lobo. Capt. David A. Culler Jr. became commanding officer of Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Va., on Aug. 2. Culler said the naval station houses 63 warships and about 180 aircraft.
News
UNM law dean nominated for Indian Affairs post
Hannah Stangebye | August 24Dean of the UNM School of Law Kevin Washburn has been nominated by President Obama to be the assistant secretary for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Opinion
Dr. Pegs Prescription
Dr. Peggy Spencer | August 24Welcome or welcome back to UNM! Allow me to introduce myself. I am your friendly neighborhood medical columnist, and a doctor at the friendly neighborhood health center known as Student Health and Counseling (SHAC).
Opinion
Rare disease apparently not worth Wilson’s regard
August 24Editor, Congresswoman Heather Wilson refused to co-sponsor a resolution concerning a rare disease disproportionately affecting Hispanics that has a 400-year history in New Mexico.
Opinion
Smith Plaza wasn’t always a corporate flea market
August 24Editor, Is it just me, or do others in the UNM community remember Smith Plaza in front of Zimmerman Library being used by student and campus organizations in the first week of previous academic years?
