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News
UNM, employees split insurance hike
Svetlana Ozden | August 22Even though UNM employees’ health insurance premium costs have increased, employees earning less than $50,000 per year won’t pay for the full amount of the increase out of pocket.
Opinion
Look forward to a decade of #NBCfail
Jason Darensburg | August 22The verdict is in: this year’s Olympics coverage by NBC sucked. The extinguishing of the Olympic flame at the closing ceremonies in London did not put an end to the chorus of global condemnation of NBC’s television coverage.
Opinion
Tolerance not tolerable; UNM shouldn’t stand for it
August 22Editor, Michael Reid, you are right. Tolerance was not the right word to use. The Chick-fil-A CEO said his anti-gay remarks as Chick-fil-A’s CEO.
Culture
Week in the Gila was no walk in the park
Nicole Perez | August 22My journey to the Gila National Forest to volunteer for the U.S. Forest Service began on Sunday, when I missed the 5 p.m. Greyhound from Albuquerque and squeezed my way onto the next one, which left at 2:50 the following morning.
Culture
Fashion Q&A
Megan Underwood | August 22Tiffany Clash’s style is defined by budget-friendly thrift store pieces with a handmade touch — she cut and bleached her shorts herself.
Culture
Hopfest provides brews, tunes and rides
Nicole Storey | August 22Matt Jones brews beer in the depths of his garage, sings in front of hundreds of people and is paid to write songs for other musicians — so he’s right at home at Albuquerque’s fifth annual Hopfest.
News
UNM Parent Association board quits
Elizabeth Cleary and Svetlana Ozden | August 21All members of the UNM Parent Association Board of Directors have resigned, following a dispute between the board and the UNM administration. One of the Parent Association board members, Grant Kitting, said the board has chosen to disband because the UNM administration wanted a say in the selection of the association’s next president.
News
Social media site arrives in ABQ
Barbara Gomez-Aguinaga and Barbara Gomez-Aguinaga | August 21A new social networking site called “At The Pool” launched at UNM this week, and aims to give students with similar interests a tool to find each other.
News
A fresh take on Math 120
Svetlana Ozden | August 21A new instructor-aided, self-paced learning program for Intermediate Algebra, Math 120, is expected to remedy the high failure rate for the course.
Culture
Twitterpated over tomatoes
Antonio Sanchez | August 21Teresa Edens pushed back her hat, which was decorated with ripe, red tomatoes, while her red earrings and bracelets jingled. She sat down under a tree and read a tomato-themed joke posted there.
Culture
Editorial cartoonist gets a strip
Nicole Perez | August 21Daily Lobo cartoonist Juan Tabone’s uncensored, unapologetic style has evoked cheers and jeers from the University community illustrated in his work.
Culture
The Weekly Free
Nicole Perez | August 21Maybe you’re sitting pretty on top of a mound of cash from your scholarship refund. Or maybe you’re just as broke as usual after buying new school clothes. Either way, save up that greenery by doing something free for a change.
Opinion
Gun control leaves good defenseless against evil
August 21Editor, After reading “Shooting should be call to arms on gun control,” I could not help but respond. The writer must be hysterical, fearful and someone who actually believes that the police will protect him from this kind of violence.
News
Photo Essay: Bucking Broncos
Junfu Han | August 20Twenty ranches from New Mexico and Texas participated in the annual Guadalupe County Fair in Santa Rosa, from Aug.
News
GOP lobbyist’s emails show attempts to sway UNM
Nicole Perez | August 20With a flick of his pen, one member of the 2011 UNM Presidential Search Committee was no longer legally bound to the same confidentiality agreement other members of the committee had agreed to.
News
Free ice cream, movie at ‘Welcome Back Days’
Svetlana Ozden | August 20Students will be greeted by plenty of entertainment during the first week of school with the help of “Welcome Back Days,” an event that aims to bring the Lobo community together at the beginning of every school year.
News
Golf course an open space
Svetlana Ozden | August 20A partnership between UNM and Bernalillo County will protect UNM’s North Golf Course as the only open green space in District 3, the county district that includes the University Area and Southeast Heights.
