Culture
Church vitalizes creative spirit
May 30The First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque isn’t just a place for parishioners to profess their faith; the congregation’s walls are canvases for painters.
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Opinion
Rapture better than graduating
Andrew Beale/ Daily Lobo Guest Columnist | May 30It’s really a shame that Harold Camping, who predicted the rapture would come on May 21, was wrong.
Opinion
Cutting gym hours gives UNM staff a fat chance at getting fit
May 30Editor, Recreational Services did UNM staff a disservice when it stopped the time-honored tradition of opening Johnson Center from 7-9 a.m.
Opinion
Resort meetings distract regents from UNM’s mission
May 30Editor, I see the Board of Regents recently spent $12,000 to meet with the Health Sciences Center at the luxury Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa.
Sports
Tried and tested, now off to NCAA
Ryan Tomari | May 30This season, UNM baseball catcher Mitchell Garver’s walk-up song to the batter’s box was David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance.” By the looks of the season, that was about the only dancing UNM would do.
News
Interim Provost Selected
Staff Report | May 23UNM engineering professor Chaouki Abdallah was appointed University Interim Provost on Monday. University President David Schmidly announced Abdallah’s one-year appointment, which begins July 1. “Professor Abdallah will bring exciting new perspectives and energy to the provost’s position, as well as expertise gained during his long tenure of work at UNM,” Schmidly said.
Sports
Home run ends BYU’s win streak
Cesar Davila | May 9“Define the moment, or the moment will define you” is something Danielle Castro’s father always tells her.
News
Sick? Check zip code and income
José Enríquez | May 8If you have a college degree and a six-figure income, chances are you’ll live longer than someone who doesn’t.
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Sauer wins fellow teaching award
Kevin Forte | May 8UNM Professor Christine Sauer was presented with the Presidential Teaching Fellow Award on Wednesday at the SUB. Sauer, who teaches economics at UNM and serves as the director of the International Studies Institute, said that she hopes to make international programs a larger focus for the University.
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Regent: Cut top-heavy admin
Alexandra Swanberg | May 8UNM President David Schmidly said that faculty members’ concerns about salary and benefits are not unique to UNM, and any university facing budget cuts is in the same situation. “Whenever there are big budget reductions, there are going to be tensions — they go hand in hand,” he said.
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Residents bugged by drunk fans
Hunter Riley | May 8Living within walking distance of The Pit and other UNM sports fields keeps residents close to the action, but they say it’s a double-edged sword. UNM alumnus Scott Murphy lives about two blocks south of The Pit, and he said he deals with myriad problems from people leaving the arena after events. “There is a strong liquor culture here,” he said.
Culture
Public transportation praised on Train Day
May 8Albuquerque citizens gathered Saturday at the Alvarado Transportation Center to celebrate the past and future of public transportation for city’s first Train Day. People toured the inside of the Rail Runner and an Amtrak Superliner. Train Day has been celebrated nationally since 2008, but this is the first year Albuquerque participated. City Councilor Isaac Benton, who also works with the Middle Rio Grande Regional Transit District, said he is intrigued by trains’ efficiency, romance and sheer power. “The country was really built by rail,” he said. “Our city, our downtown didn’t exist until we brought rail here.” Before Albuquerque became a metropolis, it was a small, rural community in 1880, said Steven Bradford, of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society. He said trains helped Albuquerque grow into its present form.
Culture
Students’ cinematic skills celebrated
Andrew Beale | May 8The best works by UNM student filmmakers will be on display at the Guild Cinema on Wednesday and Thursday. The Cinematic Arts Student Showcase is a free annual event and has a program every day, each featuring about 15 students, according to Deborah Fort, an associate professor with the department and the coordinator of the showcase.
Opinion
No more New advice: Just laugh
Nathan New | May 8Well, it’s finals week again. The way I see it, you don’t need more encouragement or stress-relief tips.
Opinion
UNM salary book now online for Daily Lobo readership
May 8Editor, I’d like to inform your readers about a new resource on the Daily Lobo website. Throughout the year, the Daily Lobo has tried to get the UNM administration to release an electronic copy of the UNM salary book.
Opinion
Cartoon was ‘appropriate’; no need to be ‘more sensitive’
May 8Editor, When I read Thursday’s paper I was mad. To see people get upset about a political cartoon, really?
Opinion
Obama cartoon racist only to those who want to see racism
May 8Editor, It is interesting to watch the spectacle unfold in the wake of the cartoon depicting President Barack Obama as Rafiki from the movie “The Lion King.” I believe that there is more to this than may initially meet the eye of the common reader. The editor-in-chief was seemingly forced to apologize, talk to the “African-American community” (whomever that may be) and spark a training forum for “sensitivity training.” Why? Is the cartoonist implying that Obama is equivalent to a chimp?
Sports
Air Force not unstoppable
Ryan Tomari | May 8Swing, strike, sit was the theme of the weekend for Air Force — except for three innings. The Lobos completed a sweep of Air Force on Sunday with a 16-4 win at Lobo Field, but they couldn’t record three straight shutouts. Starting pitcher Rudy Jaramillo blanked the Falcons 5-0 on Friday, and pitcher Jake McCasland followed suit on Saturday, helping the Lobos to a 10-0 win and their first back-to-back shutouts since 1983. The UNM bullpen dominated AFA, but head coach Ray Birmingham bemoaned his team’s inconsistency.
News
Photo Issue Spring 2011
May 5In keeping with tradition, the photo issue is published on the last Friday before finals each semester. Starting last semester, the nature of the biannual issue shifted from photographical montages to visual storytelling. The photo stories within these pages depict the lives of those who walk the UNM campus. Their ambition, dedication and passion for what they do add to the multiplicity of those who teach, learn and live within the UNM community.
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Students: Political cartoon is ‘racial propaganda’
Elizabeth Cleary | May 5African American Student Services gathered outside Mesa Vista Hall on Wednesday to protest what it said was a racist depiction of President Barack Obama in the Opinion section of Tuesday’s Daily Lobo. AASS student employees Christina Foster and Kyran Worrell spoke to a crowd of about 30 people about the illustration, which parodied a scene in “The Lion King.” The original scene showed a monkey, Rafiki, holding baby lion Simba over a cliff.
