Opinion
Don’t let the cold catch you
November 29Dear Dr. Peg, It seems like everyone I know has a cold. Is there anything I can do so that I don’t get sick too?
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UNM football players suspended after downtown altercation
Isaac Avilucea | November 26Three UNM football players have been suspended indefinitely from football-related activities for their alleged involvement in a downtown altercation at Lotus Nightclub early Thursday morning, the UNM Athletics Department announced Friday. Lobo backup linebacker Julion Conley, 22, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery and engaging in a public affray, according to Metropolitan Court records.
Sports
And the turkey leg goes to ...
Isaac Avilucea | November 24Readers, let us join hands, gather around the table and contemplate the holiday season. Thanksgiving is but a day away, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t take the opportunity to express my gratitude for three unfolding events in the sportsphere. I doubt I’m alone in saying that this is something we can all be thankful for — the UNM football team’s season is mercifully winding to a conclusion: The moribund Lobos close out another carnage-filled year against third-ranked TCU on Saturday at University Stadium. Not being a BCS expert, I did a little online legwork to find out if the Horned Frogs have a vested interest in pummeling the Lobos. What I found is this: The BCS is composed of six interactive polls, but the polls are no longer mathematically modeled to incorporate margin of victory when calculating rankings. The BCS did away with that system in 2002, abandoning use of polls that factored in margin of victory. So, in the strictest sense, no, TCU doesn’t have an obligation to baste the Lobos like a Thanksgiving turkey.
Sports
Locksley: Be like a race horse
Ryan Tomari | November 24Will the UNM football team end its season the same way it started? Well, the Lobos will find out Saturday. Undefeated and third-ranked TCU rolls into Albuquerque, and with some help from other teams around the country, the Horned Frogs could potentially find themselves in the BCS National Championship on Jan.
Sports
Thanksgiving joy hinges on increased effort
Shaun Griswold | November 24The UNM men’s basketball team is looking to stuff the first turkey on its schedule. The Lobos will try to rebound after getting romped by 25 points against California on Saturday. Now 2-1, the Lobos host Northwood, a Division II team from Michigan, today at 7 p.m. Head coach Steve Alford joked that his team must carve through its opponent in order to avoid holiday stress. “There might be no spread at all, if things don’t go well Wednesday,” Alford said.
Sports
Can’t pen in paper champs
Steve Fernandez | November 24The Miami Heat aren’t necessarily 8-6 because of the play of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t squarely blame the supposed super group for the uninspiring start. The newly formed trio produces well enough on the court.
Opinion
Hey, UN, maybe Haiti just isn’t that into you anymore
November 24Editor, The recent outbreak of cholera in Haiti has led to a steady deterioration in the relationship between UN peacekeepers and the Haitian people.
Opinion
Fend for yourself in Swedish schools
Kallie Red-Horse | November 24Editor’s Note: Lobos Abroad is a regular column from former Daily Lobo staff members studying in a different country this semester. I have been known to grumble about an afternoon class that I would prefer to nap through, so when I heard about Linkoping University’s educational structure, I was giddy. Little did I know that I was more dependent on UNM’s structured course schedule than I thought.
Opinion
Shopping is power
Chris Quintana | November 24Americans have labored under the impression that voting is the most important civic duty. Those people never bothered to consider shopping.
News
Faculty Senate: Digitize materials
Chelsea Erven | November 24The Office for eScholarship presented a proposal that will help transition UNM Libraries from print to digital materials at Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting. The proposed “eScholar Innovation Center” (eSIC) would offer applications and resources that will allow for electronic publishing, online research collaboration, shared data sets and an open-access scholarship, the proposal said. “We want this to be a point of leverage for the support of the libraries, museum, UNM press and scholarly communication at the university,” UNM Libraries spokesperson Holly Shipp Buchanan said. The Office of eScholarship is tasked with preserving rights to and facilitating the production of published works that come out of UNM.
News
Chair looks to reinvigorate dept
Shaun Griswold | November 24The Civil Engineering Department appointed professor John Stormont as department chair after he held the interim chair position for 17 months. “It’s an honor to be selected by the faculty,” Stormont said.
News
Council collects candy for troops
Shaun Griswold | November 24A UNM organization is hoping bite-sized treats will make a big impression on U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. The UNM Staff Council collected 567 pounds of Halloween candy as part of its civil project, Operation Gratitude.
News
Housing plans not yet finalized
Chelsea Erven | November 23Lobo Village on south campus is nearing completion, but UNM officials said main campus housing construction plans, entailing the addition of nearly 2,000 beds, have yet to be finalized.
Culture
Web exclusive: Good acting savior for somewhat preachy play
Graham Gentz | November 23The ninth circle of Dante’s Inferno is not flame, but a lake of ice in which the worst possible sin — treachery — is punished. Tricklock Company’s newest play, “Traitors,” claims to be about treachery, but is in fact much more about America and God, so it seems strange not to mention it at all. There’s even a Greek chorus, which takes the form of the Fury-esque Triple Goddess of the Maiden, Mother and Crone, though they are credited as II (Hannah V.
Culture
Turkey day nightmares
November 22The Daily Lobo is so excited about Thanksgiving that we decided to scrap real reporting for the week and find the most horrific Thanksgiving stories imaginable. In hearing these stories, the hope is you that you will be able to withstand Thanksgiving, even if your grandma still insists on showing the family that rash again before dessert.
Opinion
Campus sparkles because of groundskeepers’ hard work
November 22Editor, I would like to show appreciation for the UNM groundskeepers for their hard work. I think that the work they do is underappreciated.
Opinion
Student fee hike for proposed center doesn’t quite add up
November 22Editor, It has recently come to my attention that the upper echelons of UNM proposed building a recreation center next to Johnson Field.
Opinion
Don’t get scammed buying gifts online
Mike Carr | November 22The Monday following Thanksgiving is often referred to as “Cyber Monday,” and in recent years, it has been the largest online sales day of the year.
News
Mother of five juggles school, kids
Kallie Red-Horse | November 22It is difficult to imagine anyone finding time to study at the bustling Compton household. Political science major Cara Valente-Compton, 42, somehow completes homework amid the chaos of four children, four cats and a dog scrambling around. The Compton household is a hectic atmosphere, Valente-Compton said, but her family has supported her drive to get an education. “My experience here has enhanced their desire to complete their education,” she said.
News
Potential retirees angry at proposal
Ruben Hamming-Green | November 22Proposed changes to retirement plans have UNM faculty scrambling in the face of diminishing benefits, higher costs and a longer time before retirement. The New Mexico Educational Retirement Board released a draft proposal of changes to retirement policies that would affect the University and public school faculty and staff on the plan.
