News
Schmidly has tumor, may miss graduation
Leah Valencia | May 4UNM President David Schmidly announced Tuesday that he will be seeking medical treatment for a small abdominal tumor.
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Athletics employee arrested on DWI charge
Isaac Avilucea , Ryan Tomari and Shaun Griswold | May 4Stephen Reaves, 25, a weight room intern for the UNM football team, was arrested on a charge of aggravated DWI in the Nob Hill neighborhood early Sunday morning, according to an APD criminal complaint. KRQE 13 initially broke the story Monday morning.
Culture
Walking dead come to life on the dance floor
Abigail Ramirez | May 4Gaunt, bloody zombies won’t be seen eating human flesh in a dark room this Friday, but instead dancing around to live music at the Zombie Ball. Kurly Tlapoyawa, owner of local video store Burning Paradise, said Friday’s ball at Burt’s Tiki Lounge will kick off a zombie weekend celebrating the video store’s seven years in business.
Culture
Markets abound
Hunter Riley | May 4Summer brings about many blooms, which could include some local broccoli or squash if you play your cards right.
Culture
Artist's Avenue: Raven White
Hunter Riley | May 4Raven White is a studio art major with a focus in photography and drawing. She also renamed herself — not legally — Raven because it is gender neutral.
Culture
Seamlessly integrating dance and photography
Chris Quintana | May 4Dance and photography seem to be at opposite ends of the artistic spectrum. After all, dance is about movement, and photography captures a moment.
News
Examining Web censorship worldwide
Kallie Red-Horse | May 4Censorship is a touchy subject in America, but it’s a part of everyday life in other countries. Assistant Professor of Computer Science Jed Crandall and Ph.D student Jong Chun Park have been working to understand the Chinese government’s methods of Internet censorship.
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Embattled south campus housing slated to open in fall 2011
Tricia Remark | May 4American Campus Communities is taking over UNM student housing. The company builds student housing all over the country.
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Out with the old, in with the interim
Shaun Griswold | May 4Doug Fields resigned from his post as Faculty Senate president Monday, citing a lack of shared governance between the UNM administration and faculty. In a press conference Monday, Fields said the administration has not been willing to collaborate and listen to the Faculty Senate.
Opinion
Censorship masks racism reality
Mario Trujillo | May 4This column reflects the views solely of the author, not the Daily Lobo editorial board. Who are the offensive, anonymous commenters, and why delete comments? The standard answers are they’re a-holes, and the comments are unnecessarily offensive. Aside from being dismissive, the standard answers are superficial and uninteresting.
Opinion
Sheriff candidate says Arizona law drives wedge between public, police
May 4Editor, I am deeply disturbed by the recent passage of legislation in Arizona that requires local law enforcement officers to investigate the immigration status of persons without documentation.
Sports
Coaches' rivalry overhyped despite blowout in San Diego
Isaac Avilucea | May 3Without Stephen Strasburg, the pitcher Lobo head coach Ray Birmingham once said was rumored to be worth $25 million, San Diego State is worth all of 25 bucks. The Lobos took the rubber match 20-8 Sunday at Tony Gwynn Stadium, snatching two of three games from the Aztecs over the weekend — this coming after the Lobos withered rather embarrassingly on national television Friday night, suffering their first shutout since April 17, 2009.
Sports
Vaulter notches personal best in bad weather
Mario Trujillo | May 3It is one thing for an athlete in an individual sport to talk about internal competition. It is another thing entirely to witness it.
Opinion
University's budget priorities out of whack, need overhaul
May 3Editor, To commemorate the second-year anniversary of UNM’s General Faculty meeting (on April 30), in whichthe faculty came together to discuss Scholes Hall’s spending priorities: Budgets are about priorities and anyone looking at UNM’s budget realizes how much ground the educational mission of the main campus has lost in the last few years.
Opinion
Editorial- May 3
Pat Lohmann | May 3Debate is crucial to a healthy university. At a university, disciplines, perspectives and opinions collide to form an education, and the New Mexico Daily Lobo has been a forum to facilitate that collision for more than 100 years.
News
Regents rubber-stamp final budget
Tricia Remark | May 3The Board of Regents approved a $2.1 billion budget for next year, a decrease of 1.1 percent from last fiscal year.
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GPSA debates donations standards for elections
Leah Valencia | May 3The Graduate and Professional Student Association Council wrangled Saturday between pushing for a more ethical elections code or continuing to allow elections to mirror those of state and federal government. The council debated how to amend the GPSA bylaws to ensure that elections reflected transparency, fairness and consistency.
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Lohmann swings into office
Hunter Riley | May 3The winds of change have blown Pat Lohmann into his new position as the Daily Lobo’s editor-in-chief. Lohmann is a sophomore from Gallup, N.M.
Sports
Winds tear facility, raise safety concerns
Isaac Avilucea | April 30Whipping winds and otherwise inclement weather tore a hole in the fabric of the UNM Football Indoor Practice Facility Thursday, calling into question the safeness of the Lobos’ structure after a report back in January said there were flaws in the design of UNM’s $7 million facility. The Lobos’ facility was evaluated by Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers Inc., a local engineering firm, after the Dallas Cowboys’ facility collapsed during a thunderstorm back in May 2009.
Sports
SDSU stands in the way of a shot at regionals
Ryan Tomari | April 29If San Diego State head baseball coach Tony Gwynn is considered one of the greatest batters in the history of MLB, that doesn’t mean his knack for clubbing balls has suddenly transferred to his players. The Aztecs are not hitting the ball like their head coach once did back in his hey-day with the San Diego Padres.
