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Sports

Runners race past expectations

Mario Trujillo | November 30

Lobo runner Jacob Kirwa started off lost in a sea of 209 runners at the NCAA Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, Ind., last Monday. By the end of the race, he outperformed 198 of them, climbing to the 11th spot and finishing with a career best in the 10,000-meter run (29:46.1). “When we started I just hoped I could go fast at the beginning, but I ended up in like the 100th position, so I had to fight back,” he said.

Sports

NBA age rule waste of time and talent

Damian Garde | November 30

You may have heard of Brandon Jennings. He was a standout high school point guard from Compton, Calif., averaging more than 30 points and seven assists his senior year and winning a truckload of awards along the way. Then came the time for a new rite of passage for prodigious young ballplayers: Picking a college at which to waste a year before entering the NBA.

News

Distributing scarce H1N1 vaccine

Tricia Remark | November 25

If you weren’t one of the 350 people who heard about the free H1N1 vaccines, take it up with the Student Health and Counseling Center. SHAC did not advertise — except on Cornell Mall — that the vaccines would be available on Friday and Monday for anyone under the age of 24, said SHAC Director Beverly Kloeppel.

Lobo Nikki Nelson fires a basket during Tuesday’s game against Northern Arizona at The Pit. The Lobos won 72-40.

Sports

Lobos cut Lumberjacks no slack to ensure victory

Isaac Avilucea | November 25

Essentially, it was the run that never ended. Northern Arizona tumbled from the get-go as the UNM women’s basketball team just kept going and going and going, easily holding the Lumberjacks to their lowest point output of the season.

Culture

Student totes live turkey to promote local farming

November 24

It’s 3 a.m. — do you know where your turkey is? Gael Whettnall does. He bought his own. On Tuesday, the UNM student carried a live turkey around campus from noon to 1 p.m. to make the point that most of us don’t know where our food comes from. He said he was met with all positive responses.

Culture

'Blind Side' cliched, yet pleasant

Evan Bobrick | November 24

Life seems to go by without regard for Michael Oher in the movie “The Blind Side.” Oher, portrayed by actor Quinton Aaron, is passed from his broken family to different foster homes and through different schools with no one willing to accept responsibility for him.

Culture

Day in the life of

Chris Quintana | November 24

Three hundred homeless or low-income people mill around a gymnasium decorated with catchy, optimistic posters that shout things like “Not a hand out, but a hand up,” and “The glass is half full.” This is where Kathy Sotelo spends her days helping the folks who come into Joy Junction to get a meal and a roof over their heads.

Opinion

GPSA meetings still offer nothing but bureaucracy

November 24

More than 30 graduate students packed into the GPSA office Monday, hoping to hear their student leaders discuss a no-confidence vote in UNM’s athletics administration.

Opinion

Selfishness prevents society from thinking productively

November 24

Editor, We have been told, “Seek until you find.” There are far too many or us who seem to be seeking someone to follow and obey so that we will not have to take responsibility for what we think, say and do. There are far too many of us who seem to be seeking people who will follow and obey us so that we can have the illusion of being superior to those who follow and obey. There are far too few of us who seek to work peacefully, cooperatively and on an equal basis with all other people to determine and implement what is best for us all. And we wonder why we have problems. Robert Gardiner Daily Lobo reader

Homero Montoya /Senior/Foreign Languages

News

Daily Lobo Spotlight

Kallie Red-Horse | November 23

Daily Lobo: So, what languages do you know so far? Homero Montoya: Right now, I’m working on French, English, Chinese and Spanish.

News

GPSA to hold vote on Krebs question

Tricia Remark | November 23

Graduate students will have a chance to voice their opinions about UNM athletics and two University administrators in a GPSA vote. After two hours of deliberation during its meeting on Monday, the Graduate and Professional Students Association decided to hold an online election to give graduate students a chance to vote no-confidence in Athletics Director Paul Krebs and Vice President of Human Resources Helen Gonzales.

News

UNM's second annual Skip-A-Meal a success

Kallie Red-Horse | November 23

Hundreds of on-campus students skipped dinner at the dining hall last Tuesday to help New Mexico’s less fortunate.

News

This year's 'creeper' suspect will go free

Pat Lohmann | November 23

The case of the “Coronado Creeper” is closed. UNMPD had a suspect in the alleged breaking and entering and criminal sexual contact of three women in Coronado Hall that occurred Oct.

Culture

Artist Avenue

Hunter Riley | November 23

Gregory Alan Isakov moved to the U.S. from South Africa when he was 7 years old. Isakov said his upbringing prepared him for his life as a musician because he moved around a lot as a kid.

Culture

Crafts fair to support American Indians

Chris Quintana | November 23

Shoppers eager for holiday bargains don’t have to wait for Black Friday. The UNM American Indian Business Leaders are hosting an American Indian arts and crafts fair to support American Indian groups on campus, said Daniel Begay, vice president of the student organization.

In this photo illustration, “Schmidlius” is portrayed in a Greek statue.

Culture

A long-lost tale of corruption, cronyism and a wicked king

Monica Cyrino/Guest contributor | November 23

Disclaimer: Monica Cyrino submitted this satire to the Daily Lobo. She is not a staff member. Opinions expressed solely reflect the views of the author and do not reflect the opinions of Lobo employees. *I have taught Greek Mythology at UNM for 20 years.

Opinion

Author of asset relief letter unhappy but offers no fixes

November 23

Editor, I read with dismay Matthew Waters’ letter to the editor published in the Nov. 20 issue of the Daily Lobo.

Opinion

Lobo sportswriter should back UNM women's basketball team

November 23

Editor, Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the Daily Lobo’s Ryan Tomari a UNM student? Whatever happened to school spirit?

Opinion

News editor was receptive to concerns about student death

November 23

Editor, Last week I submitted a letter to you about the lack of sensitivity in the article “Student with flu symptom dies, another freshman hospitalized,” published Nov.

Opinion

Lambert's excuse for behavior makes her unworthy of pardon

November 23

Editor, I am a graduate of BYU and saw a clip of Elizabeth Lambert’s exuberance on YouTube.com. It was a bad situation, but while seeking some way to express my opinion for forgiveness, I came across Miss Lambert’s excuse for such behavior as immodesty on the part of BYU players in order to gain some kind of edge.