Opinion
Anti-abortion group should practice what they preach
October 8Editor, I have absolutely no objection to the anti-abortion campaign and I respect those who choose to believe in it.
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Asking people to pray for good health contradicts GOP values
October 8Editor, Monday’s cartoon “The GOP Health Care Plan,” illustrates an interesting contradiction of the GOP’s allegedly Christian values.
Opinion
Graphic images should cause thought, not 'Hulk-like' rage
October 8Editor, I am writing in response to Jeremy Sment’s letter regarding the anti-abortion display on campus.
Sports
Lobos gear up to face MWC rival Wyoming
Ryan Tomari | October 8This Saturday, first-year head coach Mike Locksley will be doing the Hokey Pokey for the first time. His Lobos will head up north to face Mountain West Conference foe, Wyoming. But it won’t be the first time Locksley’s run into Dave Christensen, now the Pokes’ first-year head coach. Christensen faced Locksley twice during his coaching tenure at Missouri.
Sports
New pitching lineup for softball this season
Mario Trujillo | October 8Hope for the UNM softball team comes in the form of pitchers this season. The Lobos signed three new pitchers — Kari Gutierrez, Samantha Gatson and Kaela DeBroeck — and DeBroeck took the mound on Wednesday in a doubleheader scrimmage against Luna Community College.
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Soccer has to kick it up a notch
Nathan Farmer | October 8Five minutes into Wednesday’s contest against UC-Irvine, Lobo forward Justin Davis couldn’t find the back of the net.
News
Location of new dorms raises some concerns
Tricia Remark | October 8The dorms on south campus have yet to be approved, but they’ve already prompted claims of preferential treatment for athletes. GPSA President Lissa Knudsen said south campus dorms would give preferential treatment to athletes because they will be close to athletic complexes.
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Students ask sustainability studies to create a major
Andrew Beale | October 7UNM’s Sustainability Studies Program has seen an increase in student enrollment and demand for a sustainability studies major this year. Program Director Bruce Milne said last semester the program had approximately 55 students, and this year 87 students have enrolled. He said the increased enrollment will allow professors in sustainability studies to provide new classes.
News
Berry's win attributed to economy
Kristian Macaron | October 7The mayoral race came to an end earlier than Albuquerque expected. The Oct. 6 Albuquerque Mayoral Election will not continue with a runoff election in November. According to the City Clerk’s Web site, Richard “R.J.” Berry won the election with 43.22 percent of the vote over Incumbent Mayor Martin Chavez and candidate Richard Romero. Berry had 32.273 total votes. Chavez ended the election with roughly 35 percent of the vote, and Romero had about 21 percent of the votes counted.
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Students advocate climate control bill
Adam Burnett | October 7Several UNM students are taking a stand in the national campaign to pass a climate control bill. 1Sky is a national organization campaigning for the bill, which the senate will vote on before December.
Culture
Up, up and away
Chris Quintana | October 7October must be here — hot air balloons are filling the blue sky over Albuquerque. Most people will take a minute or two to admire the colorful floating globes, but few stop long enough to consider how much work goes into every flight. Every balloon has a pilot and a chase crew of about five to six people who eagerly wake up around 3 a.m.
Culture
Showcase blends world dance styles
Hunter Riley | October 7“Farfesha” is Arabic for “laugh joyfully,” said Michelle Morrison, founder and owner of Farfesha Belly Dance. This weekend, Farfesha is hosting a show at the Filling Station to celebrate the differences and similarities in Eastern and Western styles of dancing. “For me, belly dance was kind of a gateway dance, where once I kind of got into it, things like samba, and Bhangra and Bollywood were all the sudden a lot easier,” Morrison said.
Culture
DJ's 'mushroom jazz' brings down the house
Alisha Catanach | October 7Listening to Mark Farina is like taking the melody train all over the city of sound. Farina said his style fuses house beats with hip-hop and acid jazz — and he calls it “mushroom jazz.” “Acid Jazz started as a kind of English style of funk and hip-hop type of thing in the early 90s and was popular in San Francisco in the mid 90s,” Farina said.
Opinion
Mother criticizes degrading tactics used by Justice for All
October 7Editor, Today I was shocked to be crossing Smith Plaza between classes and unexpectedly confronted with an 18-foot display of anti-abortion propaganda.
Opinion
Anti-abortionist groups should show compassion
October 7Editor, This week, as we walk through campus, we face graphic, imposing images of aborted fetuses, which are not only offensive and unsuitable, but indicate clearly the mentality of the hosting group “Justice for All.” These people do not seek public dialogue, but instead choose to force their viewpoint down the throats of others as violently and unilaterally as they can. As an anti-abortionist activist myself, I thought I would have common ground with this group and tried, ineffectually, to communicate to them my grievances with their tactics.
News
Cleavage removed from controversial athletics ads
Isaac Avilucea | October 7UNM’s most famous couple is leaning toward reconciliation — as long as Lobo Louie vows to sever all commercial ties with Route 66 Casino’s pin-up girl. Many UNM community members were angered by the joint ad campaign, which debuted in early September and includes spots that show Lobo Louie cohabitating with Route 66’s sultry model.
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Center serves students for 40 years
Andrew Beale | October 7UNM’s El Centro de la Raza celebrated its 40th anniversary this week. Director Verónica Méndez-Cruz said the celebration at the SUB Monday and Tuesday involved children who are not old enough to attend college.
Sports
Player ups her game, earns MWC recognition
Brandon Call | October 6UNM sophomore middle blocker Ashley Rhoades was named the Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Week this week. After posting 26 kills and hitting a combined .632 in two games last week, Rhoades shares the honor with TCU’s middle blocker Kourtney Edwards. Lobo head coach Jeff Nelson said Rhoades deserves the recognition. “What she did this week is pretty ridiculous,” he said.
Sports
Fishy elements surface in Locksley altercation
Isaac Avilucea | October 6“Iron Mike” Locksley’s name precedes him. As the first-year head coach jogged off the field on Saturday, a group of Texas Tech fans in the South end zone heckled him, chanting, “punch, punch, punch,” according to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. “I’m reaping what I sowed,” Locksley said.
Opinion
Anti-abortionists won't admit to other side of arguments
October 6Editor, Regarding the recent outburst of idiocy from the fools at Justice for All: Implicit in their arguments about abortion are the following points, which they will, of course, never admit to: 1.
