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Cosmo Tapas brings the sabor to ABQ

Tapas are rare in New Mexico, so if you’ve never tried them now is the perfect time to head to the newly opened Cosmo Tapas on Central Avenue. Good tapas always present a dilemma for me, because if they are good, I’ll probably want more than a tapas-sized portion, and that was exactly the case at Cosmo. The food fits right in with the atmosphere, with mood lighting and live music in the lounge every weekend.

Get To Know: Richard J. Berry (Mayoral Candidate)

Republican Richard J. Berry has been a member of the New Mexico State House of Representatives since 2007.

Use of Second Life reaching fever pitch

UNM is the first university to create an online, 3-D virtual training program for the H1N1 influenza virus. Adel Saad, who created the program on Second Life, an online, 3-D virtual-world Web site, said it teaches users how to organize a mass preventative clinic.

Schmidly to focus on accountability

President David Schmidly has a to-do list for the 2009 school year. In Schmidly’s Monday-morning message Aug.

UNM greases the wheels with biofuel

UNM took a step toward reducing its carbon emissions this week by introducing the Veggie Bus, a shuttle powered entirely by waste vegetable oil. The oil comes from the kitchens of La Posada, the SUB and the cafeteria of UNMH.

Life without pro football won’t force Vick back into life of crime

Editor, I read the opinion column by Isaac Avilucea in the Aug. 17-23 Daily Lobo about Michael Vick.

Nation needs more medical students

Editor, Thank you for drawing attention to the paucity of Native Americans at UNM’s Medical School.

KUNM Radio Board seeks undergraduate students

Editor, I would like to invite our undergraduate student body to explore a unique opportunity for student leadership on campus and within the University community in general. KUNM (89.9 FM and kunm.org) is our community’s local public radio station and one of our community’s most valuable assets.

Get To Know: Martin Chavez (Incumbent Mayoral Candidate)

Martin Chávez is running for a third consecutive term as mayor of Albuquerque. Look for interviews with Chávez’s opponents, Richard Berry and Richard Romero, later this week.

Family an inspiration for Lobo wideout

There’s something about Quintell Solomon’s hands that is unlike those of most other college receivers.

Women's soccer claims victory in sloppy opening

At times it looked like the UNM women’s soccer team was playing a pick-up game on Johnson Field… But it’s what head coach Kit Vela expected out of a season opener.

UNM volleyball's past, future kick off season

The UNM volleyball team debuted its 2009 roster Saturday during the annual Cherry-Silver and Alumni exhibition matches.

Here's to UNM leadership for making the right moves

Editor, I want to congratulate the UNM administration and Board of Regents for some recent great decisions, some of which were pretty bold for UNM.

Stay healthy with SHAC's help

Welcome back to school! New students, welcome to UNM! How are you feeling? I hope you stay well and healthy all year, but just in case, I want you to know you can get health care right here on campus.

Get To Know: Martin Chavez (Incumbent Mayoral Candidate)

Martin Chávez is running for a third consecutive term as mayor of Albuquerque. Look for interviews with Chávez’s opponents, Richard Berry and Richard Romero, later this week.

Professor and student ask for help after blaze

A UNM student and professor are requesting assistance from the administration and the community at large after their apartments burned down earlier this month. Charles Truxillo, who teaches religious studies, and Robert A. Gutierrez, a pre-med student, lost all of their possessions, including clothes, textbooks and computers, when the Castle Apartments on Central Avenue burned Aug. 4. It appears to have been an electric fire, but the cause of the blaze is still under investigation, Truxillo said.

The Heinrich Maneuver

Sign language interpreters had a hard time translating simultaneous applause and jeers at Saturday’s Health Care Town Hall meeting. Congressman Martin Heinrich hosted 600 passionate Albuquerque citizens, many of whom had waited in line for more than five hours, during the forum at UNM’s Continuing Education building.

Race a factor in PETA's rebuke of Vick

Purgatory doesn’t exist for Michael Vick. In the eyes of PETA, there’s no place for him to be cleansed, “purged” of his transgressions — he belongs in one place.

Mastering football's finer points

Trails of dust particles swirl in the air, kicked up by the fury of their feet. Divots and indentations mark where they made their cuts.