There will be no LeBron James in the NBA Finals. No puppets, no chalk, no oddly protruding right mandible. In his place is the Orlando Magic, a team that has a star in Dwight Howard, but whose success relies mostly on unsexy things like defense and Hedo Turkoglu.
Mike Brownstein didn't resort to pulling out a bag of excuses. The UNM baseball team's second baseman did his best to make sense of the way the Lobos asphyxiated themselves down the stretch, causing the Lobos to lose out on a trip to an NCAA Regional. UNM's postseason aspirations were wiped out by consecutive losses in the Mountain West Conference Tournament, coupled with Utah becoming the first No.
Editor, The sort of denial expounded upon by the mainstream environmental movement and the pseudo-hippie, neo-liberal know-it-alls who spout their "insights" into any willing ear brings light to the crisis facing not only education but our world as a whole.
Two student columnists - one conservative and one progressive - respond to President Barack Obama's choice of Sonia Sotomayor to be a Supreme Court justice. Chris Burks (Progressive) University of Arkansas President Obama's pick of Sonia Sotomayor represents the triumph of ideas.
Comments on "Male professors should be run through sheep dip, shot," May 7. Professor James Burbank called for a euthanasia program for male professors at UNM in response to a letter stating that female professors are superior. Arthur Frederick Ide Posted May 7 All professors (without exception, regardless of rank or tenure status) should be tested for competency, yearly, in their subject field and be required to obtain a high score.
"Terminator: Salvation" has been getting a bum rap the last couple of weeks. This isn't to say that it's a great movie, because it isn't, but saying that it's worse than "T3" is a telling sign of an ignorance not usually seen amongst those who review films -- or breathe on a regular basis.
UNM is aiding in the recovery of L’Aquila, Italy, after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the city on April 6. UNM will provide a new academic home for at least two displaced students from the University of L’Aquila this year.
UNM wants to build a new recreation center for its growing student population and increase student fees by $117 per semester to pay construction costs. UNM's Division of Student Affairs conducted an online survey in February to evaluate recreation programs and see what improvements students wanted.
Editor, There is no excuse for Israel's invasion of Gaza. Past atrocities can neither justify current crimes nor silence the protest against them. Nothing justifies the Israeli carnage in Gaza. Those who attempt to rationalize this slaughter are caught in self-contradictions.
Editor, Once again the Daily Lobo ("Speaker will discuss root of conflict in Middle East," Daily Lobo, May 11, 2009) functions as a conduit for anti-Israel propaganda - and on the front page no less. There is no shortage of ethnic and religious conflicts in the world.
The Graduate and Professional Student Association urged the Board of Regents to carefully review student surveys before approving construction of the new recreation center at the regents meeting on May 12. The GPSA council passed a resolution on May 11 asking the Board of Regents to conduct another survey before proceeding with plans for the center.
Paul Aitken has a tricky task at hand. It's more difficult than hurling a lacrosse ball 100 mph at a goalkeeper. As president of UNM's lacrosse team, he has to sell lacrosse, a highly popular East-Coast sport, to UNM and the New Mexico community. Aitken had plenty of problems when he took over as president.
Gelato Is it too much to ask for gelato in the middle of the desert? No, said Brandon Gradeless, owner of Ponte Rialto Gelato Shop, located at Albuquerque Indoor Karting. Gradeless said his gelato is set apart from the competition because he uses a machine that no one else in New Mexico has.
It's no longer the country boys versus the city boys. Beyond all the burnt offerings, the smoking Aggie and Lobo effigies, and the swank claims of superiority from each student body, the rivalry between UNM and NMSU isn't as contentious as we are led to believe.
Imagine going to your first college class, and as you sit down the professor starts bumping a track by hip-hop artist Brother Ali. You haven't died and gone to hip-hop heaven - you are probably in Finnie Coleman's Intro to Hip-Hop Culture class. The freshman-learning-community course is only offered to incoming freshmen.
Editor, I am writing to voice my concern about the lack of recycling bins on campus. There are probably hundreds of garbage cans around campus, but only a few dozen recycling bins. Why is this? How hard would it be to remove half the garbage cans and replace them with recycling bins? Also, several recycling bins around the dorms have vanished.
Faculty members are reactivating the UNM chapter of a national organization of university professors, hoping to strengthen their voice in the outcry against UNM's administration. The faculty has been struggling with the administration over how they have addressed important issues at the University such as retaining tenure-track professors, preventing programs from dissolving due to lack of instructors, and maintaining faculty pay.
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