No theatrics, no anxiety - the UNM men's tennis team already knew it would be in the NCAA Championships field. After winning the Mountain West Conference on Saturday, the Lobos won't forget to pack the sunscreen, because they are headed to sunny Los Angeles to take on Minnesota in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on May 9.
Gobs of money aside, ESPN is the Republican Party - in short, an arrogant organization that no longer thinks it needs its constituents' input to remain in power. It just takes a keen eye to recognize it. In addition to its daily broadcasts, ESPN's supplementary online coverage has crippled and essentially stamped out real sports journalism.
Zero to 25 mph in about nine seconds. That's what you get taking a spin in a Zenn electric car, as I did Monday. Paul Watson, biology research professor and owner of Zenn Electric Cars in Albuquerque, allowed the Daily Lobo to test drive one of the sleek, environmentally friendly vehicles.
Editor, Thank you Daily Lobo for your timely Ask Dr. Peg column on depression. As a person who has suffered from severe depression for many years and has helped several friends and students through these dark periods, I want to add to the information in the article.
Have you ever felt like you are under-informed and over-medicated? The American Medical Student Association, Student Health and Counseling, and Student Special Events are teaming up today for the Student Health Fair. which will be run by students. Anna Vestling, AMSA fundraising coordinator, said information will be available on topics ranging from HIV/AIDS to counseling and therapy.
Two members of the Israeli Defense Forces will share their stories on campus today in honor of Israeli Independence Day. The soldiers will talk about their experience in the armed forces and Israel's history as a country at 2 p.m. in the SUB Sandia Room. Major Ashrat Bachar's speech will center on the progress women have made in the armed forces since the country declared independence in 1948.
Dirk Gibson is writing a novel about the victims of the West Mesa killings. Gibson is an associate professor in the Communication and Journalism Department, and he has written two books about serial murderers. Daily Lobo: What were your two previous books about? Dirk Gibson: I've written two books about serial murders, which explain the phenomenon.
It started with a war. Then came the newspaper headlines and the personal opinions argued via poster paint and plastic signs on the side of the road as people took international politics into their homes. Hebah Ahmed, a member of the Coalition to Stop $30 Billion to Israel, said political misinformation is now running amok in the U.
Editor, It is refreshing to see this country finally - after eight endless catastrophic years - represented by an intelligent face, a face that beams of common sense because it is enlightened by a basic sense of justice. The final vindication came with President Obama's coronation.
Editor, I appreciate the Daily Lobo for covering an issue that reflects New Mexico's involvement in alternative energy. I believe everyone should research the issue of nuclear energy independently and draw their own conclusions, but I would like to submit some information for the readers' review.
Today is national Equal Pay Day, and female professors at UNM are still paid less than their male counterparts. According to a University-wide study accepted for publication on Sunday, female professors at UNM earn 3 percent less than male professors, even after controlling productivity variables such as maternity leave, education and discipline.
Monica Demarco took the music she wrote over the past five years and turned it into a multimedia extravaganza for her senior recital - the cherry atop her music composition and theory degree sundae. Two of those pieces, "Fray" and "Hijas de la Chingada," won the UNM Composers' Symposium this year and last.
Rep. Martin Heinrich has created a Web site to provide updates and information about the swine flu, available at Heinrich.house.gov. Tips from the site: ? Wash hands often with soap and water. Alcohol-based sanitizers are also effective. ? Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Today's Research Ethics Symposium will highlight the most trying questions plaguing labs around the world. "Fostering Integrity in Research" is being held today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the auditorium at the Centennial Engineering Center. William Gannon, who works in the Office of the Vice President for Research and coordinated the symposium, said President David Schmidly has increased UNM's focus on research integrity during his time at UNM.
PB&J Family Services collaborated with the Albuquerque business community Monday to provide Crock-pots full of food to 100 hungry families. PB&J Family Services is a local organization that provides case management, counseling, parenting classes and health care to needy families.
Editor, I wrote the letter published last week on the previous Sunday thinking certain things had happened, and I was harsh with the Afghan student group and OIPS. Monday, I talked to Stephanie at OIPS, and she investigated the matter. I had jumped to a wrong conclusion based on the disturbing things that were said.
Editor, Using students to assist the UNM Police Department in keeping track of the school is an excellent idea, and the idea raises another idea in my mind - one that may inflame the sentiments of many students on campus. Campus shootings invariably happen in areas that are referred to as gun-free zones.
Editor, I have had it with President Obama and the slow decay of the American republic. Obama's conduct on his recent trip overseas has convinced me that he is not an adequate representative of the United States of America collectively or of me personally.
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