UNM professor Renee Ornelas will receive a Distinguished Public Service Award for her work with victims of sexual abuse. Ornelas, who teaches at the UNM Health Sciences Center, is the director of Para Los Niños. The program provides medical care for children who have been sexually abused and follows up with teenagers who have been sexually assaulted.
Voters have to weed through the major-party candidates and nonpartisan judges before they get to the general obligation bonds on the ballot. Bond C will distribute more than $57 million to health-related facilities for construction and expansion. About $28 million of the bond funds would benefit UNM.
"Always over-deliver and under-promise." That's the motto co-owners Steve Horton and Chris Byrd teach their employees at Pro Image in Cottonwood Mall. The store, which opened Oct. 11, sells sports apparel, including jerseys, hats, T-shirts and professional and college sporting goods.
Editor, In the fall of 1964, at the age of 24, I voted in my first U.S. presidential election. I voted for Lyndon B. Johnson. It was a mistake. Johnson was an OK president, but he wasn't the president for the times. This was proven by his inability to stand up for the many decisions he made regarding the Southeast Asia war and his inability to stand up as the protector of the U.
Reps. Steve Pearce and Tom Udall are spending time at UNM to inform students of their positions on the problems America faces this election year. Pearce, a Republican, said students should know he has their best interests at heart. "Between my background, my knowledge and my passion for working for New Mexico, I am the candidate who will see that New Mexico and the United States fix our economy and that we move into this new generation with jobs for the future and hope for the future," he said.
Editor, The election process in the United States has become nothing more than a popularity contest. Barack Obama's Hollywood personality and rallying speeches seem to be clouding the judgment of many college students at this campus. Even hinting that Obama is qualified and experienced enough is not only wrong; it's ignorant.
Are you concerned about local elections? If so, which ones? Tyler Robertson Junior Psychology "Not really.... I've watched all the commercials. I haven't seen a whole lot of what they're going to do. It's more of just bashing each other. I just kind of go with my party and their views.
Editor, You must vote, because my vote will probably not count. Despite having applied for an absentee ballot months in advance, my county clerk made an error, which could very well keep me from returning my ballot on time for tally. My vote will probably not count, so I implore you to not only vote but to make sure your vote counts.
Editor, When John Edwards, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were asked at the end of the Democratic presidential debate at Myrtle Beach in South Carolina on Jan. 21 (this year's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday) whom King would endorse, Obama had the honesty to admit "I don't think Dr.
The Mountain West Conference Championships for women's cross country is shaping up to be a two-pony race. Of the nine teams running in Saturday's championship in San Diego, only UNM and BYU are nationally ranked. The UNM women's team climbed four places to 23rd in the nation after last week's 10th-place finish in the NCAA Pre-Nationals at Indiana State.
You know what they say: You dug your own hole - now lie in it. And that might just be the best thing for the UNM football team to do. For some reason, the Lobos have a propensity to fall behind early against Utah. But even more fascinating is UNM's ability to resurrect themselves and upset the Utes.
An American classic is coming to Albuquerque. "Death of a Salesman," Arthur Miller's Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, opens today at the Cell Theatre at 700 First Street N.W. The play is produced by Fusion Theatre Co. and directed by Jacqueline Reid, Fusion's co-founder.
Halloween spooks will roam local neighborhoods Friday to remind people to vote early. Members of New Mexico Youth Organized will sponsor the first Trick or Vote to encourage early voting, especially among young voters. "We'll be reminding people to vote early, because the following day is the last day to vote early, and it's the perfect chance to remind them of their polling location in case they can't vote early," said lead volunteer recruiter Cyrus Gould.
Editor, Sen. John McCain is an experienced senator, a maverick who has crossed the aisle to get legislation through, a known opponent of pork-barrel spending, supports campaign finance reform and loves this country and will protect it from hostile forces. Terrorists know better than to test him.
UNM will receive $17 million if General Obligation Bond D is passed on Nov. 4. Two million dollars will go to UNM's South Campus Student Success Center; $5 million will go toward renovating and expanding the Biology building; and $4 million will be given to the Film and Digital Media Building.
Q-Staff Theatre is transforming its space into an indoor Halloween carnival Friday. Simultaneous hour-long performances will take place throughout the theater, including a magician, a demonic dance, a bone pile, a dream machine, a scary-story reading and a projected stop-motion animation piece with dancing skeletons bursting forth from hellfire.
Editor, Events in recent weeks underscore how crucial student involvement and activism are in maintaining the integrity of our public University. First, $150,000 went missing from the coffers of student organizations. The money was returned only when administrators got caught with their pants down, and the Daily Lobo admirably reported on the situation.
Students interested in learning how to avoid the tricks of the petty criminal trade can attend a personal safety workshop today from noon to 1 p.m. in the SUB Fiesta rooms. UNM Police Chief Kathy Guimond and Trish Hoffman of the Albuquerque Police Department's Women Against Crime program will be guest speakers.
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