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The Setonian
Opinion

Obama's lies, ideas of change pose a threat to Constitution

Editor, Benjamin Sanchez lit a fire with his Barack Obama commentary. When voting for a candidate, there are three issues important to me. The candidate: One, has a profound belief that the Constitution is the supreme law of this nation, two, displays honesty that withstands scrutiny and three, accepts our American culture.


The Setonian
News

Question of the Week

Should UNM's GPA admission requirement be raised to 2.5? Greg Raudenbush Senior Sociology "Yes. It would improve academics. It would definitely help students get better prepared." Jaymie Roybal Freshman Political science "I think it's a good idea that they want to raise the GPA.


The Setonian
Opinion

Americans can prevail despite McCain's smear and fear tactics

Editor, I write in complete disgust of the fearmongering tactics - the worst form of smear and fear - being waged by John McCain's campaign. Does the campaign honestly believe the American people will fall prey to such a divisive and deceitful form of campaigning? The truth always prevails.


Brothers Pat Hilger, left, and Bob Hilger sit with their dog Maggie on the front porch of their house on Silver Avenue. The Hilgers have the largest McCain-Palin sign in their neighborhood.
News

Residents show signs of support

As Election Day nears, there's a striking difference in front yards across the country: political signs are growing out of lawns. The Daily Lobo visited neighborhoods near Nob Hill to talk to residents who advertise their political choices on their property.


Janessah Cobley builds a Lego tower topped with a giraffe at the UNM Children's Campus on Tuesday. Expansion of the facility will soon double its capacity.
News

Regents plan to build additional child care facility (Slideshow)

The Board of Regents plans to double the capacity of the University's child care facilities by adding 250 spaces to the Children's Campus. More than 500 families are on a waiting list to get into the child care program. Regent Mel Eaves said 250 spaces is likely the maximum number of spaces the University can fund right now.


The Setonian
News

Activists decry weapons research at UNM

UNM students and community activists are giving campuswide tours of sites they deem "militarized." The free tours are part of Disorientation Week, organized by the Demilitarization Collective, which aims to raise awareness about weapons research at UNM. The tours have seven stops from the Bookstore to Scholes Hall and run all week until 4 p.


The Setonian
Opinion

Rules should be clarified for political discussion at polls

Editor, I voted at the SUB on Tuesday afternoon, and I'm glad I did, but I had an experience while waiting in line that I need some assistance with from your readers. As I was talking with my friend about a current newspaper editorial, one of the SUB's poll workers said, "No political discussions in line.


Director of OFFCenter Community Arts Project, Ron Breen, sets up a display for Dia de los Muertos.
Culture

Deathly Artistic

Ayren Valer moves her two-titled piece "Death: The Great Illusion" and "Reincarnation: the Kaleidoscopey Adventure." Skulls made of sugar displayed at the OFFCenter Community Arts Project on Tuesday. OFFCenter's Dia de los Muertos art show includes a black, triangle-shaped painting, a Mexican shrine filled with sugar skulls and two collages mounted on a vertical rack covered with black leaves and ravens.


The Setonian
Opinion

Calling Americans whiners not accurate in most cases

Editor, In response to Vanessa Strobbe's column Wednesday imploring us all to stop whining, I know it is incredibly frustrating for Republicans who have grown accustomed to being in charge to realize that honest disagreement about how this country is being run is not "whining.


Leopold and his Fiction will perform at Burt's Tiki Lounge on Monday night.
Culture

Songwriter trades fiction for lyrics

The San Francisco band Leopold and his Fiction sounds like the White Stripes meets Bob Dylan. Lead singer and songwriter Daniel James has a gravelly speaking voice, which sounds clearer when he sings but adds depth to his onstage vocals. "I smoked for a really long time like seven years ago," he said.




Chris Sherlin takes notes during economist Loretta Napoleoni's lecture on the global financial crisis Monday at the SUB.
News

Economist: US could benefit from Islamist ways

The U.S. may be able to solve its financial troubles by being more like Middle Eastern countries. At least that's what Loretta Napoleoni, author of Rogue Economics: Capitalism's New Reality, said during a presentation in the SUB on Wednesday. She said the banking systems in Islamist countries operate according to religious laws and are more successful for it.


News

Question & Answer

World stock markets have continued to decline during the U.S.'s credit crisis. But economic downturns are not a new problem in some parts of the world. The Daily Lobo asked Matias Fontenla, associate professor of economics, if Americans are overreacting to the market's drop.


"Baja Kaliby" by Einar and Jamex de la Torre is part of the National Hispanic Cultural Center's "Meso-Americhanics" show, running through Feb. 22.
Culture

Brothers cast culture in new light

A carousel atop a fluffy, pink canoe is commonplace for artists Einar and Jamex de la Torre, who created the "Meso-Americhanics" exhibit at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. "The title is actually a mash-up of words," said Richard Garcia, admissions clerk at the center.


The Setonian
Opinion

Pearce lacks critical thinking, offers nothing to constituents

Editor, I am looking forward to reading a story about Rep. Tom Udall, because the Bushonomics 101 predicated by Rep. Steve Pearce is useless. He proudly said in a TV ad that he voted against the bailout when everybody now realizes that to do nothing was the stupidest thing one could have done.


Congressional candidate Martin Heinrich, right, speaks with student John Besante near the SUB on Tuesday.
News

Students, Heinrich promote early voting

Congressional candidate Martin Heinrich teamed up with the College Democrats on Tuesday to send students to the polls. The group rallied in Cornell Plaza to inform students that early voting at the SUB began Saturday and will continue through Nov. 1. Kelly Seibert, president of Students for Tom Udall, said anyone registered in Bernalillo County can vote early in the upper level of the SUB.



The Setonian
News

UNM considers GPA hike

Students may soon need at least a 2.5 GPA to be accepted to UNM. Terry Babbitt, associate vice president for enrollment management, presented plans to raise admissions standards to the Academic, Student Affairs and Research Committee of the UNM Board of Regents, which met Oct.


The Setonian
News

Correction

In Tuesday's Daily Lobo, the photo of Steve Pearce was taken by Robert Maes, and the photo of Ashley Norris was taken by Zach Gould.

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