Daily Lobo: What aspect of fine arts are you concentrating on? Ben Schmitz: I'm not entirely sure yet, actually. I want to do something within the two-dimensional design realm. I am a photographer, but I'm doing painting and drawing - things I'm not good at - because I want to learn.
As an instructor for Philosophy 156: Reasoning and Critical Thinking, election seasons are both exciting teaching opportunities and depressing referendums on the basic rationale of the American public. I couldn't ask for better textbook examples of fallacies than those found in our political discourse.
The revolution may not be televised, but at least you can watch the third installment of the presidential debates Wednesday. "It's an important time, and the whole world is paying attention to what we do during this election, to kind of see if we are going along the same course that we have been, or we are going to try and start changing our course," said Leon Howard, a UNM law student who will host a debate watch party at the SUB Ballroom from 6 to 9 p.
The University has taken about $50,000 from the Daily Lobo's financial reserves and redistributed the money to programs running deficits. The $50,000 is part of a larger sum of money UNM deducted from several on-campus departments. However, the Lobo doesn't receive any money from UNM, and the funds taken were a surplus of ad revenue the Lobo accumulated over a period of years.
There's a 13-foot inflated sitting man with a hamburger for a head at the Albuquerque Museum. "That one's titled 'The Mayor Rests,'" said Ramona Zamir-Gonzalez, senior assistant at the Albuquerque Museum. "It's attached to this pump that puts air into it, but it kind of sighs and breathes and groans.
UNM alumna Lisa Torraco spoke to students Monday to address issues surrounding the race for the Bernalillo County district attorney position. The College Republicans hosted the question-and-answer meeting to endorse Torraco during a time that Torraco said "isn't the most popular time to be a Republican.
Editor, Stephen Dinkel is wrong in saying Barack Obama is not for America. The conservative values of fiscal responsibility, national defense and moral values are not represented by the Republicans. America needs Obama; conservatives and their values need Obama.
Members of a Catholic community at UNM want students to start thinking inside the box. About 20 students and church members slept in cardboard boxes Saturday night in the courtyard of the Aquinas Newman Center in hopes of better understanding the plight of Albuquerque's homeless.
Faculty losses are affecting another department at UNM. The chemistry department has seen a steep decline in full-time tenured faculty. Only 12 full-time faculty members teach in the department, chemistry professor Patrick Mariano said. "We are down significantly, with no hope in the near future that it will change," he said.
Editor, The Daily Lobo published an article on Oct. 7 regarding students, voter registration and the provisional balloting process in Bernalillo County and throughout the state. Unfortunately, the article cited some inaccurate information from a person who is not related to the election process in Bernalillo County.
If Sacramento State was a speed bag, the UNM men's soccer team thoroughly worked them early on Sunday at the UNM Soccer Complex with two quick, decisive blows, leading 2-0 less than seven minutes into the game. But as any boxer will tell you, it's not about how you start; it's how you finish - something the Lobos have struggled to do.
Editor, It's that time of year again when America celebrates its origins with the recognition of Columbus Day, and if you grew up in the mainstream, you probably don't think twice about it. But if you grew up as an American Indian, you do, especially if you know your history.
UNM's Queer Straight Alliance celebrated National Coming Out Day on Thursday by encouraging people to be open about their sexual orientation. National Coming Out Day began in 1998, commemorating the murder of Matthew Shepard, an openly gay student at the University of Wyoming.
For Carl Ho, Christmas came early. The freshman won the finals in the UNM Balloon Fiesta Invitational. A few other newcomers put up some solid results as well. After six days of tennis last week at the ITA All-American Tournament in Tulsa, Okla., the tennis team was right back at it with the Balloon Fiesta Invitational this weekend.
A town-hall meeting Wednesday will discuss plans for the Student Success Center and the future of Student Services. President David Schmidly, along with the presidents of GPSA and ASUNM, planned the meeting to address student worries about the move. The meeting will take place in the SUB Atrium at noon on Wednesday - the last day of classes before fall break.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and its goal is to increase awareness about cyber security issues and engage users in implementing additional security measures to protect their computers. You could say the goal of this monthly column is the same: to increase awareness and help the UNM community better secure its information.
Students can discover what it's like to be blind or in a wheelchair at an event sponsored by UNM's Associated Students for Empowerment. Fifteen campus and community organizations have teamed up to host Disability Awareness Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today outside the SUB.
Editor, With regard to Donald Gluck's letter, I take exception to not only his statements but to the overall sophomoric tone he chose to adopt. I feel his entire letter is indicative of the generally ailing and geriatric policies of the Republican Party. As one of B.
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