Editor, Both Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are women political leaders. The commonality between the two ends there. It is important to keep this campaign focused on the critical issues facing this country and how each side plans to tackle these issues. Where does each woman stand on the issues? Palin was elected Alaska's governor a little more than a year and a half ago.
Mary White, founder of the first Girl Scout camp in New Mexico, will be honored with a historical marker on Highway 24 this year. The camp, however, seems to have died with White, and her relatives and friends are trying to bring it back to life. White established the camp in the Sacramento Mountains, about four hours south of Albuquerque, in the 1920s as a place for young women to learn about nature and themselves.
These are trying times. And that's a reason to go to the 516 Arts reception Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. "Cautionary Tales: A Visual Dystopia" features artists exposing the dire situation of our planet, which is much of our own doing. Although it's a horrific subject, the artists' execution of color and imagery is beautiful.
Students can expect to see more custodians working during the day due to a schedule change - which decreases custodians' pay - that will require some of them to work during the early morning and business hours instead of late at night. The custodial staff is transitioning to a schedule of 10 hours a day, four days a week.
Handwriting is your body language on paper. And Dr. Arlyn Imberman, who studied the European method of handwriting analysis for three years in New York, wrote a book called Signature for Success, in which she decodes the personality behind writing samples from artists, politicians, celebrities and others.
Editor, I am writing in response to Benjamin Sanchez's letter on Friday about Barack Obama, in which he suggested the senator's position on abortion is "not clear or consistent." The heart of Sanchez's argument relies on the flawed assumption that "pro-choice" is the same as being "pro-abortion.
Editor, It's nice to see the Republican Party finally discovered that 51 percent of this country is made up of women, 88 years after women were given the right to vote. I think we all know why it is only now that they have joined the 21st century. It's clear the primary reason the Republican Party chose a woman is because they believe they can pick up all of those disgruntled Hillary Clinton voters we keep hearing about.
Holly Roberts has a big yellow painting/photograph called "Mud Truck" hanging in the UNM Art Museum. "We had just gotten a new Toyota truck, and it was supposed to be a little one, but it was huge," she said. "I just felt weird driving this enormous thing around.
Bernie Salazar, a competitor on NBC's "The Biggest Loser," is visiting UNM to give a motivational speech today in Sub Ballroom C. Salazar began the competition weighing 283 pounds. At the end, he weighed 153. Salazar said he got his motivation from a desire to start feeling healthier.
The Street Theatre Brigade has big aspirations - like boosting Albuquerque's creative economy and artistic pull. And this grassroots group is looking for more people, so it's holding a meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. today in Popejoy Hall, Room B427. It'll go over all the ridiculous stuff it has always wanted to do in the middle of the street but couldn't because it lacked resources.
Food Not Bombs passes out free food and promotes an antiwar message every Wednesday outside the UNM Bookstore. The organization was created in the mid-1980s as a way to protest nuclear weapons, said Mike Butler, coordinator for the Albuquerque chapter. Food Not Bombs has been more active in some years than others, Butler said.
Staff Report UNM has partnered with the City of Albuquerque to offer gameday shuttle services to the public. Last year, the University started a free shuttle service to take students from Main Campus to University Stadium, and, for a price, nonstudents can now take advantage of the program.
After spending an arduous flight with an Italian guy digging his arm into my side, I arrived at PAX - the Penny Arcade Expo - in Seattle. I crashed with an old friend, who happens to be one of the ubiquitous "enforcers" - the expo's cadre of volunteers who help with everything from setup to giving lost attendees directions.
Editor, On the first day of school, we were greeted with a Daily Lobo front-page headline: "Udall proposes plans to help pay for college." To the average student, this means his or her worries will soon be over. Didn't Barack Obama also promise free tuition in exchange for five years of community service? Remember Sen.
Editor, On Thursday you printed a letter from Andres Saenz in which he shared his opinions about not voting for Barack Obama. You had already printed another letter from him in the week preceding classes resuming. I realize you want to share more than one perspective, but if he is the only Obama hater writing you, then that speaks for itself.
Editor, Shame on you, Daily Lobo, for titling Wednesday's article covering Ralph Nader's visit "Small-party talk." And shame on UNM for not adequately getting the word out that Nader was going to be visiting campus. I understand marketing, advertising, journalism and how the media work.
Editor, I believe I can shed some light on Michael Westervelt's article on Thursday about "Advisement blues" in University College. The investigation Westervelt refers to is the one undertaken one year ago when President David Schmidly and the UNM Board of Regents asked for a review of University College as part of the president's first-year goals.
Daily Lobo: You're a UNM Police Officer? James A. Madrid: That's correct. DL: Can you tell me what a typical day is like for you? JM: I plan all the football games, so I'm pretty busy all the time just planning and organizing the officers. DL: What kinds of things are you worried about when you plan football games? JM: You're always worried about, for example, an active shooter or a disaster.
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