UNM Physical Plant employees Santos Griego (right), Nash Encinias and Donny Martin (background) dismantle a canopy frame behind the SUB Tent Tuesday. The canopy from the Casitas mexican food stand had been damaged by high wind gusts.
In 1993, UNM administrators converted the Zuni half of Hokona Hall from student dorms to office space for the College of Education - but Housing and Food Services was never compensated for the equivalent of the building's equity. Housing did receive some compensation in the form of reductions in operating costs and debt service, said Randy Boeglin, UNM dean of students and director of residence life.
Editor, Recent articles indicate that to be considered patriotic, one must be supportive of all decisions made by the current administration and our politicians. Now some are using our military's accomplishments in Iraq to say that "Bush the elder is a doormat no more.
Is it okay to sell out? "Plunda," a play penned by faculty member Jim Linnell, didn't think so. The play follows modern Dadaists who steal resources to create art. A company buys out their warehouse/club and give the Dadaists an ultimatum: sell your show or leave.
by Richard "Bugman" Fagerlund Daily Lobo Columnist On April 19, New Mexico will again sink into the depths of depravity. That is the start of the incredibly reprehensible rattlesnake roundup in Alamogordo. Rattlesnake roundups are among the most deliberately cruel public events in this country.
by Lisa J. Tabet Daily Lobo The UNM School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education has been awarded a six-year reaccreditation, with commendation, by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Ellen Cosgrove, senior associate dean for the Continuing Medical Education office, said she is very pleased with the reaccreditation.
Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo Clay animation is on tap this weekend at the SouthWest Film Center with an exclusive showing of legendary Czech surrealist master Jan Svanmajer's latest work, "Little Otik." "Little Otik" is a dark comedy about a couple that after having no luck conceiving, decides to dig up a tree root and whittle a child.
Even after all this time, people still give a funny look when they hear the word Americana. What does it mean? Americana is pretty much a catchall term for anyone who plays music that sounds like old-time country music, but doesn't exactly look like an old-time country music type person.
How many gruesome acts can one person withstand? That seems to be the question that must have been running through Rob Zombie's head when he made "House of 1,000 Corpses." It's not so much a film as it is a festival, a celebration if you will, of blood, guts and gore.
The world is a beautiful place with DVD players - the problem is finding DVDs that have the appropriate amount of senseless violence and comedy for your discriminating taste. The Daily Lobo serves up two new collections for your approval: "Kung Faux" vs.
Officials at the Institute for Public Policy at UNM expect to have the results of a survey they are conducting regarding New Mexicans' opinions of the war in Iraq within a week. "We are looking for New Mexicans' point of view toward the war," said Amelia Rouse, deputy director of the institute.
A UNM alumnus who started his own successful business consulting famous NFL coaches and players advised UNM students Monday how to create a successful career. Todd Greene, who is the founder of the Todd Greene Agency, an international sports speaker's bureau and graduate of the Communication and Journalism Department, gave advice and fielded questions regarding careers in communications and business during a conference call in one of the department's Business and Professional Speaking class Monday.
Yerba Buena has to be sick of being compared to Ozomatli, but with so few Latin/hip-hop fusion bands hitting the semi-mainstream, it's hard to avoid. Whereas Ozomatli is a 50/50 combo of American influences and Latin grooves, Yerba Buena comes off as 60/40 or maybe even 70/30 with the emphasis on the Latin side of things.
by Derek Montgomery Badger Herald (U. Wisconsin) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. - Recently for students, it seems the world has gone mad. War in Iraq, tuition hikes and American Idol scandals have distracted students from what really matters: the 3-4 hours per credit you are supposed to devote every week to your studies.
Current ASUNM President Jennifer Onuska said if re-elected, her experience this year gives her the ability to "hit the ground running" to better serve students. Onuska, running with the Horizon slate, would be the first Associated Students of UNM president to serve consecutive terms since Alberto Solis, who served from 1994-96.
With a strong sense of cultural identity sustained by the need for change in a grassroots way, the Sin Fronteras Film Festival was created. The festival took place last weekend in two theaters at the South Broadway Cultural Center. Sin Fronteras celebrates through film the movement of the people and current topics concerning youth, gender, people of color, people of Latin America, indigenous resistance and queer issues, through film.
by Tania deLuzuriaga FSView & Florida Flambeau Florida State University (U-WIRE) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - One of Florida's oldest college newspaper was shut down this week and the entire editorial staff fired after publishing a profanity-filled April Fool's Day issue that included racist jokes and a sex column advocating rape and domestic violence.
UNM presidential candidate Edward John Ray said all the essential ingredients needed to make the University nationally competitive are in place, the only thing missing is a president to bring them all together. Ray, who began a two-day visit to UNM Monday in order to become acclimated with the concerns of the community and the issues that exist on campus, spoke to a crowd of less than 10 people about the similarities between UNM and Ohio State University, where he is the executive vice president, provost and a professor of economics.
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