This weekend the Outpost Performance Space will play host to what has become an Albuquerque tradition -- the fifth-annual Tap Jam. Tap Jam coordinator and choreographer, Bill Evans, began making up dances at age three when his aunt took him to see a musical.
by Richard M. Berthold Daily Lobo Columnist If you disagree with the policies of the Bush administration, especially regarding a war with Iraq, it is your patriotic duty to make your disagreement known in whatever way that suits your circumstances and skills.
by Richard M. Berthold Daily Lobo Columnist If you disagree with the policies of the Bush administration, especially regarding a war with Iraq, it is your patriotic duty to make your disagreement known in whatever way that suits your circumstances and skills.
Donald H. Salazar says that he would like to serve the UNM Board of Regents with distinction and wants to be known as a hard-working public servant. Salazar, who has been a practicing attorney in the private sector for more than 30 years, said that he believed he was chosen as regent because the governor has confidence in his abilities.
UNM's School of Engineering was one of 27 colleges to participate in a recent gender-equity conference at the National Academy of Engineering that was designed to highlight cutting edge research and accelerate gender equity in university settings. The conference, "Leveraging Experience to Accelerate Progress: Moving Towards Gender Equity in Engineering Education," in Washington, D.
Most people have become so habituated to seeing commercials that media advertisements are viewed uncritically regardless of content. However, a recent series of anti-marijuana propaganda ads begs analysis. The portrayal of drug use in the commercials paid for by the White House Office of National Drug Policy show the "reality" behind drug use.
by Jacque Oldfield Daily Lobo If you're looking for a laid-back alternative to the chromatic bar scene, check out "Smooch's," on the corner of Buena Vista Drive and Central Ave. Prosaic exposed wood ceilings and a massive antique beer cooler lend a casual cantina atmosphere to the place -- picture "Cheers," set deep in New Mexico.
For those who think "Half Baked" is their all-time favorite movie, Feb. 25 was a sacred night in the history of our little town -- Dave Chappelle came through Albuquerque on Tuesday as a part of his nationwide tour, "Dave Chappelle is Blackzilla." Gracing the stage a little after 11 p.
Just when you thought American entertainment could sink no further, along comes "Bum Fights" by Indecline productions. Advertised on their Web site as the "world's fastest selling independent video," "Bum Fights" has found a low that even ancient Romans, who threw Christians to lions for popular entertainment, would find disturbing.
University police are investigating a possible violation of the University's alcohol policy by an employee of the Department of Media Arts. Officers were called to Popejoy Hall Feb. 16 in response to a report of two individuals wandering the corridors of the building's basement.
If you've never driven outside of the city limits in order to experience a star-filled sky minus all the crummy light-pollution, you should. Or, if you're keen on the city life but still love the idea of space-gazing, you can drive an even shorter distance to the Lodestar Astronomy Center, where on display is a new exhibit entitled "Infinity Express.
by James Walkinshaw Washington Square News (New York U.) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- We hear a lot about the poor state of our nation's educational system, and how to fix it, from the media and politicians. "More funding to inner-city schools," says Sen.
by Richard "Bugman" Fagerlund Daily Lobo Columnist Pest management on campus is much different now than the way we controlled pests when I started in the business in Florida more than 30 years ago. In those days we relied almost exclusively on pesticides and various chemicals to control pests.
As the national debate over affirmative action in higher education continues, a group of UNM law students and faculty have offered a New Mexico slant on the issue for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider. Third-year law students Samantha Adams and Julie Sakura, along with UNM law professor Margaret Montoya, have written and filed an amicus, also called a "friend of the court," brief to accompany the University of Michigan's pro-affirmative action side of the landmark case Gruetter v.
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