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LETTER: Irresponsible protestors dangerous

Editor, This is an open letter to the irresponsible idiots who marched through the chemistry building protesting a possible war against Saddam Hussein Wednesday afternoon. You are certainly at liberty to have your protests on campus outside of the buildings, but when you bring your disruptive noise into a building with laboratory classes in progress, your "expression of freedom of speech" comes closer to attempted assault.

New Molotov album attacks racism

Like the bomb it gets its name from, Molotov is made from simple ingredients -- rock, underground rap, mainstream rap, dance music and equal parts English, Spanish and Chilango. And it's explosive. On its third CD release Dance and Dense Denso, the Mexico City-based quartet defies categorization, tweaking with styles and sounds as easily as some musicians tweak the levels on their amplifiers.

UNM center under investigation

Federal officials are investigating instances of alleged billing fraud within the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. UNM submitted a self-report to the Department of Justice May 16, 2002, addressing the matter. "We are being cooperative and providing any information that is requested," said Sam Giammo, director of Public Affairs at the Health Sciences Center.

Ancient play's theme to make love, not war

On Monday, a worldwide cry for peace was made with a 2,500 year-old play performed in 60 countries more than a thousand times. The play, "Lysistrata," was written by Greek playwright Aristophanes in 411 B.C. and tells the story of Grecian women deciding to end the Peloponnesian War by withholding sex from their partners.

UNM, high school students 'walk out'

Three UNM students were cited for obstruction and failure to obey a police officer Wednesday during an anti-war protest at UNM as students and others rallied against the impending war with Iraq. Police said about 100 people from a crowd of about 500 blocked Central Avenue, the city's main street that runs in front of campus, for about half an hour.

Pro-Bush, Anti-War Protesters Face Off

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Fusion, Cell Theatre bring in 'Bedbound'

by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo The Cell Theatre and its resident professional-theater company, Fusion, have brought another hot new play to town. Edna Walsh's "Bedbound" just had a run in New York City at the Irish Repertory Theatre. It now comes to off-Broadway Albuquerque with a different cast and crew to kick off The Cell's second season.

'Chicago' a musical home run

Velma Kelley nails it when she breathlessly says, "OK fellas, keep your socks up, 'cause you ain't seen nothin' yet," because the musical has returned to the big screen with all that jazz and then some. Not since "Grease" has a musical created such a buzz, but the new film version of "Chicago" has wowed Hollywood, the Oscars and American audiences.

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Latifah, Martin film's new odd couple

Critics are already raging about "Bringing Down the House," a racially charged flick staring Queen Latifah and Steve Martin due out Friday. Saying their worst about the movie, they claim that it promotes negative racial stereotypes and liken it to Minstrel Shows.

LETTER: Cannabis prohibition violates Constitution

Editor, Our country was founded on the premise that all men and women should have the right to pursue happiness however they see fit, as long as they are not violating the rights of others. Yet, today, the U.S. federal government violates this principle with the prohibition of the cannabis plant.

Director on search for one-hit wonders

Sometimes an author produces an extraordinary piece of fiction, only to remain unheard of for the rest of his or her life. This fact led Mark Moskowitz to the production of his latest film, "Stone Reader." Acclaimed by critics for its depth and originality, the film has won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the 2003 Slamdance Film Festival.

Others gather to support Bush, war

Many students attended the anti-war rally Wednesday to voice their opinion that war with Iraq is a necessity and to call on the American public to support the Bush administration's decisions and U.S. troops overseas. Robert Dietz, a senior biology major, said that Saddam Hussein epitomizes evil and needs to be removed from power in any way possible.

Theater workshop to get physical

Out of all the majors in the world, you had to choose that one. How familiar is this line to all you fine arts majors out there? Fortunately, there are places that exist exactly for people such as yourselves -- especially if you are into theater. One such place is The Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, Calif.

Senators, regent get SUB tour

Faculty Senate members, one member of the Board of Regents and representatives from the Office of the President were given a formal tour of the SUB Tuesday during which they were updated on the building's progress.

COLUMN: Sorenstam will test the PGA tour water

The most dominant player in golf does not use Nike equipment. The most dominant player in golf does not wear red on Sundays, does not take the name of a large jungle cat and does not ask television viewers if they were expecting Igor in Buick commercials.

LETTER: Criticism of beliefs not true

Editor, It is clear that, despite his stance "against" ideology, Steve Chavez is operating under a particular ideology himself. In his attempt to discredit current and past political groups working in the peace movement, Chavez claims that these groups are inherently corrupt because of their promotion of certain ideological positions.

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COLUMN: Delusions an itchy problem

by Richard "Bugman" Fagerlund Daily Lobo Columnist Of all the bug calls I get, the ones that are the most frustrating are from people who suffer from delusory parasitosis. Delusory parasitosis is a condition where someone feels insects, mites or worms crawling on them.