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Lobo men ready to hit Hawaii courses
February 19As the weather in Albuquerque does its best impression of a schizophrenic madman, the UNM men's golf team heads to tropical Hawaii for its second event of the spring 2003 season. The trip won't be all fun in the sun for the Lobos, however, as they will face a formidable, 15-school field and somewhat unfamiliar, sometimes unpredictable playing conditions in the John Burns Invitational near Honolulu, Hawaii.
COLUMN: NATO's weakness comes to forefront
February 19by Yousef Munayyer Massachusetts Daily Collegian (U. Massachusetts-Amherst) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Some years back, maybe when I was 12, I remember seeing a T-shirt in the street market in Jerusalem with a picture of a fighter jet on it and the words "Don't worry America .
Swim team to reach for fifth in championships
February 19Staff Report The UNM swim team will try to improve on last year's sixth place finish in the Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships this week. "We had a good meet last year and I think we have a better team this year," head coach Bill Spahn said.
COLUMN: Snakes part of N.M. habitat
February 19by Richard "Bugman" Fagerlund Daily Lobo Columnist Warm weather is approaching and it will soon be time to go hiking, camping and generally enjoying the outdoors. One of the so-called hazards of living in New Mexico is that we have at least nine species of rattlesnakes that live in the areas where we like to hike and camp.
Rape Crisis benefit brings music, poetry
February 18by Mar°a Del R°o Daily Lobo Poetry can grab you right out of your seat, take your imagination farther than it has been before and talk to your soul and your ancestors, and that's exactly what a poetry benefit audience got on Saturday. Enrique Cardiel, a representative of Partido Nacional de la Raza Unida, also known as La Raza Unida Party, kicked off the Rape Crisis Center event with a musical set.
UNM presidential search narrows
Jeff Proctor | February 18The UNM Presidential Search Committee spent an hour and a half Monday narrowing down its list of applicants from last week's figure of 83 to a "number fewer than 15." "That number could increase or decrease," said Larry Willard, acting committee chairman.
LETTER: War on terrorism futile
February 18Editor, Are any readers of this paper old enough to remember the war on poverty? It was a Johnson administration program in the '60s that got sidetracked by Vietnam. That's the "war" in Vietnam, which was a real war, unlike the "war" on poverty, which was a biggish social program supposed to do away with unemployment and homelessness and the like.
LETTER: U.S. foreign policy not worth defending
February 18Editor, Saturday, millions of people around the globe marched against a U.S. war on Iraq, including 5-8,000 in Santa Fe. I was there and it was a great event. I write today out of concern that many Americans are still unfamiliar with the extent of the global opposition to U.
Some Lobo redemption at Pit
Lee Cornell | February 18The UNM men's basketball team played perhaps its most well-rounded game of the season in defeating Colorado State University, 82-72, Monday night. The Lobos had three players score in double figures. Freshman guard Mark Walters led the way scoring 19 points on 8-15 shooting from the field.
COLUMN: Deciphering draft proposal
February 18by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist Here's a unique idea: propose a draft to oppose a war. That's exactly what U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel appears to have done. According to press releases issued on Jan. 7 and Jan. 10, Rangel proposed the Universal National Service Act of 2003 for two reasons.
800 attend city peace event
February 18by Starr Alexander Daily Lobo About 800 people participated in the New Mexico One World Celebration a tribute to cultural and spiritual diversity in New Mexico. The interfaith multi-cultural ceremony for world peace was held at the N.M. State Fairgrounds Creative Arts Center Sunday.
'Daredevil' Standoff
February 18by Sari "Killer" Krosinsky, Angela "Mad Dog" Williams and Marisa "The Judge" Demarco Daily Lobo Here's the debate: "Daredevil" -- a kickass comic book movie for the unpretentious, or "Daredevil" -- a poor clichÇ and destroyer of sacred comic book code? The Daily Lobo, never blanching at controversial topics, addresses this issue.
UNM police investigate alleged sickleave forgery
Clay Holtzman | February 18UNM Police detectives are investigating an alleged incident of forgery that may have been committed by an Athletics Department employee. According to a UNM police report, filed by Sylvia Lopez, personnel coordinator for the Athletics Department, an employee allegedly forged a physician's signature to use as a documented excuse from attending work, while at the same time receiving sick leave benefit pay worth more than $2,500.
Lobo women get redemption by beating Air Force
February 17Staff Report The Lobos ended a two-game losing streak, beating the Air Force Academy Falcons, 71-40, at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Saturday. Currently sitting in fifth place in the Mountain West Conference, UNM balanced out its conference record at 4-4, and is now, thanks to a BYU loss, in the running for second place.