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COLUMN: Guidance for the new year

by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist To my darling sister, 2003: Well, it's almost time for you to start your rotation. I just thought I'd give you a few sisterly cautions, so you'll have some idea what you're in for. My term started off with a great many drunk people.

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Vindication Vegas Style

The UNM football team accepted an invitation Monday to play in the SEGA Sports Las Vegas Bowl on Christmas day. "I think this vindicates a bunch of young people," head coach Rocky Long said yesterday afternoon. "We're the second place team and the second best team in the conference.

'Jules et Jim' a French gem

by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo Seminal filmmaker Francois Truffaut's "Jules et Jim" is playing at Madstone Theater as part of the Movie Milestone series. The French director was a part of the French New Wave in film that strove to push the boundaries of filmic language.

Regents approve sale of south campus land to TVI

The Board of Regents' Finance and Facilities Committee voted to approve the sale of 3.2 acres on UNM's south campus to TVI at its Monday meeting. The land, which is south of Coal Avenue between University Boulevard and Buena Vista Drive, will be sold to the Technical Vocational Institute for its appraised value of $545,000.

Faculty members raise concerns about security clearance for new president

UNM Faculty Senate members voiced their concerns about the top secret security clearance qualification for all presidential candidates at a Board of Regents meeting Monday. Faculty Senate President Beverly Burris and Faculty Sen. John Geissman laid out their trepidations about including the top secret security clearance in the statement of qualifications for the presidential position.

New Folk Implosion Emotional, Formulaic

As a great singer/songwriter, Lou Barlow should need no introduction. Unfortunately, he does, because great singer/songwriters are often unknown singer/songwriters. As one of the founding members of the now defunct but legendary band Dinosaur Jr., Barlow channels most of his musical energy into Sebadoh, a band he fronts with Jason Loewenstein and Bob Fay.

Letter: Officials, not bar owners responsible

Editor, Like many people in this country, Sharon Bailey has things fundamentally wrong when she asserts that the "right" way to resolve the public smoking issue is to let business owners decide because we have a "free-market system" and "that's the way things work.

Race only one factor for UNM admissions

While the Supreme Court will hear a case concerning the use of ethnicity as a determining factor for university admissions, a UNM official said ethnicity is only one factor it considers in evaluating a student's application.

UNM professor gains international praise

UNM German Studies Professor Peter Pabisch has been named the Distinguished Max Kade Research Professor, an honor that included funding to a panelist at an international conference on the cultural aspects of the German language. The conference, "Future Chances of the German Language in Eastern Europe," took place at the University of Graz in Austria in November.

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Diversity assistant creates committee for new tactics

Staff Report UNM's Special Assistant for Diversity Robert Ibarra is creating an innovative "Blue Ribbon Committee," in which select faculty members will collaborate in addressing diversity issues in academic affairs on campus. The committee, whose members were picked to provide an accurate scope of the varying perspectives within the UNM community, "will work on a variety of diversity issues that include guiding special data reporting projects, enhancing traditional recruitment, promotion and retention activities, monitoring diversity tactics in the strategic plan, and advising funded research projects on diversity and promoting unique initiatives associated with a new multicultural model for diversity that is now emerging on campus," Ibarra said in a UNM press release.

Fraternity gets elusive, prestigious Gold Star

Staff Report The New Mexico Alpha chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at UNM has been awarded two of the international fraternity's most prestigious awards this year. The Gold Star Award, presented to individual chapters for superior excellence in chapter operations and the Founders Trophy, presented to the best chapter of Phi Delta Theta on medium-sized campuses, are two of the highest accolades presented each year by the fraternity's general headquarters.

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Lobos grab bowl bid

For the second time this year, fans celebrated a UNM football win by bringing down the goal posts. But this time, the Lobo faithful were fully justified in bringing down the uprights -- the Lobos had just secured their second bowl berth in 41 years. UNM (7-6, 5-2 in the Mountain West Conference) finished its improbable late-season run Saturday with a dominating 49-20 win over the University of Wyoming at University Stadium.

UNM finishes second in Albuturkey

Staff Report The Lobos volleyball team started strong in the Albuturkey Tournament Friday, defeating Butler University Bulldogs and Rice University, but ultimately lost to powerhouse the UCLA Bruins Saturday in Johnson Arena to place second in the holiday tournament.

Grant honors philosopher

In celebration of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 200th birthday, UNM Philosophy Department Chairman Russell Goodman will organize a summer institute for college professors to discuss the popular author. Goodman, who has taught courses about Emerson and other American transcendentalists such as Henry David Thoreau, proposed the grant to the National Endowment for the Humanities a year ago and was surprised when it was accepted.

COLUMN: Learn about tuition process

by Jennifer Onuska ASUNM President and Duff Lill ASUNM Lobby Director and Ed Mazel ASUNM Lobby Director Tuition credits . . . they sound like a good thing, right? Unfortunately, from a student's perspective, they are quite the opposite. A tuition credit can be translated as a tuition increase.

COLUMN: Lowered drinking age could help lessen riots

by Joe Pirone The Lantern (Ohio State U.) U-Wire The recent riots near the Ohio State University campus were, as all similar riots have been, an inexcusable abomination. Students arrested for their involvement should be expelled. Students and non-students who were involved should spend time in jail.