The world just lost a great human being. The University lost a great teacher; the country lost one of its greatest journalists; the Daily Lobo and alumni of the student paper lost a great writing coach; and the community lost a valuable member when Henry Trewhitt died yesterday.
by Kevin Deenihan Daily Californian (U. California-Berkeley) 01/23/2003 (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- A group of Congress members, led by Rep. Charles Rangel, D-New York, have submitted a bill to Congress that would reinstate the draft for ages 20 years and up.
A team of five UNM undergraduate students will make history in March by becoming the first group ever to conduct nuclear-based research with NASA's KC-135 microgravity program. The KC-135 is a plane, developed and operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which flies parabolic arcs over the Gulf of Mexico and, during its descent, has brief periods of microgravity, or weightlessness.
Staff Report Men's Tennis The UNM men's tennis team takes its 59th national ranking to the Northwest this weekend to battle 20th-ranked University of Washington and 73rd-ranked University of Oregon. The Lobos have yet to lose a point in the spring season with 7-0 victories over Northern Arizona University and the University of San Francisco coming last weekend.
by Michael Beniash Daily Lobo Traveling is not easy for anyone -- just ask the Lobo men's basketball team. Dating back to last year, UNM has dropped 12 straight road games, including its first two conference road games this season. But as the saying goes, home is where the heart is and the Lobos will embrace their home court with arms wide open.
by Jon Schwartz Michigan Daily (U. Michigan) 01/21/2003 (U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- With the developments of the past week, and those sure to come in the next few months, the admissions system at the University of Michigan is going to get the time in the spotlight that it sorely needs.
SANTA FE -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson appointed four new regents for the University of New Mexico Wednesday, replacing three regents whose terms had expired and one who resigned. He also named regents for the seven other universities and colleges in New Mexico.
by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo Theater companies from all over the world are in Albuquerque performing in the Third Annual Revolutions International Theatre Festival, brought to us by our own creators, innovators and ambassadors of culture, the Tricklock Theatre Company.
by Dustin Habermann Daily Lobo Documentary Deathmatch: "Bowling for Columbine" vs. "The Trials of Henry Kissinger" Both make you want to raise your angry fist against the man keeping you down but which is the better date movie? The Daily Lobo decides in a eight-round battle to the death.
by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," originally released in 1964, is considered by many to be a masterpiece of cinema. The film, now playing at Madstone Theater, deals with the safety of nuclear weapons and the people who handle them during the Cold War.
Staff Report UNM professors Mohamed El-Genk and Jean Michel Tournier are helping to expand the frontiers of space Feb. 2, when UNM's Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies will be sponsoring its 20th annual forum. "Hopefully this will be a eye-opener to stimulate interest in science," El-Genk said.
Editor, For all of those who chose to gather in protest of any military action against Saddam, I applaud your expression, but would like you to consider just a few points. First, there is a reason he is called the "butcher of Baghdad," showing no hesitation at all to killing and maiming his own people, and making free use of chemical and biological weapons on innocent people.
A foreign minister from the former Soviet Union said Wednesday during a talk in Dane Smith Hall that there needs to be an increased collaboration between Russia and the West. Andrei Kozyrev, who became foreign minister of the Soviet Union in 1990, oversaw the entire spectrum of foreign policy making for the country until the fall of the communist regime and his departure from the position in 1995.
It may not have been the best opponent the Lobos have faced, but Wednesday night's 107-49 thrashing of Western New Mexico was still enjoyable for any UNM fan. The Lobos used a stingy defense that held the Mustangs to just 30 percent shooting from the floor and a well-rounded offensive effort in the victory.
Madstone, the new major independent movie theater in Albuquerque, only picks the best films to show and "Frida" is a beautiful film. It has all the beauty of one of Frida Kahlo's paintings, with an emphasis on the pain. It chronicles the story of Ms. Kahlo's life from the day she first spoke to Diego Rivera to the day her work was finally showcased in her home, Mexico.
by Dustin Habermann Daily Lobo Why are Americans killing each other? Using the angles of the Columbine tragedy, U.S. Foreign Policy and U.S. media, Michael Moore attempts to answer this question in his 2002 release "Bowling for Columbine." There's a pretty slim chance you are going to be killed by a gun.
Solutions by The State News
