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COLUMN: Obey leaders you've elected

by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist Maybe I think going to war with Iraq is a swell idea. I might even think the "Bomb Saddam" signs of the counter-protesters last Saturday were terribly clever. Maybe I think we should bomb Kuwait, too. After all, we already have enough troops there to take over the country.

Moore's film examines gun control with new approach

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.

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Conference full of hazards

by Michael Beniash In a season filled with turmoil and adversity, the UNM men's basketball team continues its journey in search of steady improvement. But trouble looms for the young Lobos, as they jump head first into a conference loaded with depth, size and talent.

Women vie for title

Staff Report This season's Mountain West Conference women's basketball race looks like a four-horse race so far. All eight MWC teams posted respectable non-conference records, with only two teams, San Diego State University and the Air Force Academy, under the .

Ruben looks ahead

In years past, it was a guarantee that the Lobos would have an excellent record heading into the second semester, feeding on weaker opponents with the help of a largely home based schedule. Not so this year. The Lobos have stumbled out of the gates falling to 5-9 (0-2 MWC) and are in serious danger of finishing near the bottom of the Mountain West Conference.

Brothers thrive on ice

by Rob Jenkins Daily Lobo Anchorage, Alaska is a city of about 260,000 people nestled in the southern part of the "land of the midnight sun." It is a land of uncharted tundra wilderness, perpetual daylight and of course hockey. Albuquerque, N. M.

Comics

Sweet Sorrow

Moore provides spark for Lobo women

by Audra Meiklejohn Daily Lobo Sophomore Mandi Moore has not ceased to amaze basketball fans in her role as UNM's starting point guard. Moore took the Mountain West Conference by storm and was named MWC Newcomer of the Year last season. She was also named to the All-Conference Third Team, an honor that usually takes years to earn.

Police continue search for murder victim

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) -- Classes will no longer be taught in a bloodstained portable building where police say an elementary school occupational therapist fought with her killer. "The portable will be removed" from Montezuma Elementary School, Rigo Chavez, an Albuquerque Public Schools spokesman, said Tuesday.

Crows are forced to leave UNM

Students who may have noticed the bird droppings outside Popejoy Hall and the loud crack of small explosions every night near dusk might not think they are related -- but they are. The UNM Physical Plant Department is in the middle of a crow abatement program to rid campus of the pesky migratory birds that have been bombing campus with droppings -- most heavily outside of Popejoy, University House and the University Chapel.

UNM 2003 team rosters

Men's Basketball Ritchie McKay Head Coach No. Name Position Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown (Last School) 0 Mark Walters Guard 6-2 195 Freshman-RS Highland HS/Abq., NM 1 Chad Bell Post 6-11 230 Sophomore Westchester HS/Inglewood, CA.

COLUMN: Race key in school setting

On Jan. 16, 2003, the Bush Administration announced that it would submit a brief in the Grutter v. Bollinger case against affirmative action. This case was granted a review by the U.S. Supreme Court last December and will be reviewed together with Michigan's undergraduate counterpart, Gratz v.

Pharmacy professors receive AACP grants

Staff Report Two UNM College of Pharmacy assistant professors have received separate grants from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. James Nawarskas, Pharm.D., will be using the funds to complete a study titled "Characterization of an Interaction Between Aspirin and Ibuprofen.

CIRT is making hacking hard

Facing increasing security challenges, UNM's Computer Information Resources and Technology Department is taking extra steps to ensure the privacy and security of UNM computer system users. Beginning Jan. 31, the department, which is in charge of central computing services at UNM, will implement encrypted Secure Shell and Secure Sockets Layer programs, replacing all plain-text logins for CIRT-based UNIX accounts.

LETTER: Impatient drivers a menace to safety

Editor, I am writing this letter because I have finally figured out what is wrong with many of the drivers on campus: no one cares. They don't care if they go the wrong way down a one-way street or parking lot (i.e. the streets by the old Sigma Chi house and the CRF parking lot near UNM Hospital.

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UNM set to take on Western

The University of New Mexico men's basketball team looks to end a two-game losing streak tonight when it hosts Western New Mexico University at The Pit. The Lobos are coming off perhaps their finest performance in a thrilling overtime loss at the hands of the University of Wyoming on Saturday.