by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo The Cell Theatre, an up-and-coming creative Downtown hotbed, is presenting an excellent night of drama. The play "Buried Child," by Sam Shepard won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1979 and is still fresh and haunting 23 years later.
by Ryan Floersheim Daily Lobo Attempting to increase black enrollment at UNM, two programs on campus have combined efforts to provide an informative, casual setting for high school students to help ease their transition into the next level of education.
by Jeff Proctor Daily Lobo Morris Dees, chief trial counselor for the Southern Poverty Law Center and a renowned human rights activist, said Wednesday that young people should be aware of discrimination and how to combat it. "I think it's important that young people see the big picture, in addition to what's going on day to day," he said.
by Cindy Lewis Daily Lobo UNM students lined up for the opportunity to save possible future lives Wednesday at the Student Health Center. The National Marrow Donor Program conducted a marrow donation registration drive to test volunteers' blood to determine if they qualify to be bone marrow or stem cell donors.
Editor, Once again I find myself in disagreement with Craig Butler's editorial commentary, this time concerning public financing of elections. Mr. Butler states that public financing infringes on "the long-standing tradition that campaign contributions are a form of free speech" and concludes that the "switch to positive campaigning will have to come from somewhere else.
by Michael Sanchez Daily Lobo "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" is a new rockumentary from first-time director Sam Jones, chronicling the now infamous story of Wilco's album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Hailed by fans, Rolling Stone - who called it "a masterpiece" and "the first great album of [2002]" - and alternative press alike, the incredible journey this album took on its way to finally being released is now well-known.
by Nathan Jacquez Daily Lobo By the time you read this, the "Words Afire" play festival will already be barreling along. The annual play festival is host to many up and coming local playwrights and directors at various venues across Albuquerque.
Daily Lobo Columnist If you don't vote, you're trespassing. As an idealist, I believe that a post-gubernatorial column is worthwhile as long as it encourages at least one individual who consciously threw their license to vote in the gutter on Tuesday to vote next year.
Editor, I am responding to Mr. Kiska's comments in the Wednesday, Nov. 6 regent's article: "there is a problem with University employees that have reached retirement age." I resent Mr. Kiska's insinuations that employees he feels should "be retired" are worthless to this institution.
by Dustin Habermann Daily Lobo Well kids, we're in that final relaxed moment of the semester -- right after midterms and well before finals. In three short weeks you will not have the time to shower, do laundry, eat, sleep, or perform many functions usually under the jurisdiction of your medulla oblongata.
Editor, Kudos and congratulations are in order for the University of New Mexico! Way to go, losing your accreditation for the journalism program in the C&J Department. After all, it was just one more pesky thing that the school had to do to prove it was an upper-level institution of higher learning.
Staff Report The UNM men's soccer team received national recognition Monday. After posting two key victories last weekend, the Lobos moved up to 22nd in national-rankings and clinched the number one seed in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament.
Staff Report UNM senior Bart Scott is part of the elite in men's tennis - he is one of only 32 players competing for a national singles title at the 2002 Omni Hotels National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. Scott was invited to the choice tournament based on his first-rate performance in the Region VII Regional Championships Oct.
by Arthur Simoni Daily Lobo Brad Hall, chairman of the Communication and Journalism Department, met with concerned students Tuesday to explain why the department decided to withdraw its application for reaccreditation. The department withdrew its application last week when it became apparent that it was not going to be reaccredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
by Arthur Simoni Daily Lobo With the recent controversy over the UNM Communication and Journalism Department losing its accreditation that it had held for more than 50 years, accreditation has become a concern among many departments across campus. The University of New Mexico currently holds institutional accreditation from the North Central Association accrediting body.
by Mira Poling Daily Lobo The population of UNM changes each semester and students can expect some knee-high additions this particular winter - 70 new children will enter UNM's Child Care Center. The space for additional children is available due to the center's recent merge with Manzanita and the use of a new larger facility.
by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist Well, the election is over. Once again the campaign season was long, competitive and at many times downright nasty. Despite every candidate's professed dislike for attack ads, our airwaves have been filled with mudslinging so thick that it's hard for anyone exposed to it to feel clean.
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