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Directing a distinct challenge

by Amber L. Earls Daily Lobo What can I say about directing "Garage" in Words Afire? Well, it's crazy, but very rewarding - especially when you have very talented people to work with. "Garage," written by Heidi Griffin, is a short one-act play about how parental abandonment affects two sisters, Sarah and Molly, by strengthening their sisterly bond and forcing them to grow up.

Criteria for presidential applicants finalized

The Presidential Search Committee hammered out the final details Tuesday for the criteria for applicants for the UNM president position, including adding a new introduction to market the University's potential. Using the statements from Rutgers University and the University of Michigan's criteria, search committee members were concerned that the UNM statement of qualifications did not include any information on how to market the University's uniqueness.

LETTER: Column assassinates language

Editor, Three cheers for Eric Howerton! I salute him for the language expert and razor-sharp satirist that he is. In his Nov. 1 column, his modest proposal for restoring "appreciation" to the language of Shakespeare, Eliot, and Seinfeld neatly skewers many myths about language perpetrated by so-called "language mavens" and associated blowhards.

LETTER: Attack of chairman unfair, lacks clarity

Editor, Like any former journalist perusing the pages of a student newspaper in search of that tingling sensation I get after reading good leads and headlines, I opt not to comment. My standard practice is to read the editorials and commentaries, laugh at the proverbial fanning of the flames and move on.

Campus fight ends with fracture

UNM police arrested a man who reportedly assaulted a University student by pushing him over a wall outside Laguna DeVargas Residence Hall - which resulted in a fractured femur, a bone in the thigh. Police were called to the residence hall Saturday at about 12:45 a.

LETTER: Step taken to ensure hasty SUB opening

Editor, UNM has experienced unacceptable delays in the Student Union Building renovation project. In response, we have imposed delay damages and taken other unprecedented action to get this project completed. We are committed to a first-class building for students and will not cut corners in the process.

COMICS

Birth control options explored

The advancing technology of emergency contraception is improving women's options, although several groups on campus agree that it is still misunderstood by many people. In a forum Tuesday, titled "Back Up Your Birth Control with EC," the three methods of emergency contraception currently available within the United States were discussed focal points.

Comic life not all fun and games

A documentary about comedians shouldn't have to be funny. Anyone expecting to leave the theaters with a stitch in the side and an increased repertoire of one liners might be a tad disappointed with the new Jerry Seinfeld documentary "Comedian." "Comedian" chronicles a chapter in the life of Jerry Seinfeld the person, rather than Jerry Seinfeld the television character.

COLUMN: Iraqi war seemingly inevitable

by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist The international community has joined behind a new U.N. resolution that will force Iraq to open itself to weapons inspections or face the consequences. Many who hope to see democratic reforms in Iraq and other Arab nations are concerned that a U.

Foo Fighters' One By One has dark yet well-rounded sound

by Kenn Rodriguez Daily Lobo It would've been understandable if Dave Grohl had closed shop on the Foo Fighters after the band's last record, There Is Nothing Left to Lose. What else was there to accomplish? He'd already beaten long odds by hitting big with his first record, Foo Fighters.

ASUNM Senate election offers up 10 vacancies

UNM undergraduate students will be voting once again Wednesday for 10 soon-to-be-vacant ASUNM Senate positions. Sixteen candidates will vie for the 10 open Associated Students of UNM senator positions. This semester, The Progression is the election's only slate, consisting of 10 members, as well as six candidates running as independents.

COMICS

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LETTER: Kiska's suggestion violates federal act

Editor, The headline for M. Lourdes Brito's letter in last Thursday's Daily Lobo should have said "Kiska's retirement comment illegal" rather than merely "petty." What Mr. Kiska suggested to the Board of Regents at its committee meeting on Nov. 5 is not only offensive - it is also a violation of the federal Age Discrimination Act of 1975.

LETTER: Not hard to check facts

Editor, In yesterday's column, "Good guys never come out winners," on page 6, by Mike Still, he says, "Few Democrats spoke loudly against an invasion of Iraq and in the end, the Senate vote allowing for possible military action was 99-1. The lone dissenter was Sen.

'8 Mile' about self-reliance

To be honest, when I first heard that rapper Eminem was slated to star in a movie based on his life, I couldn't help but remember similar pop-star movie disasters. Remember 1991's train wreck "Cool As Ice," starring Vanilla Ice? Or the 2000 catastrophe "Da Hip Hop Witch," starring Vanilla Ice and Eminem? How about "Glitter," the embarrassment that killed Maria Carey's career? And there's always moments of cinematic greatness like the sweet coming of age skin-flick staring Britney Spears in her bra and panties and anything with Snoop Dog's name attached to it.

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COLUMN: Modest proposal for C&J

by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist There have been quite a few naysayers to the Communication and Journalism Department's decision to withdraw its application for accreditation. I, however, must take department chairman Brad Hall's part, and say that this decision bodes to be a great boon for students.