It seems UNM's football players and coaches would like to put the disappointment of last week's loss to New Mexico State University behind them and move on to the next game - Friday's nationally televised game against Texas Tech University. But many fans and members of the media won't let them.
Bruce Hamlett, executive director of the Commission on Higher Education, publicly announced Monday his resignation because after nine years, he said he has accomplished the goals he established for himself. "Over time, your ability to get things done begins to wane," Hamlett said.
Staff Report The UNM women's soccer team's Erchen Theys picked up another award Tuesday to go with the honor she received over the weekend. Theys, a junior midfielder, was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week Tuesday. That award comes after Theys took the Offensive MVP award at the University of Evansville's ProRehab Aces Classic in Evansville, Ind.
Lately, no matter which calendar of events I look at, the name Chronic Logic seems to be popping up at most venues around town. From Club Rhythm and Blues to the Launchpad to Sonny's, these guys are everywhere - and rightfully so. It would amaze most who have heard them to learn that Chronic Logic has only been playing together since February.
by Patricia Ireland Knight Ridder-Tribune Despite Title IX, passed 30 years ago, women and girls in sports still find themselves subject to a highly contradictory social message: be athletic, but be feminine, too. Women must excel not only at their sport but also at their conventional social role.
by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo In the lyrical tradition of Sappho, Myria Mandell writes poetry with unfettered honesty. Her instinct for rich detail brings the reader inside the world of her family and relationships - a world both familiar and new. The Daily Lobo interviewed Mandell, an Albuquerque poet who recently self-published a book of poetry, These Little Pieces of Me.
Staff Report The Pizza Hut concession stand near Ortega Hall was broken into and robbed some time between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday. The stand's manager told UNM police that an unknown person broke the rear door lock and stole a metal box containing $300 in cash.
Staff Report The New Mexico State University Counseling Center's Choices Program has been chosen as the winner for the 2001-2002 Annual College and University Drinking and Driving Prevention Award. The award is sponsored by AAA New Mexico and the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, and includes a $1,000 award.
Editor, What exactly is the purpose of sororities? Do they represent the University and the student body in a respected manner as I have previously thought them to? According to Alpha Chi Omega's vision statement, its members are encouraged to "achieve the highest moral, cultural and intellectual level in the art of daily living.
by Ryan Floersheim Daily Lobo The UNM Student Regents' job is to help take the University to the next level of accomplishment, current student regent Eric Anaya said Tuesday during an ASUNM sponsored meeting for interested applicants. A new student regent will be selected sometime after Oct.
by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo columnist Walking across campus last week, I came upon an amusing series of chalkings. The Democrats had chalked for some rally they were doing that day. Some Republicans decided to add their own two cents - or two letters, like tacking "ir-" to the beginning of every "responsibility" they found.
Who would have thought a band on the top five of the College Music Journal's music charts would sound like acid rock? That's a no-brainer. Luna, a band straight from New York City, is releasing a new mini-album, Close Cover Before Striking, on Jetset Records on Oct.
by Barbara Brenner Knight Ridder-Tribune People living with breast cancer wait for big news from the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Era of Hope Meeting with bated breath, eager for the breakthrough that could prolong lives. Having been a peer reviewer for the breast cancer research program of the Department of Defense, I have come to view these gatherings less as venues for significant scientific revelations and more as wasted opportunities to focus on what, beyond our genes, may be causing breast cancer.
by Michael Beniash Daily Lobo The UNM men's soccer team remained undefeated this weekend to extend its unbeaten streak to eight -- the best start ever for the program. The Lobos (8-0-0) defeated Georgia State University and Southwest Missouri State University during the Lobo Invitational at the UNM Soccer Complex.
Children aren't the only ones who stay awake at night clutching their blankets, insomniac from fear of the boogieman. I too have a monster under my bed: technology. With progress moving forward without any end in sight, it's imperative to see how truly scary it is and question its worth.
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