A battle is being waged in court this week over the amount of water in the Rio Grande. Because of this year's drought, the water supplies keeping the river flowing may run out as early as next week. A week or so from now, there might only be a sandy riverbed running through Albuquerque.
Nobody embodies the very essence of American Indian poetry as well as Joy Harjo. Originally from Oklahoma and currently living in Hawaii, Harjo lights up Albuquerque whenever she stops by to visit.
Gubernatorial candidates met Tuesday in a panel discussion with American Indian public leaders and debated a variety issues, including increasing services and voter turnout among American Indians in New Mexico.
When I heard that Iraq was willing to let weapons inspectors back into its country, I breathed a sigh of relief. The foolhardy path of war that the Bush administration had such a hard-on for had at last come to an end. However, after a minute or so, the skeptic inside me thought the president would play down this event and look for another excuse to unleash our weapons of mass destruction upon the land and people of Iraq.
On Sunday, Sept. 15 the John Donald Robb Musical Trust and The Center for Southwest Research held a tribute to the late John Donald Robb, Dean of the College of Fine Arts from 1942-57. It was a beautiful afternoon when the music of Robb was performed by contemporary New Mexican guitarist, vocalist and friend of Robb's, Frank McCulloch.
Richard M. Romero, democratic nominee for the First Congressional District, was at the Duck Pond Monday seeking student support for his November election. Campaigning with Romero was Karenna Gore-Schiff, daughter of former United States Vice-President Al Gore.
by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo Columnist On July 31, a bomb went off in a cafeteria at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It wasn't the usual suicide bombing, but a bomb planted and set off remotely by a cell phone. Bad jokes about cell phones really being deadly aside, a comment from a friend drew me to look farther into this particular situation.
Staff Report A program appearing at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday on Discovery Health, a component of the Discovery Channel, will air scenes filmed at the UNM Hospital. The program "Birth Day" follows a family from initial labor, delivery and release from the hospital.
Creepy, over-developed black and white photos, three guitarists and no talent, flagrant displays of tattoos, references to fatality - does this sound familiar? Dragpipe, the newest six-member neo-metal super troupe has no problem being as formulaic as a linear equation and as boring as chicken broth.
by Eric Linderman U-Wire Of all the media outlets available to us, none generates more distrust and hostility than the television. Despite that fact, it's still where most normal people get their news. That's unfortunate because, as many media analysts have already noted, "TV journalism" is somewhat of an oxymoron.
by Rafael Gallegos Daily Lobo This year's Gay and Lesbian Film Festival at the Southwest Film Center offered the usual cinematic fare - three documentaries and a full-length narrative. The subject matter, however, was anything but the usual. My weekend at the cinema started out with a disturbing look at a proselytizing haunted house.
With all this focus on Sept. 11, the New Mexico State Fair has been left to sit in its dust. So this is for the UNM community members that aren't from the Land of Enchantment and might not know very much about our fair. Here's what it's mainly about: food.
Jacquelyne Gallegos and the UNM Men's soccer team are this week's New Mexico Daily Lobo athletes of the week. Gallegos came in second place at this weekend's Lobo Invitational at the UNM North Golf Course. The sophomore blazed through the 6,000 meter course in 22 minutes and 45 seconds, helped propel the Lobos into second place.
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