About 170 people were evacuated yesterday from Zimmerman Library and the Social Sciences building after a fire alarm was set off by concrete dust from construction in the area.
Nearly 30,000 burners ignited Labor Day weekend during the 17th annual Burning Man event held in Northern Nevada this year. More than 450 theme camps, from Alice in Wonderlounge to the Yellow Seed Solar Station were erected in the endless miles of the vast dried lake bed otherwise known as the "Playa."
The theatrical troupe from the Tricklock Theatre, the 2001 winners of the Alibi's Best Live Performance Troupe, are at it again with two new one-acts for your viewing pleasure.
The world-renowned Gipsy Kings performed at the Journal Pavilion Tuesday night before a crowd of smiling fans despite a light drizzle. The concert began at 7:30 p.m. under a thick dark-gray layer of nighttime rain clouds but did not disappoint.
Dan Mueller, an associate professor in UNM's creative writing program, will be reading at Madstone Theater's fiction writer and playwright presentation The Word, tonight at 8 p.m.
by Carilyn Rome Daily Lobo For 12 years, Baila! Baila! has been teaching students across the Southwest the culture and technique of traditional Mexican, Latin and other forms of Hispanic dance. The group has performed at Carnegie Hall, Disney World, Hollywood and in the Caribbean.
by Ryan Floersheim Daily Lobo The UNM School of Medicine's Clinical Research Center Core Laboratory has been re-accredited by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists. The two-year re-accreditation is based on the results of an on-site inspection.
by Carilyn Rome Daily Lobo For 12 years, Baila! Baila! has been teaching students across the Southwest the culture and technique of traditional Mexican, Latin and other forms of Hispanic dance. The group has performed at Carnegie Hall, Disney World, Hollywood and in the Caribbean.
To the listener who has developed the fine aural palate for music, the distinction between punk and pop-punk is vast. However punkish the members of the Montreal-based band Simple Plan appear, no matter how many times they denounce pop music - says drummer Chuck Comeau, "even though the songs are catchy, they're never really pop" - and no matter how many authentic punk bands they thank in the obligatory thank you list, they just can't avoid the obvious truth that they are nothing more than a simple, mediocre pop-punk outfit.
by Craig A. Butler Daily Lobo Columnist Lately a lot of people have been noticing that the pop music produced and mass-marketed by the big five record labels has become insipid, repetitive and not worth the cost. A large part of the problem is the industry's monolithic structure, which has developed over the past decade and is creating a huge barrier to new artists.
by Brad Cohen U-Wire John Ashcroft is the worst attorney general President Bush could have selected. Well, maybe that's an overstatement, but he certainly does not seem to possess any of the qualities and virtues necessary to be a good attorney general of the United States.
Staff Report The UNM men's soccer team started the 2002 season in winning fashion taking two games in Las Vegas, Nev., over the weekend. The Lobos defeated Northern Illinois University 2-1 on Friday and shutout Marshall University 3-0 on Sunday. Both games showed off UNM's freshman class, especially freshman Lance Watson, who scored in both games.
Staff Report Nuclear Watch of New Mexico, an environmental watchdog group, filed a lawsuit in federal court last week seeking to block construction of a biohazard research facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The suit alleges that an analysis of environmental, health and safety impact has not been properly conducted.
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