The summer concert season literally kicked off with a powerful performance by one of today’s most revered So-Cal pop bands. Gwen Stefani of No Doubt burst onto the stage, cursing, kicking and jumping, while the cheers of a roaring sold-out crowd filled Santa Ana Star Casino Monday, May 13.
Much criticism and praise has been thrown about relating to our president since the Sept. 11 attacks that shook America to its very core. The troubling trend in the media to glorify the president has finally begun to dissipate, correlating with the U.S. Congress' growing unease with George W. Bush.
Weezer drove fans batty in Albuquerque May 10 to pump up Maladroit, the band's new bungling album.
"Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones" opened May 16 to the expected record sales and criticism. Since the release of "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace," the Star Wars franchise, headed by award-winning director George Lucas, has come under intense scrutiny by both fans and critics.
Staff Report The University of New Mexico announced Tuesday that volleyball coach Tom Peterson resigned to accept the men's volleyball head coach position at Brigham Young University.
The summer concert season literally kicked off with a powerful performance by one of today’s most revered So-Cal pop bands. Gwen Stefani of No Doubt burst onto the stage, cursing, kicking and jumping, while the cheers of a roaring sold-out crowd filled Santa Ana Star Casino Monday, May 13.
The University of New Mexico baseball team ended the 2002 season with a sputter, losing two straight games at the Mountain West Conference championship in Provo, Utah.
"American Waitress, New Mexico" is making its premier in Albuquerque on June 1 at The Guild Theater. The event is being sponsored by the Santa Fe Film Festival. "American Waitress, New Mexico" is a documentary film set in Albuquerque that examines the experiences and attitudes of waitresses, while simultaneously commenting on social structures, power dynamics, and human nature.
UNM awards exclusive soda contract to Pepsi UNM has awarded the Pepsi Bottling Group an eight-year contract that will pay the University about $1 million a year and will give exclusive bottled and fountain drink sales rights to the international soft drink company.
Saturday, May 18, the Delta Heavy Tour, featuring the famed British hard house DJ's Sasha and John Digweed hit the Sunshine theatre.
The winds are blowing for lostprophets guitarist Mike Lewis. Actually they were blowing against him, as the 20-something Welshman's voice was often obscured by the rushing winds outside the Houston venue the band prepared to play last Wednesday.
UNM is expected to confer 2,578 degrees during its spring commencement ceremony, which will include a speech by Rhodes Scholar and bachelor's degree candidate John Probasco, Saturday at 9 a.m. in University Arena.
The GPSA Council used its last meeting of the academic year Saturday to address several liberal and social issues - including University investments and animal rights - that affect graduate students and the entire campus community.
Eppie Jaramillo has quietly watched UNM grow during the past 33 years as he moved from a janitor working a night shift to a supervisor in the Physical Plant Department.
The UNM women's golf team will go up against some of the best teams in the nation this week after being selected to participate in the NCAA Division I Women's Golf West Regional.
Let's face it: summer is the season of film ineptitude. We all have been bombarded by hoards of overproduced, under-acted and uninspired summer blockbusters such as last year's "Pearl Harbor" and "Planet of the Apes," only to wait until late fall when the studios released their surefire Oscar contenders in compensation. While this year's ilk seems to follow in tone and tenor of past summers, a few big names and titles will maybe salvage what many already consider a sunken movie season.
New Mexico resident and author Simon Ortiz and long-time children's advocate Angela "Angie" Vachio will receive honorary degrees at UNM's spring commencement ceremony Saturday at 9 a.m. in University Arena.
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