When Elvis Costello started out, he was heralded as a pop music innovator. So was David Byrne, leader of the Talking Heads. So was Blondie - though, most music critics being guys, they were more smitten with singer Debbie Harry.
I am an Israeli student here at UNM, and I am disturbed by the one-sided perspective and lack of knowledge of the basic facts that some writers - Ms. Lori Rudolph, for example - express regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
I know how you feel. You're bored with pizza, nauseated at the thought of a burger and crying at the prospect of another breakfast burrito.
I would like to take this opportunity to explain to my fellow students what Student Special Events is and clear up some misconceptions. SSE is an executive agency of ASUNM. We organize events for the entire campus without political, religious or departmental affiliation. Our goal is to bring diverse speakers, cultural events, different types of music and co-sponsor events with student organizations.
Featuring films from 25 countries, more than a dozen world and U.S. premieres and special guests such as Susan Sarandon, the 8th Annual Taos Talking Picture Festival is no mere smalltown movie night.
One vote secured a $6 per semester increase in undergraduate student fees, and Jennifer Onuska narrowly edged Lisa Marie Gomez to win the presidency, according to unofficial results from Wednesday's ASUNM election.
George W. Bush wants to put the noose around Saddam Hussein. Ariel Sharon would like to do the honors for Yasser Arafat. Most other leaders in the Middle East would like to kick the chair out from under Bush and Sharon. A man recently told me, "Let 'em all dangle!"
The UNM Raza Graduate Student Association is sponsoring its annual Dolores Gonzales Colloquy Series, which begins today and runs through the rest of the month.
According to Ill Ni§o frontman Christian Machado, certain benefits could be gained from his band's participation in the Jagermeister Music Tour, which rolls into town Saturday and also features Coal Chamber and Drowning Pool.
UNM community members agreed that a long-term commitment and a combination of three different foreign policy approaches are necessary to broker a better relationship between the United States and Russia.
The ASUNM Senate clarified laws governing polling locations and passed resolutions thanking outgoing UNM President Bill Gordon and executive agency Student Special Events as it started winding down activities for the semester.
Salsa dancing, free drinks and information about sexually transmitted diseases will be offered today during the Student Health Center's annual STD Awareness Day.
If the uproar over ASUNM's $300,000 budget bankrolled by student fees isn't enough to convince students to get out and vote, they should consider the following.
Director Eugene Douglas and his cast breathe vibrant life into Theatre X's production of Moises Kaufman's "Gross Indecency."
It is once again time for elections to take place at UNM. I hope that every student on campus realizes the importance of the elections and takes time out of their day to vote.
Toward the end of Ed Harcourt's new album, my roommate turned to me and said, "Nicole, this sounds like bad country and Christmas music."
After approving an ASUNM constitutional amendment Tuesday that would raise undergraduate student fees from $14 to $20, the Board of Regents were eager point out that their vote was contingent on student response.
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