American society is full of contradictions, but one fitting for our overindulging during the upcoming holidays is that of our body weight.
Bob Anderson's letter earlier this month in the Daily Lobo calling for an emergency evacuation plan for Albuquerque piqued my curiosity.
Three events during the week of Nov. 28 through Dec. 2 comprise the last leg of the Words Afire festival - a theatrical showcase of student's work.
Are you looking for a frivolous Christmas gift to give a little brother or sister about to head off to college, or perhaps a significant other you don't really know so well? Or perhaps you are faced with an upcoming plane trip and already read this month's Cosmopolitan.
A few days ago I ran into three men waiting for the bus, arguing about politics. At times the debate got hairy, and I was afraid they might start slitting throats, but alas the bus came and they were freed to sit apart from each other.
In response to yet two more anti-American voices that felt the need to join the chorus of disgruntled and unhappy "Americans" in the Nov. 20 Daily Lobo, I am compelled to speak. I am wondering where Mr. Avrum Katz got the idea that America is a "secular nation."
The computer pod in Dane Smith Hall consists of a pod and three classrooms, all containing computers.
John Hannabass prepares for a critique on his final project for his intermediate sculpting class on the second floor of the Art Department Wednesday. Although the eight 18-by 20-inch strips of sod on easels do not have a title, Hannabass refers to his work as landscape paintings.
The ASUNM Presidential Appointments Committee approved a long list of appointees for key student government positions during its meeting Wednesday.
Some years ago, comedian George Carlin gave his audience at New York's Beacon Theater a hefty slice of his opinion on airport security and terrorism, in his trademark provocative style.
If you're thinking about taking in a movie this weekend and looking for sprawling, big-budget excess, "Spy Game" and "Harry Potter" are both playing at your local cineplex - don't forget to bring an extra $20 for popcorn.
"Church" shows a tattoo he had made by local tattoo artist Jespah Torres from Custom Tattoo to commemorate the Sept. 11 attacks.
If you are one of many UNM students who lock their bicycles to railings instead of racks on the way to class, watch out.
I have been in college for three and a half years, with two of those years at UNM. I've observed a great deal to dislike about college students, especially when it comes to backing up smack talk or when it comes to plain common sense.
A lot of people today don't understand why it's so important to prosecute "victimless crimes." Don't they know that America's future hinges on punishing even the slightest deviations from the norm?
Many people have been writing to the Daily Lobo about their rights, which is their right and they are right to do so. I am writing not only because it is my right, but I want to address the rights that other people have been discussing.
To Ms. Shannon Flock and others of her ilk who feel that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were retaliation because we "stick our nose into other countries' business," may I gently remind you that our own country was assisted in its foundation because other European countries, notably France, felt it appropriate to join our fight.
About 50 students from universities and colleges across the nation die from alcohol poisoning annually - almost one every weekend! This statistic suddenly took on a personal meaning this month when Kevin Johns, a bright, and well-respected UNM freshman, succumbed to alcohol poisoning after reportedly consuming more than 20 shots of liquor at an off-campus party.
Employees at Dane's Deli in Dane Smith Hall are looking a little closer at the money they receive after someone tried to fool them with a painted coin.
I graduated from UNM 1999 with a bachelor's degree in Asian Studies. I have been living and working in the People's Republic of China for about two years in the northeastern port of Dalian.
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