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Web Exclusive: Schools try to untangle students' Web of lies
May 7The Internet gives students a useful research tool when they’re writing papers, but it also opens the door for plagiarism.
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Can I have one?
May 7Tyler Vencill, 3, watches a robot during the Mechanical Engineering Department’s Lego Robot Competition in the Mechanical Engineering Building Friday. UNM students Ian Fletcher, Ron Kay, Josh Monta§o and Lester Wahner built the robot pictured.
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This Week's Photo: Victory on the Last Night at Home
May 7UNM catcher Scott Tajima watches fireworks with teammates after a 17-3 win over Air Force Academy in the season's last home game at the Albuquerque Sports Stadium April 28,2001.
Sports
Duo not your ordinary freshmen
Francisco Ojeda | May 7In some ways UNM softball players Amy Dumas and Hayley Punter are treated like any other freshmen. They get hassled by their teammates, have to carry the upperclassmen’s bags and are required to put away equipment after practices.
Sports
Web Exclusive: Men's golf team moves up to 19th in NCAA West Regional
May 7The UNM men’s golf team moved from 25th place to 19th place in the second round of the NCAA West Regional at Trysting Tree Golf Course in Corvallis, Ore.
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Cinco de Mayo
May 7Enock Arvizo, Bianca Alcal†, Faustino Velasquez, Emilio Velasquez and Juanita Saavedra listen to Polo Urias y su Maquina Norte§a during Celebraci¢n at Civic Plaza Saturday. The group held out cellular phones to let relatives listen to the band.
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Author, architect to be honored at graduation
May 7An architect and an author who have earned international distinction will receive honorary degrees at UNM’s 2001 Spring Commencement Ceremony Saturday at 9 a.m. in The Pit.
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Web Exclusive: UNM professor dabbles in mystery writing after successful political career
Iliana Limn | May 7More than 40 years ago, UNM professor Fred Harris bypassed the writer’s life to pursue politics and public office. Now at age 70, Harris is mining his experiences for the career he once considered but set aside while in law school: novelist.
Sports
Web Exclusive: Early jump to NBA wrought with danger, painful consequences
May 7Lawton Williams is tired of talking about Taj “Red” McDavid. It has been five years and, quite frankly, it hurts too much. Every year about this time, a handful of reporters from around the country track down Williams, the boys’ basketball coach at Williamston (S.C.) Palmetto High, and touch a nerve that is still raw.
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Web Exclusive: Great summer jobs for students harder to find this year
May 7MILWAUKEE — Students seeking summer employment are learning a painful lesson: The best-paying jobs aren’t as plentiful as in years past, and competition for available positions is more intense. In particular, summer job-seekers will find fewer employment prospects at manufacturing plants and high-tech companies — two areas that provided many with gainful employment during the recent economic boom.
Sports
Sports in brief
May 7Sophomore center Jordan Adams has accepted an invitation to the 2001 USA Basketball National Team Trials, which will be held May 18-21.
Sports
Athletes of the Week
May 7UNM junior Arline Smith of the women’s track and field team and senior men’s track and field runner Ian Stewart are this week’s New Mexico Daily Lobo female and male Athletes of the Week
Opinion
Lobo apologizes for mistake in column
May 7It is with great regret that I write this editorial to apologize to Daily Lobo readers and columnist Richard Berthold.
Culture
Get lost in Nicks’ new CD
Rachel Heisler | May 7According to VH1’s “Behind the Music,” before Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1974, she worked odd jobs as a hostess and housekeeper.
News
Web Exclusive: Financial aid comes up short of students’ needs
May 7Spring is in the air, and letters announcing college financial-aid awards are in the mail. This year, those letters are likely to cause confusion and concern among the college-bound and those who pay their bills. The reason: More students are eligible for aid, but there are few additional aid dollars to go around.
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Lighting up
May 7Paul “Pablo” Gonzales smokes a marijuana pipe in front of a police cruiser at Central Avenue and Girard Boulevard during the Marijuana Freedom Walk Saturday.
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Permits now available
Iliana Limn | May 7Parking and Transportation Services’ leap into the Internet age could save commuter students headaches caused by standing in infamous long lines before the start of the fall semester.
Sports
Home field may not help UNM
Francisco Ojeda | May 7The UNM softball team will hold this year’s Mountain West Conference Tournament at Lobo Field on May 10-12. The Lobos hope the home field will be an advantage in trying to grab a conference championship.
Opinion
Patience needed for graduation parking
May 7I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate UNM’s Graduating Class of 2001. We at Parking and Transportation Services commend our graduates on a job well done and wish them the very best as they head on to new careers or advanced degree work. We hope that your celebrations are both safe and joyous and offer these suggestions to make commencement and convocations as enjoyable and hassle-free for you and your families as possible.
Culture
‘Mummy’ returns to theaters
Daniel Sonnenberg | May 7This summer’s movie bash begins with what is sure to be a box office smash, “The Mummy Returns.”
