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Campus News In Brief
February 28Harvard University professor Michael Herzfeld will deliver the 12th Journal of Anthropological Research Distinguished Lecture Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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Science should not be basis of faith in God
February 28Editor, Craig Butler’s Feb. 21 column, “Don’t dismiss theory so quickly,” draws even more attention to Monday’s self-proclaimed “Creationism versus Evolution” debate on campus.
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Hundreds join campus safety walk
Alma Olaechea | February 28Last night’s drizzle and cold weather didn’t stop about 200 students from searching in the dark for broken lights, tripping hazards and overgrown shrubs during the Spring Campus Safety Walk. The bi-annual event, now in its sixth year, is sponsored by a variety of campus organizations and departments. Students break up into about 30 groups and scan different University zones for dangerous areas that could be improved, then they fill out questionnaires based on their observations.
Sports
Wyoming loss bursts Lobos’ bubble
Iliana Limn | February 28The UNM men’s basketball team suffered a crushing blow to its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 81-61 road loss to the University of Wyoming Monday night The Lobos could not overcome a 15-point halftime deficit and the Cowboys’ lights-out shooting. UNM dropped to 6-6 in the Mountain West Conference and 17-9 overall, while Wyoming improves to 9-3 in conference play and 18-7 overall.
Opinion
Ties to family are invaluable
Laura Valdez | February 28I am part of a large family. My parents had lots of siblings and their parents had even more siblings.
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Animated ‘Monkeybone’ lacks script
Emily Sperry | February 28“Monkeybone” combines live action, various forms of animation and deals with the nature of love, death and the afterlife in an unorthodox way. 20th Century Fox release is directed by Henry Selick, who also directed Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
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Correia full of raw talent
Valerie Prilop | February 28Amy Correia’s debut album Carnival Love may not be an instant favorite, but with some fine-tuning Correia could become one of the premier songwriters of her generation.
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strike a pose
February 28New local band Ignudi, with former members of 80 lbs. Of Bassett Hound, will perform at Sprockets tonight with Blackwood Ave.
Opinion
Court ruling hurts consumers
Craig A. Butler | February 28Microsoft: The evil giant. The software conspiracy. The greedy monopoly. Whatever.
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KUNM show features eclectic musical styles
Lily White | February 28KUNM’s radio music show “Ear to the Ground” features a variety of local musicians whose styles range from Reggae to Calypso and everything in between.
Opinion
Tax cut for rich is just what America needs
February 28Editor, Nothing like a potential tax cut gets liberals hot under the collar and at their irrational best.
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March 2001: The Student Union Building
February 27Daily Lobo photographer Kristine Mitchell specializes in architectural photography and was granted access to the Student Union Building on Feb. 12.
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UNM director conquers adversity
Angela Williams | February 27When Robert Lafarge was 12 years old, he was told he would be in a wheelchair for a long time, but that didn’t stop him from doing what he wanted.
Sports
Sports in Brief
February 27The eighth-ranked UNM men’s golf team captured its second tournament title of the season, shattering several school records en route to victory at the John Burns Intercollegiate in Honolulu, Hawaii, Friday.
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Almost Alumna
February 27Senior Elena Rodriquez signs up to participate in Spring 2001 commencement ceremonies using a computer set up by the University Secretary's Office during a graduation fair in UNM Bookstore Monday.
Opinion
UNM Athletics unsavory ethically and academically
February 27Editor, The Albuquerque Tribune reported Thursday that The Sporting News ranked UNM 88th out of 115 schools playing Division-I sports. The magazine gave UNM an "F" for ethics based on the school's gender-equity policies, graduation rates and compliance with NCAA rules.
Opinion
Columnist's views on speech elitist; he may be the `whore'
February 27Editor, Brad Lord-Leutwyler's Feb. 22 column echoes a sentiment that many people, myself included, feel; namely, that heroism is misunderstood.
Opinion
Bombing asks for retaliation
Chip Hosken Daily Illini University of Illinois | February 27CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - What was George W. Bush's real motivation for attacking Iraq last week? Was he really concerned about the safety of allied planes patrolling the no-fly zone? Perhaps he was actually concerned with something more - to cast himself in a favorable light in the eyes of military supporters.
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String Cheese brings in Fat Tuesday with bash
Greg Keidan | February 27The String Cheese Incident rolls into Albuquerque tonight for a Fat Tuesday celebration, riding a tide of popularity that has Rolling Stone magazine projecting the band as a probable successor to The Grateful Dead and Phish as reigning kings of the jam band world.
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Carman shows he still has it
Sarah Hunt | February 27Carman was hot stuff in the early '90s. The imaginative musician didn't even need a last name. He sold millions of albums and shattered Christian concert attendance records.
