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Free throws clinch Lobo win

Clutch free throws down the stretch helped the UNM women’s basketball team keep Colorado State University at bay in a crazy 72-68 win Thursday night at The Pit.

It’s as simple as a shot (dram) of whisk(e)y

Editor, While I agree with Brad Lord-Leutwyler that, for the most part, sports celebrities are not to be mistaken for heroes and that his letter should serve as a call to arms against Webster’s Dictionary — the editors advocate the synonomy of ‘ensure’ and ‘insure’ — I cannot deny the rage that springs from reading his Feb. 22 column.

Sports in Brief

Women’s Tennis Fresh off a four-game road swing, the UNM women’s tennis team returns home for matches against Montana State University today at 5 p.m. and Colorado University Saturday at 5 p.m. Both matches will be played at the UNM Tennis Club.

UNM students to back lottery scholarship bills

Undergraduate students from throughout New Mexico will head to Santa Fe Monday to lobby legislators for support on key student issues, including funding of the state’s Lottery to Success Scholarship.

Baseball sputters to 4-9 start

Coming into the season, the UNM baseball team had high expectations placed on it, with several polls picking it to finish second in the Mountain West Conference. But an early-season slump has the Lobos concerned about reaching some of their goals.

Strong finishes give UNM momentum for final meet

The UNM track and field team finishes its indoor season at the Mountain West Conference Championships this weekend at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Fledgling peer group seeks student support

Members of Students Educating Peers About Sex are seeking support to keep the student organization afloat because the Student Health Center cut all ties with the group Feb. 10. UNM student Jeremy Jaramillo, Students Educating Peers About Sex president, accused representatives of the Student Health Center of forcefully taking over the program, firing employees and unfairly removing it from its health center offices. “They were taking over all of our daily activities, changing all our forms, changing our recruitment forms, changing our mission and we were compromising a lot with them,” he said.

Survivor advocates tolerance

Holocaust survivor Werner Gellert told a large group of UNM students Thursday that it is their responsibility to fight hate and intolerance.

UNM school marks milestone

The UNM School of Medicine will celebrate its 40th anniversary with some distinguished guests in Santa Fe today.

Women and homosexuals still discrimination targets

Editor, Between the Sigma Chi incident and the Grammy Awards incident, some major shifts have been made in the area of political correctness. As a public service to the liberal clowns on my left and the conservative jokers on my right, lets look at what we’ve learned this week.

Ruben's Diary

What has driven our success the past three games is that we're getting hot at the right time. We have been playing with a vengeance, and that's what we'll need if we plan to make a run at a Mountain West Conference title and the NCAA Tournament.

Disruptive behavior at lecture inappropriate

Editor, I attended Phillip Johnson’s lecture on Monday and was appalled and embarrassed by the behavior of many audience members.

Phelps to perform parts of his masterpiece at Outpost

Kelly Joe Phelps's music distils experience down to its essence, and his latest release, Shine Eyed Mister Zen, is a masterpiece of slide guitar blues.

Sigma Chi suspended through fall

UNM has suspended the Sigma Chi fraternity through the fall semester for its role in taping a swastika to the roof of a black student’s car that was illegally parked in the fraternity’s lot.

Money Rules!

Ryan Rice, chairman of the College Republicans, speaks during a meeting in Dane Smith Hall Wednesday night about the group’s goal of recruiting enough members to become the largest student organization at UNM.

`Donnas' don't age gracefully

What happened when the members of The Donnas turned 21?They lost some of their rock 'n' roll energy.The Donnas' fourth full-length album Turn 21, seems like a step back from the high-energy punk rock they released in 1999 on the CD Get Skintight.

`Space' an eclectic recital

"Springtime Space," a dance concert choreographed by the UNM Dance Faculty and performed by the UNM Dance Company, will open Friday.

Holocaust survivor to speak on campus

Holocaust survivor Werner Gellert will be speaking on campus today at 3:30 p.m. about his experiences fleeing Nazi Germany. first floor of Mesa Vista Hall.

Tax cut will make the rich richer and the poor poorer

Editor, In defending his tax cut, President George Bush, and Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., say it is fair because it gives something to everyone.