UNM senior Gina Marisa Griego (right) observes Eric See, a junior from West Mesa High School, placing a softball on a tower he and his classmates made using marshmallows and spaghetti during High School Days in the Mechanical Engineering building Saturday.
I watched the XFL last weekend and was pleasantly surprised. I liked it, at least mostly.
The University of New Mexico women's basketball team looked sluggish and out of sync but played well enough to beat the Air Force Academy 65-52 Saturday at The Pit.
Andre "Krishna" Little, preschool teacher at the UNM Child Care Center, reads a poem while sitting in front of a painting by Joseph Yvon Marc during Black History Month's Poetry and Art Night in Mesa Vista Hall Friday night.
UNM head football coach Rocky Long seemed pleased when announcing the list of 26 signees for UNM's 2001 football squad.
Recently, I was eating dinner at La Posada Dining Hall and decided to take a bagel back to my dorm room as a snack for later that night.
Once again, I write on behalf of the portion of the UNM community that feels acts of racism have no place on this campus. Suzanne Heaton's Feb. 8 letter was appalling to me and many other students on campus. I cannot believe the things that people are willing to say to the general public and think that they are right.
UNM President Bill Gordon pledged his commitment to supporting graduate and professional students during a GPSA open house Thursday. Gordon and about 125 other administrators, faculty, staff and students gathered for the Graduate and Professional Student Association’s reception in its new offices at the lower level of the former bookstore southeast of Woodward Hall. “When I first became a graduate student a couple of years ago, I learned two things right away — that graduate students are taken for granted for all the work they do and are the most important part of the campus,” Gordon said.
The Hispanic Engineering Science Organization is sponsoring its annual High School Day, an on-campus competition for minority students interested in science and engineering fields, Saturday.
State Rep. Joe Thompson, R-Albuquerque, had a good idea for a new bill. Passage of his proposed legislation should have been a no-brainer. However, like most good things proposed by House Republicans in the Democrat-controlled New Mexico State Legislature, it wasn't to be and the bill sadly died a premature death at the hands of House Democrats last week.
The UNM track and field program named volunteer Doug Schneebeck, a local attorney with the Modrall-Sperling firm, hurdlers coach this week.
Fans and critics of the UNM women's basketball team undoubtedly have opinions about point guard Nikki Heckroth.
Freshman Katrina Martinez prepares an experiment during a general biology lab in Castetter Hall Thursday.
Russians smuggling diamonds into the United States; a fashion consultant murdering a woman in his apartment; four gorgeous supermodels getting sprayed with poop water.
The cast of Albuquerque's only professional improvisational comedy troupe "Surely You Jest?"
Editor, Last week while I was waiting for the shuttle, I heard students complain about how long it took to catch a bus.
Let’s talk about investing wisely. It was a chilly Friday night and I was out with a friend at Albuquerque’s best Italian joint, the Macaroni Grill.
Editor, I love how UNM just spent $20,000-$25,000 to Campus Parking Management Associates to have it determine our parking woes and how to fix them! I would have done it for free! CPMA came up with “add more parking spaces.” How brilliant!
An ASUNM Senate committee discussed Monday whether to write a bill that would change the attorney general's power to interpret student government law. The attorney general can interpret and enforce Associated Students of UNM law any way he or she wants.
Chris Hotchkiss, guitarist and background vocalist of local punk-reggae band Morning Wood, performs during the first night of The Battle Of The Bands contest at Sprocket’s Pub Feb. 1. The contest includes nine more shows at Sprocket’s Pub every Thursday at 9:30 p.m. The Heroes, The Lady Killers, E.D.G. and Karmic Drama compete tonight. Call Tommy Gonzales at 681-9657 for more information.
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