Editor, This is a problem all over Albuquerque, but on the UNM campus, it seems to be worse. According to the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division's driver license manual, bicycle riders have the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicle drivers. They must stop at traffic lights, signal their intentions and obey other traffic laws.
Going into public service after graduation could erase some of your student loans. Under the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, students can have their federal student loans forgiven after 10 years of payments if they work in public service that whole time.
Like jambalaya, Felix y Los Gatos boast a blend of flavors.
In mainstream culture, reggae music is commonly associated with smoking ganja, cultivating dreadlocks and speaking in a colorful dialect.
Editor, I wonder when the GOP first decided on the strategy of running actors for president. It seems that after John F. Kennedy made Richard Nixon look bad to Americans in 1960, they realized that all future presidents would be elected on, by and for TV.
Editor, With 30 dead and counting, New Mexico is paying the price of war with our lives. Fewer New Mexican high school students are enrolling at UNM, but with enticing war propaganda and in-house military recruiters on high school campuses, military enlistment goals have been met.
When I lived in New Orleans, I watched jazz cats, Delta bluesmen and folkies ply their trades throughout the French Quarter, but one group in particular stood out with its authenticity - the Jug Band at Jackson Square.
The following is a tale that overflowed from "Dan Digs" into "My Strange New Mexico." I recently visited my grandmother and her friend, Tommy Gabaldon, who told me about a time in his youth when he found a treasure box filled with Spanish gold coins in Albuquerque.
A few weeks ago, Marcella and Eva, the culture department girls par excellence, had a party that featured the sounds of Albuquerque's gypsy jazz revivalist quartet, Le Chat Lunatique. When describing these guys to others, the name Django Reinhardt always comes up as a comparison, but it is frequently met with a blank stare or drooling. OK, the latter has happened only once, but it was memorable enough to mention here, and for good reason.
We all remember the '80s fantasy film "Labyrinth" that featured a young Jennifer Connelly and a mullet-adorned David Bowie as the Goblin King.
UNM kicker John Sullivan walks off the field after kicking a game-winning field goal against Colorado State on Nov. 11 at University Stadium. Sullivan was named first-team Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American.
Student Will McMain plays his video game "Star Killer" during a computer graphics class Tuesday. Today, students can play and vote on video games created by the class in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Building.
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