Join the Boba-lution and suck it up. That's what Vi and Hoa Luong, owners of Noble Collectibles and CafÇ O, say. They have opened a store that they want to be like a Starbucks for the younger generation. The grand opening was June 7. "(The young) generation is more sophisticated," Vi Luong said.
A retired UNM president is coming back to the University - to sign books. Richard Peck, president of UNM from 1990 to 1998, is an author who retired from UNM in 2000. Peck and Judith Van Gieson, fiction writers who focus on crime and mystery, will attend UNM Press's annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day to sign copies of their books.
Author Diane Thiel traveled the world to get inspiration for her recent book. Thiel, who published two books this summer and is working on the release of two more, teaches creative writing as an assistant professor in the English department. She said she began writing to express her feelings at difficult times in her life.
Undergraduates will get their chance to present research in this year's first Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium. The event, which is organized by University College, is expected to fill the SUB with presentations by undergraduate students for 12 hours on Nov.
Every day is a good day. That is the message Wilma Mankiller expressed Thursday when she spoke about the hardships American Indians faced and gave encouraging advice for the future. Mankiller, author of Controlling Our Own Image: Public Perception as a Sovereignty Protection Issue, was the first woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1987.
Roberto Martinez recorded one of his most famous corridos for the first time on Tuesday. Corridos are songs about historical events, politics, horse racing and imagination written by Hispanic composers. These songs are not always recorded. Martinez spoke during "Nuevo Mexico, Hasta Cuando?" in the Willard Reading Room at Zimmerman Library.
A spring break trip inspired UNM students to share their experience of Chiapas, Mexico with the University. "It's a sort of follow up to the delegation that we took to Chiapas during our spring break in 2004," said Silvia Soto, a graduate student in Latin American studies, at the Zapatistas exhibit's opening Saturday.
Her show business debut was at a school talent show in the second grade. Now Jessica Bachicha is releasing a CD with compositions from famous artists as well as one of her own compositions. She started work on her CD, Illumination, last summer and worked on it throughout the school year.
Mononucleosis is often referred to as "the kissing disease," and while it may be fun contracting the virus, it can cause weeks, even months, of being bedridden. Beverly Kloeppel, interim director and physician at the Student Health Center, said the virus is common on college campuses.
Oppression did not appear to be an important issue on campus Friday as an Anti-Oppression Teach-In drew a lackluster crowd to the SUB. The event, sponsored by the Progressive Student Alliance of UNM, was designed to promote democracy on campus and educate students about issues around the world, said Cezanne Fink, the organization's president.
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