Phil Parker - The Daily Lobo

Sports

Ex-Lobo returns for degree

Phil Parker | May 9

Mike Patterson played his last basketball game for the Lobos in 1976. Now, 29 years later, he's set to receive his degree from UNM - a bachelor of arts in Communication and Journalism. The 6-foot-8-inch former Lobo forward has spent the gap between his college tenures toiling in the car business. He's been his own boss and worked for larger dealerships, making good money and providing for his family.

Culture

Chappelle plays hard to get

Phil Parker | May 9

It came like a blast of warm sunshine during the Wednesday night "South Park" last week - the commercial we've been waiting for. There was Dave Chappelle, sitting at dinner with the Niggar family, yucking it up. Then came the exclamation, "All-New Chappelle's Show starting May 31." TV's funniest show was coming back.

News

Primates past their prime

Phil Parker | May 5

by Phil Parker Daily Lobo Every morning Telle takes ibuprofen for his arthritis. Then he might go for a swim in his hot tub. Telle is one of the monkeys who live on top of Logan Hall. Professor John Gluck brought the monkeys to UNM in the early 1970s so he could study different aspects of their behavior. It's not a bad life for four old primates - all between 25 and 30 years old - who spent their early years as the subjects of numerous social experiments. Stump-tailed monkeys are incredibly smart animals, capable of solving memory puzzles or dismantling equipment, Gluck said. Telle is the lone male of the four stump-tailed monkeys living on the roof of UNM's Logan Hall. Still relatively active for his age, Telle's pruned red face looks tired, and he's missing clumps of hair in spots. He walks slowly, and his eyes don't exactly dart in all directions. Lala, Donna and Milly also while away their days in the fenced-in holding area, where they can jump around suspended platforms or climb in and out of massive plastic tubes.

Sports

Bringing baby to the ballpark

Phil Parker | May 4

by Phil Parker Daily Lobo When Cassie Chavez first learned she was pregnant, her thoughts immediately turned to softball. "I was already married for two years, so I wasn't worried about my family or anything," the junior third baseman said. "I was worried about telling my coaches.

Sports

Fencing exercise of body, mind

Phil Parker | April 29

Some people can't stomach the sight of a metal-masked, sword-wielding combatant charging their direction, swinging and stabbing away. Some people can't fence. "It's not for everybody," said Andy Carey, the president of UNM's fencing club. "A lot of people, when somebody comes barreling down on them with a sword, they've had enough. But people who like it usually run with it."

News

News editor steps up to the plate

Phil Parker | April 28

by Phil Parker Daily Lobo Rivkela Brodsky is a junkie for journalism. She started writing when she was three and now - 18 years later - she's set to assume the editor in chief post at the Daily Lobo. The junior has been scheming for this position since she first came to UNM.

Sports

Phil Vs. Riley

Phil Parker | April 20

by Phil Parker Daily Lobo Let's take a look back at the draft history of the ooey-gooey Cleveland Brownies, the perpetual team du jour in the mind of this slap-happy sportswriter. 1999 - The team is back! And with its first pick, the reincarnated Browns select Tim Couch, who will go on to throw more interceptions than touchdowns, sit out the team's lone run to the playoffs, cry about justifiable boos from the fans, then be dumped and completely out of the league by 2004.

Sports

Don't mess with 'the little guy'

Phil Parker | April 15

Blood was rushing into his eye. John Dodson thought the fight was over. Then his opponent grabbed his ankle, and the referee said he wasn't done yet. "I had a cut on my eye because I got headbutted," he said. "It was the worst day of my life. I wanted to debut as a standup fighter, and I came out swinging and got headbutted and just thought, 'Damn.

Culture

'Midnight Run' ranks above classic movies

Phil Parker | April 13

There were about five months when I couldn't stand the wait for the "Midnight Run" DVD. If I didn't get it, I was going to bust some heads in. It was held back so long, I wanted to hurt someone. What made it worse were the constant censored broadcasts of the flick on TNT.

Culture

How cool is the PSP? Just listen to Phil

Phil Parker | April 7

We've come a long way since the days of the 2-D, urine yellow-tinged GameBoy. The notion hits quickly when first glancing at the Sony PlayStation Portable: This thing looks gorgeous. Cover up the buttons on either side of the 4.5-inch screen, and it's like looking at a little plasma television.