A question has long plagued University of New Mexico students and they have been left in the dark to wonder: are beloved mascots Lobo Louie and Lobo Lucy siblings or dating?
Two Daily Lobo editors teamed up to get to the bottom of the mystery, calling upon multiple eyewitnesses and combing through historical documents. Despite the University’s insistence that Louie and Lucy are siblings, mounting evidence points to their romantic involvement.
Photographic evidence from a decade ago caught Louie and Lucy kissing in the Student Union Building. Witness of the kiss, Faye Kerr speculated it marked the beginning of their relationship.
“The crowd went wild,” Kerr said. “Everyone loved it. You could tell it wasn’t planned, because it was a little awkward, but Louie and Lucy were looking at each other like they were the only two wolves on earth.”
Since then, sightings of the duo have exploded across campus.
One cheerleader said she has seen them leave multiple basketball games together. She asked to remain anonymous, as Louie and Lucy “already hate on the cheer team enough.”
Preeta End, UNM Cheer alumni, detailed that the two would always attend events together, and were hardly seen apart.
“If Louie was there, so was Lucy – if one wasn’t there, neither was the other,” End said. “I just wish the two would be honest and come clean. I’m tired of living in the dark about this. I thought we were all closer than that.”
Even campus rival Pistol Pete has had input in the matter.
Pete, in tandem with L.I.A.R. – New Mexico State University’s Lying Is Always Right organization – released a statement asserting it was utterly wrong for the wolves to be in love, as according to them, they are siblings.
“It’s just really weird, you know? They’re wolves I guess, but still, where’s our morality,” Dee Seat, President of L.I.A.R., said.
The road to the truth looked bleak, but after digging through the archives, the Daily Lobo found images holding substantial evidence.
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Several photographs documented the wedding ceremony and reception of Louie and Lucy held in the underground tunnels of the University back in 2016.
Trey Kerry, a seasoned Facilities Management employee, described the beautiful and elaborate ceremony that took place on Feb. 28, 2016.
“It was really lovely,” Kerry said. “They had the whole get-up down there. From the archway to the lighting, no details were spared.”
The ceremony was officiated by UNM President Garnett Stokes, according to Kerry. Stokes did not respond to a request for comment.
The answer to our question seemed clear, but we wanted to find a way to provide indisputable evidence to Daily Lobo readers. The sources were good, but we needed cold, hard facts.
Fra Duh administers polygraph exams for various law enforcement agencies around New Mexico and volunteered to conduct an exam for Louie and Lucy. Louie agreed to the exam; meanwhile, Lucy had “better things to do,” she wrote.
Duh administered the exam last week. Several control questions about UNM were asked before the Big One.
For instance, Duh questioned Louie about whether President Stokes wears a wig, which he did not answer. The entire polygraph test held a similar structure, as Louie continued to plead the Fifth Amendment.
“Are you in love with Lobo Lucy?” Duh asked.
Again, Louie sat silently, a mischievous glint in his eye.
“Love is a pretty broad term. To say I’m in love with her, well, I don’t really think I can disclose that,” Louie eventually said.
Regarding the test, the results seemed to reflect nothing.
“At the end of the day, polygraphs are highly inaccurate and not built for wolves,” Duh said.
Karina Bolaños is the culture editor for the Daily Lobo. They can be reached at culture@dailylobo.com
Lily Alexander is the news editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @llilyalexander
Lily Alexander is the news editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @llilyalexander
