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A UNM organization is hoping bite-sized treats will make a big impression on U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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A UNM organization is hoping bite-sized treats will make a big impression on U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Defending conference champion? Check. One senior on a freshmen-stocked roster? Check. Dominate at home? Check.
Albuquerque store owners that sell the malt-liquor-infused energy drink Four Loko are surprised that several state bans and a series of bad press have spurned curiosity about the drink.
Another impressive display by another UNM freshman.
The Albuquerque City Council voted 6-3 Monday to deny UNM’s liquor-license waiver to serve beer and wine in The Pit club level suites, University Stadium and during special functions at the SUB.
The UNM men’s basketball team might be young, but it’s not defenseless. Propelled by their stingy defense, the Lobos beat Detroit Mercy 63-54, and held the Titans to 30 percent shooting from the field before a raucous crowd of 15,145 on Saturday at The Pit. “Anytime you can shoot 39 percent and turn the ball over 18 times and win the way we won, I’m going to be pretty pleased,” head coach Steve Alford said. Despite poor first-half shooting, the Lobos never trailed and controlled the game. UNM forced 22 Titans turnovers. “Openers are always tough,” Alford said. “You always have a lot of questions with openers, and I thought our guys did good.” From the beginning, it was evident that the young players were going to make an impression. Freshmen Alex Kirk and Kendall Williams were in the starting lineup. Kirk was impressive in his first collegiate game. He scored 10 points and nabbed 10 rebounds. Kirk scored the Lobos’ first points of the season off a mid-range jump shot. He offset Detroit’s height advantage in the middle, and UNM outscored Detroit 30-26 in the paint. “It felt good, just to get one more step, more experience,” Kirk said. “It’s a pretty big game. We just got to bring it every time, bring the intensity to every game.” Williams started slower, but displayed strong ball-handling skills and a knack for finding teammates in transition. With guard Phillip McDonald in street clothes, the Lobos depended on a three-guard rotation to fill his role. Guards Tony Snell, Jamal Fenton and Williams filled the void that McDonald’s injured arm left. Fenton led the trio with nine points, four assists and two steals. Combined, the three scored 20 points. “The guys followed the game plan,” Alford said. “I think we have eight guys in the locker room that had never played our game plan, and I think they executed it well.” The Lobos shot 35 percent from the field in the first half, but still had a double-digit lead at intermission. UNM shot 47 percent in the second half. Curtis Dennis led the Lobos with 12 points in 23 minutes of play. Emmanuel Negedu provided a spark for the Lobos off the bench, finishing with six points, eight rebounds and one block. With his nine points, senior Dairese Gary became the 28th Lobo to score 1,000 career points. His usual physical play was evident, and he drove the lane with tenacity. Gary said he looks to provide energy whenever he is on the court. “That’s how coach wants me to play,” Gary said. “I just put my body out there, taking charges and diving at the ball. It really gets the team going.”
It’s a brand new cast for a brand new year.
UNM regent Jack Fortner contributed more than $40,000 to Governor-Elect Susana Martinez and was recently appointed to her higher education transition team.
The lights finally went out during the UNM men’s basketball team’s player introductions, and the Lobos team kept Division III Manchester College in the dark.
Students Paisley Palmer and David Davis said they were excited to vote for their first time. However, just days before election day, they noticed something was wrong when they still didn’t have their voter-registration cards.
Brenda Sanchez and her 10-year-old daughter waited in line for 20 minutes to receive a free flu shot without ever having to step out of the family minivan.
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta saw increased attendance for a third straight year. The fiesta had more than 811,000 visitors, nearly 50,000 more than last year’s event, said Kathie Leyendecker, a balloon fiesta spokeswoman. She said sunny weather factored into the spike in attendance.
Audio specialist Eric Devore walked onto the Pit court Thursday and contemplated the last three months that he worked renovating the arena. “I used to come to Lobo basketball games when I was a kid. We used to sit right above the ramp, and I used to dream about being in the middle of the court and with the fans cheering all around me,” he said during a lunch break. “Now I’m here.”
UNM basketball fans, meet your new Pit. Still “a mile high and louder than …”, University Arena will have fans’ ears ringing even more with a state-of-the-art sound system. Eliminating The Pit’s mezzanine levels also made room for 40 suites, and UNM got a liquor license to serve alcohol only at the suite level. High glass walls and stone alabaster tiles provide the structure’s base.
Even after a 30-win season and a trip to the NCAA tournament, the UNM men’s basketball team still can’t get any respect. The Lobos were picked to finish third in the 2010-11 Mountain West Conference preseason poll, behind BYU and San Diego State. By now, junior guard Phillip McDonald said he expects the Lobos to be picked third in the conference.
Fire trucks drove onto campus Wednesday around noon as students evacuated the SUB after a false fire alarm. Tina Archuleta, a SUB employee, said the alarm started after excess dust in the air ducts gave the impression that smoke had billowed into the filtration system and covered the fire alarm sensors.
It’s the largest North American event of its kind, and more than 25 million photos are shot each year, making it as the most photographed event in the world, according to Kodak.
Voting is a very important obligation for such an easy registration process, or at least that’s what an on-campus organization is trying to prove.
Bring out your pint glasses, dust off your beer goggles and tap into your inner Bostonian. Fourteen microbreweries, including nine locally owned ones, will offer beer directly from their tap room during the inaugural New Mexico Brew Fest taking place Saturday at Expo New Mexico. “It’s our Octoberfest,” said Aaron Moore, Marble Brewing sales manager.
President Barack Obama discussed education initiatives that will help college students, answered questions about veterans’ benefits and his religious faith, and attacked Republicans for supporting tax cuts that benefit the top 2 percent of Americans during a “backyard chat” in Bernalillo County Tuesday.