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Opinion

Letter: Religious books contain dangerous messages

Daily Lobo Reader | November 15

After the Gulf War, a large Albuquerque fundamentalist Christian church held a rally celebrating U.S. victory in Iraq. I went to that rally. I held up signs strongly opposing war. A man told me, “Blessed is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock.” That is an awful, actual verse in the Bible (Psalm 137:9). Many Christian fundamentalists believe the whole Bible is the perfect Word of God.

Sports

Football: Lobos ready for No. 23 Boise State

Cameron Goeldner | November 15

The University of New Mexico Football team looks to break a five-game losing streak when the No. 23 Boise State Broncos come to town on Friday night. The game will kick off on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m., the second straight week the Lobos will feature on the network. Boise comes into the game fresh off the heels of a win over the Fresno State Bulldogs, who were ranked No. 16 in the country coming into the game. The Bulldogs paid a visit to Albuquerque one month ago and went home with a fairly easy 38-7 win over the Lobos.

Opinion

Letter: The Daily Lobo is a waste of time

Daily Lobo Reader | November 15

For a long time I've considered The Daily Lobo more of a daily lobotomy, or more accurately Twice-a-Week Lobotomy. The Twice-a-Week Lobotomy is in good company with the Alibi. I remember when there actually was a Daily Lobo published daily, at least Monday thru Friday. I can also remember when the Alibi was actually not too bad.

Daniel Stearns embraces Elijah Jaffe as their names are announced during the ASUNM Senate Election results meeting in the SUB on the evening of Nov. 14.

News

ASUNM: 10 senators elected with record low turnout

Justin Garcia | November 15

Nearly half of the 1,048 undergraduates who voted in this semester’s Associated Students of the University of New Mexico senate elections voted for the incumbents. Mohammad Assed and Madelyn Lucas both received over 500 votes in an election with a six percent turnout rate. That rate is the lowest since fall 2014, which saw a three percent turnout rate. This semester’s turnout was the second lowest in 14 semesters. “This election was a good reminder of how important it is to constantly be improving and working to include more students,” said ASUNM President Becka Myers in a statement after the election.

Construction workers at the Physics, Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science construction site.

News

UNM construction plagued by copper thefts

Anthony Jackson | November 15

The University of New Mexico Physics, Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science (PAíS) building is in its ninth month of construction, but has been dealing with an issue that plagues many parts of Albuquerque — copper theft. According to State of New Mexico Uniform Incident Reports obtained by the Daily Lobo through the Information of Public Records Act (IPRA), during the month of October officers from the UNM Police Department responded to two separate calls at the PAíS construction site. According to the reports, UNMPD officers responded to a commercial burglary call on Oct. 19 after a motion sensor alarm was activated.

A bartender at the Rio Bravo Brewing Company pours a new beer, the Lobo Rojo.

Culture

Brewery and UNM collab on new beer

Justin Garcia | November 15

It was a full house at the Rio Bravo Brewery on Monday night. Lobo Talk, a sports talk show, and many of the other Rio Bravo patrons dressed in cherry and silver, were out drinking the new cherry-flavored wheat beer, El Lobo Rojo, created by Rio Bravo in honor of the University. The live broadcast of Lobo Talk was set up in the back. The head coach of the University of New Mexico football team Bob Davie sat down with show’s hosts to discuss last Saturday’s game.

Stuffed bears line the edge of a bead in the House ≠ Home, Ariane Crummer's BFA Honors Thesis Exhibition.

Culture

Art student explores what makes a house a home

Veronica Apodaca | November 15

The idea of home is something that is central to the human experience, and something that Ariane Crummer explores in her Bachelor of Fine Arts honors thesis exhibition. Entitled “House ≠ Home,” the exhibit focuses on what turns a place into a home. Crummer’s inspiration for this project came from her experience moving from New York to New Mexico.

News

GEO encourages study abroad programs with fair

Alyssa Bitsie | November 15

The University of New Mexico is continuing to host International Education Week (IEW) at various locations across campus and the Albuquerque area this week. Along with other institutions, organizations and businesses, IEW is a series of events meant to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchanges worldwide, according to the IEW website. IEW began on Nov. 12 and will conclude on Nov. 16. UNM’s Global Education Office (GEO) coordinated this week’s various events, and on Tuesday afternoon students were able to find information about study abroad opportunities and cultural exchanges in the Student Union Building Atrium.

Corey Manigault guards against Iona's Ben Perez during a free throw.

Sports

Men's Basketball: Lobos hang on for 90-83 win over Iona in home opener

Robert Maler | November 14

The University of New Mexico men's basketball took care of business in its home opener, taking down the Iona Gaels by a score of 90-83 at Dreamstyle Arena thanks to strong performances from a couple of transfers. Iona (1-1) led for a good portion of the first half, benefitting from some careless turnovers and an inability from UNM to connect on its free throw attempts.

Sports

Men's Basketball: Manigault and Jackson lead Lobos against Iona

Matthew Narvaiz | November 14

Head coach Paul Weir last week spoke about how Anthony Mathis and Dane Kuiper are the “rocks” of this season’s team, which includes a plethora of new additions to the roster. Last night, Mathis went for 14 points and had a clutch three down the stretch. In a little over 20 minutes on the floor, Kuiper had yet to score. Then, in the last two minutes, he hit a three of his own--which Weir acknowledged was a game changer—and then scored a layup, ultimately elevating his team, the Lobos, to a 90-83 win over Iona. But Weir admitted last night after the Lobos’ win that it wasn’t necessarily those two who wholly contributed to the victory.

Culture

Candlelight vigil held in front of Zimmerman Library

Tiffani Watteyne | November 14

A candlelight vigil titled “Each One of Us Defines All of Us was held last Thursday outside Zimmerman Library at the University of New Mexico. The candlelight vigil was a showing for inclusion, tolerance, peace and understanding of each other and individual experience. There was no single group or individual asked to attend for a particular reason and the attendance reflected that in the variety of attendees that came together to share in the vigil.

Noah Brooks, right, holds Sally Midani and Noah Michelsohn while hearing the election results for the ASUNM presidential race on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the UNM SUB.

Opinion

Column: You should vote in the ASUNM Senate Election. Here's why.

Justin Garcia | November 13

Most students will probably never meet a member of the board. Some undergraduate students, however, go out of their way to meet and influence them. They’re called senators, and they are a part of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico.

Homeless man receives an orange from Nicole Mestas during the Random Acts of Kindness walk.

News

Researchers suggest change to ABQ homelessness program

Andrew Gunn | November 12

A Bernalillo County program designed to mitigate Albuquerque homelessness was recently the subject of a study done by the University of New Mexico’s Institute for Social Research. A report evaluating Community Connections Supporting Housing’s (CCSH) efficacy and progress since its creation in 2015 was released in June of this year. In 2017, the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness (NMCEH) counted 1,318 people in Albuquerque who reported experiencing homelessness on the night of Jan. 23. However, Albuquerque Public Schools estimates that at least 3,500 of its students are without a place to stay, and the City of Albuquerque puts the figure at more than 5,000 people on any given night.

Map courtesy of New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science.

News

USGS labels NM volcano a potential risk

Megan Holmen | November 12

The Red Hill-Quemado volcanic field just west of Quemado, New Mexico was recently added to the New Mexico volcano watch list by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that tracks the potential risk of all volcanoes. New Mexico is one of the most volcanically active states in the U.S. However, according to Tobias Fischer, a professor of earth and planetary sciences with a research interest in volcanology at the University of New mexico, while New Mexico has experienced recent volcanic activity in geological time, the term “recent” in geological time is different than the term “recent” in human time.

Aisia Robertson sits down after missing the final shot of the game. Lady Lobos lost 79-76 to Auburn in the quarterfinals of the preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament.

Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos lose nail-biter to Auburn

Danielle Prokop | November 12

Two missed shots down by three in the last seconds of the game led to a 79-76 loss by the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team at the hands of the Auburn Tigers in the 2018 Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals Sunday. New Mexico (1-1) also had a significant injury in the fourth quarter. Senior forward Nike McClure was going for a layup, when she landed on a defender’s foot. She hurt her left ankle and had to be carted off. Team officials said McClure was expected to receive further evaluation Sunday evening. Momentum swung back and forth, as the lead changed 17 times throughout the game. It went down to the wire and, with 17 seconds left on the clock, Auburn’s Daisa Alexander broke the 76-76 tie on a baseline jumper, was fouled and made a free-throw to give Auburn a three point lead over the Lobos.

News

Fact Check: Yvette Herrell on Fox News

Danielle Prokop | November 12

Despite issuing a campaign statement of “no further comment” until all ballots are counted, New Mexican State Rep. Yvette Herrell, who was recently the Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District (CD-2), appeared on Fox News Saturday night. Herrell was interviewed on Justice with Judge Jeanine, a prime-time show hosted by Jeanine Pirro. During the interview, both Pirro and Herrell stated factual inaccuracies regarding the race. Herrell spoke for just over a minute in the course of the four-minute interview.

Actors from the play As You Like It dance on stage.

Culture

Shakespeare's "As You Like It" performed at Popejoy

Veronica Apodaca | November 12

The University of New Mexico theatre department opened its last show of the semester, “As You Like It,” last Thursday. The lighthearted play was brought to life by the hard work of the actors, along with the beautiful set and costumes that added even more vibrancy to the play’s atmosphere. The play centers around Rosalind, a young noblewoman who is forced to flee from her uncle’s court when he fears that she is more loyal to her banished father than to him. Accompanied by Touchstone, the court jester, and Celia, her cousin and dearest friend, she disguises herself as a man and takes refuge in the Forest of Arden. While she is there, she encounters Orlando, the young man that she fell in love with while she was still at court, who has been forced by his vengeful older brother to abandon his home and come to the forest.

Dennis Roberts, a plumber with Area Four in Facilities and Management, surveys the water damage.

News

C&J building ceiling partially collapses

Anthony Jackson | November 12

A section of the ceiling in the Communication and Journalism building collapsed Wednesday afternoon due to water damage from a second floor toilet. The area was blocked off while water dripped through the ceiling until the University of New Mexico custodial staff from Facilities Management tended to the area. Adan Garcia, the operations manager for the C&J Department, was among the first to notice the leak.

News

ASUNM Senate elections to begin on Monday

Justin Garcia | November 12

Around the Duck Pond and throughout Smith Plaza, students with aspirations of becoming - and remaining - senators will be asking for votes over the next three days. There are 20 candidates running to fill the 10 open seats in the Senate of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico. The polls open at 9 a.m. on Monday and close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Students can vote online at myunm or in person in the Student Union Building near the welcome desk on the second floor.

A performer in the University of New Mexico Queer Student Alliance Drag Show.

Culture

Queer Student Alliance hosts annual drag show

Justine Lopez | November 12

The 10th annual Queer Student Alliance (QSA) Drag Show took place in the Student Union Building Saturday evening. This year’s theme was dubbed “Space Glamp” and featured both amateur and professional drag performers. “It’s like glamorous camping – boujee camping ,” said QSA co-chair Jude Ripley. “Instead of a tent and a campfire you have heated tents and an RV.” Ripley said the original theme was supposed to be “extra-terrestrial” but changed it to avoid repeating the same theme as New Mexico Pride.