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Movie Review: "The Nun" offers little variation of horror genre

Tiffani Watteyne | September 12

“The Nun” is the fifth movie in “The Conjuring” movie series, though its events occur prior to those that happened in the second film. The title gives the movie’s main antagonist away as the plot follows the same demonic nun named Valak from “The Conjuring 2” film, except now the audience is given the origin place of Valak. When trailers and teasers for the movie were released to the public, they were scary and also intriguing as a film concept. One of the teasers that was featured on YouTube was seven seconds in length showing a black screen with the volume being turned down on your device.

Tyrone Owens runs the ball with a pair of Wisconsin defenders in pursuit, Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

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Football: Wisconsin running back logs career high to help erase early Lobo lead

Cameron Goeldner | September 9

MADISON, Wis. -- The University of New Mexico defense was unable to slow down Wisconsin star Jonathan Taylor, who turned in a career day with career-high 253 yards as well as three touchdowns in a 45-14 victory on Saturday afternoon. The Lobos received the opening kickoff and immediately put together a long, methodical drive that lasted 17 plays and covered 87 yards — one that included four third-down conversions and took 7:38 off the clock. The drive culminated with an 11-yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti to Delane Hart-Johnson that gave UNM an early 7-0 lead and silenced a crowd of 77,003 at Camp Randall Stadium. “I really felt offensively we had a great rhythm early in the game,” head coach Bob Davie said. “I thought honestly schematically there were some things we could do. When (Tuioti) went out...we didn’t get much done after that.”

Photo courtesy of Ariana Grande’s Instagram.

Music

Analyzing Mac Miller's death through his music

Shayla Cunico and Isaiah Garcia | September 9

Recording artist Malcolm James McCormick, more popularly known as Mac Miller, was found deceased in his Los Angeles home on Thursday, Sept. 7, the result of an apparent drug overdose. His passing came as a shock to the music community. With his upcoming tour set to start in October and his optimistic tweets, fans saw this as Mac hitting his stride and the projection of his career was looking to be increasingly successful.

University of New Mexico students continue their day leaving, or arriving to Dane Smith Hall. Of the almost 24,000 students at UNM, less than six percent use the Lobo Guardian app.

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UNM promotes app to protect students

Anthony Jackson | September 9

Smartphones have tremendous pocket-sized power — sometimes they are used for finding memes and other times they can be used to save a life. Since 2015, the University of New Mexico has promoted a service called LoboGuardian — which runs off the RaveGuardian network — to increase campus safety. Users can send pictures and text anonymous tips to the UNM Police Department through the app. There is also a panic button for emergencies. The panic button will quickly send a distress signal to UNMPD and turn your smartphone into a tracking beacon, allowing law enforcement to respond accordingly.

A UNMPD officer stands behind a police cruiser on Sept. 23, 2015.

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Crime briefs for September 10

Elizabeth Sanchez | September 9

Possession of Stolen Property On the evening of Aug. 23, an officer was sent to Popejoy Hall after stuffed teddy bears were stolen, according to a police report. The officer spoke with the male who reported the incident. He said someone took the bears from a cabinet inside Popejoy Hall. There were no witnesses. Another officer detained a male who was holding three stuffed bears at the bookstore and said he found them on the ground. The male is not a student and has been involved in many campus calls. Requesting that the male in possession of the bears be banned from campus, the police report will be sent to the UNM Dean of Students.

Culture

Movie Review: "The Happytime Murders" combines comedy and mystery

Tiffani Watteyne | September 9

“The Happytime Murders” is an interesting concept of a light-hearted comedy and murder mystery movie involving puppets, although, as the movie progresses, one finds a redemption story that brings up more serious topics like racism, drug abuse and objectification. The movie’s main character is Phil Philips, a puppet detective played by Brian Henson, who worked for the police force. When looking for evidence on a case, he gets caught up at a crime scene warranting the police to show up. Along with them is his ex-partner Connie Edwards, an actual human, played by Melissa McCarthy. The two trade insults upon seeing each other and mention a past event later about a career ending situation for Philips that had created a bad relationship between him and Edwards.

Culture

Photo Story: Hatch celebrates Chile Festival

Anthony Jackson | September 9

The annual Hatch Valley Chile Festival took place in Hatch, New Mexico Sept. 2 to 3. Tens of thousands of visitors trekked to the small village of Hatch and filled the streets. More than 70 vendors, many of them local to Hatch, set up shop. Most sell chile.

Clipart includes album covers from Madvillain, Tyler, the Creator, Kendrick Lamar and Kanye.

Music

Part 1: The best hip-hop albums of 21st century

Colton Newman | September 9

Editor's Note: This is part of a series of lists looking at some of the best albums to be released this century in a variety of genres. Part 2 of the hip-hop list will be published Wednesday 9/12. If you Google “the best hip-hop albums ever,” chances are you’ll find countless pages listing albums from the likes of Nas, Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G., which are all wonderful and impactful albums, but many new hip-hop albums are seemingly overlooked because of how highly we value albums from the 90’s. This list contains ten albums made between the year 2000 and now that have been culturally impactful, genre changing, lyrically magnificent or conceptually brilliant.

Culture

BSU provides community for black students at UNM

Macey Rose | September 9

The Black Student Union at the University of New Mexico is reaching its 50th year as a student organization on campus. Since becoming chartered in 1968, the union has evolved into a growing group of driven African-American students on campus who would like to continue to see their numbers grow in terms of participation within the African-American community on campus. “The Black Student Union essentially becomes that cultural space and network that is lacking by not having a substantial African-American community on campus; it is essentially that space for us to come together and represent ourselves,” said Wade Rogers, the president of BSU.

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UNM receives substantial grant from Google

Mikhaela Smith | September 9

The University of New Mexico recently received a grant from Google to help attract more undergraduate women to the fields of robotics and computer science. According to a Google press release, UNM was one of 15 schools to receive an exploreCSR (Computer Science Research) grant. The press release said Google wants to use these grants to reach about 1,200 undergraduate women between 2018 and 2019. This $35,000 grant will help implement a program called Becoming a Robot Guru Workshop, led by associate computer science professor Lydia Tapia.

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Albuquerque rallies for sustainability during protest

Sol Traverso | September 9

Albuquerque rallied together Sept. 8 for the Rise at the Rio for Climate, Water, Jobs and Justice demonstration calling for renewable energy and environmental justice. The event was part of a larger, international coalition called The People's Climate Movement. Demonstrations in cities all over the world have been held as a part of this movement.

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Physical Plant Department changes name

Ahmad Yar Ranjha | September 9

The Physical Plant Department at the University of New Mexico has changed its name to Facilities Management because the management of the department believes that the term Physical Plant does not describe them and their services accurately. The name change initiative is in line with UNM’s overall marketing initiative of rebranding itself and expanding its outreach, including a recent upgrade to its logo.

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UNM researcher finds a cause of mass extinctions

Megan Holmen | September 9

A geological researcher at the University of New Mexico has discovered that low oxygen levels contributed to the Earth’s great mass extinctions. Maya Elrick, the sedimentary geologist behind the research, said ocean water anoxia — the depletion of dissolved oxygen in water — can be linked to four out of the five mass extinctions on Earth. The earth has had five mass extinctions, and the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction occurred about 450 million years ago. This extinction was when most life on earth was in the sea and resulted in a drastic reduction of species.

Sports

Men's Soccer: Lobos dealt another tough loss on the road

Cameron Goeldner | September 9

The University of New Mexico men’s soccer team did its best to weather the storm against No. 23 Tulsa, but came up short in a 2-1 loss in double overtime. New Mexico’s record fell to 2-3 on the season after dropping a pair of one-goal matches on its road trip, while Tulsa improved to 3-1-1.

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Women's Soccer: Early chances prove big for Lobos in another home win

Robert Maler | September 9

The UNM Soccer Complex continued to be a safe haven for the Lobos, as the University of New Mexico women's soccer team remained perfect there with a win on Friday night over the UTEP Miners. New Mexico (3-0) took control of the match early on, getting scoring chance after scoring chance. And it didn't take long for the Lobos to cash in as sophomore midfielder Cami Floth found the ball off a corner kick and drove home her first career goal at the 8:38 mark to give UNM a 1-0 lead. Just minutes later, Floth played a hand in setting up New Mexico's second goal. The sophomore sent another corner kick into the box and dropped an assist on fellow sophomore Alexa Kirton — who launched a header past UTEP goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios.

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Football: Lobos face big test at No. 5 Wisconsin

Cameron Goeldner | September 7

Bob Davie doesn’t want to worry about what the Wisconsin Badgers are going to do on Saturday. He wants to focus on his team, and what they can do against one of the best teams in the country in No. 5 Wisconsin. “(I) respect the chance to just go up there and play them, I really mean that,” Davie said. “They are unique to college football in some ways in this era of spread offense. They’re very good, it’s really a very aligned program from top to bottom.” The game is the first between the two schools and will kick off at 10 a.m. mountain time and will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network from Camp Randall Stadium.

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UNM professor edits book on grandparenting

Tasawar Shah | September 7

The University of New Mexico’s Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies department chair, professor Ziarat Hossain, co-edited a book with professor David Shwalb from Southern Utah University called “Grandparents in Cultural Context” and has recently been published. The book integrates new ideas into previously established concepts surrounding grandparenthood. It includes authors from 15 countries and covers grandparenting in 12 diverse societies across four continents: North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Front cover "Transparency Report of The University of New Mexico," released by the Office of the Attorney General.

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NMAG report reveals transparency issues at UNM

Danielle Prokop | September 7

Despite all of New Mexico’s “Sunshine Laws,” which guarantee access to public information, the University of New Mexico is still keeping people in the dark. At least, that’s what the New Mexico Attorney General’s office (OAG) is saying in their 2018 Transparency Report regarding UNM’s alleged violations of two state transparency laws. The laws in question are the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) and the Open Meetings Act (OMA). “Since 2015, UNM has established a pattern and practice of neglecting their responsibility to allow access to public information and access to meaningful discourse and deliberation on public business,” the report said.

Culture

Harvest Wine Festival celebrates 400 year tradition in NM

Yana Apostalon | September 6

The words “it is not a race, but a marathon” was heard coming out of the mouths of attendees at the 2018 Viva Vino New Mexican Harvest Wine Festival. The 18th annual wine festival boasted award-winning musicians playing live tunes over the hum of over 20 wineries, abuzz with service to the backdrop of the Sandia mountains. This three day celebration of wine lasted from Sep.1 to 3. After entering the gates, which opened at 12 on Saturday, the lawn of the balloon fiesta was awash with aromas from food trucks and vendors selling a range of goods from jerky to message oils.

Sports

Women's Soccer: Lobos look to bounce back against UTEP

Matthew Narvaiz | September 6

Things didn’t go as planned for the University of New Mexico women’s soccer team last weekend, as they lost both matches, putting the Lobos at 2-3 so far this season. Their losses came against UC Davis and San Francisco in California. New Mexico’s two wins this season have both come at home against Pacific and Idaho State. Its three losses have all come on the road, including the season opener to Texas Tech.