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Music

Music Review: Deafheaven continue to break barriers on new album

Kyle Land | July 15

Those unfamiliar with the world of heavy metal music might be surprised to find out what an insular universe the genre really is. For a scene filled with outcasts, loners and other "rejects" of society, those heavily involved in its subculture are often quick to accuse others of bastardizing and muddying the music they hold so dear. Deafheaven are no strangers to such labels. Formed in 2010 in San Francisco, Deafheaven are one of the biggest and most controversial acts to come out of the atmospheric black metal scene that seemed to explode in popularity over the past decade. Their sounds venture far beyond typical metal sounds, incorporating features of post-rock, shoegaze and post-hardcore into their aesthetic.

Opinion

Column: "Dry Campus" policy holds little water with taproom

Donald Amble | July 15

New Mexico State University is not a dry campus. New Mexico Tech is not a dry campus (except the one dry dorm hall. It’s their “quiet dorm,” where even residents over 21 may drink if they have no underage roommates.) The University of New Mexico has made a blanket decision about all of its students. The school says we cannot drink in our dorms and gives a myriad of reasons remiscient of Reefer Madness. However, all of these reasons lead to one conclusion: the population of UNM living on-campus is a ticking time bomb that is not to be trusted. It makes me feel like a criminal and a child, which is exactly what the school is saying.

News

Center dedicated to ending racial disparities changes names

Tasawar Shah | July 15

The ten-year Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant for the University of New Mexico’s Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy has ended and the Center is about to complete the process of transition by the end of July to its new enterprise — the UNM Center for Social Policy. The primary mission of the RWJF Center for Health Policy at UNM was to identify, train and graduate doctorate students primarily of color that focus on racial and ethnic health disparities.

News

Parkland shooting survivors come to ABQ to discuss gun violence

Megan Holmen | July 12

March for Our Lives in partnership with Road to Change hosted a rally in Roosevelt Park on Wednesday to promote gun violence awareness and to encourage young people to vote. Maggie Byers, the volunteer events and membership lead for Moms Demand Action — a group formed after the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting — said that over 10 people were there registering people to vote. She said students and Moms Demand Action aimed to educate attendees on gun reform policies.

Left to right, Candidates for Congressional District 1, democratic candidate Deb Haaland, A. Blair Dunn sitting in for Libertarian candidate Lloyd Princeton and Republican candidate Janice Earl-Jones participate in a forum at the New Mexico Bar Association's Monthly lunch at the Hyatt Regency on July 10,2018

News

Congressional candidates discuss immigration in first debate

Justin Garcia | July 11

Immigration was the focus of a public forum between candidates running for New Mexico’s first congressional district Tuesday afternoon. The debate featured Democratic nominee Deb Haaland, Republican nominee Janice Arnold-Jones and Libertarian nominee Lloyd Princeton, who was unable to attend and had pre-written answers read by A. Blair Dunn, the Libertarian candidate for New Mexico Attorney General.

Collage contains album covers from Kids See Ghosts, Ryan Beatty, Roy Blair and Boy Pablo.

Music

Music: The top tracks of June

Colton Newman and Shayla Cunico | July 11

Every month a few of the Daily Lobo reporters put together a list of our favorite songs released each month and they are added to our songs of the year playlist on spotify. For the month of June we pulled songs released by Drake, Florence + The Machine, The Carters and Teyana Taylor so that you can find music to add to your daily rotation as well.

Sports

Softball: Lobos add transfer pitcher

Cameron Goeldner | July 9

Paula Congleton and the University of New Mexico softball team have added another pitcher to the 2019 roster, this time the team inked transfer Bailey Klitzke from Wichita State. Klitzke will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning next season. Last year, she recorded a 7-2 record highlighted by wins over Oklahoma State and Texas and a 3.10 ERA in 26 appearances, primarily in relief. She also recorded 40 strikeouts in 49.2 innings pitched.

News

UNM loses thousands per year in missing equipment

Anthony Jackson | July 9

The University of New Mexico is not home to only students, but to more than 46,000 catalogued items totaling more than $233 million. Over the course of two years, more than 700 items have been deleted from campus inventory after evaluated to be obsolete, damaged or repurposed, according to an inventory sheet provided by UNM’s Purchasing Office.

News

Three female professors sue UNM over unequal pay

Megan Holmen | July 9

The University of New Mexico Board of Regents is being sued by three UNM professors as a result of an investigation done by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that revealed UNM female professors in four departments are paid less than their male counter parts. The professors involved in the suit are tenured professors. Melissa Axelrod, who has been teaching since 1995, and Julie Shigekuni, who has been teaching since 1995, are both in the Linguistics Department, and Gail Houston began teaching English at UNM in 1996.

Head Lobo soccer coach Jeremy Fishbein congratulates one of his players after scoring a goal against LMU Oct. 4, 2017 at the UNM Soccer Complex. Four new players have signed National Letters of Intent and will be apart of the University of New Mexico in the fall.

Sports

Men's Soccer: Fishbein adamant that cutting sports not the way to go

Robert Maler | July 8

The University of New Mexico Board of Regents announced it will hold a session in the next couple of weeks, which could yield a decision on certain UNM sports and whether some might be eliminated. Several sports have been rumored to be potential casualties in an effort to reduce spending and gain control of an athletic budget that has operated in a deficit for most of the past decade. Men's soccer is one of the programs that has been mentioned frequently as one that could get the axe, but Lobo men's soccer head coach Jeremy Fishbein has been actively campaigning to give his program — and all UNM sports — a chance to continue. Fishbein said he is a supporter of all UNM sports and was adamant that all programs should be maintained and supported moving forward. He said eliminating a sport — especially one with the scope and impact of something like soccer — would be devastating and something that should even be an option.

News

Anthropology Department to create database of CT scans

Megan Holmen | July 8

The University of New Mexico has received a $702,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice to create a database from 15,000 CT scan of the deceased. According to Dr. Heather J.H. Edgar, associate professor of anthropology and pathology, she began the process of obtaining this grant in 2012. UNM was one of 19 universities to receive funding from the NIJ — 312 universities applied.

Culture

Massive crowds come out for the 2018 Lavender Festival

Colton Newman | July 8

Despite the heat wave that washed through Los Ranchos on Saturday, the 10th Annual Lavender Festival drew a massive crowd to the usually quiet North Valley.

Opinion

Column: How to best fly internationally

Megan Holmen | July 8

Planning an international trip can be a long, complicated and stressful process. Buying plane tickets is just one of steps on the way to an exciting once-in-a-lifetime trip, and how you go about doing this really does make a difference. There are several things to consider when deciding what airline to fly with, when to fly and when to buy your ticket. Generally, it is best to buy your ticket several months in advance all the way out to six months ahead of time. This is because most of the time plane tickets will become gradually more expensive the closer to the date of the trip.

News

Profile: Local shop holds thousands of stories

Justin Garcia | July 8

Walking into the Spanish Amiga Retail Store goes hand-in-hand with walking into the realization of Tamara Farmer’s dream. The walls of the Spanish Amiga are decorated in printed pictures of Boyz II Men, Jesus Christ, Trey songz, Arsenio Hall, Prince William and Prince Henry, and the Obamas.

Music

Music Review: Drake feels bloated on "Scorpion"

Shayla Cunico | July 8

After finally getting through the double-disc, 25-song project that is “Scorpion,” I left with more questions than answers from Drake. After Pusha T’s freestyle exposed Drake’s hidden child and baby mother, Sophie Brussaux, “Scorpion” was set up to be a public relations frenzy. Drake was basically cornered into openly discussing his hidden child, Adonis, and the other allegations of his lack of parenting that Pusha T made.

Culture

Movie Review: Ocean's 8 feels truly revolutionary

Timber Mabes | July 8

With all the excitement surrounding its release, it was almost impossible not to have extremely high expectations for “Ocean’s 8.” Along with that, “Ocean’s 8” had an extremely large act to follow, with “Ocean’s 11” (2001), “Ocean's 12” (2004) and “Ocean's 13” (2007) being such well-known and loved films.

Album cover courtesy of Virgin EMI Records

Music

Music Review: Florence and The Machines reach new emotional depths on "High As Hope"

Colton Newman | July 6

A lifetime of anger, sadness, joy, hope, longing, regret and a whole slew of other emotions are captured on Florence + The Machines’ latest record “High As Hope,” the follow up to the expansive and captivating 2015 project “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.” Florence Welch remains one of only a few artists who vocally can go toe-to-toe with such acts as Adele and Beyoncé. The UK singer is best known for her career making hits such as “Dog Days Are Over” and “Shake It Out,” anthems of positivity and joy.

An Albuquerque homeless man looks through a trash can on Central Avenue on the evening of Jan. 17, 2018.

Opinion

Column: Reporting on homelessness leaves much to be desired

Danielle Prokop | July 2

Local news outlets in New Mexico need to do a better job in covering both poverty and homelessness. On June 14, just a few hours apart, KOB 4 published two stories that exemplified poor reporting, and failed to inform the public. The first was titled “Twerking Panhandlers Spotted in Albuquerque.”

News

Letter: Alzheimer's is a public health crisis

Daily Lobo Readers | July 2

Editor, As the sixth leading cause of death and the only cause of death in the top ten without a cure, prevention or effective treatment, Alzheimer’s is a public health crisis across the nation. In New Mexico, 38,000 people are living with the disease and their care is provided primarily by their families.

News

Editorial Board: A response to the Capital Gazette shooting

The Daily Lobo Editorial Board | July 2

Last Thursday, five people were killed for doing their job and exercising their first amendment right to publish. The Daily Lobo stands in solidarity with the victims and staff of the Capital Gazette as they grieve during this horrible tragedy.