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Men's Basketball: Pair of Lobos to leave UNM

Robert Maler | March 28

Last year, the University of New Mexico men's basketball team saw a multitude of players announce their intentions to leave the program before a new head coach took the reins and coaxed some of them into staying put. And while head coach Paul Weir has seemed to bring stability to what looked like a shaky program, a release said a pair of players were recently granted their release to pursue other opportunities. Senior forward Connor MacDougall didn't see any action during the past season after he suffered a foot injury during an exhibition game against former rival Brigham Young University.

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Culture

Art exhibit depicts junk food's health impacts

Shayla Cunico | March 26

The University of New Mexico’s Maxwell Museum is showcasing a temporary exhibit that demonstrates the negative effects of processed foods in modern diets, titled “Last Supper.” Over the next two weeks students will have the chance to experience the conceptual installation by C. Maxx Stevens. The exhibit displays monotone-painted processed food placed on a large white table dusted with glitter to represent the commercialism and the addiction of sugar, Stevens said.

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Music

Student receives composer award

Aubrie Powell | March 26

As part of the John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium, Annie Merrill received the Scott Wilkinson Student Composer Award and her recent piece, “Torusot,” for flute, clarinet, percussion and cello. Born is Colorado, Merrill attended the University of New Mexico initially to study French horn performance, she said. “I’ve been a musician for as long as I can remember,” Merrill said.

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News

Sustainability Studies Program had humble beginnings

Gabriela Garcia-Huff , Brianna Mortensen and Jaden Torres | March 26

Editor's Note: The Sustainability Studies program was conceived in 2002 during an Earth Systems Engineering Convention held in Boulder, CO.

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News

Athletics dept. pressured on deficit

Danielle Prokop | March 26

Students urged the University of New Mexico Board of Regents to not forgive the athletics department’s accumulated $7.5 million deficit at the Budget Summit Thursday. And the regents delivered. Board of Regents president Robert Doughty made the move to table the issue of UNM athletics’ deficit until the department can provide a balanced budget for 2019. “I need to be convinced now more than anything that we will not have a deficit next year,” Doughty said. “We table any discussion on dealing with the past deficit until we get a financially sound transparent budget for 2019.”

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Culture

Stand-up comedian Beth Stelling visits UNM

Timber Mabes | March 26

Stand-up comedian, Beth Stelling, performed a one-hour comedy show Thursday night for a full audience of students and community members at the University of New Mexico’s Student Union Building. Stelling was introduced to the crowd by Student Special Events member Victoria Pena-Parr who spent the day showing Stelling around Albuquerque, letting her see some of Albuquerque’s most famous locations and taking her to eat at the city’s Frontier Restaurant.

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News

Women's Resource Center hosts panel on midwifery

Megan Holmen | March 26

The Women’s Resource Center hosted a panel on pursuing a career as a midwife, including the significance and cultural relevance of the history of midwifery in New Mexico. The panel included Kristen Ostrem, who has been working as a midwife since 1996. She is also currently teaching at the University of New Mexico through the College of Nursing. She graduated from UNM’s midwifery program, the same six-semester-long program she teaches at now. There were two other panel members — Donyelle Miller, who is currently working at Dar a Luz birthing center and graduated from UNM last year, and Brittany Simplicio, who has been practicing for five years. She currently works at UNMH as a midwife and graduated from UNM’s program several years ago.

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News

UNM professor earns engineering research award

Mikhaela Smith | March 26

An assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of New Mexico was awarded the 2018 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award for his work, titled “Next Generation Electrical Wires for Navy Applications.” This year, Mehran Tehrani was one of 31 recipients selected amongst 340 qualified applicants to receive this award. According to the Office of Naval Research, his prize includes a three-year grant totaling $510,000. The Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program, or ONR YIP, is one of oldest and most selective technology basic research programs in the nation. The program was introduced in 1985 and aims to solve some of the toughest naval warfighting challenges by funding the research of early-career academic researchers, known as investigators, whose scientific pursuits exhibit strong potential for supporting the Department of Defense, according to the Office of Naval Research.

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News

School of Engineering receives $3 million donation

Anthony Jackson | March 25

A University of New Mexico alum posthumously gifted the School of Engineering with the largest lump sum cash gift in the school’s history — $3 million. Dana C. Wood, a former civil engineering major, died in 2013 after battling cancer. The gift was received this March from his estate and will be used to benefit students at the School of Engineering. Wood graduated from the University in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree and completed his master’s degree in 1990. He created a software that predated “the cloud,” called PowerMerge.

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News

Burqueños march for gun regulation

Megan Holmen | March 25

Five and a half weeks after the Parkland, Florida shooting took the lives of 17 individuals, “March for Our Lives” rallied in cities across the world to protest school shootings and gun violence on March 24. Here, in Albuquerque, the “March for Our Lives” march began at 10 a.m. in Old Town Plaza. The march went from the Plaza to Tiguex Park, where the rally began at 11 a.m. Albuquerque's “March for Our Lives” was organized and ran by local youth. Blair Dixon, Jessica Stanton and Zoey Craft were the head organizers for the march. According to Dixon, a freshman at the University of New Mexico, youth organizers and volunteers met every day for the past three weeks to plan the march.

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News

Freshmen required to live on campus starting Fall 2018

Anthony Jackson | March 25

Beginning in the Fall 2018 semester, incoming freshman living more than 30 miles from campus will be required to live on campus, with some exceptions. Students are exempt if they: Live with a parent, guardian or family member less than 30 miles from campus. Are at least 20 years old at the beginning of their freshman year. Are domestically partnered, married or have children. Have a medical disability. A cultural sensitivity or associated concern. Have an undue hardship interfering ability to attend.

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News

ART delayed due to regulatory problems

Michele Arbogast | March 25

David Harper, inspector general for the City of Albuquerque, said in November of 2017 he discovered the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project had numerous non-compliance issues, regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act. Harper said an independent auditor provided a 30-page report that confirmed the Build Your Dreams company, who manufactured the buses, met the federal guidelines for at least 60 percent of bus guidelines. Harper said he contacted the mayor’s office and the city council in January, stating he would be initiating a formal review focused on “funding and quality oversight.”

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News

President Stokes' many "firsts"

Shayla Cunico | March 25

After being unanimously selected last November, the University of New Mexico’s first female President Garnett S. Stokes had her historic moment during the 31st anniversary of Women’s History Month, as she began her term on March 1. Stokes has been a “first” several times, she said. A: I’m happy to be in that role. It’s such a great message to say to women that these opportunities are available. It’s not the first time that I’ve been “the first.” I was the first woman head of psychology at the University of Georgia and the first woman dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia, the first woman provost at Florida State University (and) the first interim president at Florida State.

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Opinion

Letter: Booze poisons your mind and body

Daily Lobo Readers | March 25

Editor, I drink no booze! Booze has devastated the lives of many of my dear friends. Booze causes car crashes, paralyzing and killing thousands, including my niece, Rachel. Booze causes awful family fights, ruined romances, horrible holiday memories. I do not want to make it easier for me to say or do things I later terribly regret. Men wake up in jail not remembering stabbing their wife or buddy while drunk the night before.

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Opinion

Letter: On military spending and trade, Trump puts Americans last

Daily Lobo Readers | March 25

Editor, US president Donald Trump signed yet another massive government spending bill -- $1.3 trillion -- on March 23, after threatening a veto. Why did he threaten a veto? Because the bill doesn't fund his cherished US-Mexico border wall idea, and because it doesn't address the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that he's threatened to end absent a "fix." Why did he sign it? For the military spending.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos best Air Force in series finale

Matthew Narvaiz | March 25

The University of New Mexico baseball team finished out the weekend strong, defeating Air Force 7-4 in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Santa Ana Star Field. Sophomore Cody Dye started on the mound for the Lobos (10-12-1, 4-5 MW). He pitched seven strong innings, allowing four runs on eight hits and struck out eight Air Force batters to put himself in line for the win. The strikeout total tied a career high for the sophomore righty, but also delivered a career-high 133 pitches towards home plate before the workhorse exited the game. The win was the Lobos’ second in their three-game series against the Falcons this weekend, as they had won Saturday’s matchup, too, behind a walk-off home run in the tenth inning courtesy of senior Danny Collier.

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News

Nob Hill merchants still awaiting ART's benefits

Nichole Harwood | March 24

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Feb. 19 in the New Mexico News Port, under the headline, "Nob Hill merchants still awaiting ART's benefits," written by Nichole Harwood. This is part of our project to help connect the Daily Lobo audience to more members of our community. With the arrival of ART — Albuquerque Rapid Transit’s dedicated bus line — many longtime businesses find themselves still waiting for the project to deliver on its promises while enduring more than a year of disruption. The Nob Hill Business Community has emerged as one of Albuquerque’s most popular districts for restaurants, entertainment and boutique shopping. Home to many locally owned businesses, Nob Hill is located just east of the University of New Mexico, spanning a mile-long stretch of Central Avenue.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos down Air Force in extra innings

Matthew Narvaiz | March 24

Senior Danny Collier hit for the cycle and the University of New Mexico, after dropping the series opener yesterday, downed the Air Force Falcons 12-11 at Santa Ana Star Field on Saturday afternoon. Collier went 4-for-5 from the plate, with three runs and three RBI. Since he hit for the cycle, it included a single, a double, a triple and a homer. That home run, though, was the game winner, as he pelted it to right center with two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning. Air Force (9-13, 3-5 MW) was able to get on the scoreboard first after they scored three runs in the top of the third inning. But UNM, in the bottom of the frame, quickly responded by adding four runs of its own. 

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News

Online exhibit showcases achievements of women at UNM

Megan Holmen | March 24

The University of New Mexico Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communications Program, or DISC, created an online exhibit entitled “And Yet She Persisted: Documenting Women’s Lives in New Mexico.” This exhibit is in celebration of Women’s History Month and seeks to recognize the achievements of women who have graduated from UNM, said Mary Wise, digital humanities librarian and assistant professor. Wise collaborated with Amy Winter, DISC program specialist, to create the online exhibit. According to Wise, “And Yet She Persisted” will be an ongoing project and will be available even after Women’s History Month ends.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos drop game one at Santa Ana Star Field to Air Force

Matthew Narvaiz | March 24

Being at home didn’t favor the University of New Mexico Lobos Friday evening. UNM, which has won two of its last three games prior to Friday’s contest, struggled against the visiting Falcons, falling 10-4 in game one at Santa Ana Star Field. Sophomore pitcher Justin Slaten, who got the start on the mound for the Lobos, wasn’t able to find his groove in 4.1 innings of play. Though he pitched a good first inning, he eventually allowed 7 runs on 11 hits in the ensuing innings.