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Sports

Hockey: Lobos down Michigan State to post winning record at ACHA Nationals

Robert Maler | March 19

The University of New Mexico hockey club may not have advanced out of pool play at the 2018 ACHA National Championships, but the team seemed to have put to rest any questions about whether or not it belongs on the national stage. In its first-ever appearance on the national stage as a program, New Mexico ended with a 2-1 record in pool play — culminating with a 6-5 victory over the No. 1 overall team in the nation for most of the season, Michigan State. Quinnipiac emerged as the winner of Pool B by winning all three of its matches, including an 11-3 shellacking of the Lobos in their lone loss.

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News

Brief: Daily Lobo to host town hall with new UNM president Garnett Stokes

Kyle Land | March 18

The Daily Lobo will be hosting a town hall with Garnett Stokes, the new president of the University of New Mexico. It will take place March 27 at 4:30 p.m. in the Student Union Building Atrium. The event will be an opportunity for the public to get to know President Stokes a little more personally, as well as ask her questions about the variety of issues facing the University. The event is free and open to the public.

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Culture

Movie Review: "Thoroughbreds" a provocatively dark film

Hector Valverde | March 18

There’s an unsettling air of control hovering over Cory Finley’s directorial debut, “Thoroughbreds.” Lily’s (Anya Taylor-Joy) strict stepfather, Mark (Paul Sparks), lurks in the background of their enormous, empty mansion almost omnisciently. Her mentally unstable friend, Amanda (Olivia Cooke), effortlessly feigns emotion and can cry on command. Even the claustrophobic locations and camerawork are overbearingly oppressive. The film becomes a wonderfully tense ride of unpredictability when this control is lost as Lily and Amanda incapably hatch a plan to kill Mark.

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Opinion

Letter: John Skipper, Blackmail in America — Who needs that?

Glenn Mollette | March 18

Editor, There is no such thing as buying someone's silence. Silence really doesn't exist. If people want to tell the world, it's easy to do. Tell one other person in the world, and if the information is grimy enough, it will be retold a thousand or a million times. Bad news travels fast. Sordid news, for some reason, always rises to the top. Regardless of how hard you try to cover it, you can't. Blogs, news media, social media and the massive ability to communicate around the globe sends bad news out faster than a Texas tornado.

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Music

Concert Review: Red Light Cameras pack Sister Bar for tour kick-off party

Colton Newman | March 18

Sister Bar hosted the tour kick-off party for local Albuquerque band Red Light Cameras and their guest performers, the Timewreckers and Jared and The Mill. Despite a disrespectfully low amount of monthly listens on Spotify, Red Light Cameras was able to gather a huge amount of fans for their opening tour performance. The opening band that stood out the most was, by far, the Arizona band, Jared and The Mill. Led by ultra-skinny-jean-wearing Jared Kolesar, Jared and The Mill ramped up the audience with a strong folk rock performance only topped by genre giants Mumford & Sons.

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News

ABQ students walk out in memory of Parkland shooting

Megan Holmen | March 18

On March 14 — one month after 14 students and three teachers were shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — Albuquerque students participated in a national walkout in an effort to memorialize the victims of the shooting and demand gun law reform. Bosque School, a sixth- through 12th-grade college preparatory school, was one of the schools in Albuquerque to organize a walkout. Students walked out of class at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes, in memory of the 17 individuals that died during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting.

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Culture

Ane Gonzalez Lara teaches on Latin American architecture

Megan Holmen | March 18

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of five profiles on women associated with the University of New Mexico, who have been recognized by Albuquerque Business First as women of influence in New Mexico. Originally from Spain, Assistant Professor of Architecture Ane Gonzalez Lara has been teaching at the University of New Mexico for the past two years. Gonzalez Lara is passionate about teaching, designing buildings and understanding architecture as an interdisciplinary topic, she said.

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News

David Harris retires after 14 years at UNM

Anthony Jackson | March 18

The University of New Mexico will be receiving a new Executive Vice President of Administration by Dec. 31, as current EVP David Harris is retiring after spending 14 years at UNM. Harris held multiple government positions before joining the University in 2004 and said his experience has helped him throughout his time at UNM. “My role was to help with structural issues to try and create a stronger administrative...function here, at the University,” Harris said.

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Culture

Book Review: "Cinder" mixes fairytales with dystopian fiction

Nichole Harwood | March 18

No. 1 New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Marissa Meyer plunged me, along with many others, into a thrilling adventure when she published her first book in her “Lunar Chronicles” series, titled “Cinder” back in 2012. Then, she left her readers equally breathless when the series wrapped up with the book “Winter” in 2015. Meyer hasn’t left the world she meticulously set up in her “Lunar Chronicles” behind however. Readers were given another glimpse through “Wires and Nerves,” a graphic novel sequel series written by Meyer and illustrated by Douglas Holgate, the second part of which was released Jan. 30 of this year.

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News

UNM to open residential hall for African American students

Tasawar Shah | March 18

Starting Fall 2018, Essence Hall will give undergraduates the opportunity to experience an on-campus living and learning residential community focused on African-American students. The new space was created through a partnership between Residence Life & Student Housing at the University of New Mexico, the Black Student Alliance and African American Student Services. Essence Hall will be composed of 25 rooms on the third floor of Coronado Hall, with a mixture of double and single living spaces. It will be one of 18 interest-specific living learning communities offered at UNM.

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Opinion

Guest Column: BioBlog — Have your fungi and eat it too

Jenna McCullough | March 18

Editor's Note: This piece was originally published online in the UNM BioBlog on Feb. 12, 2018, written by Jenna McCullough.

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Opinion

Letter: Trump's negotiation attempts with North Korea are laudable

Daily Lobo Readers | March 18

Editor, The election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States was historic for many reasons. I was very proud as an American to witness the election of our nation's first orange president on the heels of having elected our first black president. Our nation's growing tolerance is truly touching, but on a more serious note, President Trump has announced his intention to meet with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in May for a peace summit. While I am no fan of President Trump, I must give the man his due for making a bold move for peace in a world that knows far too much war.

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News

New class explores feminist identity

Aubrie Powell | March 18

A course that began this semester at the University of New Mexico Honors College aims to present different feminist perspectives and encourage exploration and critique of these theories. “A Dialogue on Creating a Feminist Identity,” taught by Dr. Dawn Stracener, strives to enable learning through multidisciplinary experiences. Above all, the course provides its students with tools to explore their own identities, feminist or not, Stracener said.

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Culture

Book Review: "The Road" offers harrowing dystopian story

Colton Newman | March 18

The legendary novel, “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy, lives up to its reputation. Taking notes from Ernest Hemingway, McCarthy keeps things simplistic and vague. “The Road” follows the skeletal unnamed characters of a Man and a Boy who endlessly wander the roads of an ash-covered gray Earth. McCarthy makes “The Road” amazingly timeless. There are no mentions of technology or years, and the vagueness of information gives “The Road” only a time period in the minds of the readers.

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Sports

Women’s Basketball: Lobos survive late comeback from Saint Mary’s

Matthew Narvaiz | March 16

Survive and advance. The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team did just that Thursday afternoon at Johnson Center, when they narrowly defeated the visiting Saint Mary’s Gaels, 82-80, in the first round of the WNIT. The win, though, didn’t come easy. It was physical and emotional — and the two led to many foul calls on the floor. Freshmen Antonia Anderson and N’Dea Flye both picked up four fouls in the first half, while senior guard Cherise Beynon and junior post Jaisa Nunn both fouled out in the latter half of the fourth quarter.

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Sports

Hockey: Lobos semifinal hopes dashed after big loss to Quinnipiac

Robert Maler | March 14

The Lobos kicked off the ACHA National Championships with the thrill of an overtime victory on Tuesday, but the New Mexico hockey team felt the other end of the spectrum in a lop-sided loss just one day later. After one day of play, New Mexico and Quinnipiac sat atop the standings in Pool B after the Lobos pulled out a 5-4 overtime win over Central Florida and the Braves notched a 3-2 upset victory over No. 1 Michigan State. On Thursday, Quinnipiac proved Tuesday's win over the prohibitive favorite was no fluke — skating to an 11-3 win over New Mexico.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos drop two single games in California road trip

Matthew Narvaiz | March 14

Making a trip through California proved no easy task for the Lobos. First, they dropped a weekend series at Fresno State. Then, they dropped single game appearances at Cal Poly and Pepperdine. Below are recaps of the two standalone games UNM appeared in: Cal Poly, Monday After finishing up their series at Fresno State, the Lobos jumped right back into things when they made a trip to Cal Poly. However, for the second time this season, both teams took extra innings to get things done. In the end, it was Cal Poly who escaped with a 5-4 victory in the tenth inning.

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Sports

Men's Tennis: Lobos pick up back-to-back 4-3 wins to go 10-5

Matthieu Cartron | March 14

The University of New Mexico, after taking third in the Mountain Pacific Invitational, put together back-to-back 4-3 victories against Nebraska-Lincoln and Wichita State in Des Moines, Iowa, to build momentum heading into the match on Thursday this week against New Mexico State. The Lobos (10-5) first played Nebraska Lincoln (9-3), who had played Wichita State (7-7) the previous day and lost 4-1. The Lobos got off to a raucous start. In doubles, UNM junior Ricky Hernandez-Tong and sophomore Dominic West eased past sophomore Micah Klousia and freshman William Grattan-Smith 6-0 at the No. 2 position.

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Sports

Hockey: Lobos pick up 4-3 overtime victory over Central Florida at ACHA Nationals

Robert Maler | March 14

The University of New Mexico hockey team qualified for the ACHA National Championships for the first time in the program's history, and got off to a great start in group play when it faced off against Central Florida. New Mexico had not played a game that counted toward its record in over five weeks when it blanked the Colorado School of Mines 8-0 back on Feb. 5, but showed no signs of rust when it hit the ice on Tuesday afternoon. Central Florida had a couple of early power play chances but the Lobos were able to effectively kill two penalties and get back to full strength. But the Golden Knights were still able to strike first, notching a goal off the stick of forward Bradley Perlman with 8:57 left to play in the first period.

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Sports

Women’s Basketball: Lobos selected to play in WNIT, will host Saint Mary’s

Matthew Narvaiz | March 13

Just last week, after the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team lost in its quarterfinals match to Wyoming, the second year Lobo coach Mike Bradbury assured everyone that his team, indeed, would make the WNIT. Though at the time it wasn’t a lock, being the selection wasn’t until this Monday, and his team was the sixth-seed in the Mountain West Tournament. But, it seems, he was right. On Thursday, the Lobos will host Saint Mary’s at Johnson Center in the first round of the WNIT.