The University of New Mexico women’s tennis team has postponed its next three matches after four players were injured in a hit-and-run car accident, the program announced in a release.
The University of New Mexico will test its emergency alert system Tuesday at 11:02 a.m. The test will include a minute-long siren and alerts sent through all LoboAlert outlets including text messages, emails and RSS, meaning all websites that are constructed through the UNM web content management system will pick up the alerts automatically, said Byron Piatt, UNM’s emergency manager. He said the process of using message boards, like the ones in the Student Union Building, to display the alerts is also in the works. Prior to sounding the sirens, a LoboAlert will be sent out to warn the UNM community that it is a drill — during an real emergency, an alert would be sent out after the sirens sound off, Piatt said.
Graduate students from across the country will soon be able to earn a degree from the University of New Mexico directly related to global and national security. Last week UNM’s Global and National Security Policy Institute secured the next step in launching its master’s degree program. The program was approved by deans throughout the University as part of a multi-step process for establishing a graduate-level program. The GNSPI acts as an umbrella institution, covering all global and national security-related courses and research throughout UNM’s campuses.
Editor, I lived well all of 2017 on $5,528 for my total expenses — rent, food, etc. — for less than half the U.S. poverty level for me as a single person. I enjoy living simply — less spoiled, less bills, less stress, more freedom. I refuse to be a slave to ads, commercials and corporations. How much worse the environment and climate chaos would be if all 7 billion people on Earth consumed, traveled, polluted and ate meat and dairy like most USA-ans. Why hog much more than my fair share in our world family?
Dear Protester, I am a journalist. One of the mainstream media, if that is the name you choose. I go to rallies, marches, demonstrations, sit-ins — you name it, I cover it. I am there because you are. The causes you support, the tension and disruption are all means of facilitating discussion. So, talk to me. Tell me about it.
On Jan. 27, the University of New Mexico Africana Studies Program collaborated with African American Student Services to hold the 33rd Annual Black History Month Kick-Off Brunch. Speakers from the Africana Studies Program and Interim Provost Richard L. Wood attended the brunch and gave speeches addressing their ideas on the importance of the event. A representative spoke on behalf of Interim President Chaouki Abdallah. “Celebrating Black History Month allows us to nurture relationships within the University, in the New Mexico community and internationally,” Abdallah’s representative said. “These relationships can help move us forward in various ways”
Editor, The Atlantic's Ronald Brownstein reports that a new political organization, With Honor, "has launched a major effort to elect to the House more recent military veterans who commit to working across party lines...a bipartisan core of House Members who are inclined to seek common ground, whatever their personal views." The idea that veterans are particularly well-suited for political office — in part because of "their experience working in diverse teams that pursue common goals under great stress," as Brownstein describes With Honor CEO Rye Barcott's view — is not a new one. Nor is the expectation of a ready and waiting bloc of voters, many perhaps veterans themselves, who are inclined to support veteran candidates.
A three-team alliance merged victorious at the VEX Robotics Competition held at the University of New Mexico’s Centennial Engineering Center on Jan. 27, 2018. The winners of the best of three final rounds were: Navajo Prep Robotics from Navajo Preparatory School, School of Dreams Team 2 from School of Dreams Academy and the Cleveland Colts from Cleveland Middle School.
Centered around a competitive college acapella group, the Pitch Perfect films have offered some of the most unique comedic products in recent times. “Pitch Perfect 3” is another winning entry in the series that wraps up the characters’ stories effectively while succeeding as an entertaining romp in its own right. A few years after graduation and the events of “Pitch Perfect 2,” the Barden Bellas live unsatisfying lives in the real world.
An opportunity to reconnect with your body and feel more energized is coming in the form of a five-week-long online class starting Wednesday, called “Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Hormones.” Nicole White, a certified holistic health counselor and the instructor for the class, said the course is intended to help people feel better all around in their day-to-day lives. “It helps people naturally balance their hormones, increase energy, stabilize their mood and improve their sleep,” White said. “We spend a good amount of time on releasing stress and anxiety. Too much stress and anxiety can actually bring a lot of these symptoms on.”
The University of New Mexico’s Honors College kicked off their Discovery Lecture Series Friday with their second Poetry Takeover of the school year. The first ever poetry takeover was such a large success in the fall of 2017, that it was given the honor of being the first Honors lecture of 2018. Featuring poems written by Honors College faculty and poets A.J. Odasso and Nora Hickey, the performance took place in the Honors College Forum.
Geeks Who Drink kick started the first Uni Night of the semester with trivia at the Student Union Building. On its website, Geeks Who Drink describes itself as “a homegrown pub trivia quiz modeled after those in Ireland and the U.K.” “They are a fun group who have quizzes that cover just about everything from television, film, pop culture, wordplay, et cetera,” SUB Marketing Assistant Isaiah Hernandez said. “What I find most exciting is that these quizzes are very (interactive) with the audience. It is a team game, which makes it much more fun than working on your own.”
This month, the LoboCard office of the University of New Mexico implemented changes to policies regarding individual names on an ID. The new policy allows students, staff and faculty to change the name shown on their LoboCard to better reflect one’s preferred identity, which was previously restricted. This change has been pushed by LGBTQ+ community members, and it can benefit many people. Janice Devereaux of the LGBTQ Resource Center has been one of the key players in creating the LoboCard preferred name change. She has collaborated with UNM IT and the LoboCard office to facilitate this change.
Despite Eminem scoring his eighth consecutive No. 1 album, “Revival” is not what we’ve come to expect from one of the most decorated rappers in history. The Detroit legend and hip-hop icon has been known for being unapologetically himself, whether the public approves of it or not. With genre-defining songs such as “Stan,” “Lose Yourself," “Rap God," “The Real Slim Shady” and many more, we hold the most technically skilled rapper on an extremely high pedestal — and perhaps wrongly so. The road to "Revival" was an interesting, albeit promising one.
It’s been a tough go as of late for the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team. The Lobos (16-6, 4-5 MW) traveled to Colorado State Saturday for their second-straight conference road matchup and lost, 74-71, in overtime — marking the team’s third-straight loss in conference, putting them at 4-5 overall in the Mountain West. The Rams (14-7, 6-4 MW), with 26 seconds left on the clock, drained a 3-pointer to break a 71-71 tie and took home the victory. In the last three-and-a-half minutes, UNM wasn’t able to score and missed its final five shots during that frame — including two 3-pointers in the final eight seconds that could have tied the game.
The University of New Mexico men's basketball team finally got to enjoy being the hot-shooting team to start the game, using the 3-point line and turnovers to take down Colorado State at Dreamstyle Arena Saturday evening. New Mexico (11-11, 6-3 MW) got on the scoreboard first when senior Vladimir Pinchuk made a short jumper, and the teams both traded baskets down low. The Rams seemed to have things figured out offensively, as Colorado State's first four field goals came off easy layups. But then UNM started building a lead — thanks to CSU getting sloppy with some of its entry passes. The turnovers became a recurring theme and often led to Lobo points at the other end.
The University of New Mexico men's basketball team has an opportunity to even up its overall record as it hosts Colorado State at Dreamstyle Arena on Saturday. The Lobos (10-11, 5-3 MW) hasn't enjoyed a .500 record since the early stages of the season. A 79-56 loss at the hands of New Mexico State on Nov. 17 dropped UNM to 2-2 at the time and was the first of a four-game losing streak. But New Mexico has seemed to find its groove—winning four of its last five matchups and playing into the top half of the Mountain West standings, where the team is currently in a three-team tie for third place.
The University of New Mexico Men’s hockey team returned to the rink on Jan 12 and has continued to maintain a strong season, starting the New Year with three wins and one loss. Starting with a close loss to Dallas Baptist University, the UNM Lobos have found their groove, showing up as the team we saw before winter break. Since the loss to DBU, the Lobos have claimed victory over Grand Canyon University and Northern Arizona University, gaining redemption over a rematch sweeping them 9-3 According to the team’s captain, senior Austin Short, the Lobo offense is on fire, having a total of 33 points in their last four games. “Offensively, we’re firing on all cylinders,” said Short in an interview on Wednesday, “we still have things to work defensively and goaltending wise, but everyone is really optimistic right now.”
The University of New Mexico went riot in their opening match of the season against the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, beating the Vaqueros 7-0 and dropping only one set. “It was a great start to the season,” UNM head coach Ben Dunbar said in a release after the match. The Lobos lost their first match of the season last year to Texas Tech 4-0, and were unable to pick up their first win of the season until their fifth match. The 2018 UNM men’s roster features familiar faces as well as new, with six players returning and three freshmen joining the team. Senior Sean Baklini, senior Jorge Escutia, senior Bart Van Leijsen, junior Ricky Hernandez-Tong, junior Michael Tran, and sophomore Dominic West are all returning players. The three new additions are freshmen Stepan Holis of the Czech Republic, and Philip Stockmar and Tim Buttner of Germany.
Coming off of two straight losses, including losing four of its last five, the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team will travel to Fort Collins, Colorado to take on Colorado State on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be a fun one, as UNM (16-5, 4-4 MW) is ranked atop the totem pole in scoring offense and shooting in the Mountain West, while the Rams are the top defensive team in the conference. Most recently for the Lobos, was a loss on the road to San Diego State, 97-89, in which senior guard Cherise Beynon put up a career-high, and new school record, 41 points on 17-for-31 from the field; she also made four 3-pointers. Against SDSU, the Lobos had a lead entering the fourth quarter. But a 17-2 Aztec run in the final frame all but extinguished UNM’s hopes of winning.
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