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Parish Memorial Library hopes to connect students and professors through lecture series

Madison Spratto | November 13

With an institution the size of the University of New Mexico, it is easy to get lost in the crowd during lecture classes, which could leave some students feeling disconnected from their professors. Connecting students to faculty members is what Todd Quinn, the business and economics librarian and an associate professor for the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at UNM, aims to do with the Parish Memorial Library Lecture Series. In order to showcase the research done by University faculty, Quinn has put together a series of four lectures every fall semester that are open to the general public.

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Opinion

Column: Panhandling ordinance punishes kindness and ignores those in need

Ludella Awad | November 13

Albuquerque City Council unanimously passed an ordinance on Nov. 6, making panhandling to motorists illegal. This is not a good solution for our city. The City Council’s new pedestrian ordinance places restrictions not only on panhandlers, but also on vendors such as Girl Scouts selling cookies to motorists. The ordinance also forbids “boot brigade” firefighters from receiving donations from people in their cars. The criminalizing of these harmless fundraisers not only ignores what the people in Albuquerque asked for, but also does not solve the issue it was meant to address.

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Sports

Women’s Basketball: Lobos to host No. 17 Marquette

Matthew Narvaiz | November 13

After defeating a very capable Western Michigan team for their season opener last Friday, New Mexico will once again have their hands full when they face No. 17 Marquette on Monday evening at Dreamstyle Arena, marking the second meeting between the two teams in the last two seasons. Just a season ago, the Lobos (1-0) made a visit to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they fell to the Golden Eagles (0-0) 62-52. This time, though, Marquette will open their season on the road as they visit Albuquerque, to face a Lobos team that is on the up after winning their season opener. For New Mexico, three players managed to score in double digits against Western Michigan, in senior guards Cherise Beynon (24 points) and Tesha Buck (22 points), as well as junior forward Jaisa Nunn (18 points).

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Sports

Men's soccer: Lobos title defense ends with disappointing 1-0 loss against Charlotte

Ajinkya Patil | November 13

Defending champions and No.5 seed University of New Mexico men’s soccer team ended their Conference USA Tournament title defense as they suffered a 1-0 quarterfinal loss to fourth seeded Charlotte in Norfolk, Virginia on Nov. 8. This was the second time the Lobos (8-6-4, 3-3-2 C-USA) played Charlotte (7-4-6, 2-1-5 C-USA) in a span of two weeks. The first match played in Albuquerque on Oct. 28, ended in a goalless draw that went into double overtime. A tie breaker was needed to settle the seeding between Charlotte and New Mexico. Both teams finished the regular season and earned 11 points in C-USA. Due to a better goal difference, Charlotte acquired a higher seed. The Lobos now await a NCAA Tournament at-large bid. Unless they receive the bid, the loss against Charlotte will mark the end of the Lobos regular season.

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Music

Noname, Live at Launchpad

Colton Newman | November 13

Chicago rapper Fatimah Nyeema Warner AKA Noname stopped by the 505's very own Launchpad last Wednesday to give what potentially could have been a truly stunning performance. Unfortunately, it was not all that I had personally hoped for. A Noname song requires presence and space, a physical room for the songs to breathe perhaps, and Launchpad has a very small cube of a room where her music felt muddy and like white noise at times. I don’t blame the sound on Noname or her band as, watching her NPR Tiny Desk performance and a few festival performances, she sounds as good as studio recordings - if not better.

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News

Q&A: ASUNM candidates discuss their hopes for UNM

Gabriella Rivera | November 13

In this week’s Associated Students of the University of New Mexico Senate election, four slates and several individual candidates will be asking for your vote. With elections taking place Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 15. The Daily Lobo's Gabriella Rivera asked them about their campaigns and how they hope to make an impact on the University. Candidate Brandon Bennett (No. 4) did not respond in time for this interview.

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Culture

Review: “Murder on the Orient Express” is stellar adaptation of classic whodunnit novel

Hector Valverde | November 13

The film doesn’t stray far from its famous source material, the classic Agatha Christie murder mystery novel. But Kenneth Branagh’s smart direction and lead performance as Hercule Poirot had me gripped from start to finish. The film’s premise is as straightforward as its title suggests — someone has been murdered on a train, the Orient Express, during its journey from Jerusalem to Istanbul. When everyone onboard is a suspect, it’s up to the world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot, to sniff out the killer from the group of strangers.

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News

NYT reporter talks natural disasters and science

Kyle Land | November 12

As 2017 starts to wind down, the amount of high-profile natural disasters that have affected every part of the world this year is shocking. Communities grappled with hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, wildfires in California and Montana, massive flooding in India and many more. Last Thursday, longtime environmental reporter Henry Fountain spoke at the Hibben Center to explain his fascination with disasters and how they radically change the future of the world. “I’ve always been interested by disasters,” Fountain said. “I’m fascinated by the power of nature.” Fountain has been a New York Times reporter for over two decades, where he writes mostly on science and environment-related topics.

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Opinion

Letter: We should all be prepared for sudden acts of violence

Daily Lobo Readers | November 12

Editor, Our hearts go out to the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The First Baptist Church of this town and the entire community was ambushed in what resulted as the worst mass shooting in Texas history. Twenty-six people are dead, and many others are currently fighting for their lives in intensive care. This is heart-crushing for this Texas community and all of America, as we must conclude no place is safe in America anymore. My hometown church in Inez, Kentucky kept the backdoor of the church unlocked during most of my high school years. The church was a place where anyone could enter and pray and seek refuge from the problems of the world.

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News

Drag contest celebrates LGBTQ culture

Rebecca Brusseau | November 12

The drag culture in New Mexico may be rather small, but the close-knit community got their chance to shine this weekend. On Nov. 11, the Queer Student Alliance held their 9th annual drag show in the University of New Mexico Student Union Building: “Drag in the USA.” The show aimed to celebrate talent within the community and for contestants to compete for the title of Miss USA. This event was hosted by Sabryna Williams, who is an assistant manager at the Albuquerque Social Club, New Mexico’s longest running LGBT bar. The show was sponsored by Self Serve, Boba Tea, Rude Boy Cookies and the LGBTQ Resource Center.

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News

ASUNM hopes to improve candidate diversity this election

Brendon Gray | November 12

The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico are gearing up for another round of senate elections and, with only 10 available seats and 28 contenders, this semester’s competition is sure to be a tight race. Recent legislative changes have moved voting to back-to-back days. Polls open Monday morning, and online voting will remain available until Wednesday. The change was endorsed by the ASUNM student service agency Elections Commission with the intent of increasing voter turnout.

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Opinion

Letter: Veterans Day should be about the promotion of peace

Daily Lobo Readers | November 12

Editor, In 1926, a concurrent resolution of the U.S. Congress held it "fitting that the recurring anniversary of (the armistice which brought World War One to an end) should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." In 1938, Congress enshrined Nov. 11 of each year as an American holiday "dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day.'" Somewhere between 15 and 19 million human beings — one-third of them civilians — perished in World War I. Fitting, don't you think, to set aside a day each year for remembrance of the tragedy and for resolve against its repetition, however vain the latter hope might prove?

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News

Student Fee Review Board recommends budget cuts, fee increase

Brendon Gray | November 12

Last week the Student Fee Review Board gave its recommendation on how nearly $16 million of student fees should be distributed. The student board — made up of undergraduate and graduate students — cut nearly all of the requested budgets by 1.4 percent, citing the worsening condition of the University of New Mexico’s fiscal climate. In addition to the across-the-board cuts, there were also some larger decreases. In their recommendation, the board made the largest cut to the athletics department, slashing the unit over $650,000.

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Culture

Lobos show off variety of skills at talent competition

Amy Byres | November 12

Lobos got the chance to show off their unique skills onstage and compete for over $1,000 in prize money Friday at the tenth annual Lobo’s Got Talent show in the Student Union Building Ballrooms. The talent competition premiered a wide variety of acts including singers, dancers and artists from a variety of diverse backgrounds. Ryan Lindquist, interim director of Student Activities at the University of New Mexico, said Lobo’s Got Talent prides itself on not just being a singing show, but it encourages people to bring in all types of talents.

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Culture

Performance fills Popejoy with bubbles

Amy Byres | November 12

B-the Underwater Bubble Show awakened the inner child of many audience members Sunday afternoon at Popejoy Hall. Mr. B, the main character in this Cirque du Soleil-inspired show, transported the audience to a dreamlike land called Bubblelandia. Bubblelandia is a parallel universe where Mr. B escapes the pressures of adulthood through exceptional stage affects, bubble tornadoes, troupes of leaping acrobats, contortionists and bubble artists.

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News

LoboTHON raises money for sick children

Tom Hanlon | November 12

A University of New Mexico fundraising organization got creative last week raising money for children facing serious illnesses during Miracle Week. LoboTHON, the group responsible for last week’s philanthropy efforts, aims to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a non-profit organization that fundraises for more than 170 children’s hospitals. On Thursday, UNM students hosted a variety of events to fundraise before the annual LoboTHON Dance Marathon, including taping students to a wall and the chance to win a gift basket. Aaron Ochoa, executive director of LoboTHON, said the group is UNM’s largest student-run philanthropy organization.

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Culture

Beards face off in playful contest

Alison Luttrell | November 12

In the midst of No-Shave November, bearded and moustached aficionados gathered to compete for the title of best facial hair at Duel Brewery Friday night. Gentlemen and gentlewomen strutted their facial manes in front of the judges and crowd. Competition was fierce, but only one could claim the prize. The contest, organized by Christopher Isonhood, consisted of seven categories, including: “natural beard under six inches,” “natural beard over six inches,” “natural moustache,” “styled moustache,” “women’s beard,” “women’s moustache” and of course the eclectic “styled beard.” Other categories were “baby beard,” which consisted of new growth under an inch, and the “partial beard,” which falls somewhere in the realm of Joe Dirt, sporadic and patchy.

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News

Grand opening of resource center celebrates veterans

Jonathan Baca | November 12

Student veterans celebrated Veterans Day this year in a very special way — with the grand opening of the new Student Veterans Resource Center. Located in the former LGBTQ Resource Center building, the facility provides a wide variety of resources geared toward giving student vets what they need to succeed in college, said Eliberto Calderon, president of Student Veterans of the University of New Mexico. “Personally, it’s a source of pride that this University not only talks about being veteran-friendly, but carries it out,” Calderon said. “They actually put some resources behind it and are walking the walk when it comes to supporting us.”

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Sports

Cross Country: Women continue to roll, extending streak of NCAA Championship appearances

Robert Maler and Tyrell Natewa | November 12

UNM cross country qualified its women’s team as well as an individual on the men’s side for the NCAA Championships next week after a solid showing at the Mountain Region Championships on Friday. The women’s race was won by UNM sophomore Ednah Kurgat, who took home an individual win for the fourth straight time despite the level of competition presumably rising each meet. She paced the field with a finishing time of 20:01.4 and seems to be primed for success and figures to be one of the top candidates with a shot at an individual win on the national stage on Friday.

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Sports

Football: Losing streak hits five as Lobos were no match for Texas A&M

Robert Maler | November 12

When a smaller school plays a major program, it often receives a hefty paycheck for what is likely to be a one-sided affair. Sometimes the underdog pulls off a major upset—but that was not the case for New Mexico on Saturday. UNM football received $1.1M to play against the Texas A&M Aggies—but probably feel like the paycheck was a little bit light after getting roughed up on national television. The Lobos (3-7, 1-5 MW) dropped the contest 55-14, though the score probably could've been worse if the Aggies didn't take their foot off the gas in the second half.