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Music

The Art of Video Game Soundtracks

Audrin Baghaie | November 7

The main issue with modern gaming culture resides within its connotation as a juvenile pastime for preteens who enjoy shooting each other online, ad infinitum, whipping vulgar language and racist slurs like a United States president-elect. To see past this rather horrible first impression of gaming is to see the most immersive artform in existence. That’s not an overstatement. The audience is being given the controls to fire-start monumental moments of visual art, music, writing, and filmmaking. A multimodal experience. If done correctly, gaming brings out the best in many forms of art and, in turn, is extraordinarily immersive. Good game design implies good music. It’s what accounts for those footsteps in the grass or the soft-humming of a spaceship’s engine in neutral. A dynamic world demands the appropriate amount of aural animation to define it, and some musicians have formed some unparalleled works of sound in the past few years.

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Sports

Women's Soccer: Lobos fall to San Diego State in conference finals

Cameron Goeldner | November 7

The New Mexico women's soccer team fell in the Mountain West Tournament championship to San Diego State on Saturday night in Las Vegas by a score of 3-0, as the hat trick of Aliyah Utush ended New Mexico’s season. Despite the lopsided final score line, the Lobos weren’t without scoring opportunities. In the 22nd minute, Amelia Bierle put a shot off the post and the crossbar, and the rebound fell to Jessie Hix, who put her shot wide. The first half of the match finished 0-0, with the Lobos leading 8-6 in shots. Statistically, the game was not as one-sided as the final score made it appear, and in many ways the match simply came down to who could take their chances better.

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Culture

Column: Is anime no longer a niche market?

Nichole Harwood | November 6

2017 saw the cinematic release of “Ghost in the Shell,” a movie that was centered around a very popular anime one that spawned multiple animated movies itself and an animated series beforehand. Growing up, I watched one of the anime adaptations, “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.” As a teenager, I enjoyed the series, it was never my favorite show, but I took enjoyed watching it well enough. When I heard of the 2017 cinematic movie, I was more intrigued than excited. After watching the trailer and reading the synopsis, I dismissed it entirely.

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Sports

Volleyball: Lobos defeat San Jose State but fall to Nevada Wolf Pack

Aaron Cowan | November 6

University of New Mexico volleyball had a mixed week at home, defeating San Jose State University in three close sets but getting stopped by the Nevada Wolf Pack in a four-set duel. In the first two sets against San Jose State, UNM posted scores of 25-22, and the third set was even tighter, with the Lobos edging out the Spartans 26-24. In the second matchup, Nevada took the first set 25-19, but UNM recaptured the second set 18-25. However, Nevada got by UNM 31-29 in the third set and scored 25-20 for the match victory. The Lobos last met the Spartans on Oct. 7 in San Jose, California, where they fell 2-3, but this time at home, they seemed ready for whatever their rival could throw at them.

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News

Crime briefs for Nov. 6

Kelly Urvanejo | November 6

Attempt to commit a felony, aggravated assault On Oct. 25, two female UNM students were walking to their vehicle when they noticed someone was following them, according to a UNMPD report. The first student was approaching the passenger side door of the vehicle when the man following them approached her. He held an object in his hand and smelled of alcohol, saying he needed $20. When the first student told him she did not have the money, he moved closer to her, and again said he needed the money.

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Sports

Hockey: Weekend in Colorado leaves Lobos at 9-0-1

Alanie Rael | November 6

The Lobo hockey team had a rocky weekend after taking on the UCCS Mountain Lions in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Friday and Saturday night, but remained undefeated. New Mexico defeated Colorado Colorado Springs on Friday by a score of 6-1 to win its ninth game of the season, but failed to run the win total up to 10 after the teams played to a 6-6 draw on Saturday, putting the Lobos at 9-0-1 on the season. The Lobos showed up strong to Friday’s game, despite traveling five and a half hours to play and playing with a new goalie between the pipes. But UNM got off to a hot start, jumping out to a 3-1 lead after the first period of play.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos defeat Fort Lewis in exhibition game

Matthew Narvaiz | November 6

A strong defensive effort, which saw the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team force 25 turnovers, helped them cruise to an 84-68 victory over Fort Lewis on Sunday afternoon at Dreamstyle Arena. Leading the charge defensively was freshman guard N’Dea Flye who, when on the court, seemed to be wherever the ball was. She was able to force three steals — which was tied for a game-high along with senior guard Alex Lapeyrolerie. New Mexico capitalized on those turnovers, too, scoring 31 of their 84 points off of them.

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Culture

Review: “Thor: Ragnarok" fun but lacking depth

Hector Valverde | November 5

I love Marvel Studios. I can always rely on them to deliver on a good time at the very least. But with the release of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” and “Spiderman: Homecoming,” I started to worry that enjoyable but ultimately disposable movies is all that Marvel Studios is willing to offer. Their newest addition, “Thor: Ragnarok,” is a good enough offering of superhero fun, but it lacks staying power and emotional resonance.

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News

Drug testing plan for athletes stalls

Aaron Cowan | November 5

Most people would probably agree Lobo student-athletes should not use dangerous substances such as illegal street drugs or steroids. The University of New Mexico’s Student Athlete Handbook states, “the use of drugs or narcotics not prescribed by a physician is prohibited and a violation of (our) policy.” To enforce that policy, the UNM President’s Office recently committed $23,000 to a new student-athlete drug testing program to be conducted by Aegis Sciences Corporation. In a purchase order dated Sept. 14, 2017, Margaret Davis, administrative officer for the Office of the President and Main Campus Compliance Office, described the purpose of the order as “random drug testing program for Athletics managed by Main Campus Compliance Office.”

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News

Cheo Torres inducted into HACU Hall of Champions

Kelly Urvanejo | November 5

Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, a professor in the College of Education and vice president for Student Affairs, was inducted into the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ Hall of Champions on Saturday, Oct. 28 in San Diego, California. Torres grew up in south Texas but moved to New Mexico in 1996 to work at the University of New Mexico as the vice president of Student Affairs and has stayed in the position thereafter. Torres said he was a member of the group that first came up with the concept of HACU in 1985, before the association became official in 1986.

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Opinion

Letter: Chickenhawk Donald — a complete and total disgrace

Daily Lobo Readers | November 5

Editor, On Nov. 3, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who spent five years as a prisoner of the Taliban in Afghanistan, was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, reduction in rank to private and a $10,000 fine after pleading guilty to charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Without hesitation and displaying reckless disregard for his own reputation, U.S. President Donald Trump courageously mounted his keyboard and charged Twitter to pronounce the sentence "a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military."

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News

CAPS receives national tutoring award

Tom Hanlon | November 5

The University of New Mexico’s tutoring service, the Center for Academic Program Support, was recently certified as a Learning Center of Excellence by the National College Learning Center Association. CAPS received the award in October, and two of its supervisors were also named outstanding supervisors by the NCLCA. Aeron Haynie, executive director for CAPS, said the award is something CAPS worked hard toward achieving.

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News

C&J professor receives prestigious fellowship

Kyle Land | November 5

Michael Marcotte, professor of practice with the Department of Communications and Journalism, recently received a fellowship with the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism. Only seventeen instructors are selected each year for this prestigious honor. Marcotte, who began teaching at the University of New Mexico in 2014, received the fellowship for his innovative work with the New Mexico News Port, a journalism lab based off the “teaching hospital” format. This format focuses on students learning new skills by being put in professional scenarios.

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News

UNM selects its 22nd president

Gabriella Rivera | November 5

The University of New Mexico has found its next president, the first woman in the school’s history to serve in the top position. Garnett S. Stokes was selected and approved as UNM 22nd president in a unanimous Board of Regents vote this week, according to the UNM Newsroom. "We are proud and honored to announce that Garnett Stokes has accepted our offer to become UNM's next president,” said Board President Rob Doughty in the official announcement. “This is a transformational time at UNM, and Dr. Stokes brings the experience, skills and vision that UNM needs in a president to drive UNM beyond just its potential.”

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Culture

Local project at UNM libraries exhibits everyday New Mexicans

Ariel Lutnesky | November 5

The University of New Mexico libraries have added a few extra faces on the walls, smiling down at students and community members as part of a new exhibition by Humans of New Mexico. “The Humans of New Mexico project is an online platform where we collect oral histories from everyday New Mexicans,” said Rafael Martinez, the organization’s project director. “The goal is to go around the state and talk to ordinary people about their life, their experience, their stories and traditions and culture and what it’s like in their part of the state.”

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News

Lecture series explores Russian history, culture and politics

Kyle Land | November 5

Russia has filled the headlines over the past few months for many reasons, most notably allegations that their government colluded with Donald Trump’s campaign to interfere in the 2016 election. With this in mind, as well as the 100-year anniversary of the Russian Revolution, which ushered in the start of the Soviet Union, the University of New Mexico Department of History organized a series of lectures concerning past and current events of Russian history. The event was organized in large part by Dr. Erika Monahan, professor of Russian history at UNM. She said planning for the series began as far back as April.

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News

Letter: How to have a good day

Daily Lobo Readers | November 5

Editor, Everybody needs a good day every now and then! Think of something or someone for which you are grateful. Maybe this is easy? Hopefully you have one or maybe dozens of people that are meaningful to you. We all have someone that aggravates us or maybe worse. We're not going to emphasize that group in this column. They get enough glory. Today just think about those people you enjoy seeing or hearing from.

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News

Renowned architect donates archives and center to UNM

Madison Spratto | November 5

World-renowned architect Antoine Predock ensured his legacy at the University of New Mexico, where his passion for design was cultivated, by gifting his archive, work space and other personal items to the School of Architecture and Planning. Although he was born in Missouri, Predock flourished during his years at UNM, eventually earning his architecture degree at Columbia University. Geraldine Forbes Isais, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, said Predock is an extremely passionate individual.

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Sports

World Series: Two players with New Mexico ties help Houston Astros win 1st World Series title

Robert Maler | November 5

By now, most sports fans probably know the Houston Astros knocked off the Los Angeles Dodgers last Wednesday to win the 2017 World Series, but it may surprise some to know two players from Albuquerque, New Mexico were key pieces during the Astros’ championship run. Houston roughed up starting pitcher Yu Darvish early to jump out to an early lead and ultimately defeat Los Angeles in the decisive game seven on Nov. 1 by a score of 5-1, hoisting the first World Series title in its 55-year history in the process. Centerfielder George Springer took home Most Valuable Player honors for the series, but third baseman Alex Bregman came through during some big moments as well. He recorded an RBI in each of the first five World Series games, and ripped a base-hit to left field for a walk-off win in game five to give the Astros a 3-2 series lead.

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Sports

Football: "Hard-luck" Lobos lose again, drop game 24-10 to Utah State

Robert Maler | November 4

The UNM football team couldn’t have asked for a better opening play, better field position to start drives or better scoring opportunities—but not having better ball protection proved to be too much to overcome. New Mexico fell to 3-5 on the season and 1-4 in Mountain West conference play, succumbing to the Utah State Aggies 24-10. Utah State (5-5, 3-3 MW) didn’t have to do much, especially in the first half—as the Aggies were able to sit back and watch New Mexico play the role of its own worst enemy. The Lobos were able to drive into Aggie territory on all seven of their first-half possessions—four of which started on the Utah State side of the field. But four different UNM players coughed up the ball, twice in the red zone when it looked like the Lobos were about to score.