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Women's Soccer: After win against Fresno, Lobos fall to Air Force

Matthieu Cartron | October 14

New Mexico’s 2-1 win against Fresno State last week shot the Lobos into first place in the Mountain West Conference standings, but after a 1-0 loss to Air Force on Friday night, the Lobos fell to fourth in the standings. The top six teams in the conference standings, at the end of the conference regular season, advance to compete in the conference tournament. The Lobos (9-6, 4-3 MW) outshot the Falcons (7-4-3, 4-0-3 MW) by a margin of 17 to 12, with both sides creating several close chances. UNM has only scored twice in its last three games — a big reason the team has lost its last two.

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News

Walk aims to spread awareness of human trafficking

Rebecca Brusseau | October 14

Albuquerque joined six hundred cities across the globe Saturday by participating in the “A21 Walk for Freedom” to raise awareness about human trafficking. A21 is an international organization leading the anti-trafficking and anti-slavery campaign, “Walk for Freedom.” The walk intended to inform the public, while encouraging victims of human trafficking to share their stories to prevent modern-day slavery from continuing. By 10:30 a.m. a line of marchers stretched along the sidewalk of Louisiana Blvd. from Cutler Ave. to Indian School Rd.

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Sports

Men's Soccer: UNM to host UAB as it looks to gain ground in Conference-USA standings

Cameron Goeldner | October 14

The University of New Mexico men’s soccer team will take on the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers in the second of three straight matches at home on Saturday, Oct. 14. The Lobos (7-3-1, 2-1-1 C-USA) are coming off of a 3-1 win against Florida Atlantic, a match which saw them score twice in the final four minutes to seal the victory. It was the third straight win for a New Mexico side that is once again receiving votes in the national polls, and currently sitting fourth in Conference-USA. The Blazers (3-4-3, 0-3-1 C-USA) are coming off of a 2-1 victory over Central Arkansas, the team’s only win in their last seven matches. UAB has posted a record of 1-4-2 over that stretch.

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Sports

Cross Country: UNM looks to tighten time spreads at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational

Robert Maler and Tyrell Natewa | October 13

New Mexico cross country had a strong outing at the the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational a couple of weeks ago and will look to strengthen its chances on Friday in Madison, Wisconsin toward fulfilling the quest to be at the NCAA Championships next month. The Lobo women took first place two weeks ago at Notre Dame, while the men turned in a top 10 performance. Head coach Joe Franklin said in a release that the team was excited to compete again and will have a goal to close the gaps between runners on both of the squads.

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Sports

Men's Soccer: Fishbein earns 300th win, while Beaulieu named C-USA Defensive Player of Week

Cameron Goeldner | October 12

New Mexico men’s soccer coach Jeremy Fishbein recorded a milestone 300th career win in a 3-0 win over Loyola Marymount last Wednesday — 206 of his wins have come at the helm for New Mexico. Entering the 2017 season, Fishbein ranked 17th among active Division I coaches in career wins. He began his career 1992 at Fort Lewis College, a Division II school in Colorado and came to New Mexico in 2001 as the assistant head coach to Klaus Weber. Following Weber’s retirement at the conclusion of the 2001 season, Fishbein was promoted to head coach.

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News

Coach Carter visits during midterms, hopes to inspire UNM community

Kelly Urvanejo | October 11

University of New Mexico students gathered in the Student Union Building Tuesday to hear motivational speaker coach Ken Carter. Carter is known across the nation as the man who locked his Richmond High School Oilers basketball team out of the gym and discontinued their season when they were not performing well academically in 1999.

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News

Largest ballooning event in the world offers unique experience

Ludella Awad | October 11

Hundreds of balloons took over the Albuquerque sky this Saturday at Balloon Fiesta Park as part of the 46th International Balloon Fiesta. Albuquerque’s first Balloon Fiesta took place on April 8, 1972 at the Coronado Center with 13 balloons. Albuquerque native Jim Madden attended the first fiesta and has been enjoying the event ever since. Over time, he was on chase crews, “riding with some of the wildest people you could imagine, especially one fellow from England, and he decided he could land anywhere he wanted. You weren’t allowed to land on the reservations or go over the zoo. Those places he wanted to do,” Madden said.

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News

New facility aims to support student veterans

Gerardo Archundia Soriano | October 10

On the corner of Central Ave. and University Blvd. stands the new Veterans Support Building. Initiated by UNM at the end of last year, the facility aims to help veteran students in their transition from military to civilian life. Eliberto Calderón, president of the Student Veterans Association of UNM, said that students are surprised to find out that they have a new facility with different resources to help them in their studies. The office was previously located in the Student Union Building in a small room without the proper environment or resources that they needed.

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Music

A Tribute to Tom Petty, an American Rock Icon

Jonathan Baca | October 10

Last week, the world lost an American rock icon, someone who helped shape rock music for 40 years. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Tom Petty died in the early morning of Oct. 2 of cardiac arrest in Santa Monica, California. His death was sudden and came as a heartbreaking shock to his millions of fans around the world. He was only 66. Petty’s career was prolific, impressive and far-reaching, and as an icon he was larger than life. His unusual, nasally singing voice made him instantly recognizable, and his ability to write enduring and beloved songs made him one of the biggest rock stars of the last 50 years. In 2002 his accomplishments were officially recognized when he was inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

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News

Local org advocates for a greener campus

Madison Spratto | October 10

Environment New Mexico unveiled their 10-point plan that aims to assist colleges and universities with the transition to using 100 percent renewable energy on Tuesday at a press conference at the University of New Mexico. “Our message today is clear: colleges and universities across the country are situated to lead the charge in transitioning to a 100 percent clean, renewable energy future,” said Sanders Moore, the state director of Environment New Mexico Research and Policy Center. The plan, titled “Renewable Energy 101: Ten Tools for Moving your Campus to 100 Percent Clean Energy,” consists of 10 options to help institutions in New Mexico establish a 100 percent clean, renewable energy system. “UNM has the ability, and the knowledge, to lead by taking bold steps to shift to clean energy and greatly reduce pollution,” Moore said.

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Opinion

Letter: Trump's administration has done nothing to curb violence

Daily Lobo Readers | October 10

Editor, On Friday Jan. 20, 2017, President Trump declared, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” On Oct. 5, 2017, the White House whined “that only 5 percent of media coverage has been positive about this President and this administration, while at the same time, you have the stock market and economic confidence at an all-time high; ISIS is on the run." Here, in the reality-based community, the bull stock market began in March 9, 2009, which was one year after Obama took office. Why did Trump call Obama's economy carnage? ISIS has been on the run for years. The reason our dear leader hasn’t received positive news coverage is because the GOP hasn't accomplished ANYTHING in 10 months. Republicans control the White House, the Senate, the House and the Supreme Court, yet they simply can't GOVERN!

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Opinion

Letter: Time to stop squeezing The Juice

Daily Lobo Readers | October 10

Editor, A few minutes after midnight on Oct. 1, authorities at Nevada's Lovelock Correctional Center released O.J.

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News

Lobo reporter catches a lift for the festival

Aaron Cowan | October 10

Once again the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has arrived, painting our city with colorful hot air balloons. Pilots from across the country and globe gathered on Saturday, Oct. 7 in the grass fields behind the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum to kick off this nine-day event with a Mass Ascension, in which hundreds of balloonists take to the air in two separate waves starting at 7 a.m. The only thing better than seeing this event up close on the field might be the opportunity to actually ride in one of the balloons. And this reporter got that chance, as part of the passenger group that flew with pilot Pat Harwell of Shreveport, Louisiana — he is a veteran pilot with over 3,000 hours of flight experience.

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Sports

Basketball: Jachai Simmons shows promise for the Lobos

Robert Maler | October 10

New Mexico basketball has just a handful of returning players, none of whom were relied on to show. That means plenty of new faces could have a chance to make an immediate impact as the team gets ready for a fresh start. Jachai Simmons, a 6-foot-7-inch tall guard/forward, is one of the many new additions to the Lobo roster. The junior transfer showed a lot of promise and was a player that the University of New Mexico’s new head coach Paul Weir took notice of. “Very talented player...I followed him from his freshman year at junior college,” Weir said. “When I watched him, he was one of the best junior college players in the country. His potential and upside is as big as anybody’s on this team.”

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Sports

Football: Lobos look to keep pace in Mountain West against Fresno State

Robert Maler | October 10

The New Mexico football team picked up a big win heading into its bye week over Air Force, but the uphill climb to have a chance at a second-straight division title is just beginning. New Mexico (3-2, 1-1 MW) defeated Air Force 56-38 on Sept. 29 to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole in conference play and have settled into the middle of the pack in the Mountain Division standings. And the team could potentially pick up more ground if it can find a way to win on the road Saturday against Fresno State (3-2, 2-0 MW). Boise State and Wyoming, both of which are ahead of UNM in the division, are playing on the road as underdogs.

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Sports

Hockey: UNM looks to continue hot start as it hosts Colorado Mesa

Robert Maler | October 10

UNM hockey has charged out of the gates in the 2017-18 season, picking up four wins to start the campaign. The team made things look easy during the first two weeks of the season, crushing its opponents in the first three games before finally meeting some resistance in the fourth. Team captain and wing player Austin Short said he has been pleased with the way the team has performed to begin the season and welcomes the hot start. “It’s been a good start so far,” he said. “Things are clicking so far this season and it’s nice to be 4-0.” Short has been a big part of the team’s early success, tied with center Jaxson Farnholtz with nine points for the team lead. The team captain has accounted for five goals and four assists in the team’s four wins, a release said.

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Opinion

Letter: It's too soon to identify Las Vegas attack as terrorism

Daily Lobo Readers | October 8

Editor, A deliberate and thoughtful approach is needed when describing the recent attack in Las Vegas. A multiplicity of people have used “terrorism” to describe the event. Policy makers, such as Rep. Jim Cooper and even the famous YouTube star Casey Neistat used “terror” in their reference to the Las Vegas attack. Such labeling demonstrates a lack of understanding as to what terrorism is. Recent Daily Lobo articles precisely referenced the man as a “gunman,” not a terrorist.

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Movies

Review: Blade Runner sequel lives up to the original

Hector Valverde | October 8

When a sequel to “Blade Runner” was announced, I was extremely skeptical. A perfectly self-contained film like this did not warrant a sequel, especially when older properties have tended to fail when applied with our modern sensibilities. A cautiously optimistic glimmer of hope arose when Denis Villeneuve, the director of “Prisoners,” “Sicario” and “Arrival” was helmed to direct. Thankfully, “Blade Runner 2049” works as well as a standalone as it does a sequel. No viewings of Ridley Scott’s classic in its many different cuts are required to appreciate “2049,” and the impacts you’d get from watching the original are tastefully slim, anyways.

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Culture

Photo Story: First Mass Ascension of the Balloon Fiesta attracts thousands

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | October 8

Thousands of people gathered to watch the first Mass Ascension of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on Oct. 7. Excited but sleepy-eyed children, families, friends, lovers and the balloons’ pilots and crews dispersed across the park in the early morning silence. The quiet didn't last long — the sky soon began to light up with the occasional burst of light from the propane fire under a balloon as it drifted up, up and away. Pilots and their crews woke up hours before the sun rose to drive their balloons to the field and start filling them with hot air before lighting them up for all to see. The first wave of balloons starts on the north end of the field, and the launch moves south in rows, doubling back to the north and starting the pattern all over again until all of the balloons are in the air.

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News

Brief: Local org encourages anti-militarism action

Madison Spratto | October 8

Anti-militarism activist groups across the world are acknowledging the first annual Global Action Against Military Bases week beginning Saturday, Oct. 7. The week is meant to show solidarity with activists around the globe who have been resisting occupation, militarism and foreign bases for years, according to a press release by the Albuquerque anti-war group Stop the War Machine. SWM organizes events to protest and educate the community about the harm of militarism. “Uniting our resistance into a global action for peace and justice will make our voices louder, our power stronger and more radiant,” the release said.