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UNM student-athletes champion earthquake relief

Robert Maler | September 24

Mexico was shaken by a major 7.1 magnitude earthquake that devastated several areas last week. Aftershocks and secondary earthquakes have continued to wreak havoc. The "NY Daily News" reported that the death toll has climbed to 324, but that number is likely to continue to increase in the coming days. Even though the earthquake occurred approximately 1,500 miles away from Albuquerque, New Mexico, it has had an impact on several former and current UNM student-athletes. Andrea Leblanc, who said she was in Mexico City at the time of the earthquake, played tennis for New Mexico for several seasons. She was not near some of the areas that were most effected, but her sister was in La Roma, which was.

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Sports

Football: Sanders and defense help NM win second game of season

Cameron Goeldner | September 23

A 53-yard field goal from Jason Sanders with time expiring and an impressive outing for the New Mexico defense allowed the Lobos to secure a close win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 16-13. Playing without starting quarterback Lamar Jordan, who is still injured following a vicious hit last Thursday at Boise State, and without backup Tevaka Tuioti, meant that the man running New Mexico’s offense was third-stringer Coltin Gerhart. The Lobos started out strong in the first half and wasted no time putting points on the board. They drove 79 yards down the field and Gerhart capped it off with a 19-yard touchdown run. The defense came out and showed that they were ready to play immediately and forced a turnover on downs.

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Music

Grieves: Live at Launchpad

Kyle Land | September 23

In 2017, Seattle-based rapper Grieves finds his career at a crossroads. Having reached his peak popularity six years ago off of mega-hits like “On the Rocks” and “Light Speed,” the Rhymesayers signee has become more introspective with his lyrics. His new album Running Wild sees him reflecting on his 10-year music career and his personal life — in great contrast to the quirky young man he used to be. I was interested to see this newfound maturity on full display at his performance at the Launchpad in downtown Albuquerque. Up until this show, I had only ever been to big hip-hop concerts with at least a few hundred people. I was curious to see how the atmosphere would differ with only a few dozen in attendance. As it turns out, this intimate venue would work to Grieves’ advantage.

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Sports

Men's Soccer: New Mexico and South Carolina draw, finish 2-2

Cameron Goeldner | September 23

The New Mexico Lobos Men’s Soccer Team played to their first draw of the season on Friday night against the South Carolina Gamecocks, as the game finished 2-2 after double overtime failed to produce a winner for either team. The result: the Lobos have a 4-3-1 record, and an 0-1-1 record in conference play, which was a bit of a let down for Lobos head coach Jeremy Fishbein. "I have mixed feelings about this one," Fishbein said in a release. "I thought it was a game we should have handled. That being said, we allowed two goals, but we showed a lot of mental fortitude to rebound and equalize in both situations. During the first half, neither team was able to break through with a goal. South Carolina came out of the gates strong, forcing two saves from Jason Beaulieu. The Lobos countered with their own opportunities on goal starting in the 29th minute, but the first half was characterized by strong defenses and the two veteran goalkeepers.

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News

Lecture debunks rape culture myths

Amy Byres | September 23

Editor’s Note: This is part of a project to better connect the Daily Lobo with the University of New Mexico Communication and Journalism Department. Kate Harding spoke at the University of New Mexico Thursday night, to address the myths of rape culture in her lecture, “Taking Down Rape Culture.” Harding said she is a proud feminist and author of several books concerning rape, rape culture and feminism. Her lecture came during UNM’s Campus Safety Week and National Campus Safety Awareness Month. “I believe this talk will help people to understand more about what rape culture is,” said Rob Burford, the Office of Equal Opportunity Clery Act compliance officer. “It’s important that other people hear about that.”

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News

Students rally behind Black Lives Matter march

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | September 23

“Shoot us in the arm, shoot us in the leg, not in the heart and not in the head.” Dozens of signs and the voices of hundreds rang out over a Black Lives Matter march on Central Avenue Friday, organized by Albuquerque native and University of New Mexico graduate Nikki Archuleta. After the crowd gathered outside the Cinemark 14 Theater in Downtown Albuquerque, the march took off down Central Avenue, united in chants of: “Hands up, don't shoot,” “Whose streets? Our streets,” and “No justice, no peace, no racist police.” Marchers carried a slew of signs sporting slogans such as: “De-militarize the Police,” “#BLM,” and “End Police Brutality,” as they traveled west.

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Sports

Football: ICYMI First Quarter

Robert Maler | September 23

Unless overtime is involved, most football games are decided in four quarters. The Lobos have 12 regular season games on the schedule, and with a quarter of those already in the books, it seems like a good opportunity to take a closer look at things some may have missed along the way. Abilene Christian New Mexico won its season opener 38-14 over Abilene Christian, but many people may not realize it was the first loss dealt to first-year Wildcat head coach Adam Dorrel in quite a while. Dorrel was the previous head coach at Northwest Missouri State, a team he guided to back-to-back undefeated NCAA Division II Championship seasons in 2015 and 2016.

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News

Brief: Baby socks combat abortion

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | September 22

Laundry baskets filled with 6,276 socks were on display Friday at the University of New Mexico’s Main Campus as part of a tabling event held by Students for Life of America. “That’s how many abortions happen at Planned Parenthood each week, Monday through Saturday,” said Jessica Roseman, one of the event’s hosts. The UNM branch of the national group set up under the Alumni Presidents' Clock on the south side of the Duck Pond to “educate and inform” people about what abortion really is.

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News

In light of new changes, some UNM officials support DACA

Gabriella Rivera | September 22

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and the “dreamers” affected by it face massive uncertainty under the Trump administration. On the campaign trail, President Trump took a hard stance against DACA, vowing to extinguish the program. His rhetoric on DACA has gradually changed, indicating on several occasions that he considers it a difficult topic — at one point, he said he intends to treat the subject “with heart and compassion.” In the opening months of Trump’s presidency, the number of new applicants denied into the DACA program doubled from about 16 percent to 32 percent.

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Sports

Men's Soccer: South Carolina match kicks off three-day road trip

Cameron Goeldner | September 22

The University of New Mexico Men’s Soccer Team (4-3-0) will travel to South Carolina on Friday to take on the Gamecocks in the first road game of the Conference-USA slate. South Carolina is coming off of a 1-0 win over No. 13 Furman last Tuesday, handing Furman their first loss of the season. The Gamecocks are 3-3-0 and 0-2 in conference play, losing to both Marshall on the road and in overtime to FAU. They also lead the C-USA in home attendance and play their matches at a stadium unofficially known as the Graveyard, something Lobos coach Jeremy Fishbein mentioned in his press conference. “(It’s an) incredible soccer environment there: their stadium, their fans, it’s going to be fun,” Fishbein said. “We’re ready.”

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Opinion

Guest Column — BioBlog: Is Hurricane Irma the result of climate change?

Felisa Smith | September 22

Editor's Note: This piece was originally published online in the UNM BioBlog on Sept. 8, written by Felisa Smith. This is part of our new project to help connect the Daily Lobo audience to more members of our community. In the last month, two catastrophic hurricanes have threatened the U.S., causing widespread destruction. Is global warming to blame for the frequency and strength of these hurricanes? UNM Biology Professor Felisa Smith discusses how climate change influences extreme weather patterns in the UNM BioBlog. The full article can also be accessed in the print version of the Sept. 21 version of the Daily Lobo. Felisa Smith is a guest columnist at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at fasmith@unm.edu or on Twitter @UNMpaleoecology.

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Music

Music Podcast 3: Talkin' about Queens of the Stone Age

Audrin Baghaie and Kyle Land | September 21

Queens of the Stone Age were forged out of the eastern California desert sands almost two decades ago, and have been consistent in whipping up dust devils around rock-enthusiasts heads since the group's beginning.  Guitarist/lead vocalist Josh Homme has spearheaded the band through various ups, downs, and line-up changes and despite the struggles, which includes almost dying in 2013, the man himself has given us the Queen's latest record, Villains, released last month on August 28th. 

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News

Safety Walk notifies PPD of potential hazards

Tom Hanlon | September 21

Editor’s Note: This is part of a project to better connect the Daily Lobo with the University of New Mexico Communication and Journalism Department. On Tuesday evening, University of New Mexico students pushed to improve campus safety through the annual Campus Safety Walk as part of UNM’s second annual Safety Week. Throughout the walk, students, faculty and staff searched for campus safety issues, such as improper lighting and obstructions in walkways. The walk was first held in 1994 and takes place in September, which is National Campus Safety Awareness Month.

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News

Affirmative Action Bake Sale charges customers based on race

Celia Raney @Celia_Raney | September 21

A bake sale held by conservative group Turning Point USA drew more than 100 students Thursday to the north side of the Student Union Building on the University of New Mexico campus — but it wasn't the baked goods that drew the crowd. The group was selling muffins, cookies and other snacks, charging Asians $1.50, Caucasians $1.00 and African Americans and Hispanics 50 cents, which is meant to mirror affirmative action, according to a sign made for the sale. “This replicates affirmative action in the way that Asians are most affected by affirmative action because they perform the best in society,” said TPUSA Secretary Christian Portilla. “They are the richest population, and they perform the best on tests and that kind of thing, so if an Asian and a Hispanic, both having the same test scores and that kind of thing, the Hispanic will often get in over the Asian, because (admissions committees) just think they’re oppressed.”

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Sports

Football: New Mexico likely to have hands full as it heads to Tulsa

Robert Maler | September 20

The Lobo football might still be looking for an identity, especially on offense, as the team will prepare for perhaps its toughest test this season thus far. New Mexico (1-2, 0-1 MW) suffered a 28-14 loss to Boise State last Thursday and lost starting quarterback Lamar Jordan in the process. But the Broncos were short-handed as well, playing without their quarterback, Brett Rypien. The Lobos shut down the Broncos running attack for the most part, but head coach Bob Davie said the running attack of Tulsa will look quite different from what the Lobos saw against Boise State.

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Culture

NM Fair offers exotic culinary concoctions

Christian Marquez | September 20

The New Mexico State Fair has come and gone once again, bringing various delights for the senses and leaving only memories of what you saw, or more importantly, what you ate. The food gains a presence of its own at the fair, and for some, it becomes free license to eat anything you would normally avoid. For Deliah Cottel, a junior at UNM, it was another opportunity to escape campus for a few hours of distraction away from her housemates. “Well, my roommates are vegetarian,” she said, looking at a turkey leg that was roughly the same size of her forearm. “It’s one of the few moments where I can get barbecue. So I’m getting my hands dirty.”

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News

Locals help out with Harvey relief efforts

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | September 20

One month after Hurricane Harvey struck southern Texas, a local business is planning a second trip to Houston with trucks loaded with supplies for the victims. The Tuesday after the Category 4 hurricane hit Houston, Chris Brahs, president of Brahs Solutions, realized he needed to do something to help the people suffering in Texas. “I couldn’t sleep,” Brahs said.

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Culture

Helix intertwines yoga and morning coffee

Nichole Harwood | September 20

Sometimes there is nothing better then waking up and getting a nice hot cup of coffee, and Helix Coffee and Yoga House is the new kid on the block serving up that much-needed beverage. University of New Mexico alumnus Vincent LaVolpa, owner of the now-two-month-old Helix Coffee and Yoga House originally received his Bachelor of Science degree in emergency medicine, dedicating himself as a paramedic for seven years with Albuquerque Ambulance Service, he said. After working as a paramedic, LaVolpa wasn’t sure what was next for him, but knew he always wanted to run a coffee shop, he said.

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Opinion

Letter: Trump folds to the establishment with latest debt deal

Daily Lobo Readers | September 20

Editor, The Washington Post reports that U.S. President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) "have agreed to pursue a deal that would permanently remove the requirement that Congress repeatedly raise the debt ceiling." That must be a bitter pill to swallow for those who thought they were electing an "anti-establishment" president to "drain the swamp" in Washington, but it should be no surprise. After all, Trump built his business career on going into debt up to his neck, taking a profit when things worked out, and leaving his partners holding the bankruptcy bag when they didn't.

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News

UNM joins campaign against sexual assault

Brendon Gray | September 20

On Tuesday, the Associated Students of UNM launched the first event in their effort to prevent sexual assault on campus. ASUNM partnered with the national It’s On Us campaign, started by the Obama administration in 2014, and facilitated 211 students in taking the national pledge against sexual assault. “This initiative is going to change lives for students at UNM as it has for hundreds of thousands of students across the nation who have taken this pledge,” said Noah Brooks, ASUNM president. The pledge was created through the national campaign and has been taken by over 300,000 people, according to its website.