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National Briefs for March 2

Sarah Trujillo | March 1

New Trump travel ban removes Iraq President Donald Trump’s new executive order will withdraw Iraq from the group of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban as specified by the most recent plan in circulation, according to the Associated Press. The AP reports that four anonymous government officials said the choice came after the Pentagon and State Department pressed the White House to re-evaluate the inclusion of Iraq on the list because of the country’s critical part in battling the Islamic State group.

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Culture

SWFC Preview: Academy Award-winning 'Moonlight' comes to UNM

Fin Martinez | March 1

In a somewhat lucky bit of planning, the ASUNM Southwest Film Center this weekend will be screening “Moonlight,” just a few days after it was named Best Picture of 2016 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Sunday. The critically acclaimed film — and cheapest Best Picture winner in the 89-year history of the Oscars — is directed by Barry Jenkins, and holds a more-than-reputable 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

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News

Lecture discusses forest ecology at a time of climate change

Nichole Harwood | March 1

The University of New Mexico continued it’s scheduled events for Teach Week with a seminar titled Fire Management and Forest Ecology in an Era of Climate Change Denial. For the event, organizer and UNM professor Bill Fleming arranged for alum Nathan Campbell, a member of the Forest Service, to speak on natural resource planning and effects of climate change. The seminar happened to be part of the environmental planning course with one of the topics being forest health and water ship health, Fleming said.

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News

Students learn about racism, history in lecture to infer on race relations in 2017

Andres Del Aguila | February 28

Barack Obama’s historic election in 2008 signaled to many a post-race era. However, students in the Community Regional Planning Department at UNM doubt that assertion and are taught that Trump’s presidency ushered in an era signified by an increase in racial tension. The department hosted an “Understanding Trumpism through Racism and Whiteness” lecture for their Tuesday installment of Teach Week, a project set to teach students who voluntarily attend to oppose Trump’s agenda.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos can't muster runs past first inning in loss to Texas Tech

Matthew Narvaiz | February 28

After garnering a first-inning lead, Lobo baseball couldn't produce any more offense, going 1-for-9 with RISP as they fell to No. 10 Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas on Tuesday afternoon, 7-2. Junior Carl Stajduhar was able to blast a two-run home run in the top of the first inning, but that's all the Lobos (4-3) would get as TTU (9-1) would score seven runs of their own in the innings to follow. Junior Luis Gonzalez got the start on the mound for the Lobos, but he wasn't as polished as expected. He allowed a TTU home run in the bottom of the frame, but things really began to unravel in the third, when he allowed four runs to give the Red Raiders a 5-2 advantage.

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News

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe member speaks out against DAPL during UNM lecture

Cathy Cook | February 28

Dave Archambault Sr. spoke at George Pearl Hall Monday night to kick off Teach Week, a week of lectures hosted by the Community and Regional Planning Program. Archambault talked about his tribal family, along with the history of U.S. and Native American relations, leading up to the Dakota Access pipeline protests. “This school has a long and deep history in its involvement in the community, with the state, with the people of the state, of the region and we feel that this conversation is paramount at this moment,” said School of Architecture Dean Geraldine Forbes Isais.

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News

UNM student benefits from scholarship for Syrian women

Elizabeth Sanchez | February 28

Sara Almidany left behind conflict in Syria to continue her education in the United States, and, attending high school in Texas, she began studying at UNM. “Having to leave Syria is one hard thing that I will never forget,” she said. “I will never stop being homesick, no matter how well I fit in.” The freshman biology and pre-medical school major is now the first UNM recipient of the 100 Syrian Women, 10,000 Syrian Lives scholarship.

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Opinion

Letter: New immigration policies make schooling secondary to safety for some

Daily Lobo Readers | February 28

Editor, It has been over a month of bad news for me. I have always tried to be exceptional in my school work. I started off as a psychology major and during my second year I decided to start working on a minor in statistics because I want to pursue graduate education. Aside from trying my best in all my classes, I am currently working as a research assistant in a laboratory and enrolled in El Puente research fellowship. I am also part of the Psychology Honors Program, where I have been working on writing a thesis which I hope to finish sometime in 2018.

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News

UNM researcher finds that air pollution may cause neurological diseases

Matthew Reisen | February 28

According to a University press release, UNM scientist Matt Campen believes his research may hold a clue explaining the link between inhaled pollutants and neurological conditions. In a new paper, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Campen and his colleagues report that tiny inhaled particles trapped in the lung trigger the release of inflammatory molecules that course through the circulatory system, according to the release.

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News

UNM orthopedics studies use of 3D-printed "tissue" for joint replacements

Matthew Reisen | February 28

According to a UNM Health Sciences Center release, researchers are hoping to create hybrid bone-ligament tissue through electrospinning and 3-D bioprinting techniques for improved outcomes in hand and wrist surgery. The American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand recently awarded the UNM Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Research Division a $20,000 grant to use specific patient anatomy in developing bone-ligament adherence systems using a 3-D printer, according to the release. The project is further supported by a UNM’s Women in STEM Award.

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News

A pair of HSC faculty named 2017 Women of Influence

Matthew Reisen | February 28

According to a UNM HSC press release, Martha Cole McGrew, and Jamie Silva-Steele, have been named 2017 Women of Influence by Albuquerque Business First. McGrew, executive vice dean and professor at the Department of Family and Community Medicine, graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine and completed her residency in Family Medicine at LSU Medical Center, according to the release.

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Culture

David Dixon: Eonomics professor by day, band bassist by night

Troy Amato | February 28

Nestled in his office on the second floor of the Economics building, economics professor Dave Dixon appears to be just another professor, studying up on current health systems and economics training outside of the classroom like any University faculty would. However, after just a few minutes of conversation it’s clear this economist is no ordinary man. When nighttime falls and the lights of Nob Hill come to life, Dixon becomes the bassist for local band Los Unusual Suspects as well as several others including Good Green and jazz band Off Day Trio.

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News

Staff Council President: "Staff have lost trust in leadership"

Elizabeth Sanchez | February 28

During a Board of Regents meeting earlier in February, Staff Council President Danelle Callan brought the issue of low staff morale to the regents’ attention, drawing on the low staff attendance at acting UNM President Chaouki Abdallah’s recent town hall meeting on Feb. 13. Callan told the Daily Lobo that the minimal staff presence was likely caused by lack of communication about when and where the event would take place. In addition to hiring and budget constraints causing staff to take on more duties, and therefore having less free time, they also don’t have the ability to leave their desks without “coverage or backup” or time to complete their workload.

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News

Monthly drive helps provide food to students, community

Nikole Mckibben | February 28

The Lobo Food Pantry, designed to help UNM students and their families in need of assistance, is on year three of its run at the University of New Mexico. The Roadrunner Food Bank delivers the food to “mobile food pantries,” like the one held at South Lot every month, where families pick out from a variety of fresh and non-perishable items at the drive to stock up their pantries. “Families are able to choose food that meets their needs,” Roadrunner Food Bank Communications Officer Sonya Warwick said, adding that the pantry is flexible with diet restrictions so families can get food to support their family.

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Opinion

Column: The importance of kindness in times of political tension

Nichole Harwood | February 28

Few things in life can radically impact how an individual treats another more than politics. Friends, family and coworkers will seemingly transform into strangers when they passionately defend their own political views, spewing harsh and cold words to those who oppose them. This is one of the reasons many households and workplaces do not allow politics to be discussed at all. These rules, however, do not hold true in social media or in public outside of homes among family and strangers alike.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos move on to face another tough opponent on the road

Matthew Narvaiz | February 28

For the second week in a row, a Lobo baseball player was named Mountain West Player of the Week. Junior Luis Gonzalez – who plays in the outfield and also pitches for the Lobos (4-2) – was recognized for his performance over the weekend at Dallas Baptist, despite the Lobos dropping two of their three games against the Patriots. Gonzalez gave DBU problems all weekend, going 8-for-11 (.727) at the plate, while also contributing a home run, two doubles, three runs and two runs batted in as part of his efforts.

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Sports

Track and Field: Lobo men and women both take fourth place at Mountain West Championships

Bo Yu | February 26

New Mexico track and field head coach Joe Franklin said there will be several Lobos heading to the NCAA Championships after the men and women’s teams both placed fourth at the Mountain West Indoor Championships on Saturday. New Mexico will be sending its distance medley relay team, men’s runner Josh Kerr and jumper Jannell Hadnot to College Station, Texas to compete in the NCAAs on March 10-11. The Lobo men scored 78.5 team points and the women racked up 72.5 at the three-day conference championship, buoyed by with 15 top-three performances, including wins in four events.

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News

Monday on the Street: Funding partisan speakers

Matthew Reisen | February 26

Should student fees be used to fund speakers with a political alignment?

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Opinion

Letter: Trump election remains illegitimate

Daily Lobo Readers | February 26

Editor, The “basket of deplorables” is gradually waking up to their newest American nightmare.

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News

New UNM architecture faculty hails from Spain

Matthew Reisen | February 26

According to a University press release, Ane Gonzalez Lara recently joined the faculty in UNM School of Architecture and Planning as an assistant professor. Originally from Bilbao, Spain, Gonzalez received her master of architecture from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura Universidad de Navarra from the University of Navarra in Pamplona, the release states. “The architectural education system in Spain has some differences from its United States counterpart,” Gonzalez is quoted as saying in the release. “In Spain, the professor and student relationship is not as close as it is here, mainly because the number of students per class is significantly larger there.”