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UNM to help develop skills for Young African Leaders

Nichole Harwood and Nikole Mckibben | February 24

UNM has been chosen to be part of the Young African Leaders Initiative headed by the U.S. State Department. The program is set to for summer, where fellows will come to UNM to learn leadership, organizational and entrepreneurial skills. The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders allows 1,000 “outstanding young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa the opportunity to hone their skills at a U.S. college or university with support for professional development after they return home,” according to the program’s website.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos aim for win on "senior day" in final regular season home game

Robert Maler | February 24

The New Mexico women’s basketball team has a chance to improve its place in the conference standings, as the team hosts Wyoming in its final home game of the season on "senior day." The Lobos (15-12, 10-6 MW) had an opportunity to knock off the best team in the league, but came up just short against Colorado State on Wednesday, losing 58-55. The loss has UNM sitting in fourth place in the Mountain West standings, but Wyoming is just a half-game ahead, and a win could improve the seeding for New Mexico in the upcoming conference tournament. Wyoming (18-8, 10-5 MW) took round one between the schools earlier in the season, defeating New Mexico 68-52 in Laramie, Wyoming on Jan. 21.

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Sports

Women's Tennis: Team looks to build off first win of season in Arizona

Robert Maler | February 24

The New Mexico women’s tennis team picked up its first win last weekend, and the team will have two opportunities to build on that success. The Lobos (1-5) finally notched with number one last Saturday, coming from behind after losing the double point to defeat Wisconsin, 5-2. New Mexico will open up competition on Friday against Cincinnati (5-3). The Bearcats appeared to have found their stride after winning three straight matches, but fell by a score of 5-2 on Feb. 18 to Michigan State. Cincinnati has shined at the No. 2 position, where Kelly Poggensee-Wei has put up a stellar 7-1 mark. The team seems to be dangerous one through six, but that may not be something New Mexico will concern itself with.

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Music

Music Column: Growing Up With the Beatles

Jonathan Baca | February 24

When I was a kid, my sister, who is 13 years older than me, made it a mission to expose me to the musical phenomenon known as the Beatles. She was being paid by my mom to “babysit” me over the summer. I was about 12 years old, and I was like a dry sponge ready to soak in anything that I came in contact with. She started by showing me what she was most interested in at the time (she was in her mid 20’s), the psychedelic side of the Beatles. My first favorite Beatles songs were “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “I Am the Walrus.” I know that I was lucky in my early musical exposure, but I can’t stress enough how important the Beatles were to my personal musical and creative development. My favorite movies were “Yellow Submarine” and “Help!” All thanks to my sister, whose tastes cannot be questioned.

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Sports

Baseball: Lobos to do battle with Dallas Baptist this weekend

Matthew Narvaiz | February 23

The University of New Mexico baseball team will be continuing its season on the road as travel to Dallas Baptist for a three-game weekend series beginning Friday evening. The Lobos (3-0) started out the season with a three-game series sweep of the defending American East Conference champion Binghamton at home. The Lobos outscored Binghamton 29-12 over those games, in a season-starting sweep that marked the best start for the Lobos since starting 7-0 in 2008 — the year head coach Ray Birmingham took the helm.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos miss game-tying shot in heartbreaker against CSU

February 23

The Lobos had one last opportunity that could have sent Wednesday night’s game into overtime, but the shot was off the mark as New Mexico fell on the road in a nail-biter to Colorado State, 58-55. For the second time in three games, redshirt junior guard Alex Lapeyrolerie had to heave a last-second shot to win or tie the game after the team gave up a basket in the final seconds. But the Lobos were on the losing end both times. The loss dropped the Lobos to 15-12 overall and 11-5 in the Mountain West conference, while the Rams (21-6, 13-2 MW) clinched a share of the MW title for a fourth straight season.

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News

Crime Briefs for Feb. 23

Elizabeth Sanchez | February 22

Robbery, Aggravated Battery and Breaking and Entering at Sigma Chi On the early morning of Feb. 10, an officer was dispatched to the Sigma Chi fraternity house in reference to a 911 call transferred from APD concerning a battery, according to a UNMPD report. When the officer arrived, the female 911 caller said she received a call from her daughter who claimed she was pushed out of a moving vehicle near Avenida Cesar Chavez and Walter St. The mother said after she spoke with her daughter, she decided to wake her younger children up and drive to meet her older daughter, who walked to a Motel 6 on Avenida Cesar Chavez and I-25.

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News

New Ed. Secretary Betsy DeVos has some educators worried

Robert Salas | February 22

Just over two weeks into her new appointment as U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy Devos continues to face pushback from education communities nationwide.

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Culture

Fencing club aims to bring swordplay to the people

Ariel Lutnesky | February 22

The UNM Fencing Club is a little known club on campus that practices the medieval art of fencing twice a week. While small, the club is dedicated and is always looking for new members. “We are more than willing to come up and give you gear and teach you how to fence,” said Renee Reeves, a senior Liberal Arts major and member of the club. “It is free and there is no commitment.” Reeves said that the people who show up come from all sorts of backgrounds, from newcomers who have never held a sword to people who have been fencing from a young age, like her.

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Movies

SWFC Preview: Rebel Without a Cause

Fin Martinez | February 22

Once in awhile there comes a film that is remembered for generations and looked upon as a masterpiece that captures what life was like at that point in history. There are films like “Dazed and Confused” and “Boyhood” that capture life in the narrative style of a coming-of-age story in iconic ways, and the ASUNM Southwest Film Center will be showing the granddaddy of these films this weekend: “Rebel Without a Cause.”

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Opinion

Letter: Trump's deportation order is pure racism

Daily Lobo Readers | February 22

Editor, Regarding Trump's executive order to deport undocumented or, as most xenophobes put it, "illegal aliens" is not to fix reform or even enforce the laws that already exist. It's a racist action pure and simple, perpetrated by a fascist neo-Nazi bigot with plenty of supporters who have hated, feared anyone of color or non-white for centuries. Probably due to their own lack of culture. And (they) are still angry that they lost the Civil War! I honestly think you are not even from this planet! Aliens! Viva la revolution!

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News

National Briefs for Feb. 23

David Lynch | February 22

Trump rolls out new anti-immigration policies New immigration enforcement procedures announced by the Trump administration this week show that Trump plans to be more aggressive when it comes to detaining and deporting those who are in the U.S. illegally, according to the New York Times. Among the provisions outlined by the Department of Homeland Security, the administrations seeks to, among other things, “publicize crimes by undocumented immigrants, enlist local police officers as enforcers, erect new detention facilities and speed up deportations,” according to the Times.

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Sports

Track and Field: New Mexico hopes strong performances at MW Championship lead to NCAA berths

Bo Yu | February 22

After a week of rest for most of its athletes, the New Mexico indoor track and field squad returns to action at Mountain West Indoor Championships this Thursday. The three-day meet will take place at the Albuquerque Convention Center, where UNM has hosted its past four home meets. “There are very good teams out there,” UNM head coach Joe Franklin said in an interview. “I would expect (the men of) Colorado State to win the championship.”

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News

Proposed bills would simplify college credit transfer process

Sarah Trujillo | February 22

The credit transfer process at UNM may see a drastic change with two proposed bills that would make it much simpler. It’s no secret that students have experienced issues when transferring to UNM from other universities and colleges around the state and nationwide, with many seniors anticipating graduation only to learn they have ended up taking more classes than required. According to a report from Complete College America, a national nonprofit aimed at increasing the completion of career certificates and college degrees, New Mexico college students are taking 154 credit hours on average, when only 120 are required for graduation.

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News

Protesters organize against ICE raids

Celia Raney | February 22

Hundreds of fists were raised into the air over the past week as Burqueños came together to show support for undocumented immigrants nationwide. At three separate events, protesters showed support for their undocumented neighbors, friends and family, with chants like “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA,” and “Raise a hand, make a fist, undocumented people will resist.” It wasn’t all love and acceptance, however, with the event on Tuesday evening ending in a fight. Spurred by several raids conducted over the course of the last two weeks by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric toward immigrants, Albuquerque activist groups including Indivisible Nob Hill, Power Through Peace and Working Families New Mexico took a stand against what many are calling injustice.

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News

New bill aims to provide locally grown fruits and vegetables to schools, juvenile detention centers

Cathy Cook | February 22

New Mexico kids might have fresher fruits and vegetables on their plates in 2018. House bill 208 could provide an appropriation of $1,440,000 to buy New Mexico grown fruits and vegetables for school districts, charter schools and juvenile detention centers. The appropriation would also pay for a full-time position to administer and promote the initiative. The bill is sponsored by Republican State Rep. Jimmie Hall and Democratic State Rep. Brian Egolf. In 2014, a very similar piece of legislation, HB 81, also tried to get funds for providing New Mexico grown produce in school lunches.

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Opinion

Letter: Yiannopoulos supporters suddenly silent on pedophilia comments

Daily Lobo Readers | February 22

Editor, For those of us who campaigned against UNM’s special treatment of speaker Milo Yiannopoulos, including the waiving of a security fee regularly charged to student groups, it’s been satisfying to see his recent fall from grace due to comments he made last year that appeared to advocate pedophilia. However, it’s interesting to note that members of our community defending his visit in the name of the First Amendment have been notably silent on the pedophilia comments that led to the cancellation of his book contract and the dis-invitation from speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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News

Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham talks immigration with international students

Brendon Gray | February 22

On Wednesday about 70 international students filled a SUB conference room to listen to U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham and receive answers regarding recent executive orders, visa issues, and other related concerns. The Democratic congresswoman, who represents UNM’s congressional district, responded to questions presented by a handful of UNM students and faculty. All of the students and many of the faculty were immigrants, and the congresswoman’s presentation was centered around students’ questions and stories.

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Culture

Comedy, murder mystery combine in new UNM Experimental Theatre play

Ariel Lutnesky | February 22

On Friday evening, the UNM Experimental Theatre opens its doors for “The Murder Room,” a play put on by SCRAP Productions, a student theatre organization. Moy Honojos, the director of the production, says the show is a comedy. “It is a murder mystery farce, so there is a killing and cops who come in and try to solve a murder,” Honojos said. “Then things get complicated when the main character’s daughter comes back from America and brings a brand spanking new fiance, which complicates things.” Honojos said that he decided to do “The Murder Room,” which was written by Jack Sharkey, as a tribute to his first directing mentor, who directed the show about seven years ago. Honojos worked as the assistant director during that production.

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Culture

Fashion: Three ways to wear a bomber jacket

Courtney Salinger | February 22

With cloudy skies, chilly gusts of wind and temperatures changing almost on a daily basis, choosing an outfit to best prepare yourself for unpredictable weather can be somewhat challenging. One of the hottest fashion trends out there is a cute bomber jacket, perfect for ever-changing weather. When it comes to indecisive weather moments, a bomber jacket can be worn multiple ways. It’s the overall statement piece. Here are three ways to wear it.