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Culture

'Soup and Socks' drive aims to help the Native-American community

Ariel Lutnesky | February 15

UNM libraries aren’t just lending out books — they are lending out helping hands. From now until the end of the month, the University’s libraries are collaborating with the Albuquerque Indian Center on Soup and Socks, an initiative collecting donations of soup and socks for the Native American community in need. “We decided to do just soup and socks because it’s easier to focus on just a couple of items,” said Nancy Bennett, the library operations manager and event organizer.

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Opinion

Letter: Lovers should be shared, not caged

Daily Lobo Readers | February 15

Editor, Like many people, I am able to be openly and honestly in love with more than one person at the same time. We teach children to share food, toys, and friends. How selfish and cruel the child who demands that his child friend have no other friends or playmates! We adults can learn to share our lovers with others. We enjoy a variety of flowers, fruits, vegetables, colors, books, songs...Many of us also enjoy a variety of lovers!

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News

LoboAlerts delays causing concern for UNM community

Denicia Aragon | February 15

At UNM, there is a communication time delay regarding safety advisories between the University and the campus community. The delay — the amount of time from when an incident occurs until a LoboAlert is distributed — exposes potential dangers on or around campus that are cause for concern for some in the campus community LoboAlerts is the means of communication that lets the campus community know, via text message and email, when there is a safety issue on campus, typically related to a reported criminal act.

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News

Crime Briefs for Feb. 16

Elizabeth Sanchez | February 15

Battery at Casas Del Rio On the afternoon of Feb. 5, three victims arrived at the UNMPD station to report that their roommate at Casas Del Rio had been battering them for a few months, according to a police report. Victim One (who had a small red mark on the left side of his neck) said early that morning, the suspect asked him to turn down his already low music and began to yell at him. The victim said he asked the suspect to leave him alone when the suspect placed him in a headlock for around three minutes. Victim One said after the suspect released him from the hold, he stayed on the other roommates’ side of the suite until the following morning.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: Brown's 27 leads New Mexico to win over Boise State

Isabel Gonzalez | February 15

The UNM men's basketball team gifted Lobo fans a sweet 78-73 victory over Boise State on Valentine's Day. The Lobos pulled off a win over the Broncos, closing the gap between the two teams. With the win, New Mexico is now only half a game behind Boise State, with slipped to second place in the Mountain West with the loss, behind the Colorado State Rams. Thanks to a persistent defense and several Lobos stepping up in the offensive side of the affair, New Mexico improved to 16-10 overall, and 9-5 in the Mountain West.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos ready to ball despite suffering another season-ending injury

Matthew Narvaiz | February 15

ACL tears are nobody’s best friend, but another one hit the University of New Mexico women's basketball team again, ending the season for a key player. Freshman guard Mykiel Burleson – who had started 22 of the 24 games the Lobos played in this season – suffered an ACL tear last Wednesday when the Lobos took on Air Force at WisePies Arena. Head coach Mike Bradbury gave the news during Monday's weekly press conference, and his words seemed filled with disappointment. “I mean, it hurts,” Bradbury said. “We've now lost three of our top eight, two of our top four. So yeah, it hurts.”

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Sports

Men's Tennis: Bad weather extends Lobos' play in California after strong start

Matthieu Cartron | February 15

The New Mexico tennis team eased their way through day one of their weekend matches in California, but a force of nature would delay the momentum, as well as more victories on the court. The Lobos (1-5) started off strong against Cal Poly (4-2), winning the doubles point without having to finish all three doubles matches. The UNM doubles pair of freshman Dominic West and junior Bart Van Leijsen won 7-6 (6) against seniors Tim Tan and Garrett Auproux on court two. On court three, the New Mexico duo of senior Rodolfo Jauregui and junior Sean Baklini beat junior Karl Enander and freshman Antoine Noel 6-4.

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News

Assisted suicide bill makes the rounds at the Roundhouse

Celia Raney | February 14

“I don’t know if I want to go to the very end, with a death from cancer,” said Aja Riggs of Santa Fe, addressing a room full of decision makers at the Roundhouse as she recalled the day she considered ending her life. Riggs’ testimony was in support of making assisted suicide legal in New Mexico. “I thought that if it came to choosing a more peaceful death I would have to do it all by myself to keep from implicating anyone else,” she said.

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News

Acting UNM prez touches on budget situation, campus climate in first town hall

Cathy Cook | February 14

UNM acting President Chaouki Abdallah held his first town hall Monday in the SUB so students, touching on the current University atmosphere and its budget situation. The event only lasted about a half hour, and though only three questions were asked, Abdallah answered them all thoroughly. Abdallah outlined three specific goals he has as acting president: focus on student academic success, work to improve the campus climate and the level of trust between students, faculty and administration, and to work with legislators and regents on UNM’s difficult financial situation.

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News

Newly selected regent steps down due to constitutional conflict

Jonathan Baca | February 14

Former New Mexico House Speaker Don Tripp announced Tuesday that he will step down from his appointment to the UNM Board of Regents, due to a regulation in the state Constitution. Governor Susana Martinez announced the appointment of Alex Romero, CEO of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, to replace him on the board. Tripp was appointed to fill one of the two vacant seats on the board just three weeks ago, but in a statement released Tuesday, he said he was removing himself from consideration due to a section in the state Constitution that prevents legislators from serving in a civil government post during or within a year after serving in Congress.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: Lobos look to make up ground in the conference against No. 1Boise State

Isabel Gonzalez | February 14

The Lobos have a date with the top team in the Mountain West on Valentine’s Day, and they are even wearing special outfits for the occasion. After pulling a 74-67 win at Air Force last week, the UNM men’s basketball team returns to WisePies Arena for Lobos Love Pink, an event that aims to help spread breast cancer awareness. The team will wear white jerseys with pink lettering, which will be auctioned off post-game to raise money for the UNM Cancer Center. It won’t be an easy match as the opponents for the night are the Boise State Broncos, who find themselves at the top of the conference standings with a 16-7 overall record, including 9-3 in conference. The Lobos sit in fourth place with a 15-10, 8-5 MW record, but are just a game and a half away from the top spot.

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Opinion

Column: An eco-friendly, and cheaper, way to celebrate Valentine's Day

Celia Raney | February 14

Once a year we are assaulted with pink and red heart-shaped boxes, giant stuffed bears and overpriced chocolates. But at what cost? As stated in a report by the National Retail Federation, Americans are expected to spend over $18.2 billion on Valentine’s Day this year. Of that money, at least $4.4 billion will be spent on jewelry.

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News

ASUNM approves funding for Women's Rugby amid calls for team to join the Athletic Department

Denicia Aragon | February 13

During last week’s Associated Students of UNM Senate meeting, the UNM’s Women’s Rugby team was granted an appropriation of $17,347 for travel and uniforms, while ASUNM Student Special Events received $16,583 for the upcoming Fiestas event. The appropriation originally requested by the Women’s Rugby team was $29,534, which would pay for travel, professional services and new uniforms to replace the 5-year-old ones currently being used. SSE requested $20,000 for the Fiestas — one of the biggest events the group hosts on an annual basis — on the grounds that the money with help with booking a reputable musician for the event.

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News

Football: Season ticket prices to drop for 2017

Robert Maler | February 13

The University of New Mexico announced Friday that season ticket prices for the upcoming football season will be reduced by 10 percent across the board. Head coach Bob Davie said he has appreciated the support from Lobo fans and feels everyone should focus on the people that show up to see the team play, instead of trying to figure out why there are more fans in the stands. But he said he would surely welcome more filled seats, and the University is making a targeted effort to boost attendance.

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News

Q&A: Local bestselling author Michael McGarrity

Matthew Reisen | February 13

Michael McGarrity is an award-winning author who has published 15 novels over the duration of an illustrious career. He wrote about law enforcement, the judicial system and psychotherapy before penning his first novel, “Tularosa”. With the publication of “Tularosa,” McGarrity turned to writing full-time, and many of his novels have been national bestsellers. He has been recognized with several awards for this work, including the New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts in Literature, the Frank Waters Exemplary Literary Achievement Award and the Santa Fe Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, Literature. The Daily Lobo sat down with McGarrity to talk about his craft, student writers and the importance of literature.

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News

UNM Football player being investigated for alleged sexual assault

Robert Maler | February 13

The New Mexico football program has put together two of its best seasons in program history, but another accusation of an alleged sexual assault has brought a different kind of attention — one that is “frustrating” and “disappointing.” KOB 4 reported that New Mexico football head coach Bob Davie confirmed that one of the players is currently under investigation. The report said Lt. Tim Stump of UNMPD confirmed a case involving an alleged sexual assault, but did not release the names of those involved.

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News

Students, teachers forced to tolerate noise as McKinnon Center construction begins

Elizabeth Sanchez | February 12

As students returned from winter break, they were met with the sights and sounds of construction at the Anderson School of Management — all part of the creation of the McKinnon Center for Management. ASM professor Steven Yourstone said the new 61,000-square-foot facility will be almost entirely completed by March 2018, with equipment and furnishings that April and May, and staff/faculty move-in during June. Yourstone began working on the project 10 years ago and currently oversees a large portion of the project now that the demolition work has begun.

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Opinion

Letter: UNM has a long history of activism

Daily Lobo Readers | February 12

Editor, Racism, sexism and prejudice and the logical response to them -- activism -- have a long history at UNM. After the Vietnam era, the '90s saw renewed tensions, with many incidences of hate crimes on campus. In 1995 a report was delivered to the vice president of Student Affairs by the Anti-Defamation League and the Dept. of Campus Affairs/Higher Education. The report compiled from 1992 to 1995 over 20 racist/hate crimes at UNM, mostly dealing with White Nationalist propaganda, graffiti and swastikas targeting Black, Jewish, Gay and Lesbian, feminist, and Hispanic students and campus organizations (UNM Board of Regents Minutes, CSWR). These incidences caused UNM President Peck to immediately denounce such activities at a press conference saying that UNM didn’t tolerate hate speech.

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Culture

Fashion: Valentine's Day outfit ideas

Courtney Salinger | February 12

It’s that time of year where romance is in the air, boxes of chocolates are sold, freshly picked roses are handed out and restaurant reservations are made. Valentine’s Day is approaching, and thinking about the perfect outfit can be time-consuming while preparing for other Valentine’s Day activities. Here are a few suggestions on what to wear for the occasion.

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Music

Concert Review: Alcest keeps it simple at Sister Bar

Fin Martinez | February 12

On Friday, the French rock group Alcest performed at Sister Bar in downtown Albuquerque, as part of their 2017 U.S. tour in support of their latest release “Kodama.” The group played songs from their entire repertoire, ranging from their more recent shoegazing rock to their early black metal roots. Originally from Bagnols-sur-Ceze, France, Alcest has been playing since 2000 and began as a solo project of vocalist and guitarist Niege. In its 17-year history, Alcest has gone through numerous lineup changes and has dramatically changed their sound throughout that span.