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HSC discusses plans to replace outdated hospital facilities

Nichole Harwood | February 8

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the UNM Health Sciences Center Committee met with the UNM Board of Regents to discuss important agenda items, including the replacement of some of UNM Hospital’s outdated medical facilities. UNM Regent Marron Lee called the meeting to order and Chancellor for Health Sciences Paul B. Roth presented the plans for designing and building more modern medical facilities. To answer questions in regards to the strategy of the HSC, Roth presented the current conditions of the medical facilities, especially concerns about the amount of beds they currently hold and patients being transferred into, as well as out of, the current facilities.

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Culture

Q and A: Malcolm Reese, king of open mic night

Troy Amato | February 8

If you’re at Brickyard Pizza on Tuesday nights, you might have seen mechanical engineering student and singer-songwriter Malcolm Reese performing at the weekly open mic night. On Tuesday, Reese got on stage to perform three original songs on acoustic guitar: “Isolation Disposition,” “Hardwood Floors” and “Black Hole.” The Daily Lobo sat down with Reese before he went on stage to learn about his personal music history and upcoming projects.

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News

Q and A: Acting President Abdallah discusses recent controversies on campus

Sarah Trujillo | February 8

Chaouki Abdallah is the acting president of the University of New Mexico. Abdallah began serving UNM as Provost in July 2011, but stepped up when then-President Bob Frank was forced to leave his post. Abdallah sat down with the Daily Lobo to discuss the controversial events that have rocked campus recently.

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News

Crime Briefs for Feb. 9

Elizabeth Sanchez | February 8

Auto Burglary at South Lot On Jan. 30, an officer was dispatched to South Lot in reference to a potential auto burglary, according to a UNMPD report. An unknown caller reported that he noticed an individual break a window on a white Dodge truck, enter the vehicle and leave in a gray Toyota Corolla.

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News

UNM architects meet to discuss Smith Plaza renovations

Matthew Reisen | February 8

On Tuesday, University architects met with Associated Students of UNM Joint Council to talk about upcoming renovations to Smith Plaza, as well as get feedback. Amy Coburn, University architect and director of Planning, Design and Construction, said the renovation of Smith Plaza aims to create an outdoor space that promotes UNM as a destination university. “The new Smith Plaza will accommodate the diverse University community, by promoting a balance of social and academic activities and providing flexibility to allow for small and large gatherings that will encourage student engagement and connectivity,” Coburn said.

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Culture

Music student goes from accountant to piano teacher

Ariel Lutnesky | February 8

From Hong Kong to accounting to teaching piano, UNM music student Loraine Ho has come a long way. On Sunday, Feb. 12, Ho will be performing her senior recital on the piano at Keller Hall. Ho will play an assortment of songs, including music by UNM professor Falko Steinbach, Claude Debussy, Franz Schubert, and Frédéric Chopin, ending with a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. “Because I am majoring in music education, I wanted to choose the pieces to show different types of music in different periods, kind of like giving a short education to the public,” Ho said.

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Opinion

Letter: Be kind, be respectful, pay it forward!

Daily Lobo Readers | February 8

Focusing on positive aspects of our lives can be one way to find comfort in the midst of the current uncertainty, concerns, and challenges not only in our daily lives but also in our country. Taking the time to appreciate what we DO have and the things around us that bring us joy can help alleviate the negativity we are subjected to. Most importantly, today is a great time to show gratitude, appreciation, and respect for the good things and good people in our lives.

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Opinion

Letter: PPD should investigate possible break-ins

Daily Lobo Readers | February 8

Editor, I was appalled to read the story last week about the drug den in an underground tunnel on campus. The fact that the Physical Plant Department was alerted to the broken lock, but did not take the initiative to investigate or call UNMPD to investigate the first time the lock was broken demonstrates a level of either incompetence, naivety or both. I find the fact that there was a person, under the influence of drugs and in possession of a stolen APD shotgun, living in an underground tunnel on campus very alarming. PPD should be well aware of the occurrence of homeless people using the campus to live on, why did they not look into the tunnel the first time the lock was broken?

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobo guard Cherise Beynon posts triple-double in big win over Air Force

Robert Maler | February 8

Lobo junior guard Cherise Beynon finally has flirted with a triple-double on several occasions this season, but she finally pulled off the feat in a convincing win over Air Force Wednesday night. Beynon recorded 20 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to help lift her team to an 81-64 victory over Air Force at WisePies Arena aka the Pit. The Albuquerque Journal’s Ken Sickenger reported that it was the first triple-double for the UNM women’s basketball team since 1979. New Mexico (14-10, 9-4 MW) strengthened its hold on third place in the conference standings as Air Force (3-18, 1-10 MW) continued to muddle through a tough season.

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Sports

Track and field: Lobos host Don Kirby Invitational, eyeing big competitions

Bo Yu | February 8

“We want to make progress, get some people slowly climbing the ladder on the conference rankings, and get prepared for the conference championships.” Joe Franklin, head coach of the New Mexico track and field team, had that to say on Tuesday, leading up to the Lobos’ fourth straight home meet of the season. New Mexico will host the Don Kirby Invitational this Friday and Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The goal for the team for the last home meet before the Mountain West Championships is an obvious one — post as many qualifying marks as possible.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: Lobos look for first win at Colorado Springs since early 2012

Isabel Gonzalez | February 8

The Lobos are looking to lift up their spirits on the road as they take on the Air Force Falcons for the first and only time this season in a Wednesday night matchup. New Mexico leads the all-time series 57-22 against the Falcons.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: UNM can't afford to look ahead

Matthew Narvaiz | February 8

The Lobo women's basketball team might be in third place in the Mountain West standings, but the team still has zero room for error—at least, that's what head coach Mike Bradbury seems to believe. “I don't think we're good enough to look past anybody,” Bradbury said in response to whether Air Force will be a test for them Wednesday night. “I think we've made that clear to our team. I don't think we have any more talent than Air Force has.” The Lobos (13-10, 8-4 MW) are entering Wednesday night’s contest at WisePies Arena 18-0 at home against Air Force, while also leading the all-time series with a dominating 38-2 mark. Air Force is 3-17 and 1-9 in the Mountain West thus far, but still poses an offensive threat against the Lobos.

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News

HSC Brief: Some U.S. ethnic groups experiencing rise in premature death rates

Matthew Reisen | February 7

According to a UNM Health Sciences Center press release, a study of U.S. mortality data by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, the UNM College of Nursing and others has found that premature death rates actually rose for whites and American Indians and Alaska Natives between 1999 and 2014, and these disparities are growing. According to the press release, the increase is due largely to drug overdoses, alcohol-related deaths, and suicide, the study found it also parallels the rise in heroin and opioid use over the last two decades. While Improvements in diagnosing and treating chronic killers like cancer and heart disease have lowered death rates for adults under age 65 in this century, this doesn’t apply to all ethnic groups, according to the press release. 

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News

New archive developed by UNM doctor to advance precision medicine and drug development

Matthew Reisen | February 7

According to a UNM Health Sciences Center release, Tudor Oprea, a professor of Internal Medicine and chief of UNM’s Translational Informatics Division, and a team collaborators, have pulled back the curtain on an open-source archive for drug discovery, development and safety that is 20 years in the making. According to the release, the group recently published their work in the journal "Nature Reviews Drug Discovery." “This is a landmark paper,” David Schade, a distinguished professor in the UNM School of Medicine who oversees clinical research in the Department of Internal Medicine, was quoted as saying in the release. “Diseases that were not treatable 10 years ago are now treatable — that’s because of new medications that have been developed and approved by the Food and Drug Administration.”

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News

HSC Brief: UNM neurologists study patterns of medication use for dystonia sufferers

Matthew Reisen | February 7

According to a UNM Health Sciences Center press release, a new study led by Sarah Pirio Richardson, a movement disorders specialist and assistant professor in UNM’s Department of Neurology, finds a surprising number of movement disorder sufferers don’t receive any treatment, while those who do don’t follow a consistent treatment regimen. People who suffer from movement disorders, called dystonias, experience painful involuntary muscle contractions that can seriously disrupt their lives, according to the press release. According to the release, in a paper published in the journal "Neurology," Pirio Richardson, who also heads UNM’s Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Program, found that almost three-quarters of dystonia patients were on some form of medication.

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News

News Brief: Local optometrists support UNM's Biology Department

Matthew Reisen | February 6

According to a UNM newsroom press release, the Dr. William Jones & Dr. Siu Wong Biology Urgent Needs Endowed Fund, established by two local optometrists, will provide a scholarship for a full or part-time graduate or undergraduate biology student. Additionally, the endowment will help support student publication expenses, student presentation seminars, the department’s annual Research Day Lecture and may also help defray the cost of purchasing lab or classroom equipment as well as building repairs, according to the press release.

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News

News Brief: UNM alumna wins prestigious award after career in counseling

Matthew Reisen | February 6

According to a University release, Barbara Clark Diekman has received Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women’s prestigious Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award for her professional achievements. The Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award is presented annually to distinguished alumnae of Pi Beta Phi who exhibits “excellence and outstanding leadership” in service to their communities, according to the press release.

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News

News Brief: New Mexico institutions, NM State Library join forces

Matthew Reisen | February 6

According to a UNM press release, UNM, New Mexico State University and the New Mexico State Library are have partnered up for an effort to create a shared Regional Depository Library for federal government information in New Mexico. Federal depository libraries participate in the Federal Depository Library Program, which is administered nationally by the United States Government Publications Office, according to the release.

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Music

Intelligent Dance Music: An introduction

Audrin Baghaie | February 6

In a forecasted and somewhat unsurprising turn of events that, I imagine, can come as a shock to fans of old-school golden age classic rock music, and those that only listen to old-school golden age classic rock music: Genres are dying. Attempting to delve deep into a modernized music zealot's library to catalog their taste by genre is, now, a futile effort in quantitatively describing a taste in an art so abstract, you can't pen it down. At least, without years of education in doing so — not even including some electronic music thatis literally impossible to notate.

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News

Sports complex still in planning phase

Cathy Cook | February 5

UNM’s proposed entertainment complex project for South Campus — which officials previously estimated might begin construction this semester — is still in its feasibility phase, according to University Real Estate Director Thomas Neale. The entertainment complex was proposed in 2014 as a space for restaurants and live music to bring Lobo fans together as part of a broader effort by UNM to develop the area around University Stadium and WisePies Arena. The plans call for a 50,000 to 60,000 square foot building with 10 different restaurants and a live music venue, Neale said.