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Women's Basketball: Short-handed roster gets a shot at redemption vs UNLV

Matthew Narvaiz | February 1

Injuries have plagued the Lobos in the month of January – especially ACL tears. First, sophomore guard Emily Lines had a season-ending ACL tear, and sophomore Jaisa Nunn suffered the same fate on Wednesday. New Mexico (11-9, 7-3 MW) will be without their 6’3” post player in Nunn – who was averaging 10.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game prior to the injury. The team will face UNLV on Wednesday night for the second time this season. UNLV (14-7, 5-4 MW), beat the Lobos soundly earlier in Las Vegas, Nevada by a score of 57-42. In that game, UNLV held the Lobos to just 21.9 percent shooting as a team. Senior Richelle van der Keijl and Nunn were the only two Lobos to score in double figures, combining for 27 of the team’s 42 points.

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Opinion

Letter: We must stand together against a totalitarian government

Daily Lobo Readers | February 1

Editor, I’ve never had to be brave. I grew up in a family who loved me unconditionally, who could provide me with a comfortable life, who would accept me no matter what. I have never once in my life been afraid to live my life loudly — to be myself, unreserved Friday afternoon, I walked to my first protest, clutching posters I had spent four hours creating, declaring my queerness to the world in the spirit of resistance. I walked through the campus, and I was afraid.

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Opinion

Letter: Radical left protesters need to be in a criminal database

Daily Lobo Readers | February 1

The radical left are the protesters, people who demand the only law is what they have declared to be law. They despise our Constitution, have the rules of law that declare ALL people have the same rights. The destroyers of property are hoodlums, criminals who deserve jail time and fines and expulsion if UNM students.

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Opinion

Letter: The Daily Lobo needs to apologize to Abdallah, students for innacurate reporting

Daily Lobo Readers | February 1

Editor, Recently, on the Daily Lobo's Facebook page, a screen shot of an iPhone note was posted in order to update students about the Milo Protest on campus. The contents of this screenshot were accurate but the reporting by the Daily Lobo staff above was HIGHLY inaccurate. The post was also shared over 71 times throughout Facebook with factually incorrect statements.

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News

Once scheduled for September finish, memorial courtyard set for June unveiling

Brendon Gray | February 1

Even after months of construction, orange fencing blocks off the grass in front of Hodgins Hall. The Karen Abraham Memorial Courtyard, named after the esteemed UNM alumna who served UNM for 45 years, carried symbolic importance for the University and its the Alumni Association. Construction was initially planned to be completed in September. Now, dedication is planned for early June. UNM regents placed construction on hold after expense miscommunications between the Alumni Association and the Board of Regents surfaced. According to documents from a Board of Regents finance committee meeting, the price of the project rocketed from $50,000 to nearly $400,000.

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News

Students travel to Santa Fe for UNM Day

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | January 31

Monday marked UNM’s annual excursion to the New Mexico Capitol as part of its recognition and celebration of the state’s flagship university, while also advocating for issues pertinent to the University community.

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News

Why University departments and groups attended UNM Day

Matthew Reisen | January 31

UNM Day at the state capital found many student departments and organizations making the trip to Santa Fe to advocate for University issues. The Daily Lobo visited Santa Fe to check in with several organizations present, and ask why they thought it was important to be present at the Roundhouse.

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News

Burqueños march at Sunport in opposition to 'Muslim Ban'

Celia Raney and Celia_Raney | January 31

More than 1,000 demonstrators marched from the corner of Yale Boulevard and Renard Place to the Albuquerque International Sunport on Sunday afternoon, in a show of solidarity for immigrant citizens following President Donald Trump’s Executive orders restricting entrance to the United States from several countries. Co-hosted by the Islamic Center of New Mexico and Showing Up for Radical Justice Albuquerque, the event came together in about 12 hours, joining a wave of similar demonstrations nationwide. Shakir Farid Abdullah, an activist who helped organize the march, led most of the chants and invited anyone in the crowd to make their voices heard.

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News

​Grant workshop benefits local nonprofits

Elizabeth Sanchez | January 30

Starting March 6, the UNM Foundation will host a Grantsmanship Training Program Senior, an initiative aimed at working professionals in the nonprofit arena. “This workshop provides participants with high-quality, hands-on training in how to identify and secure grant funding for their work,” said Betsy Till, the senior director of Corporate and Foundation Relations for the UNM Foundation. Till said that after applying on a first-come, first-serve basis, participants will receive instructions from a trainer as well as engage in hands-on activities, group work and a collaborative writing and critique of a short grant proposal.

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Culture

Telluride Film Fest visits UNM

Troy Amato | January 30

Last weekend the ASUNM Southwest Film Center and the UNM Wilderness Alliance, in partnership with MountainFilm, hosted the Telluride Film Festival on Tour in the UNM SUB.

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News

Wolf Tracks 6: So long, Milo Yiannopoulos

Jonathan Baca | January 30

Milo Yiannopoulos has come and gone from our campus. His high profile alt-right views drew hundreds of fans, crowds of angry protesters and four different police departments to try to deal with it, including cops on horses and helicopters overhead. Outside the Student Union Building, riot police were chasing the protesters around campus, and things got messy on both sides. I was inside the event, along with a team from every other news outlet in town.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos coast to a 40-point win over Northern New Mexico

Matthew Narvaiz | January 30

An injury to a key player wasn't going to stop the University of New Mexico women's basketball team from picking up a win, especially against a non-D1 opponent in Northern New Mexico. The Lobos (12-9, 7-3 MW) were able to throttle the Northern New Mexico Eagles Sunday afternoon by 40 points, 87-47, despite losing a key player early in the game. Sophomore Jaisa Nunn, midway through the first quarter, went up to catch a high pass and landed awkwardly on her right knee when she came down.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: Lobos' win streak halted by first-place Nevada

Isabel Gonzalez | January 29

A battle for first place in the conference did not go too well for the Lobos, as they walked away with a 82-65 loss to the Nevada Wolf Pack on Saturday afternoon. "I didn't think we had the same edge that we have had previously on the road," UNM head coach Craig Neal said in a release. "It was a big atmosphere today, but I still feel good about where we are." New Mexico had won three of its previous four road matchups, but the loss drops them to 13-9 overall, 6-4 in the Mountain West. Meanwhile, Nevada improved to 7-2 in conference to maintain control of first place in the Mountain West standings.

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Opinion

Letter: We need a new kind of protest

Daily Lobo Readers | January 29

Editor, I have come to the conclusion, after attending last night's demonstration against Milo Y that we are going about our protests the wrong way. Let me explain. This latest (but not new by any means) wave of bigotry in our society, fueled by social media and political rhetoric which serves only to legitimize it, has me, like so many other people in this nation, at a moral and ethical impasse with colleagues, compatriots, and even family members When I am work - at a job I need and love - I have to remain silent while people I once respected and now question in terms of their fundamental morality and humanity cheer and high five each other as our new, clearly mentally impaired POTUS enacts incomprehensibly inhumane and immoral executive orders. I don't leave my office much.

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News

ASUNM fights to preserve lottery scholarship

Nichole Harwood | January 29

With the start of the 2017 year the ongoing legislative session will be reviewing many important issues in New Mexico. For many students, chief among them is the status of the Lottery Scholarship. The Lottery Scholarship has provided a gateway to college for thousands of New Mexico students, ensuring there is no financial barrier for any student to pursue their dreams of attaining a degree. But underwhelming sales by New Mexico Lottery in recent years have put the future of the scholarship in doubt. “We are concerned that if portions of the Lottery Scholarship funding expires, this will deeply affect the enrollment of the University,” said ASUNM President Kyle Biederwolf.

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Sports

Track and Field: Lobo men place 1st in Team Invitational, women place 2nd

Bo Yu | January 29

The chant of “Go Lobos” echoed in the Albuquerque Convention Center on Saturday after the UNM track and field team earned four individual titles and 13 top-three finishes at Team Invitational. The team met on the track afterward in a show of solidarity to recognize the men’s squad on their first-place finish and the women on their runner-up performance. “We wanted to introduce (people) on all the lifetime bests, because it’s always about getting better, not only in life but on the track,” Lobo head coach Joe Franklin explained about the team celebration. Although the biggest challenge during home meets is self-discipline, the Lobos have seemed to find the right approach to achieve results. The Lobos have continued to turn in dominant performances in both of their home meets so far. “It’s really nice to run with your teammates,” said Sophie Connor about the team approach.

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News

Students find many ways to dissent from Milo event

Cathy Cook | January 29

In a wide open workshop with folded stacks of canvas and an old blue sewing machine, students and professors gathered to create banners. Afew buildings over, students sat in a dark theater learning about astronauts, discrimination and space tampons. Both events were organized to give students an alternative to protesting Yiannopoulos or going to see the controversial Breitbart editor speak Friday night. Advancing Women in Science, a relatively new student group, held a screening of the documentary “Women in Space.”

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News

Monday on the Street: Free speech

Matthew Reisen | January 29

Do you think there is a line to be drawn with free speech?

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Movies

SWFC Preview: "Kubo" the latest offering from Laika animation

Fin Martinez | January 29

The critically acclaimed animated feature “Kubo and the Two Strings,” is coming to the SUB’s Southwest Film Center for a limited time from Feb 3-5. The screening is part of a biannual series by the SWFC that screens indie films, one per week, each semester. “Kubo and the Two Strings” is the story of Kubo, a young boy living in a seaside village until his world is turned upside down by spirits from the past that begin to pursue him. In order to survive, Kubo must find armor that belonged to his father with the help of his companions Monkey and Beetle. Originally released in 2016, “Kubo and the Two Strings” received rave reviews despite not being a blockbuster hit. The film was made by Oregon-based stop-motion animation studio Laika, who has produced films such as “Coraline,” the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name, and Tim Burton’s “Corpse Bride,” both critically acclaimed films.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Beynon earns individual accolades in MW win over Nevada

Matthew Narvaiz | January 29

The UNM women’s basketball team overcame 20 turnovers to complete the season sweep over the Nevada Wolfpack Saturday night at WisePies Arena aka The Pit. New Mexico (11-9, 7-3 MW) emerged with a 59-50 victory in a game that saw sloppy play by both teams. The Lobos also had a career milestone set in the conference win. UNM junior guard Cherise Beynon joined an elite group of Lobo women, surpassing both 1,000 points and 500 rebounds as a Lobo—something only 13 other players had accomplished in program history. Beynon scored 19 points on 8-of-17 shooting in the game and also brought down six rebounds while dishing out six assists. But she was also responsible for eight of the Lobo turnovers.