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Grad Issue: From mayor of a small NM town to UNM graduate

Matthew Narvaiz | December 11

Diego Montoya, a 29-year-old american studies major, will be receiving his bachelor’s degree after attending school on and off for nearly 10 years. Montoya, in the midst of pursuing his degree, has accomplished a feat most people in their twenties can't say that they've done, or even thought about. At the age of 25, Montoya was elected mayor of Magdalena — a small town located in southwestern New Mexico with a population of roughly 1,000 residents.

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Sports

Grad Issue: Basketball coach decides to improve his own game through college education

Bo Yu | December 11

“It’s time to go home. New Mexico is always a home for me, so too is Minnesota.” Transfer student Douglas Lemon, an English studies major, expected to return to Minnesota after graduating from UNM. Despite living a big part of his life in Minnesota, the transplanted Lobo was actually born and raised in Albuquerque until his early childhood. “I always wanted to come back here to New Mexico,” Lemon said.

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Grad Issue: Student overcomes addiction to succeed

Matthieu Cartron | December 11

Throughout most of her life Jennie Noriega was a drifter, searching for a place where she could belong, somewhere she would feel wanted. She said she was the little girl who felt neither Hispanic nor Native American, running away from home to smoke marijuana on rooftops. She was the middle schooler who was dragged to California to live in horrific conditions. She said she was the teenager and young adult who dealt illegal drugs in New Mexico to earn herself a spot on the New Mexico FBI’s most wanted list. Suffice to say, Noriega’s life has been anything but ordinary.

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Grad Issue: Student pursues his passion for rural medicine

Cathy Cook | December 11

Clement Jose is graduating this semester with his master’s in health education and a concentration in community health. Jose said, while he planned to go to continue his education immediately after finishing his undergrad, he was accepted by four medical schools, but turned them all down. “A week after I graduated my brother passed away,” he said. “All of the schools that I got into were far east. So it was New York, Virginia and then there was Kansas. So I decided, ‘You know, I don’t want to leave my family.’”

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Grad Issue: Hodgkin's Lymphoma can't stop Lobo from graduating

Megan Nyce | December 11

Thanh-Lan Thi Sena will be graduating this fall with her master’s degree in public administration, despite the hardships she has faced dealing with cancer. As it turned out, her battle could have, and should have, started much earlier than it did. Born and raised in Albuquerque, the cancer survivor was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2011 while attending UNM. Sena described Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as a twin to Leukemia.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos hope to use top 10 defense to down UTEP

Matthew Narvaiz | December 11

The New Mexico women's basketball team will host the University of Texas El Paso on Sunday,hoping to duplicate the victory the men’s team achieved over the Miners on Wednesday night. The Lobos (3-5) come into the game against UTEP (2-5) leading the overall series 31-17. But the last few matchups haven't been favorable for the Lobos, losing last season’s matchup to UTEP 70-62 loss against them last December. In the last seven meetings between the two, the Lobos have gone 2-5.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: Sweeping season series against NMSU could prove tough task

Isabel Gonzalez | December 10

The UNM men’s basketball team walked away with a 13-point victory during the first Rio Grande Rivalry game of the season a few weeks ago, but getting a second win could prove to be a lot more difficult. The Aggies (7-2) will have home court advantage this time around and are a perfect 6-0 at the Pan American Center. The Lobos (6-3) are also undefeated on their home floor at WisePies Arena, but on the road they are 1-3.

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New Native American scholarship at UNM

Gabriel Garcia-Huff | December 8

The Indigenous Nations Library Program recently introduced the Michael and Enokena Olson Memorial Scholarship for full-time Native American students attending UNM. The scholarship is comprised of two $250 awards per semester, and targets both graduate and undergraduate students who may need further financial assistance throughout the year. Kevin Brown, program specialist for INPL, said through this scholarship the department hopes to alleviate some of the financial burden of those attending the University.

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Crime Briefs for Dec. 8

Elizabeth Sanchez | December 8

Battery on healthcare personnel at UNMH On the morning of Nov. 24, a UNMPD officer was sent to UNMH in reference to a patient-on-nurse incident battery, according to a police report.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: Lobos withstand UTEP comeback to stay undefeated at home

Robert Maler | December 8

New Mexico men’s hoops amassed an early 21-point lead against the University of Texas at El Paso, but gave it all back and then some as the teams played an instant classic that came down to the wire in a thrilling finish. The crowd of 11,838 rose to its feet after Lobo junior guard Xavier Adams emphatically waved his arm late in the game, imploring the home crowd to get behind his team. The Lobos and Miners traded baskets in the final minutes, before UTEP appeared to bury a dagger into the hearts of Lobo fans in the form of a 3-pointer to take a 77-74 lead with 28.4 seconds left.

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Wolf Tracks Podcast Ep 4: Milo Yiannopoulos

Jonathan Baca and Robert Maler | December 8

On this episode, we sit down with Ryan Ansloan, the chairman of the UNM Young Americans for Liberty, who has invited controversial alt-right blogger Milo Yiannopoulos to speak at UNM in January. We also visit the 53rd annual ASUNM Arts and Crafts Fair, and talk to some of the artists about their work. And finally, sports editor Robert Maler gives a wrap-up of last weekend's Lobo men's and women's basketball games.

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Giving Tree event promotes helping local community

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | December 7

ASUNM’s Community Experience is partnering with Albuquerque Public Schools, UNM Hospital, and the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department this year to put on their annual Giving Tree event, as the student governing body hopes to encourage the spirit of giving this holiday season. Students interested in participating in the event can take an ornament from the Christmas tree — located in the SUB atrium. Attached to each ornament are gift tags with specific items listed that students can donate to the participating organizations.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Epic comeback bid falls short against Minnesota

Matthew Narvaiz | December 7

A late fourth quarter run, with seconds left on the clock, couldn’t help the Lobo women's basketball team overcome the Golden Gophers of Minnesota, as they fell 69-65. The score didn't exactly reflect the play of New Mexico (3-5), as it took a resurgence of effort in the closing seconds to cut the margin to four points. As a team, the Lobos shot 27-of-78 from the field, about 35 percent. Head coach Mike Bradbury wasn't impressed with the faulty shooting either. Bradbury, while praising the efforts of his team’s defense, condemned the lack of shooting that the Lobos produced.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos to renew old rivalry with UTEP

Isabel Gonzalez | December 7

An old rivalry will spark again on Wednesday night as the UNM men’s basketball team is back at home this week to host the University of Texas at El Paso Miners — a team that used to play the Lobos on a regular basis. The last time the teams met in the regular season was in 2009, when the Lobos lost 73-60. They also squared off during the 2011 National Invitational Tournament, where New Mexico took a 69-57 win in the first round. UNM head coach Craig Neal said he is glad for the chance to play UTEP again.

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Culture

Breakdown of the World Chess Championships

Eddie Wyckoff | December 6

Magnus Carlsen celebrated his 26th birthday and a third consecutive World Chess Championship victory last Wednesday. Hundreds of millions watched while over the course of nearly three weeks the defending Norwegian champion played Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin to retain the title. Both grandmasters are a mere 26 years old. Carlsen was thought to be the overwhelming favorite going in, but, game by game, Karjakin matched Carlsen’s ingenuity, inevitably requiring an additional tiebreak series of four rapid games to settle matters.

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Women's Basketball: New Mexico looks to end homestead with win

Matthew Narvaiz | December 6

The Lobo women's basketball team is looking to turn its season around in the midst of a four-game homestand as it seeks a second straight win against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at home. The Lobos (3-4) took a convincing 64-49 win over Southern Methodist on Saturday. SMU entered the game with an impressive 5-2 record, but UNM protected home court while celebrating 50 years of WisePies Arena/the Pit. The team will want to continue that trend when the game takes place at WisePies Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

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Culture

Duo showcases the beauty of ceramics

Savanna Molina | December 4

Figure can complement the functional, something that was made evident at the “Figure Function Fire” ceramics show organized by UNM studio art majors Miguel Lastra and Jessi Penrod and held in the UNM art building on Thursday. These duo of advanced ceramics students presented their semester’s work from Studio Intensive Ceramics, which displayed their work that was created via different firing techniques to create a stunning collection.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: Lobos fall to Illinois in close match

Iasbel Gonzalez | December 4

After a close battle, the Lobos eventually fell on the road, losing 79-74 Saturday evening to the Illinois State Redbirds. It was, officially, New Mexico’s first road loss, but the team has also lost a pair of neutral-site games, making its overall record 5-3. New Mexico started out well, hitting four of its first five shots to lead 9-5 after the first media timeout.

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Football: Lobos to play in Gildan New Mexico Bowl for second straight year

Robert Maler | December 4

For the second straight year, the New Mexico football earned a bowl berth — and for the second straight year it will play in its home stadium as a participant in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. Head coach Bob Davie, in the press conference prior to the team’s final regular season game, said he’d actually prefer to play in the New Mexico Bowl if given the choice. “The thought of, if we’re bowl eligible, someone else playing in our stadium, someone else using our locker room...I just have a hard time seeing two teams playing in our stadium, when we can be one of them,” Davie said.

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Provocative speaker plans to visit UNM

Johnny Vizcaino | December 4

Self-styled journalist and “alt-right” figurehead Milo Yiannopoulos has accepted an invitation from UNM’s Young Americans for Liberty to speak in the SUB on Jan. 27. However, “due to the partisan nature of Milo’s talks,” UNM College Republicans will be the group that officially plays host to the speaking engagement, according to UNM College Republicans Chairman Ryan Ansloan, who is also UNM YAL vice president.