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Assistant coach Alan Huss walks down the court and instructs the Lobos during a practice drill Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 at WisePies Arena. The Lobos will face off in a series of exhibitions starting this Wednesday against Western New Mexico. 
Sports

UPDATED: Men's Basketball: Lobos warm up for new season

Isabel Gonzalez | October 30

Before the official season kicks off on Nov. 11, the Lobos are warming up with two exhibition matches this week. Preseason has been an exciting time for the program so far. New Mexico was selected to finish third in the Mountain West for the 2016-17 season in the conference's preseason poll. Two Lobos made the Preseason All-MW Team: redshirt junior guard Elijah Brown and redshirt senior forward Tim Williams.

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News

Voter's Guide: 2016 Ballot Questions

Megan Nyce | October 30

In addition to voting on candidates in the race for president, House of Representatives and New Mexico Supreme Court, among others, voters will also see on the ballot a number of bonds, amendments and other ballot questions to provide their input on.

Culture

ABQ skater defies skating's bias against women

Luisa Pennington | October 30

Born into an industry dominated by men, 19-year-old Mariah Duran represents New Mexico as one of the few female professional skateboarders. This year alone, she defeated gender norms by taking silver in the 2016 X-Games and signing to go professional. Having grown up in Albuquerque, Duran started skating at the age of 10 after her brother suggested she try the sport. Since then, she has been sponsored by BZ skate shop, eS shoes, and Meow Skateboards.

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News

Breaking down the specifics in the DOJ-UNM agreement

Cathy Cook | October 30

The biggest challenge for UNM in meeting the requirements laid out in the agreement with the Department of Justice will be ensuring all students are given in-person interactive training on sexual harassment. The agreement, which was signed on Oct. 17, requires UNM to change its policies and procedures, its trainings on sexual harassment, and its campus climate. The University is required to review its policies related to sexual harassment to make sure that sexual harassment is clearly defined and its reporting procedures are clear. Title IX Coordinator Heather Cowan said most of the required changes to the University’s policies and procedures have already been made and given to the DOJ for review.

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Sports

Cross Country: Women win 9th straight conference title

Bo Yu | October 30

Both New Mexico cross country teams repeated the solid performances many have come to expect of them, with one squad protecting its crown in the Mountain West Championships on Friday in Kuna, Idaho. The women’s team finished on top with 42 points to hoist its ninth consecutive MW title, while the men’s team also showed a solid performance, placing fifth in the championship.

Sophomore midfielder Jennifer Munoz charges a Wyoming player during their game at University Stadium Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. The Lobos defeated San Diego State in their last conference game 2-1.
Sports

Women's Soccer: Lobos sign off on 2016 in style

Matthieu Cartron | October 30

Despite being eliminated from the Mountain West Conference tournament, the Lobos demonstrated character and spirit in their final game of the season, winning in overtime 2-1 to beat San Diego State. For the Lobos, it was the final career game for seniors Brooke Webster, Ruth Bruciaga, Annie Wheeler, Olivia Ferrier, Katie Hinman, Victoria Archuleta and Maddie Irwin. The game was no longer about qualification, rather an opportunity for the team and seniors to sign off in an honorable fashion. Not surprisingly, the seniors ran the show.

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Sports

Women's Soccer: Lobos to play season finale, can't make MW tourney

Matthieu Cartron | October 28

The New Mexico women’s soccer team was eliminated from postseason play after a match it didn’t even play in. Unfortunately for the Lobos (8-7-3, 4-5-1 MW), a 0-0 decision between Wyoming and San Diego State on Sunday means that, regardless of what happens during the last day of conference play, the Lobos cannot qualify for the Mountain West Conference tournament.

Junior forward Sam Gleadle evades a Marshall player at University Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. The Lobos beat UAB 1-0. 
Sports

Men's Soccer: One goal gives the Lobos two spots in C-USA standings

Isabel Gonzalez | October 27

One goal was all the Lobos needed to climb two spots in the Conference USA standings on Wednesday night. Redshirt freshman Devin Boyce scored the second-half goal that gave New Mexico a 1-0 victory over the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers. The victory provided the Lobos with the three points they needed to move from seventh to fifth place. New Mexico — now with seven points on the season — holds an 8-6-1 overall record, including a 2-3-1 conference mark.

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News

College Affordability Fund takes big hit, impacting students

Nichole Harwood | October 27

Along with the five percent cut to the higher education budget passed during the legislative special session, New Mexico lawmaker also took $5 million out of the $6 million in the College Affordability Fund, according to Bill Jordan, government relations officer With New Mexico Voices for Children. “New Mexico is broke and couldn't pay the overdue bills from last year,” Jordan said. “They weren't able to balance the budget this year so they had two options: they could have raised new revenue (and) new taxes or they could cut the current budget.” The legislature was left with having to balance the budget with current programs, and one of the programs to suffer a cut was the College Affordability Fund — as well as higher education.

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All students may have to get meningitis vaccine after ASUNM passes resolution

Denicia Aragon | October 27

On Wednesday evening the Associated Students of UNM passed a resolution requiring all students to receive the meningococcal meningitis vaccination, sending the legislation to the Board of Regents to be voted on and, if passed, applied at UNM. Alexander Kapp, a nursing extern in the Surgical Specialty Unit who proposed the resolution with the help of Sen. Noah Brooks, said meningococcal meningitis can be bacterial, viral or fungal, with the potential of getting into spinal fluid and inflaming the spinal cord and protective layer around the brain.

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News

New Mexico second-worst in unemployment countrywide

Nichole Harwood | October 26

New Mexico has been named the second-worst state in the country in terms of unemployment, at 6.7 percent. This is considerably higher than the national rate, which, in August 2015 was 5.1 percent, and now as of August of 2016 is 4.9, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor statistics. Shawn Berman, an associate professor in the Anderson School of Management, said one factor which may be affecting many states’ unemployment rates is the trend of many job positions disappearing — jobs that were once available to those without higher education that lead to employment within the middle class. “It’s a fact, and I think it’s a problem for any state that has that kind of workforce. It’s going to show up in all the statistics revolving around average wage, and unemployment,” he said. “I think this is unfortunately part of a bigger trend that is not just New Mexico.”

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at his Albuquerque, New Mexico rally at the Albuquerque Convention Center Tuesday, May 24, 2016.
Opinion

Column: We let Trump, and ART, slip through the cracks

Matthew Reisen | October 26

As I navigate the city streets, bogged down with Albuquerque Rapid Transit construction, I can’t help but think: How can I stop this? ART has been a long time coming, and now that we’re here and it’s real, many of us are asking what more we could’ve done to possibly prevent it, and are looking for a time machine. Sound familiar? If it does it’s because the presidential “anti-candidate” that is Donald Trump, has come upon us in similar fashion. Trump grabbed America by the you-know-what, in such a way that America didn’t even realize what had happened until he was already bragging about it across the room. Just like ART, Trump is messy, inconvenient, bold in all the wrong ways, costly and most importantly: he is here and it is now. While ART has already broken ground and set off the road rage of a thousand suns, we still have three weeks until we find out if Trump will be another inescapable reality that somehow slipped through the cracks, and if his party — and the country he helped divide — will be able to recover.

Participants of the week-long Humans vs. Zombies game stand in the Center of the Universe with NERF guns Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Groups of players act as humans and zombies and play a campus-wide game of tag. 
Culture

Another year of Humans vs. Zombies

Emma Citizen | October 26

Showing its face once more for the Halloween season is the national tradition of Humans vs. Zombies, a weeklong game of “zombie tag.” Humans vs. Zombies has been an annual event at UNM since 2011, and has captured the hearts of the student body. The rules are simple enough. When registered as a human, you wear a bandana around your arm. If a zombie attacks a human, then the human becomes a zombie and has to move their bandana. Zombies wear bandanas around their heads or necks if they are stunned. Humans can stun zombies using nerf darts or sock balls. Zombies who are hit will be stunned for about 10 minutes. The game runs continuously for a full week leading up to Halloween. “You could be at La Posada at three in the morning and people could be playing,” said Alex Luna, a moderator for the game.

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News

UNM receives grant to train Native educators

Brendon Gray | October 26

UNM is among 20 Universities and colleges across the nation that will receive the 2016 Indian Professional Development Award. The $344,325 grant comes from the U.S Department of Education and is a part of UNM’s American Indian Professional Educators’ Collaborative. AIPEC is a four-year project designed to increase the number of Native American educators in New Mexico, according to the abstract of the proposal. The grant was submitted by Dr. Christine Sims, an assistant professor in the Department of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies. UNM will recruit 12 participants from the College of Education who will be trained, and will receive assistance in state licensing and financial support for graduation and job placement services.

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Culture

2016's most offensive Halloween costumes

Matthew Reisen | October 26

Here it is — Halloween. When the first crisp of winter rides on the breeze alongside smells of campfire smoke. Whether it’s through petty vandalism, candy accumulation or the destruction of brain cells, everyone celebrates differently. But there is one constant: Everybody wants to dress up and, in doing so, make a statement of some kind, whether it’s scary, funny or controversial. Sometimes, costumes go too far, and this is one of those lists. To be clear, these are costume statements you don’t want to make, unless you want a black eye or a Snickers bar full of razor blades. Here is a list of 2016’s top five most offensive costumes for those of you looking to be “that guy” — and by “that guy,” I mean the one who doesn’t get invited to any more Halloween parties. Matthew Reisen is the news editor at the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @MReisen88. 

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