New Mexico had a long day on Saturday, splitting its final doubleheader of the year while taking both non-conference matches the full five sets. UNM (9-4) couldn’t quite close things out in a 3-2 loss to Samford for the morning contest. After dropping the first set 25-21, the Lobos rebounded to take sets two and three with 25-17 and 25-22 scores, respectively.
Samson in the Bible was a suicide bomber! Samson prayed to God to help him to murder his enemies as he killed himself. The Bible says the building Samson destroyed was full of men and women and 3,000 more people were on the roof. (Judges 16: 25-30.) Samson killed possibly more people that day than were killed on 9/11 at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Gil Garcetti, former LA District Attorney during the infamous OJ Simpson Trial, gave a lecture at George Pearl Hall last week, placing the case within a larger context of race relations at the time, and emphasizing that the case was a domestic violence issue. “Let me ask you all a question. Why are you here?” Garcetti began. “I’m asking students, as well as community members, are you here because your professor suggested you should be here? Are you here because you’re one of those addicts of the OJ Simpson trial?”
A Niko Hansen hat trick made the Lobos’ California dream come to life. New Mexico (5-2) was rewarded with its first road win of the season — and its fifth straight victory overall — in a 3-1 victory over the UC Irvine Anteaters (1-6) on Saturday night.
Republican Gov. Susana Martinez will be visiting the University of New Mexico on Monday, Sept. 19, to hold a "press conference" touting her successful higher educational reforms? This P/R photo op comes just one week after UNM announced a staff/faculty hiring freeze, due to this failed state’s budget disaster!
New Mexico’s goal for the week was clear — “don’t let New Mexico State beat us twice.” But the Lobos seemed to repeat many of the same mistakes, which contributed to another loss. Costly turnovers on offense and allowing big plays on defense have hurt the Lobos the past two games, but a bigger issue may have affected the outcome Saturday.
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Common sense isn’t common, nor speaks to everyone equally. In these days of mass manipulation of the masses, there is a growing realization of how ubiquitous and nefarious the media intelligence military industrial corporate (MIMIC) complex is able to manipulate current events.
For the second time in as many weeks, the Lobos lost the lead and control of the game by giving up big plays and making costly turnovers, this time en route to a 37-28 loss at Rutgers on Saturday. UNM Head coach Bob Davie said he felt in control, for the most part, in terms of game plan and strategy. After giving up the lead, the Lobos (1-2) fought back to have chances at the end.
For the first time in the 2016 season, New Mexico was able to play in front of its home crowd in a 2-0 shutout victory over in-state rival New Mexico State on Friday. Head coach Heather Dyche said people jokingly asked if the team would still be able to find the field. Just to be on the safe side, the Navy Leap Frogs parachuted onto the field prior to the match to lead the way.
New evidence has surfaced that suggests possible misconduct during the UNMPD investigation into a 2014 case alleging that two former UNM football players and a third man raped a fellow student. George Anthony Bleus is the attorney currently representing former CNM student Ryan Ruff and former UNM students and Lobo football players Crusoe Gongbay and SaQwan Edwards in a lawsuit against the University, alleging the investigation was mishandled. “The only way this (information) came out is because someone forgot to hit the stop button on the recording,” Bleus said.
New Mexico released its new schedule and the team is ready to begin its road-heavy start of the season at the Midland Invitational in Texas. First year head coach Stephanie Wooten-Quijada said everyone has been very welcoming, and she likes what she sees as far as the team dynamic.
The Downtown Growers Market benefits the community at large, but also the University by providing working opportunities for UNM students. “A number of our students both past and present are connected with the market in a variety of ways,” said Jennifer Rowland, UNM sustainability studies lecturer and local food systems outreach coordinator.
After two successful weekends at home, the UNM men’s soccer team is back on the road this week. The Lobos (4-2) will travel to California to play the UC Irvine Anteaters, a team New Mexico hasn’t faced since 2012. The last time UNM played UC Irvine was in Albuquerque in the fall of 2012. The Lobos managed to get a 2-1 victory, but only after a late game-tying goal by the Anteaters forced the match to go into double overtime.
“Equals” is a 2015 science fiction-romance hybrid written and directed by Drake Doremus, and starring Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart. The film details life in a post-war, dystopian society built to maximize productivity by suppressing human emotion. It’s pretty crazy, but the premise is not unheard of. The film is a celebration of futuristic-minimalism themes; it blurs the line between utopia nd dystopia and references films like “Her” and “The Hunger Games.”
A group of UNM students are hoping to create a literal buzz with an initiative to have a beehive on campus. The Campus Development Advisory Committee addressed the UNM Beekeeping Club’s proposal on Wednesday.
According to multiple studies, the first six weeks of the fall semester is a time when sexual assault is significantly higher on college campuses. Known as the Red Zone, students may be more in danger of sexual assault during this period. According to statistics on rainn.org, sexual violence happens more frequently on college campuses, in comparison to other crimes. A college women is twice as likely to be sexually assaulted than robbed.
New Mexico (1-1) suffered a heartbreaking loss to New Mexico State on Saturday, but it also lost some key players due to injury that could make things even tougher as the season continues. Head coach Bob Davie said arguably the team’s best defensive and offensive players will not be making the trip to New Jersey to do with battle Rutgers (1-1) on Saturday.
In general Americans don't know much about other parts of the world. We are after all raised on a steady diet of American exceptionalism which indoctrinates us from an early age to view ourselves as the best people in the world. If we then view ourselves as the best people in the world then it naturally follows that learning about the rest of the world might seem like a waste of time.
Veterans Affairs has awarded homeless prevention grants, totaling more than $2 million, to all 33 counties in New Mexico. As a part of the Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF), these grants will aid veterans living on the streets and those at risk of homelessness.
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