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Sports

Men's Tennis: Lobos bounce back from being blanketed on Friday

Robert Maler | February 22

The New Mexico men’s tennis team got blanked by Columbia on Friday, but bounced back to earn a split on Saturday in Pennsylvania. Columbia jumped all over the Lobos on Friday, winning the first two doubles matches to garner the point for doubles competition. Columbia’s Richard Pham and Shawn Hadavi got by the reunited duo of Hayden Sabatka and Bart Van Leijsen, 6-2, followed by the pair of Miguel Alda and Eric Rubin, who defeated Jorge Escutia and Ricky Hernandez-Tong, 6-4.

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News

No easy solution to stop school shootings, professor says

William Longenbaugh | February 22

On April 20th, 1999, in Columbine, Colorado, two eighteen year old high school seniors named Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School and slaughtered 12 students and one teacher before killing themselves in a new, unprecedented kind of crime. According to an NBC report on 20/20 with Diane Sawyer that aired Feb. 12th, there have been upwards of 270 school shootings since Columbine, two of which occurred just this past month in Miami and Phoenix.

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Culture

Local artist keeps creating music after health scare

Audrin Baghaie | February 22

Amid a personal struggle between health issues and realizing his own creative vision, artist Aaron Trumm has worked relentlessly over the past 25 years to see his musical ideas come to life. Beginning in the early ‘90s, Trumm studied at UNM under the guidance of music department faculty member Manny Rettinger. At UNM, Trumm worked at Rettinger’s UBIK Studio as a production assistant, and with KNME as an in-house audio engineer. In his free time Trumm would fix up UNM’s basement studio, known then as the “elephant boneyard,” and record his first two solo albums.

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Opinion

Column: New student fees will provide renovations that will benefit underclassmen, graduates alike

Ryan Berryman | February 22

It is often difficult to pinpoint exactly why student fees increase from one semester to the next. I too become quite confused when navigating my bursars account. On Friday, February 11, the Regents authorized the refinancing and refunding of previously issued institutional bonds while also authorizing administration to purchase additional bonds, generating approximately $55 million dollars for the University. Why, you may ask? After years of planning and discussion, both administration and student leadership came to the agreement that some of our facilities are behind the times

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News

Rally to promote unity draws hundreds

Johnny Vizcaino | February 22

Several hundred protesters gathered in Civic Plaza Sunday afternoon for an anti-hate rally promoting understanding and inclusion while opposing the political rhetoric of figures such as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Former Albuquerque City Councilor Rey Garduño contributed to the atmosphere of the demonstration, which was organized by the Albuquerque United Front Against Hate. “We gather here today not to bury (Donald) Trump, although we’d like to. We’d rather gather here to make sure that he and his reckless, hateful speech are buried forever,” Garduño said.

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News

Resource Center Fair will provide students with support and community

Elizabeth Sanchez | February 22

The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico (ASUNM) will be hosting a Resource Center Fair in the SUB Atrium on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. ASUNM Senator Sarah Moore, who sits on the Outreach & Appointments Committee and is project leader for the resource fair, said over the past few weeks she, along with other senators on the committee, has been coordinating the event with campus resource centers, SUB staff and ASUNM as well as spreading the word about the fair to other students.

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News

Radiothon fundraiser brings cash to children's hospital

Denicia Aragon | February 22

This year marks UNM Children’s Hospital’s 12th annual Radiothon fundraiser, hosted by 100.3 The Peak, to raise money for the children’s hospital. The two-day event raises about $200,000 every year by broadcasting patients, families and medical professionals sharing stories of medical miracles that occurred at the children’s hospital.

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Opinion

Column: ASUNM here to help with new scholarships

Alex Cervantes | February 22

Education matters. Yet no matter how worthwhile we all know it to be, it doesn’t make the process of becoming educated any easier. And as if cramming for tests and writing essays into the night weren’t tasking enough, as students we have to balance that with the pressures of a social life, health and figuring out what we want to do for the rest of our lives. 

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Sports

Track & Field: New Mexico finishes second at UCS invite

Robert Maler | February 22

The New Mexico track and field distance medley team achieved its goal at the UCS Invitational on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Sophie Connor, Callie Thackery, Emily Hosker-Thornhill and Holly Van Grinsven combined to run a time of 11:08.95 and finish in second place behind Clemson. The time, after being converted to 11:01.86 due to track size, puts the relay team’s time at seventh in the nation.

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Sports

Swimming: Lobos finish seventh at MW championship

Isabel Gonzalez | February 22

The pre-championship poll accurately predicted the Lobos’ faith in the 2016 Mountain West Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship. The Lobos were ranked seventh out of the ten teams listed in the coaches’ poll. With 248 points, that’s where UNM stood at the end of the four-day competition.

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Opinion

Letter: New conceal carry law at University of Texas creates environment of fear

February 22

That superior research haven which is the University of Texas at Austin is now set to allow concealed handguns not only on campus, but even in classrooms, thanks to this new Texas law enacted by your typical Texan yahoos right across from campus in this State capital’s legislature. So much for the peaceful and quiet environment required for the burst of ideas and intellectual thought among the typically timid nerds who get to study there. 

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News

Monday on the Street: Is UNM a safe campus?

Matthew Reisen | February 22

Do you think UNM is a safe campus in terms of violence and, if not, what could be done to make it safer?  

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Sports

Softball: Upset falls short as Texas A&M edges UNM

J.R. Oppenheim | February 21

New Mexico nearly pulled an upset over No. 25 Texas A&M in the final game of the Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, California on Sunday, but the Lobos fell an inning short in an 8-7 loss. As a result, UNM went 3-2 in its second tournament to open the 2016 campaign.

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Sports

Women's Tennis: Lobos spark comeback in upset win on Saturday

Robert Maler | February 21

The New Mexico women’s tennis team showed grit and determination, climbing out of an early hole to earn a 5-2 upset victory over Utah on Saturday evening. The Lobos lost the doubles point after an odd turn of events. New Mexico won the first doubles match as Ruth Copas and Andrea Leblanc defeated Utah’s doubles partners Alexia Petrovic and Sarah Richter, 6-1.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos take down Falcons in blowout fashion

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 20

A fiery second quarter propelled UNM in a 58-36 rout over Air Force during New Mexico’s breast cancer awareness game. Though the entire game was far from pretty, the Lobos 25-4 run in the last ten minutes of the first half proved to be the difference as the Lobos have now put together two consecutive wins.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: Lobos fall at Air Force for third straight time

J.R. Oppenheim | February 20

Clune Arena at the Air Force Academy has become a difficult place to play since February began. New Mexico is the latest victim to fall at the Falcons’ home venue, letting a nine-point lead slip away in a 76-72 loss at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Lobos (16-11, 9-5 MW) endured their third straight setback at Clune Arena over the last three seasons, as the Falcons now have two straight home wins.

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Culture

Wrestling Column: Fastlane preview

Thomas Romero-Salas | February 19

The path to WrestleMania 32 is clear, but what will actually happen at the biggest show of the year isn’t. With about six weeks until WWE holds the biggest WrestleMania ever, there is still plenty of mystery of what the card will look like. In years past, most of the matches had been built up to some degree. However, thanks to a rash of injuries up and down the roster the card is still fluid.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos hope to continue MW push in Saturday's Lobos Love Pink game

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 19

New Mexico has ridden a roller coaster of a season, to say the least. The Lobos have been unable to put together more than a three-game winning streak all season, but haven’t rode more than a three-game losing streak either.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: After big comeback, Lobos travel to Air Force Saturday

J.R. Oppenheim | February 19

Guard Elijah Brown said a single game, either a win or a loss, won’t define New Mexico. Don’t get him wrong.

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Sports

Cross Country: Academic accolades still pouring in for national champs

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 19

Not only did the New Mexico women’s cross country team take home a national title, the squad was also named the NCAA Division I Women’s Scholar Team of the year in 2015. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the national accolade just a short period after UNM announced the women’s cross country team broke the program record for GPAs in the fall.