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People hold lit candles at the UNM Truman Health Services World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil on Tuesday night. The event aimed to raise awareness of AIDS and to commemorate those lost to the disease.

Culture

ABQ holds vigil in honor of World AIDS Day

Skylar Griego | December 2

Albuquerque residents sporting red AIDS ribbons and clothing gathered at the Old Town Plaza Tuesday night for the second annual candlelight vigil in honor of World AIDS Day. Candles were lit in honor of loved ones who lost their lives to the disease while the Highland High School Choir and the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus sang songs of love and peace and listeners shielded their flames from the cold wind.

News

UNM provides mattresses to needy

David Lynch | December 2

The UNM Hospital is expected to donate around 75 minimally used mattresses to local city shelters to provide a need for impoverished women and families with children, according to a UNM Health Sciences Center release. UMNH is replacing a number of its gently-used mattresses with new ones, according to the release, resulting in the generosity.

News

Hanging of the Greens scheduled for Friday

David Lynch | December 2

One of UNM’s oldest traditions – the setting up of hundreds of luminarias around main campus – will start Friday, according to a UNM press release. The event is hosted by the UNM Mortar Board Honor Society, according to the release, and will begin at 5:45 p.m. this year. Attendees can indulge in free coffee and cookies at the UNM Bookstore at that time. This year there is a caroling route to get attendees in the holiday spirit that will makes its way to University House and Hodgin Hall.

Aaron Alexis shares his experience about the challenges he faces being an African American student. The meeting was held at African American Student Services where students expressed issues with racism to UNM faculty members including Provost Abdallah.

News

UNM administrators confront inquiries from African-American students at meeting

Sayyed Shah | December 2

Why do we see police every time we arrange an event? Why don’t ASUNM representatives, despite our invitations, attend our meetings? Why do faculty members treat us like criminals, even when we are the victims? Why have things not changed for African-American students on campus over the last three decades? UNM administration faced these and other tough questions from African-American students during a town hall style meeting arranged by the Black Student Union on Tuesday.

Redshirt junior center Whitney Johnson leaps through Duquesne's defense on her way to the net at WisePies Arena Saturday night. The Lobos are scheduled to play UTEP Dec. 2 in El Paso, Texas.

Sports

Women's basketball: Lobos hope to prod at Miners' undefeated record

Liam Cary-Eaves | December 1

Focus and defense are on New Mexico’s mind as the team ventures across the state boarder to take on undefeated UTEP on Wednesday night. Head coach Yvonne Sanchez said the team is going to play with a big chip on its shoulder as the team heads to El Paso, Texas to take on the undefeated Miners. The Lobos are coming off a bitter 78-69 loss in the title game of UNM’s annual Thanksgiving tournament.

Redshirt sophomore guard Elijah Brown goes in for a close range jump shot at WisePies Arena Tuesday night. The Lobos beat Oral Roberts 91-75.

Sports

Men's basketball: Lobos erupt in first half, deal with press in second

J.R. Oppenheim | December 1

For a half New Mexico resolved its recent shooting difficulties, but second-half struggles against the press caused some at WisePies Arena to hold their breath. The Lobos completed nearly 60 percent through the first 20 minutes in a 91-75 victory over Oral Roberts Tuesday night, bolstered with successful 3-pointers in transition.

Sports

Football: Four Lobos honored by Mountain West

Thomas Romero-Salas | December 1

Even with a winning season and a bowl bid secured, only four New Mexico players earned All-Mountain West honors, tying for the lowest total in the conference. Wide receiver Carlos Wiggins had the highest award by being named to Second Team All-Mountain West. Linebacker Dakota Cox, defensive lineman Nik D’Avanzo and offensive lineman Eden Mahina were all honorable mentions.

Redshirt sophomore guard Cullen Neal drives past a Nicholls State player at WisePies Arena Nov. 25. The Lobos are scheduled to play Oral Roberts Dec. 1.

Sports

Men's basketball: Nicholls State game wasn't that bad after all, Neal says

J.R. Oppenheim | December 1

After looking at the game tape, New Mexico head coach Craig Neal pulled back a bit on his statements following last Wednesday’s win over Nicholls State. After the Lobos won 75-63 – a game much closer than many thought it should have been – Neal said that his team lacked energy and that many guys haven’t really bought into the expectations he sets for the program. On Tuesday, Neal said the game tape showed the team didn’t play that poorly. Part of what got Neal so upset that night stems from the high expectations he has for his players, he said.

News

UNM professor elected as American Optical Society Fellow

Sayyed Shah | December 1

A UNM professor has been elected to the latest class of the Optical Society of America Fellows. The OSA Fellows are elected for serving the field of optics and photonics with distinction, according to a UNM press release. Sanjay Krishna, director of the University of New Mexico’s Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM), is one of 77 fellows who have been elected to the class.

News

UNM participating in study to find better ways to treat diabetes

Fin Martinez | December 1

In the search for more effective treatments for diabetes, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases is funding a research study into glycemia reduction in diabetes patients, according to the study’s website. The study, called Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study (GRADE), is a randomized clinical trial of participants diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes who will be testing one of four glucose-lowering drugs in combination with a blood sugar regulating drug called metformin, according to the GRADE study website. The project will determine the most effective combination of the drugs. “We hope to determine not only the best medicines to treat Type 2 diabetes in general, but which medicines are best for various subgroups – such as men versus women and older versus younger patients – and among the racial and ethnic populations in GRADE,” said Dr. David Nathan, director of the diabetes center and clinical research center at Harvard Medical School.

News

Anderson School of Management launches new program

Sayyed Shah | December 1

The UNM Anderson School of Management’s Executive and Professional Education Center has established a new degree program aimed at developing strong educational leaders in the state of New Mexico, according to a UNM release. The program has been developed by UNM in collaboration with Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. According to the release, the program has been launched and classes for the first participants began earlier this semester.

News

UNM Presidential Award winners announced

Sayyed Shah | December 1

The UNM administration has announced the recipients of the 2015 Presidential Award of Distinction. According to a UNM press release, Jeffrey Binker, distinguished and Regent’s professor in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering with an appointment in the Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, and Patricia Crown, distinguished professor of Anthropology, will be honored with the award at a Dec. 11 ceremony at WisePies Arena aka the Pit. “From cancer to coffee, the recipients of the 2015 Presidential Award of Distinction have portfolios of research accomplishments that separate the scientists from many others in their fields. Both, C. Jeffrey Brinker and Patricia Crown have dedicated their lives to studying culture and health in anthropology and engineering, respectively,” the release stated.

Senior middle blocker Skye Gullatt leaps up for a kill against CSU at Johnson Center Nov. 7. Gullatt received Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against Air Force.

Sports

Volleyball: Gullatt selected as defensive player of the week/All-Mountain West

Liam Cary-Eaves | November 30

Tying a program record is going to turn some heads for anyone, but the way Skye Gullatt ended her career as a Lobo received conference attention. For the week of Nov. 24-28, Gullatt received Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honors for her performance against Air Force in the final game of the 2015 campaign. Gullatt put together nine blocking assists, a solo block, and a dig in the final game of her collegiate career.

Opinion

Letter: America's supposed ally Turkey values oil over the fight against terrorism

November 30

One Turkey that left me with an upset stomach this year is the president of Turkey, Recep Erdogan. This man has dangerously escalated the situation between the U.S. and Russia by recently shooting down a Russian jet that was carrying out airstrikes against al Qaeda-affiliated rebels in Syria.

Opinion

Column: Student Success Week to Help Students Achieve Success

Jenna Hagengruber | November 30

Why do we "do" college? Is it for the countless networking opportunities? Maybe for the new friends and the good times? Or could it be for the extracurricular and intermural sports that are offered? Arguably, as students we could say we enjoy college for all of these reasons, but we "do" college, or attend college, for a very specific reason: to gain an education in order to be successful in the world.

Redshirt senior running back Jhurell Pressley raises his hand to cheering fans after a 75 yard scoring run at University Stadium Saturday night. Pressley scored three touchdowns with 170 yards rushed to help aid the Lobos 47-35 victory over Air Force.

Sports

Football: Pressley comes up big in finale

J.R. Oppenheim | November 30

Jhurell Pressley said he saw just one thing on his two early touchdown runs against Air Force Saturday night. “Green grass,” he said. “Green grass.” Well, technically, it’s field turf. But when Pressley rattles off two early TD runs of 50-plus yards, it’s still grass to him.

News

Wresting column: The botching of Roman Reigns

Thomas Romero-Salas | November 30

It’s hard not to feel sympathetic toward Roman Reigns these days. The way WWE has screwed up his ascent to the top has been comical. From giving him an undeserved push toward the main event of WrestleMania to leaving him out to dry on promos, the WWE hasn’t made one strategic decision involving Reigns that hasn’t backfired. Some of that falls on Reigns as well, but he was put in a position that he couldn’t win.

The Savi Scout is a tool used to detect breast cancer tissue by implementing a reflector that is used to locate tissue that needs to be removed.

News

New device streamlines breast cancer surgery

Matthew Reisen | November 30

The UNM Cancer Center has a new device for examining breast cancer that is efficient while also offering patients an easier transition to surgery. Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery Stephanie Fine said UNM is currently the only institution in New Mexico that has the SAVI SCOUT device, from Cianna Medical, which is FDA-approved but not commercially available until 2016.

News

UNM grad student names new beetle species after old mentor

Elizabeth Sanchez | November 30

Grey Gustafson, a graduate student at UNM studying biology, has discovered and named a new species of whirligig beetle in the southeastern United States. Whirligig beetles, part of the family Gyrinidae, are commonly found in streams in this region of the country.

News

Man on the Street: Dead Week

Denicia Aragon | November 30

How do you prepare for Dead Week?