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Men's soccer: Lobos end physical battle in draw against FIU

Isabel Gonzalez | November 2

The UNM men’s soccer team gained another Conference USA point after battling to a scoreless draw with Florida International on Saturday night. FIU (9-5-1, 3-3-1) had a tight hold on the ball and kept the New Mexico defense on its toes. The Panthers outshot the Lobos 21-5 and led 10-4 in corner kicks. It was also a very physical game, with a total of 30 fouls and five yellow cards distributed. FIU contributed 19 fouls and four yellow cards.

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Opinion

Column: ASUNM is creating scholarships to cater to individuals

Alexandra Cervantes | November 2

Halloween has really got me thinking that life, at any stage, is about creating. As kids we are busy fashioning the perfect costumes; as we get older, it’s crafting the suspension of disbelief at a haunted house; and as college students, no matter what we decide is our perfect Halloween recipe, we’re making memories. As I sit here, watching movies with the people I love, I can’t help but wonder: are we actually creating enough? Or are we just doing what’s needed to get by and maintain what’s already there? Do the realities of adulthood limit our willingness to try new things? ASUNM is a strange balance between maintenance and creation. On any given year your student government is doing a lot of the same things as the year prior, because that’s what has worked habitually. But each administration runs on the promise of something different, something better.

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Sports

Women's soccer: NCAA bid on the line at MW tourney

J.R. Oppenheim | November 2

In all likelihood, the Mountain West will only send one representative to the NCAA women’s soccer tournament. That means the Lobos’ season lives or dies by this week’s Mountain West tournament in San Diego. And if they happen to make it, the Lobos will get some measure of revenge along the way against the only three teams they lost to during the conference schedule. UNM (9-8-1, 7-3-1 MW), as the No. 3 seed, takes on sixth-seeded UNLV Tuesday at 5 p.m. Mountain Time in the tournament’s first round. Should the Lobos advance, they’ll play No. 2 San Jose State on Thursday. UNLV defeated UNM 3-1 on Oct. 4, while SJSU claimed a 2-1 overtime win on Oct. 16.

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Sports

Cross country: Lobos finish atop Mountain West Cross Country Championships

Robert Maler | November 2

A pack of Lobos crossed the finish line together at the Mountain West Conference Championships on Friday in Reno, Nevada. What appears to be the top women’s cross country team in the country captured the conference title for the eighth year in the row. Head coach Joe Franklin was also named Mountain West Women’s Coach of the Year for the eighth consecutive time.

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News

UNM confronts concussions in sports

Liam Cary-Eaves | November 2

Not speaking up after a hard hit, often times leaving an individual dazed and weary, used to mark strength and durability in football culture. Yet what was once taken as a sign of toughness is now taken as a sign of danger. Although far from being a new concept, the effects of multiple concussions can no longer be ignored. The situation has convinced the NFL to change football culture with respect to concussions, in order to take the issue more seriously.

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Culture

UNM student works to help the homeless through photography

Jenna Stoff | November 2

Every morning before school, 20-year-old Ariane Crummer walks past Golden Pride and sees the same woman stationed outside the restaurant without food. She has an oversized coat that appears too hot to wear, as well as a collection of dirt beneath her fingernails. To Crummer, a junior psychology major, these features are just a handful of many that indicate homelessness. “Her name is Linda ... she is the sweetest old lady,” Crummer said.

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News

Green Jeans Farmery trapped in permit purgatory

Ryan Lotz | November 2

Green Jeans Farmery, Albuquerque’s new uniquely-styled shipping container development, was supposed to celebrate its grand opening last Tuesday, but permit complications have caused a delay. Located off of Carlisle Boulevard and I-40, the establishment will be home to 12 tenants, all of which are locally owned businesses. However, only Santa Fe Brewing, which opened in September, has an occupancy permit from the city. City Planning Director Suzanne Lubar said the delay has been caused by unapproved, unrevised changes to the development’s original design, called a “shell drawing”.

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Sports

Tennis: UNM leaves Lobo Invitational unscathed

Robert Maler | November 2

The New Mexico women's team ended the Lobo Invitational Sunday they same way they began it: with a win. The Lobos won all six singles matches against the University of Texas-El Paso, capping the weekend without a blemish in singles competition at the McKinnon Family Tennis Center. “It’s similar to the format that we would be playing in the spring,” head coach Kelcy McKenna said. “For our three new (team members), it’s just nice to kind of get a taste for what it’s like.”

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News

Guest lecturer accuses western media of skewed coverage

David Lynch | November 2

On Wednesday, the Israel Public Diplomacy Forum stopped at UNM to give a talk on the problems with western media coverage of conflicts and issues in the Middle East. Dr. Eytan Gilboa, chair and academic director of the organization that seeks to educate and advance understanding of Middle Eastern and Israeli issues, presented on the subject during the group’s New Mexico leg of its three-state trip. His presentation focused on ways that coverage of Middle Eastern affairs is being blurred through specific techniques that western media utilize.

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Opinion

Letter:

November 2

Editor, Hands - we enjoy using our hands to work, to garden, to play musical instruments, to prepare and eat meals, to pleasure our genitals, to make love with others.

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News

Nurse's union: UNMH policies causing high turnover

Sayyed Shah | November 1

Officials of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees have accused UNMH management of disrespecting nurses working in the hospital and devising policies that are leading to a large turnover of senior nurses to other areas of healthcare work. The officials said that they believed the turnover of senior nurses to be on track for 17 percent in 2015, far “above the national average of about 12 percent.”

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News

Haunted house to aid philanthropy foundation

Ashley Neighbor | November 1

UNM fraternity Pi Kappa Phi will host a haunted house benefit raising money for their philanthropy foundation, The Ability Experience, at the Cottages of New Mexico’s clubhouse on Friday. All of the profit made from the event will be donated to The Ability Experience, a foundation that provides “support and advocacy for those affected by mental and/or physical disabilities,” as stated by Pi Kappa Phi’s Lawrence Rael on their Facebook page.

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News

Fraternity event draws attention to breast cancer

Sayyed Shah | November 1

The UNM Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, in collaboration with Kappa Kappa Gamma, arranged a fundraiser in Zimmerman Plaza on Wednesday to create awareness about breast cancer and to raise money for breast cancer research. The event consisted of a Bra Pong competition and Hershey’s Kisses sale.

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News

Visiting professor talks game theory

Fin Martinez | November 1

On Wednesday, visiting economics lecturer Dr. David Dixon spoke in Parish Library on "Game Theory", a concept that addresses decision-making patterns on individuals, and how it can be applied in the real world. Game theory is defined by the Library of Economics and Liberty as "the science of strategy" which "attempts to determine mathematically and logically the actions that 'players' should take to secure the best outcomes for themselves" in situations called "games".

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Sports

Women's soccer: Lobos settle for third place after loss to SDSU

J.R. Oppenheim | October 30

The New Mexico women’s soccer team showed it can keep pace with the Mountain West’s best team, but San Diego State proved it’s the tournament’s No. 1 seed for a reason. SDSU forward Leah Pruitt broke a 1-all tie as the Aztecs dropped the Lobos Friday night at a rain-soaked UNM Soccer Complex.

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Sports

Women's soccer: Lobos can clinch MW tourney's No. 2 seed Friday

J.R. Oppenheim | October 30

New Mexico has a couple different scenarios to lock up a No. 2 seed in next week’s Mountain West women’s soccer tournament.

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Sports

Cross Country: Eight straight conference titles for top-ranked New Mexico

Liam Cary-Eaves | October 30

Streaks were continued while others ended for the New Mexico Cross Country team during the Mountain West Cross Country Championships on Friday. For the women, UNM’s runners extended their dominance in the Mountain West for eight consecutive titles. However for the men, the Lobos six straight conference titles came to a close in Reno, Nevada

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Sports

Men's soccer UNM shooting for seventh, shot at C-USA tourney

Isabel Gonzalez | October 30

With just two games left in the regular season, the UNM men’s soccer team is feeling the pressure more than ever. The Lobos (7-5-3, 1-4-1 C-USA) are yet to earn their spot in this year’s Conference USA Championship. The top seven teams in the conference will be able to compete, and although the Lobos are currently in the seventh spot, that could change very quickly—for better or worse.

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Sports

Women's basketball: Preseason accolades are hearsay; Lobos ready to play

Liam Cary-Eaves | October 30

Preseason accolades allow for speculation in anticipation for the upcoming season. New Mexico head coach Yvonne Sanchez said her interests lie with how her squad is going to play, not how people think her team is going to perform. Sanchez said she knows teams are going to be gunning for the Lobos this upcoming season after the tremendous finish the team had last year.

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Sports

Swimming: UNM seeks victory in winnable dual meet

Mathew Narvaiz | October 30

After UNM’s loss last weekend to Wyoming at home, the swim and dive team looks to turn things around with a win against Northern Colorado. UNM (2-1) lost in a dual meet against Wyoming at home last weekend, with a final score of 170-130. It wasn’t a tragic loss, though, with great performances from UNM’s freshmen. Adriana Palomino, a freshman from Tempe, Arizona, won three events, while another freshman, Mareike Foster, finished first in the 200-meter breast stroke.