By Skylar Griego Predicting a debut band’s sound depends on two factors: the band members’ previous presence in the music scene (if any) and the singles released before the album. The first factor is typically useless for debut bands – unless it involves a supergroup.
There is a new exhibit open in the main gallery of the UNM Art Museum -- dealing with civil rights issues in our country from the past to the present. The exhibition, entitled “Necessary Force: Art in the Police State,” opened on last Fridayand will run until Dec. 12.
The Maia chapter of the Mortar Board National College Honor Society at the UNM has received a Gold Torch Award at the 2015 Mortar Board National Conference, according to a UNM press release. “Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service,” the statement said. In 2015, 36 college chapters earned the Gold Torch Award, according to the release.
UNM Political Science Professor Lonna Atkeson has been honored with the Society for Political Methodology’s 2015 Excellence in Mentoring Award, according to a UNM press release. “The committee wishes to recognize Dr. Atkeson, for her longstanding work serving as a mentor and advisor to a diverse set of students. Her commitment to her students is clear and significant; Dr. Atkeson recognizes that mentoring is important in and out of the classroom, and that mentoring continues long after students receive their degrees,” the award committee wrote in citation for Atkeson, according to the statement.
UNM and Mississippi Valley State University have formed a partnership to facilitate cultural exchange, joining the two institutions to provide students with the opportunity to visit the other college campus and experience what they have to offer. “(The partnership) will allow our students to attend a historically black university,” said Dr. Jozie De Leon, UNM's vice president of equity and inclusion. “What we’re going to do is alternate, so the first year MVSU students will come here in the summer for four to six weeks.” MVSU and UNM differ greatly in diversity enrollment. Last fall, MVSU had a total of 1,722 African-American undergraduate students, and only 22 Hispanic students, according to the university's website. While UNM had 4,728 Hispanic and only 558 African-American undergrads, according to the division for equity and inclusion.
UNM approved the Naming Selection Committee’s recommendation to rename Hodgin Hall Alumni Center Plaza, according to a UNM press release. The plaza will be known as Dr. Karen Abraham Courtyard to honor the retiring associate vice president of alumni relations and the executive director of the UNM Alumni Association, according to the statement. “During her tenure, Abraham has worked with the Alumni Association Board of Directors, staff and community leaders to achieve long-term sustainability for the Association through the establishment of a $7 million endowment; renovate Hodgin Hall Alumni Center to preserve the University’s history kept within its walls; has bestowed hundreds of alums with awards and has grown the Alumni Association scholarship programs,” according to the release.
New Mexico is the No. 1 women’s cross country team in the nation, according to the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll. UNM overtook Iowa State sits for the top spot in the poll, which was released Tuesday. The Lobo women accumulated 354 points, including eight first-place points, for the top ranking.
Shaky play in UNM’s 40-21 loss to Tulsa on Saturday night left New Mexico’s offense exposed. Things started out just right for New Mexico as the squad strutted down the field on a six-play, 75-yard drive in under three minutes. However, not many drives after that went as smoothly as the first series of the game. Part of the problem for the Lobos was at the line of scrimmage, head coach Bob Davie said. The dive play was not working, which limited how much his offense could do after Tulsa took away a major component of New Mexico’s ground game.
On Friday the UNM Board of Regents voted in favor of selling $100 million in institutional bonds beginning next year, which is the first step in funding several improvement projects on campus, including Johnson Center renovations. The bonds will be split in two portions: $55 million, which will be used to fund renovations to Johnson, Anderson School of Management and Smith Plaza, will be sold in January; the other $45 million, which will be allocated toward a new Physics and Astronomy Interdisciplinary Science building and expansions to the children’s care center, will be sold a year later.
Sometimes people don’t realize the leadership skills they have or the impact they can make until later in life. For one student, some of the low points he experienced may have been exactly what forged his abilities as a leader. Clifford Kindred, a sophomore business administration major, is the team captain and alumni coordinator for the UNM men’s rugby team. Kindred said he moved to Albuquerque from Colorado in 2009 and was excited to play football and start school. Along the way, Kindred said, he started experimenting with drugs and going down the wrong path.
Ed DeSantis, former lecturer at the Honors College, passed away last week, leaving behind memories of a caring and insightful individual to those he met during his time at UNM. Honors College professor Dr. Leslie Donovan said DeSantis was at UNM for more than 25 years before retiring after the 2010-2011 school year. Before teaching in the Honors College, he was associate dean in the School of Graduate Studies, and he also held the position of faculty senate president in the mid-2000s.
516 ARTS, an independent nonprofit art space located in downtown Albuquerque, is collaborating with the UNM College of Fine Arts and others to show off their new project called HABITAT: Exploring Climate Change Through the Arts. Running until January, HABITAT is a season-long program displaying and explaining what climate change is, how it impacts the way humans live and how it will affect the Earth's future. Each piece to the program highlights, in its own way, the way humans are aggravating climate change with their actions. It explains the facts and potential lifestyles caused by climate change, what life would be like if climate change causes resources to become scarce and/or how the artist or speaker is actively reducing their involvement in the world's climate change and introducing ways average people can be involved as well, according to 516arts.org.
The No. 21 UNM men’s soccer team went 2-0 in its California road trip after taking down the No. 19 Loyola Marymount University Lions 2-1 on Sunday.
The sun has yet to rise over the Sandias, but the UNM Spirit Program has already been practicing for an hour. Four days a week, essentially all year round, 73 members of the Spirit Program spend the first two hours of the day tucking, stunting and risking their lives in elaborate spins, jumps, throws and catches.
They say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but maybe the better strategy would be to become stronger before you get hurt. This is where strength and conditioning coaches come into play. These coaches, also known as sports performance coaches, work with a specific athletics coach to design programs that meet the particular needs of an athlete or team. In other words, their job is to combine the theory of training with the actual act of training.
Keeping local talent in New Mexico has been a priority for many UNM athletics programs. Recruiting in-house allows players to remain close to family members while also providing another level of excitement for the fan base. Jeff Nelson, head coach of UNM’s volleyball team, said he has experienced first-hand what it means to feature New Mexico-based players on his roster.
I was 14 years old when Pakistan lost the 1999 Cricket World Cup final match to Australia. As a die-hard supporter of the Pakistan cricket team, the loss was both shocking and humiliating for me. I did not eat for the next two days. My friends and I, after that defeat, had started discussing the idea of banning Pakistan’s cricket team. We would argue that the cricket administration and players were wasting the nation’s time and resources. It was not just us who would come up with those “silly ideas,” but other Pakistani fans shared those sentiments in large.
Eden Mahina, a 23-year-old Lobo football player, has a lot to juggle this year. Between sports, charity work and a new baby on the way, it seems there’s hardly time for anything else. But despite a hectic schedule, Mahina had a few words to say of the challenges that lie ahead: “bring it on.”
Heather Dyche never coached a NCAA Division I soccer team before the 2015 season, but that doesn't diminish her qualifications. She’s been around the game for quite a while. A coach licensed with organizations like the U.S. Soccer Federation, CONCACAF, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and the U.S. Youth Soccer Association, the Albuquerque native also served as an assistant for the U14 U.S. national team. Her playing days included a stop at Florida State University.
Some UNM students talk with Elizabeth Sanchez about how they stay active in their busy lives.
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