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Scams on UNM's international students on the rise

Sayyed Shah | February 19

Scams targeting international students are on the rise again, and the Global Education Office has alerted students not to pay any money nor provide personal information to anyone claiming to be a public official on the phone. Again this year, the international students at UNM and throughout the U.S. are being contacted by individuals claiming they work for U.S. government entities like the Internal Revenue Service, said Linda Melville, associate director for international student and scholar services for the Global Education Office. “The most recent reports involve individuals pretending to be IRS agents telling students that they have reported the student to Homeland Security and the Police Department. Students have also been told that if they don’t wire money immediately, they will be in trouble,” she said in an email to students.

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Opinion

Letter: Jail should be option for threatening individuals

February 19

The individual who shot three innocent Muslims in cold blood showed himself as a nut when he first approached two of the individuals in a parking lot in what apparently was a hostile posture with a gun in his possession.

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News

AIDS awareness seminar to offer free testing

Fin Martinez | February 18

As part of Black History Month, the New Mexico Department of Health is collaborating with UNM African American Student Services and UNM Black Student Union to take measures in aiding the prevention of HIV/AIDS and to educate the community about the virus. The two UNM groups will hold a National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day seminar in the SUB on Feb. 19 where there will be educational presentations and talks from a panel of people who are living with HIV.

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Sports

Road stretch this week for Lobo women

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 18

In the final stretch of the season, New Mexico will face a demanding road test against teams trying to knock the Lobos down from the number one spot in the Mountain West. UNM will face off against the San Diego State Aztecs and will immediately forge ahead to UNLV (10-13, 7-5 Mountain West) on Saturday without coming back to Albuquerque in between.

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Sports

UNM football team brings low ticket revenue

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 18

For the past few years, the New Mexico football program has not been a main attraction for New Mexico Athletics. In fact, the 2014 season generated the second-lowest ticket revenue in seven years. The lowest ticket revenue was the 2011 season in which head coach Mike Locksley was fired from the University following his troublesome tenure with UNM.

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News

Surplus Property Department stores, recycles old equipment

Lena Guidi | February 18

In the old Elks Lodge building located on North Campus, a multitude of miscellaneous items are warehoused: computers, old CRT monitors, gym equipment, projectors, furniture, medical tools and framed posters. There are even oddities like a handmade globe, a mysterious medical instrument from the early 20th century and a baby dummy. This is where UNM’s property comes to die — or, ideally, to be resold to a different department.

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News

Campus briefs for Feb. 18

February 18

UNM has partnered with Albuquerque’s Emerging 2030 District, a nationwide initiative formed to meet the urban sustainability standards set by the 2030 Challenge for Planning, according to a UNM press release. Albuquerque’s Emerging 2030 District is a private sector-led effort utilizing collaboration, incentives, shared resources and public-private partnerships to promote the development of high-performance buildings and a healthier, livable city of the future, the statement said.

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Sports

Lobos offense sputters versus SDSU

Kyle Tomasi | February 18

A stagnant offense is not the best way to defeat the third best defense in the country. Running into the streaking first place San Diego State University Aztecs wasn’t necessarily the best situation for New Mexico, either. UNM suffered its fifth straight loss after a 63-46 thrashing by SDSU. The Lobos have now dropped six of their last eight games of the season. It’s the first time since 2007 that the Lobos have lost five consecutive games.

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News

Novel research techniques grow tissues

Lauren Topper | February 18

The science of tissue engineering — scientists growing new organs in a laboratory setting — is the type of futuristic technology most often seen in movies or TV shows. But it’s closer than one might think, literally; it’s happening right here on campus. Elizabeth Dirk, assistant professor in the department of chemical and nuclear engineering, is leading an interdisciplinary team in the Center for Biomedical Engineering, working to tackle several aspects of this complex science. In particular, her lab focuses on the regeneration of heart valves and bone tissue to replace current transplant options, such as biological, from a donor animal or human, or synthetic.

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Opinion

Letter: Slain Muslims should have called police first

February 17

The unprovoked and opportunistic murder of three young Arab-American college students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina could well have been avoided if the victims had brought in the police earlier. When the white, middle-aged gun nut who eventually executed them had threatened them, and walked up to their door with a gun – had they warned him they had told the police, this could have made him back off.

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Culture

Dance, music celebrated at UNM's holiday celebration

Moriah Carty | February 17

The Bangladeshi community celebrated a culturally defining holiday on Saturday with quite a bit of color this year. The Bangladeshi Student Association of UNM observed International Mother Language Day, but this time added dancing and fashion to better capture the essence of their culture. The holiday celebrates Bengali, Bangladesh’s official language, said Shaikh Ahmad, BSAUNM’s program director of publication.

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Sports

Men's basketball: Lobos to face tough Aztecs sans Goodman

Kyle Tomasi | February 17

Today the New Mexico men’s basketball team will have to overcome something that its seen a lot of this season: adversity. The Lobos are coming off of a tough four-game losing streak to Mountain West Conference foes and the road doesn’t get any easier when they host first-place San Diego State at WisePies Arena. “Usually we are competing with them for championships but maybe we can play spoiler a little bit on the run to the championship,” head coach Craig Neal said. “It’s going to be a big game. They’re very talented. Coach (Steve) Fisher has done a great job, he’s had a great run this year.”

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News

Educators protest proposals in Santa Fe

Marielle Dent | February 17

Educators from across the state rallied at the Capitol on Monday to protest legislative proposals dealing with third grade retention rates, changes to the teacher licensure process and the proposed right-to-work law. Participants marched from the Santa Fe Railyard to the Roundhouse and weathered cold winds outside while multiple speakers rallied the crowd and encouraged them to visit their legislators’ offices inside. The “United Voices for Our Students” rally was organized by the American Federation of Teachers New Mexico and the National Education Association New Mexico, two groups that represent public education and higher education employees in the state.

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News

Q and A: Lack of international communication path to terrorism

Jonathan Baca | February 17

Dr. Emile Nakhleh is a retired Senior Intelligence Service Officer, a research professor and coordinator of national security programs at UNM, a National Intelligence Council/IC Associate and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He has worked with the CIA as a senior analyst and director of the Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program. He is also the author of several books and articles, and has won several awards and accolades. As the White House prepares for a major summit discussing how the root causes of terrorism and violent extremism, the Daily Lobo talked with Nakhleh about why people become terrorists, and what governments and communities can do to deal with the problem.

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Sports

Track and field: Lobos make strong showing ahead of MW

Staff Report | February 16

The New Mexico men’s and women’s track and field teams combined to break or tie six school records this weekend at the Don Kirby Invitational. Junior sprinter Ridge Jones broke the school records in both the 60- and 200-meter sprints. He clocked in at an altitude-adjusted 21.43 in the 200, breaking Larry Davis’ 14-year-old record of 21.44, to take seventh in the field. Jones also created a new 60-meter record with a time of 6.65, which earned him second place in the race. The junior had tied former Lobo and current USC Trojan Beejay Lee earlier this year with a time of 6.69.

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News

Grad students help prisoner dads reconnect

Sayyed Shah | February 16

Graduate students at the Department of Communication and Journalism are collaborating with Fathers Building Futures, an Albuquerque business, to help felons integrate into their families after incarcerations. Tema Milstein, associate professor at the Department of Communication and Journalism, said the students from a PhD professional seminar class are collaborating with PB&J, a nonprofit organization working for the rights of children, and specifically with Fathers Building Futures. “This unit of the class in which we are collaborating is focused on using research and teaching to help bring about positive change,” Milstein said. “We really wanted to engage our graduate students, who are going to be future professors, in understanding how they can bring about positive change in their work.”

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News

Retiring chair championed feminist perspectives

Marielle Dent | February 16

Karen Foss, chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism, will be retiring in August after having held various positions at UNM since 1993. Foss originally came to UNM from Humboldt University in northern California and worked as a faculty member until she became director of Women’s Studies in 1995. After two years she became chair of the C&J department and remained in that position until 2000, when she returned to being a faculty member. Two years ago Foss became department chair once again. “There has always been a nice community in C&J. I have enjoyed my colleagues, my graduate students and the opportunity to do administration,” Foss said. “It’s a different way to contribute than just being a professor or researcher.”

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Opinion

Letter: Community solutions needed after recent sexual assaults

February 16

On Thursday evening, as I was working on homework and having a cup of coffee, my partner informed me that there had been a sexual assault at Zimmerman. I’ve spent countless hours studying at that library. It always felt safer than Parish, even though Parish is open later. When I was younger, I used to play hide-and-seek in the stacks. I’ve shown up, like many other UNM students, in pajamas during Finals Week.

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Sports

Women's basketball: Pink Pack game ends in solid Lobo victory

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 16

New Mexico stood tall against Nevada’s six-foot–eight center to claim a 63-45 victory over the Wolf Pack on Saturday at WisePies Arena. The Lobos needed all the defensive help they could get against Mimi Mungedi, the Wolf Pack’s dominant center. Going into the contest, head coach Yvonne Sanchez said the team would need to play collectively in order to contain the towering player from Libreville, Gabon. “Man, that kid is tough,” Sanchez said. “Our kids worked like heck just to get her out of there, which limited their scoring — but they did a nice job.”

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Sports

Men's basketball: UNM's early lead fizzles after half-time

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 16

As the conference tournament approaches, New Mexico has picked an unfortunate time to hit a brick wall. The Lobos are now fumbling over a four-game losing streak and have dropped five of their last six games. UNM certainly had the stage set to end the skid, but the Wolf Pack overcame a 15-point second-half deficit to take a 66-63 overtime victory at the Lawlor Events center. “The kids are working hard. We just have to figure out how to get over the hump,” head coach Craig Neal said in a release. “We played really well for a while, but we couldn’t finish the game. It’s one of those things that is upsetting.”