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Lobo women face tough Rebels in MW showdown

Liam Cary-Eaves | January 21

New Mexico will have its hands full when the Mountain West’s most potent female basketball scoring duo steps onto the Wise Pies Arena floor tonight. UNLV’s senior point guard Danielle Miller, along with senior guard Alana Cesarz, are a frightening tandem. Miller averaged 19.1 points a game, best in the Mountain West, while Cesarz has the fourth most points in the conference at 15.9 points per contest.

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News

State of the State: Complete transcript

January 21

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez delivered her State of the State address Tuesday as the state legislative session began its 60-day session in Santa Fe. Here is a transcript of her prepared remarks, provided by the governor’s press office.

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Sports

Consistency the next challenge for Lobo men

Kyle Tomasi | January 21

Consistency has been the Achilles’ heel for New Mexico this season, and the Lobos have yet to find their “go-to” guy after sophomore guard Cullen Neal went down with an ankle injury on Nov. 20. Seniors Deshawn Delaney and Hugh Greenwood have been looked at for leadership throughout the season but have struggled at times during the season. The two are combining for 23.5 points per game.

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News

Sexual assault review panel slated for Thursday

Jonathan Baca | January 21

UNM announced late Tuesday it will host a presentation and panel discussion addressing sexual assault on campus, as well as announcing the results of an investigation conducted by an outside team of experts. The external review was conducted by Pilgrim & Associates, a firm with a background in the areas of sexual violence and federal anti-discrimination laws pertaining to campuses, according to a UNM press release.

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News

Concussion research team seeks more funds

Sayyed Shah | January 21

A program studying the effects of concussions on student athletes is trying to get a three-year approval of funds from the legislative assembly to continue its work and eventually extend the program to other schools. UNM’s Brain Safe team is now waiting on the New Mexico Legislature to decide whether the project will be funded further, allowing them to expand their research to other campuses, said project director Kent Kiehl.

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News

Governor focuses on education reform, attracting more businesses

Marielle Dent | January 21

Republican Gov. Susana Martinez focused on education, economy and improving the lives of New Mexico’s children in her fifth State of the State Address on Tuesday. “I ask that, in every decision, we will choose courage over comfort, change over stagnation, reform over the status quo,” Martinez said, opening this year’s 60-day legislative session.“Choose the courageous route, paved with policies that will outlast each of us and fundamentally improve New Mexico.”

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Opinion

Dr. Peg's Prescription: 'Eat more vegetables' should be everyone's New Year's resolution

Dr. Peggy Spencer | January 21

January is named after the god Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings, who is also known as a guardian of doorways. Janus has two faces, one looking back and the other looking forward. Ancient Romans believed that when you passed through the doorway from one year to the next Janus would help you shed old baggage and bless you for a better year ahead.

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Sports

UNM dominates swim duel on way to tourney

Liam Cary-Eaves | January 20

The New Mexico swimming and diving team put together a dominating 174-126 performance against Colorado State on Saturday, ending conference competition on senior day. Seidler Natatorium played host for the final time in the 2014-15 season against the Rams. The Lobos redeemed themselves after suffering an earlier 185-113 loss against the Rams in the final conference competition last season.

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Sports

Lobo men suffer first MW home loss this season

Kyle Tomasi | January 20

Two dominant performances by Boise State’s James Webb III and Derrick Marks doomed New Mexico in a 69-59 loss at WisePies Arena Sunday afternoon. The Bronco duo scored a compiled 54 points on UNM, marking the Lobos’ first home loss in Mountain West play this season.

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News

Specialist discusses changing climate

Jonathan Baca | January 20

Recently the U.S. National Weather Service, one of the agencies that each year looks at global surface temperatures from weather stations around the world and averages them, reported that 2014 was the hottest year on Earth since they began compiling data in the late 19th century. The Daily Lobo recently talked with David Gutzler, a professor of Earth and planetary sciences specializing in large-scale climate change, about the state of climate change today and what the future looks like for New Mexico.

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News

ActionNM legislative forum draws big audience

David Lynch | January 20

On Thursday, activist group ActionNM held a legislative forum to educate the community about political issues that would arise during the upcoming legislative session, but none of the event’s coordinators expected the amount of interest from the citizens of Albuquerque. About 75 chairs were set up for the event, which was held at Albuquerque Mennonite Church and featured a panel of state senators and representatives. Once the event got underway, about 115 people had come, and some of them had to stand.

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Sports

Sports briefs for Jan. 20

January 20

New Mexico’s three-game winning streak was snapped in an 86-65 loss at Boise State on Saturday. The Lobos were outscored 52-27 in the second half after going into halftime with a four-point lead.

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Opinion

Cheap gas threatens the state's economy

Stephanie Mladinich | January 20

Although cheaper gas prices carry less of a burden on our wallets, the recent drop in prices represent a significant change for the economy and environment of New Mexico. U.S. Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, and Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, introduced legislation to congress known as the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act that strives to increase and expedite U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas.

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Culture

Sticking to New Year's workout resoution

Moriah Carty | January 20

Lose weight: it’s one of the most common resolutions people make at the start of a new year. Sometimes it sticks. Sometimes it doesn’t. Vanessa Rodriguez, a first-year graduate student in public administration, said she started working out three years ago as a New Year’s resolution. There have definitely been times where she didn’t feel like working out, she said,but she dedicated herself all the same.

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Culture

Five and Why: What Lobos love to read with Asian American Studies Director Julie Shigekuni

Skylar Griego | January 20

Many people who love to read find they have a hard time choosing their favorite books. With so many spectacular works to choose from, it can be a difficult decision. Some notice that while choosing a favorite novel seems impossible, choosing a favorite author comes much more naturally. Julie Shigekuni, director of Asian American studies and a creative writing professor, said that while she constantly changes her favorite books, she keeps going back to the same authors.

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News

The Howl: Jan. 18, 2015 episode

January 19

The students may have left campus during winter break, but the news kept coming out of UNM. The Howl's Michael Sol Warren looks at what happened over break, and what news to keep an eye on as the Spring 2015 semester rolls on.

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Opinion

Wahhabis, not Sunnis, should take the blame for violence

January 16

Editor, Although I personally follow the Jafari Shia school of Islamic thought, I cannot idly sit by while the corporate-owned, mainstream media continues its libel my Sunni Muslim brothers and sisters.

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News

Lottery Scholarship shaky for intersession students

David Lynch | January 16

Brianne Frias, a sophomore nursing major, hoped she could retain her Lottery Scholarship by taking an intersession course over winter break, a period when most UNM students relax and recharge before spring classes. The time she spent in the classroom, however, may not have been worth it financially, as Frias and other UNM students taking intersession courses discovered.

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News

International students unsure about insurance

Jonathan Baca and Sayyed Shah | January 16

The deadline to buy health insurance is fast approaching for all students, but international students are faced with a difficult choice — buy the cheapest plan and hope they stay healthy, or pay a lot more for good coverage. The Global Education Office is trying to convince international students to buy the UNM Student Insurance Plan, to avoid heavy medical bills in case of any emergency or serious accidents. But the more expensive plan has been a hard sell, according to GEO officials.

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Sports

Oniel Fisher taken by Sounders in MLS SuperDraft

Isabel Gonzalez | January 16

The 2015 MLS SuperDraft began Thursday and one Lobo has already been selected: Oniel Fisher. The former UNM midfielder/defender was selected by Seattle Sounders FC during the second round of the SuperDraft. Fisher was the 40th overall selection and the third player selected by the Sounders.