With the Thanksgiving weekend arriving soon, you may need a little help with Netflix "Video Store Killer" Inc. to get you through the duller bits of the holiday. "Snowpiercer†might brighten those precious family moments.
In this day and age, no one likes to be labeled. People profusely protest being branded based on our sexuality, gender, race, or stylistic tastes. Since 1986, the Afghan Whigs have been the personification of this idea because of the music they make. The reunited band’s unusual music refuses to fit within one genre. Three years after the release of their last album, “1965,” the Afghan Whigs amicably split in 2001 due to complications preventing the members from continuing to produce music together. After the band accounced its reunion in 2012, fans have finally been rewarded for their loyalty with the release of the band’s first album in 16 years, “Do to the Beast.”
The Associated Students of UNM voiced their support of the current state of NM’s lottery scholarship that many students depend on, in the wake of lottery CEO David Barden proposing a lower amount going towards education. Resolution 9F, which passed unanimously at ASUNM’s final meeting of the semester last Wednesday, opposed the possible dip in the percentage of lottery profits that benefit students all across the state.
Julia Butterfly Hill chronicles the two years she spent living 180 feet up in the branches of an ancient tree, on a tiny platform exposed to the wind, snow, sun and rain in her book “The Legacy of Luna.” She went 738 days without ever touching the ground. One night in particular, during a fierce winter storm, as her 6 square-foot plywood home rocked and jumped around crazily, she clung to the great redwood’s center and prayed she might survive the night. Foot-thick branches snapped off all around her head. Are you wondering why on earth she was even up there?
The stage was set for New Mexico to upset the No. 5 Stanford. The Lobos were down 66-65 as guard Antiesha Brown stepped to the line with two free throw attempts and only 20 seconds left in the contest. Brown sent both off of the iron and UNM lost 70-65 to Stanford on Monday night at The Pit.
Quidditch, the sport in the world of Harry Potter, is spreading from its roots in Europe to the United States. For many it is a dream come true. Farzad Sangari, director of the quidditch documentary, “Mudbloods,” said he was excited to turn a fictional game into a reality. The film was released worldwide Oct. 21. “Mudbloods” is not only his first full-length feature film but it is the first one to document the game.
In a rare public lecture, former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andy Fastow held up his “CFO of the Year” award in one hand, and his federal prison ID card in the other. “I got both of these for doing the exact same thing,” he said before a crowd of eager UNM business students.
Sometimes the most valuable lessons can be learned from books. They have a way of getting through to us in a way that other things or people can’t. Victoria Blythe, a freshman history major, said she’s learned a lot from her favorite books.
Editor, The GOP-led House Intelligence Committee recently released one of many reports absolving the Obama administration of any mishandling of the now infamous Benghazi affair.
For the first time this season New Mexico was outclassed from start to finish. After being competitive in almost every game this season, No. 22 Colorado State dismantled UNM 58-22 in Fort Collins, Colorado, on Saturday. Rams running back Dee Hart ran for a career-high 230 rushing yards and scored six touchdowns (five rushing, one receiving). It’s the second straight year that a Colorado State tailback scored six touchdowns against UNM. Former CSU halfback Kapri Bibbs did it last year.
Volleyball The New Mexico volleyball team lost in five sets at Fresno State on Friday night. The set scores were 18-25, 26-24, 25-22, 22-25 and 14-16. UNM blew a 3-1 set advantage over Fresno State. In the fifth set, Fresno State earned the victory with back-to-back kills.
Editor, I was deeply disturbed on Friday when I was walking in front of the SUB to find the campus organization Students for Life using cases of rape and sexual assault to push their anti-choice agenda.I was even more disturbed to find out that some of these students are part of the Sexual Violence Task Force on the UNM campus.
Nearly a month after the Con-Jikan anime festival, which was held at the SUB, the UNM Police Department is still investigating a theft of $2,000 worth of merchandise. Twice in two years Con-Jikan has dealt with theft. At last year’s event about $7,000 in cash and merchandise was stolen. Representatives of the SUB said they are not responsible for either crime.
The New Mexico women’s cross country team earned third place at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships on Saturday, recording the program’s highest finish ever. Redshirt freshman Alice Wright finished 20th with a time of 20 minutes, 29.1 seconds, and senior Charlotte Arter placed 22nd, clocking in at 20:29.9. Both runners earned All-American honors. Arter became the second back-to-back All-American since Carole Roybal from 1984-86.
Missing its leading scorer, the New Mexico men’s basketball team dropped its second game of the season to Texas A&M in the fifth-place game of the ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Sunday. The Lobos (3-2) led 31-26 at halftime but couldn’t stop a second-half rally by the Aggies. The Aggies defeated the Lobos 64-51 behind Danuel House’s 18 points, 11 coming in the second half.
The New Mexico women’s basketball team has played two top-25 teams in the opening three games, but will face its best opponent to date. That will occur today against No. 1 Stanford. It will be the first time in UNM’s history that it will face three straight ranked opponents in a single season. “If you’re a competitor, you just want to win,” head coach Yvonne Sanchez said. “We play to win and we prepare to win.”
Editor, On Friday the Students for Life were outside providing information, at a quick glance, on rape. With further exploration it became clear that their table of information and handouts were littered with pregnancy resources, birth control information, and anti-abortion literature and available services.
Two UNM students were killed and two more are in critical condition after a hit-and-run car accident late Friday night. A UNM spokesperson confirmed that Briana Hillard, a senior in business administration and a sister in the Pi Beta Phi sorority, and Matthew Grant, a junior in criminology and a former member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, died after the car they were driving in was T-boned near the intersection of Rio Grande Boulevard and Bellemah Avenue.
Editor, Some people might have seen Student for Life’s display addressing the issue of sexual violence on campus, but what many might not have realized in passing was that this display was actually a front to push a particular viewpoint that in fact stigmatizes some survivors of sexual assault — those that have abortions after being raped.
The Howl is a weekly online newscast produced by the Daily Lobo. On this week's show: UNM women's basketball loses a player, the NCAA rejects The Pit, UNM women's soccer loses a coach, Brianna Gallegos reports on 350.org's campaign on campus, ASUNM shows support for UNM's LGBTQ community, Lobo football heads to Ft. Collins.
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