Opinion
Letter: Incumbent's campaign avoids real opponent
October 16I was quite surprised to see an Oct. 12 Las Cruces Sun-News op-ed piece by someone claiming to be the New Mexico lieutenant governor.
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Culture
Pottery making, pueblo style
Mateo Rocha | October 16Culture and life have been carried in Southwest artisan vessels for more than 400 years, and now UNM is playing an integral role in the preservation and vitality of its practice. Clarence Cruz, an Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo native, said he aspires to perpetuate the ancient tradition in the 21st century through his students and peers.Cruz has practiced pottery making for 29 years, and is now teaching future generations of potters in his ancient traditional pottery course, he said.
Culture
Five and why: What Lobos love to read
Skylar Griego | October 16Everyone has a different reason for reading. Books can be an escape, a learning tool, a way to bond with others or simply a method of broadening one’s perspective. Texanna Martin, Graduate and Professional Student Association president, said she likes to read books that challenge her perspective and make her see things from another point of view.
News
Colorado activists seek fetal rights
Daniel Montaño | October 16The battle over abortion is raging again in the southwest. Just a year after Albuquerque struck down a late-term abortion ban, Colorado voters are facing a proposed amendment to the state constitution that has the potential to ban all abortions, according to election documents.The proposed Amendment 67, titled “Protection of Pregnant Mothers and Unborn Children,” seeks to change the definition of “person” and “child” to include “unborn human beings,” according to the amendment.
News
Researcher pitches in to develop Ebola vaccine
Sayyed Shah | October 16A UNM scientist is attempting to modify experimental Ebola vaccines to make them more effective. Dr. Steven Bradfute, research assistant professor in the UNM Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Global Health, is working in collaboration with other scientists on vaccine development for the Ebola virus, Marburg virus (Ebola’s closest relative) and a group of other hemorrhagic fever viruses classified as New World Arenaviruses.“We take existing experimental vaccines and try to improve them,” Bradfute said. “There are several Ebola vaccines that are effective in monkey studies.”
Sports
Injury strikes Lobo setter before rivalry game
October 15The New Mexico volleyball team must venture on, for the time being, despite losing a key position player in redshirt junior setter Hannah Johnson.Head coach Jeff Nelson said Johnson will not be jumping against No. 6 Colorado State (18-1 6-0 MW) due to an high ankle sprain. The setter will still see playing time, but not in the customary front row.
Sports
At midseason, Lobos struggling to compile wins
October 15The first half of the 2014 season for New Mexico has seen a team unable to play dependable football from game to game, from half to half, or even from quarter to quarter.A recurring issue with UNM (2-4, 0-2 Mountain West) is missed tackles, resulting in big plays for opposing offenses.
News
Expert talks trash in lecture series
October 15On Tuesday a community panel met on campus with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Humes and kicked off the lecture series “Talkin’ Trash.”The panelists discussed garbology, the study of trash, as well as how New Mexico could move toward becoming a zero-waste state.The Office of Student Academic Success is hosting the lecture series as part of the Lobo Reading Experience, a community-building program created for all students to share a common reading experience.
Sports
Lobos third in Mountain West media poll
Kyle Tomasi | October 15Media members aren’t predicting a down year for the New Mexico men’s basketball team.Mountain West Conference officials released the men’s basketball MW Preseason Media Poll Tuesday afternoon, where the Lobos found themselves sitting in third place.
News
Water summit discusses care solutions
Jonathan Baca | October 15A diverse group of engineers, business people, scientists and politicians crowded into the SUB Ballroom on Tuesday to discuss the future of New Mexico’s most important resource ? water.The Water Innovation Summit was hosted by U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., with the goal of bringing together people from every side of the water conservation issue to discuss new technologies, innovations and policy changes that could be used to continue meeting the state’s water needs.
Culture
Movie review: Paul Newman film 'Harper' still holds up
Graham Gentz | October 14I recently picked up the 1966 movie “Harper” from a bargain bin somewhere, under the logic that if it had Paul Newman in it, it would probably be good.
News
Criticism doesn't deter David Correia
October 14It was a late summer afternoon when 32 protesters crowded in City Hall to demand justice for victims of APD shootings.
News
Assistant professor puts 'obesity gene' in new light
Lauren Topper | October 14The Many Roles of NPC1By Lauren TopperTwo friends share a diet of fast food and sugary desserts.
Culture
Lookin' Fresh: Workout and chic, dressing for both
Courtney Salinger | October 14So, what to wear today? Oh, maybe this adorable outfit. Wait! Today’s the day some UNM students have a fitness class, or they are going to workout today.
Culture
Build-a-bike builds good habits
Moriah Carty | October 14The smell of sun-touched rubber tires and bike grease fill the air of a local non-profit bike shop that is hoping to help many residents get their own set of wheels.Esperanza Community Bike shop is giving bikes to anyone with $20 and five hours to spare.
News
Students rally against Columbus Day
William Aranda and Jonathan Baca | October 14To many students, Columbus Day is just another Monday. But to others, it is a sanctioned holiday celebrating the oppression and genocide of indigenous peoples, and on Monday they took to campus and demanded change.Around noon, a group of students from numerous organizations and clubs, carrying signs with “F**k Columbus” written in bold letters, led a tour of campus to celebrate sites of past campus resistance and to point out examples of what they called UNM’s “complicity in colonization and oppression against native peoples.”
Opinion
Other campus activities more shameful than sex
October 13Editor,I strongly support “Sex Week” at UNM, and thank and compliment Summer Little, Omar Torres, Addie Gillespie, Hunter Riley and many more.Why are campus vending machines and restaurants selling health-destroying crap more acceptable than celebrating sex?
News
Frese, Lujan Grisham face off on economy, environment
Aaron Anglin | October 13U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her challenger, Republican Mike Frese jousted over climate change, the economy and immigration reform during a debate Thursday hosted by New Mexico PBS. Veteran journalist Sam Donaldson moderated the hour-long debate, which was relatively civil as the candidates kept to their allotted response times and worked to avoid direct arguments with each other ahead of the low-key Nov. 4 contest.Donaldson kicked off the debate with a question about economic development, asking the candidates, “If you are elected to Congress, what would you do to promote jobs for this state?”
Sports
Soccer: Lobos blow Bears away despite high winds
Isabel Gonzalez | October 13Patience proved to be key for the 12th-ranked New Mexico men’s soccer team as it defeated the Missouri State Bears 2-0 in its last nonconference game Sunday night. This was the fourth straight win for the Lobos, who also won last week’s road game 2-0 against Florida Atlantic University.“We talked about the importance of this (four-game stretch), and we took care of business and won all four,” head coach Jeremy Fishbein said. “I think that’s the mark of a quality team.”
Sports
Football: Big runs frustrate Lobo defense
Liam Cary-Eaves | October 13llowing big plays on the ground plagued New Mexico’s defense in the 24-14 loss to San Diego State on Friday night. Each SDSU touchdown came off of a run of 25 yards or more. Head coach Bob Davie said allowing the big runs are exhausting to his team.“It really takes the wind out of everybody’s sails,” Davie said. “It takes you to your knees, giving up big plays like that. It really does.”
