Lobos Basketball Tournament

Volleyball is run over by Rebels in tough loss

It wasn’t quite the homecoming the UNM volleyball team expected. Coming off back-to-back road wins against rival New Mexico State and Mountain West Conference foe Utah last week, the Lobos dropped a 25-21, 25-18, 25-18 match to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Saturday at Johnson Gym. Halfway through the MWC schedule, UNM is 13-7 overall and 4-4 in conference. “It’s a hard hit for us,” said head coach Jeff Nelson.

Lobo should have sought out wider perspective on Sukkot

Editor, Adam R. Burnett’s article, “Sukkot makes joyful noise,” in the Oct. 12 issue, contained a number of factual errors and misleading statements that deserve clarification. First, Sukkot is a Jewish Holiday that has been celebrated continuously and joyfully by the mainstream Jewish community for thousands of years.

Locksley's 10-day suspension a mere slap on the wrist

Editor, UNM’s decision to suspend head football coach Mike Locksley for 10 days amounts to nothing more than a slap on the wrist and serves as yet another illustration of the lengths those in power will go to in order to protect themselves and each other from the inconveniences of personal responsibility. Locksley publicly acknowledged becoming involved in a “physical altercation” with one of his assistant coaches following the Lobos’ loss to Air Force last month, citing the pressures of his job as the cause of his otherwise “inexcusable” actions. In a recent press conference, Athletics Director Paul Krebs asserted that no one witnessed Locksley’s admitted indiscretion — as if surveillance alone should govern one’s actions, as if the questions surrounding this incident had only to do with innocence, guilt and “hard” evidence and nothing to do with competence, character or leadership. A head football coach making $750,000 a year who lacks the modicum of self-restraint and discipline required to avoid getting into what he himself calls a physical altercation with a subordinate is manifestly unfit for the job, and a 10-day suspension will not change that.  Past and present administrators and coaches have publicly bemoaned UNM’s “lack of school spirit.” But how are we to take pride in an institution that does not demand a higher standard from those it places in positions of prominence?

Charges against head coach likely dropped under pressure

Editor, Reading between the lines on the “amicable” settlement of the Sylvia Lopez sexual harassment case against coach Locksley: I’m pretty sure what it means is that Ms. Lopez gets her UNM job back and, I hope, a big hunk of money in exchange for withdrawing her Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claim and making the public statement as reported in the article in the Daily Lobo — all of course while promising not to ever say anything against Locksley again.

Pretty In Ink

UNM gets subpar 'green' grades

According to the Sustainable Endowments Institute, students need to do their part to make UNM “greener.” The institute released a Sustainability Report Card last week that gave UNM a “B” overall, but a “C” for student involvement. UNM’s overall grade did not change from last year’s report card, even though the University got lower grades in some categories.

Award-winning robotic research flies stateside

A pilot’s job might soon be a thing of the past, according to a UNM graduate student’s research.

Film teaches students to preserve predators

Top predators hold a key to life itself. Can people and predators coexist? Can we afford not to? These are some of the questions posed in the 2009 film, “Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators,” the first of many films presented monthly by the UNM Chapter of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance.

Scholarly research papers don't say anything important

Editor, I’ve come across the writings of two of our faculty members who thought it fashionable to use the word “imaginary” as a noun, as in “the American imaginary.” One was in a research paper and the other in a proposed title of a book.

New technology secures network

Recently, there has been discussion on and off campus about Network Access Control, or NAC. Some folks have complained that NAC is slowing them down; others have said that NAC installs malicious software onto their computers; and still others think that NAC was a good band while they lasted (by the way, the 80s band was called “The Knack” not “NAC.”) So … let’s clear the air. NAC is a computer network security technology recently implemented at UNM.

Head coach locked out of next game

Thirteen days after UNM Human Resources launched an investigation into a Sept. 20 altercation between Locksley and Gerald, Athletics Director Paul Krebs announced that Locksley will be suspended for one game — UNM’s homecoming game against UNLV — after Human Resources determined UNM policies were violated. Locksley will be docked 10 days of pay, which is “in the neighborhood of $29,000,” Krebs said.

Columbus Day opponents push alternative holiday

About 50 UNM students from diverse backgrounds turned out Monday to show their support for Indigenous Day. Since 1934, the second Monday of October has been a federal holiday: Columbus Day.

Harassment charges withdrawn

Mike Locksley will probably take any victory he can at this point. While his Lobos are 0-6 on the field, Locksley was dealt a favorable off-field result on Monday. Locksley endured a very public battle after former administrative assistant Sylvia Lopez filed a sexual harassment complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Later, it was reported by the Albuquerque Journal that Lopez said she was replaced because Locksley wanted “younger gals” in the office to entice recruits.

Art project stops the moving picture

Taking pictures of movies is sometimes frowned upon in the art world, said UNM senior George Richardson. But Richardson said he photographed intense moments on the silver screen for his latest art show, “Come With Me,” which is up at John Sommers Gallery through Friday.

Artist's Avenue--Johan Bengtsson

Johan Bengtsson is the bassist for Swedish band The Sounds. The group released their third album, Crossing the Rubicon, in June.

Fashion Q&A

U.S. needs to recognize Iran's depth

Iran confirmed last week that it is building a previously undisclosed nuclear-enrichment plant inside a military base near the city of Qum.

Sukkot story was not accurate, trivialized the religious holiday

Editor, Regarding “Sukkot makes joyful noise,” although I was pleased to see on the front page of the Oct.

Obama naysayers must consider what is motivating their actions

Editor, I was pleased when I learned that President Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, because it seems to me that all of his thoughts, words and actions are motivated by a desire to reduce the conflicts and divisions that currently exist in the world and move us closer to peace and unity. From my perspective of reality, the world would be a lot better place if those who oppose him would be willing to examine their motivations for doing so and determine if the thoughts, words and actions that are manifested by those motivations are a desire to bring more peace and unity into the world, which will be of benefit for all, or a desire to bring more discord and disunity into the world, from which they will personally benefit. Robert Gardiner Daily Lobo reader

Indigenous Day attacks Columbus 'myth'

A group of UNM students would like to see Columbus Day traded for Indigenous Day. Native American Studies Indigenous Research Group will celebrate Indigenous Day for the sixth year today, member Dina Gillio said.