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Panel discusses NM prison system issues

Spencer Butler | March 5

ZIMMERMAN — A group of about 60 people gathered in the Willard Room in Zimmerman Library on March 2 for a panel discussion titled: "Who is Caught up in New Mexico's Criminal Justice System? Considering Race, Ethnicity, Class, Gender." Jeff Proctor, an investigative reporter for New Mexico In Depth, hosted the panel on the prison system in New Mexico and the flaws within it. New Mexico Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, University of New Mexico law professor Sonia M. Gipson Rankin, director and co-founder of the Institute for the Study of "Race" & Social Justice Nancy López and deputy director of the New Mexico Sentencing Commission Douglas Carter sat on the panel.

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Orwellian story brought to life by small cast at Popejoy

Megan Gleason | March 5

POPEJOY HALL — Albuquerque was just one stop along the "1984" tour, but I'm glad they performed here. Seeing a live performance of such a fundamental novel is something that I won't forget. The Aquila Theatre presented George Orwell’s "1984," as adapted by Michael Gene Sullivan, at Popejoy Hall on March 1 at 3 p.m. This production had only six cast members on stage, with five others on the creative team and five more on the production team. "1984," along with "The Odyssey," are the two shows performed on the Aquila Theatre's national tour.

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Grad students protest for better wages and work schedules

Alyssa Martinez | March 5

SMITH PLAZA — Nearly a dozen graduate employees convened on March 2 in solidarity with the 74 University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) graduate employees that were effectively terminated over the weekend after a months-long strike. UCSC teaching assistants refused to submit final grades as leverage for a cost of living pay adjustment. After denying the university's ultimatum, the striking graduates were either fired or had contracts unrenewed for the spring leaving many undergraduate classes vacant, according to the Santa Cruz Sentinel. "It's ridiculous to expect graduate workers in California to live off of $18,000 per year," said Emma Mincks, a graduate student in the English department and employee at the University of New Mexico. "They just can't live off of that in California when your rent is $1,800 to $3,000 a month."

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UNM reps push census turnout

Lissa Knudsen and Alex McCausland | March 5

SMITH PLAZA — Beginning March 12, homes across the country will start receiving invitations to complete the 2020 census, and University representatives are working to ensure everyone in the state is counted. A small group of impassioned advocates, students, professors and government representatives gathered in Smith Plaza on March 4 for a press conference designed to encourage New Mexico residents to participate in the 2020 census. Cathryn McGill, appointed by Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and the Bernalillo County Commission to chair the Albuquerque/Bernalillo Complete Count Committee, spoke at the gathering and emphasized that the financial return on the individual time investment would be well worth it for the state.

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Differential tuition strains grad students

Justin Garcia | March 5

SCHOLES HALL — While over half a dozen graduate programs at the University of New Mexico have adopted program-specific tuition increases, the masters of public health program in the College of Population Health won't — at least for this semester. Graduate students Gabriel Gaarden and Alden Reviere made sure of it. The students said they were invited to meetings about the College of Population Health's $150 per credit hour tuition increase but said the administration failed to consider masters programs students' concerns about the increase.

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Annual fashion show pays homage to Black History Month

Joseph McKee | March 5

SUB — The Powerful Movement of Educated Sisters (PMES) hosted their annual fashion show on Friday, Feb. 28. This year the fashion show emphasized a focus on Black History Month and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Africana Studies department. PMES is a women's student group at the University of New Mexico under the Black Student Alliance (BSA). The event opened with a performance from the Explosive Dancers, a local Albuquerque group of young hip-hop dancers. Then a brief history was given discussing the origins of the Africana Studies department, which opened in 1970.

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Lobo Village casino night: a non-consequential night of fun

Noah Parra | March 2

Although the new year just started, the roaring twenties came to full effect at the Lobo Village. The student housing apartments hosted a roaring twenties themed casino night for all students to experience a fun eventful night and an opportunity to see what Lobo village has to offer. On ...

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Lobos go 3-1 in BYU four-game homestand

Spencer Butler | March 2

This week, the University of New Mexico’s baseball team continued their home slate with a 3-1 series victory against the BYU Cougars. With the triumph, UNM improved to 8-3 this season. The series began with an 8-7 victory on Thursday, Feb. 27, at Santa Ana Star Field. The Lobos broke a ...

Culture

Fresco painting stands at center of first annual Mundos de Mestizaje

Cameron Ward | March 2

National Hispanic Culture Center (NHCC) brought a more than 3,000-year-old Hispanic history to life at the first annual History Festival, Mundos de Mestizaje. Mundos de Mestizaje or worlds of cultural mixing, created by Frederico Vigil inspired the National Hispanic Culture Center to use the artwork ...

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The Aux: UNM's Department of Theatre and Dance challenges assumptions through 'Meta/Physical'

Kara Olguin | March 1

CENTER FOR THE ARTS — On Friday, Feb. 28 the Department of Theatre and Dance opened their annual faculty dance concert in Rodey Theatre at the University of New Mexico. This year the concert, entitled "Meta/Physical," held space for six choreographic works that showcase the vast capabilities of present-day dance in the theatre setting. "The show is very diverse," Donna Jewell, the artistic director of "Meta/Physical" said. "I really believe that the student(s) ... should be exposed to different ways of making work. (The dance faculty) have hard discussions about what we value on the stage and what we value in process." "Meta/Physical" is generous in its offering.

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Proposed budget raises fees, tuition, reduces block discount

Justin Garcia | March 1

Next semester is looking pricey. University of New Mexico students will pay more in tuition and fees while many would lose a major discount in the upcoming fall semester if administrators approve new budget recommendations in March. The Budget Leadership Team (BLT) proposed cuts and tuition increases, as well as a 4% faculty and staff raise ahead of the 2020 Budget Summit, according to BLT members.

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Students explore SUB resources through scavenger hunt

Loreena Cain | March 1

STUDENT UNION BUILDING —Students explored the SUB and competed for prizes in a scavenger hunt during the third Uni Night event of the semester on Friday, Feb. 28. The scavenger hunt had six different stations, each in a different location of the SUB. At each station, competitors completed a task in order to get a signature from the attendant running the station as well as a clue for where the next station would be. When students had collected all six signatures, they won their choice of a hat or a flashlight. "We wanted to have an activity that was through the entire SUB that let students know the different resources available, specifically in the SUB," Program Manager Anders Flagstad said.

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UNM secures 7th seed in MWC after win against Utah

Joe Rull | March 1

THE PIT — It was quite the swan song for seniors JaQuan Lyle and Corey Manigault. Saturday, Feb. 29 marked the University of New Mexico's senior night and the end of Lyle and Manigault's home collegiate careers. A surging Utah State team (23-8, 12-6 MWC) came into the game having won nine of its last ten games and clinching second place in the conference. It was only fitting that the tandem took control during the game's waning moments and lifted UNM (18-14, 7-11 MWC) to a stunning 14-point comeback, giving the Lobos a 66-64 victory in their final home game of the season.

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Weekly Crime Briefs: Threat calls and alleged possession of a firearm in student housing

Annya Loya | March 1

The weekly crime briefs are to give the students, faculty and staff at the University of New Mexico a quick look into the crimes reported on campus. They do not provide all perspectives of the incident. All of the information is retrieved through UNM Police Department incident reports.

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UNM turns 131 and celebrates 100 years of Lobo Louie

Daniel Ward | March 1

STUDENT UNION BUILDING — The line trailed and twisted from the SUB atrium to the Southwest Film Center. Some 300 students waited anxiously for one thing — T-shirts. The University of New Mexico celebrated its 131st birthday, Lobo Day, on Feb. 28. The celebration featured a few speeches and a couple of video games. In addition to UNM's birthday, organized by Lobo Spirit and University Communications and Marketing (UCAM), the day also marked 100 years since the founding of Lobo Louie as the school's mascot. The theme of the celebration was all about games with an 8-bit design of Lobo Louie printed on the shirts.

Culture

Larry Casuse's legacy lives on after 47 years

Liam Debonis | March 1

On March 1, 1973, an activist's kidnapping of the Gallup mayor rocked the small New Mexican town and drew national attention to Native American activism in the state. Carried out by Larry Casuse, then-president of the University of New Mexico KIVA Club, the dramatic event would cement itself in the timeline of Native American struggles in the region. Larry Wayne Casuse had long been known as a political activist within the Gallup community. By the time he was 19 years old, he was a key figure in the KIVA Club, an organization dedicated to providing support for Native American students at UNM, as well as raising awareness for Native American issues and events.

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UNM Safety Council votes 'no' to homeless center on campus

Beatrice Nisoli | February 27

Building the Gateway Center on a University of New Mexico plot of land off I-25 and Lomas Boulevard is still under consideration despite the UNM Campus Safety Council's vote of disapproval. The $14 million homeless shelter will house a projected 300 people and provide on-site resources for permanent housing. It will be open every hour of the day. Among the several possible locations for the shelter, city officials have considered University property, the Second Street and I-40 area, Montessa Park and the former Lovelace Hospital on Gibson. UNM's Campus Safety Council cited strained police resources, hampered student safety and the possibility of a subsequent decline in enrollment as reasons for voting 11-1 against the shelter.

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Chicana detective fiction blends folklore and myth to challenge the reader

Spencer Butler | February 26

MESA VISTA HALL — As individuals lined the chairs in common room 1104, Jana Koehler's presentation began about 10 minutes later than expected, so people that were stuck in class could arrive at the presentation. If a murder were to occur, those at Koehler's presentation focused on Chicana detective fiction would be ready. Koehler presented to a small group at the University of New Mexico's Mesa Vista Hall on Feb. 21 about Chicana detective fiction in the Southwest. The Feminist Research Institute organized the presentation introducing Koehler, a UNM-Valencia English part-time instructor, whose presentation explored the writing of Lucha Corpi and her contribution to literature.

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Presentation highlights new side of Orwell — food critic

Daniel Ward | February 26

ZIMMERMAN — Food is not normally associated with the writings of George Orwell, but his controversial way of offending people with the truth can even be found in his British cooking reviews. Caleb Richardson, a British history professor, gave a "George Orwell and Food" presentation Thursday, Feb. 20 as part of the New Mexico People and Places series in Zimmerman Library. The lecture was held in the Frank Waters room in conjunction with the "George Orwell, His Enduring Legacy" exhibit. The exhibit includes over 600 works of Orwell's donated by retired University of New Mexico professor and curator emeritus Russ Davidson. Before the lecture series was organized last fall, Davidson created a catalog for the English writer Orwell. He asked Richardson to write an essay about something related to Orwell's written works, and Richardson said he was happy to work on the project. However, in an effort to tread unresearched territory, he fell upon the topic of food.

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Robertson, Hosey shine in senior night loss vs. Air Force

Angelina Pompeo | February 26

THE PIT — Monday night's matchup against Air Force (8-20, 6-11 MW) marked the UNM women's basketball team's Senior Night, where the Lobos honored its final-year players — namely starters Aisia Robertson and Jordan Hosey. The first half was hauntingly slow as UNM managed just 22 points. 14 of the team's 21 turnovers came in the first two frames, as the Lobo offense outside of Robertson and Hosey's performances stalled.