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And that's a wrap: ASUNM Senate closes for the semester

Alyssa Martinez and Alex Hiett | November 24

In the culmination of the fall 2019 semester defined by budget concerns, the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico held their final full senate meeting of the semester on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The liveliest debate of the night centered around Resolution 3F, supporting Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s proposed “Opportunity Scholarship.” Senator Matthew Zank decreed the resolution as partisan legislation which would set a “precedent” for politicizing Senate business. He also took issue with the Senate passing a bill that Zank said not all students would agree with.

Sports

Weir notches first win against former team in Rio Grade Rivalry

Joe Rull | November 22

Fresh off their first loss of the season Thursday night to UTEP, the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team (5-1, 0-0 MWC) bounced back with a last-minute 78-77 win against in-state rival New Mexico State University (2-3). A pair of late free throws by senior forward Carlton Bragg sealed UNM’s victory in a battle between the state’s only Division I programs. Thursday night’s matchup brought all the usual Rio Grande rivalry drama, with seven ties and 12 lead changes throughout the close contest. Neither team held a double-digit lead during the entirety of the game.

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UNM to terminate internet service at SFH

Colin Peña | November 20

The University of New Mexico provided internet service at the Student Family Housing (SFH) apartment complex will be terminated in July 2020 — leaving residents to pay for their own internet. SFH is an off campus UNM Resident Life & Student Housing complex of 200 apartments designed specifically for “UNM students, both undergraduate and graduate, with spouses, domestic partners or families,” according to the UNM housing website. According to an internal survey conducted by the SFH community, most of the residents at the SFH are graduate students and are employed by the University as teaching assistants or graduate assistants.

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ART open house shows off new bus system

Justin Garcia | November 20

ABQ RIDE hosted an “Open Bus” for the Albuquerque Rapid Transit bus system on Wednesday, as ART's Nov. 30 launch date nears. On the corner of Cornell Drive and Central Avenue, the event encouraged students and people passing by to familiarize themselves with the controversial city project. “A few months ago, when we were looking at establishing service sometime during the winter before the end of the year, we wanted to bring the bus to folks so that would familiarize themselves,” ABQ RIDE Public Information Officer Rick De Reyes told to the Daily Lobo.

Music

Four female artists on the rise

Luisa Pennington and Megan Holman | November 20

The music industry is no easy place to make it. With an immense variety of genres, record labels, a wider variety of audiences than ever before and streaming platforms, music is quite literally at our fingertips. The following is a list of four up and coming female musicians from diverse backgrounds whose work falls into several different genres.

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Lobo men's basketball suffers first loss of season at UTEP

Joe Rull | November 20

The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team suffered their first loss of the season to the University of Texas-El Paso Miners in their first away game of the season — going down 66-63. UNM’s (3-1, 0-0 MWC) highly-touted offense sputtered against UTEP (4-0, 0-0 CUSA), scoring just 63 points after averaging over 90 points per game on the season. UNM’s offense got off to a slow start and faced a 10-1 deficit after ten unanswered UTEP points. This came just a game after the Lobos defeated McNeese State 14-4 last Saturday.

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PHOTO STORY: ASUNM hosts 56th Arts and Crafts Fair

Emille Domschot | November 20

The annual Associated Students of the University of New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair commenced for its 56th iteration on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Held in the ballrooms of the Student Union Building, this year’s show featured 76 different booths with goods representing a wide variety of disciplines, including painting, glasswork, fabric arts, printmaking and others. Monique Rivera appointed as the assistant director of the ASUNM Arts & Crafts Fair explained that the vendors go through a juried application in order to participate in the show. One of the benefits of the fair is the opportunity it gives student artists to showcase their work — both for exposure and sale. Vendors are given a discounted application as well. While the majority of the craftspeople are artists from the community at large, there are still a number of student participants.

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Nob Hill Flying Star reopens after renovations

Beatrice Nisoli | November 20

The anticipation is over. The Nob Hill Flying Star — the closest Flying Star to campus — has just reopened its doors to hungry and eagerly waiting for Burquenos. After a three-month remodel period, the local establishment is resuming regular business at its location in 3416 Central Ave. SE. The Flying Star originated as a Double Rainbow Ice Cream in the bright age of 1987, and this location operated consistently until Aug. 1 of this year.

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Asbestos found in the Humanities Building

Alyssa Martinez and Lissa Knudsen | November 20

The Humanities building in between the Student Union Building (SUB) and Woodward Hall, and opens out to Smith Plaza, is sometimes overlooked. However, an asbestos alert sent out via email took some students pause and raised questions about transparency and safety of the building. At around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, English graduate students were sent an email notifying them that an asbestos abatement team would begin working on the second floor of the building the following day. In the email, Sandy Rodrigue, a department administrator for English Language and Literature, said it was confirmed: “that there is asbestos in the drywall” and that the drywall would need abatement before the previously planned hallway construction could start.

Sports

Holm to host MMA academy in Albuquerque

Alanie Rael | November 20

UFC fighter and Albuquerque native Holly Holm is taking time away from traveling to host a workout training benefiting IncredAble Adaptive MMA at the Jackson Wink MMA Academy. The event is centered around Holm guiding community members through workout techniques she uses to train as an MMA fighter. "Holly will take you through a 90 minute workout and show you some of the same moves she uses to stay fit," a press release describing the event said. "This is an event where you can go at your own pace or challenge yourself to keep up."

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Crime Briefs: November 21, 2019

Makayla Grijalva | November 20

Editor's Note: 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 Money-Makers

Makayla Grijalva | November 18

The Executive Vice President and Chancellor for the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Paul Roth announced his retirement this month, setting an end date to the school's highest-paid employee. In addition to Roth’s other duties, he also wore the hats of the dean of the School of Medicine and chief executive officer of the UNM Health System. According to the UNM sunshine portal, Roth makes a total of $676,127 per year as of 2019 — about 50,000 dollars more than the next highest-paid University employee. The Daily Lobo took a look at the highest annual salaries at UNM and the jobs connected to them.

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New Mexican-grown Capitol Christmas Tree makes way to D.C.

Luisa Pennington | November 18

Cut out of the Carson, the Capitol Hill Christmas tree is currently en route to Washington D.C. According to the Capitol Christmas Tree website, the tradition of the Capitol Christmas tree began in 1964. Each year since, the Capitol architect pairs with the United States Forest Service in order to provide Christmas trees for U.S. Capitol Building’s lawn. Capitol Christmas trees are selected from a variety of states. This year, a little piece of New Mexico will be represented in the country's capital. New Mexico has been awarded this honor only two times before.

Sports

Running back Ahmari Davis reflects on a record-setting season

Angelina Pompeo | November 18

This season, University of New Mexico senior Ahmari Davis ran over 100 yards in three different games. During New Mexico’s game against Hawaii, he rushed for 200 yards total. According to Davis, that was also his favorite game of the season. “Certain games you feel it more than others, and I could say, that game I really just felt it.” Davis said about playing against Hawaii. “I felt my speed was coming back. I felt aggressive. That morning, I prayed and felt protected. I just felt like having fun that game. I ended up with 200 yards and two touchdowns. It was great.” Davis starts as running back for the football team. This season was his second year on the team and at UNM. He spent his freshman and sophomore year at Laney College in Oakland, California, Davis' home city.

Culture

Five and Why: Charis Lillene Fleshner

Caitlin Scott | November 18

Charis Lillene Fleshner is a former University of New Mexico student who is currently working as a conceptual mixed-media artist and art teacher. Her studio practice primarily focuses on soft sculpture, craftivism, and the merging of feminism and art. Fleshner’s exhibition about sexual assaults on college campuses, titled “Lobo Alert” was on display at the CFA Downtown Studio and was available for viewing from Oct. 23rd to Nov. 9th. UNM was not involved with the making of the art exhibition. Here at the Daily Lobo, we were curious as to reasons she did this art exhibition and why. This is what she said.

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UNM GEO celebrates international education week

Beatrice Nisoli | November 18

The nation will collectively recognize International Education Week from Nov. 18 to 22. The week commemorates the significance of international education and exchange across the world and celebrates international students on university campuses, American students studying abroad and faculty members teaching and performing while traveling. The International Education Week initiative is government-sponsored and occurs annually, according to the UC Davis Global Affairs website. The International Education Week initiative has its own website, complete with promotional materials to be distributed in local communities.

Culture

Students socialize at Speed Friending Uni Night

Daniel Ward | November 17

Socializing was made easy for University of New Mexico students at the first ever Speed Friending event with Uni Nights at the Student Union Building on Nov. 15. The event itself functioned similar to speed dating but instead gave students the chance to make new friends on campus. There were three tables lined up in the SUB ballroom with chairs on each side. Everyone was given two minutes to talk to the person in front of them before moving to the next person down the table.

Music

Parasite: The must-see film of 2019

Makayla Grijalva | November 17

Before seeing "Parasite," I was instructed to not seek out information about it. Listening to this advice made the movie the wonder it was. The lack of knowledge beforehand made the confusing ride even more exhilarating. Although I had no preconceived expectations going into the film, this Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner still exceeded all of them. It is the first Korean-made film to receive the honor. Likely to be an award-show favorite, the film has already been nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards and quickly gained buzz in the United States since its October release.

Culture

Yu-Gi-Oh! players duel it out at the Convention Center

Spencer Butler | November 17

It was finally Time to Duel! On Saturday Nov.16, Yu-Gi-Oh! fans competed against each other at the Albuquerque Convention Center, for the 2019 Yu-Gi-Oh regional qualifiers. Hosted by Core TCG, this was the first officially sanctioned Yu-Gi-Oh event in Albuquerque since 2008. The event was held in the upper floor of the convention center. Inside, many tables were set up where players would throw down their cards and play the game competitively.

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Update on UNM football player's death

Alanie Rael and Justin Garcia | November 13

Editor’s note: This updated story contains discussion of suicide. If you’re feeling suicidal, you are not alone. Please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit Student Health and Counseling at UNM. Nahje Flowers, 21, took his own life on Oct. 5, according to current and past friends of the University of New Mexico football player and Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Gilbert Gallegos. University and Athletics spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment before this story was published. The story will be updated if they respond with a comment