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Accreditation review to focus on Athletics Department

Kyle Land | November 26

The University of New Mexico is facing an accreditation check next year, and will have to reconcile with past choices made by its most controversial department — athletics. The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), which grants accreditation to post-secondary institutions across 19 states, will be going through the process of reevaluating UNM’s accreditation. Accreditation, along with securing federal funding, ensures that universities are meeting certain standards of curriculum and services. In other words, it’s what makes a degree worth something in the real world. In an interview with the Daily Lobo, Interim Provost Richard Wood highlighted areas the HLC will be looking at next semester, including advisement, state governance and budgetary issues at the UNM Athletics Department.

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Climate Change: Southwest becoming dangerously dry

Danielle Prokop and Justin Garcia | November 26

This is the first in a series for the Daily Lobo about the fourth executive summary report on climate change and its effects on the lives of people of the United States. The focus for these articles will be limited to the Southwest. Water, food and human health are becoming less secure in the Southwest as the slow-burning effects of climate change continues to warm the area, and exacerbate drought conditions according to The Fourth National Climate Assessment. The report recommended that if significant steps were not taken, the American economy could be reduced by up to ten percent by the end of the twenty-first century. The NCA surveyed academic articles, news stories across the U.S. and broke their analysis into geographic regions.

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Sports

Football: Lobos finish with worst offensive performance of season

Matthew Narvaiz | November 26

The University of New Mexico Lobos finished its season on Saturday afternoon with a 31-3 loss, the team’s seventh straight of the season. New Mexico finished the season 3-9 overall, 1-7 in conference and 1-5 at home. It is the second straight season in which the Lobos went 3-9 and lost seven straight games to close things out.

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Culture

Africana creative writing course coming to UNM

Veronica Apodaca | November 26

As the end of the semester approaches students at the University of New Mexico begin to plan their class schedules for the spring, with each semester bringing new classes for students to take advantage of. In the Africana Studies Program, a new creative writing class called Introduction to Black Creative Writing offers students the chance to explore the work of black authors as well as expand their own writing skills. Taught by Naima Yael Tokunow, the class includes not only fictional prose, but also nonfiction, poetry and drama in order to give students a well-rounded view of black authors and their work.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: Mathis leads second-half Lobo charge to wear down UTEP

Robert Maler | November 26

The University of New Mexico men's basketball team did not get off to a great start against the UTEP Miners on Saturday, but erupted in the second half to earn an 84-78 victory. It took nearly four minutes for either team to get on the scoreboard, but UTEP's Kaosi Ezeagu broke the stalemate with a layup at the 16:16 mark to open things up. The Lobos remained scoreless for over seven and a half minutes before Vance Jackson made good on a 3-point attempt. A little past the midway point in the first half, more than 11,000 fans at Dreamstyle Arena were likely in disbelief. The Lobos had still managed to score just the lone basket and UTEP sophomore guard Evan Gilyard had stuck a pair of 3-pointers in transition following blocks that gave the Miners an 14-3 advantage.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos emerge with double OT road win

Cameron Goeldner | November 26

The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team went into Houston and picked up its first road win of the season, 89-84. It took two overtime periods to finish the job. The Lobos led for much of the game, though never by very much, with the largest lead coming in the second quarter at 13. Familiar faces led the attack for the Lobos, as Aisia Robertson recorded a quadruple double in points, assists, rebounds and turnovers. Jaisa Nunn, fresh off a performance against Hartford that earned her a Mountain West player of the week award, recorded her second straight double-double, finishing the day with 21 points and 12 rebounds.

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Culture

UNM student starts her own fashion business

Shayla Cunico | November 26

Many students have jobs and small businesses they run outside of their coursework, but one student is redefining what running a small business means to her. Hendrika Masire originally came to the U.S. from Kenya for her studies, but found herself becoming more and more interested in fashion, eventually starting her own sewing business. “In Kenya I modeled and made clothes for several local celebrities and was also featured in a couple local TV shows,” Masire said. “I am just taking that experience and trying to make a name for myself here in the U.S.”

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Culture

Harry Potter Day enchants UNM

Shayla Cunico and Tiffani Watteyne | November 26

Last week the University of New Mexico was enchanted by the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the University’s annual Harry Potter Day. To get into the wizarding world attendees were served Butterbeer, a drink mentioned throughout the Harry Potter series, while they had the opportunity to decorate cookies and play Harry Potter trivia.

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News

Crime Briefs for Nov. 26, 2018

Elizabeth Sanchez | November 26

Indecent exposure at Popejoy Hall According to a report by the University of New Mexico Police Department on the afternoon of Nov.

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News

ABQ kicks off Christmas season with Winterfest

Alyssa Bitsie | November 26

Burqueños kicked off the holiday season this year with the fourth-annual Winterfest at Civic Plaza in Downtown Albuquerque on Nov. 24. The free, family-friendly event was filled with local vendors for everyone’s holiday shopping needs, comfort food and holiday treats. Winterfest took place the same day as Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is a day when the state suspends collections of gross receipt tax on qualifying items at certain small businesses with 10 employees or less, according to the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue website.

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Culture

Art exhibit focuses on lives of Native Americans

Veronica Apodaca | November 24

Art has long been used as a form of commentary on current events, and Ricardo Caté’s “Art Through Struggle” exhibition is one local artist’s unique way of accomplishing this. Displayed in the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center until Jan. 6, “Art Through Struggle” is a depiction of Caté’s personal experiences as a Native American man in New Mexico. While the title of the exhibit gives the impression that it is a solemn experience, Caté approaches his subject matter with a sense of humor. His work as an artist also includes the comic strip “Without Reservations” that has been printed regularly in the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper, making him the only Native American artist whose work can be seen in a mainstream daily newspaper.

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Culture

Rocket Kitchen opens location near UNM

Justin Garcia | November 19

Students at the University of New Mexico will have another option for lunch come the Spring 2019 semester. Rocket Kitchen plans to open a second location in the Bricklight District on Harvard Drive and Central Boulevard, serving turkey burgers, street tacos and protein waffles. Owner and founder of Rocket Kitchen, Carlo Dominguez, said his goal was to reinvent the fast food industry.

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Opinion

Letter: UNM offers a top-of-the-line education

Daily Lobo Reader | November 19

Staff at UNM were recently dismayed at comments made by Regent Tom Clifford and his assertion that UNM “[doesn’t] have a good product.” This claim is false. The University experience isn't a widget you either sell or don't sell or that works or doesn't work. Learning in higher education is challenging and success levels are complex. Degrees are not the only ‘product’ that UNM offers. Great teaching, mentoring, research and programming take place here to engage our students before, during and after they earn any degree.

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Opinion

Letter: Regent Clifford was wrong to criticize UNM's product

Daily Lobo Reader | November 19

I write in response to Regent Tom Clifford’s comments made during last week’s Board of Regents meeting as reported by Andrew Gunn on Thursday, Nov 15. Regent Clifford is reported as saying UNM graduates “get nothing of value that they can show.” It is disheartening to hear that a regent — a person who has been called on to lead the University — carries an opinion so far from the truth.

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News

NM county debates mine construction

Anthony Jackson | November 19

The small town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico still holds a part of its past. Its yucca strewn, sunbaked roads include names like Ore Street, Iron Street and Copper Street. Half a block from Radium Street, on Oct. 23 – 24, the New Mexico Minerals Division listened to some 35 area residents on whether to grant a mine operating permit to the New Mexico Copper Corporation (NMCC). The hearing is the last hurdle in NMCC’s pursuit to reopen a copper mine in Hillsboro, New Mexico, about 35 miles south of T or C. The hearing exposed divisions within the community — those who want to see economic opportunities in Sierra County and those who fear the mine will damage the environment.

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News

Crime briefs for November 18, 2018

Elizabeth Sanchez | November 19

On Oct. 22, an officer was sent to the University of New Mexico Police Department Substation because someone reported an assault, according to a report. The officer spoke with a female and her 16-year-old student, who said he was walking to school around 9 a.m. when he began passing a roundabout north of Lomas Boulevard NE and Yale Boulevard NE. That was when a male driving a green pickup truck called the student a racial slur and spat — the saliva landed on the ground in front of the student. “The student reported the incident to his school’s head administrator (who) then escorted the student to the UNM Police Substation to report the incident,” the report states. The student completed a written statement.

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Culture

Pueblo Film Fest hosts focuses on female filmmakers

Tiffani Watteyne | November 19

This past weekend the fifth annual Pueblo Film Festival showed off films created by Native American filmmakers from across the world. The main theme for this year’s film festival was to focus on the female filmmakers of the Native American community. “The theme is ‘Empowering Women Through Film’ in the Native American filmmaker community, which is a very important theme,” said Jonathan Cabada, the coordinator of the volunteers of the event.

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Culture

Five and why: Five favorite books from Blue Mesa Review's Hayley Peterson

Luisa Pennington | November 19

Hayley Peterson is the editor in chief of the University of New Mexico’s literary magazine, Blue Mesa Review. She is earning her Master’s of Fine Arts in nonfiction and is currently writing both a memoir and poetry collection. Her work explores themes of gender, sexuality and power dynamics. As an MFA student involved in the publishing community, Peterson comes across a lot of literature. So, when the Daily Lobo reached out to ask her what her five favorite books were and why, this is what she narrowed her favorite works down to.

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Sports

Men's Basketball: Lobo commit signs National Letter of Intent

Robert Maler | November 18

There are plenty of new faces on the University of New Mexico men's basketball team, but the search for new talent is always in the works and the squad inked another baller to help bolster its roster next season. The recruiting season is seemingly never over and head coach Paul Weir and his staff were able to get a commitment for the 2019-20 season when Emmanuel Kuac signed his National Letter of Intent (NLI) to become the team's first projected incoming freshman of the class. New Mexico has benefitted from recruiting international players, especially with its ability to tap into the Australian pipeline of talent. From Luc Longley to Cameron Bairstow to Hugh Greenwood and now Makauch Maluach — the team has hit on several impact players.

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Sports

Women's Basketball: Lobos bounce back with win over Hartford

Cameron Goeldner | November 18

The University of New Mexico Women’s Basketball team beat the Hartford Hawks on Sunday, 72-65, in a close game that had no business being that way. The Lobos lead by as many as 20 with less than three minutes left in the third, and by 17 at the start of the final quarter of play against a Hartford team that they seemed to have figured out, with an increase in defense pressure from UNM forcing six Hawks turnovers in the third quarter, and the Hartford press, which had given the Lobos some trouble early on, was no longer very effective.