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ASUNM elections to begin soon

Justin Garcia | October 28

Monday, Oct. 29 is the deadline to submit applications to run for Senate of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico. Undergraduate students who want to fill one of the 10 available seats must be enrolled in at least six credit hours, not be under any kind of University probation and have at least a 2.5 GPA. “This is a big election for Senate, ASUNM and UNM as a whole,” said ASUNM Vice President Emily Wilks. “There are so many diverse challenges facing our community right now.”

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Sports

Football: Lobos struggle to draw fans to games

Cameron Goeldner | October 28

The University of New Mexico Football team is halfway through its home schedule, and at the current pace, it will be the lowest number of fans per game in the Bob Davie era. Through three games, the Lobos are averaging 17,908 fans to see the team play at the 39,224 seat Dreamstyle Stadium. The home opener against University of the Incarnate Word, which drew 18,213 fans, was the smallest crowd for a home opener since at least the 2003 season, the last year which the information is available online for every game.

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News

"Pink Wave" swells in New Mexico state elections

Makayla Grijalva and Shayla Cunico | October 28

The effects of the “Year of the Woman” are being seen in New Mexico. In particular, the number of women running for the New Mexico House of Representatives is up eight percent from the 2016 election cycle. “We have a whole group of sort of younger women who are more inclined to see politics as a gender neutral place as opposed to a man’s world,” said Lonna Atkeson, a political science professor specializing in gender politics at the University of New Mexico. “Maybe they see it as a man’s world, but think it should be a woman’s world too.”

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News

Gubernatorial candidates highlight values in debate

Gabriella Rivera | October 28

Gubernatorial candidates Michelle Lujan Grisham and Steve Pearce squared off on Wednesday night for a debate hosted by KOAT that highlighted the major differences in their platforms. Through the entirety of the debate, the candidates distanced themselves from each other not only politically, but also morally and ethically. Pearce’s opening statement ended with “this race is about the insider, my opponent, versus the outsider, myself,” and he often used the term “corrupt” to describe Grisham. Grisham compared Pearce to President Donald Trump, and accused Pearce of profiting unethically through his connection to the oil and gas industry.

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News

Student orgs come together for debate watch party

Justin Garcia | October 28

Three University of New Mexico student organizations hosted a watch party on Friday night for the three New Mexican candidates running for U.S. Senate. College Republicans, College Democrats and Students for Gary booked the Student Union Building ballroom to watch Republican Mick Rich, Democratic-incumbent Martin Heinrich and former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, who is the candidate for the Libertarian Party. Going into the debate, which was hosted by KRQE, Heinrich was polling at 45 percent, according to a KRQE/Pacific Market Research poll. Rich was trialling at 32 percent, with Johnson in third at 22 percent.

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Music

Album Review: Joji discusses vulnerability on latest record

Macey Rose | October 28

What R&B singer Joji revealed in his first track, “Attention,” is incredibly telling of who he is as an artist — he pours out vulnerability through these lyrics acknowledging his more subtle emotions. “I thought I'd vocalize my troubles, but nobody will listen — I know I'm cryptic and I'm weird, that s*** comes off as indifferent.”

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News

Crime Briefs for Oct. 29, 2018

Elizabeth Sanchez | October 28

Burglary, criminal damage at Santa Ana Star Field Press Box On Oct. 5, an officer was sent to 1313 University Blvd. SE, due to a burglary no longer in progress at the press box at the Santa Ana Star Field, according to a University of New Mexico Police Department report. When the officer arrived, the student who contacted police said it appeared that the suspect(s) entered the press box through a window. The student said he left his laptop in the press box overnight, and it was taken. It appeared the suspect(s) forced the window open, damaging it. Footprints on the top of a desk seem to indicate that only one suspect was involved in taking the laptop. The laptop could not be entered into the National Crime Information Center, because the student did not provide a serial number. The area was searched. However, no suspicious activity on Oct. 5 or the evening of Oct. 4 was observed.

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Opinion

Letter: I want to live simply and die simply

Daily Lobo Readers | October 28

Editor, I enjoy living simply and I want to die simply, whether I die tomorrow or 30 years from now. I reject cremation! Cremation of one body requires the energy it takes to drive a car thousands of miles. I reject embalming! Embalming is an expensive, unnecessary use of poison chemicals. Cooling the body with no embalming can delay burial to two or three days after death.

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News

SCRAP puts on performance about grief and loss

Tiffani Watteyne | October 28

On Oct. 26, the University of New Mexico student organization, Students Creating Really Awesome Productions (SCRAP), held their opening night for their show “Too Much, Too Much, Too Many.” The story focused on Rose, played by Domenica Nieto, a grieving mother who has just recently lost her husband James, played by Nicholas Johnson, to Alzheimer’s disease. When she decides to lock herself in her room, her daughter Emma, played by Kristine Padilla, brings Pastor Hidge, played by Nicholas Caine, to try and get her to come out of her room. The set provided a fluid transition between scenes with a well designed layout that accommodated the feeling of separation between Rose and the rest of the cast, while also showing the audience the full picture. This was reinforced by the collaboration of the cast and delivery to the audience, showing how strong the feelings of these characters were.

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Opinion

Letter: Faculty need more management training

Daily Lobo Readers | October 28

Editor, In some academic departments, faculty members supervise some staff members. We will refer to these faculty members as FSS (faculty supervising staff). While FSS may go through the minimum required mandatory training such as sexual harassment and safety many do not take any organization development courses offered by Human Resources (link provided above) which teaches them useful skills to be a good supervisor.

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Opinion

Column: Racist Halloween costumes are never okay

Sol Traverso | October 28

The controversy over the offensive nature of certain Halloween costumes has been revisited once again this year. NBC canceled Megyn Kelly’s show for comments she made about blackface as a Halloween costume. On her show “Megyn Kelly Today,” Kelly posed the question to her show’s all-white panel on the topic of ‘blackface,’ and asked, “What is racist about that?” The next day she apologized for the comments. “What is racist? You do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface for Halloween, or a black person who puts on whiteface for Halloween. Back when I was a kid, that was okay as long as you were dressing up as a character,” Kelly said.

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News

ASUNM Recap: $4 million difference between SFRB requests and available funds

Justin Garcia | October 25

In this year’s Student Fee Review Board process, organizations across the University of New Mexico requested $4.5 million more than what was available, according to Becka Myers, chair of the SFRB. Myers, who is also president of Associated Students of UNM, told Senators during Wednesday’s Full Senate meeting that about $17.6 million had been requested, while only about $13.1 million was available for the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters. In the latest Board of Regents meeting, interim Provost Richard Wood stated that the University faced a $2.1 million shortfall in student fees due to decreasing enrollment. He added organizations relying on student fees could face cuts of up to 12 percent if they were fully implemented.

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News

Purple Thursday to bring awareness about domestic violence

Madison Spratto | October 25

There’s a purpose behind the purple today. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and in recognition of that LoboRESPECT Advocacy Center asked the University of New Mexico campus to wear purple today. It also happens to be the day of observance and all around the country communities are partaking in “Purple Thursday.” Linda Lindquist, director of LoboRESPECT Advocacy Center, said Purple Thursday is a chance for the campus to observe and show solidarity in awareness of domestic and intimate relationship violence.

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News

WRC hosts program to prevent gendered violence

Megan Holmen | October 25

The University of New Mexico Women’s Resource Center (WRC) supports the UNM community in a variety of services, including the Gendered Violence Prevention Program. According to WRC Outreach Specialist Caitlin Henke, the Gendered Violence Prevention Program focuses on both sexual violence awareness and prevention, in addition to bystander training. According to the WRC website, “The Gendered Violence Prevention Program trainers have presented to Res Life, the Greek Community, Athletics, CEP, New Student Orientation, LoboRESPECT Student Leaders and advisors. Trainers have trained students and staff within our new Peer Educator Model.” Reina Davis, the outreach coordinator for WRC, said the program was established in 2013 by the first author of “The Grey Area” training, an online training that UNM requires students to take.

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Culture

Five and Why: Local drag queen Avery Taureaux's favorite albums

Yana Apostalon | October 25

With the help of some make up and carefully crafted outfits, Freddie Bell turns into Avery Taureaux on the stages of Sidewinders Bar, Albuquerque Social Club, Twist Nightclub, Zullo’s Bar and Bistro and The Clubhouse; Alternative Lifestyle Club. What started with being an attendee at RuPaul’s Drag Race event at Sidewinders, dressed as the famous Naomi Smalls, turned into several performances in clubs across Albuquerque as Avery. As a wardrobe stylist, Avery puts thought into the functionality and aesthetic of each outfit. Her routines involve drops and intensive choreography so there is little room for wardrobe malfunctions.

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News

SHAC offers free STI testing for students

Anthony Jackson | October 25

Students at the University of New Mexico can stay healthy and be sexually active thanks to an on campus resource — the Student Health and Counseling Center (SHAC). UNM’s SHAC services provide free sexually transmitted infection tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia, offered twice a month on select Tuesdays — also known as STI Testing Tuesdays. Free HIV tests are also provided twice a month on select Thursdays.

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News

UNM centers offer free condoms

Justin Garcia | October 25

Gonorrhea — nobody wants it. Yet, there has been a 67 percent increase in reported cases since 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Gonorrhea is not alone. The CDC estimates there are 1.7 million cases of chlamydia in the U.S., a 22 percent increase from 2013. Syphilis cases are also up by 76 percent.

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Music

"Dirty Computer" a beautiful expression of sexuality

Veronica Apodaca | October 25

Janelle Monáe’s album “Dirty Computer,” released in April of this year, is a bold expression of her unique experiences with sexuality and self-expression, and how these experiences have been shaped by American society. Monáe, who also came out as pansexual this year, uses “Dirty Computer” as a way to give a voice to women and their sexuality, something which is often ignored. “Dirty Computer” is beautifully crafted, with the sounds of several of the songs clearly influenced by artists of the 1970s and 80s. These vintage elements are mixed in with more modern, electronic sounds evocative of the computer in the album’s title. This is particularly noticeable in the album’s second track, “Take a Byte,” in which Monáe creates an image of a herself as a sexual being who is both confident and playful.

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Music

These Days: A sit down with Wallows

Colton Newman | October 23

Taking the American Express Stage at Austin City Limits the morning after Paul McCartney headlined on the same stage, drawing thousands, would seem like a daunting task. But to the California indie rock band the Wallows, it was nothing but a punch line in a joke. On stage lead singer Dylan Minnette sent a friendly jab at Paul McCartney stating that because he was on stage before them, Paul McCartney was their opener. This was just the start to a performance that was in the simplest form just pure fun for the band and audience.

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Opinion

Letter: Bashing Trump will not help Democrats

Daily Lobo Readers | October 23

Editor, I seem to be in the minority in today's national Democratic Party. I disagree with the tendency of most Democrats (including political candidates for Congress and those in the news media) to constantly bash Donald Trump over his obnoxious personality and his divisive comments.