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New Mexico's birds and trees are dying

Kyle Land | August 22

Bird populations in New Mexico are failing to take off — in fact, they’re nosediving. A study conducted by scientists at the Los Alamos National Labs (LANL) found that piñon pine trees are dying in growing numbers, which is having adverse effects on wildlife in the area — especially birds. Researchers believe climate change is one of the reasons. The study, conducted by Jeanne Fair and Charles Hathcock, concluded that “piñon mortality may be a significant threat to bird communities in the southwestern U.S.” It also stated that piñon-juniper woodlands, in which piñon trees thrive, may disappear completely by the year 2100, according to a LANL press release.

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News

UNM holds convocation to greet freshmen

Hazel Simmons | August 22

Starting college can be a difficult transition. As an attempt to make students feel more comfortable on campus, the University of New Mexico holds an annual freshman convocation the day before classes begin. With an assortment of speeches and performances, they give the diverse freshman class a taste of the variety of programs and communities that are within UNM.

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Culture

Maxwell Museum exhibit explores gun violence

Megan Holmen | August 22

Gun Violence, a Brief Cultural History is an exhibit on display at the University of New Mexico’s Maxwell Museum that focuses on the history and culture surrounding gun violence in the U.S.during the 21st century, said David Phillips, the Interim Director of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology. Like any social issue, gun violence has a cultural history behind it. Phillips said gun violence directly impacts university campuses across the country and it is important that UNM has an open dialogue surrounding gun violence. “If we don't (do) something about this, we would be sticking our heads in the sand. (The Maxwell Museum) is the logical place to have this exhibit and conversation,” Philips said.

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Culture

Musical Review: "Nine" explores issues in relationships

Veronica Apodaca | August 22

“Nine,” the latest production by Musical Theatre Southwest, is a story that shines a harsh light on the consequences that come from a lack of accountability. Musical Theatre Southwest performed an adaptation of Arthur Kopit’s book that was originally scored by Maury Yeston, and was produced in 1982 that has been adapted for both stage and film. “Nine” takes place in 1960’s Europe and follows Guido Contini, a celebrated Italian film director, as he struggles to find an idea for his next movie. Unfortunately for him, both his work and his relationships are jeopardized by his lack of emotional maturity.

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Sports

Isotopes: Another large crowd on hand to witness Mariachi finale

Cameron Goeldner | August 21

An impressive outing on the mound from starter Jeff Hoffman highlighted a strong all around outing for the Albuquerque Isotopes in the team’s final game as the Mariachis de Nuevo Mexico. Hoffman pitched a career high eight innings, allowing seven hits, one run, walking two and striking out five in a 7-1 win over the Sacramento River Cats, who suited up as the Dorados de Sacramento in front of a crowd of 13,553. “All year the curveball has been kind of a weak spot for me, which is new,” Hoffman said. “That’s always kind of been my pitch my whole life. Tonight I just said this is my best pitch, this is the one I’ve been throwing my whole life, this is what got me here, I’m just going to trust it.” He said that it was a breath of fresh air for him to have good results tonight following an outing where he felt like he had a good game plan and executed well, but didn’t see the same sort of success.

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News

ASUNM select Satchel Ben as President Pro Tempore

Justin Garcia | August 19

The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico elected student-Senator Satchel Ben to President Pro Tempore of the student senate Saturday afternoon. Ben was elected with a 19-0 count, with one senator absent. Ben is a junior studying finance at the Anderson School of Management. Last semester Ben served as the chair of the ASUNM Finance Committee.

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Culture

Students flock to SUB for Friday Night Live

Anthony Jackson | August 19

University of New Mexico students packed the Student Union Building on Aug. 17 for Friday Night Live. The event — planned by the Student Activity Center — featured games, dancing, karaoke, henna tattoos and food. The SUB Ballroom was converted into a laser tag field and at times the line extended past the center of the SUB.

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Opinion

Column: An ancestral visit to Sweden

Megan Holmen | August 19

Sweden was the longest leg of my journey and the main reason that I decided to visit Europe in the first place. My father’s family is Swedish and I always wanted to visit my Swedish relatives. All in all, I met around eight relatives in Gothenburg, Stockholm, Lund and Gunnarp. The first cousins I met were Sofia and Henrik Holmén. We spent most of our time outside near Gothenburg. The scenery around Gothenburg belongs in a book of fairy tales. We went swimming nearly everyday, be that in a lake or in the sea off the western coast of Sweden.

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Culture

Preview: SOMOS ABQ will celebrate art, food and more

Shayla Cunico | August 19

This coming weekend Albuquerque will be hosting the second annual SOMOS ABQ celebration spanning eight blocks of Downtown ABQ. SOMOS is an annual creative showcase and celebration of local arts, music, food, beer and local businesses. “The collaboration that is bringing SOMOS to life sets us apart (from other festivals),” said Kristelle Siarza, a representative from SOMOS. The Downtown celebration will take place on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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Sports

Hockey: Lobo coach names team captains, invites students to help fill roster

Robert Maler | August 19

The University of New Mexico hockey club enjoyed plenty of success last season, advancing to the ACHA National Championships for the first time in program history. And just five short months later, the squad is ready to get back to work and pick up where they left off. Head coach Grant Harvey, fresh off a fundraising endeavor, seemed excited about getting a chance to celebrate last season's accomplishment and try to garner support for the upcoming campaign. He said it made it a lot easier to ask for money from private donors when they are able to see the return on their investment. Harvey said was thankful for the support because he doesn't have anything to offer in return. UNM hockey is a club sport as opposed to being a part of the UNM Athletic Department and they rely heavily on fundraising to make playing the game possible.

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News

Regents re-approve cutting four sports, diving program spared

Danielle Prokop | August 17

Nearly five hours of public meeting, and still four sports were cut from the University of New Mexico Athletics Department Friday. The decision at the special Boards of Regents meeting was in many ways similar to the contentious July 19 meeting, eliminating men and womens skiing, beach volleyball and men’s soccer, but kept diving. The meeting was called after the Office of the Attorney General (NMAG) said the meeting in July “violated” the state’s Open Meetings Act according to a letter sent to the University last week by the NMAG threatening legal action if another meeting was not held. The University responded earlier this week, stating it did not violate OMA, but would hold another meeting.

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Culture

Preview: Friday Night Live promises welcoming atmosphere for all students

Macey Rose | August 17

The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico are bringing back the 12th annual Friday Night Live, that will be taking place this Friday, Aug. 17, in the Student Union Building. “We’re throwing the biggest free fun party on campus and it’s a great way to kick off the Fall semester for new and returning students alike,” said Student Activities Center Advisor Andrea Marquez. “Students will meet new friends, get to do lots of free activities, take a photo strip home to remember it, and begin getting connected to campus life at UNM.”

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Sports

Community members rally to save UNM sports slated to be cut

Alanie Rael | August 17

Students, athletes, coaches and community members gathered outside of Popejoy Hall to rally against the University of New Mexico Board of Regents decision to cut four UNM sports. On July 19, men’s soccer, skiing, beach volleyball and the women’s diving team were on the wrong end of a 6-0 vote by the regents to end the programs following the 2108-19 season. The cuts have appeared to devastate many of the student-athletes involved in the programs and sent a shockwave throughout much of the local community. To protest against the board’s decision and show support for Lobo sports, a rally was conducted on Thursday evening to band the community together and speak out about the cuts. The rally had many speakers, including Greg Williams, local attorney and father of incoming freshman Nick Williams, UNM ski coach Joe Downing, and student-athletes from the women’s diving and beach volleyball teams.

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News

Today's special Board of Regents meeting: What's happening and why

Danielle Prokop | August 17

The Board of Regents will convene to have a meeting regarding cuts to four sports from the University of New Mexico’s athletics program tomorrow at 1 p.m. Sound familiar? That’s because it’s a re-do. The meeting held on July 19 “violated” the state’s Open Meetings Act (OMA) according to a letter sent to the University last week by the Office of the Attorney General (NMAG) threatening legal action if another meeting was not held.

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Opinion

Daily Lobo: We are not the enemy of the people

Daily Lobo Staff | August 16

Dear President Trump, It’s clear you hold quite the disdain for the media. While this is not uncommon for people in your position, the level of ferocity that you have shown has gone far beyond simple critiques. Even after five journalists were gunned down in their own newsroom by a man who did not agree with their coverage of him, you stated publicly that those in the media are “the enemy of the people.”

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Music

How to support musicians in the age of streaming

Colton Newman | August 15

With just over 70-million paying subscribers on Spotify alone, it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t subscribe to a music streaming services. Apple Music, Tidal and Pandora are some of the many popular music streaming services that grants the public access to decades worth of musical content. With the entirety of the worlds musical history available for the price of a hamburger, it’s been made easier for music fans to access their favorite artists entire discography at the tap of a screen, this however has created a generation of passive music fans. The Verge published an article exposing the downright, criminal amount of money an artist makes per stream on Spotify. The article reported that the “average “per stream” payout to rights holders lands somewhere between $0.006 and $0.0084,” meaning that based on the higher end of Spotify’s payout, an artist would need their single song to be streamed roughly 120 times to profit a single dollar.

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Culture

Studio Ghibli Fest comes to Albuquerque

Macey Rose | August 14

The Regal Cinema Theater, located in the Cottonwood Mall in Albuquerque, has been selected as one of the theaters to host the annual Studio Ghibli Fest, an event put on by the Tokyo-based film production studio that specializes in anime movie features. The festival this year is featuring nine of the studio’s most popular animations. While some films have already left the 2018 Studio Ghibli Fest, there is still time to see the remaining four films: “Grave of the Fireflies,” “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Spirited Away” and “Castle in the Sky.” Below are summaries of each film and the dates when it will be showing.

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News

Only 17 percent of Distinguished Professors at UNM are female

Derek Olsen | August 13

A list of Distinguished Professors on the Provost’s website shows that since the 2004-2005 academic year, the University of New Mexico has promoted 92 professors to this rank. Out of those 92, 16 of them are women. Dr. Alex Lubin said the Office of the Provost is fully aware of this disparity and its employees are working to remedy it. Lubin is the associate provost for faculty development. He has been with UNM since 2002, when he was an assistant professor in the Department of American Studies. One of his responsibilities includes managing the Distinguished Professor process.

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News

Stephen Hull named new director of UNM Press

Derek Olsen | August 12

The new director of the University of New Mexico Press will be Stephen Hull, who starts on September 17. Richard Schuetz is currently the interim director of UNM Press and has been for about a year. When Hull takes over, Schuetz will transition to the position of associate director of business affairs. Schuetz is from Waco, Texas, where he earned his B.A. in business from Baylor University. He received his MBA from the University of Central Florida and has been with UNM Press since 2002.

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Music

G-Eazy and co. own the night at Isleta Amphitheater

Colton Newman | August 12

One of Albuquerque’s most loyal recording artists, G-Eazy, blew through the 505 for a show full of bangers on his “Endless Summer Tour,” with help from Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla $ign, P-Lo, Murda Beatz and more. Opener Ty Dolla $ign brought his much welcomed lush vocals to a trap filled concert with selections from his albums, “Free TC” and “Beach House 3.” Ty entered his performance with dreads tied back, fully clothed and filling the air with lavish radio hits and soulful vocals. Ty ended his set with dreads lashing in every direction, his tattooed chest on full display and playing a cover of Post Malone’s “Psycho” which he is heavily featured on. Co-headliner Lil Uzi Vert, mostly known for his assisted entrance into the mainstream with his feature on the Migos massive hit, “Bad and Boujee,” has since found his own fame through his hit “XO TOUR Llif3.” Uzi’s set was littered with an abundance of satanic references which brought an interesting aspect of darkness and grime to a fairly commercial tour. In the end Uzi was one of the highlights of the evening, as his setlist was well constructed with songs flowing effortlessly from one to another.