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Cherry Reel Film Festival nearly doubles amount of submissions

Nichole Harwood | November 17

2016 marks the fifth year of the ASUNM Southwest Film Center’s Cherry Reel Film Festival, previously known as the UNM Student Film Festival, and it will be the largest yet after organizers received the most submissions the event has ever seen. William Martin Dole, executive director of the ASUNM Southwest Film Center, said the festival reached a total of 53 submissions this year, compared to 30 submissions last year and 11 from the year before. The record number comes as a result of hard work by the SWFC team to market the event, Dole Said.

UNM Muslim Student Association President Serene Akkad, left, and MSA member Bayan Jaber attend a march against hate in front of the UNM Bookstore on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016.

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Muslim students more fearful now than after 9/11

David Lynch | November 17

This story is the second in a series on post-Election Day reactions from different groups in the UNM community. Serene Akkad was in disbelief. She feared how she, as well as other Muslim Americans, would be viewed after this. It was something unprecedented for her community, and the potential aftershocks could be devastating. There are two events now inked into U.S. history that this description could apply to. The first is September 11.

Sophomore ASUNM senate candidate Mason Martinez smiles during the fall 2016 ASUNM senator elections at the SUB Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2016.

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Speak Now for ASUNM nearly sweeps senate election

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | November 17

On Wednesday, the Associated Students of UNM held its Senatorial Elections for the semester, as more than 1,600 undergraduates cast ballots for undergraduate student government leaders to represent them for a year beginning in the spring. A total of 10 Senate seats were up for grabs, with 36 candidates eagerly hoping to fill them, but it was the slate Speak Now for ASUNM that dominated the results. Eight of the 10 senators-elect were part of the slate. Elena Garcia, who organized it, said their success is the result of two busy weeks of preparation for the team, but she was happy with their overall campaign efforts.

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Hundreds march against hate crimes on campus

Johnny Vizcaino | November 16

Hate crimes are on the rise all across the country since the end to a turbulent presidential campaign last week, and now the nation’s students are taking action, including at UNM. In a stand of solidarity against hate, University students and faculty — along with other local citizens — took part in the national #OurCampus movement against hate by staging a national walkout on Wednesday. The event’s organizers called students to action by way of a nationally-distributed Walkout Toolkit, which lists organization methods, de-escalation tactics for demonstrators, and a list of goals and demands.

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UNM seal to remain unchanged for now

Elizabeth Sanchez | November 16

UNM will continue to see the controversial Spanish conquistador and frontiersman displayed on diplomas, official documents, offices, event backdrops and campus merchandise after Tuesday morning, when the Board of Regents announced that the University seal will not be changing any time soon. During the meeting, after listening to a presentation by Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Jozi De Leon, a unanimous vote approved two of six recommendations to eliminate the seal. The approvals: appointing an inclusive committee to determine how a redesign will be executed, and creating a cost analysis plan for seal abolition and replacement.

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Crime Briefs for Nov. 17

Elizabeth Sanchez | November 16

Crime Briefs for Nov. 17

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UPDATED: Man who came to campus with gun also had car full of ammunition

Elizabeth Sanchez | November 16

In an email sent out to all UNM students on Monday night, the University advised to keep on the lookout for a man who came to campus with a gun last week and was subsequently released from the Metropolitan Detention Center on Monday, according to the email. The man, Daniel Arushanov, is not a student, and is now banned from campus. He was also violating a protection order, according to the email.

A polling volunteer assists students at the early voting location at the UNM SUB during the 2016 election season.

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UNM sees slight increase in early voting turnout over 2012

Nichole Harwood | November 16

The Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office held early voting at UNM through Nov. 8 — the Saturday before Election Day — and this year’s results yielded more votes than the previous presidential election cycle. Joey Keefe, a public information officer at the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office, said a total of 8,511 voters cast an early ballot at UNM, a slight increase from 2012 when just under 8,300 voted at UNM. The office’s voter outreach team held numerous events at UNM throughout the year to promote voting among the University’s students, he said.

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Wolf Tracks 3: Anti-Trump Protest

Daily Lobo Staff | November 15

On this week's episode of the podcast, we'll be talking about the recent anti-Trump protest in Albuquerque, where hundreds of people stopped traffic all over town for over six hours, ending in a showdown with dozens of riot police. We sit down with some of our reporters and photographers who were on the ground with the protesters.

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ASUNM Election Guide

Cathy Cook | November 14

Wednesday is Election Day for the Associated Students of UNM.

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Student living community has a new name, but some problems persist

Elizabeth Sanchez | November 14

Between Aug. 1 and Oct. 23, the Albuquerque Police Department said it received 47 calls concerning possible criminal activity at Valley View Villas, formerly known as The Cottages of New Mexico.

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UNM student targeted for wearing hijab

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | November 13

“Someone is behind you,” she heard her sister say, in Arabic. It was Tuesday afternoon, around 2 p.m., on the main floor of Zimmerman Library. It was Election Day, the culmination of one of the more divisive presidential campaigns in recent history, and America was waiting to find out who would lead the country for the next four years. Students filled the library as they usually do, studying and chatting quietly in small groups. This was the scene when, while working on homework with her sister and friends, one UNM student was targeted for her headscarf, referred to as the common hijab customarily worn by Muslim women.

Current UNM President Bob Frank sits in his office during an interview in late 2013. Earlier this semester Frank announced he would not seek a contract renewal following the end of this tenure in May, and the University is searching for his successor.

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Forum highlights need for diversity in next UNM president

Cathy Cook | November 13

UNM administration unofficially kicked off the search for Bob Frank’s successor as president of the University on Friday, with a public forum to solicit input on what qualities should be sought after for his replacement. The forum was hosted by UNM Regent Jack Fortner, who alluded that the next president is one that locals want to represent the qualities of diversity that the University prides itself on. “What we’ve learned is we need a president that can walk on water, that can speak three or four languages, that is very passionate, yet strong and emotional when he needs to be or she needs to be, and has skin that is hard to figure out what color it is,” Fortner said.

Anthony Ray Hinton talks to reporters on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 at the UNM School of Law. Hinton was exonerated from Alabama's death row after 30 years in prison.

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Death row exonoree campaigns against capital punishment

Cathy Cook | November 13

“My question to the American public is: How many people need to be exonerated before we realize we do not need a death row in this country?” This was the focus of Anthony Ray Hinton’s presentation at the UNM Law School on Thursday, where he was invited by UNM’s Innocence and Justice Project. Hinton was on death row in Alabama for 30 years until he was exonerated in 2015. “I was, when I was released, the 152nd person that had been exonerated from death row. Just in a year and a half, four more were exonerated,” he said. “That brings the total to 156.”

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UNM called out by free speech watchdog organization

Sarah Trujillo | November 13

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has called out UNM, along with 110 other public colleges and universities, for “highly restrictive speech codes” that the organization claims violate First Amendment rights. The letter urges UNM faculty and administration to reassess and alter the policies, or else face a First Amendment lawsuit. The specific rights of students that FIRE claims are being restricted include freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious liberty and sanctity of conscience.

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SexUality week stresses sex education

Brendon Gray | November 13

This week will kick off the third annual SexUality Week, put on by UNM’s Student Alliance for Reproductive Justice. More commonly referred to as SARJ, the alliance is looking to help, educate and support UNM students with this week’s panels focusing on sexual health and education. “We want to educate students on things you have to be aware of. We’re providing resources and information to do so,” said SARJ Co-President Dechellie Gray. SexUality week starts Monday at 11 a.m. in the SUB, where panelists will be speaking on gender identities.

Protesters stand in front of the UNM Bookstore during a demonstration against the North Dakota Access Pipeline Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. Indigenous groups such as the Kiva Club are opposed to the election of President-elect Donald Trump, saying his values contradict their beliefs.

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Indigenous students also affected by Trump's rhetoric

David Lynch | November 13

Shock, surprise, awe. A combination of those feelings, to varying degrees, was felt by most Americans last Tuesday, when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won Florida, then Pennsylvania, then Wisconsin. And then, officially, the Oval Office. Ever since, many Americans have been left in a bit of a daze over the surprising outcome. It has also made some feel apprehensive about the potential repercussions of a new cultural mindset that many allege to be xenophobic, one that has manifested itself.

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Monday on the Street: Thoughts on President Trump

Matthew Reisen | November 13

What do you think when you hear the words President Trump?

Kate Barr addresses the attendees at the socialist meeting on November 10, 2016

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Students organize in wake of Election Day outcome

Jonathan Baca | November 11

On Thursday night a group of students and community members gathered in a room in the SUB to discuss the election of Donald Trump as president — and the mood was anything but happy. Vote Socialism 2016, a student group and offshoot of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, organized the event, calling it “Not My President.” The room was small but crowded, and there were palpable feelings of despair, shock and resolution in the air as people came to grips with the outcome of Election Night. A Republican House, Senate, and Donald Trump as president — a crushing defeat for liberals and progressives in America.

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UNM, CIA officially announce partnership

Megan Nyce | November 11

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan announced on a visit to to UNM on Thursday that the University is to be the first participant in the CIA’s new signature school program, while also commenting on the security challenges that face the U.S. Brennan, who was introduced by UNM President Bob Frank, has been a part of the CIA for three years, and said UNM could have an impact in the CIA’s mission, saying that, from what he has seen, “the spirit of multidisciplinary learning and innovation is alive” at the University.